The Brookhaven leader., 1884-05-22

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cloud,
| Thunder il muttcrina near.
A vivid tidslI-then a startling peal
| lIark. how it larums the ear.
1Iush-God is sp"aking-a voice sublime
Heard when the lightning's led glare,
| lIurls carihward from heaven, His thun.
derholts,
| We feel He IS crcrychert.
The boughs grow restless and swing to,
and fro,
Some fall with 4 crash to the ground;
The clouds are whirling and drifting
about
And a tumult Is all around.
Now the great black monster opens his
jaws,
And torrents of rain descend;
Woe! woe! to the one abroad tonight,
Without Il home or friend.
For the cheeks grow pale, of many, alas!
Poor hearts, DER burdcncd with sin;
But little they reck of the warfare with
out,
The happy young hearts within.
MORNING.
The spheres have ceased their quaking;
The thirsty earth its shaking;
As morning light Is breaking
Shadows fly.
Aurora now is smiling,
Her rosy light beguiling,
The silver cloud, that's piling-
Up on high.
The birds are blithly singing;
From spray to arbor WInginG;
From leaflets now are iliugiug-
Diamond drops.
The flowers that have been weeping
The live-loug night, are sleeping,
Though the rosy light is creeping
Ger their tops.
SOL in his roTal manner,
Unfurl7 his golden banner;
All nature shouts lloSannah,-
To her God
sleep, sweetheart: while YOU slumbcr,
Sweet dreams your mind cncumbcr;
This day, fresh stripes He'll number,
With his rod.
HOME.
Over the river Il little white cot,
Among the green clmS, nestled,
Where clcmatis bouehs on the dear old
roof,
With the wind and ivy wrcstlcd
The ncerlcss magnolia liftin" It's crown
Drckcd over with waNen giOIN,
High in the sunlight, beside the great oak,
With limbs moss covered aud hoarN.
The whtc-viugrd pigeons were circling
round
Filling the air with their COoiug;
Twas a tempting sight, to the two wh"
stood
This side ofthe river, wooing.
Twas Nrta's home, and no spot on earth
Was half so dear. or So fair;
For we know full we'll, ''where the tire rs
ure is
The heart fondly ccnters there.
\ tiny boat. Ike that water flower
Rocked by the tide seemed dreaming,
Dreaming not of the angry wave,
That rouHd its trail bow was streaming.
Though the rcbHly beach, and tile sil
very Shoal-
Was hid, no use of rcpining;
The WORLDS still bright, if you'll only
look up,
Where the glorious sun is shining.
should they venture ov 7! The swollen
stream
Made even the tree tops quivcr:
"Tis fraught with danger my Ncta,' lie
said
''TO cross this treachetous river.
Not for myself do fear, but for thee
have grown coward, dread
Right quickly she touched his strong arm,
then smiled
And answered, ooh, shame On you, Fred"
"This arm is so strong-that dear heart
so brave
fear no danger when rear you.'
Then we'll 90 over" he tenderly said,
'Ill perish, or safely III steer you"
The circlet of gold, on that little white
hand
Shall ever my constancy prove;
live but for thee, oh, star of my life!
For what were my life, without lover
Just down where the willow limbs were
floating
The little white skitf lay mOOrcd;
He seated his love then drew i'll the chain,
The oars he firmly secured.
A few hurried strokes, lie found the swift
tide
So much stronger than was his brave arm,
His cheeks were blanched, and he bitter
ly cried,
"Oh Cool have brought her to harii':"
Swift as n meteor it sped, and struck
A cypress-emblem of SORROW!
1t split in twain, and they tioatcd out,
Their dear faces, white with horror.
He fought the wild waves to save her
twas vain,
They went down in the flood together,
With the hand she had given him, clasp
ed in his own,
Peace-peace TO their souls, forever.
'I'll perish or I'll save her.
This the promise which he gave her,
So the true, the noble hearted
Fen in death could not be parted;-
When the face he loved grew dcath-whitc,
The blue eyes were lit with loVe-light;
Oh, he could not live without her,
So he twined his arms about her,
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