West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-01-23
MRS. rowNsENp,s POEM.
Read 1T the Opening OF tho worlds Fai,
Rt New Orleans.

Sublime Inspircr OF this wondrous da,
While continents thy lightcst beck obey
Ain,5ni II b, M SOU me singers sorcery slips
Ihy touch divine upon his hating lips
1h. Freedom, gentle mother OF usnu
nat hallclu1ahs hold our hearts I'm thrnU
As We to-day behold thy noble grace:
anu KNOW the kinglC>t crown is after nll
AS nothing 70 the glory of thy face.
Sweet Liberty thy blazing torch arRr
'ioln out the desert loads man ns the star
shine TIL remOtcst Kings thoir hClms ,lpl,sr
ana ocnn To kissthy garments shining hem f.
And may tho splendid fcrvor of this hour
- oS'nu my namc from FamO'S eternal toyyor
,r,,I WI M echo round tho planets widest eirth;
IN doubling nations rise and own thy poy,rr
anu trcedoins dazzling temple domcs tho
earth WV
among thy ustrous triumphs 10 10 scrollo5
inS hand IRON womans Cloudod DESTINY
The stone that held her from her rishtful
Aud led her bravo feet TO thv foremost fold
Among advancing heroes OF her race!
Thc The rolling drum, the trumpots noisy blare
~" nc Volors yondcr, tangled with the air:
o., nc pomp OF nations and their pageant rics-
inc splendors that with splcndors here com
Not ihcse the symbols OF mans powcr-not
The sobbing engines set their psaln,s IN him,
Inc metals, mustered by his hl htCst whiIn.
M, ne WIN single finger can control;
eV.d ,,,,, In'ohlhes'"aNed from thor slumbors
70 human seem, they only lack "A soul.
The depths, Of earth his eager foot have
- pressed:
The loftiest heights his daring arm cnrcsscd: l.:
NJ spnlh1N SO tro"ning but his lips have
And and coaNod her secret FROM her stony breast.
10 SIT hooded falcon on his wrist.
IN.
The subtle force he gathers from tho skIcs
AId buckles 60 his stronghold energies.
Inc m 'ghty giants that his genius thro,ys
Ann NJ reuters TO h $ daring enterprise
muse, WIN Their chaplets bind his sod-lIkc
NY gaze lift above these palaced plains
Rc,,or,,ch c"Cc her proudcst victory maintains,
AND as the eyo the cmpyreun gains
nc SOTO smiles aud Joliet and Marquette;
And And brave I.asallc and Ibervillc are there
i"'' splchdld contamination of their dreams
u They. with B cnvillc. greet us from ON bIyb
10 all the triumphs OF this day co heir
Nuch names, such deeds, such heroes never
Here smiles their fair-faccd Louisiana. lol
Nero tract on OF nor regal snlf-but Oh
A splendid fraction still! Behold sh" stapds
with lips that with their gladncss overflow
ana welcomes for the world In hor sweet
me ne 6lood lood OF Spain Is warm upon her check,
inc IRE of France Is sparkling in her eve.
Ana creole graccs sit upon her brow
ana tune the witching cadence of her VOICE
Iicfora an, a.. sne as Shcha when She stood
ana peauteous as was Miriam when she
claShcd "'
Her Joyful cymbals on the Rcd Seas shorsl
The tabled isle whcrcon Ulysses roycd
\ seven years captive TO Chlypso's chnrrps
Got tairer was than are those fruitful plains
Where Louisiann's glowing gardens spread
iholr sumptuous blossoms to the generous
Her Swcctsapped cane fields glitter I'm the
light. " "'
Their jocund juices reveling in the stalks
wind; 80 ''''
Tho golden apples OF Hesporides
IhCi mellow bounty drou q cr every hedge
10 nor majestic live oak man may 20
10 cuil the moss for hcauty's yielding couch
VT cut Tor pOndcrOus ships their rugged rILa.
ner opulent magnolia, year bv year
Itcbuilds ~ ivory villages, and sends
~ Ronip OF perfume out to freight the air;
"hiie thnt White blessing which God gave the
dns d", 3ognteous 2old cotton in rs rpcncd grace
The tawny river the explorer found
a lonely monarch In awlIdcrncss
NO" commerce crowned, goes weeping to tho
Past cultured pralrles once tho cypress
And lo her valleys sleeping I'm the sun,
beneath tho flowers which make their cover.
Undrcamed-of treasures hide them for that
When Labor. welded 10 tho soil. shall wakc
.hcin an 10 marriage gladness and great gifts
'alls loud and sweet, with voice of ali tho
South. "
!" Come hither, oh, We weary sons of toll.
Come thor, ye who labor and despair
Ana spend your strength on uurcwardlug
Here bring the hearts that break for want Of
Here hr ng your brains, your sinews ana your
2ome hithor, and beneath these generous
skies
3uild up your homes and rear your lit,io
let the thick smoke of factories stranQlc vice.
nnd busy spade and plOw turn DER the globe
I'll. buried ldleuess can rise no moro,
Aud when the days sweet labor shall bc dopc
And ia'my eve lies pillOwed on her flowers
Inc yellow moon viii light the moss-rOofod
Where YOU may walk with your beloved. ana
On your upIifted brows contcutmcuts crown.
And still beyond these crystal gates sweet
Entceincnts hold for enterprise 20 SOCK
Not only buried cities and the tombe
~ ruined Kingdoms and forgotten Kinvg
But worlds Of wonder to rejoice his cFc.
n Oh ne that marvellous cave Of F9stcrn telo
INC southwest yondcr smiles. scarce ont of
Waiting tho voice Of commerce TO ring out
The magic open Sesame" that will diny
The mystic portals wide for him who sccks2
Now sweet as bugIcs grand as tbrob Of
As from strong-throatcd mon an anthem
comes
Rolling rich harmonious ampltudcs
hionf t1" lands. acro-- the oceans floods
rtralns That VIII echo from the golden pages
~ hnluiug gospels OF tho coming ages
InrKi ts the chant Of mobile cvaltation
"hicn bursts from nations gathered ae ono
The hosts who come as children Of ono father.
Bcneath tho standards of our land fO gather.
Tine voice Of mlutitudes who hithcr turn
To THIS great school whcrc oil may teach, oil
lcarut
The torrId. temperate and frlgid zone.
Enrth.s ncblo trinity, here three in one.
within this tabernacle of the free
Etaud mid tho marvc.s of their century
lnt Arctic trophy and the trOpic vino.
The car that rlehcq at the Inaddcet speed:
across Tho continent. without o. stccd.
Ine soundor ~ which ono can bear to-day
Tie clock That ticks q thousand miles away:
Tic lightning harncs-cd 20 The alphabet.
Or 20 The most hcrculcan labor set.
The wire ou which ones words can walk the
seas.
The telegraph the vast discoveries.
Which mako iUusfriou- the Book Of Time
And write the nineteenth century sublmoi
Invention. science. agriculture. art
AZ, 1r9 genius ~ tncse triumphs ali ttkt part
Who throttle iVnorauce to-day;
Ana when she dies
The darkness flies
From on the shadowed features OF tho sphere
Ae clouds before the sunlight disappear
Not ho who is 60 loftlcst plan iuclined.
Ihe man alone who benefits mankind.
Who iu the point the tttedlcs cyo did piaos,
Became the hcnctoctur Of hs race,