New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-03
THE BRIDES OF DEATH


now, and the price Is steadily going UP.
THE BRIDES OF DEATH
There's a cleft in the darkng sea-ooast wall
That hides the town like sheltering pail,
And the MORO looks down from the precipice
At the sheltered ships on the harbors breast
Al the anchored ships that Idly swing
Flying the flag of the Spanish King
Mail to the mast the yellow and red"
The grave old Spanish Admiral said;
Ana the the 2s fd hl through the
Followed her out OF the harbor mouth
To the fatal tryst In the open south.
Never a bride went down the hall.
In the maze Of the dance Of her marriage ball.
With so fine a grace or an air so free
And ne never the brides Of God took veii
In the darksome depth OF the converts pale
with so lofty a mien Of sacrifice
As they blded the fling Of the battles dice
Their splendrous standards STRAINED on high
.Ga Gain the turquoise blue Of the tropic sky;
Their polished braes-work flashes flung,
And And their bows were Yelled in the flmy lace
or the spray comb tossed by the charging pace
But ah! wha, terrible guests are these.
Fast gliding In from the outer seas,
Gliding along in drapery black
That fumes and pours from the high smoke
And. an, what thund'roHs chimes tina. greet
The stately advance Of the bridal meet!
But is this the peal Of the wedding bell.
This roaring voice like the voice OF hell!
'Tis the wrathsome cry Of the pitiless Fates-
The voice is the voice. Of the sister states
OF the sister States OF the slaughtered Maine
Crying aloud for the blood OF Spain
Battle-ship cruiser. torpedo-boat
That rush like dogs at the Spanish throat
Alas. for the brides in yellow and red
That out OF the harbor so lightly sped.
That reel and faint In the fearful dance
MID the choke OF the smoke where the light
While ever mingles the thunder's roar
with the boom OF the surf on the nearing shore.
They were six that steered to the open sea-
The brides and the maids so swift and free
And six the corses that line the strand
Prone In the pools OF the tde-left sand:
And the gathering vutures circle high
-CTroy Times
"Yelow and red" says THE Atchlson Globe"
"are the Spanish colors: we still have them In yell
low fever and red tape"
Mannng-I ventured to ask Miss wnsum II she
loved me- and she evaded the question by saying
that she respected me.
WsgIns-Rather danper upon you.
Meaningless: must do something to forfeit her
rcspect.-(Boston Transcript
THE Detroit Tribune philosopher has discovered
that sometimes when is said to feel his oats
he Is in reality feeling his his rye. II Is
always well TO get these questions OF fact put
straight
Caller-I sent you a poem about three weeks ago.
What have you done with it?
Editor-Pm holding II. Every little while lately
get TO thinking that we are not getting good
paper as we ought to. and then take that poem
that makes me cheerful again. Say. how much'll
you take for lt.-(Chicaso News.
Says The Boston Transcript:
1.-The fact that the Hawaiian natives shed tears
when they the flag OF Hawaii come down for
the last time has started a ST. Louis antiquarian 10
find out how the people OF upper Louisiana received
their rulers when. on March .. 1904 that ter
ritory was transferred from Spain to the United
States. From contemporary records il Is learned
that the French people and the Spanards wept
when they the flag of Spain lowered and that
only n few faint cheers greeted the Stars and
Stripes when 1t above the fort at st. Louis.
Yet those very Frenchmen and Spaniards soon
wiped away their tears and their descendants have
had a thousandfold cause to be thankful that st.
Louis became American"
You want an American movement. suppose"
You bet" replied the returned soldier who had
dropped in to buy a watch.
Triple expansion baance?" suggested the trades
man;
can't be too much expansion about II to suit me-
That's the kind Of American am"
piece with hsh expandsG price on
Tribune.
The Supreme Court OF Massachusetts, has decided
that the city of Boston is the trustee of the fund
created by Or. Benjamin Franklin In 1890 now
amounting to about $4,000 Franklin designated
that the fund should be managed by the select
men OF the town. and the ministers OF the
Oldest Episcopal. Congregational and Presbyterian
churches" and It was contended before the court
that this was tantamount to creating a board OF
trustees. The court rules In a decision written by
Judge Allen that the git to the passed to the
city on Its Incorporation. and that n municipality
may be a trustee for public charity.
Never was glad for this i'm i'm ped mcnt in my
speech but once said the man from Dearborn,
who was In TO see the big parade. When was
that?' 'Fe-fe-fellow asked me h-h-how much I
would take for a-a- horse. and while LII was
t-trying 10 tell him s-s-sxty d-dollars he offered
me q hundred. "-(Dstrolt Free Presa