The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-27

DESCRIBED BY BELLE HUNT

The deceased Belle Hunt. the San Anto
MO poetess, has graphically penned this
vision: 49, J.<
"A DREAM OF FAIR WOMEN
- (Not Tennyson's) ,..
'Twixt present duty and what then did
seem e.
Ambition, was guided in a. dream
Long had my. mind stood &huctuating
where ~;..
The path of inclination broadened fair
To flower -strewn highways toward the
goal 1 loved 2'4
(Yet all of whose full purpose was not
a. proved.) =" ssS'~.. =
At length one morr--I had but little slept. 4
And brain and nerve, tight-tensioned,
To fanciful conclusions-I arose,
Went to the window for fresh air, repose-
The world was very beautiful to see,
A roseate glory bathed each shrub and
, tree. --a, r,
A calm delight moved all the sleeping
earth, f.. - .~..
And life and Immortality had birth,
'All things are fair reasoned there
-: =: alone, ,e.- &. p. 80.
Some law renews each life and flower
and stone, l. &&@'<.,.-:+ a-:+.~
| Toward its maturity, full term Of days,
Naught fades before it's time but woman's
That which should be the fadeless thing
- III =: S'--S
One type of God and Love which cannot
Our mothers face-recall the tender glow
Of pride maternal, on cheek white as
Our sweetheart's face-faint fields Of pink
| and white, a.. -
Submissive to the trying test Of light -
Our baby's face-sweet little roseleaf
a.. cheek, g. -. -
Where smiles and dimples play at hide
-. and seek
Our own familiar faces, Gin our youth
| When "make-up' seems like telling an
=" untruth- --. r~..'
| We are not old now-ask the brain and
| =: heart.
Each can as keen, aye, keener, feel the
...r start, ,.......-, ,s--.%.s
And know and love, and finely compre-
The fascination which all fair things lend
Why should the face-that index to the
| soul .-.s.. .-~.--..-- :.
Grow scar and wrinkled-so unbeautiful-
Most sad exponent Of the life within,
Most gross suggester of disease and sin.
! Some one should grapple with this ugly
To youth and beauty-Yet we'll t.. did
know
That path was not Of primrose dalliance
| .- bright. -". .,.+ -La. r.. .s.- +"
.faz'Gainst time, heredity and prejudice;
'Gainst ridicule, mistrust and laziness.
! It Should be done-and I, methought, had
! = found ~,
+ A secret passage, like those underground
And gloomy ways which lead to vaults Of
| u gold o.. y. s-.@@
Piled up by misers Should stand forth,
f5Scorning defying' the implied disgrace,
And dare to raise my standard Of the
.s.fS Face? Ia. = -..:.~. -........,.. f.. ...-a
r f. smiled, yet undecided. and returned
To my warm room, where yet the night
r.: lamp burned. =r..tas Fl '% ia.
I lay down on the bed and closed my eyes.
But halfway, when they opened in sur
prise, -
Just at my feet a beauteous form arose,
Clad like an angel In white. flowing
a i. clothes: ss;fS|a
4 And. oh, her face-the lily on its stem
On Easter morn, crowned with its dia.
OF early dew, is not more chastely fair
Than that fair face, framed In It's COLDER
u hair i7s IS ~ s.
She smiled and beckoned and I speeches.
L was awake; the east had heralded da,
It was no dream; but while wondered
The maiden faded into air-was gone
Z Yet eresI could recover this surprise, N
Crept to the spot where late had beer
blue eyes
4 "A pair of brown ones and a ;dusky ring
+ Fell into nut-brown hair all clustering &,
!. About an olive brow, and full red lips
Blushed into lines of carmine; finger tips
i To hands that were as leaves magnolian
/ raised
= And pointed to future, future hazed
Then she was gone, but I the omen knew,
I Such angels could make Of you and you
: tBased ron a nobler aim than vanity),
I 4Fhe good. the true the beautiful are one
vi And brave work well commenced is al
} most DONE
I Lend me your ears, face and credulity,
v And soon the world will full of angels
be. st Belle Hunt.
3 To Madame Yale, with the "ears. face an,
: credulity" OF the author
New York, April 30, 1891.