Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-24

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(ENGLIsH TRANSLATION OF THE PEoLodUE.I
As when the silence solemny falls,
Angel spirits are lowering near,
As vision OF centuries pas. recalls
The hours which in fairy dreams appear
Thus what the bravest Of heroes has sung,
From his souls inspiration, remaiut,
And what he achieved with MS sword uas ruhs
In memories magical strains.
He who has never n wanierer from home,
s-.... l. H. m
OF n strange. foreign land. and destined TO roam
Iithcr and thithcr by dark fortune ied.
He never can know the longing which str'is
over the German who wnniers ne eartn'
Nor hears the fond voice that forever appeai5'
"Oh. forget not the land Of thy bitth.
The echoing waves ~ momory beat
To-day on our hearts a. we listening stand:
Unconscious We drift as the billows retreat
Ana are borne to our dear fatherland.
And there we may see wherein kOerncr devotes
His sword and his song to the land OF tho free.
For proudly the banner Of Germany hoaIs
From the white-crested Alps % the sea.
Descending from Heaven his brave spirit came,
And singing Of battles victorious deeds,
He conquered our hearts, and the voice OF bis
fame
To-Day. unto Heaven, his proud people leads (;
For that which he sang as hrs poets heart
famed
And lighting our souls with his fiery brand.
claimed,
Shine forth in the Faherland.
Thus u il that the hearts OF all Germany blcnt
In gratitude cry 10 the poet who lei
With sword and with song unto liberty lent;
Koerner, Thou Germanys Winklerird!
Tho songs Of thy soul and tho deeds oi Thy hand
shall ring TIL eternity, praise 10 thy name;
WHAT thou hast sung to thy people shal stahd
A monument unto thy fame.
l.. at,It hal I'm AZ
is pedestal AT the feet of which knNels hiio, the
Muse Of History, who engravcr koerners name
upon the marble. At It's side stands H"finahls
with laurel wreath in her lifted hand N the acI
OF crowning the poet.l
Behold his bust. The Goddess Klo came
From spirit land and wrot" upon her page
The hero poets brave, uniying nane.
| In marble carved. 10 stand from age 20 age.
Germania comes aud whispers. proudly grave,
\ laurel wreath she holds IN lifted hand,
"My country thanks thee, son, tho good and
brave.
Who sang and suffered for the Fatherland.'
From land to land thy sweet songs send q
Wherever German hearts the music hear.
| Ani moments dark or bright their echoes Ill.
| Thy memory bids us hold that spirit dear,
! Which III our fathers souls with Warike nfe,
| To love our land and from IL never part,
| But hold II sacred, ~ thy Sword and Lyre
| Is welded 10 thy grateful couutry's heart
The Monument and Bust,
The monument consisted of base course
| of two members and die, and rose iron
| a luxuriance OF evergrecns. Inc bust re-
| presents Koerner in full uniform and jus
at the age at which he was killed. and is
| bold. strong. and spirited piece of model
| linz both as TO facial lines and the manlpu
| latiou of the drapery. II conveys the tru'
| artistic conception of the poet-soldler. an
| Mr.. Nonyhan well merits the hearty recog
| milton he received from the audience whei
| ne was brought to the front OF the plat
| form.
| Clio was impersonated BY Mss ilz=i
| Tuker. She IL "a perfect brunette. and he
| costume was most effective. Her hair wa
| caught up in a Grecian knot and boun'
| with a fllet, and over white dress sh'
| wore silver gauze dIaperv and blue man
| tel Germania was personated by Mis-
Rsa MenZel, who ~ "a prOnOuncetly
| blonde as Miss Euker is IA brunette. Owlnl
| TO some disappointment N securing Ger
| mania costume Miss Menzel wore slmpi'
| white dress and a sash OF German coiors
Her abundance of hair was unbound, anc
| both Young ladies stood the ordeal OF main
| tanning most trying positions for some nv
minutes almost thout quiver. Tn,
| tableau was IN every way "a success.
| When the recitation of the prologue haC
| been concluded the Gesangvereln choru,
| sand the Deutsche Lied. and this brought
| the exercises in the hall to a conclusion
| The orchestral music was furnished by Mr.
John Daseler.
THE COLLATION..
From the Concert Hall the officers of th
association and invited guests repaired &
| one of tho other buildings, where mos
tempting collation. had been spread an'
which was thoroughly enjoyed. There wa
no speech making or ceremony about TIL
affair, which made 1t oil the more pleasan
and the hospitality all the more genuine.