Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-01-21
POET &c AZ.
OLD TIMES AND NEW,


Society 5 festival, al New York. Decenbcr %
lien C. Sio,aer, Of Boston. from the Courier.
Twas in NV EASY chair at home,
p About week ago,
"a, and pufied m, light cigar,
As usual, you mus, know.
] unused upon The Pilgrim ilaek,
Whose luck 1t vas 10 land
s Ipon almost the only reck
= Among the III, mouth sand
In my minds eve. | saw them leave
Their weaiher.hesten bark
Bcimc them spread tho wint,y uild.,
Behind, rolled occan DARK
Alone tina, little handful sAecd,
While savage fees iuftd nigh,
Their creed and watchword Trust in God
And keep your powder dry"
1maginatiuns pencil then
That first stern winter painted.
When more than half their number died
And stautesi spifit, tainted.
A tear unhiddcn filled nnc e.e,
Ny smoke HAD filed the other.
One sees strange sights al -ueh timr,
Which quite the sense bother
I knew was alons-bu, 10
Diet him who dsros, dendc me-
looked, and, drawing up a char,
Down sat man bcsId. me.
His dress ancient, and hrs air
Was somew hat strange and foreign
He evil, returned my stare,
And sand, "lm Richard Warren -
y o11 find my name among the lls,
uf here, sage aud martyr,
Hho, IN the Mar dover, cabin signed
The 6rS, New England chartti
rotlp some curious facts im,sn
Peihsls. some WISE suggcsi,cns-
Bn, then, I'm heni an soscing sights,
And running oei with questions"
ash on said I'm do my lest
To give YOU information,
Whether oipnrate men Won ask,
Or our renowned natioa"
SAYS he, First tell me what /. that
In YOUR compartment harlow,
Which seems TO dry INV cyc-hsll. up,
And scorch my very marrow"
His finger pointed To the graf.
Said --U'Ehat's rhirh coal
Dug from the earth he shook his head
III is, upon my soul ~
] then took up hi, Of stirL
Une end was black a. night,
And rubbed II quick ,cross tho hearth,
When lc, a sudden light
Nv guest drew bach, uptolled hi. ewes,
And shoye his hrrath 10 catch
Nv hat nccromaney's that he cricd--
2aoth |, "a Fiction match"
lPena pipe Just overhead,
tturnod little screw,
When forth, with instantaneous fash,
Three CLEANS n lightning new
tProse my guest, Now heaven ne save
Aloud hr shouted, then
SIS that hcll-firt 80 .rr> ga,," sadI
I'VE call It lpdrnson'
Then forth into the fields we ,trolcd,
train came laundering by,
Dawn b, the snoriing iron ,t,cd,
swlfer than eagles fly,
Rumbled the wheels the whistle smrLcd,
Par STRAINED the smoky cloud,
Echoed the hills, the valleys shook,
The flying forests bowed
Down on his knees, with hands appraised
In worship, Warren fell
"Grest Is the l.ord our Cod" cr,d he
"lic doeth all things vol.
"l'ss seen his chariots Of fire,
The hoisemen, too, thereof
o, may ne'ef pro, oke his ne,
Nor all ms thrcatenings ,coHn
"k'se up, my friend, rise up" ,aidI,
"foaT teffurs all are vain
That was no chariot OF the sly.
Twas the New York mail train"
We stood within chamber small
Men came the news 10 know,
From Worcester, Springfield and New York.
Texas and Mexico
IL came it went silent bu, sure
lie stared, smiled, burst out laughing
"W hat witchcrafi's that ?" "It.vhatv,,,I
Magnetic telegraph,ng"
''noe more we stepped into the street,
SAID Warren, wv hat /. that
Which moves along aeros. th.wav
As softly cat -
II mean the thing upon two legs,
with feathers ON Its head
a mons,roas lump below its waist,
Large as feather bed.
"i' has the gift Of speech; nrAR,
'But sure /, can't be human =,
"Aly amiable friend, saidI
That's what we call woman.
External powers IL cannot be-,
Sighed he, with voice tina, faltered;
81 loved the women in IN, day.
''but OH they're strangely altered"
showed him then new macbin,
If,rf Ia