The Project Gutenberg EBook of Standard Selections, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform Author: Various Editor: Robert I. Fulton, Thomas C. Trueblood and Edwin P. Trueblood Release Date: November 27, 2006 [EBook #19926] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STANDARD SELECTIONS *** Produced by Kevin Handy, John Hagerson, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net STANDARD SELECTIONS A COLLECTION AND ADAPTATION OF SUPERIOR PRODUCTIONS FROM BEST AUTHORS FOR USE IN CLASS ROOM AND ON THE PLATFORM ARRANGEDANDEIDDETBY ROBERT I. FULTON DEANOF THESCHOOLOFORATORYANDPROFESSOROFELOCUTIONANDORATORYINTHEOHIOWESLEYANUVINTYERSI THOMAS C. TRUEBLOOD PROFESSOROFELOCUTIONANDORATORY INTHEUINEVSRTIYOFMICHIGAN AND EDWIN P. TRUEBLOOD PROFESSOROFELOCUTIONANDORATORYINEARLHAMCOLLEGE GINN AND COMPANY BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON ATLANTA · DALLAS · COLUMBUS · SAN FRANCISCO CHTIGYROP, 1907,BY RI..FULTON, T. C. TRUEBLOOD,ANDE. P. TRUEBLOOD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Athenæum Press GINN AND COMPANY · PROPRIETORS BOSTON · U.S.A. PREFACE The purpose of the compilers of this volume is:— Firs,tedarnieorpeapihtskoobfosuencethandeloqverebfetahsanatmewnmesoeidyrteopnilairerpvoto character,inaddtiiontomanystandardselecitonsfamliiartothegeneralpublic; Secondoebevtportimeamehesattdnamsicitircyareritloftesteshtcelsnoiahtwitsllndtahet,tofurnis popularandsuccessfuflorpubilcentertainment; Thirdefrofr,tofosedpecosaareterutfoiravselullydliecteguskanirafehccpuniespesicblesuehtssalcfo willbehelpfulandstimulatinginthepracticeofreadingaloudandprofitableinacquiringpowerofvocal interpretaiton; Foutrhwehaveromwhomtuohsrffotehasheorsheecpednatniohcnesto,htnitsskroweatulimstreteinebooksrfomwhichextractshavebeentaken; F tfi h, to present as models for students in public speaking notable specimens of eloquence, among which aremasterpiecesofthesevengreatoratorsofthewolrdandrfomthesixgreattirumphsinthehistoryof American oratory; Sixth,recaeidovprotsecsoneyhcufllewsaffromnesmranmoo-rfoatpldsafrdmaalssrocard,tandernmod use.Inthesescenestheattempthasbeenmadetopreservethespitiranduntiyoftheplayst,oshortenthem topracitcallength,andtoadaptthemtothedemandsofthepubilcaudience. Toavoidreprintingmaterialwhichisarleadyuniversallyaccessible,wehaveinsetrednoscenesrfom Shakespeare;butthereaderisreferredtoFutlonandTrueblood's"ChoiceReadings"(publishedbyGinn andCompany,)whichcontainscopiousIndexestochoicescenesfromShakespeare,theBible,andhymn-books.Thetwovolumesincludeawidefieldofltieraturebestsutiedforpublicspeaking. Theselecitonsthroughoutthebookarearrangedundersixdifferentclassesandcoverawiderangeof thoughtandemoiton.Whliemanyshadesoffeeilngmaybefoundinthesameselection,tihasbeenouraim toplaceeachoneundetrhedivisionwithwhich,asawhole,itismostcloselyaliled. Wearegratefultothemanyauthorsandpubilsherswhohavecoutreouslypermtitedustousetheir publications. Instead of naming them in the preface we have chosen to make due acknowledgment in a footnotewherevertheirselecitonsappearinthevolume. F.ANDT. CONTENTS PREFACE I NARRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, PATHETIC Arena Scene from "Quo Vadis?" TheSienkiewicz. Arrow and the Song, TheoL..llowngfe Aux Italiens.ttnoyL Bobby