Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-02-10
POETS AND POETRY.

etical correspondents; much of which
remains unpublished. Our contributors
will not infer, however, that their produc-
tons are finally rejected. The truth is,
the temporary suJ-editor not being poet
himself, does not feel qualified to decide
absolutelyon these matters. Butwhile he
frankly makes this admission, he claims,
nevertheless, to have some appreciation
of harmony, and whenever our lyrical
friends Will bring their effiisions up to the
measure of his standard they will be
promptly admitted.
But, not being ourself a poet, as we
said. it is altogether probable that we have
failed to apprehend the inspiration of those
pieces which we have not inserted, and
which will be reserved for the consideration
of the responsible editor on his return.
We think we could, however, with the
aid of the ''gentle Lucy," who writes for
western paper, establish standard, an
approximation to which, by our native
poets, would insure to themselves eternal
Immortality, and the immediate publica-
lions of their thrilling verses. We will
give few specimens of what we appre-
hend to be true poetry, which if our friends
will study as model, We think they will
find their poetry very mach Improved
The "gentle Lucy" had a "luvyer' whose
name was John. John, it seems, had
crossed the ''sudgy sees," and his absence
opened the poetic fountains in the soul of
the poetess, and she gave vent to her emo
tions in strains of what was deemed almost
matchless power. We intended to make
use of that production for our purpose; but
before we were fairly done studying its
beauties, John returned, and the burst of
lyric joy with which she describes his ar
rival, is so surprisingly beautiful and
touching that we give it in her own
"wurds."
| Deer John has come ! o sound the drum
Aynt II happe wummun.
| Too MARIE MEE hees crossed the see
o! di'ldun he act humGn.S
Well, we rather think he did After
this ou.burst, the Joy Of the "gentle
Lucy" takes more quiet and grave
turn, although the descriptive power with
which she describes the wedding attire is
not less graphic
had dress of musng whyt
OIL trimd around with ycicr
| And the gals tina sed mi fails wus rcdd
tbinkin Nv mi feller.
Now Lucy ought not to think about her
"feller' so as 10 make her "fais redd," but
then if she did, and is describing the scene,
it is quite proper to state the fact.
mi hare wus Hxt and phrizzlud upp
With rbbunds redd and rosy
And on the topp Nv mi big bak kome
wus boka aliy Victory:
The last line doubtless describes some
kind of ornament worn in the head-dress
of tie "gentle Lucy" for although we do
not know precisely what it is, it is clear
that it was worn on the "topp NV her big
bak kome." But whatever it was, it fills
up the stanza with admirable poetical ef.
fort.
And John hadd on pare NV blew troughsiz on
And shanghi kott so meet
And big buzzum pin stuck rite under his CHR
, And par1 Nv boots on hys pheet.
Now anybody that cant admire the en-.
thusasm Of the gentle Lucy" over Johns
"rig," has no emusic in his soul"
The minister hee lookt rite al mcc
And SEE "will u be n married wummunn
WILL sez Land begun to krl
Fur 1t scanned SOC kinder minimum
tn AK me, when he nu soc we'll
ide bin waytin so long, 1t wns horryd
Butts Ol over now an inc happc vough
Tu thynSo john an laz got married.
There is most moving pathos in the
touching manner in which the "gentlc
Lucy" alludes to the "unhumun" question
of the minister, whether she wished to be
married or not. Now if our poetical con
tributors will AXE the "gentle Lucy" as a
, standard, and endeayor to reach the high
| position she occupies in the republic o
literature, we think it will not be lone
before success will crown their efforts.
E8y The Coroner held an inquest on
Tuesday last, on the body of John Davis,
who was foundon the morning of that day
in the upper part of town, frozen to death
1t seems the deceased was an intemperatt
man, and on the night previous had be.
come so much intoxicated as to be unable