Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-31
LUCETTE.

Paul R0Jnilt3n Hag,eo IN GOOD Cheer.
Suggested by "The Sailors Two Sweet
hearts7 in Bruno's "Sea Lyrics"
Oh! felic egiornO! my FIST voyage done,
On a spring morn that ilirted 'twiNt shadow
and sun,
l, sauuterng down the Park avenue. met
The dear maid that worshiped, enchanting
Lucette.
Her eyes we're deep brown, and her tresses of
gold
Like cascade OF light to her waist belt were
rolled,
Save Que truant curl that swept softly apart.
Rose and SANK as she moved, on the heave of
her heart!
1 took her small hand, then tenderly said,
''Surely. sweetheart, 'tis time, It's high time
we were wedr
With her cheeks red as roses, her coy eyelds
"rm too young to be married." signs modest
Lucette.
TOO youngP' I exclaimed, 'now what, what
can you mean9
Too young to be wedded!-yOu, turned of six
teen! aN
why, in countries I've known of, not far from
girl rather elderly, welded at-ninew
Lake chime pure bells she aughed out as
And all over her face how the rare dimples
woke!
And she whispered me sIyly, her arch lips on
Dear Dick! was born the wrong side of the
Linep
All, SOC we were parted; in passion and
Iquared the salt breath and sharp spray of
the main,
Dreaming, when shall these sails by home
breezes be met,
And these arms clasp bride in my sweet
heart Lucette?
But alas! we were bound-frst through
courses of ease
To the storm haunted waters OF Tropical
seas,
Andone midnight the Typhoon-that hell on
Swept the ship and all hands to their fathom-
less graves.
But I, by Gods grace, through the ravage and
roar,
Was hurled in swoOn nigh to death on the
shore.
The shore of an island, fresh. fruitful and
Which opal-like flushed the white breast Of
the sea.
Of a mild olive hue were the islanders there
With large, almond-shaped eyes and deep
twilights Of hair;
Yes; the maidens were fond, still 1 could not
The brown orbs and clear voice of my dar-
ling Lucette;
And the years slowly crept. till that cline Of
the palm
Yelled my life in 'wfldering glamor Of
And when rescued at length, vague vapor
was furled
Round the soul that, half blinded, CROPPED out
for the world
To the port of my birth on May dawn
came
At the core Of whose GOODNESS tbore painted
lame
The vague dulness had passed like q cloud
fold OF foam,
AS hailed nc old haunts and bravo sunshine
Of home!
Now, whom should meet scarce mile from
tue pier,
Brown-eyed, golden haired, as bcwitchingly
As the girl whose charm held me 30 long in it's
But trim, tiny cruiser, just chapel like Lu-
cettef
Her child as I found, for my darling had
Cold news confess-when she fancied me
dead;
But sweethearts are like ships, and when
death rears his rocks,
A new lover, OF course, must be launched
from the stocks!
SO why should taunt nay old name as I'M
true,
II ,chaoging the image, her bow-strings
She has vanished from time, and her loves
tender debt
May be cauceled-who knowsY-by this
younger Lucetto!
seem to take mp tho lost courtship OF old.
But ~ yet with no passion 10 breathe on its
gold,
or 70 mar with earth's dimness the pure
On tae shrine Of your spirltl my-fairer Luz
cette!
Hersoul-a small gulf-stream, whose warm
tidal rise
on the south.wlnd Of feeling wells up to her
-o'erbrms those clear fountains, 50 brilliant
And dissolSes in a smile-tnted rainbow Of
joyl
n her love IN rs young bud so graciously
glove,
Heaven grant may wear 1t. a full-pctaled
Rose
what 4 then my bowed head should be sprin-
Killed. with grayf
it, May
Don't sheer. "but ehildg--I have true faith
Ia her,
And Gao mark whom come, her heart pulses
While lis rapture 10 think A. she laughs on
There's lldy young syiph being saved up
Let ne own, ~ gaze % her Innocent face.
And feel her plump arma IA their Ruileieea
That 4 40 fe,lgnsiion baif smooths tae rs-
whsh suu follows alof ms arsi sweetheart
Lpceliri