New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-15
A BALLAD OF EAST AND WEST

A BALLAD OF EAST AND WEST.
From Macmlllan's Magazine
kama is out with twenty men TO raise the Border side
Anu ne mas lifted the CoonePs that is the Colo
- nel's pride:
He has lifted her out of the stabledoor between the
And turned the cakns upon her feet, and ridden her
Then up and spoke the Colones son that led troop of
A. the Guides:
is there never man of all my men can say where
Then up and spoke Mahommed Khan, the son OF the
If We know the track of the morningmist We know
n . where his plckets
At dusk he harrles the Abazai-at dawn he is into
But he must go by Fort Monroe to his own place to
so 4 ye gallop TO Fort Monroe fast bird
BY the favor of God may cut him off he win to
49, the Tongue OF Jaga.
But If he be passed the Tongue of Jaga right swiftly
For the length and the breadth of that grisy plain is
Tho E soWn with kamals men -,
The Colonefs son has taken horse and raw, rough
With the mouth Of bell and the heart of He'll and the
- head Of the galows-tree.
The Colonies son TO the Fort has won, they bid him
Who rides the tail of Border thief he sits not long
He's up and away from Fort Monroe fast he
Till he of HIS fathers in the gut of the
Till he of his fathers with Kamal upon
her back,
the pistol crack
He has fired once, he has fired twice. but the whlstlng
aye shoot like a soldier" Kamal said "show now If
It's up and over the Tongue of JagaI. as blown dust
The dun he fled like stag of ten. but the mare like
The dun he leaned against the bit and slugged HIS head
But the red played with the snafe-bars lady
plays with glove.
They have ridden the low moon out OF the sky their
hOOis drum M the dawn.
The dun be went like wounded BULL but the mare like
The dun he fell at a water -course-in woeful heap fell
And Kama has turned the red mare back. and pulled
He has knqced the pistol out of his hand-small room
Twas only by favor of mine,7 quoh he ye rode so
There was not rock for twenty miles, there was not
a cump Of tree
cooked ON his knee
II had raised my brdle-hand have held it
THE little iackals that fee fast were tcasng all in
IF had bowed my head on my breast. have held
The kite that whistles above us know gorged till
she could not fy."
Lightly answered the Colonel's =" Do good to bird
count who for the broken meats before thou
If there should follow a thousand swords to carry my
Belize the price Of ackals meal were more than a
@Thcy will feed their horse the standing crop, their
men on the garnered grain,
"The thatch the byres will their fires when all
But If thou thnkes the price be fair and thy breth
The hound is kin to the jackaspawn,-howl. dog,
@And il thou hinkest the price be high, in steer and
gear and stack.
Kamal has Srippcd him by the hand and set him upon
@Yo talk shall he of dogs" said he, when wolf and
hunt % in doed
@wha dam Of ances brought thee forth to Jest at the
Lightly answered the Cooncls son: 81 hold by the
Take mn the mare for my fathers gft-she will carry
The red mare ran to the Coloncl's son. and nuzzcd
We 10 TWO strong men said Kamal then. but she
loveth the Younger best.
So sbe shall 90 with lifters dover my turquoise
Nv broderd saddle and sadde-cloth and silver stir
The CoioneIs SON a pistol drew and held it muzzle-
aye have taken the one from foe said he; will |
We take the mate from friend r. ,,..A r.,
A Gift for gift said Kama straight iimo ior |
Thy father has sent his son to me- P send my son to
With that he whlsted his only son. that dropped from
He trd tpe Ing like buck in spring and he looked like
Now here here thy MASTER Kamal said who leads
And " tbou VI must ride at his left side as shield to
shoulder rides. a., ~. .or,r o,,d boar, |
Till Death cut loose the ue' S' '''"P "'
Thy lie Is hls-thy fate It is to guard him with Thy
head. ..,,. o..oo,,- ,,oo+ and all
her foes thine, .,Aota .or tho r.aco
And thou must harry my ia'hcI '"''N i Wv P
~ the BOnler-line: - .o,h and Lacl, ,bv
And though must MAKE troopor 'os" ~ NUN wy
10 power . n.-.o,dor ,rho, 7 an,
Belize they Will raise tlee ~ ho'' ~ ~
hanged I'm Peshawur.' ,.., ella .ros ond
They have looked each other between the eyes ana
there thev found no fault ,,., 4, p,oos ~
They have taken the Oath OF the Dro'oi j" D'oO" vi
leavrncd bread and saH A., p,,,ho- IN plood nm
They have taken the Oath OF INT ~ va
fire and fresh-cu sou, Al, ryt.hor t,ito and the |
On the HIT and the haft OF me hnS''' ~ ~ wv
The CoionnTs son he rides the mare ana hamaIs boy
the dun. - r.. uoproe xvbere tbev
went forth but one O,or Guard mil twentv
swords flew cl'ar- ...od bis fond with The
blood Of the mountalnIer. coto,el,s con Put
" Ia done ha' donei sald Ine N' '
mp the steel AZ your siu.s nor,.r ,h,ot ~ nicbt |
" Last night We had struck az, p''O' '''
IT'S man Of the Guldes'
Oh. east IS east and west west and never the TWO
TIL eart a and sy stand presently at Gods great Juds
But b"r ' neither east west border or breed or
birth. 49,, ,.o. IN face though they
come from the endS VI '"' YUssUF.