, 1881-11-14

they spnrklcd uni shDnt:,
Tho dark ttlC wUeftta rtltIlanH round ttcni Wgro
No soul II tho Heaven aboye, no soul on tho |
a fiery scroll written over With lamontatton
Allu WU,
See, We wcro n,,rsod ii tho dark nIghtfo.d Of
your fatalIs creed.
And w turn',i 10 Inc growing daws,: VIC had
When ti'o light of II s!,n thnt was coming would |
Hcntter the ghosts Ut The pnst.
peol'ies would yansil 1t lust:
And We htoke 10y ,t%ny From the Christ our human
For re snuks, or II scct,'a that lie spoke, Of n
Hell without help, without end.
IIopoi Tor dawn. aud 1t cnne. but tue promise
We usi s'st II! isos, sccrlcss night to tho staro
lIo Is only ii cloud mud a smoke who was onco IL
Tho gi,ess Of worm ii, tho dust, aud the sl,n,,ow
Of II worni ss Il wrltnos IN tho world Of tho ycak
OF dyiiis wortn ,' il; il the M world, a massacro
murder, atlI WRONG.
= VI.
O ro poor orphans of neutrality-suspicious. on TINT
lIorn u ~ Graintess Nature who know not that
heavenly fruit
comc fro1a tle bSu1;. poos sou's-no souls-au4
VII.
Nay, but nm not claiming your pity: know
Small ptiy fur tlose TINT i,avo ranged from tho
Whcru yntt Enwd tho durk sidu Ut your tnith
mud I, God uc eternal rnsn,
Till Yon lung us buck on nuEsc!ros, and tho hu-
issnn heart, aud tito Age
Hut pity;7.ho Pagan aetd 1t vice-was In her
1lep'sss: tskinF, tho placo Of tho plying Go!
plty for nti that aclles III the grasp OF III idiot
And rlty I for a our own selves on an Earth that
boro not Ii t0war;
lty tyr all 'hat suffers on land, or IN Air, or tho
Aud ply t,'' for our own selves TIL wo loued for
otUranl sleep,
Lightly stetp m oyer r,, tho sands' the watora-yoa
''''e wy waa " viii 'fufiit' L a1i ~" 'o'''' A''
Aud sue !;.',l ss aa IN my oSn-sho WI" al
TIll tho inIints 81 tho loan, III tho dusk cutno
playing about our fcot. ....-...-
There wis IL strong sca-currsnt wnutd swoop Us
"Ah Hod! tho / foit lis spoke was taking tho
nnntv III vln-
'' klss'i. We oinGracci. sha anu !.
Knowing tho Lave we were used to bo'!ova cvor-
lasting would IIe;
wo hat re,a thnir know. .no.llng looks. aud wo
tenl''a to lilo darknr sldu- :.
All Cot! should wc lin1y porhstps-perhaps-
We nsssr hal found iiim on Earth; this Earth
"Dc"IT Love, forever and evor, forever and ever
Never d ory 80 deso'alo, not slnoo tho world bo-
Noycr i ltss 80 sud-no not since tho coming OF
Tut tho. blind wayo Gust .no ashore, and you
| Huyetl int, II ysI.Ictess Etfe.
Not uralu Ut gratitude ,,!tlle! You have partcd
| ttla nun froNa tho wife. ;. -,
II carse ,asant , ought, would curse you for
| iiut having let mo 9o.
/ K1.
| Visions Of youth-for my brain was drunk with
Ind passnd Tito puricct quiet Mt lonath out OF
| Pleasant tlrEAM8;
1s arassnt ,,h f991,S st e ,s "n"
or THO hullish tinnt Of u. Wratched life rushing
Why should lyof Ons soN had forged OH bis
tather sllu ilud' ,,,.
And + t:ssr Ss!!sxs y 'iY u God would thank III"
And thors va j baby.glrl thas had mover looa'l
llappieat .ho q i. atl, for aho past from tho
| nlght tO ths nGht.
| XIII.
Hut tho orluo, II a ariinc, Of her eldest. born,
| her YlDry, licr hGAst.
Btruck hsrd at tho tonlar heart Of the mother,
THO, na,o a,stl fas.'s .lyss out forever lu ond.
| igaa ttmG.
virtue, or hanHud fur oFIna2
XIV. ...
And rnin'l w him, by him, stood thoFo naked
In q w.,!l.l i arru&s9nt opu'unoo. Toured myself
AMI i,,c waiii'l.;nt 10 inockd In madhouso! And
With gstof that c,illd tnly bo cured, IT cured,
w thu surgeons kI!!fu-
XIV.
Why shouA wo hear With NJ, hour OF torture. u
II eycry e' n, dv forever. if all his grlots arc ia
Au.l lhs Homeless plaltet VI euath Will 10 wheold
nothsee,s oSersy soo u a .Scr. yanishnt raco
Whol tbn worm shall hRve wslthot ~ lust, aalt
s' 9 Sf9S., . wot sK x tns. esys e s st in ,hs
rocks Ut All curth lhAt ID dead?
lIayo ernzod u,ysolf oyur their horrlblo tnGde
writtIIvs7 u yes,
Fnr tnpsu aro tho nov dark aKos, you sso, Ut ths
Whom IL as psSss: nut OF hs cave, aud tho owl
r. ,whsoGl'E u noaa', ,, ,,,,,uh, .ra crow,
1'A 70 tIs sui1 aIS s sSIi' lie ,,;S,,. tS ~ ~''@
Ill tue sun and Tho ho4,n ot our soloace arc Dosl
And s If 'ss, 1 'Sss ssys ' i,!'ke e9 ssr aear ruunlp.
For tlisir si ka*!,s sai @ s.S*.,,othIns looks ar.
Its0kI1g ayoF tho sand.