New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-06

,he snodowless twilight Law upon the earth. The
| nghtingalcs the borders OF the "0ou SHE
carelcssly from the scattered hazcl-trccs ABOVE the
greensWard, where the grass was cfoppeu uowh
close by the nibblinG of the rabbits but In spite
of their song and the divers voices OF thc men
folk about the houses, II was an evening Oh "iicn
sounds from aloof he well heard. since noises
carry far IT such tides. Suddenly they who were
on the edges of these throngs ana were the less
noisy held themselves II to listen, ana a group
that had gathered about a mlnstrcl TO near his
story fell hcarcning also round about the slencen
and hcarkcning tac-tcllers some or the dancers
and singers noted them. and in their turn STAYED
the dance and kept in silence 10 hearkcn. ana $,
from group to group spread the change, M all
were srainine their ears 10 hearken the ,.ainj !,
J Already the men of the night->lft had heard II;
and the shepherds Of them had turned about. ana
were trotting smartlv back through the lanes OF
the ,all wheat but the horseherds were now
scarce seen on the darkcning meadow, as they gal
loped on fast toward their herds to drive home me
stations For what they had heard was the
tdngs Of war
A still finer example of Mr.. Morriss prose
poetry will he found in the description OF the
forcbodngs of the stay-at-home people after the
warriors had marched to battle They remem-
bcrcd all the Old tales of the Markmen and OF
their woes and wars, and of the building of the
House:
And it fell into their hearts that now at last
mavhaplcn was their abiding wearing out to an
end and that the day should soon be when they
should have to bear the nall-oun through inc
-
from the troubling Of these newly arisen Welsh
focmcn And So those Of them who could not
rid themselves Of this forcbodlng were somewhat
heavier Of heart than their wont was when me
House went to the war For long had they
abiGcd there in the Mark. and the lie was SWEEP
TO them which they knew, and the ne Whlch
they knew not bitter TO them. and Mrkw9ou-
wafer was become as god to them no less than
Ia their fathers of old time nor lesser was inc
mead where fed the horses that they loved ana
tie kline that they had reared, and the sheep that
ID = fhA
and they worshipped the kind acres which they
themselves and their fathers had made frultlul;
wedding them to the seasons OF sced-tlmc anu
harvest. that the birth that came from ,nI'n
might become a part of the kindred OF the VOL.
and tie JOY and might OF past summers might
run i'm the blood Of the Woing children. Ana a
dear god indeed 10 them was the Rooi OF the NH
dIcd that their fathers had built, ana that thcy
vct vordcd against the fire and the lightning and
the wind and the snow. and the passing OF inc
DAYS that devour and the years that keep the
dusk over the work of men. They thought "l
how il had stood and seen so many generations
of men come and go how often II had "elco1r'i
the newborn babe. and given farewell TO the "n
man: how many secrets of the past IT knew; now
many tales which men Of the present had loreo'-
ten but which yet mayhap men OF the times 10
come should learn OF it for to them yer ltinS IL
had snoken time and again, aud had toii theni
what their fathers had not told them, ana " hcll
tho memories of generations and the very HE Of
the Wofncs and their hopes for the DAYS 10 DC.
Then these poor people Thought OF tnc gous "iioHl
they WorShpp"d and the lflfnus Wh"u NV,
loved and could not choose but he heaN hearted
when they thought that tho WILDWOOD was
awaiting them To swallow all M. and take away
from them their gods and their friends ana the
mirihs Of their life and burden them with hunger
and thirst and WEAKNESS. that their childrc,
mief BEGIN once more to build the House ana
establish the dwelling and call new places by
old names. and worship new gods with the an
cicnf worship
This is beautiful. and il is hut fair example
Of the whole of this remarkable work II 49, IN
decd. noble composition, and orc 10 hc read
AGAIN and again. and 10 b. appreciated and
savorcd tho better for each fresh reading y
needs 10 he said. TOO that the American publish
crs have brought il ont with fitting magnlicence.
printiur II il clear large type upon heavy papcr.
ending II with a splendid binding Of white vel
lam with gold ornaments and lettering. and pro.
,cciing tho whole with case Of scarlet Suffered
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