Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-03-09
(from the London Tunes }
A VISION OF STEAM.

n NiSlON VI SlbAM.
e. jan suHaa P7'eR etira" eaio'iaa ft"at'-vrNe'L.
laid nae down and slept the Goor
And had wonderful dream,
For 'co,nius oveats cas-, their shadow before"
or rather "a volume oil steam.
Though, had slept an hundred year,,
Midst RUNS aud rubbish dirty,
Aud suddenly walked the smiles aud tears
OF life again, aud it rang in my
Twas nineteen hundred and Thirty.
thought spirit beside stood,
Strange in his shape and dress,
lie woro a cowl aud he wore hood;
Who he was might not guess.
But the silence broke, aud tho stranger SPOKE
heard him in my dreom,-
"FcOr not" he said, "bw come aud SEQ
How all tho world is govctu'd by mo-
The mighty spirit OF stcum.
Straigh,way, like a falling NOON
With rushing sound thcro caiue
mighty sphere; IL lighted soon
An what should 1t lac but steam balloon,
And we entered together the samc
And away we over London far
As swim as the lishtnins's CLEAN,
For from Wc,,mi,stor Abjoy to Temple Bar,
They were all ia cloud OF steam
"conic, lot nparer to the EARTH"
The mighty split cried;
Tho car sank down. aud set forth,
Through the streets, with him for guido.
fS% r." ,i, grS M IS s. ssS rpCaeh APPROACH
'ls the best in all the row.D
In VIC got, and strange, oh strange
Tho horsecss coach moved on;
w, We fell on tho clouds in Roscnt-strcct,
We glidcd along in chariot lcct
But Of all the folks Glanced to meet
Alas! knew one.
we passed by Newsatc,-a crowd was there,
Aud scafold was raised before,
Tho criminal knclt and whispered a PRAYER
Then stood erect once moro.
Much marvcl'd he stood nlonc,
But he suddenly uttor'd "A scream;
Gone was all hope, ON his neck rupo
Already uooscd, from above tell down;
The bolt shpp'd FROM It's banl without n baud,
i ne corsc swans away from its final stnnd,-
ihey Were hanging tho man by steam!
As we roturn'dt to our vuhiclc,
figure before 5 stood,
Itstood broom in hand NJ dirty cro7sin-
plucd the creature, and ssin.
AsiNPcncc,-l thought twas flesh and blood
Be-, my friend held my hand, says he Ills wood;
~ strange thing To you IL may seem,
"But let me tell YOU, the plan is good
"Nc sweepour streets 10y stcan!"
We went into Pitonosierfow
II had mOuniul look
For passed away were Lonsman aud Co.
Their shop aud every book.
Yet clouds of vupour were issuing
From each window low aud hi.i
AS crst have seen il wondering
From the BrentlOrI Brewery.
''stranso strange" said l. "that thcy should turn
- heir minds To such schgmc!"-
,,n, NAT seneme!, qnoth he, ,'yon may discern,
"lhcy publish still. but You have To learn,
"iiow we write and print by steam.
"But, come, enough of this city wide-
AMI yet one peep you must have
AT the mighty house, where have do criol
Peers long ago in the grave"
Straight we ALT Nv tbs House OF Peers;
was rl4cuti silent ul,-
Though all seemed ragged, as in former wears
On the benches round the wall.
Suddenly all arose. and each
paper gave aud took,
IL stood, II seemed in lieu of speech
intently did look.
looked again, but they stirred no more
Ihey were almost as stiH anl ~ stark ut before
Wooden was cach,-bockIcads were all
Mandarinc member filled the hall.
oh, strange, strange, grow my dream;
with grim smile the spirit said,
Think you not, OF all you have visited,
'l'hs Is the best ani MODEST plan,
"Io spare the tongue pnl brains or man
"And govern the nation by stcan!''
But slowly little vapour arose
From the wooden Primo Minister'S head
Ii sathor'd and grew, ani ocr hi. foes
In the opposition spread.
There was n Kissing rushing noi,c,-
crash, Shout scrcam,--
The engine had burst-and OH the smell
Tho horrible vapour, who Gun tell
At that bursting of parliament steam!
II was 10 Joke, aul awokn,
Tho kissing still around mu broke;
Tho candles were ont, my wife IN IL pDut,
For in my struggling dream
hal seized the eauTn, and tur,'l IL DER
The water was swimming about tho floor,
And was awakened by steam.