ld.

"Bright forms shall hover o'er thee
In the midst of war's alarms;
And in triumph shall restore thee
To a nation's waiting arms.

"Then on to Freedom's stormy height,
Go forth in valour and in might,
And bear aloft this emblem bright,
Amid the battle fray."

Now around their chief they rally,
And with zeal their bosoms glow;
While the hoarse cannon bellows forth
Defiance to the foe.

The battle rages loudly,
A dreadful carnage flows;
When the messenger of victory
The clarion trumpet blows.

Now clap your wings, oh Liberty,
And upward take your flight;
And let the gladsome tidings ring
Throughout the realms of light.

And bid your eagle sound her cry,
Wide o'er the land and sea;
For patriot arms have triumphed,
And the nation still is free.

Once more the song of Victory
Shall spread the earth around,
And the freemen on a thousand hills
Re-echo back the sound.

And a banner long shall wave on high,
And long your children stand,
United, with a sacred tie,
To guard their native land.

CHAPTER VI.

And may each day returning, with it bring
That peace that o'er the weary senses fling
A calm content; where no alloy attends
The pleasing intercourse of happy friends.

Albert, the brother of Alida, during his residence in New-York, had
formed an indissoluble friendship with a young gentleman who had lately
graduated at Columbia College. His name was Theodore. He was about
twenty years of age: he had been esteemed an excellent student. His
appearance was manly, open, and free. His eye indicated a nobleness of
mind; he was naturally cheerful, although his aspect was tinged with
melancholy, and his disposition was rather of the romantic cast. His
father was an eminent merchant in the city, and had long been engaged in
the various scenes of commerce. His son was designed for the law; but as
the students were allowed some vacant time after their graduation before
they entered upon their professional studies, he thought to improve this
interim in mutual friendly visits, mingling sometimes with select
parties in the amusements of the day, and in travelling through some
parts of the United States.

The spring was advancing, and already began to shed its cheering
influences over the face of nature, when, after a long period of clouds
and darkness, the sun, with his illuminating beams, was chas