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diff --git a/27677.txt b/27677.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0e022a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/27677.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1190 @@ +Project Gutenberg's Daisy Dare, and Baby Power, by Rosa Vertner Jeffrey + +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: Daisy Dare, and Baby Power + Poems + +Author: Rosa Vertner Jeffrey + +Illustrator: D. Vertner Johnson + +Release Date: December 31, 2008 [EBook #27677] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DAISY DARE, AND BABY POWER *** + + + + +Produced by David Garcia, Emmy and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was +produced from images generously made available by The +Kentuckiana Digital Library) + + + + + + + +[Illustration] + + + + +DAISY DARE. + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration: MULLEN, [handwritten: Truly Yrs, Rosa V Jeffrey] PHOTO.] + + + + + +DAISY DARE, + +AND + +BABY POWER: + +POEMS. + + +BY + +ROSA VERTNER JEFFREY. + +=With Light Illustrations,= + +_Designed by D. Vertner Johnson, Esq._ + +[Illustration] + + PHILADELPHIA: + CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELFINGER, + 819 AND 821 MARKET STREET. + 1871. + + + + + Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by + ROSA VERTNER JEFFREY, + in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. + + + STEREOTYPED BY J. FAGAN & SON. PRINTED BY MOORE BROS. + +[Illustration] + + + + + TO + + MY DEAR FRIEND + + MRS. MARGARET WICKLIFFE PRESTON, + + OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, + + THIS VOLUME IS + + =Affectionately Inscribed= + + BY THE AUTHOR. + + LEXINGTON, KY., December 1, 1870. + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration: + + "At early morn swept Daisy Dare,-- + Sparkling, graceful, passing fair."] + +[Illustration] + + + + +DAISY DARE. + + +PART I. + + Thro' scented meadows, where do graze + The meek-eyed kine on summer days, + At early morn swept Daisy Dare,-- + Sparkling, graceful, passing fair. + + Sparkling as the dew-drops gleaming + On her path, or sunlight streaming + Through her tresses--graceful, fair, + As naught on earth save Daisy Dare! + + Wondrous tresses! sunshine fades + Mid floating curls and sumptuous braids,-- + A crown of light that glorifies + White brow and deep impassioned eyes. + + Full, perfect, tempting were her lips-- + The bee or humming-bird that sips + From scarlet blossoms in the South + Beguiled might be by such a mouth. + + Her path ran by a rushing stream + Which, like a crooked silver seam, + Bound that green meadow to a wood, + Where soon with Graham Lee she stood. + + Softly through arching forest-trees + Came stealing up a fresh salt breeze; + One fair cheek kissing, till it burned + Like to the other Lee-ward turned. + + "Daisy," he said, "I sail to-day + For India, with Captain Gray; + Will you not be upon the strand + To say 'farewell'--to wave your hand?" + + "Yes; I will go to see you sail:" + The tone was proud--her cheek turned pale; + "I've promised to be there and say + A parting word to Allen Gray." + + The strong man's cheek grew white as death + As thus, with short, unsteady breath, + He said: "When last I went to sea, + You waved, nay, kissed your hand to me." + + Her eyes flashed, smiling on him then-- + Such eyes hold fiery, earnest men + In bondage, and to love beguile, + Whether they mock, or weep, or smile. + + "Yes; I remember then to you + I kissed my hand; but here are two: + Can I not still kiss this one, pray, + To you, and this to Allen Gray?" + +[Illustration: + + "Oh, do not mock me, Daisy Dare, + With your small hands so soft and fair."] + + + Her voice was deep, the words were light, + The hands upheld were small and white,-- + Such hands as strong men love to grasp + And crush in an impassioned clasp. + + "Oh, do not mock me, Daisy Dare, + With your small hands so soft and fair; + They may beguile both lovers--true; + You cannot give your heart to two. + + "One or the other let it be; + If Allen Gray, you're lost to me: + If me, all hearts you must resign,-- + All homage and all love save mine. + + "My guiding star across the brine, + Has been the hope that called you mine; + I'd rather see that load-star set, + Than wed a fair, false, vain coquette. + + "I'd rather trust, though seas divide, + Than linger doubting by your side: + Now speak, what turns your heart away; + The love of gold or Allen Gray?" + + Up rose her spirit, quick and proud; + And, as