ShaftoHenry. CarcassonneNadaud. Child-wife, TheDickens. Count GismondBrowning. Death of Arbaces, TheLytton. DoraTennyson. Easter with Parepa, AnDelano. Evening Bells, ThoseMoore. GinevraCoolidge. High Tide at Lincolnshire, The.wolInge How Did You Die?Cooke. Indigo Bird, TheBurroughs. Jackdaw of Rheims, TheBarham. JaffarHunt. Jim BludsoeHay. KingRobetrofSicily.owngLollfe LadyofShalott,TheTennyson. Legend of Service, AVan Dyke. LittleBoyBlueField. Mar'ysNightRideCable. Nydia,theBilndGilryLttno. O Captain, My Captain!mtihW.na On the Other TrainAnon. Pans,yTheAnon. "Revenge," TheTennyson. Rider of the Black Horse, TheLippard. SaiilngbeyondSeasIngelow. Sands of Dee, TheKingsley. School of Squeers, TheDickens. Secret of Death, TheArnold. ShamusO'BirenLe Fanu. Ships, My.oxlcWi Soldier'sRepireve,TheRobbins. Song, TheSco .tt Stirrup Cup, TheHay. Swan-song, TheBrooks. SweetAtfonBurns. Violet's BlueHenry. Waterfowl, To aBryan.t Wedding Gown, ThePierce. WhentheSnowSitfsThroughG li l li an. WlidFlower,ToaThompson. Zoroaster, The Fate ofCrawford. II SOLEMN, REVERENTIAL, SUBLIME Centennial HymnWhittier. ChamberedNautlius,TheHolmes. Crossing the BarTennyson. DesrtucitonofSennacherib,TheByron. Each and AllEmerson. Laus Deo!Whittier. Pilgrim Fathers, TheHemans. Present Crisis, Thele.lLwo Recessional, TheKipl.gni Sacredness of Work, Thelley.arC What's Hallowed Ground?.llaCpmeb III PATRIOTIC, HEROIC, ORATORICAL The Seven Great Orators of the World I. Demosthenes EncroachmentsofPhilip,The II.Cicero OraitonagainstAntony III. Chrysostom UndueLamentaitonsovertheDead On Applauding Preachers IV. Bossuet On the Death of the Prince of Condé V. Chatham .IWarwtihAmerica IpmtitrAaectbAueumjoatgSetI.VI. Burke .I Impeachment of Hastings oiniwhtnoiciltaAmericaCI.I IIPhsivirE.IilgnmeAcarigeleinsVII. Webster .IBunkerHillMonument PatriotsIloveR.Iyranoitu III.hCracaetrfoasWnghinto SixGreatTirumphsintheHistoryofAmeircanOratory .IHenry Call to Arms, The I .I Ham tli on Coercion of Delinquent States III.Webster Reply to Hayne, The IV. Ph illi ps Murder of Lovejoy, The V. Lincoln Slavery Issue, The V.IBeecher Moral Aspect of the American War Abolition of WarSumner. AmeircanFlag,TheBchee.er AmeircanPeople,TheBeveridge. AmeircanQuesiton,TheBright. Ameirca'sRelationtoMissionsnAegll. American SlaveryB ir gh .t Armenian Massacres, TheGladstone. BatlteHymnoftheRepubilcHowe. Blue and the Gray, TheLodge. CorrupitonofPrelatesSavonarola. Cross of Gold, TheBryan. Death of Congressman BurnesIsl.gnla DeathofGarifeld,TheBlaine. DeathofGrad,yTheGraves. Death of Toussaint L'Ouverture.psliilPh DedicaitonofGettysburgCemetery,TheLincoln. FallenHeroesofJapan,TheTogo. Glory of Peace, ThemnSu.er HopeoftheRepubilc,TheGrady. Hungarian HeroismKossuth. International RelationsMcKinley. IirshHomeRuleGladstone. Lincoln.raletsaC LincolnGarfield. LouisianaPurchaseExposiitonHay. ManwtihtheMuck-rake,TheRoosevelt. Message to the SquadronTogo. Minute Man, The.sitCur More Perfect Union, ACurtis. NapoleonCorwin. NapoleonIngerso.ll NaitonalConrtolofCorporaitonsRoosevelt. Negro, TheGrady. New EnglandQuincy. New South, TheGrady. O'ConnellPhillips. Open Door, TheHenry. OrganizaitonoftheWorldMead. Permanency of Empire, ThePh li il ps. P li g ir ms, The.lipsPhil PrinciplesotfheFoundersMead. ResponsibilityofWa,rTheChanning. ScotlandFlagg. SecessionStephens. Second Inaugural AddressLincoln. Slavery and the UnionLincoln. SubjugationotfheFiilpinoHoar. SufferingsandDesitnyofthePilgrims.tterevE To ArmsKossuth. TrueAmericanPatirotismCockran. Vision of WarInrsgel.ol WarintheTwenitethCenturyMead. WashingtonPhi ill ps. IV GAY, HUMOROUS, COMIC ABo'ysMotherRiley. Almost beyond EnduranceR li ey. Bird in the Hand, AWe.ylrehta Breaking the CharmarnbDu. CandleLighitn'TimeDunbar. "Day of Judgment, The"Phelps. 