The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-09-25

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Master Harry Owlldboy, Of Wsvsray Place,
was . swell of IN ostsr veii known In New York
Ne had riaes on his 1ngsrv, aad hair On his fsss.
And priAed hiaseif that be never could ~ork
His father In dying, had made him soas heir
To bic hundreds Of Thousands and plsnty to snare
And - soon - the days Of hs mourninG we're over
nssasr Harry began the fast nfs q . Rover.
niA morning. we're chiefly devoted 70 slssp.
A. nooa-side no would ffom HE dsxny bed creep,
And lazily dress In the lest aseay-
Their walk In Broadway, the swess ladies' to zee
From noon until ev'ning he saantersd along
Win his glass 10 HE eye, - he Stared ~ he thrcag
Ana when the Night came, he would whistle . tune
As he took hinseif straight 10 the stlded saloon
And there To The bal. be would hasten HE step
And call Ss . drink -psrchaacs . Jsisp,
ne would view through the slass With ! satis1sd cir
The blocks OF pars crystal 90 cool and % falls,
And imbie'nE the drink with . eoaaolsseurs tss,s,
he would call for another = and bid them 10 Aasss
Each night be would visit tAis fAvorsss sArane
And pour down lihaiioas e 'ssnsrous wise,,
And then he was guided home sASs By . I. Charley :"
me victim Of '''ns'hins far stronger than barley
He money he sauandsrsd at eards and 1t dice
u sssmed tn relieve him, and nouSht would ssGace
But TO gather around him sone "a god fe,lows" who
Would pluck the Young pigeon without much sdo
From julsps to eobslers. m cosy Transition,
From cobblefs TO smashes, 10 thsss m addition
of cocktails and punchss each In lie turn stronger 4
TIL poor Master Harry could hold up no longer,
And then when b~r~ft of his health aud hs rr.s,n.
Repentance would hold her mild swa, for a season
Nat .a.... "a ~. -~..la t.-r
icas, 90 he termed 10 " drinking his messsr.
And now he began to keep wsssali a. home,
For Uarroters aboand~d, wherever he's roam,.
10 be he'd In HE cellar huge boSss Of wine.
n~sniiohss of strong liquors nom over the br,n,
The green tilted Ab-ynthe. the rich Curacao,
And thas sweetest Of cordixis -Msrasch,no.
Tie had heck BY the dozen, and ale by the sross,
brown stout, and lager too one would suppsse
He'd h. Satisfied now bn, the more tina, he rot
Seemed TO ehafs his dull spirits, and he cursed his
III lot.
Champagne though ~ lively, was not siroux enough.
Madeira aud sherry he pronounced but poor siun,
The wines were condemned and TO liquors again
Recourse he would have, until added HE brain.
bus sitii he kept On In hs msdd~n~d career.
For the present no carss, for the future no fear.
When firing u brandy, he ssksd sosnssAins new,
fet whisky Was vulgar, and rum would not do
~ he soasht a Way,s den, and wss caught Ia hs
traps
BY buying a doren Of pare " schiedam sch.rps"
BY patent physicians, .. something quite splendid
To cure Ill diseases Of liver and lung,
And bes,ds Was 90 grateful 10 every tongue.
That NC can but wonder why sickness should attn
Esisi 10 our bordcrs, while there's a cure for each ~.
Ba, somehow or other. ,h. sehnapys were o. weak
That TO rum In despair for relief he did seek
was all TO ~ purpose, HE stomach would shrink
Attic smell af the liquor there was .asAinx 10 drfnk.
His health was how shattered, his f.~b,~i FRAN.
shook
with 49, premature, aud all hsSyard HE lock
No appetite had he, nnless Il we're Qalekcned
~ that which 90 onen completely had siekened
To suicide driven. to insanity . brink,
Because mid this plenty, he had .ofA,aS 10 ar..i.
Poor mor'all poor wreck of humanity. stay,
Ere yoa rnsh to destruction there IL but one way
For y"n To regain that moe, precious boon. health,
Far better than all your fast squsndered wealth.
Quick ssnish the poisonous drsashii let IL slnk.
Aud say u M longer, YOU have mesAss< 10 dr,rl
Gene view ~hat our tod hath bestowed on ,h,.
Earth.
In pleniifal bounty, there was never . d~asth
of His ssns To Ne morsals, Jet u. use them ariuh,
And thankfully rraise Him each morning and nigh,
In the forest and sisn, In the vale, on the mountain
fnre volumes are pouring from Natures own foun.
tain;
The tenderest infant that ever drew breath
Can drink the pure wstsrs without fear Of death
when tired with his piaythinss The bright, rompiny
boy
Doth haste 10 the ssrcaml~t TO eaaa ,ts clear wave
And I've gaSsd on the maiden 90 lythesons and coy
AZ tbs old oaken backes' sAs lined, end suvs
Tos wandering pilgrim, y eosl, grateful drausLi
30 gladly revived. and ~ thankfully eus6rd
I hare been whore the battle has RACED, and the lieid
Was strswn with the dying By the wounded I've
kn~elsd
And heard them bsseeeh me Ia voice fam, aud brief
A drop o. cold water 10 give me relief
fsr down Ia Arabia, where grim, deceit pls.ns
Are trsverssd b. cAravsns year ans, yeai
How cheering the eight when . traveller sains
The shaded oasi. with fountain ~ near
Oh water pure water 0ods brst gin TO man
Why spurn the rare blessings and seek In the howl
For that which brings SORROW, and nsrrows life . spsl,
Entailihs destruction on BODY and sonit
Beware ~ the T~tnpser, la vhstsvsr guiss
Tie makee his approaches, panse never, not think
How TO taste bu. . little. for In . drop lice
Tho ruin that ,sas sAsrs fAe,,'s sssA,ss T. dr,ak