Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-04-26

To show what kind of men fathers were; [tain,
Who knew their rghts-who dare their rights NAM
Or in their halls, or on the s1ngulne PLAN.
Upon another canvass may be seen
Meek Poc.hontas Uhe Young Indian Queen,)
In humble FORM her Saviour to espouse,
And take upon herself bapsmal vows.
In rude attire and attitude appear,-
With vacant thought and look or wond' ring stare,
Such of her tribe and kindred as intend
To witness what they cannot comprehend.
There stands the minister, with solemn air,
1mploring God, IN agony of pray'r,
That all the heather may with one accord,
Like this fair pencnt, adore the Lord.
Now what time Vulcan by his skill divine,
Presents to view what fancy may design;-
What time imagination loves to stray
Without restraint, us fancy leads the way:
High on the Dome without, land which appear
Far better in the distance than more near,)
VIVA there salues the eve or charms the view,
Whcr Vulcan wroughtfrom scenes which fancy drew,
And by.nis m,rchlass skill an curons art,
Carved painted or engraved on evry part
Or wrought in metals,-such as best present
Those according 10 Their true intent;
Are 80 contrivci and cunningly expressed
He best sing them who can see them best
Upon the NORTH he made by his device
A wntrv lake,-and froze it DER with ice;-
And then upon the margin all around
He m1de n snow that whiiencd all the ground.
A skating party then did Vulcan make
Upon the bosom Of this wondrons Lake
And swift Of foo. in rapid curves they fly
Ply all their ppw'rs and cv'rv etf,rt try
Bend Ger their tolls and swerve from sile TO side
As each alternate skate is made II oil 'e:
And rs they haze, the fathers looking on,
Could scarce dis ingush winch SHOULD be their son.
All this was made OF IRON, which EXPRESSED
The wonirous art and sill by h IN possessed
Upon the west compartment, Vulcan drew
a western Prairie -boundess to the view
Save On the east, where lofty forests grow,
AMI whrr' the impi streams of water How:
BIZ all the Prae was devoid OF trees,
Where tail rank waved TO the floating breeze:
Thr,c Bnlioes in countless numbers wcre,-
There wild Horses, and swift Deer were therc
All flty lurking Indians lay concerted
a Int the border of this splendid field.
The sun up-and as the herds repair
r. slikc their hurst and slumh"r in their lair:
Ats)mr known signal and with fatal aim,
Each Indian its once his ch0 en- game.
The herds more near The fara spot Of ground,
Wheel as # by impulse, 1t the sudden sound
Cf fftv grns and as they flee from harm,
TIN sr herds next IN succession take alarm,
And JOIN the anxious f1ight:-a rumbing sound
II Ills from the earth as tsousand hnots rebound,
Like distant thunder ;-clnuds ot dust arse,
And hn me on western winds obscure the skies.
The snufiioa d Ger, more nmble in its course,
OGisrips the whne,-and next the snorng Horse
Throws wide his head, and drives along the plain,
Nor spur To urge, nor bride TO restrain.
The lumber NJ BIiiloes vi h equal fear
Pursue the course, but lnger in the rear
Nor STAY their wonled speed stop their flight,
'ThI distance has conveyed them out of sight:
Yet for a time, the rumbIng sounds rcm.in
Borne by the western breeze acrost the plain.
From far interior, where vast forests grow,
To where the tides of ocean cbb and flow,
He made river,-lona, and deep, and wide,
Adorned wi h villages either side;
On which, amongst the nunI'rou Banks that float
Upon the stream one proud majesc boat
Drives onward, with speed that marks the wind
Aud swiftly leaves the lellyine sail behind
Two working beams with grand alternate stroke 3
Two towrng fues, emitting fire and smoke
And two vas, whcels IN rapid course. denote
The magic pov'r that moves this massive boat;
n, hos v-allp barpII ppl,s tlv
Begu!e the passing hours and float along
Upon the forward deck where those repair
Who drink and smoke-nnd sometimes curse anc
Two dlsputnnts, wordy war had waged tswelr,-
On party poluics-each more engaged
To plead, demur to traverse OF deny,
Than stand rebutted. to wait reply:
group, attracted by the fierce debate
Made up Of accents strong. and voice elate;
Support their fnv'rte slnes by shouts that show
At once the canine, and The grinders too.
Upon the promenade, with penslve look,
Some sit and mt. e-some ponder DER a book -
Some others, tete a tete, devoid Of care,
Rrnoy the conversation of the FAIR
~Whle others still, amid this pensive throng,
Observe The landscape as 1t flies along.
Upon the east commitment, Vulcan made,
(Which shows his skill at blending light and shade
The Sister States-a rura dancing scene,
Performed IN open air upon the green
Save that o'erhead canopy was placed,
And seats around on which TO SIT an rest;
Where, all arranged within, in bright array
The dancers wait, to have the music play.
Far the view he made a shady grove
Where lit lie birds chan, harmless tales of loves
There sal recned beneath shady tree,
Sigh ted lover. singing Gramachre,
And sighed a, DER his hea upon hough,
He saw two doves and heard Them bill and COO.
The dancers wait-at length the fav'rite air
OF Yankee.doodle, breaks upon the ears
With humble feet the dancers skip and hop
They FIRST dones,icate,-Or balance up -
Anon, they 'hwart convolve, they haze they pranc
In evouuons through the may dance;
Nor cease 'heir vig'ls NIL the shall rise,
And gli'rng stars bedeck the azure skies
When, seen. lie dancing me,eors of the night
(Whie new fnlln SHOWS give out the northern light
Where nv the aid Of fancy we may trace
Bewldered shades that find no resting place.
Vulcan upon another place disclosed
hill on which proud science stood exposed;
Beck ming the world to view her rich ATTIRE
(For alteration seemed her chief desire)
Nor can well depict her shape and lie,
But only thls-her head was in the Skies
Her voaries around with artful wlles,
Woo all her charms, and court all her smiesi
One calculates iran 1t or eclipse -
Another, that the orbits are ellipse;-
Hence To sustain planet IN IL course,
The motion gets the better of the force =
Anon-whn time the motions vigor falls
The force then gets the better, and prevails
On high observa,ores some were seen,
Tracing the heavenly paths with optics keen,
And MS they strained their vision 10 explore,
Their ewes projected forty feet or more
Ali such had giant forms whose heads on high
Converse aoft with science in the sly.
Others had charge Of Colleges and schools,
To guide the youth in pure scolasuc rules;
And beat their heads with books of vaflousslz
It'll ORGANS chronological arise;
Save caution, which enl,ins to never trust
The head that's wiser than the heart is Just;-
And charity, ihn, should meier despise
The heart thats better than the head Is wise.
,rou,d the verge where sleeper slopes descend,
InnIc;, on,rds stand ready to defend
The hill by gathering rubbish from he place.
And hurting down about the rugged base, u.o,,
hdeous place! where thorns and thlsues grow
Where broken rocks are scattered TO and no