through a translucent cloud + Pour crimson streams of torrid light, + The red blood dyed her forehead white. + + "I have not broken faith or vow," + She said; "but do release you now. + My heart cannot be bought or sold + By Allen Gray with love or gold. + + "I trifled with him but to try + Your faith in me: I'd rather die + Than wed a man of jealous heart: + You cannot trust me, let us part. + + "The jealous love you bring to me, + (As yonder green, impulsive sea + Unto the shore doth come and go,) + In passion tides would ebb and flow. + + "And as that surf, in fitful swells, + Doth bring or bear away the shells + From yonder strand,--such passion, strife + Would fill, or desolate my life. + + "Such earthly crown of love to wear, + The cross it brings I would not bear; + Here! see me cast the burden down: + Go!--for I yield you up the crown." + + The angry flush had faded now, + Leaving her bosom, cheek, and brow + Whiter than sea-foam 'neath the moon; + Her low voice as sad wind-harp's tune. + + She waved her hand and turned away: + He caught it, crying, "Daisy, stay! + Let not a flash of passion-pride + Two clinging hearts like ours divide." + + She stood before him haughty, cold: + "You taunted me with love of gold-- + Who wealth and titles scorned--to be + The chosen bride of Graham Lee." + + "This choice, perhaps, you now regret, + And crave a titled suitor yet; + Hearts that are anchored side by side, + No surface-ripple can divide." + + His words were bitter in their turn, + And, like sharp acid on a burn, + They scorched her heart, and seared the spot + Where blossomed love's "forget-me-not." + + Oh, why are darts of anger hurled + From heart to heart throughout the world; + Fierce as the lightning--flashing far, + From cloud to cloud, its red-hot bar? + + So quick, so sharp, too oft it cleaves + The sandal-chain of love, and leaves + But fragrant, broken, links at last + To bind us to a ruined past. + + Too often fixing deeps of woe + Between us and the long ago; + Bridging a gulf toward mem'ries green, + With one regret--"it might have been." + + Oh, why, when life is in its June + Of fruity fragrance, perfect tune, + Does passion's stormy pride destroy + Youths' heritage of love and joy? + + One jealous breath will oft disclose + A canker in hope's perfect rose, + For the false fever heat of strife + To nurse, and nourish into life. + + Oh, Daisy Dare! the sea is wide: + Dear is the lover by thy side: + The sea is treacherous, hungry, deep, + And millions o'er its treasures weep. + + His heart relented--strong hearts do; + Yet more relenting, oft less true + Than those, unyielding, that defy + The deathless love of which they die. + + "As forest saplings, by the sun + Together knit till two are one-- + One trunk, one bark, one sap, one tree-- + Our hearts have been, should ever be. + + "Let sharp steel cleave that circling rind, + No art its severed strength could bind; + Should anger part thy love from mine, + Holds earth another heart for thine?" + + Oh, stubborn pride! unyielding still; + Her heart is conquered; but her will + Defies its tender, pleading tone: + She left him--they were both alone. + + * * * * * + + When eve her golden goblet fills + Among the sunset's purple hills, + And overflows that sunset wine + In streams of glory on the brine, + + Unto the shore a maiden came, + Who gazed where, down that track of flame + A steamer to the west did dip: + Her heart went outward with the ship. + + She had not kept her tryst that day, + Nor waved her hand to Allen Gray: + Both little hands were still--'twas true + She could not "give her heart to two." + + She heard the parting signals sound, + And then the haughty pride that bound + Her woman's heart, which had defied + Her woman's love, grew faint and died. + +[Illustration: + + "She wandered hopeless to the strand, + And, hopeless, westward waved her hand."] + + She heard the steamship's iron bell; + Turned to the shore, but faltered, fell-- + For ocean steamers do not wait + On love--her pride gave way too late. + + "Too late!" she heard it rise and swell, + Tolled by the iron steamer's bell; + Told by the mocking voice of Fate, + Rung through her heart, "too late!" "too late!" + + And now, when from that outward bound, + Defiant distance brought no sound, + She wandered hopeless to the strand, + And, hopeless, westward waved her hand. + + The steamer's black smoke drifting far + Rose up and hid the evening star: + A bitter symbol of that strife + Between love's day-star and her life. + + In the late