The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-31

May have accounted for that sneexe Which broke upon the evening breeze; A trick well known to every maid To prove they hear the serenade. And he like any mortal saer Continued still ty song to Mco keE< For we'll he knew the marie poHef
 Of music and the ~itchsnx hcnf. Wake, lady, wake the world is ssiiz, The dew fails light on heath and hill; The lover ts the trysting hies And loy bedews his irmpid eyes, And thou. like he, shall bless my powcr. And call me thy sweet twilight hour. Wake, lady, wake iei bcaning skies Reflect the rapture of my eyes.r While thus the love-s,ruck Twiigh, Hour BeSieeed Beauty in her bower,
 Some htfui gieams of light apprised him That others were abroad besides him. First came a tiny. trembling beam, Faint the soft celestial gieam
 That hres the dim. pEssmatic bow Dlssolying in the evenings Gio~, And lightly fell sfhwsrt the sky And caught he. distant, dreamy eye. The Twilight thought i, very rude in Strangers to be thus in;ruding, And doubting his ability.
 Supposing riyality
 To win by verse, deserted music Resolved to try the force of logic. Rut here he made sad mistake, For who % silly zs to praie | he bezutv---in or out ef season. And hope 10 conquer love by ressoH. For love Is but fond delusioe Pounded On fools illusion. Suggesting always youth and folly ProvoeatiY. Of melancholy.
 Now full of o,iss, now iull of pain Ever, always on a strain
 No treason ID its course, and none To render when that course is run. Religion often has rcsorted
 To arguments threats support-s And apprehensioas off subyert mInd that preachers can't convert And many souls to truth aspire, Urged by gently toasting fire. The thumbseres had knack of teaching Not yet attained by simply preaching. And though this way of proving God -. Al the expense of~rithing bodies, Is no longer tolerated.
 Religion having moderated. Even now fl you repair To any church about eleven, You Ii ind the preacher tries to scare The people into love with heaven. Thcse being means that christians usr To gain your hearts m ,hings celestial, Small wonder lovers should abuse The 'suadinS posfsr n lose terrestrial. This lover also hoped to gain, When verse and music proved in an And thus he stris.s by argument To Win the lovely skie, assent Am too sombrr iIs,.c to move Within thy soui an ansA efiag love Better the dun Of melancholy b.k .f -k rf, ali And safer far ,o trust troa Than fiful stars dcceitful eio3. Has not the sun deserted thcc: And what more bri sht and faiT than kc He sleeps in bliss within the sea, Rest thou m losc peace th ale. A~sk'.. mA ltic. the nlgh; !, arre. And cohltn> wand-f n the ar Fantastic gieams oi shoulish Ugh, Flash even nov npoa my sight. hear the rush of heiiish thiaF That beat the air with slimy wing, And thou with me alone cans | gam \ refuge from the ghostly tram" He paused one moment 10 admire lis neat address, SO full of fire. He pictured To himself the warm. tcStztrc pressure of hr- forrr,- Sedueed 10 him by wild alarm, He rscked his brains 9oT words io gaell The force of femene;ic yell. lie schooied hts eyes 10 shed gicain So tender she would cease to scream. And seek safe. abiding rest Upon his own dark, manly breast. And thus prepared he looked to sec How nearly scared to love was she And found her to his consiernation Smiling on a constellation Not the least attention paying
 To what the arnorous fool was saying The sweetest chant of bards or scers Produce as often sleep as tears; And verses much lndulged may tend More to. estsange Ihaa, charm a friend How often has the ircnzicd eye, Deep rolling in an ee>tac,. Cleaned like a metco. in the sks Swiit rushing through lmmensity, And like that meteor doomed 10 di, h deep surrounding apathy. Thus thought the hour and turned to q, With curses on her density. The venom meath 4 slAnderous tongue Full many 4 tear from youth has wruug- And faith misplaced. and trust betrayed Work wrath 10 man and woe 10 maid But wrongs like these VIC of, forgive And bid the repentant sinner live But who shall find for bardS a curse Fiji for the man that slights his verse