The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-30
THE CAUCASIAN
LADY ESTELLE AND MISS
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\ CHRISTMAS NUMBER, DECKNBER25 i9 o
"A Christmas Greeting, and an Old
Years Farewell.
IDedicated to Uncle Sam and Bis Soldier
Boys at ChickAmauga.l
Here's sigh for those who love me,
And smile Tor those who hate,
And whatever sky's above me,
Here's heart for any late.
Though the ocean roar around me,
Yet 1t still win hear me on,
Though desert should surround me.
1t has springs that may be won,
] drink this water as 'twere wine.
And the libstlen i would rend,
Would be .'Peace to thine and mine
And . health to ;hse, my friend"
Vert the last crop in the well,
As gasped upon the brink.
kre my isintiEg spirits Tell,
IT'S to thee, that would drink.
Fare thee we'll, ana iffcrever,
still forever, fare thee well.
Lord Byron.
eve cloAed last week with . story
W ashingt0n lTvlng's sweet heart. now
listen to this.)
sitting up one night In company with
several young ladies, and their escorts
with . ministsr's vile, who hso just died,
we had all been taxing and telling stories
70 keep the girl's awake, ana tAsir ssrsss
from being nnsuuDg BY an All-night ait
ting up on auch . solemn occAslen ..
ksepins watch, and Lending Onr presence
in the last hours OF all that was left Of the
elegant lady who had passed to the grsa,
beyond, and though she was here yester-
dsy, abe VIII never appear in the walks o.
liie AGAR, and haa disappeared iorsveI
1rcm her Trends and those who love her
in thls world.
How Ioolisbs proud and thsuehtIess
scul with ell thy wealth. believe ne noti
Then 20 with me to some city e. meter,
ano behold the polished shsfts Of marble,
that rise above the dead. 70 veil the irien1
or stranger some gIeal man, or some good
and pious woman rleeps there, and where
ihs rtqulems o. The winds in their neuEn
ful d. sc, sihes SenEs Of sadness, unhsaru,
b the sin ald silent sleeper.
1he author has spent hours in the csns-
teTies Of ether cities AID has seen ths
fnsst msnumsnts. telling the name, sgs
and death Of IT. occupant ~ d>hs has seen
some lsmbs unmarked BY ssulpture's srg
% tell the strsnesr's name; but, in the
Book Of Life II IL written there not iorgot-
sen By the God Of al the earth.
II viii always be 4 mystsry where
Moses alesps. Ali have read. no doubt,
the poem Of Mpses' burial. Perhaps it
was in the "smali Wsso hours Of me
morning when all the children Of Israel
Wefe fast in slunber, that God toek hls old
: faithful servant 10 some lonely spot IA the
wilderness and there perhaps vita an
escort Of Angels, dug the grave that VIII
give back T. HE at the judgment Day, the
form, features. and personality Of the
greatest law giver OF ali ages.
New - the stery Of the wake. 1t wss
about two O'Clock In tbs meiaing wien ali
was sfill as death there as popping and
cracking Of the glass Of the ecfin plate when
ALLAN cut Of the'room except one couple,
and there they STAYED 90 see the ghost 1t
such there was. 1t was only the swelling
OF The poor remains, and as the night
grew colder, vleid and more lonely the
expansion ofthe body. and the eontrsctiop
Of me- easket, caused the explosion OF the
glass, ard the quiet woman slept on, that
sleep which the music OF GabrieI's cornet