Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-11
STATE DEMOCRAT.
OLD TIMES N NEW.


Davenport, Feb IL, 1853
OLD TINES AND NEW.
copy tn following Inns, Yesd ~ thu n In
a society's FESTIVAL At N.w Yo,k, D%ereinbef "a
I5, by Allen G. epoonef of BostDn from th- Courie
'Tvas In my easy chair u hons.
About . week ago,
set and pa6 d my light cigar
As usual, you Eust know.
musei upon the Pilgrim fNk
Whose luck II Was - land
Upon almost the only rock
Among the Plymou nth SAM.
In my minds eye, I say them lesvs
Their vesiher beaten bark-
Before them spread the vintry vids,
0ehind rolled ocean dsrk.
Alone that little handful stood,
While ssvage fore iurked nigh,
I'll IL ereei and s%a,chWord Trust IN God,
And keep your powder dry"
Im~ssination's p mil then
Tha, first stern winter painted.
Wien nors than hair ,heir number died,
AID stouus ,pirits iAialed.
A tear unbitden 6lIef one eye,
Ny smoke Ia q led the Other,
o. Sc . stransr -ights at such = time,
Which quite the s.ases bothsr.
knew ] Wa slon'-'u -!
IL l Aini who dsr ., 1eridc me-
locked, and drawing up = chair,
Down eat q man beside me.
His dress Was ancient, aLd his air
WtssomevhAt strange and fofeignj
h civil returned my stare,
And said, N Richard warren"
"You'l nnd my name among the Lie.
OF hero. sage, aud martyr,
Who. in the Asynower's cabin, signed
Tue nist He~ England Charter.
al could some curious facts impaYt-
Perhaps some wise suggestions;
But then, I'm bent On seeing stshis,
Ami running o'er with qurstioas."
ASK on" said L. i" I'll do my beat
To give you Information.
whether Of private men You AK,
Or our renowned nat on"
SAYS be, " First tell me Whist Ia that
In yon compartment Rsrrow,
Which teens 70 dry my eye-balls up,
Aud scorch my very marrow"
His finger pointed 10 the CRATE
Ssld -. That's L~hign coal,
Dtg'from the earth he shook his head
+" IL Is, upon my SOUL"
then took up . bit OF stick,
One md was black ~ NIGHT,
And rub ed 1t rui Il across the hearth,
When 10, . sudden light!
Ny guest drew back, uprolled his eyes,
Aud strove his breath to catch
"WAat nee, omnncy's that" he cried
Quoth l, " A friction match"
Upon . pipe, just overhead,
turned . little screw,
When forth with instantaneous fash.
Three streams OF lightning flew.
Up rose my guest-" Nov heaven save me-"
Aloud he shouted then,
ais that hell-6re 7" "'Tis gas" said I,
We call it hydrogen"
Then forth into the fields We strollsd,
A train came Numbering by.
Drawn BY the snoring iron 81 ed,
6wifter than eagles fly.
Rumbied the wheels, the whistle shrieked.
Far streamed the smoky cloud,
Echoed the hills, the valleys shook,
The flying forests bowed.
Down en- his knees. with hands appraised
In worship, Warren fell
"Great Is the Lord our God" cried he
He doeth all thir IS we'll.
"T've seen his chariots Of fire,
The hors.men, too, thereof;
0, may ! never provoke His ire,
Nor 1t His threatenings scoT."
Rise mp. my friend, rise up" said I,
"Your terrors all are vain
THAI WAS no chariot OF the sky,
Twas the New York mail train"
We stood within q chamber small
Men came the new to know
From Worcester, Springfield and New York,
Texas and Mexico.
1t came-it ~wsnt-silent, but sure
He started, smiled, burst out laughing:
"What witchcrail's that ?" "Irs what We cal
Magnetic t~eiesrsphing."
Once more we st'pIei into the street;
Said Warren, what 10 that
Whifh moves along across the way.
As softly AZ 4 oat?'
81 mean the thing upon two legs.
With feather. IN ITS he2d-
4 monstrous hump below Its waist,
Large a. . feather bed:
"It has the 6 It Of speech, / hear,
But sure Il can't be human ="
my amlabie friend, said i
"TaAt's what We call Z woman"
Eternal powers! II cannot be-"
sighed he it'll voice that faltered:
"I loved the women in my day.
but, oh they're STRANGELY aIfnred -
l showed him then a new machine
For turning egg TO chickens-
A lsbor.saving 'hennery,'
That beats the very dickens.
-Thereat he strongly grasped my hand.
Ant said, TITS plsin 70 see
This world is SO transmog- iphied,
Twill nsver do for me-"
Your telegrsphs, your Railroad trsins,
Your fas lights, friction mstches-
Your huup-backrd women, rocks for coal.
Your thing which chickens haehes-
"Have turned the earth so UPSIDE down.
No peace Is left within it"-
Then whirling round upon his heel,
He vanished in . minute.
Forthwith, my most veracious pen
Wrote down what | had heard,
And here dressed up III dce gerel rhyme,
You have II, word for word.