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For the Columbian Fountain


TO A BEAUTIFUL CHILD.
A sweet and merry child thou art,


With jet black eyes and curling hair;
How lightly beats thy little heart,


With not thought of sorrow there
Come to my breast, and let me kiss
Thy crimson lips and forehead white
twill steal my hearts sad WEAKNESS,
And give it some Of thy delight.
Thy clear voice on the air outings,
More musical than song of bird,
And strange Joy to my spirit brings,
Whenever lis glad tones are heard.
Fair child, thy lips have richer red,
Than lips Of oceans brightest shell,
And softer than ewes clouds o'er head,
Is thy cheeks rosy, dimpled swell;
And darker than the storm, thy hair
Falls down thy polished neck with grace;
A glory seems 10 linger there,


As lightning in the clouds we trace
Sweet little maid, fair is thy breast
Aslily Of the valleys bell;
May innocence there ever rest,


And love there ever love to dwell, .v
Like dews from heaven upon the flower,
May blessings fall upon thy heart,
And keep thee till life's latest hour,
Childlike and pure as now thou art
While gazing on thy dark, bright eyes,
So full of careless glee and wild.
To other days my spirit flies,


When |, like thee, was but child.
Come hlther, come, my pretty one,
And on me let those glances shine,
For like gleam of golden sun,


Is the light Of those twin stars Of thine
OF thy pure, gentle, thoughts it tells
From me it drives dark care away,
AS mist, the golden sun dispels
From gloomy wales at break of day.
My soul, that loves all beauteous things,
As sands drink rain, now drinks thy glad
For to my lone imaginings ness,
1t yields joy-else tinged with sadness.
Then hlther come, and let me kiss
Thy crimson lips and forehead white
Twill steal my hearts sad WEAKNESS,
And give it some of thy delight,


w. l.. SHOEMAKER.
GEORGETOWN, d. C..