. Blood for blood; a legend of the "big elm tree,". 22 And when the morning dawned, The captive and the threeHad journeyed in silence many a league Toward the Big Elm Tree. For there Po-ko-ma was killed By heartless Rodriga,And thither they followed a winding trail, For many a sun-lit day. ^j hj ^ * * ^ * Septembers sun had lost The glare of August days,And goldenrod in wealth of bloom Hedged in the fields of maize. On stagnant pond and sluggish stream, And on the dank lagoonWhere lily-pads were motionless, The lilies were in bloom When she who once had lived In halls beyond the tideKnelt, a c
. Blood for blood; a legend of the "big elm tree,". 22 And when the morning dawned, The captive and the threeHad journeyed in silence many a league Toward the Big Elm Tree. For there Po-ko-ma was killed By heartless Rodriga,And thither they followed a winding trail, For many a sun-lit day. ^j hj ^ * * ^ * Septembers sun had lost The glare of August days,And goldenrod in wealth of bloom Hedged in the fields of maize. On stagnant pond and sluggish stream, And on the dank lagoonWhere lily-pads were motionless, The lilies were in bloom When she who once had lived In halls beyond the tideKnelt, a captive, under the tree Where young Po-ko-ma died. As Eagle-Eye bent his bow He scowled, and only said:Blood for blood was the old-time law That turned our fathers red. 23 Thus died the beautiful maidenWho came from over the sea— Came from the Susquehanna—Came to the Big Elm Tree. agan Then all was Und Elm Tree ;eavesHave v, &d of 24 AT SEVENTEEN Behold, he stands Where golden sandsAnd bright-hued shells begirt lifes sea— His full-orbed eye Reads in the skyNo sign of storm that is to be. Parental halls And garden wallsHis restless feet can not restrain; He tip-toe stands, Beholding landsThat rise beyond the rolling main. He looks and longs And hears the songsThat ocean syllables at play— Of islands green That lie unseenBeyond the outer gates of day. 25
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