Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-21
John G. SAKE.

1t gives US pleasure to learn that the health Of
our distinguished Vermont Poet is so far fully re-
stored that he is able to meet all his numerous APP
pointments. He has recently delivered his poem,
+" The Money King" at Providence, and the Jour-
nal of that city says: &" 1t gave great satisfaction,
and was, like all the productions of this gentleman,
lively, agreeable, vivacious, and Astounding in po-
otto jonao of the purcst ray
The subjoined passages will give some idea of his
style Of versfcation:
Kings must have poets; from the earliest times
Monarchs have loved celebrity in rhymes,
Down to Queen Vic, who to her chosen bard,
In annual token of her kind regard,
Sends not alone the old poetic greens,
But, like woman and the best Of queens,
Adds to the leaves, to keep them fresh and fine,
The wholesome moisture of pipe Of wine.
So may her minstrel, crowned with royal bays,
Alternate praise her pipe and pipe her praise
He declares himself to be the poet laureate of the
Money King Of the monarch's power he says:
His kingdom vast extends DER every land,
And nations bow before his high command;
The weakest tremblc, and his power obey,
The strongest honor and confess his sway.
lie rules the. rulers !-e'en the tyrant Gar
Asks his permission ere he goes to war;
The Turk, submissive to his royal might,
BY his consent has gracious leave to fight;
While cen Britannia makes her humbest bow
Before her Earrings, mot her barons now;
Or on the Rothschilds supplanty calls,
(Iier afluent "uncle' with the golden balls,)
Begs of the Jew that he will kindly spare
Enough to put her trident in repair.
And pawns her diamonds, while she humbly Graves
Leave of the Money King once more to "rule the
waves"
Mr.. SAKE concluded with the following wish:
To me the boon may gracious Heaven assign,
No cringing suppliant at Mammon's shrine,
Nor slave to poverty, with joy to share
The happy mien expressed in Agur's prayer
A house-my own-to keep me safe and warm,
A shade in sunshine and shield in storm;
generous board and fitting raiment; clear
or debts and duns throughout the circling year;
Silver and gold in moderate store, that
May purchase joys that only these can buy;
Some gems of art q cultured mind to please,
Books. statues, pictures, literary ease.
That time is money, prudent FRANKLIN shows,
In rbyming couplets and sententious prose.
%. had he taught the world, in prose or rhyme,
That higher truth. that money may be time,
And showed the people in his pleasant ways,
Tho art of coming dollars into days
Days for improy emcnt-days for social life
Days for your God. your country, and your wife
Some days for pleasure, and an hour to spend
In genial converse with an honest friend.
Such days be mine! aud grant me. Heaven. but this.
biOtAhB hcaiAiis hhai MIGUEL oihhss
And will read. without sigh or frown,
The startling news that stocks are going down;
Hear, without envy, that a stranger boards
Or spends more treasure than q mint affords;
Sec my next neighbor pluck golden plum.
Calm and content within my cottage home;
Take for myself what honest thrift may bring,
And for his kindness bless the Money King.
The Journal concludes.--" We are glad TO sec
Mr.. SAKE in such improved health. For number
OF mouths he was great sufferer. and his many
friends throughout the Union feared that the light
of his genial countenanee was TO be withdrawn for
eyer. They will most heartily rejoice in the pros
pect of his permanent restoration to health and
usefulness.
We are happy to inform our readers that there
70 now prospect that we may hear Mr.. SAKE in
this place some time in April.
JOHN G. SAKE, during his recent convalescence