New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-05

aid TO have been very marked, the waves u
pDeariug wherever tire neaYy peiIo VI
ere traced.
CAPTIIN LOBEDAN.--A. D. 1899.
From Tie Boston Journal.
Old Venice crapplel with the urK
In fourteen hundred ninety-nihei
IN tru It was "a troubled WORK
And ruddv were the seas as Wlhe'
For dread Baitzet ,et aHJJt
AGAINST ouT fleet three hundred SAL;
And when he took nsnlng poaI
RemOrseessly his soldiers sho5e -. 1lood
Our neipiess men and poured their Oloou'
Upon the Adnailc tloOq
His cruiser~ LETT "a bloody uSI,
Onr Admiral GTlmaul lay
In heSItatlng silence I'LL,
u iiie vet JIe~Olutc, one gay ~, -,
lie heard our flock or galley tAIlh
With lusty, manly singing,
With clamOr loud ana long
And through his BRAN went rIn4lhs
This burden ol the song:
"Oh. where Is Captain L0redan
For he Will show the way
Give Us our Captain Loredan
Aud We viii tempt the Tray!
Now listen 10 tins hOary man
" no leans upon his oar:
He / tell you how brave Loredan
Slew twenty turks and more"
So through the ships tie story ran,
And DER the STARS the glory ran
The story OF
The glory OF
Victorious great Loretan.
Grmani felt hs cheeks grow white
But not with fear. II was with rage;
For ne had sworn that IN TINS ngnt
He'd blot proud LOredan's bright page
" hat is this Captain LOredan
But officer at my command ~
he cried " III crush tie daring man,
And lest he rush into the van
OF battle newer fame TO win
III fold nv galley's banners 10,
And hug the comfortable land.
So said be and he paced the deck
With Jealous envy at MS Siue;
While grim BaiaZet wrought ms wreck
Among orr shipping lar ana Wlde'
But sull came bTeeZes uIlngng
cur galley oarsmen's song;
Ger purple waters fllnging
Its pIOtes against wrong
ION where is Captain LOredanf
He's here with Us today
Give us our Captain Lorcdan-
de will not bid Us stay
Now listen 10 this hoary man
" no leans upon his oar:
Hell tell Won how stanCh Loredan
Has swept the wave, before
50 through thesLIpe the story ran,
And DER the seas the glory ran
The story of
1he glory Of
Victorious great Loredan
Ill.
Nor day nor night GrImani stirred
The turkish lleet. grown bold. drew near,
Our men, impatient. begged tue word
For action. bur GrmanIs suecr
lrOZe up tn lr hearts, until one morn.
Out from the shImuerlng splendOr broke
4 blOOd-rtd daWu-ioT battle born;
And haughtlly, as If N scorn
The CTesceuts pennaut nuttered hlgh
Upon a mighty crait-ciOse by
standing alone.
Then. with one stroke
OF spIlnging oars, q galley sped
Our from our midst q second came
Toi Join her. and like Lightning fed
Beyond GrmauI- cry of shame!
What are those Oarsmen singing
Who my command dlSdalh q
Back came the answer ringing
In strange ecstatIC strain,
This is the Captain LOTpdan;
These be his gallcys twalni
LO here Is Captain Lorcdan,
Whom fools cannot restrain!
Now listen 20 tins hOary man
Who tolls upon his oar;
And VIII with Captain Loredan-
Or Venice see no more ~
So through the SHIPS the story ran
Aud through all hearts the glory ran
he story of
lac glory Of
Victorious great Loredau
".
The Turkish monster thrilled with life;
From her gigantic SIDES Tamed down
Huge missiles with destruction rife;
And many fighter fell 10 drown
Between the galeys' sides that shook
As II with freuZied laughter. when
The thu1der- Of our cannon took
The yellow from the Turks wild look
And brought the ashes 10 bis lips.
lie COu.Q not iCht these belloW.un ahiuQ-
Nor war with these enchanted men
Who climbed along his galeon's rail-
Nho swan, and sank, and sprang in space,
Still lighting men who scOued 10 wall
Tho carved by swords and who with gras
Kept up their rhythmic singing
With diving lips thar bled
Sang-tO the galleys clmging
With hlGcrs battie-rrd-
This Is the Captain LOredan,-
And we are all his men!
How nike You Captain Loredan,-
Who fights you one 10 tent
Now listen TO TINS hOary man
Vino still is at his oar:
And is from Captain Loredan,
Or ByZancc see 10 mOreW
So through the ,hiDs the story ran,
And Ger the sea, the glory ran
The story Of
The glory of
Victorious great L0redar.
Swift sailing from the rO-eate East
Came kindred ships the Turks to aid
And now the struggles rage Increasedj
Wild flames broke forth TO make AFRAID
The M0slems on their conquered craft.
JUST as the banner OF saint Mark
Was raised upon her-lOre and aft
Came weird shudder and abaft
The wretched Turks ran quakingly
To leap into the crlmsOncd sea
Then came vast thunder.
1t was dark.
The ship--OuT splendid gilleys-an
Went skyward-TendIug friends and foes.
A. fire burst through the wooden wall
10 stores OF powder.
Then arose
tOut from the chaos bringing
A harmony cOmplsiel-
4 sound of voices singing
This chorus strong and sweet -
40 die with Captain LoTedan