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Gavroche and the ElephantHugo. HazingofVailan,tTheAnon. Hindoo's Paradise, TheAnon. IfI KnewAnon. ImaginaryInvaild,TheJerome. Jane JonesKing. Knee-deep in JuneRiley. Little BreechesHay. Low-Backed Car, TheLover. Mammy's Pickanin'Jenkins. Mandalayg.inplKi M.rCoonandMr.RabbitHarris. Money Musk.aTlyro Onel-eggedGoose,TheSm.hti Pessimis,tTheKing. Schneider Sees LeahAnon. SuperlfuousMan,TheSaxe. UsualWa,yTheAnon. Wedding Fee, The.retStree When Malindy SingsDunbar. When the Cows Come HomeM ti che ll . V DRAMATIC, NOT IN THE DRAMA Confessiona,lTheAnon. JeanVajleanandtheGoodBishopHugo. LascaAnon. Michael StrogoffVerne. Mrs. TreeRichards. Portrai,tThe.nottyL Tellt-aleHear,tThePoe. Uncle, TheBell. VI SCENES FROM THE DRAMA BeauBrummell,Act,ISceneI;ActII,Scene3Jerrold. Bells,The,ActIII,SceneIs.amliWli LadyofLyons,The,ActII,Scene;IActIIIScene2Lytton. PygmailonandGalatea,ActI,SceneI;ActII,SceneIGilbert. RipVanWinkle,Act,ISceneI;ActII,SceneIIrving. Rivals,The,ActI,Scene2;ActII,SceneI;ActII,IScene;IActIV,Scene2Sheridan. SetofTurquoise,The,Act,IScene;IActI,Scene2Aldrich. SheStoopstoConquer,Act,IISceneIGoldsmith. INDEXOFAUTHORSANNOUNCEMENTSSTANDARD SELECTIONS I NARRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, PATHETIC THE ARENA SCENE FROM "QUO VADIS"[1] HENRYKSIENKIEWICZ TheRomanEmpireintheifrstcenturypresentsthemostrevoitlngpictureofmankindtobefoundinthepages ofhistory.Societyfoundedonsuperiorforce,onthemostbarbarouscruetl,yoncrimeandmadprofilgacy, wascorruptbeyondthepowerofwordstodescribe.Romeruledthewolrd,butwasalsotisulce,randthe horirblemonster,Nero,guiltyofallhideousandrevotlingcirmes,seemsaiftmonarchforsuchapeople. Afewyearsagoappeared"QuoVadis?"thestoryrfomwhichthisselecitonismade.Thebookattainedso greatapopulairty,thatitwastranslatedintoalmosteverytongue.Inspiteofitsmanyfaults,itinvitedthe atteniton,and,atlhoughtishockedthesensibliities,whenitsgreatpurposewasunderstoodtimeltedthe hea .tr Theauthordrewastartlinglyvividandhorirblepictureofhumantiyatthisloweststage,andinconflictwtihtihe showedustheChirstspirti. TheextractisthestoryofhowtheyoungVinicius,apatircian,asoldier,acouitrerofNero,throughthe labyirnthoffoulsin,ofsel-fworshipandseli-fndulgence,withloveforhisguidef,oundhiswayhometothefeet of Him who commanded, "Be ye pure even as I am pure." ItisthelovestoryofViniciusandthePirncessLygia,aconverttoChirs.tThegi'lrshappyandinnocentilfe wasrudelydisturbedbyasummonstothecoutroftheprofligateemperor.Arirvedthere,shefoundthatNero had given her to Vinicius, who had fallen passionately in love with her; but on the way to Vinicius' house she wasrescuedbythegiantUrsus,oneofherdevotedattendantsandamemberofherownfatih.Theyescaped insafetytotheChirstians,whowerelivinginhidinginthecity. Theimpeirousnatureotfheyouthfulsoldierfortheifrsttimeinhislifemetresistance.Hewassotransported