The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-12-20
The Vacation.

ny FOLGER M'KINsEY.

To meet the waters of the distant bay
Its glossy surface marks the level plain
As on it sweeps to swell the roaring
main,
Where tired days, like infants on soft
pillows,
Rest their gray heads upon the momnful
pillows; @ zr -t...
And where old Neptune holds his sea-
weed court -.-t..
And mermaids guide lost vessels to their
port,
Whilst Nereids sound theirlittle, wanton
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To set the Triton's manly hearts on fire,
Appollon sinks into the arms of Hebe
And Hera opes the eyes of bashfll Phoebe.
Hear me relate, as its sad waters gleam,
The mournful romance of yon tickle
stream,
An untold tale of truthful long ago,
With melancholy rife and rife with VICE.
Twas winter then and Boreas in his
wrath r.
Had nipped the yerdure from his icy
path,
Fond, vernal nature hung its withered
head
And all the summer Iovliness lay dead.
Yon waters then, that flow so peaceful
now, a.sH
Broke in mad discord ON the beadland's
brow,
Each little ripple swole ten times its size
And rolled majestic meath the frosty
skies
Twas then maiden from yon hamlet
wandered forth.
To brave the whistling monarch of the
north,
Along yon shore to meditating roam
And gather seaweed from the freighted
foam.
o! innocent the task, but dire the end,
For threatening storm clouds DER the
ocean bend,
Hoarse rattling thunders through the
sky resound -
And towards the shore the wind-lashed
bil,ows bound.
She minded not the furry of the gale
Nor saw the waters, like goaded snare,
Der the bright sands at every moment
creep #l
To make the shore coeyal with the deep.
Higher the waves and loud the cannon
rose,
The lurid lightningi in mid-hcayen glows,
N sea and air unite their mighty breath
nn'''' = nhsaailsg' -eaqien of death.
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Aifrighted now the maiden tyshe -
From the close clutches of ssssia
But horent fear entralls her bearn,
heart
And leaves her quickly powerIess
depart ~.
Oh. awful moment with a maddeninA
shrek
The mournful rerrors of her bosom 1
speak;
inzoned it heaves, more beautiful when
bare
And framed luxuriant by her matchless
hair,
,hus, to expose her sweet beauties driven
'he seemed an angel ere her soul reached
heaven
lore fierce than even now the thnnders
rolled.
'fffighted more, with muscles uncon-
trolled, ..........
| piercing wall of agony she gave
md sand unconcious meath the couchant
wave,
or none were there to succor or 10 save
simple tale, and would it were a dream
instead the romance of yon tickle stream.
ur day is done, and DER the teemine
view.
light Sits the welcome moisture of its
dew.
, cycling centuries! in your mad career.
cave no harsh signs of devastation here.
e yonder hamlet and yon fields the,
same,
s fair in aspect and us sweet in name,
lhlN the evening burns its slow taper
out,
nd on its breeze is born the festal shout
gain the jewellers from their sports
return,
lden with roses and the scented fern.
le happy lovers of summer day, s.,
le jovial children of ii fragrant may.
lucky these who can such scenes enjoy,
, harsher tasks their Younger wears
employ,
'ys always boys, and always gently
human,
rls always girls, sweet models of fair
women,
Id thou, Amena, art the favored spot
here they enjoy their glad, contrnted
lot,
even thus fair as thy name implies
st satellite of sub-lunary skies
ave, mystic nature, in thy majestic
loom
evening drapery of the softest gloom.
d DER the hills in silence LEI il rest
at gentle sleep may be amen's guest.
cams of good deeds its slumbrrer.
beguile
dawn the morrow with universal
(rHs gNDJ
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