The Red Cloud chief., 1885-01-09
MRS. TOWNSEND'S POEM.
lead at the Opening of the Worlds Fair
at New Orleans.

~ A'AA ~ W = 80 s''-as . 'r' :
~ Old the shepherds I'D Ia bethlehem.
Shine, al! rc1notcst Kings their helms unbar, !
And bend Ia kiss thy garments shining hem.
And may the splendid fcrvor of this hour
81 send thy name from faIn"'s eternal tower,
Twill echo round the planet widest gITth;
III doubling nations rise and own thy power. Z
And Freedom dazzling temple doin"s the
earth!
Among thy lu,trous triumphs b." IT scr"lloi.
Thy hand from wUman's ciOudcd destiny
relied
TIL" rouc that held her from hc- rightful
place.
hnd ed her bray" fee, To thy forrin"s. fold,
Auong al ancing heroes of her rae.
Tn. r"',iBg drum. the %trurnpct's noisy biarc:
The CclorS y%oulcr. tangled with the ar:
= IN. UoInp OF nations and their pag"InirirS-
The ~ricEdors that with sp.cadors E"." com
MOI these the symbols Of mans powcr-iiot
.nrs'!
Tho -nhbing engines set thor psalms To him
Tho metals. mastered by hi lighIc~t within.
81" nth Al ',ncir finger can control;
III 0rld machines, walked from thcir s.umb"rs
-, human s"c'n. they only lack 4 -oul.
Tho depths of earth ais eager feet have
Tx lGtt"si heights his daring arm c,rrs-ra;
10 srAIuN 80 I%fowHin- bat hi Ups h"s"
KISSED.
spa con,rd her secret FROM rcr stony breast.
IL at a hooded falcon on his wrist.
Tn oubtlc force hr gathers from the skies
Ard buckle to Eia s!rra-ihiul "u"TIt"S.
The. mighty giants that hi~ genius throws,
.hfH ir:tsrZ 10 liS daring rst" rpr'E'.-
These. with the = cEiIl"ts bind his gDd-liac
HroVFs.
wv paz" I aft apov, t.ieS' palncr1 plains,
Nfcn. pclrs hrr pyoEdc~i victory maintains,
Ecruemf,oriur .hn.. we never MAY fnr-,-t,
Andas the 80 ne crmyyrriu gains
fc soto smiles AID .Joiic, rnd Mlrlrr:tr;
Ana brave IiSal!c aud ibn-yil!c AT there,
Til, splendid COnsumma, con of their dreams
TO hare:
They. VIII Rci4r.ic. gree; rs from on hiElI,
T. AL 1hr iruInph~ of tnis daN g, h",r-
such names, such deeds. >.ta h.r IS never
DIE.
". SIIi'.S their C:.ir-ricp,d Louisiana. !o,
lirrr irtc, ON pf hcr rr.aI S"lt bat pt.
R-y#rnH.d fraction stall, Behold. -" stands
aud welcomes Tor the so,id in Ecr swco;
hands
The l,lood ~ Spain j. warm upon her chrcn,
And creole g--,,,.s sit mon hrr brow.
And tune the witchinE cadpnCr or her voice.
a, RADIANT IN, ms Shrin when she stood
i.,lGur ihs throne of Solomon the King.
And brart,ous as WITS Miriam when She
clushcI
Her ;ayful cyrnlrals on the Red Seas shore!
Th- f,llci isle whcrron Ulysses rovai.
= seven wears captive To Clly pso'S charms.
hpi ini'pr WIS than are these fruitful plains
where Lpuisiina's glowing gardens spread
Their S;IrnpiuoIis blossoms to the generous
sun,
,ight,
which shake Their shining pcnnons in the
The Golden apnlcs OF Hcspcridrs
Their mellow bounty drop DER every hedge.
10 her majestic live oak man may 20
10, ulI IN. moss for hcaIty's Welding couch
fr ,.ut for pondrrous ships their rugged ribs;
iI,r opulcnt magnolia. year 10y year,
IsbuiltS - ivory villages. and sends
IT, r"mp Of pcrilmc out to freight the mir:
a WORT
G"r r,gal acres spreads its f~rostlcss SHOW.
sI.nrIy monarch i'm wilderness.
Nov rnrcrCccrownc,. goes weeping Ia tho
sea.
-, cultured nr,iri,s once The cyurrss
ela;,rnd
And Ia! hrr valleys Sleeping in tine sun.
lh.u.,th the lowcrs winch make their cover
It
rudrr,rocl-or treasures hide them for tina;
d.y
When labor. "'nncn ~ me or, H"tlI M"Nc
And u~ncNamrlcd h;'rNcsis: ana sh" cali
south: toll.
60 $50. :. vi, I,Ior arl ,g.su,ir
t"in' hithcf. We VINO 'ip"i "l.i "csldI
anu >pchh your shch1"" "n
stones.
'i wnI Vol wv
WIN, o,.
hef' nr.is your pr"'iS' your W" ''i' our
.,.r ,,, b,,,,,b ,,c,c c,,,rouS
'''"' ,inS ANA ~
~ ~ o,,, o,i 500 ,orr l,tlo
Bciiu UP your h"'h's ah' i'"' H""i H''
- Ill, s,,,. a, Factories s,rapy,a v;co
Ana Di>N Sliitic at.n pow bufl yer l'c ssoht,
~. Ditto" aniSn,ss w - -, ,n III ~, ,o ,,r,
Anu WITH - - mnna 80 80 -. Tn,o,S
~ - H., moor viii Iiyh, Tho ,nnss.roof,.,
Inc !ein" "o'H VII" "H" ''
pa.i ,,i,, mn r,,oyol ma,
"heicsou "'' va" wan" ~ ~
N, xo,,r unified h-ows contcntmrnt crown
ohS'"' P
..;u ,,,,,, ,,cSc crrS+,l c,tcs swoc-
All" I.nas
r,,i.n,nen,s hold for cntcrnrise To seek
In h,,,ind c;tnas and the tonbs
Nr TuinsH ~ nonS.r IN rri5inc his ewes,
IN oS .ha. marvellous cave of Eastern tale
Thc Southwest yondcr smiles, scarce out U
w,,,ins the voice of commerce to ring out
r. ,nacic .,nnnn Sesame" that will ding
1g,e mystic portals wide for him who seeks?
Now sweet rs buglcs. grand as throh q
drums.
comes
Rolling in rich harmonious ampllttaes
Along the .sa Ian wiii s sS,oSf from tnS G the GOLDEN pagc
S,fainS Una, snels Of the coming ay,s.
Hark! ,tis the chant Of noble s,.Sr,1s a on,
Which na S I from NATIONS l'''" y.
The hosts who come as children of one father
beneath the Standard of our land TO gather
The III ,S yeis Great 81 s @Si.,iH wher @n ali " may sSaeh. a
10 me iea nrn:'
The torrid; 5emPeTate 6 and i frIS,a IL nome one.
IIa, ,h;s Tabernacle of the free.
Stand mid the marvels Oh ndelr 'c 81 ny hin,