STANZAS
SACKED TO THE MEMORY OF SAMUEL MILLIKAN,
WHO DIED IN CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 25th, 1851.
In the far-off land of the stranger's home,
Where the south winds fan the breath,
Amid lovely flowers, and "golden dreams,"
They laid him down in death.
Where the south winds fan the breath,
Amid lovely flowers, and "golden dreams,"
They laid him down in death.
A lone tree marks the sacred spot,
Where he sleeps in his dreamless sleep,
And the moaning winds with a pitying sound,
Their nightly vigils keep;
Where he sleeps in his dreamless sleep,
And the moaning winds with a pitying sound,
Their nightly vigils keep;
And beauteous birds with their silvery wings,
Will nestle upon that tree;
And spring's sweet violets deck the grave
Which his loved ones ne'er can see;
Will nestle upon that tree;
And spring's sweet violets deck the grave
Which his loved ones ne'er can see;
