The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-07
THE DEAD ICHNEUMON.
Hitherto Imprinted Poem BY John
GseenlsAf whittier.

living ichneumon was brought TO Haverhin
isso, and was kept on exhibition by ~ owner
n the autumn Of that year wbtueI sceompanied
hrss Young sdies to see the snim al by. found only
aides called upon the young poe, TO smbalm II 10
erse he wrote for them this ele{y, which has new,
nd poems Written al about MS s.as eens.,n pa.
ages Ike that In the last s,anxs. Severe Illness
AZ foTsed s% to ye up his editorial WORK At
eedingly painful to him, and be frequently ei
creased the feeling that the fame for which nc then
sas two OF three years after this The, he
ave up the ambitions OF his young manhood, and
evoted himself unselnshly 70 humanitarian work
ny the darby Moving river;
But the washing of It's wave
Shall disturb thee nsyeT
Nor Its autumn tides which run
Nor the harsh and hollow thunder
When It's fetters burst asunder.
And It's winter Ice Is sweeping
onward 10 the oceans keeping.
Sleeper thou cans, rest as calm
In ihs shadow Of the palm.
rS oI we WI wn'!s ..h % sissm
By the o'ers adowinr pyramid,
FIowning Ger the desert sand,
Like no work Of mortal hand.
Telling aye the same proud story
of the old Egyptian gioryl
wsnderr, would ,hs, We nigh, know
Somethln OF thy earthly time
Something OF the veal or woe
In thine own far clime
II thy step hath fallen where
Those OF Cleopatra were,
When the Roman cast his crown
woman's footstool down,
Deemlng giory,s sunshine dim
To the smle which welcomed him.
Ifbeside the reedy Nile
w hsSY h! he. ~.;ss h,s s1o ss Sss
So n the damp sedge lay.
Hindlcd at Thy passing by,
And the plant reeds were bending
Where the blackened form was wendinR
And the baskine serpent started
Wildly when thy light form darted.
Thou hast seen the dcsep steed
Mounted By his Arab chief.
Passing Ike some dream OF speed.
Wonderful and brtcf
Where the palm tree . shadows lurk.
thou hast seen the turbaped Turk,
Resting IN voiuptuous pride
Win his hArcm al his side,
Sconsd and Lost, yet lovely sun.
And the samiei hath gone
Der thee like demons breath.
For It's master-Dcath
And the mirage thou hast seen
ss .a%, Ia st III n sunni iSt ...Dn,
Where the desert wind was sweeping,
f Ra som :' 9Sxn, 's on".1d f .srafn,
once the jewellers OF thy homo
=, Blessed the path thy race had trod,
kneelnG In the ten pie dome
TO reptile god;
Where the shrine Of Isis shone
Through the veil before iis throne.
And the priest with hled eyes
Watched his human Secrtnce;
And the priestcss knet In prayer
Like somo dream OF beauty there.
Thou, unhonored and unknown,
. Wand'ref DER the mighty seal
none Tor thee has reverence shown
n, None has worshipped thee,
nere In vulgar Yankee land
Ihou hast passed from hand TO hand,
Where no change can ever comel
what thy closing hours befeii
None may ASK and none may tell
Who hath mourned above thy sravss
None-except thy ancient nurse
wei she may.-thy being gave
Coppers to her puTsei
VINO hath Questioned her OF thee,
None alas; save maidens three
here 70 view thee while In being
iAnkee curious, paid for seeing
And would gratis view once more
That Tor which they paid before.
Yet thy quiet rest may be
-, Rnvied by the human kind
Who are showing o n like thee,
TO the careless mind
G,ns which torture while they how,
th0uths which madden while they gIoa
pouring out the hearts deep wealth
proHeHnr quiet. esse, and health
ror the Tame Wink comes to them
behded with their rcQuieml