The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-31
SONG TO CHAIRMAN,

The loving lips .e.
OF ardent Moon, ..,.. ,.! ~
Now tint the waves ....
With silver bloom,
Thus kisses he tho dark blue scs
The waters purU, f.l. ~. .v.
In ii lent bliss, .s.s ..t
For hours drink, ...,
The lovers kiss,
All! thus sweet Chairman, I'd kiss thee
II.
III murm ring brook,
The sylvan spring,
~ Forever pours
Loves Offering, ..
From out his heart with am'rous glee,
The flowing drops,
With crystal CLEAN.
Forever stays, - .r,.' -. IN
With the sweet stream,
Thus Chairman !, would stay with thee
The tender vine,
Will never lee,
The warm embrace.
OF am'rous tree,
And when from life its trunk IL ftee,
This faithful vine, -
+ Ia last of all. ...... 81, ...
To cling with love. ...-
When It doth fall,
Thus, CHAIRMAN will cling to thee. II
Just as the last notes Of the muir.
muring harp died away; Just as the
last echoes Of her rich voice melted
with tho evening breeze, ARNETA Ut
tered a sudden exclamation Of e,lr.
p1isc. A handsome dark eyed youth
iismounting from his tired ste6d,
entered the cottage gate. The dark
lolds Of bis fi,s::al chlsmys grace.
fully hung behind bis we'll knit
.rafne, hiding the heavy polrono ttiat
surrounded his shoulders. Hts
Enroat and chest we're eEcircled With
/ furnished gorset. beneath which he
wore a leatrern" jazefaht ribbed %
me waist with Furnished plates Of
steel. The buckler on his arm, ana
he taslet on his thigh were Of stint.
lar material and similarly ribbed.
His helmet was OF s.ael and brass.
H. held In HE hand a wooden shield
covered with metal platines; while
from his side long keen blade oni.
qously hanging, ratified against the
iteel circles of his crimson stained
asl-ts.
AnNnrA quickly met, and With
more Than ordinary cordially, greet.
ID the stranger. The youth came
forward to the old MARION, and res.
s,ectfully imprinted q kiss on bits
venerable forehead; after which
ARxEyA Introduced the stranger TO
aer guests.
IT WAS N1REus!
IOpR0N eyed hss marital aceoutre.
meutsy with suspicion, cad ICYlLiA
! ,uld not recall 70 her mind unluE
What circumstances OF Wheyo che
LAD seen his handsome fscg botogN.
she presumed him to b I AAlfDlxb
brother, but coon dtsC0vorod becmb.
sakea aad found In the hsadDhme
Granger the betr0 he'd lover q her
pCeLAt uU0toU9s - -ttL ttS.
NtRfus lStd aoide bis Aheld and
,aAtiog himseli among che party.
ahe general pfeasaatry ~ aGetn'ee.
suned. aciE'oX - bohium @Dt
Another hour OF mirth and esyety
and tlss happy little party disperosd.
NlRrUs ,uouo;ed. his oteed and ri.
,,ps,t III, whilb MARoN and the maid
ne retlIed TO- Deee. Dl Il s7ilafita
I0PHox entered bic oolttaty cham.
Der, A. be dolfed his shepard nj.
nents, he heard tho musical laugh
Of NJ mistress and ARxErA, % tn
merry mstds retieed 10 their apart
meDt above him! Gradually thell
voices ceased, and after another ball
hour tho solemn qutetude Of the
mouse told that III inmates VEN
wrapped In q state Of doemancy.
AZ on hts eleepless couch 10 Icy,
ga2ipg on the golden Lode Star thai
twinkled through his aogthefnOeoe'
ment, his nervous mind Illuminating
over bis future plans and prospects.
hasty.footed time had crept ovel
many . Quarter. eI n9l" 2 l1a5!i ~
Midnight was reached-and vt b
had not slept. f'i5i 'aao. iriss =
Anon be would rise from hlg couch
end nervously pace the floor OF BIZ
chsmber. 8 .. te,tei .feda :,
TO I0Y11IA his thoughts would
flow as naturally - 4pringk 20 thl
brook. He vas annoyed 9he would
not guess at his passion, sud Vas de-
tcrmiued that at bic dext 0portunityI
he would not lalter ID his intenNoni
but would boldly disclose bis love.
While these and similAr eubjectl
engaged bis meditatiope, be VA
stattted by q low long whistle from
the adjoining croft. vas.r y
He listened sttentively. !, - =
An interval OF = few moments
passed, and the came peculiar Wills
tie was repeated. 80
he arose from his couch and noise
iessly approached tho window. SLOW
" aud quietly peering through. ht
beheld sanding ID the we'll tttlet
croft, the sts1ger NlRsrs!
! TIE furbished steel that plated BIZ
manly form giimmeled like star
I in the chaste beams OF the moon. n.
| Looking towards the, laa1de1'l
chamber be Whtstled again. Thu
slaves curiosity VA aroused.
BE watched NlRECs closely.
Another short Interval ana snothe'
whistle! a..
| Presently ARMErA's voice va
heard IRON the upper easement 81
"hfst!" 80 ;, ~ y.5s. So,
MINUS raised bis helmet IN rscos
* little. patience love and II
soon be Down whispered AtNEtA.
/ Not q, breath q, sic w laiftina
Tho eo!emh. stiffness atsths nigh
wss 'DPAoss'''' 81.