New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-02-22
Grace Darling.
BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH.


Among the dwellers in the silent fields
And crowded. street with III beiiad Strain,
Inspired by ONE whose very name bespeaks
Whom snce hex brtS a. enk n.y.
coast, E4S}&s4 }}E tfsf'tf "a
Known unto few, but priced as far as known,
Ah single act aS endesrs to high and low
In spite ss7s 8@sts-fs4 '&al ".
OF the worlds freezing cares; to generous
To Infancy, that lisps her praise; to Are, d
Whose eye reflects it, glistening through tear
OF tremuiOus admiration. Such true fame
awaits A. her now: but, verify. good deeds
DO no mperlshable record find, s1 tss .$
Save in the rolls of heaven, where hers may live
A theme for angels, when they celebrate
The high-sOuled virtues which fOrxetful earth
Has Witnessed. On, that winds and waves
OF things which thetrunited power called forth
From the pure depths of her humanity
4 maiden 9entle, yet, at dntys call. !.
Firm and unfiinching as the lighthouse reared
Or like the invincihle rock itself, that braves.
Age after age, the hostile elements, y
Az when 1t guarded holy Cuthbert's cell.
All night the storm had ragged, nor ceased, not
paused, =
When, as day broke, the maid, through misty
Espies far of wreck, amid the surf, s.
Bcating on one Of those disastrous isles- 4,
Half of vessel. half-nO more; the rest
Had vanished, swallowed with ali that there
Had for the common safety striven in vain, !!
Or thither thr"nged for refuge. With quick
Daughter and sire through optic-glass discern,
Clingtng about the remnant of this ship
Greatures-hOW precious in the maiden's sightl
For whom, belize, the old man grieves still
Than for their fellow-suferers ingulfed
Where every parting agony il hushed, ~
And hope and fear mix not in further strife. ,
but courage, father! let US out to sea-
"A few may yet be saved" The daughters
Her earnest tone, and look beamine with faith.
Dtspel the fathers doubts, nor do they lack
The noble-minded mothers helping hand
TO launch the boat; and with her blessing
A And isswasaly susteined BY silent prayer,
Each erasps an oar, and etruggling on they 60.
Rivals IN effort: and, alike intent G.,tg =
Here to elude and there surmount, they watch
Inc me billows lengthenihg, mutually crossed
As If the tumult by the Almighty's will
That woman's fcrtitude- 80 tried, 90. proved
May brighten more and more!
True to the mark.
Ihey stem the current of that peril0us gorge,
1ne at,a arms stu strengthening with the
though danger. as the wreck is neared, be-
comes 81,
MOro lmullu0nE. MOI unseen DO they 8pDfO8Ch:
And rapture. with varieties of fear
1ncessantly conflicting, thrills the frames
" those who, In that dauntless energy,
Foretaste deliverance; but the least perturbed
Ian scarcely trust his eys, when he perceives =
That OF the pair-tossed on the waves to bring
Hope to the hopeless, to the dying, life-7
1ne h 10 t woman 19n. poor earthly sister,
A guardian spirit sent from plying Heaven
In wOman's shape. But why prOlOng the tale,
Casting weak words amid host of thoughts
Armed to repel them? Every hazard faced
And difficulty mastered, with resolve
That no one breathing should be left to perish,
This last remainder Of the crew are all :
Placed In the little boat; then DER the deep
Are safely borne. landed upon the beach,
And, In fulfllmept of Gods mercy, lodged
Within the sheltering lighthouse. Shout, ye
Send forth song of triumph. waves and
E1u!t IN this deliverence wrought through
In Hin whose providence your rage hath
Ye screaming sea-mews, in concert joint
And would that some immortal voice-a voice
FIFTY attuned to that gratitude
Breathes out from floor or. couch, through
pallid lips
OF the survivOrs-to the clouds might bear-l
Blended with praise of that parent&liOve, {
Beneath whose Watchful eye the maiden crew
Rious and pure, modest, and yet so brave,
thoHgh young 50 wise, though. meek so reso.
Might carry to the clouds and to the stars.
Yea, to. celestial choirs, GRACE DARLiNG's
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