Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1858-04-01
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FASHION.


The world yet owns a Goodies, who undimn-
ell,
Retains her ancient srlendor. though her
mates,
Like fsh,-Daron, have been all unlimed
On their own thresholds; hurled from their
estates
OF power and glory, either by Time, who
waits
Neither for Gods, nor man, by force Of truth,
Or musty faIsehood, served upon new plates.
Or by old Gods, with new names, much in
sooth,
Like tlreadbare, moth gnawed coats, guised
in mock youth.
Glittcring with fiimsy falschood, like nap
Scratched from their rotten bodies, at the
cost
OF the last wreck Of strength; to form trap
To catch vain fools; but e'cr their gloss Is
They shrink to ragged shams, frail as hoar
frost.
Such are these new mapped, hot pressed lies,
old Gods
Tabel'd with new names; Satans latest boast
To cheat the world right chcaply; and the
odds
Are, he'll win, and millions, saught by glare.
rush licll-wards.
OF frauds, and falschoods Queen, does Push
ion reign, fI
And builds, almost TO Heaven, her shrine;
Whence, from ten thousand alters, ever fam,
Costlies, incense. Her false claims divine
Millions undoubting grant, think, that sub
lime
In grandeur, beauty, strength she rcigns,
and bow
Before her, frm in faith they see her shine
Peerless in majesty; and PROSTATE, low,
They crawl into the dust, and worship but .
show. l
Not in one land alone, does Fashion rear
Tier impious shrine, but in every spot
Where man associate dwell, Is worsl,ippc,
af there,
Alike in marble hall, and kail'cr cot
| And cen in Gods own house is ne'er forgot
For the whole worlds her shrine, and il.
millions
Make il her temple. Saxon and Hottcntoi
Red face and pale, soldiers and civilians,
Worship in motley crowds, like masqucrad,
cotillions.
Though but hollow sham. yet few prcsum,
To doubt her power; and their awe is such
That though the sccpter which she wields, a
plume,
Pluckcd from the gaudv peacock, and il.
touch
Lighter than gossamcre, vet It's cen toe
much
For stalwart manhood, and so down he bow.
All poworless. The sword from out the iron
clutch
OF the mailed warrior, drops at that plume,
blows,
Albeit in hcrcest fight, his heart no ,crro,
knows.
WELDING a power, in show omnipotcnce
O'er every land she reigns, yet rcigns alon,
In captive minds, and there, by sheer pre-
tcncc;
lust hy the scmbance of farce. 4 thron,
Built but Of shadow, by the sunset thrown
Upon the drifting volume of n fog,
To hers were strength itself; yet as 'twa,
OF old, when croaking nations feared lol
The show of power will govern man, as wei
a. frog.
\ passport given by her is all in all;
Twill take the place of learning, wit and
sense,
Time honorcd nam,s, or Manorial hall.
Fen purest virtues, stranger, wealth i'm
mcnse;
Holding but this, he may with all dispense
BE a mere Bulldog, in the shambles raised
A vile coarse bully, tits no consequence
The brute will be refined, his manners praisct
If he be fashionable, to be unlike, is but {,
be disgraccd.
Smiled on by her, the impure courtezan,
Who for n score of years, has been the sham,
OF her own sex, the toy and snare of man,
! Docs, all at once, become another name
For honor, and her dress, deeds, words will
fame
/
Assent tn bc the dress, the deeds and speech
Quite a Ia modc;' and the worlds fam,
! To he her mimic, do as she shall teach,
Der act her follies, if not too, he sins o'el
| reach.
Queen Fashion wills, and man, almost divine
PLAYS idiot, and when she fills the cup
With the sweet poison of the serpent-wine
And bids him; with smile, its contents sup
Down to its drcgs, well pleased, he'll drair
il up,
/ Though his brain burns, and the curbed brut,
within,
Breaking o'cr all restraint, shamelcssfy run:
| riot, ra
Madness usurps the place of reason, sin,
Vile, nanseous. damning, does DER virtu,
victory win.
/ Alas that man, Jehovah made To he
Partaker of the image of his God,
! To do his righteous will, and rise to see
His face in glory. should thus leave the road
OF peace and JOY, which Christ himself one,
! trod, iIla
And, for little pleasure, all Heav'n sell;
Because, forsooth, false Fashion. with a noe
OF praise, or frown of anger, weaves spell
He fancies strong, and so, though God for
- bids he fellows down 10 He'll