Unveil once more the beauty of thy brow;

Come—if I have not quite outlived thee—come!

And bid thy rival dark Despair depart —

His touch has left me blind and deaf and dumb —

Bring thou one ray of sunshine to my heart!


A GALE IN THE CHANNEL.

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BY CHARLES J. PETERSON, AUTHOR OF “CRUISING IN THE LAST WAR,” ETC.

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