The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-07-19

he made excursions into the literature
of almost every language of Europe,
including such dead languages as the
Gaelic: He could not only read fluent
~ the French, German, Italian. Span
isll, Morse, Danish, Swedish, Russian,
Bohemian, Polish, Hungarian and Ser
Wan, but he composed with facility in
many of these tongues. He also read.
Sansclit, and had an acquaintance
with the grammar Of the Basque and
other languages which he did not read.
He was also familiar with many % the
dialects of the American Indians. On
the occasion of Ole Bulls first visit to
this country. Percival greeted him with
u poem in his native Norwegian. His
scholarship in Greek and Latin at
tracted attention even i'll his college
days. One of his interesting poetic
works was his "Classic Melodies in
which he successfully introduced nu-
merous ancient measures into English
verse. A specimen of these, illus
trating the choriambic polyschematist
measure, may he quoted here, to show
the music, grace and animation of his
poetic writing in his lighter moods:
Come to the dancel Awakei Awake! Bound
with the music lightlyi
Evening IL falling on the lnke-flashes the mir
rOr brightly.
Come where the elm is arching high, bent with
its purple treasure;
Bid TO the toll of day good-by; yield to tho
call OF pleasure!
Come to tho dance, ye maidens fair! Gayly the
Joy with his golden lamp is there OH to the
nj, ring he lights you; -
music wakes you,
Trip to Its measure light and free; fit where In
sport II takes you'll
Haste to the lancet! Away, away! viol and
lutte attend you;
Evening winds. as with flowers they play, sweets
from the rosebud send you.
Haste to the dance! The music callsi Haste to
the smile of lover!
Soon the chilly night dew falls then must tho
dance be over.
His more serious verse shows mag
ination and intimate acquaintance with
outdoor nature. During his life, Per
cival gave volumes of poetry to the
public ut three different times. After
his death, his collected poetical works
We're published in two handsome vol
umes by Yicllnor 4 Fields. Boston.
THE EVENING LAMP.
ny n. G. DODGE.
100000
How
sweet IL
the time
when the
Hone
Lamp is
lighted, and gath;
cred around II the
household 50 dear, from
school and from play and
from toll reunited: to rest till the
eAnd mnn too soon Willnppclr. Papa,
now enjoying his momenisnf leisure, In
slippers and easy chuir drawn to the crate,
rs reading the Free Press and Is beaming with
pleasure ON loved little tots who can stay up TIL
eight
Mamma,
dressed
so neat.
ly. beside him 10
knitting the cunning.
est socks for The baby's wee
feet; and, learning their lessons,
are quietly sitting the wfsest Of
schoiars-the pictures complete. .The.
clock on the mnntel chimes sseight."
With footsteps 10 light, the tots go with man.
ma upstairs, swectly saying. ~ love 90,
dear papa. ! kiss 90; good n!ghti" The
clock Ginning mine sends the Wise
snd IN dreamland to stray. and
OF &c their shoes aud their
jackets and COLLAR,
and ol in q lilly
they're sleep.
Ing away.
Now mamma
and papa enjoy
- perfection q rest iol the
!.%sp. SrcS;tHg dim i'put op. With .Gssctio9.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS