The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-12-30

The gay spring
With its young charms has gone, gone with its
leaves,
Its atmosphere of roses, its white clouds
slumbering like seraphs in the air-its birds
Telling their loves in music. and It's streams
Leaping aud shouting, from the up-piled rocks
To make earth echo with the joy OF waves,
Aud summer with its dews and showers has gone,
Its rainbows glowing in the distant louds
Like spirits OF the storm-its peaceful lakes
Smiling in their sweet sleep. as if their dreams
Were OF the opening flowers and budding trees
And oyerhanging sky-aud its bright IniSis
Resting upon the mountain tops "a crOwsS
Upon the heads of giants. Autumn. too,
Has gone With ali its deeper glories gone.
With its green hills. like altars OF the world
Lifting their rich fruit offerings % their God.
Its cool winds sgraytns mid the forest a.sles
To wake the thousand wind harqs. Its serene
Aud holy sunsets hanging DER the West
Like bauuers from the balt!cmcuts Of heaven,
And It's sin eycniugs-wheH the moonlight sea
Was ever interchangeable the living heart
OF the great universe Al. these are uow
But sounds and visions o; thc ISst-the deep
Wild beauty has departed from the earta
And they are gathered 20 the embrAncs of death.
Their solemn herald 10 eternity,
Nor have tbey gone alone. High human hearts
OF passions have gone vtfh them. The fresh dust
Is chill on many breast that burned eTe-srhile
With afes that seemed immortal. Joy that lcATS'i
Like angels from the heart. and wandered free
Ia this young morn. to look upon The aoNsrs.
The poetry OF nsturt. znl 70 lit
The woven sounds Of bfeess stl hirl AMI stncam
Uyou tbe night air. have hceu stricken down
lu silence TO the dssL Evulssai Hops
That gorc-l forever an the haogGnt wiaais
Like ifc bright siaFry blri % Paradise,
And chAnfe.l t. the ever listlay hesFs
Ia ihe " ID music q thousand ioasaes
or saasssi into the ofsH szy uutl
SiEhts buruiug gems seemed sse,ol es1 be- rlow.
Has shut hcE droopinx vi inss au5 made be-. Lo,is'
wishta the vo.celsss srVuichef Aud Love
That kneit az Passions aoiiea; shrine ani gaag-l
ua hts heSrt- tiol A. 1ss some sEVci star
Whoss purity aad distance sazlv q de@r.
Ard dreamed oi ccsiaei.s until his e9ai
SsrmeI lt,s = Iyrs- that eakcacf ta tbe Eiagr,
OF ne beloved oss. be i0o t.ss sone
To his eternal r,ssg!sx psacs. kai here
u stern Asnbit.ogs~ Ha shs masily ErssFs-i
Az Glasy acetiug paakntosu. be sss ssarat
His sasae ui-aa shs tsgt}odrla. aai 'ouEci
t. uaske ihFoue pysSsasi q h'nes
Aud $ 80 o. big-,l lie 500 has xaae
HBs ss0smy yoioe is nats-hss iniEhiy ara
Is urrveless "a 50. Ci5,3. hls vsSy aArao
Nhose sscsm aashssl a,zi uugacai g'et iaV r4s'u
AsI faded iat5 uo,Atpguess The dream
of a.ss detct.os uezasY. 5 bsissi array.
Ana usess dssP ssos sasas,ssles. sli have fas-ssi
Llks sa.r ciau4 saaadous 90 slss-iis s'Ftasa
us a slrcssa 0f son raosas VI isca tle wtn,is
Az ssurat--rinE on iae b.iioW.
Nsl ulY taass
Ue.ar thr 1-sss si;h s5-Toa TisaugA she yesf
Has geese o. ble=sl ls its tIss nrt.ert5ls iaic
OF ss.d gl.rplSy. Aass aesao along
Upoa - arayius tsc&ss iauasani utrsEs
Of ssofs sud os t-aagY. fet uzy aaasn
Issaf sssoA is josiirgs Auaiirf yesf
saeess.isgA to t,se past g. ia-'s asisht rsao3
TIE aeasass c,srae zzsi ga. ;hs ssuie bies arSh
Tlsst hzasa haag o'ev us sgi aazg o'er "a ysi
Tee saac para stars fazas ue hAys 5ure.i 10 aAich
wlIi al,sasofs siiii a. ~ sllsats seatis hoar,
tisr lflssa oa the saes.s et iRse Gsy. AHd slsa
Naa sin rsaaaia 50 drssfa a. hs hzsa irsa-asi,
Ani Eszfs the Garth wlsa sssl.aa Lass wii' sPriae
Frs,ss tbs !aue s1a,h u ost aEcrii1Hs Hass
Arsl Joy ana rroas kHshtliaa ~.ii rise W
a. thcy have Fiaca anA saesr drcis a 90 be
sasrs tAaa llosz enkrafen oa shs scroll
OF pas ceuisrsss Esra SOS the sr&
OF casainx Ycars h~Hesih Whnss suiSaiy waves
LIES great svcnss arr hesYius insa btrfh.
l. Ersssass 10 assa frl s. is tAs Wiusls
oghsavun nefe aT-sass.i ia i;s souu11ess sep;hA
An1 stsuesliag 90 b fser-
Weep ns, tb.t Iifas
j. pressing on. lt ulu ere IsnE reveal
A bfsgatsr sra TO the nations Hsfx
Alau9 lhs wales aui Hss1n nEsllf % ise eSsth
There j. . Gorp faslstious Haurmpriug,
tika tas saln slEsa IL ssShseFranesu ssFeaaaa
os IKE tae minEs-a spaals rf earth hEi air
Whsn the srres Tempest vlth sszureus si1s
Heases hts deep Colds up.5a tlse sushsas uinds
Ass4 Aarrics o-sArl sta The usizhi = clouds
AKs.nst she eternal ssaumsaisss It's las vpico
y! infzus Fsee,iega 1ryt hsF stirring eaii
i hslr9 aud answered iu a iAolssnd tQuss,
Frum every hilltop - Der Western home.
And kn--lt breaks acfuSs oig oeesp's acea-
An4 "Fresslosn FrrssioHs is The susscrins stuui
OF nations starting ir5sa The sgvii of yesfS
The d rst,sin ss gs tT. .hgraiue Ia fhe hvatuas
The watehsscn Of tAe ufSAt have sagsAt tte ssgu
Frszn tower 80 tosrF thy sigss, tisss easA ifes.
And he deep watci,wori ike The r'lsh q soas,
Ti1At hesajds ;lEr SeIesuo's bursllog EaIne.
Is sounding Ger The earth Bfight scars d Hope
Aud life are on ths stag You glorious eav
OF PRESTON. l.-udei by shr hani of Gosi,
is spanning Tines dagi ssrges Its ttgh sseh--
tyre Of love aad Nefcy-oU shs elutsis
Tells that the many siagsns % human iis
VIII pas. in silence. and the sinking saves
Gathering TIE forus oI glory aud Voaee
Reject the undisutne4 brightness uf she heavens.