The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-05-14
Seleff MisFeHany.
LINCoLN's LAST DREAM.
APRIL IA, 1865.

LINCOLN's LAST DREAM.
APRIL IA, 1865.
April flowers were in the holowsi in the air April
bells,
And the wings of purple swallows rested the battle
shells;
found release;
All the day the old war buges blew the blessed notes of
peace.
'Thwart the twlight's damask curtains
Fell the night upon the land
Like Gods smile of benedicton
Swallowed family by his hand.
In the twilight in the dusk light in the starlight every
Banners waved like gardened flowers in the palpltat
ing air.
In Arts temple there were greetings gentle hurryings of
feet,
And triumphant strains of music rose amid the NUM-
bsrs sweet.
Soldiers gathered, heroes gathered women beautiful
there;
VIII he come, the lands Beloved, there to rest hour
from care2
VIII he who for the people
Long the Of pain has borne
Prayed in silence, wept in silence,
Held the hand Of God alone2
WIN Hosnhrt muir OF triumph, now his Hgnty WOIh
is done?
Here receive the peoples paudts now the victory
won2
Ger thy dimpled waves, Potomac, softly the
beams creep;
Ger far Arlngton's green meadows, where the brave
forever sleep.
IT'S Good Friday bells tolng, bells of chapes beat
the air
On thy quiet shores, Potomac; Arlington, and
fair.
And he comes, the nations hero
From the White House, worn with care;
Hears the name Of " Lincoln p ringing
In the thronged Streets everywhere;
Hears the beswhat memories bringing to his long up
lifted heart
Hears the plaudits people he gains the Hall of
Art.
the play;
But he little heeds the laughter for his thoughts
away;
And he whispers family sadly. OFT Blessed Form
see,
walking calmly mid the people on the shores of Gaee
Oft I've wished his steps to follow.
Gently listen, wife of mine!
When the cares Of state over,
will go to Palestine,
And the paths the Blessed followed will walk from
to sea,
Follow him who healed the people on the shores of
Galee."
Hung the flag triumphant him, and his eyes with
tears dim,
Though thousand eyes before him lifted oft their
smiles to him.
Forms of statesmen forms of heroes women beauf III
there,
But 1t another vision that had Gained his brow of
care
Tabor glowed in light before him,
Carmel in the evening SUM-
Faiths strong armies grandy marching
Through the vale of Esdralon;
Bethany's palm shaded gardens where the Lord the
sisters met,
And the Paschal arising DER the brow of olivet
Now The breath of light applauses rose the tempted
arches through,
Stirred the folds Of slken banners, mingled red and
white and blue;
But the dreamer seemed to heed rose the past his
eye before
Armies guarding the Potomac, flashing through the
shenandoah;
Gathering armies. darkenng naves,
Heroes marching forth to die;
Chickamauga, Chattanooga,
And the Battle of the Sky;
Silent prayers to free the bondsmen the of fire.
Anu GOub Anglers SWORD upll1ted 10 fulf his hearts
desire.
Thought he Of the streets Of Richmond the late t-
umphant day,
When the swords of vanquished leaders at his feet sur
rendered lay,
When amid the sweet bells ringing all the sable multi
tudes
Shouted forth the OF Lincoln p like rushing of
the foods
Thought of all his heart had suffered
All his struggles and renown,-
Dreaming not that just above him
Lifted vas the martyrs crown;
Seeing not the dark form stealing through the music
haunted air;
Knowing not that mid the triumph the betrayers feet
were there.
April morning; flags are blowing thwart each flag a
sable bar
Dead, the leader of the people; dead, the world great
commoner.
Bells on the Potomac olling tolllng by the Sangamon
Tong from the broad Atlantic the Ocean of the SUM-
Friend and foe clasp hands in silence,
Listen to the low prayers said,
Hear the peoples benedictons,
Hear the nations praise the dead.
Lovely land of Palestine he thy shores will see,
But, his dream fulfilled he follows him who walked in
Galiee
-Hezekidh Butternorth, in Christian Union