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Show Tho t'oet Governor. Indianapolis News. Tlic following versos of the late Governor llovey will be scanned with Interest. They were written for Major and Mr-. Balk; of this city during the wur. The jrorernnir, hy tho way, was a voluminous writer both, of verse and prose, and his late private serce-tatjr, serce-tatjr, Mr. v. it, Roberts is preparing a vol-nine vol-nine fur publication. .Several volumes of verse alone could be made from the manuscripts manu-scripts left by the governor. All the gover-nut's gover-nut's verse was not good, it mav be frankly sail'; but lie was a very busy man, and that he t'liuntl time, mid inclination to write ut all Is cause for more or less remark. ; The bright sunny days have departed. The fuir flowers of sprin" fade auav. Weary, sad, heavy-hearted 1 wander 'alone, day 1.'. il ly. 1 ask, will the sun he unshaded? 1 ask, wii! the llowcrs bloom ai-uiin? Tears like the rain draps tmhcedel, And my throbhenj; heart am Hers, iu pain. While in the ri val of pleasure, 1 a k foi relief from my o ', 1 drain tnoi rich cm to it- measure, If I only my (ares ci. uld fo:e.-o. The d t:r dre .m" of yaut 1 In ve all vanished, Tin tr la rv ciuirins mel idacd aone; 1 have lived, I lew loved. I 1 ae languished; And now t in .eon ', all alone. Oh ! what arc the world and its pleasures, UN glory, It's pomp and It's urain, They fad-' like miraean waters, And leave the poor wanderer in pain. One foil ad heart that truly adores thee, Is worth all its glory, Its name, t.i .e me back the poor heart that once loved mc Tak honors, wealth lory and fane. |