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TUUKSDA.Y, DEC. 31. 1891 I . j ' '
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THE VALE OF ORAHDE IIONDE
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O! tn mi "i the Amies, ami heart nf the Als,
Aii-I nil loveil Yale that iu this v.orlrt
mill--
Tin i' l.i'i.rt in the wet that will rival your
liciilili. v.mlth n 1 beauty, the Vale of
i.nili.ll' Untitle.
t .mi.'i en ii htiL.1 ' orerlookiiijr the Vale
A ( liicitnii! beside m- v. lo told me thin tale
-laiuir rnrii t - (urefatheri eamc
lirn 'ij; l in-k the utiim.ch fiie o'er inniintnlii I
-i t s'T lln. i
"Hi. i-i e'l on the . In it emerald sneon,
Tli- niirci-t iiml brlui.tcst the Tribe e'er hail
The lout: shiniiiK KTHsi- "'or inulow iiml lea
Itclk'il in the soft breeze like a nave on the icn.
"The anteloiie. elk, lu m bison nud ilcor,
Mink, otter inul beaver by thousauilg were lure.
Tin- iM-foivl by millions Mvnnnwl ovor each
A Jul they crieit 'Itow-eo-loca' the shining
erasa Vale."
Years after the Voyaceura from Ottawa came.
They saw Uh hrlpht river debouch on the ilain
Drink o benlth to the flower, the shrub and the
Then make a grand iiwocii 011 Us inareh to the
K'll.
Hk pure lnonntHiu streams shone bright on the
seono, . . . ,,
Fringed by Ioiir ribbons of dark 01 vo irreen
And theverled "llenu jesnul" 'tis the falrei-t
vafe found." . , .
Kaeh wild Trapper's heart with joy pave a
bound , , ,, , .
And they named the Krcen Jewel the itle of
Orandc Hondo.
Thussiioko the bold mouiitaliiK that tower in
the east:
"Dark spirits of earth from the hiKhest to least
Come upend your wild rat?" on our (summits of
hium'i ...
To the heart of our highlands you never must
go.'
Come Storm KIiik anil-rage with your hail, rain
nud Hiiow,
Krora Tacoma's broad base to far Idaho
Yc reil forked lightnings come give ua your
shocks,
I'lay o'er our pale faceH, gleam ilown our gray
locks.
Ye deep rolling thunders pile mountains of snow
Prom steep, dizzy nights to our glenB far below
Ye dark groveling Gnomes in the caverns of
eHrth . , . . ,
Your trembling, earth-shaking dynamics bring
forth.
When urgently pressed we may move at, your
quest , , ,
And bow chcIi proud crest to your forces below
To the heart of our highlands you never shall go.
Ye dark rolling winds that are bred on the
plains
Ye shatter weak man and his puny domains
Ctmie try our bold sides all lieaten and lame,
We'll soon hurl you back to the land whence
you eame.
You can rage at the east nud roam to and fro,
To the heart of our highland you never must go.
Come on gaunt disease from dark river and fen,
Ye rabbles of beasts and ye fevers of men.
Come all ve dark clouds of old Pharaoh's pests,
Microbe and fromite come on w ith the rest.
I'ass o'er If vim will, there's nothing to dread,
Hro vim reach our fair vale your forces are dead.
The ozone tliatdistills fiom her ever green hills,
Ilai'teiia and vermin, all. Instantly kills
You eiui range o'er the plain and the vales ler
below,
To the heal t of our highlands you never shall go.
lint O! for the genius, the spirit and power
To limn the fair vale In her palmiest hour,
Whon the sun's just kissing the. low purple hills
Ami n silver lined cloud each bright globule fills.
Kven uroji seems a sphere of pure silver or gold,
Tlii' ei.iblems of wealth her llluo mountains
hi. Id,
The millions ami milions her granites enfold.
I.i ml. 11 1 '.1 ml ' every leaf, blade, hilltop and
llow-.r
U n r.iinb.iu of light in Hint magic, hour
Tbv bird uWIl omen waved ovor tliu icone,
Hut uliere's his dark plume and Ills alinilowy
WlUff?
I hoard a harsh votoe as he cleaved through the
Hi. w a ha'to of llsrht no ruveu wan there.
A lull, rustic lout came ahnmbloing by
II untlug hie horses, his oxen and by.
IleMkl: "Till theae pbigiieing, vexed raintx. s
are gone
1 never cau tell a hoof or a horn."
Yi't the vale fur a time hail illumed that dull
vrlxbt
T It he glowed 011 my sight like a spirit of light.
Hut that bright rclguof beauty never could last
u! i.Mlefl. away as the ilayltght passed.
IMftri i nne from you Ion, dark rtvoror mart.
iu 'in 1e1fry inspirit, mind, body or heart ?
ILut to,-in-.'.'ui day audita sweltering nUrht
I utrii,ii tvery nerve and banished delight ?
LbMlQWn take your rest the vale guards her
neatfl.
Tli.- lays of her dells nud the nymphs of her
sticams
Will watch o'er nur kluinbeni aurt guide to
blight dreams,
Dl. ;j you come for a 4jay? wtioli longer you'll
Mil J,
While the light lauu'hlng inomeuUgo dancing
away
(in seek the loved 11 U- in this greell world so
lair
Where the "Ilrightui.terx meet" to the Vale of
liulnure,
Search the I'artherest t.inge aud the isles of the
son
For the fairest uml bngheat, wherever it be,
I'll rival its splendors, heiever its found,
In this lllue mountain Identity tlio Yale of
i rtii.il'. Itfliidc.
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COWTENTMENT.
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