wtihrageanddisappointmentthatheorderedtheslavesrfomwhomLygiahadescapedtobefloggedto death,whilehesetouttoifndthegirlwhohaddaredtothwarthisdesire.Hisegotismwassogreatthathe wouldhaveseenthecityandthewholeworldsunkinruinsratherthanfaliofhispurpose.Fordaysanddays hissearchwasunceasing,andatlasthefoundLygia,butinmakingasecondattempttocarryheroffwas severelywoundedbythegiantUrsus.FindinghimselfhelplessintheChirstians'hands,heexpectednothing butdeath;butinsteadhewascarefullyandtenderlynursedbacktoheatlh.Wakingfromhisdeliirum,hefound athisbedsideLygia—Lygia,whomhehadmostinjured,watchingalone,whlietheothershadgonetorest. Graduallyinhispaganheadtheideabegantohatchwithdifficultythatatthesideofnakedbeauty,conifdent andproudofGreekandRomansymmert,ythereisanotherintheworld,new,immenselypure,inwhichasoul resides.Asthedayswentb,yViniciuswasthlirledtotheverydepthsofhissoulbytheconsciousnessthat Lygiawaslearningtolovehim.Withthatrevelaitoncamethecertainconvicitonthathisreligionwouldforever makeaninseparablebarirerbetweenthem.ThenhehatedChrisitantiywtihallthepowersofhissoul,yethe couldnotbutacknowledgethatithadadornedLygiawiththatexcepitona,lunexplainedbeauty,whichwas producing in his heart besides love, respect; besides desire, homage. Yet, when he thought of accepting the religion of the Nazarene, all the Roman in him rose up in revolt against the idea. He knew that if he were to acceptthatteachinghewouldhavetothrow,asonaburningpile,allhisthoughts,ideas,ambiitons,habitsof life,hisverynatureuptothatmoment,burnthemintoashesandflilhimseflwtihanenitrelynewlfie,andfrom hissoulheciredthattiwasimpossible;itwasimpossible! BeforeViniciushadenitrelyrecoveredNerocommandedhispresenceatAnitum,whitherthecoutrwasgoing forthehotsummermonths.Nerowasambitioustowrtieanimmortalepicpoemwhichshouldirvalthe "Odysse,y"andinorderthathemightdescirberealisitcallyaburningcti,ygaveasecretcommandwhliehe wasinAnitumthatRomeshouldbesetonifre. Oneevening,whenthecourtwasassembledtohearNerorectiesomeofhispoerty,aslaveappeared. "Pardon,DivineImperato,rRomeisburning!Thewholecityisaseaoflfames!"Amomentofhorriifedslience followed,brokenbythecryofVinicius.Herushedforth,and,springingonhishorse,dashedintothedeep night.Ahorseman,rushingalsolikeawhilrwind,butintheoppositedireciton,towardAnitum,shoutedashe racedpas:t"Romeispeirshing!"TotheearsofViniciuscameonlyonemoreexpression:"Gods!"Therest wasdrownedbythethunderofhoofs.Buttheexpressionsoberedhim."Gods!"Heraisedhisheadsuddenly, and, stretching his arms toward the sky filled with stars, began to pray. "Nottoyou,whosetemplesareburning,doIcall,buttoThee.ThouThyselfhastsuffered.Thoualonehast understood people's pain. If Thou art what Peter and Paul declare, save Lygia. Seek her in the burning; save herandIwlligiveTheemyblood!" Beforehehadreachedthetopofthemountainhefetlthewindonhisface,andwtihtitheodorofsmoke cametohisnostlirs.Hetouchedthesummitatlas,tandthenaterirblesightsrtuckhiseyes.Thewholelower regionwascoveredwtihsmoke,butbeyondthisgra,yghasltyplainthecitywasburningonthehills.The conflagraitonhadnottheformofapilla,rbutofalongbetl,shapedilkethedawn. Vinicius' horse, choking with the smoke, became unmanageable. He sprang to the earth and rushed forward