The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-09-03

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- human lore.
cath alone can cure it
.e genial, favored zone,
let admission to insure it,
Is by magic word unknown.
Midst between these rock-girt castles
Through whose caves the blast
sweep
And tho ocean-billows, vassals
To the storms that rock the deep,
Lies that fairy-land dominion.
Lies that earthly paradise,
Famed alone by zcphyr's pinion,
Waiting through u%nclouded skies.
But a cruel giant-wardcn
Guards that realm of heavenly breath
Each -transgressor on that garden
Visits he with instant death,
Save the man who by discovering
one charmed word, a stay his sword
He becomes that gardens sovereign
Yet none ever found that word !"
II shall find 1t, l shall win 1t"
Eagle's-cye with fervor cried
Back he went that sclf-samc minute
10 his browsing maiden's side.
"Hazcl-eye! wake l impiorc thee,
For this very hour we start
For n land that shall restore thee,
To thy health and Joyful heart! !"
with n palm leaf shade held DER her
In his u~nencumbercd right
On his strong left arm he bore her
Onward, southwark, day and night,
Buoyed and strengthened in endurance
By his loves magnetic spell,
Cheering her with this assurance,
Trust, love all shall yet be welw
So they travelled; lighter. clearer
Grew the air that blew around,
AS each.footstcp brought them nearer
10 their journeys utmost bound.
From Il hill they last ascended
They surveyed a beauteous scene.
And with joy their way they wendell
Through Il charming park-dcmesnc.
In an elmgrove, freely oping
To the breeZes Of the west,
On hillside, gently sloping
Toa brook, by fcrnsscaressed,-
There he built a fairy-bowcr,
Spacious, rain-tight, trim and neat
fol u uIOOplIlB mOuntuln-lOwcr
AS her airy health-rctreat.
Scarce had he,-this task competed
Bcdded her on straw of pine,
While he joyed, beside her seated
Der her looks improving sign
When the ground beneath him shaking
AS from heavy steps far way,
Warned him of the undertaking
That 40 vat hafnrn h;n, lox
Quick he went to meet the giant,
Towering like a mountain-height
And by word and mien defiant
Challenged him to instant fight.
Blow on blow the giant carried
With his sword, huge as an oak,
On the luckless wight who parted
Ne'erthelesslhis every stroke.
For q while the giant halted
In his onslaught on the swain
And he spake with pride exalted:
well h o fightest yet I'm vain!
Tell me then. ere that thou perish
whence the courage thou dost prove 2"
Spakc the brave: what hopes | cherish
One and all spring from my-LOYEw
Love z" exclaimed the monster auiyerinp
In his whole gigantic frame
While to earth his sword fell shivering-
Love ? how earnest thou to that namef'
Paralytic terror shook him
AT this word of magic charm;
VIII and strength alike forsook bin
Unneryed, helpless dropped his arm.
With his weapons lightning flashes
Felled the brave him to the ground;
Then a torrent, from his gashes
Flowed the giants blood around,
Idintfn0 on the hills and Ualleps
C~ffmson-red the yeilOtp cldys;
To this dap their color tallies
With that stain from former dams.
Henceforth Eagle's-cye devoted
To his patient all his time,
Gladdencd, as he daily noted,
How she prospered In this cline,
Till,-rcstorcd her health, her laughter
He turned homeward, at his side
His strong maiden, who soon after
Shared his wigwam as his bride.