Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-01-03
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Lfs's but paiking shadO|--a poor player
Tia, struts aud frsts his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. His atGls
Nfod By an idOt--fun of sound and fury,
Sisn5ying nothing" lsHAKsrEARH
If We could only embody Time,
1t would seem pleasurs, and not crime,
To plunge him head-toremost in pools o slime;
And in order to make him vince, we
Would pummel and cudgel the ruthless fellow,
And thump his pate unit. he should below,
And become as black in the face as Othelo;-
At least such is the mode of De Quincy.
Could the Grand Jury take old Time by the ear
For filching away each golden year,
And in their wisdom consider
That tort1 ssaf habit is no oexcuse
And wiz not Mitigate such abuse,J
Theyywould knok him down-likea slave or goose
fKnocked down to the highest bidder.
A lkolden year from paper ase
Life drop Of god-lcat from printed page,
Has vanished away like vapor;-
For the fabu lous golden ugei you know,
Passed into oblivion long ago,
= And l:it US the age ofpaper
But since the public discovered flaw
In that notable edict, the small mute law,
That enconipassed Ohio's dominion.
The ages both of paper and gold
Are obsolee--and this we are told,
Is the age of public opinion.
IL Well lei it bo so;--and since it is,
!. hass, humbug and Blarney look out for the whizz
tom OF paper bullets around them
ndine to every legislative vuack,
stis, And those who pile wrongs on the peoples ba;k'
! a like obstacles laid on railway track,
We undoubtedly say, coniound them!
The SUPPLIES of paper and gold are small
And soon We would havo no age at all,
If these supplies contracted-
Then let public opinion use its might
To Danish the wrong, andestablish the rgaE,
Though densgogues 90 distracted
There's the Honorable Samuel Hobby,
Who always takes his place in the lobby
Witha face brim-iull of ehrontery;
He only re,ires to dine mutton,
3 Then hurriss back and takes by the button
" The member from the country.
q Anon Samuel Hobby eloquent wakes.
a And cries, 'iPile up the peoples taxes
'Tis rare financial movements
We can put the surplus in onr pockets
N And mention in the official dockets
~ That It's all Tor public Improvement"
4 Wise Samuel Hobby! his country's pride!
y Ills country should give HIM public ride,
Like Mazeppas on Ukraine poney,
And send him into the wilderness,
Where his sensitive feelings might ieel The less
Concerning the peoples money
We must trumpet the fame of General Pierce,
Whose fighting and ain,ing unny ani fierce
And prove the truth OF the story
That the soldier WHO faints or Iuns away,
May survive TO do battle some other day,
Though he gains ambiguous glory.
!. ~ He shared the fame of The Greyown affair
is, With Csptun Hollins the hero there,
Who found one 10 shoot. aid number to scar
a. Twas summary way 10 hxit-
hff Thus was acted Cervantes''extravaganze
y In which Captain Hons pl lysd > Srn;ho Pahzi
= To General Pierces Don Quixoie.
= Oflate, tho General has taken some pains
n TO send an army override Plains,
Commanded by General Harney
Who strips tue lnlians, until thar legs
Are bare as Ihoi iHishlanlers' fibegs
LeiI thsifs, at the field ot--Blarney!
Pierces term of power is almost through, =
ElsS. there's surely no tein! what he might do,
With assistance of Marcy or Dobbini
Eor like the renowned historical sparrow,
He's psrpt tually raising hi, bow and arrow
~ To shoot some unfortunate Robin.
\ There is a strange qusdrangular war,
bs Between Queen. Emperor Sultan an Czar,
Now waging at Sevastopoi-
The Gear looks forth to the time, somewhat murk
When he can prepare hi, Christmas turkey
BY the fires of Conslantinople
They are taking lengthy and strenuous pull
And with Chan,icleer Scar, Turkey, and nulI,
The result of the matter is pending;-
NAPOLEON is cunning Victoria is meek,
The Czar is strong, and the sultan is weak,
So 'tis easy to gues at the ending
Uncle Samuel is now at peace, we find,
With all the world aid the rest of mankind,
Except on occasional mastering
Ofreckless or advenuro men,
Who take it into hir heads now and then
TO go a hllibusering
Circumiacent natiois are Struckwith awe
at thsse men who care not M tor law,
Phjs3 Ieftaoy sl.LJss,