The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-10

| Raising high his bow and arrow,
/ Shot the lion through the side;
Plucked the teeth from out tie monster,
ok them to his northern bride.
CaliCornia's mightiest lion
Was little cur to him;
He could kill the largest wildcat,
And the beaver could out swim.
Bat tl,c"e comes when least expecting,
When the heart is light and gay,
Some vile act Of brute or demon,
Chilling fast the vital ray.
So when Umpqua's mightiest warrior
Sought his idols northern home,
Found the nation drawn for battle,
Aud Midinia all alone.
And Midin:a wet with weeping,
Laid her head upon hi breast;
Told him Of; fandi3h Indian,
Who had come from iar northwest.
From where Nestachee's waters,
Mingled with the oceans brine;
Where DER hung black rock gigantic,
Chcckerea by the hand of time.
From where At eve tn" pelican,
Skipping DER the rest; less sea.
Dives upon some idle drearer,
Then wheels of to nearest tree.
He long on these shores had wandered,
Watched th, r,ating of III bod;
Watched The Wren in light coqacting,
As she the queen leuA It's stir'd.
"All have mates" sad Masidarias;
"All are bound by ties OF love;
Ali, Lut I, lone and weary,
[, o hear, great power above"
Then lie lifted high his weapon,
s;wore by all that's good and great;
He would face ali coming danger,
To secure him self a mate.
II shall cross my native mountains,
And to eastward weni my way,
And there court some dark eyed maiden,
La the ba!ny month OF May.
One SnHll D1 Ltlc iib3IoI lNlOl1
Loved by all and scorned by none,
@ Icen OF love and queen Of beauty,
Praiscd-by every human tongue.n
So said, fearless Masidarias,
As he shouldered up his pack;
Bows and spears be had by the dozens,
Bound securely to his back.
On he went, scarce ever ceasing,
Till the evening glowing west
Lost the last effulgent glimmer,
Leaving all in peaceful rest.
Up with waking of the morrow.
Scarce the lark his wing mad shook;
Nor the dew Of night ceased fllling,
When his journey onward took
Onward, onward, sill unchanging,
Over hills and mountains high,
Scorched by sun and hot dust smothered,
Till he thought that he would die.
Till at length with bare feet burning
In the mondays scorching sun;
Saw at;ir the great Willamette,
Then he knew his work was done.
81 shall, e'cr the birds Of evening
Pipe their farewell notes to day,
Camp beside those loving waters,
And at ease shall pian my way"
Mornings sun in all his p!cndcr,
Nu= peering DER the fragrant plain;
Ripping ofthe limpeQ waters,
Mingled with Warber's strain.
As he lone III silence wandered,
Thinking Of some artful plan,
Whereby he might win the fairest;
When 10, IL siliff touched the strand.
For while he stood adlniring,
Glanced at skiff, at tree and sun;
Then moved by loves brightest fancy,
Stretched firth his arms and begun.
Sweetest Of all earthly flowers,
Fairer than the fairest blown,
Granter ofall earthly blessings,
All, thy name and whence Thy home"
Quick as light she darted from him,
Tossing back her raven hair,
'I'm Midinia Of Calipooil,
Known as fairest of the fair.
CalIpooia, migbtiest nation;
Known from iohasta's Glowing SHOWS,
To Columbia's ceasiess torrent,
Aud where Lewis water flows.
And nav husband is q warrior.
Bravest ofall earthly men;
And mas sw crn by the Great Spirit,
That through all would me defend.''
But this fearless Masidarias,
Was man of thought aud might;
Oftcommuning with the muses.,
At the starry depth Of fnight.
Spaiie the language of the ocean,
In its wild unceasing tone;
| Read the lines upon the crowhog;
Saw strange meanings in the stone.
And when Midinia ofthe prairie
Left him lone in silence there;
| He besaught the highest muses.,
TO shape well his verse with care.
"Lend me loves soft soothing breathings,
Blended with the sages thought;
| Tell in tones that moves the nation,
| Ofthe deeds that have wrought"
! Straight before the nations fathers,