onfoot.Thetunicbegantosmolderonhiminplaces;breathfailedhislungs;strengthfailedhisbones;hefe!ll Twomen,withgourdsfullofwate,rrantohimandborehimaway.Whenheregainedconsciousnesshefound himseiflnaspaciouscave,lightedwithtorchesandtapers.Hesawathrongofpeoplekneeling,andoverhim bentthetender,beautfiulfaceofhissoul'sbeloved. Lygiawasindeedsaferfomtheburning,butbeforethefirstthirllofreilefwasoveraninfintielymorehorrible dangerthreatenedher.ThepeoplewereinwrathandthreatenedviolencetoNeroandhiscoutr,fortiwas popularlybelievedthatthectiyhadbeensetonifreattheempero'rsinsitgaiton.Thecoward,Nero,was statrledandthoroughlyalarmed,andwelcomedgladlythesuggesitonthatthecalamityshouldbeblamedon theChirstians,whowereviewedwtihgreatsuspicionbythecommonpeople,andobilgedeventhentoilvein hiding.Inordertoclearhimselfandtodivetrthepeople'sminds,heinsttiutedatonceagainsttheChrisitans the most horrible persecutions that have ever stained man's history. For days and days the people came in counltessnumberstowitnessthetotruresoftheinnocentvicitms;butatlasttheygrewwearyofblood-spililng. ThentiwasgivenoutthatNerohadarrangedaclimaxforthelastoftheChrisitanswhoweretodieatan eveningspectacleinabirlliantlyilghtedamphtiheate.rChiefinterestbothoftheAugusitniansandthepeople centeredinLygiaandVinicius,forthestoryoftheirlovewasnowgenerallyknown,andeverybodyfeltthat NerowasintendingtomakeartagedyforhimsefloutofthesuffeirngofVinicius. Atlasttheeveningarirved.Thesightwasinrtuthmagniifcent.Allthatwaspowefrul,brilliantandweatlhyin Romewasthere.Thelowerseatswerecrowdedwithtogasaswhiteassnow.InaglidedpadiumsatNero, weairngadiamondcollarandagoldencrownuponhishead.Everyeyewasturnedwtihsrtainedgazetothe placewheretheunfotrunateloverwasstiitng.Hewasexceedinglypale,andhisforeheadwascoveredwtih dropsofswea.tTohistotruredmindcamethethoughtthatfatihofitselfwouldspareLygia.Peterhadsaid thatfaithwouldmovetheeatrhtotisfoundaitons.Hecrusheddoubtinhimself,compressedhiswholebeing into the sentence, "I believe," and he looked for a miracle. Theprefectofthecitywavedaredhandkerchief,andoutofthedarkgullyintothebirlilanltyilghtedarena came Ursus. In Rome there was no lack of gladiators, larger by far than the common measure of man; but RomaneyeshadneverseentheilkeofUrsus.Thepeoplegazedwiththedeilghtofexpetrsathismighty ilmbs,aslargeastreetrunks;athisbreas,taslargeastwoshieldsjoinedtogether,andhisarmsofa Hercules.Hewasunarmed,andhaddeterminedtodieasbecameafolloweroftheLamb,peacefullyand paitenlt.yMeanwhliehewishedtoprayoncemoretotheSaviour.Soheknetlonthearena,joinedhishands and raised his eyes towards the stars. This act displeased the crowd. They had had enough of those Chirsitans,whodiedilkesheep.Theyunderstoodthatifthegiantwouldnotdefendhimsefl,thespectacle would be a failure. Here and there hisses were heard. Some began to cry for scourgers, whose office it was tolashcombatantsunwillingtoifgh.tButsoonallhadgrownslient,fornooneknewwhatwaswatiingforthe gian,tnorwhetherhewouldnotdefendhimseflwhenhemetdeatheyetoeye. Infac,ttheyhadnotlongtowait.Suddenlytheshllirsoundofbrazenrtumpetswasheard,andatthatsignal intothearenarushed,amidtheshoutsofthebeas-tkeepers,anenormousGermanaurochs,bearingonhis head the naked body of a woman. Viniciussprangtohisfee.t "Lygia!Oh,...Ibelieve!Ibelieve!Oh,Christ,amiracle!amiracle!"AndhedidnotevenknowthatPertonius