Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-27
free States.
JOHN g.. SAKE.

This prince of humorIsts will deliver
smother lecture before the Young Men.
Literary Association to-morrnw. S,'ur-
isv evening. On that occasion Ma SAX
gill reod his popular poem entitled tn
M,nev Kire" OF Mr. SAxs. h poem
,nt hi- readihg, the Chicago Tine
speaks thus:
Ls.t evening. J ,hn G.. SAKE. the emi-
nen, wit. scholar and roe'. road hefur.
he Meiror, Titan Literary Uoicn IT thu.
civ hrs poem entitled she Money King
Tho audience w.s varv Largo .nd hrrl-
Ian, onr. composed ~ the more In'eil'
,rrt r,as.cs ~ orr c;t'zens. and rich
"r in'oll c,n,l f"nst has mot heen furn'.'
al in Chicago the rr7sant winter tina,
that which wac set before them.
Tire poem commences with n compsr
'son 81 the Money King with other grea'
mnnarrhs. showing him 10 he tho great
est ~ ala mon rem before whom tn
pronaeet humsn po'"ntates bow. The'
follows picture Of his California realm.
where
The Money King j. then trea ei of a
the PATRONS ~ churches, and clever 81
ire on the shsurdi'v ~ American chnrcl
architecture is most particnlarlv peru
oent tn tho SUBJECT here in Chicago
Some happy ran. at rarrers are fellow
oil bv an ~posircphe to I'll" great depart
ed: vivid picture i. drawn OF the mi
s'r's life and death, end some happ'
'rives are made ~ the NJ ,nev King in
| huenre in communist matters, an; al
though the 200. reprohases sordii mar
riaees. he concludes that King Money IL
not altogether unfriendly to Love.
L v, In = cottage costly MAJ dse,
B,. much prefers 20 hsve 1t far',ishod v"li''
The power Of the Money King IL thu
shown:
HIS kim m vast extends Ger eve-y In'.
Aad ma IONS ~ before his llsh ,omui, nd;
The weakest trmbie, and / /. power oby.
Tae strsnEes. hoi o. ami contest II. sSsy.
lie ruics the ruler. - 'eu the I, rlut(xr
Ala his pei misiion ere he 100 TO va;
T4e TurS. sat missve TO his roy Il mi ~.
~ Ii. cpes Mt has Krac o, 81 ave 10 ii ,al;
Wh!I','cn it'a,is her himblest iOr
Bfsre Or n arlne." not her bal on, Io~s
'nt sRotaehi.ds suItu .ntiy Gale,
lie. IN eu 'm cl " vita the Z, ldsn ba..sl
&. Of ID Js~ thA, IA will kind spare
hnoish 10 putte- traieit la =. pal,
AnipAwis her dismo ads, while sh, hamb,.
Graves
Lave o. b N n"y King - 'rule tie wsv.s -
OF the new empire which tho None,
| kiOg hss discovered upon the Pacific:
Ire where, afr, the Nrith P.elh shore
Cleans In the sun with "a IDS Of shining ore.
Hsls.t, & eat empi isrst.f cvrw,
And sh me lie " sth of Ind and Peru.
Here ihroncd vi his y'rg &c id q Gate.
II welas hi'stpe o'crih ri>inr state,
su v.ys his COZ qusst vi h = jvyf an.ye.
No 70 greater avs i sic Ugh.
Here gu t. beyo, h. CT s,ic poets dream,
PAcrlis runs IN ev =, wiadIng stream;
tn Ia ,untsin ci,T tn 81 II ring or untolt,
And vssS I'd that ri ii vi, y rs"g Id %
Gold is the & ing mper'> anal rs care;
Gold 10 hrs mo hin ana his ev nh prayer;
kor sold n samsstsr tn sows his osde dse,
Gil ii wontos's and the a>sass,n's pic
For gold tn robbie pits his WHY choms;
{; ii Is III n, rchAn.s ami the lawyers sh ms:
tn doctor sh pc, thrpo 1 l Su's ann
Allsg ,f"rs Id, asro tssgh or fsm;
| On god more gai! 'et,In eeanx ring.
| Aud chaat "iasaanius" to he NJ ,ney ri ~ -
10 tho mid.t OF etsr,l'ug picture o
tho Lesasissi N ~ ich time makes in IN
most ca eiul building Ct original esta
'e"' the poet. BY = happy trane,tion, cal
Up some OF the noble u e. Of wealth il
the hands OF those who chow tina. the
deserve fortunes favora in the mn me
in W ich thew dispense chem. There ar
lev names, " any, among the ,suly gr.a
ttat hsvs more honorsbv won q noLl
's,hufs than the two named 10 the Tvl
lowing graceful lines:
| Ensasr cs sea>u .; III ny humble la.s
Aapors mpta at Ia esar entail p Mise.
| II 9Th psns " h p o. dor P,lst
The ~ q hvs'us lot the c .sist-rvd .sint:
Ia t,-rcd mArLi 1T tive sire sr reed
Wtta wis dyi's. d 4 . " stay - .,
AID n to chat y tns I'll l.,h dee.
Wash 70 Us serf. v, H. e,ld / ard no nsrv.
svsesrAss shs ocb's. usan ~. civ.
as ssasro0s i e VI l,ths dou., ilvy.
~Vsswts hss - tisv, 81 - III. D .u.
Vhsso he y ely sps al rs hsi, e, 1 alma,
" wa . h.-a ~A s- , y elsud d light
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