Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-20
The Peaks Of otter.
BY REV. ,. ?. HUTSOH.

fFor the Dispatch
Ye grand of Peaks. sublimely vast ana ntgn
Are 20 content, or do ye Tlsh- IKE men,
That ye could change the lot q you asslsucu'
Would 20 not ike 10 bo Just twice ne hien,
Wi.b ailyer zones ana heads Of soid gold
! wonder IL We heard those natchless Noris:
Let there bs lignt!" and saw from where ye
Yon orb ~ fire ascend the throne OF Dayf
Are ye thus old. Indeed or do ye date
Your mighty birth from thrOe. OF Noahs iloooI
But bo yOlr b!rth. or this. or that, your ago
Commands respect from pigmies such as nen'
olf Mothcr Earth, upon whose lap ye sit.
Her yearly voyage makes OH round the sun,
With Won. her tEins. 40 balanced on her knees,
As Keeps you both erect ana iree from is .
Had ancient Psalmist sweet glimpse OF YOU
When with these words his harp vas heard VI
Goods righteousness is Ike the mountains
great: =,
HIS Judgments like the mighty deep obscure?"
Was IL a dream, or did SEQ. IN fact,
An angel stand one night betwixt your domes-
And cry to men Behold the power OF Ioa
And know that lie Is good as lie Is great?"
ILL.,
The winds. I'm told, a secret chamber have
Midway your tOwers-a dismal rendezvous
Where they their stormy midnight orgies hoio'
And thence, like bowling Demons, maa u,-
Eurociydons 20 lash tho ocean wild;
Cyclones to devastate the western plains;
SimOOms 20 smother eastern caravans,
And hurricanes 70 rage from shore 10 SHORE.
Your aWesorne heights afford a tragic stage,
Where frantic nghtntDgs nash ther hhuins
swords,
And rod-hot thnnderbolts hurl blazing down,
Bombardlng Garth with bursting bombs OF hre'
".
Somewhere about two thousand years ago
The sun AT noon, It's said, grew BLACK as nlgn',
And left all worlds In darkness grope for hours
Knew ye the cause anu sympathized theTewith
TUa mt da yTgqfngt tragedy
That can be thought or dreamed was dlre enact
The Son Of God vas seized by men and nailed
Upon the cross 70 dc belwIxt two thieves ,,,
All nature seemed to share tho pangs his
centh
No doub. We felt che shock which rent the vail
In twain. and split the rocks in Judahs mus, :,
And battered down tho gates Of Death ana Hell.
v.
Beholding you, 20 silent priests OF God,
And how We Ia 20 the smite Of wind ana storm
And strike not back, but stand serene ind oil;
il shameth me, that 80 quick resent.
! our wOndrOus cam-now soothing TO Dchoidl
IL calmctn me-yOur poise al peace profound!
What strength immense yoIr stalwart frames
display.
II strengthens me such strength rs yours 70 sec.
The height and grandeur OF yJuc sun-lit heads;
The bold suDlmity u your double throne
magic force has been 70 brGwn and BRAIN
OF BeIlord's galaxy OF noted men.
And have 70 seen, FROM your high pon. OF view,
little sOui-a baby's little sCul,
A1oat In space without mothers carer
" Ter smile "a bright as dew-drop in the sun;
Her laugh Ike ripple OF bebbled mi;
Her voice Ike tlnklo OF silver bell,
Or SOFT, sweet murmur OK an ocean she'll:
Her little hands and feet, 30 plump and-and-
Hes, now-tbey're cOldl" Say, haTo yes een her,
pray-
The other day saw a mother weep,
And thus describe the babe she SAID she'd lost.
II heryOu see, please lot that mother know.