LIFE AM 1KAT1I. Wo ttood on tho brink of a river, Ami that river's nnmn wns I.ifi1, And on iU dark waters lloalod (.iritn (.'Saul of war and fiti iff, AW- stood on Iho lrink of thn rivur And my darting whisperod U mv, "Hark to the wail of tliu rivor As il liastmii on to the sea!" Wo walked bv the pide af the river And 1 lanijlied al the, water's monn, For my darnnR was beside ine, And in his heart my liutnc. Tho river grew wider and stronc-T As it flowed with its ccoselecn nmftn, And my love cros'-fld over thu water, And left me forlorn nlone. 1 will follow that rivor sadly, Through the chain of weary yutii'. , Till 1 gain the fr-otVoeeun, "With billcr blinding tears. 1'or I know that whoo tho river Is hu-hed on the sea's bluo tiile 1 shall ece my lost love waiting For mc by the ocean's tide. And o I hasten onward, "Willi feeble lailiiifr breath, ,onpinp to meet the. ocean. For tim ocean's name is IJoRlU!