The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-16
B0NNY BESs.
AN IDYL or THE SEA.
WRITTEN ron rHH 'uspAY HEsALD,
NJ MAY y. cviILor .


ny MAY y. GrIGLor
To- drsnm seal on a broad lagoon,
Roll nut 10 sea a wal, OF spr,y,
while The Lazy .syes d rouse the llv,long day.
A A line OF ships In The distance dim,
With ihcir silver sails on he twipkling rim.
Ofthe "a aud sky whore lis Cio-y dns,
And gtldg the 81 rouds ol the lar on ships
And painted boat ON The Nv waves reach
Aud ,gr,up of lads that az, Gay and free,
A e. tn white ses-rulls OF the 70 ling sea,
Wildly sing:their songs Der the rork.sltt cliff.
A nd are echoed baok nv . thuu.rnd Tifts,
Wills ,h.y mend their peis-turn their gausty
40 he ,npy Des. can resist tho gales
Al Nor ol,,.,, Inc onrls In The moi sun .giesm,
And ihsir gold o,ressed by tho sea-wind's
sough
~ ''A' "' P''"' VI wv y
Her ewes are blue rs the flower at her throat
Ia tha mslio y wake Of the crc,oe moon
Aud her temper sw, ct AS the south sea-hre- zs
VIA tonps a tn ou, rongb but tfu
nyed IN. bonn' maid n, Oft rou.h men do
Wnnt wonder their lad. wnen the storm-w winds
sav ,ne s,o.d and that altar bsr,ve,l
IN" "''"' ""N'N ""N
"letus launch the boat" said one ds1e LAD,
"For tSe Ida aro gar' aud the sea Is glad,
Ana the tide arc mt and the waves atO brig hi,
WIN he laden q or when We come to. might"
Nbe,. H. tin ne Nv din. In The law bay,
See he round black epp IN the Ola ance dim
On a.. brImm,ns ode of the s A. blue rim.
49,, IT, ',o o va xs'sr avs w. no AT prey
Ronnd he maiden moon as she sailed tho buy.
nd below thr q iii, there were snips In clouds
AZ au nain,,na da,,r var, ih.ir tangled
shro,ids
The mai ers old SAY the omen's true,
Thefs senr h nav sSs mean lbs s6eirriny
Under Inc ledge from the wild storm drifts.
rho ss,.,-hov laughed In hi. c,reless rIee.
And his brl v hi ewes lroked O the pen ts8,
"I,ist NV airI" he said, 4, the wAv y ~ DIP,
As their Law fosns o. or tho break ers slip:
Vow tho red ,un shines on he hot coon,
Nav. frown NOT, s., al the blue sleepy sky.
Owe us ono bright smile, and glad goodbye
.Au .ho,rs. now I.d,l for our boats sdrift,
Let's he ont b SEA- e'er the good win d shit,
And when lights on shore through the foaming
sesm,
". ~, IN, share INV Bess In the breakers' din
For The Bouny BesS when tho uac comes IT,
Than ho to III the flower from her DO any thr0N,
Ana the ssuoy winds caught the painted boat.
And n rocked aud rseled on each pillows crest
while It's sails rs white 40 sea sulrs breast
Ueayed dee >, in the teeth Of the ssntun breeze
Aud were spattered DER by the rough, bright
seas
All his ANY urls to the sea- b reszs cast,
Ana no Kissed his hand 10 tn, glrl On sh re-,
While nc held OF toe blue flower sho wore.
RiIeu she At I'D IA the sandy steep,
Tn pude ses.wind raurht the uuris of her hair
A "A twist A and twiflcd all their CLINT 20 rare,
iRoui ID her winsome face til they CLEANED Us
blight
AS '"' ''''' '"'' 1'N' VS. ''
Gan tho tired waves sleep on the sea-" she
np,, IN. small oarl sn,t an the sky viii sprsad
Aud the w hite no nall roar On the qulyerins secs
Anr The "ceau root in the wild sen breeze!
And the biinding surf on the shores will drift
Rnt m = atch Tho st ores till the storm Winds
Du' sh,f, A"" '"' SNo''' VIZ '"'
por Nh. pon ~ Ra,s and its merry crew
Sow s,eeding awnv ON the ocoa1 b ne"
o 81 The ,bs onds are ma sed in bat,sllons grim,
Ana the SINAI. black spot on tho trescherous
Like t bs a OF gloom round the ocean alss.
rha tnv a,'wsy bssos sousii on The bundles
WIN d ha inned and ,orn on the rugged rocks
va 10 .ands he strewn w IN our foamy Loo ks
E En- ,ss ses ,vil howl an tsn breakers rave,
4 nd ,be nstrels shriek a err the sesmei,'s crave;
And he ZOO ships INT on the bowling rain,
Zoe WV, nsxes ~, c,, ,@ Al, ,heir ,bers tall
a "a H., shmade,ing saiIs In the gale NJ, / fall
""' Wv
W the the mist and v spray Of the eoss fret
On the ae,o sSses OIL snow wiz '"s 'oA'0''''
,h 'u Pa dasn as Inc mountain rif,s
I'm ~" " W whinnsa "a a nth IN The onied riffs.
Ia no rhos's nj waves on The butt uR craes.
Elm. -, ihe,r whi,e foa n arms round The ragged
'""e snsgs
Aua ,vrlt no and toss. as the new waves die.
And The whit. saus'l raves In toe sea aud sky
Mai, MIA a.rce da,, Of sh,mmeriue fire.
rSva,na a mi ,o sw"r Of n . nd i'm ire
ems he dark ned skies and the iemuest lullp.
A'a s une 'n''eA' a'e "''"'' 'A' WIN ''
Tho ,ired saa nanta-,ike a giant worn
Th dsep sss nil, The suabssms tom
Rn,sS with ragged el.sms striking lines ( light
on sea q At while that was blscx as night
7, IN. roar and crash of the ten pest whiri
IN the ses-swept coasi. stood the tremtlln,
girI.
With her great eyes str ,inod through the ms
Aud her p n cart beats wild as the sea on shore