gloaming's purple gloom + She wandered home; but half the bloom + Had faded from her cheek and lips: + Love's orient was in eclipse. + + * * * * * + + * * * * * + + "The ship went down!" such message crossed + The lightning wire, and all were lost + Save Captain Gray, and two or three; + Among them was not Graham Lee. + + From Daisy's hand the paper fell; + No cry she uttered, but a swell + Of anguish through her heart did sweep, + Bearing it downward to the deep. + + As the green pallor of a storm + A summer landscape doth deform, + Making a livid shadow grow + Athwart the noon-day's ruddy glow, + + Across the future once so fair, + So ripe with joy for Daisy Dare, + Fate's cruel sickle swept, and left + Life of its golden harvest reft. + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration: + + "Turning her white cheek from the light, + Clasping her small hands fiercely tight!"] + +[Illustration] + + +PART II. + + + Women are deemed cold, careless, proud, + Who suffer bravely in a crowd; + Smiles flash from hearts in sorrow set, + As gleams from jewels edged with jet. + + Some months had passed--it was not long-- + When Daisy stood amid a throng, + Turning her white cheek from the light, + Clasping her small hands fiercely tight! + + For she had heard two brave men say,-- + A stranger one--one Allen Gray,-- + No braver hero ever died + Than he whose love she lost through pride. + + Unselfish, earnest, daring, brave, + All but himself he tried to save; + Heedless of death and danger--why? + One heart alone could make reply. + + One spirit that had vainly sought + Rest from a hungry surge of thought; + Fierce retribution!--thus to be + Tortured by praise of Graham Lee! + + Hero! but not for her to claim-- + There was the anguish, there the shame: + How little yielding 'twould have cost + To call him still her own, though lost. + + But she had cast away the right, + And, mutely wretched, heard that night, + With stormy heart and tearless cheek, + His praise whose name she dared not speak. + + Few knew that they were lovers--none + That their two hearts had pulsed as one; + So the world called her cold and changed; + Friends thought her haughty and estranged. + + The current of her life's May-time + Ran chill beneath a crust of rime; + And lovers wore, for Daisy's sake, + The icy chains they could not break. + + A yearning sadness in her face + But added to that nameless grace, + That spell by which some women reign + In hearts they never strove to gain. + + Love fell on her superb repose + Like warm light on a sculptured rose, + As if--beguiled--to flush apart + The chiselled whiteness of its heart. + + The voice of passion to her soul + Swept, as the storm-voiced surges roll + Up toward a star-like beacon steep, + Dashed backward rayless to the deep. + + As fire-fly lighting up a maze + Of cobwebs with its dying blaze; + Held by a grim black spider fast-- + Flashing with glory to the last. + + Thus tangled in a cruel fate, + Dared through her folly, feared too late, + The light of Daisy's lost love made + The past fall back in deepest shade. + + Strong natures suffer more than those + Who, bowing down, parade their woes + For a brief season, and then rise: + The brave heart uncomplaining dies. + + So after years that inner gloom + Had only softened Daisy's bloom, + Giving such meaning to her eyes + As worldlings cannot analyze. + + And when her pink cheek turned too soon + Pale as magnolia buds in June, + No one could call its fairness blight, + Or wish a flush upon the white. + + When just one shade of roundness passed + From her proud form, they said at last + That she must travel. Well she knew + Love and regret would travel too! + + 'Twas not one shore alone, whose surge + Came wailing to her like a dirge; + The surf, the waves of every sea, + Everywhere, moaned of Graham Lee. + + And when in a far distant land, + Upon a sunny southern strand, + Where warm waves, green as malachite, + Come leaping, as from vats of light, + + Where summer's sumptuous golden blaze + Wraps earth in a voluptuous haze + Of lambent splendor; where the skies + Drop balm as erst in Paradise, + + Where clusters of imperial trees + Nod their green plumes o'er slumberous seas; + Warm, amorous deeps! whose crystal calms + Dream of the emerald-crested palms. + + A shore of bloom! a sea so bright! + Entranced they mingle in the light; + Apart--yet wedded by the sun, + As severed hearts through love made one. + + Where air as an elixir fine + Exhilarates like sparkling wine; + Where mere existence brings