, 1881-01-15
SONG OF THE "KATY-DID."

SONG OF THE 'kAIY.UtD."
10 the Editor q 7ns Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jnn. 13.-Tho "son0 OF the Katy
did" is ono Of tho most exquTslt Of poetic gems:
and, Us 1t hns ouy been published In Il lucul
puper, and rs probnbly It inB noyur boon seen
by TRIBUNE render, 1t ts sent to yoN Tor pub.
lcntfon. 1t deserves a wide and cnduri,lg bub-
ic!sy. 1ts nuthor Is tho Hon. Stephen =. IIarl-
1nR, Of Ripley County. fndnna, who Is noted rs
one Of tho pioneer Abolltiunis:s Of tho West
tho friend and cumpccr Of Sntnion r. Chase,
Stephen c. Stevens. md other indiana and Ohio
Antl-Envrry apostles. At IL ttmo mud In Il CON-
Inuntty whom nntl where nm nvDwlt OF hQ 81 liOllt-
Icul opinions was both Injurious md dangerous.
Harding bud the courage md zenl 10 proclaim
his undytn4 hostility To Slavery from The house-
tups And OIL I'LL oGtus1Uns.
Str. i!nrtlinn Is nosx very ascti man retired
r ass ths syG lei utss M Or hs rd n.y.
deed dark round nbont him. J. L. z.
soSa OF THE K!vry-prn.
RR the Him. y. Y. NlrdisG
Fral lenizen OF summer, Two nightly listened to
And noiea wssil tho o1'rinz OF thy melody to Na-
Full three new moons have waxed and wnned
Since irst thy merry nutrs Toll On my listening
Three s Hsons n sg9 an. 1!,a tho., s,, vert
ltang Out run, luwy avo iii morn.
Ut ssa ga.f Al 1r ;n fSSq viii not hsteat
Fral1 ,.,s ,dsn!Ssn, thy song has not boon doublo-
ton1.'ei;
S;3 I{ e zSN 6s' S' S ss 'sssss e
And ,aro'sh , the night of gloom, whom storms
And tho loud tbundcr.pcal startled tho skulking
Ana turacd to tcar tho evidence ct guilt,
III thy 1ecusattou: "kuty-lid."
comn ,n,.,.r ~ ~. s,... 49,, r,..,.,, ,o.,.
1hat nEht!y ,tI ,,.t iistsn !, f. ,hy s"ny,
Het Its'..,s tnou or, dumb. Eo!-thoro again thou
., flHk v. ,..,.
'"Nn'y-dlal haty'd'dF
TEL! Tel us. thou eisIn tattler T. tho stars;
Eaz1rs Oh the s!sy, inatdens n tho milking fod
S assss ssos SSf oIe's s' asa r. hsssss moon
}Hxo listsneS i,,a to tno k'a' q ~ song,
noi1 n;al ~ t., h1s minority. IL not MGrv t',st.
.v,,xa','.:t, tonEi,Ss' s,o ,,,o.., t,,tv .,,..tm
Then keep tho secret Of thy rnco.
Perhaps, xo,dn ~ o''cn uscs' when tho world, was
Ere spH'1t Har,b End wo had found lodzment In tho
1yhea beauty uI,del'cd was virtues eynosurc,
When tho full. rolllt. harvoHt-Inoon
HUNG l!iEh " tho blttc heavcns.
4 maiden lU!tcred to enr tho hnncyc1 words
ot lovo-siek swain. az v.sx on vow hp ultcrod:
Aud, when Ills heated brenth, glowing With
And frngsant With henlth, was felt upon hei
rosy Gheok.
And tho Wild blood gn1!Op'd with electric speed
AZ tatlss1anfu touch Of hnlf shy hands.
ThNt mnltlcn Htcniier yielded her hAl,tiy ltt,8--
Pure as tho Bc,t-wAshcd corul-tO Loves lurp.
? ahg Kiss:
pcriug trees.
Thy Aj,ceatra stock. prO 1Cnftnr behe1 tha nj III.
rM's n,!lsh, 0s'''' ''>' '"N''
And, tutfatnE clilns ar ye lfo, 8truI4ttw0y ov'r}
lcatit, Ind u tollH,le, 80, .
And r1nE With one nccord, "knty.llul Katy.
dtll kuty-ddi"
The maiden cleaner nakance looked to the sltpa
49,, Stnrs,
When pity Fclzch B1tuu OF thy ruce. auu. Whon
Iha myriad tongues cried, aKuty.didl KITTY
lill"
They Guy, "katy-Ltdnt! knty.ldJ'ti abt
And thus, frou, ngp 10 mEc when tho full ro,,nt
harvess. .InoUn
IuAFS her tlirht Noail nf tytpry nser TIM n0,v
nlown jlclss. "''' ~"