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HARPER'S WEEKLY. [MAY 4, 1861. 282 DEPARTURE OF TRANSPORT STEAMERS FROM NEW YORK FOR WASHINGTON WITH VOLUNTEERS, SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 1861.KING OLAF.BY ARTHUR LAURENSON.IN his high seat on the dais, Round him many a mighty lord, Lost in thought, in silence brooding, Sat King O'af at his board. 'With his unsheathed dagger playing In a half-unconscious mood, Strikes and hews he off the splinters From a piece of fagot-wood. As the lords around him sitting Mirk the King's deep reverie
" It is Monday, Sire, tomorrow,"
Sudden looks the King upon him: "Bring me here a burning brand!" Sweeps the splinters from the table- Lights them on his naked hand. Firm he holds it stretched before him, Never does it backward draw—Till the wood was all consumed, Till he the white ashes saw. Thus King Olaf made atonement For his trespass on God's law. THE "R. R., QUYLER" SAILING FROM NEW YORK WITH THE SEVENTY-FIRST REGIMENT NEW YORK STATE MILITIA ON BOARD, APRIL 21, 1861. |
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