a joy + Life's trifling ills cannot destroy: + + There, where the aromatic breeze-- + Fledged in a nest of orange-trees, + Kissing the slumb'rous waves--made sweet + The sea-foam swept to Daisy's feet. + + The gloom, the shadow, passed not by; + Still white her cheek, as shells that lie + Like drifted snow on golden strand, + Where stood she writing in the sand. + + And still the envious surges came + To wash away that precious name + Writ on her heart's warm shore for years, + Merged by its tidal flow of tears. + + She stood in a sequestered cove, + While countless memories of love + Heaped treasure, till her sea of grief + Blushed--breaking on a coral-reef! + + For precious memories often grow + From out the darkest voids of woe; + As fissures by the sea-worm drilled + In Eastern shells, with pearls are filled. + + The creeping tide swells, shot with flame, + Stole up and kissed away that name + Which Fate indeed, with mocking hand, + For her had written in the sand. + + Outward, upon her right did reach + A long, white, narrow line of beach, + Where careless groups now idly strayed, + Watching the flush of sunset fade. + + And when across that crimson glow + Her gaze went out as long ago, + O'er colder seas, unto a ship + Which toward the setting sun did dip, + + On the far point of that white sand + Standing together, hand in hand, + Like forms of sculptured bronze revealed + Against the sunset's burnished shield, + + Two figures smote her 'wildered sight, + And left two blots upon the light; + Darker than iron ship afar + Or smoke that hid the evening star. + + For there, between her and the sun, + Stood Graham Lee, and with him one + Whose beauty stirred to bitter strife + The chilly current of her life. + +[Illustration: + + "Two figures smote her 'wildered sight, + And left two blots upon the light."] + + + As summer sends a mighty thrill + Through clust'ring icy floes, until + Their shudd'ring breaks the ghastly sleep + Of Nova Zembla's pallid deep. + + More dead he seemed to her that hour-- + There, in the strength of manly power, + Bending to see those dark eyes shine-- + Than cold and still beneath the brine. + + Six years had marked their weary length + On her young life--whose faith and strength + A widowed heart left purified-- + To live, now wishing she had died. + + More lost she felt, and more alone, + Leaning against that hard, cold stone, + Than when his ship was outward bound, + Or when she thought of him as drowned. + + They turned, and sauntered towards the cove; + Oh, woman's strength! oh, woman's love! + She stirred not till their eyes had met, + And knew herself remembered yet. + + Down wastes of absence, grief, and gloom-- + Warmed by his gaze--uprose the bloom + Of Hope's lost violets through the snow, + A purple path to long ago! + + She saw the creole's large, dark eyes + Glance up to his in mute surprise; + She saw him leave the girl and stand + Before her with an outstretched hand. + + Then turned and fled--no matter where, + So those she fled from were not there-- + Seaward away, across the strand, + Where hungry waves crept up the sand. + + On Memory's scroll there came a blot, + A space of time remembered not; + When sense awoke, clouds late aglow + With sunset fire, looked drifts of snow. + + For, like a disembodied soul + By angels clad in silvery stole + And shining sandals for its flight + Along the upward paths of light, + + The moon had risen there, and turned + Volcanic cloud-peaks while they burned, + White as the frozen coronet + On Jura's misty forehead set. + + And where, from out her casket fine, + Eve had dropped rubies on the brine, + In gleaming lengths of shimmering sheen + Long lines of moonlight paved the green. + + Yet not to star, or sea, or skies + She gazed, but into deep, dear eyes + Bending upon her with the glow, + The old, sweet love of long ago. + + Subtly it thrilled through every vein, + Making her white cheek flush again; + As pale hydrangeas blushing shine, + Whose roots are steeped in purple wine. + + She felt love's subtle, potent charm + Binding her on that strong right arm; + 'T was softer than the cold gray stone, + 'T was sweeter thus than all alone. + + One moment struggling to be free, + She cried: "Release me, Graham Lee; + For there is more to part us now + Than distance, death, or broken vow." + + "Daisy"--his voice was deep and clear-- + "Stay; would I dare to hold you here + So near my heart, if unto you + That heart had ever been untrue? + + "Perchance, had I not found you soon, + As yon gray cloud