The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-21
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Back beyond Ihemorys finding. WIZ.
Hoang Ho "'e'e hcsek 4. .
Back of the mists of the ages, whers -, ,t Ia 3.
not go, 'ne mind III.
There dwelt beautiful maiden wbo
tides sazed on her 4. !,
Gazed at it laughed to it; wondered.
wonder eyed; gaied !, h
LOT said the maid, 81 am fairer f,;...
Sweeter my breath than the lilies ~. 'nan ills a 4
than musk As uesses a,
Fairer my shoulders, and smoo,bsr :,
fair; 'An gods Of d, !.
Brighter my eyes are, and rarer ,b,,
rare sems Of Gce.-sl
He who would dare to gaze on me h. Is.
VINO hath o.r,
Shall cat out his heart in the gazing, a.r.
with the rue S"ah oind p N ,
Where is the mortal may win me, ~,
aspire? VINO hath Il, h.
He may his passion consume him NJ,
the fire no soul shfya In,
II With the form of an angel form thai,
II Shall mate with mortal? will ~ - sses aaN d
30 nave spake' and my saying none but II. -
gainsayl' WI 'ne gds I
Thus vowed the maid in her beauty.
He but dreamer minstrel seeking H.. ''0,'' hr
Long gazed the youth on the maiden dr,a ."s 'or By 4
long; Y nrEuz
Unslung his harp from his shoulder. sofn !,
Soft as thin silken ribbon, broad as II. ~.
deep; 'uean' ID
Paintive and sweet in its pleading, telling :, /,
need : ''N ~
Praying that. though all unworthy, vet mich. 4.
give heed sI' Wy ~
But all unheeded the singer forgot in tbe .onu 4.
Gives up his life to his woong beats ont Il. -,
strngs
Next came a huarder of riches wondrous ~. 49,.
Shawls stiff with richness and priceless rubie, !, ~.
gore
Naught spake the niser OF loving he, the auO,l. n :.
Spread out his gems for her choosing spoke Of Il, !,
manifold;
Sudden she slipped her kimona and loosing tn. cs d
hair,
Mocked Say, have ye got midst your bauble, =,
carving as fair?"
Touched to his misery heartstrngs, Knocked in Ii. i,
his pride,
He gazed on gem that priceless, walled his iu,,,
and died
And next came wearer of weapons; a cheh,i, u
mighty in war;
With the mien of Jove or an Odn; the muscles and 4
of Thor;
But the maid met his wooing with laughter; laughed
his fierce peadings outpoured;
Till conquered, his soul beat for freedom he opened y
with his sword
And then to the banks Of the river came one poor @
of hocks;
All ragged and scant was his tunic; all tangled and
his locks; "
And small heed gave he to the maiden he formed hin,
from reed, 4ao
And his music rang clear OF the mountain Of crags vAr:|
wild chamois feed
And piqued by his lack of attention, the maid vai \
from his side;
Wept in her pique and her anger, while only his n
replied;
Then crept she back to the player the pride Of be-
all gone,
And timid she plucked at his mantle; he pushed hs
and played on
1T was strange that shepherd while minding bis asaI
the broad Hoang Ho
And playing the OF his fancy such strange inf
should know !"
He scowled tossed his pipe in the river, bui as
turned from the place
He looked his full scorn on the maiden his pam Il
mark her face II
The man was boor never singer such act may -
laud
But the arms of the maiden enwrapped him sne ASA
and called him her god"
The moral7 It's told in the telling; its meaning
and clear, I.
And scarcely will bear the repeating That man V
ears let him hear.
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1t is said that the chief of the brgands mas '0H'
Ellen as peach This makes her peach o'On'
1t is said that the first message from tue mO,
by wireless telegraph was a query as to whe'n'' :
straight .,..a,,r4
Busseron creek in Indiana is said to DC WIS., .l,s
and changing its course almost nightly W"
to get out of Indiana. ....dho
Fitzpatrick the train robber, is to be mai
To be sure the man is law breaker but IS 'a .ru.s
The New York preacher who has y0lneu
company ought to know how TO put out hfe''
g Il y .I
cts the night before Christmas, ana al wv
Not creature is stirring, not even NOUS. 4
But gurgle and sob wakes the sleepefs aga.
1t is dads empty pocketbook gaspins ITS i'IN Ip