Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-04-06

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q Peaceful ; eep! unit. from pain released
breathe again uninterrupted breath!
All. with what subtitle meaning did the Greek
can thee the lesser mystery at the fea.t a
Whereof the greater mystery is Death.
q what q glory doth this world put on.
For him who with y feryent heart goes forth
Uudsr the bright aud glorious sly. and looks
Gu duties well performed snd days well spent.
when The hours Of Day are numbered
And the voices OF The night
Wake he better soul that slumbered,
To holy, calm delight:
Ere the evening lamps are lighted.
And like phantoms grim and tall.
shadows from the ftful frelight
Dance upon the parlor wall;
Then the forms Of the departed
Enter al the open door;
The beloved, the true hearted,
Come 10 visit Us once more.
O, though on depressed and lonely,
All my fear. are laid aside,
lf but remember only
such as these have lived snd died
All are scattered now and hed.
Some are married, and some are dead
And when ask. with throbs Of pain.
''Ah. u hen shall they all meet AGAIN.
A. in the davs hong since gone by.
The anci"nt iimepiece makes reply
"FOreyer-neyer.
Ne.er-foreyerr
Never here. forever there,
where all parting. pain. and care.
A nd lsAth and titnr shall titsapt,Tar
Forever there. but never here,
The hot ol"ge Of Eternity
ssyeth his incessAutlN -
"FoteNer-ncNcr.
NcNcr-futeyrr."
There |, no de,,h. What seems 50 (. trsD,i.
ton,
Thls iIle u mortal hreMh
i but The suburb Of the lie ely'Isn,
Who. pOTsl wc call d Sth
We have 90 title deed, to house or And.
owners md ocupsn. N earlier dilc
From ga,e' forgotten stretch their dusty
hand,,
And bod In mortmaID 'tII their old c,Att,.
The 'prll SorldAnund lhl. world Oi sense
llOAl, Ike Al atmosphere. and e,egWhpt
ais through Ia, - earthly mi-t. aud yapors
dense
A vital breath n ,t.-.
Our little lives are Kept In equiI,oi-e
By OPPOSITE attractions aud desires,
The ,trugg. Of IA, instinct thst enjoys
And the more mob e Instinct thAt inspires.
These perturba'ion.. ihi- perpetual jar
Oi earthly wan, aud aspirations hlgh
ONE from the inflIener Of au unseen star,
And undiscovered planet in our sky.
And A. the moon from some dark Z tie Of cloud
ThfO~s o'er the = foa' 'ng brids, Of igtt
Across who's trembling , anAs our fancirs
crowd
Into the realm- Of mystery aud night
80 to the world Of spirits there d--crnIs
A bridge Of ltgh'. ctunrcilng IL " ith thi-.
Der whose unsteady door, thst swAy- and
b-nd.
" Wandv our thought, above the dark abyss.
Into the silent Land!
Al, tho shall lead Us ththert
tioud- in the evening -.y more darkly gather.
And shattervd wrecks lie thicker on the strand.
/" no Lead u, with gentle hand
Thith-r, -. thliher.
Into the silent l.audy
Into the Silent Land.
To YOU. ye buuudle,s regions
Oi a perfection! Tender morning visions
Oi b"autc"us souls. The tuiuTe's pledge and
band!
Who IN lite. battle firm doth .,And,
>hall bear hope'- tender bo-soln.
Into the Silent Land!
q Land, o Land,
For al the en-hearted.
The mid--t herald by our fate allotted
Brckons, and with inv r,sd torch doth stand
To ieai u with gentle hand
To the land Of the great Departed,
Into the silent Land
Ike ihat ancient saxon phrase which call.
The bIrtAl-ground Gods Acre IL j. lust:
IL cOn>ecrafes rach grave within il, walls
And breAihrs benson O'er the sleeping dust.
G"d'- Acre Yes. that blessed name impair.
"mi"rt 10 those who ia the grave have ,own n
The seed that they had garnered IN Il ,'r hearts,
Their bread Of life, alas no more their own.
Into lie furrOws shall We all be cast,
ln the sure faith Inst we shall rise again
Al the great harvest, when the archangers
blast
shAli wlnnow, like fau. the chat and
grain.
With thy rude plpugh.hace, Death. turn up
the sod.
And spread the iurrow for the seed We SOW :
This Is the held aud Acre II our God.
This is the pace where human haryests
grow!