The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-06
RHYMES FOR JULY.
The Difference


II you see couple walking
Arm in arm and fondly talking,
II he holds the silk umbrella over her.
If he smiles on her benignly,
And she bushes most diyinely,
That this couple is engaged you may aver.
II you see couple walking
Without smiling. without talking,
The umbrella over him.. not over her.
II he gives her looks malignant
And she stares Of him indignant
That this pair are married folks you can aver.
Louisville Times
The Sacrifice of the Liberty-Tres.
Twas seventeen hundred seventy-six. the year
our fathers sealed
The charter OF their liberties with blood on
many a battlefield
A time of darkness. doubt and dread with hepe
SO long delayed,
That thought OF child and wife almost the
bravest cowards,made
Upon their island fair and green. girt by the
throbbing sea,
The men OF Martha's Vineyard set tree Of
liberty;
Flung from it's peak their virgin Gag. that wind
and wave might hear
Their pledge TO freedoms cause o: life and hon
or yet more dear.
Up through the hareor mouth, one day, BY II.
voring breezes borne,
Haunting the ensign OF King George came the
ship Unicorn
Her tattered sails and spi.ntered spar told but
sorry tale
OF battle with the pillows rage and fury Of the
gale
Nov, by my faith" the captain cried. 'Dss
there's goodly mast!
'Twcre worth ten other nights Of storm, each
blacker than'the last
To bring these canting rebels pride - such
grievous fail,
And mend his maiesty's good ship With yonder
flag staff tall"
Then short and stern tho summons passed
through willing messengers:
"Sell me for gold, If 50 ye WILL your prince Of
rock-grown frs
row morn,
Perforce take iti-snd beware how 70 ny
mandate scorr!"
The patriots heard the naughty word and. struck
with sore dismay.
Looked down the black mouths Of the guns grin
watching from the bay.
Through cienched teeth and qrtvering tips the
angry whisper Kissed:
"This red coat has US by the thrsas-'twsre msd-
ness 10 resist"
Night fell along the quiet shore with nat light
TO guide,
Save where the warship's lantern dim swung
slowly with,the tide
When softly from their sleeping homes there
stole the maidenS three.
Hora, Paynei and Mary fair, beneath the hber.
ty tree
They closed it round in silent ring-what meant
thatclick oisteelf
Could musker cold and bayonst these gentle
hands conceal'
Nay from q simple workman's bench wore
drawn their weapons true.
Three twisted augers strong and sharp 70 cut
the tough wood through.
With firm. unfinching wounds Of love they
pierced the fragrant grain,
Then forced the cracking powder home. and
etthe fuse in train,
Through the still darkness Of the hour sudden
flash and roar.
And the tall emblem Of the free fell shivered to
the corei
The glad west wind OF heaven that once Aad
rocked il where it grew,
Flung out its shattered fragments small UPON
the water blue,
Inc mocking rlpples tossed them light against
the vessels lee,
Whose bafled captain anchor weighed aad, ours
ling quito sea.
While screamed the sea bird on his track:
"Chew your proud words again
VIII they whom white-faced girls outwit, dare
try the fight with men,
So runs the tale OF maldens three, 10 children's
children told
Hors, Parnel and Mary fair, OF the brave days
of old
MARY A. p Stansbury, in Youths Csnpan.
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