The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-15
d. tbe north at early morn

spell
a woe which the Emperor befell-
4 groundless Funor of longer time"
Vas a simple cause of deed sublime.
Time passed apace, and the reckless
Vac had ventured Ogden's streets to
I. aae precious time ere the whistle
Returned (self-oOnsciOus from novel
Of sdmiTing glances) to hear, from their
vbo tbT TiiIj shrin, falsetto note
81 warning, that came from the WIS
tes throat.
4 noise of steam, of brakeman's
shout,
q slanking wheels-and the train pulls
Gar friends, as the city fades from
view,
Their nirthtul revels soon renew
R4I.echoes min gle with laugh and
And rival at times the notes of the
thrOng.
Eatiol there is one with gloomy face,
VINO darby frowns at vacant place
and the careless throng, with horror,
hears
A Wifely murmur Of nervous fears
For the long delay of the Royal one
And holdings i'll are now begun
To take the place Of thoughtless fun,
As the train on its way is quickly spun;
And eager eyes now watch the door
As it swings on its hinges, DER and
In vain for the lordIy form of him
For whom now WIfely eyes are dim.
'.Nik-s-do about nothing" he's here
somewhere
On the train-and hiding to give US
scare"
"Nik-a-do aboutnothing, "Georgeloudly
quotes
But a cry goes up from a dozen
thrOatS-
aKo! Koi and find him if here-and
alack;-
# not-see the trainsmen and have them
PoohW Bah(k)."
"Pish! Tush!' cries the voice, that's
likely thing!"
Nan-ki(n) do that except they are inside
the ring"
And the baby voice lisps-"W What a
Pitti-tfuD Sing!'
DO you think that my husband is
likely to go
From mySids for the purpose Of playing
Peep b
And in reach of my voice to still the
Dumb-DUMB?
II find so-the next time Tllleaye him
70 Yum"
a majority rush for the door now
to search
For the long-absent emperor-Jett IN the
Ltrch!
Yes, left in the lurch-forw the loud
din
OF voices resounded the cars within,
a flying figure with pallid face
And arms Outstretched-at giant PACE
With frantic cries-speeds wildly down
The long plank walk that leads from
the town.
Bat the train moves steadily, stealthily
And the emperor stands there silent
and wan
As the thoughts of the fruits of this mis-
hap blind
Bubble quick to his brain and boil in his
mind.
A moment thus and his senses
grasp
The ugly case in a painful clasp
aud he nerves himself for a mighty
task.
4 message hum, through the shrill
north air
" Ny mistake-don't fums-I'm sure to
get there. !"
Firmly resolved On this only course.
The emperor charters a lively horse,
And with bitter thoughts, at raging tide,
Dashes away on his lonely ride
= roe that shameS those rides of re-
nOWn-
SiHty-hye miles to Logan town.
with the speed Of the wind that
livery horse
rev, as II he knew that the last re-
source
" the Amateur Opera Company lay
III me use that he made of his limbs
that day.
noeF MS feet the uneven road
d lle:ssIcherouS, muddy Missouri-hoWed
~ NJ SIlner side the mountains high
- IN siIent tread fed swiftly by
III '-IS Their heads from scarves OF
snow
10 watch hat rivalling speed below
4-s winds their ToOers with jealoH
thrOe
I OF nature triumph-wiIdIy blow
10 = par the way with angry howl
81 : nS kissing threat Of vengeance foul
y e NIL and dale his way they haunt.
%. the emperor touches his pIueky
steed
ana answers them with q quickening
speed.
But he cannot breast the waves of re
>, gret
mat roll on his heart as the fate he
has met
looms IN dOlefuI compare with that
brighter one
nat we're his If that blunder had never
Nv been done.
Win sigh he thinks Of the moments
gay