The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-07
SONG or THE PIONEERS,
With faiths clear eye we saw afar
In western sky our emrire's star.

Win 1S1to clear eye We saw oEoe
In western sky our empires star,
And strong OF heart and brave of soul,
Wo marched and marched to reach tho goal
Unrolled scroll, the great gray plaius.
Aud traced thereon our wagon trains.
Our blazing campfi.cs marked the road,
AZ night succeeding night they glowsd.
Gaunt hunger, drouth. fierce heat and cold
Besst Us - IN days Of old
Great dragons sought to swallow down
Adventurous travellers OF renown.
There msnaced Us our tawny foes,
Where any bank or hii,ock rose
A cloud OF dust, or shadows naught.
seemed ever with some danger fraught
Weird mountain ranges crossed our path
And fsowned on us In seeming wrath
Their beetling crags and icy brows
Well might hundred fears arouse.
Impetuous rivers swirlsd and boiled,
As If from mischief ever ioiled,
A. length In safety all were crossed.
Though roughly were our ''schooners" tossed.
With Joy We saw fair Puget sound,
White. giistening peaks set all around.
Al Aiki point our feet were stayed.
tThe women wept, the children piayedl.
ga Chambers prairie. whidby's isle,
Duwamish river, mile on nile
Away from these. on lake or bay,
The lonely settlers "oiazed" the wsy
For civilizations march and sway.
The mountains, forests, bays and streams.
Their grandeur wove into our dreams
Our thoughts grew great and undismayed.
We toiled and sang. or waiting, prayed.
As 81 ms arose and then went down.
We gazed on Rainier's snowy crown
The olymp!cs giittercd ia the west
80 pure, they called our thoughts above
To heavens Joy aud peace sud love
wo found race. tho rude aud wild.
sun tender toward frien / or child.
For dark eyes lau.h he'd or shonc with tears.
As Joy or sorrow flied the years.
Their black-eyed babes the red men kissed.
AMI captive brotaer. sorely missed
With broken hearts. brown mothers went
when babes away by death were swept.
Chief Seattle stood tho white mans friend.
With insight keen he saw the end
.! struggles vain against . foe
W hose destiny forced their overthrow
For pity Oft he freed the slaves,
10 reasoning cool he called his bravss:
But bitter wrongs the pa!slace wrought
Revenge ana hatred on US brought.
With lie the woods and waters teemed.
a ooandiess stone wc never dreamed,
oi berries, deer ana grouse and tsh,
sufncisns Ior gourmand's wish.
Our dasky Dcieh5ors, iriendly-wise.
Brought down the game before oar eyes:
They wi.ed the GATHERING ,inny tribe
Well pleased 70 trade, with many q Ube.
We lit the forests far and wide
With pitch-wood torches true aud triad
Ne travs.si Ia, ia frau canoes,
Csyuscs rode. wovs Indian shoes
And eietaes of skin, aud ATE Clam ssevs.
Clam srys and chowaer. baked or fried;
The cisn vas than the settlers pride:
'CIans -aiggers' then none dared ae,,da
sound arose our hearts 10 thrill.
From watgrsns SAWS IN Iesler'a mill
The village cgcpt upon tie hill
Ga maay Aliss our ctty's spread.
A. fair queen ~ one that we'd
The Ad,ialie, 40 lis said
Oar TASKS 80 hard are wei. nIva dana
iodsy our hearts Will beat as one.
Zach enc may LOOK now 10 the wsss
For end of days declare. the test.
Since sunset here Is suarise there
our heavenly home lar more TAI.
AZ up the ssoes OF coming years
Time pas les or tia psoiaeers,
With peace may &c. cur fee; te ahr.s
And press al length tae noun, Of CA
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