Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-16
From the New York Tr
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Spirit RaPpings. z

Yet our life IS but dial, where the hand OF stern
denial '.H@ '''t''f
Keeps us in the path Of trial, bidding us wait
'f' evermore; 4isyt"t -.!o 2" fli
While the land of Hopes ideal, distant, distant
evermore, .E4eg9A
Bids the spirit onward soar. I'm
/ have often sat and wondered whether spirits
aag ever blundered eiesssg n3f aed a7f
From the world beyond this mundane, as they say
they did Of yore; ~ '''aa P. u '74a
And have often queried whether they would
. come and talk together 'S &" Ef'
With the men that walk in leather, who their
presence might implore-
Whether they coul come and bring them, from
the untodden shore,
News Of wonder yet in store.
While l pondered on the matter, thinking wheth-
er in these latter
Days of telegraph and clatter, they would see us
any more,
Taking up the daily papers, there read ofsundry
capers Ffi
Ofthe tables, chairs and tapers, moving on the
CndIHucI
And the rapping and the tapping, growing louder
than before,
On the window OF the door.
Soon they found somehow or other, how 10 talk
to one another,
AS d man would ask his brother what the message
that he bore;
And thew answered. bv LnooL;no u,h;oh mould
set the things rocking,
And would bring the folksa flocking, flocking to
the chamber door,
While they stood and silent waited, peeping
Though the chamber door, ...
While they wondered more and more.
Then in village, town and city-(some declared
-'@ it was pity " .'N. .'t. '.'"
That believers in the spirits should the mysteries
so outpour)-
Still the wonder was increasing, and there seemed
IL to'beno ceasing, -
I'm The wheels should get greasing of this rusty
ofttll 20 y61s; .ssy.s..s .s.s.,,.
While the mediums Fish y, Fox-y--on our gross
matssiai shore
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They have spirits wide awake, o! with the spirit
down to Saco, IA
Where the people drank the spirits in the gloom,
days of yore, -.- ge-lp r..r.4
And the rappings growing louder, make me fee
good deal prouder 9.g.r .a .gr .-
OF the State where folks can chowder with spirit
from the store, l ..a. =
And where people free and happy, from the noun
tain to the shore
Fear the spirits nevemore! .a. isi
There the Sheriff does the rapping, and the spirit
hear the tapping, Yr p aait ffB ..sa
And they trsmble in their lodgings in The cornl
of the store; ..t4s t..f
And the noise of axe or hammer, with the pee
ple's shout and clamor, al.. -.. &C.
Make the spirits start and stammer, for they kno
their days are Ger; .go
And they blush, as they had ought TO, but the
bloody race is o'er, '.s
. rs Making MANncs nevemore!
So with pushing, showing, rolling, and the
COuloC WIN SdlO SOhuOulhBg
Forth the Sheriff brings the spirits far without Il
haunted stofe;
And he says, ~ rather reckon--'tis guess I
stake my neck on
That such spirits could beckon from place b
low the foor;"
y And the valiant blow he gives them, LET'S the sp
its all outpour,
Cursing mortals nevermorel
oh'I love the kind Of rapping, and the welcoi
4 friend whose tapping . 1f
Tells that Mercy, like an angel, stands to gus
the poor house door "'
Add the brotherhood that ever, by holy pure
deavor, ~ '''f'' ''''
n Seeks our fallen ones TO sever from the monst,
sS vice of yore,
While the father, mother, children, see the glool
n poOt-house door
Or the prison nevemore
\ Wakenl every son and brother! shoulders brat
TO one another! r ....... .s,-...
Keep this glorious bond Of union round y
j hearth-stone evemorel @ .,...
Peace shall smile and sweetly bless you, and
future shall caress you, -..
And the children's love address you, from Il
~ childhood's golden shore, Il. .e
" While the thousands in the fullness Of Il
blessingsrSe and pour a,tt.... I'D.
Songs Of gladneSs overmore
"a IANDsoME MEN.-One Of our exchan
fs@s contains the following curious remarks,
rl lsiing 10 handsome men: "lf you are e
@ threatened with handsome man in The fl
ily,jusl take the clothes.p FOUNDER, while h
IA nbed, and batter his head 10 pumml
For some cause or other, handsome men
ssimplelons; they cultivate their hair
eomPlexion so much, lha, ,hoy have no 4
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