New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-03
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THE STORY OF A SOUL. By HENRY ". PARKER.
| New YORK Sold by Evan Britain
An anniversary poem by young writer
of excellent promise. The conception Of the
plot is bold, but does not prove too much for the
authsr's powers of execution. A dreamer in the
thirtieth century Of the Christian era undertakes
to tell the history Of sainted soul, as told amid
| one of the groups Of heaven. The soul is sup
| posed to have resided on earth during the pre-
sent epoch, and Its experience is described as
| a sharer in the movement of the world from the
| icy nights of custom to the summer wales Of
progress. The scenes, which open upon the dis
enthralled spirit after its release from the body,
are portrayed in the language Of chaste and ell
evated Imagination. After tracing the progress
of the soul beyond the grave, the poem returns
to earth, the scene of social change, the chro'
nology being placed toward the close of the
twenty. ninth century. Here the poet exults In
visions Of social bliss, with which the advance
ment of science and the development of humanity
have crowned the ages. His millennium surpasses
the anticipations of the most sanguine Socialist,
as far as physical resources are concerned.
or course, Invention has surprised herself.
Her former wonders on oblivon's shelf
She laid, and points to greater slories now
To flying ships that round the planet go
Weekly and railways that dispense with steam
SeltmoyiDg wagons clothes without seam
And artificial mutton, 70 vi and beef,
BY chemists nade-to brutes best relief;
And patent masons, patent h0usematds, cooks
And everyth electric quilts and books
With simple signs--a volume on page
The dignity of labor is achieved by no
Socialiste mill where men are ground
From baC to wOrse-0r French communist chufn
That out Of gear Is thrown at every turn;
but by the realization of a new theory of CAPT
tai which turns out to be the two-per cent.
scheme of our friend Edward Kellogg. Its ef-
tects are described in few smooth lines.
Lo, what quiet change 1t wrought The fool
No more must starve for lack OF finer brain;
The ruthless money-kings no longer reign
6f 81 love- y and md public Veal the Cham
or social weight has now equal strain,
And all must work little, bread to gain,
And none, TO live, must be weather vane,
And none, toig0orance, the fates Ordain,
And none, 70 monster fortunes, may attain,
And seaport cities now may never drain
The country's wealth, send 1t DER the main
In fact man can never moro complain.
But, having just enough, Is uch ~ spain
The " combined household forms part of
the poets dream.
And yet one thins was needed-bretherhood
In building, living common comforts, food,
To save waste Of toll and cost and this,
Where Hudson's waters and the ocean kiss
The Island Ciy-one may see complete.
No crowded Tookerles line tho barren street,
But all are gone and every block square
OF yerdure, i.h a central palace fair
la each, where many families live In peace
And own their private rooms or cheaply lease.
They meet In rich saloons and dining halls,
Gorgeous with master pictures on the walls,
dstatues, wers they have the Joys Of wealth,
Without its curse, the wan. OF heart aud health.
All classes, raised to cultures purest hight,
Return, at noon, from morning labors light,
And spend the rest Of every liveong day
In waking, reading, talk and graceful play.
Beautiful city "a breadth OF palaces,
Surrounded each with gardens, fountains trees
Beautiful there the sun may well forget
Damascus old, the pearl in emerads SET
His description of the Congress OF the future
is a curiosity IN politics.
And acting all the happy change, We sped
From state to State, DER lake and m0untan-heed
We found the nations latest capital,
And stood, unseen, within the council hall.
Here were men OF venal caucus choice,
But now peoples one harmonious voice
Directly calls to power the pure, the Wiss
No reckless demag0gues may exercise
Their trade, nor vain declaimers Tsrif-rate
And army bill are none but calm debao
On education, art Improvements then
Adjourned till i've years roll away again.
Visiting the Great Metropolis of the latter.
day glory" he comes to the Museum of the
Past" The narrator, be it remembered, 10 a
departed ghost
And we, invisible spirits, side by side,
With mortals, passed a. 'desd-hsads tthe door.
The visitors all, or al We notsed, wore
Whatever costume suited best their taste -
Fashion IL obsolete, with all ito waste
| And slsvishness the l0Yoly beard alone,
BY every man in natural prcs, 10 grown.
In fact, one grand Development OF Time
We found is this, that none declare IL crime
For each to be himself-to Shout 70 talk
As children do to dress, to leap or walk,
| And freely think, In bounds OF innocence.
And cranping modes, were secuted long ago,
! And all are free to let their nature flow
Ts give to rightful impulse room and play
Somewhat, h sfu.b The freedom h pure Of Heaven
Had lghtened Earth with efervescing isaven.
And seeing all the glorious change, We passed
Around the rooms OF that Museum vast
Filled with the curious symbols OF the Past
Here Is al inventory OF its lions and elephants
And first are seen those indices of Time
The garments strange OF every age add cline
And many passers laughed aloud to see
The costume Of the nineteenth century
Yhs pavement sweepsrs, and the stove-pipe hats,
The Pinching coats and choking neck aa's"'
h other halls models great and small
Of nechanism-at length suppianted su
By art 10 perfect that the loom and plough
Tn. tooIs Of WA. Il otnsr rooms, We saw
All useless now, In days OF love and law
And then the hand csf branding iron and chainS
But Yusted Ger and dark with ancient stains
| SurpriseA we're we, on other shelves TO fad
| PRODUCTS OF matter and Of human mind
Together classed for instance, books and rocks
0hskspeTe and di amonds Milton, marble blocks
Shelley and cosals Byron and lava cold
woTdswosth and granite Tenns son and gold.
The greatest wonder Of all is
THE LAST CONSERVATIVE.
We saw the Last of poison ever distilled,
The last Of pipes, with Lass tobacco Gled
And came az length besde mummy case,
TIE Last Conservative preserved. His face
Is shrivelec up, az II his soel, 10 the Lass,
Was TERMED lest men would 60 too fast,
| And earth 10 ruin run Ills said, ne died,
hermit governed in moua,ain-stds,
| Five huEdrsd years ago with hi0 the breed
| Was Loaf n q hich thS xd lIftle nsnd