The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-16
From the Boston Post
ORPIIECB AND EURIDICE: A CLASSIC
STORY.


In my classic reading, when Twas youth,
And fond Of romanccs--and cousin Ruth,
No story so touching piicous did see,
As that of young Orphcus and his Euridice.
Young Opheus he wns famous musician,
AT least for n chap in his pagan condition,
For historianstcll
He played on his shell
From morning TO night So remarkably well
Tint his music created regular spell
On the trees and the stones in fores, and dell.
What sort OF an instrument hls could be
Is really more than is known To me,
For none of the books have told dye sec.
Whatever 1t was, those heathen "swells'
Knew nothing, its certain, Of oyser-slens,
And it's clear that Opheus never could own
shell like those they make in Cremona
But whatever II was, to "move the stones
1t must have shelled out some powerful tones
But, a'ns for the joys of this muabe life
Young Orpheus lost his beautiful wife
Euridice-who departed one day,
From home. IN a very ,Spessant way
" happened, as near as can determine.
Through one OF those "pcsky, pisen' vennin
That lie in the grass so prcttily curled,
Waiting TO Snake you ont OF the world J
And the poets tell
She went towel
ltwasn't exactly down to he'll,
But place where Greeks and Romans dwell
Alter they burst their moral shell;
A region that in the deepest shade ia,
And known by the classical name of Hades---
A different place from the terrible furnace
Oi 1artnnis, down below Avenus.
Now, having a hear, uncommonly slout;
Young Orphcus did nj 90 whining about,
Nor marry another, rs you wOuld no doubt:
But made up his mind to fiddle her out
But near the gotc
He Ind to wait,
For there in state
Old CeIbers sate,-
horid big dog NJ cruel AZ tate.
Guarding the enhance early aud late.
And what our city fathers would pulz,e1
Wearing three heads without any muL1v'
But Orphcus, not IN the least ntraid,
Turned up his shell and quickly essayel
What couli be- done with sercnndc
In short, so charming an alr he played
That he quite succeeded in vcr-reaching
The cunning cur, by musical teaching,
And put HIM 10 sleep "a last a preaching!
And now our musical champion Ophrrs,
Having gwen the Inritor over TO Morpheus,
Went cropping around among the ladies',
Who throng the dismal halls of llades,
Calling aloud
To the shady crowd,
In voice rs shrill as a martial li.p.
-, tell me- rierc in he'll is mn icife -
"a sensible question enough, It's plain,
Although II may sound little proiane)
Euridice! E-u-rid-i-ce &"
He cried as loud as loud could be,
"a singular sound, and funny withal
In apace where nobody rides at all.
"Euridice Eundicc,
Ocome, my dear, along with me"
And Echo taking up the word.
kcptlt up TIL t.uridIcc heard,
And came, with JOY, TO meet her lorl;
And he led her along the Internal route,
lnul he had got her aimos, out.
When, suddenly turning his head abou.
(lo take peep at his wife 10 doub,l
lie gave groan
For Madam was gone,
And Ind len him standing there all alone,
forby an oath the gods had bound
\ Dung Orphcus not TO look around
Ill he WAS cleat OF .ha sacTrd ground.
II he wanted Eurlice safe and sound
For the moment he did an act so rash,
His wife would vanish rs quick as a fash,
MORAL.
Young rOmcH, beware, for goodness sake.
OF every sort Of "sapint snake" -
Remember the rogue lsapt 10 deceive,
And Played the devil with Mistress Eve,
Young mop-its n critical thing to 90
l.Nacly night with lady"ln tow
But when you are N the proper track.
Just 20 ahead, aud never look back