The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-05-25

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Three cantprjos 900 an oId latin c;t,
SILENT ON t1e b7zarr If . moot %fma y,ii
over which the eca+ta7ina eails no,-.5
like law lirds. and il, v.boso cInn, Go,-h.
were mirrored the a,aan mis- c,o,tn4d
with half rainod tGmrlas nf cIe,nnino
marble Tbn in,crintions q +ho aar
uuorjup CAESARS We're vet c,ca,, ,7Don q.
massive walls. a7ouey which narcd watch.
men whose cb2n+ing cries minoIino
with the tolIne Of tho monaeto7v boll:
marked tho fiebt Of the hoDrs I1twCor
che darkness and tho dawn Thovo ,,,ore
great aoualncts ravors;ng tho 1,,1eo,no
and broken col7n,ne ebininn vybife
through the foliage Of vencrahIa trros
telling of the far0fs +f,,o ,vhnn tina o,as
reicpa6 vet ON O1vnnrs ord H. oi+r
WA ID A~nhrodi+a's EDlni,o e,-rro,,,u
cd BY olives ana sombar 1fros cE,ni,o
TO the Summit of Il r~ranito c1if hioG ,-~,.
where the eagles sDro3d thair r,irhfgr
wings. the nine rro,7d fo,co,.s of +,o
chateau Of Pierrelnce njerred tho slv-
But The placo WIS Id sfrco / doc
whom It'll Iord had denartal "a ,,are
wan amor his enemies ana had oivon I'm
his sOrI i'm = valiant h,,t Io.ing foh+
He left TO mourn him = maid9n Irbo
was his widow vi+hont havino boa, lie
wife, who had known M other carass
than the kiss Of adiou which no bqd
pressed uDcn hcr forehead ae ha rodo
away.
This maiden was chilled Ra+hirdo and
white as the petals of q lilv. Her ewes
were bl7o. and tho LIGHT in tbeir ,,,o.
Sonnd dcnths was no ch,nocfr1 90 +ho
fints of clo9r c~vaniuo slioe in antn,nn
Sometimes thov shona hard and cola
CHILLING the heart. tbon +bov 1vo7ld
BRIGHTEN maoinalIv and overt s17cb enb.
file Influences over tboso ~, WHOM, +hor
rested that tl,a ~rnstiest hearts won11 he
drawn ia her Her nocl- was 1iLo q Glow
der ivory col1mn. and arornd Il she
wore q thread Of COLI whose ends ,ve,o
Joined Inv \ GREAT AMETHYST uo,, boir
was dark and soft asa silkon mosb and
there were copnerv olaaD,s in il zghoro
the sunlight fell, When n~ncoiIed If
h,7no olnos+ ~ bor e1o,do, foo4 oo.
ing her like n snInndid manila
She loved M one
She seemed as cold and rossior1oss os
"a etatuo with foIlod hond5 oonran uDon
a +omh The moor nnon1o tho r.Sta1,
who titled fine soil the m~orcbants Of tLo
citv tho clerks ond ,o,dior, al faa,aG
and hated her bnconoo ebo was ;roxora
Bile in her ,ni,st and ,vickod dooroos
which made their lives q bnr1on Sho
was nro1d ne anv naoon ON nross :, how
radiant snlendid boartr 50 ra,,aL ~
that she scarcely bovea Lar bo,1 d,rino
tbe elevation Of the most and ~ onao
had she accused berself Of , fan1t ~
kneIt "a others did boforo mo whi4o
yohed monks who ofici,tod ~ +ho
chanel Inv the donion
And tbe ANGELS who watch oror .,o
sonls Of mortaIs and who tr,vorSa tho
tracl,,ess folds of ,ir nc E,ht1, &c eonno
varderino strain If nrc;o n,or,+s -,
ward from thu earth desn,irod soo;n,
her 50 deen,v s,nk in bar si,f,l nr;da
hlosson,ino like , nolo roso !, oioo,,r,
desert Mace and thew reeolvod 20 oh,c,
fen her
Late one afternoon in the time If bor.
vest. when the air was fnll Of tbo
drowsv hmm Of INSECTS ,nd tbo vivid
was stilled, as the distant Goa roeac+,d
the sunset glory Of tho civ boforo 40
postern of the chateau annearod a hand
of cavaliers with dusty ormor and