The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-09

and escort.
Seventeenth. Hon. Christobel
Agiulera and other members of the
Ducal party.
In other carriages were Major Gen
eral Commanding United States army
and AIDES; Admiral Gherardi and
aides; governor of Illinois, mayor of
Chicago. etc.
The column moved along Michigan.
grand boulevard to Fifty-tirst street,
thence through South park to the west.
ern entrance of the Midway Plaisance.
At that point Col. Rice, command
ing the Columbian guard met the col
umn and directed Its march to Jack
son Park thence to the administration
building where the formal opening
ceremonies took place.
Most of the invited guest were
seated when Mr.. Cleveland appeared
and the throng ofpeople covered every
atom OF earth upon which human foot
might rest. Already the lady man.
ayers and other officials not in the
procession were seated and rs the head
OF the nation walked down the main
aisle 10 the stand prepared for
him at the outer edge of the platform
Il tumult of cheers shook the air.
Fittv-tive people were clustered inn
mediatelv about Mr.. Cleveland when
he took his seat. The duke of Vera
qua was among them also members of
cabinet and diplomatic corps. The
opening ceremonies were begun soon
after ten o'clock with the performance
of John h. Paines Columbian march
followed by an invocation by Chaplain
MiIburn of the United States congress.
The poem" written tor the occasion
by W. A. Crofiutt of Washington, was
then presented by Miss Jessie Couth-
wei, the elocutionist
THE PROPHECY.
Sadly Columbus watched the nascent moon
Drown in the gloomy oceans western
deepS,
Strange birds that day had fluttered in the
sails.
And strange flowers tloated round the wan
dering keel.
And Vet no land. And now, when to the
dark
The Santa Maria leaped before the gale,
And angry pillows tossed the caraval>,
~ To destruction. Gomezcraseon came
With Captain Pinzon through the fren-
zied seas
And to the admiral brought a parchment,
scroll.
Saying-"Good master. read this writing
here
IN earnest PRAYER it is from all on board,
The crew would fain turn back in utter fear
No longer to the pole the compass points
Into the zenith crops the northern star;
You saw but ve>ter eve an albStross
Drop dead on deck beneath the flving scud;
The devils wind blows madly from the east
Into the land OF nowhere and the sea
Keeps sucking Us down the maeistrom's
NAV.
Francisco says the edge OF earth is near,
And of TO Erebu> we slide unhelmed;
Last Sunday night Diego saw witch
Dragging the Nina by her four chains
west
a- -.iid.- j'lncing on dolphin's back
And a. she danced. the brightest star in
heaven
Slipped from lis leash and sprang into the
sea
Like Luciier and left Il trail of blood.
prayjthee, master. turn again To- Spain.
Obedient to the omen or, perchance,
The terror-stricken crew TO escape their
doom
MAY mutiny nd-"Gomezcraseon peace.
Exclaimed the admiral. Thou hast said
enough.
Now prithee leave me; would he alone"
Then eagerly Columbus sought n sign
In sea and SKY, and in his lonely heart
The black and ominous portents of despair.
A. thus he unused. he paced the after deck,
And gazed upon the luminous waves astern.
Strange life was i'm the phosphorescent foam
And through the goblin glow there came
and went
Like elin shadows on an opal sen
Prophetic picture of the land he sought.
II, saw the end OF his victorious quest,
He saw ablaze on Isabella's breast
y string OF Antillean Jewels rest
The islands OF the west.
He saw invading plenty mispossess,
Old poverty, the land with bounty bless,
And through the wretched caverns OF dis
tre>s.
Walk star-eved happiness.
He saw the bourbon and braganzla prone
For ancient error tardy TO atone,
Giving the plundered people back their
own.
And flying from the throne.
He saw an empire, radiant as the day,
Harnessed to law, but under freedoms
sway.
Proudly arise Respondent in array,
To show the world the way.
He saw celestial peace in mortal guise
And filled with hope and thrilled with high
emprise.
Lifting his tranquil forehead to the skies
A vast repnblic rise