Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-12

And all her soul from her past estransed
And al her win with all itself at strife
DWeit the whita hsndsd fsealt maid mai and wife.
Anssr and doubt and hste Of things fo fore Sn
Was parched with blasts of thought as lowers with
And withered as with wind of evil will;
Though slower than erosts or fires consume or kill
That bleak black wind ve1ed ali her spirit stiil.
Her love turned to hate is finely depicted in
long solloquy:
o thou. my lord that hadst me to thy wife.
Dost thou not fear at al. remembering, me,
q G love that bowed my whole soul down to thee!
Md a apd ss g5ss Sssws s the gus and dead
that one shoad love and hate / do thee'
: hat one should live in all the world bis foe
@ strong msn and indomiteble in fight
hat one more weak than foam bells on the sea
honid hsye IL heart such tho shts as L of thee!
what strength shall keep thee from my strengthens
,n nat fo.se may fence thee rouid deep as hate'
Ihon , art wise vii wisdom tSaeh thee fear Of me-
Whst wall 40 massive. or aha: tower 50 hixh,
shall be thy surety TIA: thou shOuldst not die
u that which comes against thee lie but IL
" ne shall rlso up Of rover TO take thy part,
Mt skull ma strength to what strength find art
Y that which wars against thee be my heart!
Not Not i ron, nor the ln.stt Of force aield
Nor al shy fame since al thy rai,e began.
Nor, though his uoseiess hours with wool be shod.
Shall Gods love kaep thee from the wrath of God
But s0rroWS now began to encompass the
lovers. King Arthur had summoned Trstram
10 90 ms duty as knight by quclling the Welsh
giant Urgan, who was rayaging the domain of
King Tramour, and also ordained that Iseut
should be restored to her husband. King Mark
IriStrams task of queling Urgan was not
trltilng. He achieved prodgies of yalOr. After
Killing Urgan lie returned to his fOrsaken wife
in Brittany, wounded so sorely that his only
hope OF recovery lay in the skill of the Cornish
queen. VINO had cured an equally greyOus
wound on former occasions. Accordingly he
sent his faithful brother-in- law Ganhardine to
cornwall in his ship carved with the semblance
OF swan. and intrusted to him a ring to be
secretly conveyed to the queen in the hope that
she might be induced to forsake King Mark once
more and repair to Brittany:
- But Ike thee two sails. like sea foam whita
To - real for sig al if thou bring her back,
Ana II she come net see the sail be black,
That may know thou take land
IL II these nc my lips may die nlon her hand
vi ne may never more be mixed With mine"
hearing; and all his brot Ter babe he swore
Bu' the white-handed Ieeult hearkenng heard
Al and her heart waxed hot. and every word
As lines with fire and mote.. iron wrought.
So bitter burned within the unchiided wife
= virgin lust for vengeance. and such hate
wrought III her now the feryent work of fate.
Ganhardine succeeded in his mission. and set
san 1or brittany with the queen on board.
Meantime Tristram lay languishing. tended by
white sail, sometimes hoping and sOmetim es
desparing.
Far to west
Had sunk the dead moon on the live seas breast
Slain as with bitter feart he
Ana eastward was strong bright wind begun
Between the clouds and waters an he said
Se5:ng hardly through dark dawn her doubtful head
lseuit," and like death bel faint and clear
lie ylrgln voice rang answer-.I am here
And his helrt spranr and sank again: and she
spake saying, What would my knightly lord with
And Ir tram: bath my lady watched night
~ side me, and knew notr God reque
Her love for comfort shown M III dead"
tst me s5n my as though se ea tbs hour
To nav ssh Sd alone hath and oTer
Than ever burst save only Of G ID alone t' '-''"A
Crave pardon yet and comfort, 1 would
Ba eoSards fais e even for shane"
That ten sge.ne 3r ne T ia m as al
SPEAK. and albeit thy i,id,In4, slake me dead,
And strain: :.When the sea Inc takes the sun
That now should be not far IF sight from far.
Ny hP Pbs oa6d b. ht h FIRM the back
And knowing the southtast sense Of his desire
80 core rn the be1rt wit m her raeed Ae hire
But lowing made sign how Lumb had me heard.
and the sign given made h. his heart and she
Now all athrst with trenb-in ing trust of hope
Bat thrster yearned the heart whose fiery gate
Lay Vide tn t vengeance might come in to hate.
Nv surely hfe death could grievs hum aulht.
since SIN; past was now Nv, hf.,s ANGUISH breath.
For hs had found dee her hands this grace.
1t ccul0 not be but yet bre thing space
Might leave him lite to look again on loves own face
And b 9Th from heaven suddenly rang the lark,
Triumph mt, and the far first rchuenr ray
Filled al the hollow darkness ful. with day.
And on the deep sky's huctualIt light
leamed grew shone strengthened into perfect sight
As bowed aud dipped and rose again the sails clear
And swift and steadfast a news wing
III neared BET re the wind. as fain to bring
Comfort, and shorten Vet it. ny track
And she tn It Sd v looke hardly toward him back,
IlrpIy. Iuf har In
back
And fam he would have sprung upright, and seen
Ana r oxen: b1 strong death struck sheer between.
And darkness closed as IRON round his uead:
And sInItten through the be TT lay Trstram dead.
- Aid scarce the word had flown abroad, and wall
Rlsen ere 10 sh reward came the bright sail.
And lightly forth Ieapt Gan nardIne on land,
anG led from snip with sw 1t and reverent hand
Iseiilt: d I'd FOUND theII. up ali the crowd
Brohe the great wall for I ristram cut aloud.
And ere her ear might hear her heart hai heard.
Nor sought she sign for " less of the word:
But came ana sicod above him newly dead,
Ana fe I his death Oia her: and her head
Bowel to re Oh the spring in axes all drouth;
And their four lips became silent mouth.
The Old Fiddler.