Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-10-19


braAion Of the Surrender Of Yorktown, octs.
Dor 10. 1881.
lThis nns poem was yesterday presented
French CONSUL resident At Los Angeles,
who handed to rs for publication-FD. Ex'
RnHss.
Thunder, O battsriesl Welcome, o Francsl
Let the deep echoes o'srburden the wind;
Bright in the sunshine Of Liberty's glance |
Shinmer the emblefhs Of glory entwined. |
Fling the twin banners from turret and
crestl
Cheers from the depths of the heart Of
the land 81
Roll like the thundsrs, from East to the
West
Echo and break on the Oesident strand!
From the far faint Alleghany's blue line
To the Bierra's long glittering chain
Swell the hosannas from city and mine;
Thunders the welcome from Texas to
Maine.
Friend in our friendlessnsss, tarry and
rest!
First in all greatness, all science and
artsl
Libsrtyi champion, Libsrty's guest,
Rest 10 our homes, our affections and
hoarts!
Over the banners Of glory entwined,
Trembleu the blue OF the boundless ex-
panse;
Let the glad welcemings burden the wind
Dip the bright stars to the lilies Of
Ffanoel "
Wander with as In our suns golden light,
Dream Of our future, dim spreading and
vast,
Halosd with glory sfralgent and bright,
Ponder with rs on the present and past.
Lift from the landscape csntury's pail;
Lei the long line Of the battle arrsyl =
Ships to the batteries thunder and call
Leap the red lishtnings in wars wrath
full play.
Here but for 70, had our valleys been
drenchsd
Red with the blood of a sacrifice vain
Libertys Light at its dawning been
Qusnched
Never to glimmer and beckon again.
Here brave de- erase with his Gordon OF
ships,
Keeping his watch DER the tremulous
tide,
Dslehes his hate from his gu "a iron lips
Hurls his red bolts in the might Of his
pride.
Here in this parallel, bold sRochambeau,
under the pail Of the snaoke-spreadiug haze,
crouched like lion, and stormed at the
foe,
Keeping his lair meath his batteries
blaze.
1sre Lafayette with his lesions Of might
Liberty's champion, Knight without
stain,
Wited impatient, and chafed for the fight
Under the storm Of the death pelting
1ains
Here whore our Washington marshslod his
strength,
Folding the foe in his msshes at last,
Kept " uubroken the lines iron length,
Holding the tyrant in hopelessness fast
Strengthened to manhood by trial and
time,
What is our present, and what we may be,
Now in the flush Of our youths budding
prime,
Brothers, compatriots, look ye,and seei
Over the mountains and over the plains
Times laggard, snail-creeping pace is
outrun;
Ocean to ocean is linked with the chains,
Binding our lands and our peoples as
unpirss on empires in infinite train,
Spread through the space of the fading
degrees;
0asins aiar Ger the limitless main,
LAYING their feet in the uttermost seas.
Golden the fields Of the wide-spreading
West,
Stretching away to to the set Of the sun,
Plenty and peace on her imitless breast
Only step in our journey begun.
White with her cotton the fields Of the
South,
Dask in the sunshine and beckon Affair."
Strong in Hopes consciousness, proud in
her youth,
Bright - the CLEAN of the soft morning
Refuge to victims'oi Tyranny's thrall,
Peace and goodwill to all nations Of
earth;
Ersedom, Equality, Justice to all
These are the rights and the fruits Of our
birth.
Welcome and oh esrs, like the thunder's
deep thrill,
Echo and roll through the depths Of tho
sky;
cannon make answer from valley to hill
East, North and South with each other
outviel
Fling the twin-bannsrs from turrst and
walll
Let the bright pesgeant the senses en-
trancsI
Druns wake the echoes, and bugles maxi
CALL
Thanasr. O sannon, q welcome to Franoe2
ALBERT F. KKRcRrvAL.
Los ANaELxs, Oct. 81, 1881.
bee Keeper Meeting.
The meeting on Saturday was
called to order at the hour APP