Telegram-herald., 1888-01-10

NTH. Hepnaesifa. by the orchestra.
Mrs. Fred c. Ailler's poem is given /
n:
In Athens night had fallen;
But al each guarded gate
A band OF eager faces
The news OF cattle wait.
For IN PhaierOn's water
When last the moon WAS Young,
Three hundred Grecian galleys
From off the shore had swung.
III.
And not a maid or matron
Within the walls tonight
But counts son. or lover,
Or husband, in the fight.
And nor temple. rearing
lis white form TO the moon
But smoked with holy incense
Long ere the hour of noon.
III.
Among the absent warriors
The Daniad Prince Rance,
The gods ne er helped a brayer,
In love or fight than he
And two Athenian maidens
Hal watched him from the field
Aud know he'll come vlctor.
Or come upon his shield
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One is dark eyed maiden,
Egyptian Nynie (Zia-a-e),
A daughter of the Pharos,
Prom me Mus banks is she,
And long has striven vainiy
For Daniid Ranee's smile.
And deeked her dusky beauty,
The laggaTd 10 beg lille.
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Xynias maiden's vainly
oild lure her to forget-
The harp b-eathes only discord,
The dancers tire ana iret:
Her eyes are on the portal
And though her lips are dumb,
The slave well knows she's asking,
Prince Keae, has ne come
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The other fair Spartan.
Paliiia her naue-
Aud at the shrine OF Vessa
She keeps the sacred flame.
While yet child. her father
Had pledged ner Ripe's bride,
When service meet for Nesta,
Her virgin worth had tried.
VII.
Tonight she's Standing lonely
Beside the temple door,
Within food OF moonlight
That fails upon the flooT.
She lo) - across the water
And Oreathes a silent prayer
That Zeus will guard her lover,
Upon the quiet air.
VIII
Before the break OF morning.
Aihenian wife and maid,
Wan narp AMI cymbals. gather
To wa ch the darkness fade,
With anxious eyes and watchful,
Tney peer into she night,
To catcl. the welcome giimmer
or sail or pennOn white.
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Lo. now in crimson glory
The sun leaps from his bed.
Aud FAR upon the W ater
With snowy sails outs lresd.
The watchers see The CALLERS
That hold their warriors brave
And send burst Of music
10 greet them, Ger the wave.
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Aud now return the heroes
Laden with spOils OF war.
Their knSmcn press 10 meet them
And hail them irom aiar.
Ano foremost is Prince Ezne.
Who calls the slave Nafring.
lie points 70 Nests's temple.
And gives bis signst ring.
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But while the slave tskes forward
The piege of safe return.
And Nesta maid Is waiting
Her over's fate % Learn.
bark NTni.e stands ir0wning,
Her cry 9i greeiIns. dies
Not mine IN ksne's welcome,
Tulsiia'8' - she cEcd.
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And where her small hand trembies
Within aer tgnic gold,
II clasps the dwarf xod Bssa
Wrought in quaint werx Of gold
NOV by the gods Of Egypt
Her voice was low and bael ata.
As 4 love Daniad RaQa.
HIS love shall sct be nine stf
XII.
Before the shrine OF vssta tstsfF
Six waite robest msif en- sfe1d f44ss
zach hOlds her Tue own symbol
A IAml, within heF hand
for fiat HiEht of morning
Should DE ~ sacred Lame.
Iast virgins VOWS are rroxe1.
AID Vesiss shrine. pfoisns-
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Hear our prayer. Oh holy vssts.
Guard shes ismrs upon Thy fame.
II our ives are al nosuiied
Iei th'sIr lUSter never wsne
II a. iYur prsy er. ch Virgin Vesta.
Is tritior here she seith
strike Der lamp 70 ur'1 aarxness.
strike her sou % fssT snd death-
Ky.
ID spsss the pgiss'sss Zoza--
filiI - come aIEA4s
Thr sslers here sweet 1sllxhter.
Can wei attest h Vorth--
The sR ie1 Srar or Isis
Sonn -ises In the ssT
Ard saves thee hack thy freedom.
Thy lone. ny lovers gh
XVI.
Nsy. bush not fsi-sst Ea1zhser.
Thgafh p'eizei be- ckf&agui yesrS
Thy Hlve natn proven fsitaf1l-
And zoe. tex,ne tav fears-
safe iEon he sfrise 9f as te
TIE gois eur warriors nrlng.
And Isohie Esne e. ers s5ee
And SENDS his get rsE-
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