hadcoveredhisheadatthatmomentwtihatoga.Hedidnotlook;hedidnotsee.Thefeelingofsomeawful empitnesspossessedhim.Inhisheadthereremainednotathough.tHislipsmerelyrepeatedasifin madness,"Ibeileve!Ibelieve!Ibeileve!" Thisitmetheamphtiheaterwassilent,forinthearenasomethinguncommonhadhappened.Thatgiant, obedientandreadytodie,whenhesawhisqueenonthehornsofthewlidbeast,sprangup,asiftouchedby living fire, and, bending forward, he ran at the raging animal. Fromallbreastsasuddencryofamazementwasheard,asthegiantfellontheragingbullandseizedhimby thehorns.Andthencamedeepsilence.Allbreastsceasedtobreathe.Intheamphitheateralfymightbe heardonthewing.Peoplecouldnotbeilevetheirowneyes.SinceRomewasRomenoonehadeverseen suchaspectacle.Theman'sfeetsankinthesandtohisankle;hisbackwasbentilkeabow;hisheadwas hiddenbetweenhisshoulders;onhisarmsthemusclescameoutsothattheskinalmostburstrfomtheir pressure;buthehadstoppedthebullinhisrtacks.Themanandthebullremainedsostllithatthespectators thoughtthemselveslookingatagrouphewninstone.Butinthatapparentreposetherewasartemendous exetrionoftwostruggilngforces.Thebu'llsfee,taswellastheman's,sankinthesand,andthedark,shaggy bodywascurvedsothattiseemedagiganticball.Whichofthetwowouldfalifirst?Whichwouldfallfirst? Meanwhlieadullroarresemblingagroanwasheardrfomthearena,afterwhichabriefshoutwaswrested rfomeverybreas,tandagaintherewassilence.Dulleranddulle,rhoarserandhoarser,moreandmore painfulgrewthegroanofthebullastimingledwtihthewhistilngbreathfromthebreastofthegian.tThehead ofthebeastbegantoturnintheironhandsofthebarbarian,andrfomhisjawscreptforthalong,foaming tongue. A moment more and to the ears of the spectators sitting nearer came, as it were, the crack of breakingbonest;henthebeastrolledontheearth,dead. Thegiantremovedinatwinkilngtheropesthatboundthemaidentothehornsofthebull.Hisfacewasvery pale; he stood as if only half conscious; then he raised his eyes and looked at the spectators. Theamphtiheaterhadgonewlid.Thewallsofthebulidingwerertemblingrfomtheroaroftensofthousands of people. Everywhere were heard cries for mercy, passionate and persistent, which soon turned into one unbroken thunde.r Thegiantunderstoodthattheywereaskingforhisilfeandilbetr,ybuthisthoughtswerenotforhimself.He raised the unconscious maiden in his arms, and, going to Nero's padium, held her up and looked up imploringly. Vinicius sprang over the barrier, which separated the lower seats from the arena, and, running to Lygia, coveredherwtihhistoga. Thenhetoreapartthetuniconhisbreast,laidbarethescarsletfbywoundsreceivedintheArmenianwa,r and stretched out his hands to the multitude. At this the enthusiasm passed everything ever seen in a circus before. Voices choking with tears began to demandmercy.YetNerohatledandhesitated.Hewouldhavepreferredtoseethegiantandthemaidenrent bythehornsofthebu.ll Nero was alarmed. He understood that to oppose longer was simply dangerous. A disturbance begun in the circusmightseizethewholecti.yHelookedoncemore,and,seeingeverywhererfowningbrows,exctied facesandeyesfixedonhim,heslowlyraisedhishandandgavethesignformerc.y Thenathunderofapplausebrokerfomthehighestseatstothelowes.tButViniciusheardtinot.Hedropped onhiskneesinthearena,stretchedhishandstowardheavenandcired:"Ibeileve!Oh,Chris!tIbelieve!I