Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-04-26
POETRY.
(From the Ohio State Journal.)
THE PRESIDENTS DREAM.
BY sLocUM sLUGs, ESQ.

BY sLocUM sLUes, ESQ.,
twas chilly night in March, and DER the Capitol,
The darkness hung, in endless ihass, like some vas'
sable pal
Potomuc's ioaming waters dashed along the ice.
bound shore,
While now and then, gust arose, with loud and an
cry roar.
The signal Of the midnight hour throughout the city
rung
And hushed in calm foFge,fulness, all the busy
throng,
That daily bus,le through the streets and fill the
marts of trade-
Save one-,hc grateful call of sleep, his eyes had not
obeycd.
Alore, within tho Wh!to IIouse, sat the Nations
President,
In thought protound-hs forehead now upon ms
hand was bent
His lips compressed, and calm his brow--he had re-
solved to wait
For tdnps of the battle in his native Granite State
The contest had been sanguine and severe ull we'll
But even as he tarred now, his cye-!ids heavy
crew.
seemed
twas so like reality he knew not that he dreamed
lie heard the sound e footsteps Nigh and turning to
the door,
Beheld Stranger standing, whom he'd never seen
before,
His coun,enunce was noble, and his frame robust and
tall,
The Stars and Stripes ho bore upon his shoulders like
shawl;
The Cap OF Liberty upon his graceful brow was pla-
ced;
Beneath his arm, a Ballot box; and Scroll Oh which
was traced.
"Thc Constitution Washington God, and our Ma
tive Land!"
The Bible and Farewell address, lie held within his
hand
"And who art .Lou'" the President now wondering
al half suspect thou art frend-.a Sag Ncht in
disguise!
Your emblems, though forbid the thonshtl think 1t
can't be So
And vet, the sign to enter here nore save the Sag
Nicht' know!
Come, sit thee down, and tell ne, for long TO hear
the BEST
How fares our darling Order, in the great and grow
ing Westi
What think the Datch about the schene''-how bite
they at the baiti
But, ,hen-.perha you bring me word from my dear
Granite Stutei'
The stranger calmly sat him down, ike one much
at his ease.
''My triend"--t was the stranger spoke-.my friend
queer times these!
lam no Sag Nicht-y yet 20 where Sag NIGHTS can'
not come
I'm no ways backward, as You seo--.l make myself
at lioaie.
A pleasant place you've got my friend good living
here vow;
Quite likely shall settle here, year or two from
now!
The Dutch have taken Holland" and he laughed
as thus he said
THE bait will take tremendous well, about Salt Xiv
er head.
,'The Granite State".--coninued he.-''What news
from therel you say,
I'm Just from there cheering news.--rich times
we had to-day!
stirred the people up, my iriend',he people voted
right"
GOOD cheer!,' exclaimed the President, and chuck
led with delight.
"And so nv Governor is in despite the Fusion Giant
"Your Governor" the stranger said; "he is u use'
up mani"
"1Iy Conpressmen...tie noble ;hree.--has each hi
battle wont"
''Your Congres.men.- noble three---my friend
you've noble none"
Tho President was stricken mute.'an idea seize'
his brain-.
THE Legislatures safe" he cried'-."a Senator II
guin!"
"Ah!" there you're beaten, too my triend''-uSed up
both head and tail!
The people. in the Senate now. will surely give yo
Haie"
"IIov, them" exclaimed the President, when hi
last hope was dead-..
slow can you call it cheering news, tha, fills m
soul with dread!
And yet, you stirred the people up.-.you say, the
voted right
Bogone! say; will not have such iriaers in m
sight"
BE calm, my friend, ,"the stranger sad, some dun
ago you might do;
For what is cheering news 10 me, may not be so
Bat fare thee well--.I must swuy.-'tis time that
were gone---
I'm Southwark bound...the sunny South -thsrs
business to be done,
And still hope, ere many days, that we shall me
more