Show A Sunset on The River The Tho west sun brightening rest Junes June's longest Slow sank to summer day hills dills with a a. linger linger- lingering Smote the great ing lug flashing ray Of or silvery ry lightening hue Ime the Temples Temple's Tem Tern And robed in many a a. ples dome mirrored mir from the tho With mellowed light I sky thrown down i II 11 1 the sweet Caroled In joy meadow bird I voiced flute maiden Like a flu Caressed to sleep by tho the Bumm r winds that stirred With scents gently Tho The earth lay dreaming night came down Ands robed in twilight gray ray the quite town III Ill IllA A ruddy light arising from the tho west With long rays streaming Enkindled fires Ires along the mountains mountain's mountains mountain's moun tain's crest Tho The white clouds gleaming Rolled In a sea of flame and lurid light Illumined heavens heaven's blue sea and stayed tho night IV Transparent tints oer o'er- spread oer prend the Western sky Where gold bars glistened It seemed that the tho clouds made music floating by While angels listened Rose hues approached the center of v vA tho the heaven heaven- A like lake-like fault 1 by y the borealis riven j I jV I V i I Robed in rich amber light the cloud banks piled Like Liko crImson crimson snow Or flocks of golden pheasants flyIng flying fly fly- lYing Ing wild I l I i In the tho radiant glow Liko red flamingoes flamingoes' stately flight they seemed seemed seemed- With amethysts their 1 bright right wing gleamed I VI Were Vere not wild swans through the orange colors flying Hark their Hark their sad song Rosy depths with sweetest music dying dying dying- O 0 Fate prolong Their 1 beauteous flight light they fade in fire And vanish as the orange lights expire I VII To violet purple died the fires fired away In softened splendor In lavender the tho orange spray I ISo So rich and tender I That living clouds as by bY Impulse of at love lov In embrace mingled sweet then hen soared above VIII Once more moro from rose- rose empurpled sky soft falling Came nights night's dark hue With music's voice olce the wind were calling ll So sweet they blew While love loves starred god e eJ J pierced pierc ed t ilia deepened azure And glittered u a diamond th ro of treasure IX Dear night the lover Javel I have oft art In thoi tholE f ht And ton meditation deep Thy calm pure presence eager have I sought Bought While the world asleep Dreamed on beneath thy music tuned afar From the lit gem-lit blue the moon j I and the blazing star atar X XO O q 0 thou to many a lonely heart With voice sublime Thy glorious beauty whence Thou Tho u hast a aj part In the tho plan divine May we look up behold thy charms charm God-given God I 1 And gain from theo then a thought a glimpse of heaven Manti Mantl Juno 26 26 1899 T TTo To the tho Editor Sir The Sir The The sunset of or last Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day evenIn evening in ManU Mantl was one o of f unusual splendor and magnificence e even for this sky Mr II H. H S. S Kerr Miss Donnette Smith Miss Mis s Mabel McBride and t the e writer stood on the bridge of at the southern souther n stream and watched the marvelous glowing of tho the heavens These Thes e friends suggested that I attempt a a. description of ot the scene and the lines which precede are In response e to their invitation Truly Yours J J. J H H. HPaul Paul Paul- fAi |