Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-22
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!. To the readerss Having made an extensive
study Of Tradition as it pertains To Minnewau.
terest, Ihaye discovered the original ypre-his
toric name Of that beautiful lake, or inland sea
was Minko or Minneko which appears in this
poem.-Author. +t5s'iIt e $y.,4! a
#s&f4$ how sEcAME \ MILL1oNARE. rid M
stood alone BY Inland Sea. E.: 1, :
-four own, fair beloved state, gl.s:. h.
When %isd trSm chatting care rssw We free
ss4 Sszs had ss ssas sssss. 'as II
At rest in air Of blue,t tint dye, ~, !. ; =
That gave the arch mellow hue 49, <
The winds sank low DER vaie ana hill, ,~,rf::-
Vet whispered through the leafy trees rs /
In softest play, and weeds, by rin, !, ;, T.,
Bent partly down in passing breeze.
All nature,felt the subtle calm - = :
While fields and woods were sweetwith charm,
That made them all to me most dear.
Dear Minko lay complete at rest, :. s u
Exceptsthe waves carresssd shore.sand, =
&ads s @sss saa'G sRassa geeSa
And up in space on soaring wings, g..
%si iiEsse sSsy 5 plsasea heSHs
A0Q-dark! WnAL was GORL DISMAL fORT
That broke npon the sleeping Earth
A % s Clements ass Rsd saasa b asS
A storm was brewing. and ! saw
And II BY S tSs aisRt q aadas s II ia n.y.
1t came, the Savage King,in racel
Blackness appeared with marvel force,
And night held eway insteadaof day
When tornadoin angry course, f.',, ,.
Flung Lightenipsis aashfaFaway
And like Demon loose from He'll, :
The Thunder broke and spread the gloom.
And madness on our planet fell,
When Makers Works met: crushing doom!
Heaven let loose its oceann;side.
That in decent swept hills away,
And dwellings on the landscape wide
Were thrown awreck with dire dlsmayl
We Whe ret twisted limbs feil broken down,
While rocks and dirt sent up in sky,
Broke on the homes and stores OF town!
The wind in tunnelcircle. shape,
Checkless as unhampered sea,
As by law of cruel fate,
Threw ruins through vast immensityl
1t struck the track engine and cars,
Fliuging debris across the plain
With powder force and sounding jars,
Flooding the Earth with lakes Of rain!
Still, then, as if to show it's skill
The school house that on upland stood,
1t lifted high with Giant will
And placed it safe on slough in wood!
Our Minko, deep the Inland Sea,
Was in the track of vengence rare,
And standing there, I, Wild could see
Power Great, beyond compared
With earthquake shock and swelling blast
The floor Of lake was thrown on land,
And silt, bojders and sand were cast
In masses rough on every handl
I was safe in Chatauqua. dear, q
And found a peace Il know not why
Though beheld, distant and near,
The deadly work in passing-byl ~
Who rules, said, where is oar God,
Has he left world, or is he dead7
Why should he leave. of Child of Sod,
Said angel. near, and lost was dreadi
Know you net this storm typiies.
And Roliness, that never dies. j 80 ~
Leading the soul Il; to Heavens Light =,
TIE storm, ssurged on with qpenchless rage,
When, quick, saw shining ray, (: =,
Clear as the CLEAN from mind Of Sage,
and, 10, there shown unclouded day! +
r. Vast heaps Of Tin, Silver and Gnid,t -.
All free from dirt or rank alloy, e.. cd
With Gems of worth and manifold - :.
And /. indeed, was a1LLIoNAIREl IN ",.:f..
With wealth blessed the sons of grace, 8
And Bards in lays, in hymns, in prayer 49,.
Made plain my USEFULNESS to raeel h>%%E* ~
And in the Temple Hall of Fame %ff,}' W.
The Poets wrote in lines Of Gold, -
Wreathing their songs around my name,
y To prove Good Works in ways untold!