Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-20

rude abode. ard aha; dos. .hou 80
and hear: All men have loved so6
deemed themselves mighty: they have
wi:he.-i al the touch Of tine as viihs-s
the rose OF June. when clipped from It's
parent stem All RACES have performed
sr-s. deeds and have celebrated :hs.r
proves b. so1s ard t-:Ada,: ,hs:,
names AMI ,h-i- deals alike are bu-sed
in the ABYSS q: ob.!vson.
Listen then. thou nan Q: today: hea,
aud sc thou Epiione o. L.s.ieoes. the
ErCbl- =ou.ce Q. thy gorgeous modem
pa1aao;s- Thou s-eS. 3 somewhat os-n
space. nsmm-i here .. me b-=,l.aS
cFass 9. e mountain range tha-s by tee
;lrb:d sa:=-s o. q broad lagoon. AL
eL~ ha. sa-;h II liz c,eenness and the
wa,e-s P+zcetr- tapping. doth bea- q
ccis@ o. Lo-ceEi. uncou;a siranseoess.
that nass,h the heart 10 quail with IN
~s;inc,!ve :ea-. Na1sh, thai thou sees.
nsscthou t-heId before. Taught that,nou
nearest shal. De- heard again. until thy
mother Nature shall b- rent by the
tocces q q new upheaval, and. in an
earth TIA: again e young. shall bssin
o1cs more the eaas~less round Of life.
Above the shining waters c~i,cleth
aishsr ard !on a giant something that
doth Sc; 8: nau1hr the very Law of life.
as thou hast known i that c~onpasse,h
n its aideous carcsss par. o: fish and
aah and toEi-the monster P~,e-odactyl.
serpent, bird and sau-an. a quiet that
L Ike 10 the silence o. the tomb doth
brood 2poo The scene. save when o
huge ~p.oboscidian. ihs B-h=-no.h OF thy
fair: tales. srr=.chsth forth his snsky
arm and vcencne.h from its place E sap
Ing palm that hath the thickness OF
thine owa s-ou, thigh: or when ,on az
no-d crocodile. whose t~ougtened hide
nish.tu : thy kenest saor='s edge.
doth toss his yawning Jaws agape, and.
sp!ashing MS scaly length upon the
lake. doth sink Ike q stone 10 the bot
toms Shiny ooze- Pendent from the
lowest branch OF yonder graceful tree.
that bearesh leaves for spear-points fit.
and fruits that De both food and drink.
thou seest hang q thing that almost
hath thy shape. though twice thy size
his man-like bulk.-the gian: Eloth. ex-
rlnct f%oreruuner OF the ~grinning. shriv-
eied simian that doth make thee oft 20
smile. And low thy wandering.
glance doth rest upon the nat
ural monarch of the scene, that
kinglT. ca,-like beast whose form and
bulk through change on change hath
ever known &c change. Swift and grace
fully the royal tiger doth glide with
noiseless step, his tercely glowing eyes
searching ceaselessly his prey.
But bark! Heardst thou that sound?
4 chord of sympathy within thee
touched, thou knowest the human voice.
= wierdly mouroful cadence of reedy
gutteral tones Is waited to thine ear,
and slowly the gloomy doth
swell, while thou pe-rest adown the dis
tant leafy arches till he comes.-prime-
val man! Ragged, long. unkempt, his
grlmey locks. and. a strange comming
ling OF animal and man, ~iiercely gentle
the mould Of his rugged features. He,
the stalwart chlettain Of his aborigine
clan, doth lead them home from bloody
wal and dear-bought conquest. De-
jected, van and worn, laden sore with
Epoils. relentless drive they their hap
less captives in the van. and next in line
thou seest. each borne On his wicker
bier aloft. the captives Of grim Death. in
battle slain. A funeral pyre thou
seest quickly laid. hard by the lagoon'E
stopping shore. The victims, one by
one. diEdaining sigh or rnoan, thou seest
bound and tossed upon the heap, and
then by gentle hands appraised, the
hoDored dead placed re%verently atop. A
I moments pause: then. as the licking
Kissing flames leap up. there riseth such {
: din OF shout and yell as thy very ear:
to split-tne savage in the man doth
1 reign supreme. The horrid rattle of the
, rude tom-tom and the followed
t%ree-trunk's dull alarm with
4 the strident notes from huma1
z Threats thou nearest hoarsely blend. and
, hurled back from peak to shore. the
1 din r~everberate mid hill and vale anG
. mounta!n-cave and re-echo loud and
long.
: Give ear, man-behold, and pray
! for deep humility: be ye not pulled up
: Tor thus did thine ancestors haliow the
: day OF a nations birth, thus celebrate
their Fourth of july"
A.NtxG laaxl ~ 1871