Evening journal., 1899-09-22

| Bedecks her someer dress with many
golden gems,
| Girdles about her waist thick-jewelsd
Milky Way,
Pins on her breast the glittering Plei-
AIDES;
Then. building jet-black tress on Jet
black tress
Above her broad, benignant broy,
She plucks the evening star and pins ii
there;
Looks in the darksning mirror at her
feet
And revels in her glorious radiance.
Coquettishily she snatches blue-black
cloak,
Draws it with fondness round her am
pie form
Marvling the while at its magnif-
Shakes. it, and sees it falling, fold on
fold,
Until the world the busy haunt Of
man,
Is hid beneath its jeweled amplitude.
Clasping it at neck with glittering
Southern Cross,
She raises golden disc from out the
East,
To light her way, as through the world
she walks,
With stately stride, to see what she
can see.
Blakely-Are you making that up as
you 90 along?
Willey-Certainly
Ewing-Well what in the devil has
that got to do with the political stu
ation up in my district? can't win out
ON poetry. I'm up against the whole
Regular Republican outfit. I've foo%ed
sm once, but / can't do it again. I've
got a fight on my hands, and Jef1's
hold-over and can't swap votes for my
benefit this time.
Allee-That's all right, Frank. Mr..
AddicksIl see you through. Don't in
terrupt the thread of the gifted gentle
mans discourse. Proceed, mayor, and
/ excuse the breach of etiquette on the
part Of Brandywine hundred.
Willey-Where was /? Oh, yes
The Black Pearl at her anchor proudly
rides,
Chafes at restraint, rises and slowly
falls
To hydrostatic undulations, which
Come from the bosom Of kind Nature
port.
Crouched not far from her are the dogs
Of war,
Rager 10 be unleashed, to snap and
snarl,
To bite through flesh and bone in her
defense.
About her clean-cut PROV OF Tobin
bronze
The darkling waters curl and fling
themselves,
Purl down her glistening sides, then
onward speed in haste.
Winds kiss the flags with which she Il
bedecked,
Drop from their soft embrace and sliI
away,
Laughing the while, then, coming Dacl
once more,
Kiss yet again, with amorous, hoyder
grace.
| Light zephyrs skip in glee from
shroud to shroud,
i Run up and down the stays in pretty
romp,
i Display their magic touch on halliardi
taut,
Which tremulously breathe a sweet re-
frain
| To the soft cadence Of the troubled
waves.
All things seem touched by witching
power OF love,
Reef points and tyers beat to Natures
rythm
Like fairy wands, timing the melody
From out the cabin windows sounds dC
float
Laughter low, sweet and softly tunet
to fit the night;
The gurgle Of the ambent, sparkling
wine
Which holds life's glistening side K
human view;
Glass, lightly touched, then light!
touched again,
Gives silvery tone TO Music's sweetes
charm,
Distilling dew Of hope and life an'
love
And breeding mirth within the deepes
gloom.
Darkness portentous holds the worli
in sway,
Night SCOTS at Day and makes of hin
I her scorn,
When from the bowels Of the goo
Y Black Pearl
There comes a stream of glowing
liquid fire.
From tip of bowsprit, over mast an
I truck,
5 Down to the outer end of stout rain
boom
I It makes its way, dispelling shadow;
v forming darts OF light
d Which pierce Nights ebon bosJr
e through and through,
- Making her crouch and cringe wit
: mortal hurt.
Then back again, and, playing 'twiS
the masts
/ | 1t wreathes itself in strange, fantasti
vi shapes
: | Which, to the wondering multitud
vi ashore,
d | Convey the dire import: Behold tn
nl mani
J. | Addicks is ruler of both land and SCI
! And all the world in homage bows
vi him!" .-.. A q
II Layton-Willey, il you'll write tn;
, out for me I'll print it in full in II
l. Union Republican.
Willey-Tm awfully sorry, Gale, bI
l couldn't remember it IL tried. The