. Book of the Royal blue . a) By GEO. E. TACK Up the river OcKlawaha, Where are mirrored tranquil sKies,Fair magnolia and palmetto, Now my w^inged fancy flies. River, somber and whose waters cypress twine, And where Spanish mosses cling,Seem thy beauties most divine. Through thy gleaming forest the brilliant plumaged birds. And are heard the echoed of strange, mysterious words. Are thy groves and banks so the earth, or do I dream? Healing seems thy fragrant air,And softly sings thy stream. Oh, the weird and awesome sights. See I as the torches gleam.

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. Book of the Royal blue . a) By GEO. E. TACK Up the river OcKlawaha, Where are mirrored tranquil sKies,Fair magnolia and palmetto, Now my w^inged fancy flies. River, somber and whose waters cypress twine, And where Spanish mosses cling,Seem thy beauties most divine. Through thy gleaming forest the brilliant plumaged birds. And are heard the echoed of strange, mysterious words. Are thy groves and banks so the earth, or do I dream? Healing seems thy fragrant air,And softly sings thy stream. Oh, the weird and awesome sights. See I as the torches all the wildest flights Of the mind, or fancys dream. And the shadows seem to creepDown thy stately columned shore. Where the wood-nymphs quiet sleepOn the flower-scented floor. Now the crystal spring I see. And into its depths I gaze,For its secrets are to me Know^n and read as Natures w^ays. Wondrous are thy banks and skies,Ocklawaha, glorious stream! Prelude to Gods Paradise,Where lifes deathless waters gleam. i. hht^M I ^ I \

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