The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-03-31
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THE CREATION.


A handsome as love, Is ugly Is sin,
Prom an elephants size, to the head Of . pin,
Or even less, and nearly skin
To nothing when twas time to begin
To make king for the crown.
Old Father Adam, . famous soul,
Was favored with entire control,
And probably held his courtly hole
In the earth of stately tree.
And every animal under the sun,
Paraded before him, one BY one;
(Ths first account of militia fun,)
Aud when the pageant was done,
Adam, seizing his pen, begun
A lengthy list, emitting none
Ofthe assemblage, mighty and free.
When old Adam had finished his list,
And given the scroll an extra twist,
He locked it up in the family "chist,''
And hid the key, - We insist,
70 secure II from innov alton;
He suffered . serious attack Of the "Siue.,"
Feeling uncomfortable in his shoes,
And being deprived Of daily news
Paper to cheer bis long recluse,
Eagerly sought-proclaim It muse!
To enter the marriage relation.
Nov 70 who preach Of woman's wiles,
And steel your heart 'gainst woman's smiles,
Examine the records, search over the Giles,
And learning how wife beguiles
The hours OF lonely man,
Remember that one is made for You,
Go order bed and bedding for two;
A bachelor life will never do;
IT'S not Dame Natures plan.
Excuse, oh muse, the parentheei.,
And prithee do not deem It AMIss,
That any one,by asuBJEer like this,
Shuld be led In . manner astrsy;
In sooth, 'twere strange II you fall to Sc
That many SUBJECT, on bonded knee,
Has sworn to A MISS fidelity
From vERB-um 80 to eternity;
It's an occurrence Of every day.
Now Adam essayed to press his suit,
And begged for lovely wife to boot,
To manage his household affairs;
For al must know tits serious matter
For crusty old back to suffer the clastsy,
OF dishes and kettles, nor relish the datter.
. Ing prospects of shirts for repair
Reclining one night upon his bed,
Revolving the thought within his head,
And wishing himself married or dead,
"A wish which - echoed, I've often reed,
~ simply inserting ssnethsr" Unsteady
As body became Is pallid q lead,
Resembling mesmerio dose;
When the household clock warned him to rise,
4 vision Of lovelness dszsled his eye,
4 woman, Of beautiful feature and sise,
Stood quietly folding her clothes.
he, handbook and trunk were both unpacisd,
And every visible corner ransacked,
Tor even the trivial things;
When love-sick Adam, heaving Sigh,
Like any good lass, she felt very shy,
And, putting her apron up to her eye,
Tor kind mamma began to cry,
And vowed Tor home she'd surely dy, ..
II che only had brought her wings.
But Adam, seated by her side,
Begged that she would be his bride,
Called her sslove," nor strove to hide
The intensity Of his passion;
When calming down her foolish fesrs,
Aoo W1p1ng away the childish tears,
$50 unbecoming In women Of yearly
Eho yielded after fashion.
They were married, as tits told, ..
And probably feed With In gold,
4 vEA-dble constitution Of old,
And one undoubtedly destined to hold
TIL the world shall be no more;
And Adam led happy life,
Free from care and family strife,
With Mrs. Eve, his charming wife,
TIL Satan their heart strings tore.
For Eve, ono day; not wide awake,
Was sore bsset by dsvilish snake,
Who finally prevailed on her to take
OF the golden fruit forbidden;
And shs to Adam gave piece,
Which made their happiness 10 oesss,
And Satan seeing its decrease,
sNAxED them out Of Eden.
And now the rair, at Eden's gate,
Bswail their changed and cory state,
While rad and fearful feelings crate
Harsh and drear upon them now;
And looking down the cheerful vale,
While saddening thoughts and cares assu
Their tender minds; and hardehips hail
Them, and the upright laws entail,
That they must humbly bow.
Before allowing the subject to psse.
4 timely moral we'll give each lsse,
Always beware Of a "snake in the gra.s,"
Or, like our Grandmother Eve,
FOUL be compelled, alas, too late,
TO tear your hair and mourn your fate,
And Of deceptiveness to pirate,
And fearfully vail and gieve.
Beware, young men, Of Cupid's shat
Let juveniles avoid the craft
OF wild, enticng girls:
For when they we misled you enough,
And filed your head With sicksning stun,
You II fnd, alas, they re cup to muH,"
And win leave you q sorry hun,
70 curse the silly churls.