But now the wind goes wailing
O'er the dark and trackless deep;
And I know your grief, sweet mother,
Tho' I only hear you weep.

My father's ship will come, mother,
In safety o'er the main;
When the grapes are dyed with purple
He will be back again.

The vines were but in blossom

When he bade me watch them grow: And now the large leaves, mother, Conceal their crimson glow.

He'll bring us shells and sea-weed,
And birds of shining wing;
But what are these, dear mother?
It is himself he'll bring.

I'll watch with thee, sweet mother,
But the stars fade from my sight;
Come, come and sleep, dear mother,
Oh, weep no more to-night.-L. E. L.

THOSE EVENING BELLS.

THOSE evening bells, those evening bells,
How many a tale their music tells
Of youth and home, and that sweet time
When last I heard their soothing chime;
These joyous hours are passed away,
And many a heart that then was gay
Within the tomb now darkly dwells,
And hears no more those evening bells.

And so 'twill be when I am gone;
The tuneful peal will still ring on,
While other bards shall walk these dells,
And sing your praise, sweet evening bells.

THOMAS MOORE.

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