The Flag Paramount Page: 491
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A SONG O WINTER
I'. \W I .\l Il) 1)lI., AN
A IIleak Nwind stalks among the reeds
\Anid mourns beneath the hrooding eavl
It stirs the sere and shrunken we,{ds
Anld creeps upon the withered leav\ s.
\V here are the copious harvest sheav es
\Where are the tinged and verdant meduls'
For I ltuve seen the summer loiom,
I've markedly the warm, enduring days:
The spider plied his silent loomn,
The wood birds spilled their mingled 1i
The roses hdew by shaded ways
There was no sigh, there was no uloelil.
Ihut now the winter's vanl is here.
The cattle drift upon the vwold;
Across the meadtliis w iaste anid drear'
The sheep comli hurrying to the fohl.
I hind my cloak against the cold
There is no smile, there is nom cheir.
Stay! Through yon window gloxw:t ;a;t.
Aly wife and chihirtn, gathered nert "
With eager ea;s my steps await.
My home is filled with wa;rmth ;al ch, r.
This is the ldl tin of the, ye;ar.
Let th , \\iuds n1' {iil im latet:
Till; FILA( PARA ( t
Iv ()IIVI PR II NR NYA IM)ZEN quarts of champagne, in con-
junction with all informal sitting of
the president and his cabinet, led to
the estallishment of the navy and the ap-
uointmentt of Felilpe ('arer as its admiral.
The wine hul Ieten sent by the Mogul lHa-
nanIa (Colip;any of Newv ()Irleans as a token
of amiilile relations and certain consum-
miated deals hietween that company and the
republic.
Next to the champagne the credit of the
appointment belonged to lon Sahas Placido
the newly appointedd Minister of \War.
The session had been signally tedious:
the Iusiness andl the xwine prodigiously dry.
i\ sull.n, plran kih humor of loi n Samas
inmpelling him to the deed, spiced the gravematters of state with a \hlill' of agre.,-!,l,
playfulness.
In the order of business had cine a bul-
letin from the depa1rtnltnt of Orilla del Malr
reporting thelt seiztur hv the cisto-ho
officers at the coast town of ;-olilus of tlh.
sloop 'Stre//, /e ,orlh ;and her( (a;Liog of dry
goods, patent Imedlicines, graulli; ited sugarIL
and three-star bra;dy. Also six lartini
rifles and ten thousand I havana cigars.
('aUght in the act of smluiggling, the aliop
and cargo was now, according to ];iW, t h
property of the repuiiui, .
The Collectoir of ('istoms, in making his
statement, deplarted from conventional fornis
so far as to suggest that the conuisicated
vessel le convertled to the tse of the <,-NXT
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Henry, O., 1862-1910. The Flag Paramount, prose (fiction), January 1902; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139394/m1/2/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.