The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-01-17
THE EXCURSION.

sight;
Aud to portray in more simple strain
The truth Of aNiom for 70 love is pain.
And one who dwells il this delightful
scene
motive tomy muse hath BEEN
A Princess! As her very name doth tell
Hatil ctuse,t The muses. rapture's forth to
swelN
Inspired my pen, and made my song dow
free
To glad the heart Of native minstrelsy."
NOW listen! As strike the lyric string,
Another Walter Scott to sou shall bring
cASro rRIMus
Soft Night Day mantle did assume
TO beckon on approaching gloom
The rising moon, though clouds ohscurred,
showed Us the road III mud immured
I.ong Vas the way; oul bones did ache
with ouryehicle's every shake
ON rushed our steeds, with snail-like
pace,
Fierce urged By one Of fric race.
In yainl in vain, with melting tones
Ne plead with them to stir their bones
It wasns use: wrapt in my cloak
j watched them Oh theii journey poke.
rhe unlcs crept On; 50 ala the years;
Ten thousand 10 me- il appears.
The icy wind from Tippaii's hills
Gave inc Is enrelrss ease Of chills
81 with appearance quite morose
Wfapt III ny cloak | sli, and iroze!
ms, was saw. with what delight!
i}lue Mountains village heave in sight.
". Gods above, Tile distance passed
and we are here at last! AT last
shed tears vi Joy Webb on my neck,
With Tears my collar did hedeek
No ope from living death rescued
4yns With more JOY than we imbued.
We all shook hands, and scaling tears
Where water ne'r had been for years
Crept down; aLd more earh rnldy check
grateful heart TO love did speak
Our Journeys en,l, and here We are
To WELD tie lance IN Cupids war.
our troubles Der aud we hesan
To satiatc the inner man;
Ana with our chcerfuilness restored
At sight Of ilawthorne's goodly board
I-pon the viands quick we fell
with yim that language cannot tel.
r1.e supper done, Hawthorne surveyed
4 ,-ene Of de.olation made
I.ike sunny Greece when Persian hand
Laid waste tLis fair poetic land
Nauaht did grcot the wanderers eye
prstiience Gil not imply
Tie die was east; that night began
4 reign Of pleasure known 10 man
Not since onr father from the spot
Assigned 70 linn by heavenly lot
By his own disohedieuce made
.ro seek shelter from It's shade.
cAxro srcUNrrs.
win joyful pleasure begin;
swift Der the paper slides the pen
And whvq Why doth the muse inspire
And thrill me with poetic fret
cnost lion not guess that on this day
6rst aid ee--the sony shall say
That mor, from Mr. B6rry's bed
f.om,x slow raised his rlassc head,
Ana looking outward on the skies
Declared thutl was time 10 rise.
Decp in the arms Of Morpheus |
Enseons e in bed-qnilis gently lie.
H, fried with most impressive shake
Nv slumbe1ing faculties to wake.
At last succeeded aud rose
Nv m rms allutions to dispose
With trembling soul took my place
At breakfnst Just before the grace;
And with my heart somewhat dismayed
The endless row ofnymph's surveyed.
All ewes we're fixed on us; and when
ia cen 50 much as drop pin
A noise as lond as thunder made
Re echoed through the forest glade.
At last the ioyfnl night drew nigh;
Dark we're the clouds, o'ercast tho sky.
within. tie fire was burning bright
Aud o'er the sceue threw cheerful light.
Each mineles IN his merry role
a..Tle feast ~ reason. How of soul.
What incidents do ~ trk the night
TO be remembered with delight
Tie pencil and its carving rafa
The object Of her tender care.
'rber. names in Gregian carving shine
ON one end hers the other mime.
But vet aiasi some reckless hand
HAS ,vresied lo84e the cedar band.
But still the cigareits remain,
No hand hatli torn them from their place;
All ,v,ty tile iuving words between
M vanion one e'eT try erase
Tbe clock strikes ten; It's now the time
-, ...ee sweet Morpheus ready cline
y. ~ 10 h,-il: ana Lomtx' snore
wltnrss,s his consciousness ~ = .....s.,..
state anda- tine true prom.
Of the country ID the hrofd- NAV
nse. They keep sharp, IN crofches
az s,ssss.sss.ss ..,.a 4..t uhotva the