believe!" FOOTNOTE: [1]Copyright, 1896, by Jeremiah Curtin. THE ARROW AND THE SONG[2] H. W. LONGFELLOW Ishotanarrowintotheai.r ftIelltoeatrh,Iknewnotwhere; For,soswiftlyilftewt,hesight Couldnotfollowinitsfilgh.t Ibreathedasongintotheai.r Itfetlloeatrh,Iknewnotwhere; Forwhohassightsokeenandsrtong Thatitcanfollowtheflightofsong. Long,longafterwardi,nanoak, fIoundthearrowstlilunbroke; And the song, from beginning to end, Ifoundagainintheheatrofairfend. FOOTNOTE: [2]rehsfosp,.ilbu.ksishorwrmpeybedUsguthfoHnoosiis&ColinMiffon,AUX ITALIENS R. BULWERLYTTON At Paris it was, at the opera there; And she looked like a queen that night, Withawreathofpealrinherravenhai,r Andthebroochinherbreastsobirght. Of all the operas that Verdi wrote, The best, to my taste, is the "Trovatoré": AndMairocansoothe,withatenornote, Thesoulsinpurgator.y Themoononthetowersleptsotfassnow; Andwhowasnotthlliredinthestrangestwa,y Asweheardhimsing,whliethegasburnedlow, "Non ti scordar di me?" TheEmperotrhereinhisboxofstate, Looked grave; as if he had just then seen Theredlfagwaverfomthecitygate, Where the eagles in bronze had been. TheEmpresst,oo,hadatearinhereye; You'd have thought that her fancy had gone back again, For one moment, under the old blue sky, TothatoldgladfileinSpain. Well!thereinourfrontrowboxwesat Together,mybridebertothedand;IMygazewasifxedonmyoperahat, Andhersonthestagehardb.y And both were silent and both were sad; Likeaqueensheleanedonhefrullwhtiearm, With that regal indolent air she had; So confident of her charm! I have not a doubt she was thinking then Of her former lord, good soul that he was, Whodiedtheirchestandroundestofmen, The Marquis of Carabas. Ihopetha,ttogettothekingdomofheaven, Through a needle's eye he had not to pass; I wish him well for the jointure given To my lady of Carabas. MeanwhileIwasthinkingofmyifrsltove AsIhadnotbeenthinkingofaughftoryears; Till over my eyes there began to move Somethingthafteliltketears. I thought of the dress that she wore last time, Whenwestoodneaththecypress-treestogethe,r Inthaltostland,inthatsotfcilme, Inthecirmsoneveningweathe;r Otfhatmuslindress(fortheevewashot;) And her warm white neck in its golden chain; Andherfullsofthaijrusittedinaknot, Andfalilnglooseagain. And the Jasmine flower in her fair young breast; (OthefaintsweetsmellotfhatJasmineflowe!r) Andtheonebirdsingingalonetotisnest; And the one star over the tower. Ithoughtofourilttlequarrelsandsrtfie, And the letter that brought me back my ring; Andtiallseemedthereinthewasteoffile, Suchaveryltiltething. ForIthoughtofhergravebelowthehi,ll Whichthesenitnelcypressrt-eestandsover; And I thought, "Were she only living still, How I could forgive her and love her!" And I swear as I thought of her thus in that hour, Andofhow,afteral,loldthingsarebes,t ThatIsmeltthesmellofthatJasminelfower Which she used to wear in her breast. AndIturnedandlooked;shewassittingthere, In a dim box over the stage; and drest Inthatmusilndress,wtihthatfullsofthai,r AndthatJasmineinherbreas!t I was here, and she was there; Andthegttileringhorse-shoecurvedbetween;— Frommybirdebertothed,withherravenhair And her sumptuous scornful mien, Tomyealrylovewithhereyesdowncas,t Andoverherpirmrosefacetheshade, I(nshotrfromthefuturebacktothepast) There was but a step to be made.