beside the moon + Is silver-lined,--that wore a crown + Of glory when the sun went down, + + "My future might have worn at last + A light, which, likened to the past, + Would be as yonder placid moon + Unto the sumptuous suns of June. + + "You thought me dead--I thought you lost; + Our hearts have both been tempest tossed, + And never anchored since that hour + When each defied the other's power. + + "The stately creole by my side + Is my young sister--not my bride; + Earth holds one mate alone for me, + One bride--say, Daisy, shall it be?" + + No blot on the horizon's verge, + No black smoke hid the star, no surge + Came up to fret the silent sea, + No answer came to Graham Lee. + + What need of words? From eye to eye + How quick the magnet glances fly-- + Electric sparks from soul to soul-- + As magnets flash from pole to pole. + + From noiseless waters, stealing slow, + The drooping white stalactites grow; + From noiseless drops stalagmites rise, + Silent they meet, and crystallize. + + The overflowing loves that spring + From two proud natures meeting, cling + In strong, pure bliss from heart to home, + As cavern spars from floor to dome. + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration] + + + + +BABY POWER. + +[Illustration] + +[Illustration: MULLEN, PHOTO. + + "Six little feet to cover, + Six little hands to fill, + Tumbling out in the clover, + Stumbling over the sill."] + +[Illustration] + + + + +BABY POWER. + + + Six little feet to cover, + Six little hands to fill, + Tumbling out in the clover, + Stumbling over the sill. + Six little stockings ripping, + Six little shoes half worn; + Spite of the promised whipping, + Skirts, shirts, and aprons torn! + Bugs and bumble-bees catching, + Heedless of bites and stings, + Walls and furniture scratching, + Twisting off buttons and strings. + Into the sugar and flour, + Into the salt and meal, + Their royal, baby power, + All through the house we feel! + Behind the big stove creeping, + To steal the kindling-wood; + Into the cupboard peeping, + To hunt for "somesin' dood." + The dogs they tease to snarling, + The chickens know no rest, + Yet the old cook calls them "darling," + And loves each one "the best." + Smearing each other's faces + With smut or blacking-brush, + To forbidden things and places + Always making a rush. + Over a chair, or table, + They'll fight, and kiss again + When told of slaughtered Abel, + Or cruel, wicked Cain. + All sorts of mischief trying, + On sunny days--in doors + And then perversely crying + To rush out when it pours. + A raid on grandma making, + --In spite her nice new cap-- + Its strings for bridles taking, + While riding on her lap. + Three rose-bud mouths beguiling, + Prattling the live-long day, + Six sweet eyes on me smiling, + Hazel, and blue, and gray.-- + Hazel--with heart-light sparkling, + Too happy, we trust, to fade-- + Blue--'neath long lashes darkling, + Like violets in the shade. + Gray--full of earnest meaning, + A dawning light so fair, + Of woman's life beginning, + We dread the noon-tide glare + Of earthly strife, and passion, + May spoil its tender glow, + Change its celestial fashion, + As earth-stains change the snow! + Six little clasped hands lifted, + Three white brows upward turned, + One prayer--thrice heavenward drifted-- + To Him who never spurned + The lisp of lips where laughter, + Fading away in prayer, + Leaves holy twilight after + A noon of gladness there. + Three little heads, all sunny, + To pillow and bless at night,-- + Riotous Alick and Dunnie, + Jinnie, so bonnie and bright! + Three souls immortal slumber, + Crowned by that golden hair; + When Christ his flock shall number, + Will all _my_ lambs be there? + Now, with the stillness round me, + I bow my head and pray, + "Since this faint heart has found thee, + Suffer them not to stray." + Up to the shining portals, + Over life's stormy tide, + Treasures I bring--immortal; + Saviour be thou my guide. + +[Illustration] + + + + + +End of Project Gutenberg's Daisy Dare, and Baby Power, by Rosa Vertner Jeffrey + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DAISY DARE, AND BABY POWER *** + +***** This file should be named 27677.txt or 27677.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/7/6/7/27677/ + +Produced by David Garcia, Emmy and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was +produced from images generously made available by The +Kentuckiana Digital Library) + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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