The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-17

Had flashed through many seething gale
| Yet neer before with faster flight
Than hS tS ON this sS calm and stily might
The wind was up and down the mast.
An night and day and night again
| She swept across the salty main,
When Land ahead" the cry comes down.
| The Brownies clambered at the sound
High In the rigging. out the boom,
''There on the quarter, dimiy seen,
Lies that fair land King Arthur's dream. u
| Thus said the captain. and much more
He told them of that nearing shore:
How years agone. from out the West,
A mystic barge came. seeking rest.
For him 1t bore. and how since then,
In modern times all weary men,
And all that wish for recreation
Come here and spend a true vacation;
a restful place. paradise
That nature made and ever tries,
With all her wealth and lavish hand,
To make more beautiful and grand.
Twas midnight when the Brownie band
Upon the wharf did safely land,
Were soon deep In their element.
And all who were on frolic bent
Before them rose the "Metropole."
When Ger its porch they softly stole.
And entering where the guests are dined.
All round the table quickly climbed.
And helped themselves: the bill of fare
Was well selected. rich and rare.
Then out upon the silent street.
(For Avalon was fast asleep
They rush pell-mell to where the shore
Is fringed with sktffs that sail by oar.
While some embarked on fishing bent.
Announcer crowd d-TOW1I1g went,
Still other elves agreed to go
And look for shells. while tides were low.
Brave Uncle Sam with ten behind.
Resolved old Sugar Loaf to climb;
Some half dozen with a gum
High up a mountain trail did run.
Anticipating glorious luck.
In hunting for an antlered buck;
Their tramp was long. their luck was slim,
The buck still wears a bearded chin.
Some sought for relics in a mound
That arched upon the moonlt ground.
The grave of one of ancient birth,
They with n spade did soon unearth.
The Indian heaved some woeful groans.
FC~ there he found ancestral bones
And wampuir beads and polished stones.
Far out upon moonlight sail
:. Yacht load tro,led for yellowtail.
For iew-fish. or for albacores,
For barracuda long as oars.
And myriad other kinds of fish,
That satisfy an anglers wish.
When sports were done and all returned.
Then by a vote at once adjourned
To that domed building with floor
That" dsn set opnrt to Tsrpsshose cried
Then swiftly on the floor did glide.
with skip and hop and dainty slide.
Nand movements Quaint e; and and fancy W, too. '"
with waltz. and polka and ouadrille.
And many another dance until
Their leaders, signal: all Is still.
And thus he spoke: True comrades all,
In past adventures. great or small.
We re'er have had such wondrous fun,
And now, before the rising sun
Makes all true Brownies skip and run.
Let's give three cheers and one cheer
more.
Then bid farewell to this fair shore.
And if again we chance this way,
Resolve to anchor In Her bav.
Hrt now make haste-no time to lose
The Phantom ship's about to cruise"
Bright In The ea ST n crimson streak
'ringes Old Baldv's snow capt peak.
Family there comes. vet sweet and clear
\ true and hearty Brownie cheer
As DER the sea they disappear.
May Brownies come another year
CORYDON.