The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-04-30
THE GALAXY.
EI1DDh3I3Wl2WS W9Es
Wednesday, April 80, 1916.
For the GALAXY.

Free OF the pasture in his honored age
Stated with grass, one day stalked up bank
Oflate thrown up across his green domain,
Where scarce his hindmoSt feet were planted
firm,
When suddenly he halted every limb
Still with surprise. On either hand he saw
Stretching beyond his sight one level road
A course with neither starting -pointnOr goal,
And none 10 ride and none to run the race.
With wonderingeye andnostril spread andprone,
lie stepped and halted, stepped again. then stood,
Admiring most that in these latter days
Beneath his naked feet the road WIS shodl
such care for mother EARTH
His head is raised
Ills ears turn quickly to a rumbling noise.
lie knows not whence--a rattle and a jar
lar far behind-then tnns his head, andlo
There comes cart all iron, brass and fire,
Nor team nor driver, but its low fierce wheels
Come rafting on. The monster wheezes near,
Splits smoke spills fire, AMI ginds and sroans a
long,
Dragging huge tottling tail-the earth
Shaking beneath them.
Now in all his veins
J,>.ir.ed lie iiery incttls Of his youth.
Not even TO = monster Will ke yield
Who never lost nor left his track, nor knew
Ignoblcf,l With kindling eyes again
U,>nuis Ike :.ir-ind see, the race IS On.
Away. away he dies with level neck,
AEa tai straight streaming il the wind, away
A, ifdeslh drove his flight. and glory TOO
Fired him who vanquishedmorals teeds OF yore
Tooa;stliga devil now.
plead for him
Not with thee, monster! Lut y engineer,
lis good, they say, TO have giantsslrenSih,
Rut tyrat.nous to use Ii like giant
Thou hast lly hand upon tue monsters throat
Pray en-. Ike his speed awhile. The old racer runs
Most sallanlly, Give him his distance yet
il were not meIci.ul nor noble surely
To orerlcar his years. Nay, man: warn thee,
O-enale him at lLy peril. Even in death
lle>haII arrest thee, for his goodly frame,
Once laid athwart thy rails a heap ofbcneS,
Eillf,undcr Thy n:.chine and shake thy frame
Aad all thy pompous luggage. Even thus
Lis 4aa-s willavengelim!
On they sped,
Safe distance keeping, till beyond my view
Bull have heard that where turnpike oTened
Level before him, not through timid choice
Butshaer mistake, The brave oldsracer tookii-
And While with foam wen; bounding onwardsiill
Til high in air his heels exulling flew,
That bshad sooutrun wha, freshly horse
Never outran before
The rare old horse, not without note Lciorc
IN faithful song, though yet without name,
Again sing and now in sadder strain
The race exchanged for a soliloquy,
Active for passive mood, and even so
Ia mood and strain transformed is human lie.
One sunny morn beheld::an emigration
Master and mistress, children, servants, all.
With railroad ease and diligence, set out
Tor a new home; nor could their hearts consent
while choicest goods were packed, TO lease q
barter
The brave old steed; on his appropriate car
lie stood in silent wonder. All aboard
Rang sharply through the train, and once in mo
ton
Hcstirredhis ears, andchamped, till calm atlenSu
Thus to himselfhe neighed:-
'Tissomething new
Under The SUM- The like was never known
Since nv first ancestor was noosed, that we
Whose office tits to draw, whose glory It's
To do our travelling for ourselves, should ride,
Securing the earth by proxy. f'iwere water
Isee around me, since I'm not web-fooled
To sail were proper, as I've sailedbefore,
Or as in Noahs huge menaSerie
The ancestral pair did sail. Or If stepped
And stepned. vet went not forward. but he floor
Went backward under me, the case were PLAIN,
Though heels like mine would spurr the degrad;
ton;
For such q function was discharged by one
vhowas a colt with me, and worked ferry
In summer. and in winter sawed The timber
For RATS and wooden combs. Orcould Irot
Upon the earth Just here, Ishould become
Only thatnoted symbol ola blunder,
"Tbe cart before the horse" This is no symbc
Noryeta treadmill, nor sail. My thoushlS
Are mired. | see strange lndecorum heIe'
As when a woman carries in her arms
A grown upman, he seems not manly i-en'
Sol seem not equestrian-l who know
To whirl 4 cart like this with nimble heels,
Thus to be whirled along ensconeed andienced,
Nor suffered even TO work my passage here.
Hike not that unnatural machine.
That has usurped theofice ofourrace-
Misnamed the iron horse, u misshapen, g1m,
Monotonous, confounding feet and wheels,
Without atail, hooded, and trailing smoke
For lack Of flowing main, vexed with the heave
Wa:ered yet not abating otis heat,
Without the grace of proud or sportive humorS'
lhave outstnpped him too. Yet must go
Where'er he carries this my travelling stable,
And syes and sheepfoldscome as fastbehind,
All races leveled 10 vulgar Track