The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-21
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THE POSTS LETTER BOX.
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| language describing the slaughter Of tn.
| FIRST born of the Egyptians. in which tho
| ANGEL Of Death is represented ns passing
through tho land of Egypt on momcn,o,r.
| occasion. In the shape Of a blue light
| have applied In every likely quarter
| for the poem. hut have been unable to as
certain anything about 1t. Can YOU as
| s's' mo! Gerald
| There is such poem. md very heau-
/ 'iftl ono II Is. We do not think the a,l-
thorship of the poem has ever been dis
covered, strange TO say. II some reader
| of Tho Post has the poem we would Ike
TO publish 1t in full. Here are four stanzas
| of 1t. quoted from memory, the oponiuc
stanza two in the middle. and the closing
| one;
TO your homes" said the leader of Is
| And slaughter Sacrifice
Let the life blood be sprinkled on each
| door post.
| Nor stir till tho moon arise.
| When the angel of vengeance shall pass
| you by,
| lle shall sec the red stain, and shall not
coma nigh
Where the hope Of your household
lies
| IT'S midnight. We. they hear no sound
Along the lone. stil street;
| No blast of n pestilence sweeps the
| ground.
No tramp Of unearthly feet;
| Nor rush as of harrv-wing goes by
| But tho calm moon floats in the cioud,ess
Mid her wan light. clear and sweet.
Once only. shot like an arrowy ray.
a pala blue flash was saan
| II passed swift the eve scarce could saw
| Tha' such thing had boon;
Vet the heat of every heart grew stu
And the flesh crawled fearfully and Cain.
And back flowed every vein
Wall. King of the Pyramids, death has,
His shafts through thine empire
wide.
Yet. DER Israel In bondage his rage hath
No hrst-horn of hers hath died
Go. satrap, command that tho captive he
Lest thor Cod in fierce anger should
on the throne Of this purple pride
who is the oldest physician now living +?
Psyche.
According To the British Medical Jour
raj. this distinction belongs to Mr.. WI
liam Salmon of Pennlynn Court. Gia-
morganshlre. who recently completed his
1os'h year. In speaking of him the Jour
mai says: Mr. Salmon. who is the OF
a medcal man. was born in Suffolk in l7oo
He became member of the Royal College
of Surgeons of England in 100 the year
Mr.. Gladstone was born. In early life Mr..
Salmon was an army medical officer but.
though II was a stirring time for the Brit
4 army. he seems not to have seen any
active service. He afterward married an
heiress. thus becoming the owner OF Penn
lynn Court and the Garth. He has been a
| magistrate 70: the county of Glamorgan
| Tor nifty years. MIR. Salmon Is not only
the oldest member OF the medical profess
sion in Great Britain. but is believed to
be the oldest l'reenason in the world
| He has had eight children only one OF
| whom "a daushtcr) rs now alive, Accord
ing TO an account an a Iooa, ,ows,,,,er he
| sleeps we'll, rises at noon and yoss 10 ned
at eioek' ne "nes al D. and Sir Ben
tamin Ward Richardson may he Interested
to know that he takes ,uo s,,sso. ~ x.,,
n, b,s o,,,,i,,r $50. ~, " VIM
az ms evening rePasf' He gave up smok-
lux ~ 'h' comparatively tender age of
we are sure me "hole profession Will
'.'' 10 ~ we ''ope 'na' mn Hdimons life
'"' VIC ~ o'o''seu io' many years.
Why is tho Amarvosa aoser, =, c.,,.,,-
MIA called Death Valley"
l-ahon'an-
'''' h'i oi 'his desert Is so dry that zen
''"'"i'ns hs'o IN" valley without carry
nus - mtg supply DI water N barrels VIII