The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-11-02
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A I09yIIGIT DREAM,

Broad and bright the moon Is risinr IN,
her silver arrows culver
: through the dark woods. and licbt III,
mis- away up the blue river:
The night air comes sweetly laden with
the breath Of apple trees.
ihat are shaking a shower Of blossoms
uoWn 10 wat away in the breeze.
an WHO will blame, mid scenes like this
cream OF aught save love and bliss?
An Old house with tall, red chimnevs and
gables ghostly white,
stands fer back in grove of ponlars
mat wave IN the deWy night.
in front IS a garden, stretching to the
eG2a OF this river so sublime;
I-ad byron ever looked on its beautv. he
would have ignored the Rhine,
Just turning a long bend is steamer
who, with many light.
Like a floating, miniature city, illumines
the silent night.
Through the walks of this old garden
wander youthful pair:
/ Like an Italian hero, he is tall and darl,
she IS white-ro0ed, slight and fair:
ana the moonlight casts strange shadows
as on her cuIls they play.
AAaEl!ag them look 50 glossy and dark
Whlie they're golden brown hy day,
IL Is the Old, old story breathed in earnest
tones; long he pleads his love.
i'::elliins the devotion Of many years
It's sincerity to prove
But ms sweethtcart,s mood IS gay and per
verse, ripple Of laughter sweet
Ff-f1D
rove ike flower at her feet ,
At length wounded, panied and angrv
stung with jealous ire,
lie speaks harsh, cold words to his ladt, |
love, that fall on her heart like fire
With pale, shut lips and dilated ewes She
sees him turn away, +
And lays small white hand on his ebon,-
Der, bidding him 10 stay. !, !
a sudden gesture Of bitter scorn. he finrs g
1t oil; and yet, b
Though thus they part. who Ioved eo wall E.
old they ever quite forget? IL;
he, with the image Of that bright face :
everpeXt his heart, o.
5ought death on many battle field 1Dt
life held well its part. So
i hat were h0nors praise or r]orv2 sEe
could not share his fame. =,
.or har lot j. cast into other paths-sAa i
$ pears another's name.
TbaF 7Svars
. fiowery WSS2ep on with silent feet; lis
I4e breath OF Sprinsa, nsa,.oIe; sh
PROV, rs 1t floats o ef9t;,iI Ille S'CN man ca
as y; Fsc1Ics5 Iiie draws ne; s, cinso i.2'i nc
1e sees again the Old gabled Houss.,
tie rippling stream
44in ne hears the raocking tones Of his -
long lost love: IN
.il,1 praying to see her face once more. gi
hl5 soul is called above. on
ste
hen he the moonlight softly enters. and. fu
With mystic grace. :"
loodlng the place with radiance Lissos
the pale dead face. du
hose silverY rays far. far awov fail on lor
another scene; vi Oh
q strange land, widowed and poor II
behold! the lady of my dream f00-' " " n
e. e. lace Is proud and sad, her ewes are ne
dimmed by tears = - : hay
eq .93, over sorrows none tried to cheer attic
mat grew heavier with the years. fra
her desolate home on the prairie to- ~ ~
night she sits and sleeps, nov
"a o., dreams, parehance Of her dark-ey len
oyeI-for a smile is on her lips. gre;
the Old garden by the river thew a pl
wander side by side. '' -; ,;
hears his low tones pleading that she So So
nag be his BRIDE -'-' '''io opp
moon IS darkened by cloud, all, eli RED
wrapped in gloom; but
" lar the lovely dreamer, dead in her
Is
Separated in life, r
United in death.