Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-11-19
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~ruE WANTS OF A MAN.

upon sheet Of note paper and presented them TO
i'm for his fair petitoncrs.1
"Man wants but little hero below,
Nor wants that little long"
'Tis not with mo exactly so,
But It's so in my song.
Ny wants arc many, and il told,
Would muster many score,
And woro each wish mint of gold,
still should long for more.
What first l want is daily bread,
And canvass backs and wine,
And all the realms Of nature spread,
Before me when dine.
Four courses scarcely can provide
My appetite to quell,
With four choice cooks from France be-
side
To dress my dinner we'll.
What next l want, at heavy cost,
Is elegant attire;
Black sable furs for winters frost,
And silks for summers fire;
And cashmere shawls and Brussels lace,
NV bosom front to deck,
And diamond rings my hands to grace,
And rubos for my neck.
And then 1 want mansion fair
A dwelling house in style
Four stories high for welcome air,
A massive marble pile:
With halls for banquets and for balls,
All furnished rich and fine
With stabbed stee,ls in fifty stalls,
And cellars for my wine.
want garden and park,
My dwelling to surround,
A thousand acres (bless the mark,)
With walls encompass'd round;
Where flocks may range and herds may
low,
And kids and lamkns play,
And flowers and fruits comminglcd grow,
An Eden to display.
want when summers foliage falls,
And autumn strips tho trees,
A house within tho city walls,
For comfort and for ease:
But hero as space is somewhat scant,
And acres rather rare,
My house in town l only want,
To occupy a-squarc.
/ want steward, butcher, cooks,
A coachman, footman, grooms,
A library Of wcllbound books,
And picture garnishcd rooms
Corregio's Magdalen, and Night,
The Matron of the chair,
Guido's fleet courscrs in their fight,
And Claudcs at least pair.
l want a cabinet profuso,
OF medals, coins and gems
A printing press for private use.
OF fifty thousand "ems;"
And plants, and minerals, and shells,
Worms, insects, fishes, birds,
And every beast on earth that dwslls,
In solitude and herds.
I want board of Furnished plate,
Of silver and of gold
Tureens Of twenty pounds in weight,
With sculptures richest mould
Plateaus with chandeliers and lamps;
Plates, dishes, all the same,
And porcelain vases, with stamps
OF Sevres, Angulcmc.
And naples of fair glossy stain,
Must form my chambers doors,
And carpets of the Wilton grain,
Must cover all my floors.
Ny walls with tapestry bedeck'd
Must never be outdone,
|. And damask cutans must protect
The color from the sun.
And mirrors of tho largest pano,
From Venice must DO brought,
And sandal wood and bamboo cane
For chairs and tables bought,
On all the mantle-picces clocks,
OF thrice gilt bronze must stand,
And screens Of ebony and box,
Invite the strangers hand.
1 want-(who docs not want y wife,
Affectionate and fair;
To solaco all the woes of life,
And all its joys to share,
OF temper sweet, of yielding will,
OF firm, yet placid mind,
With all my faults to lovo me still,
With sentiments refined.
And as times car incessant runs,
And future fills my store,
want Of daughters and Of sons,
From eight to half score;
/ want-(alas can mortal dare
Such bliss on earth to crave 7 -
That all the girls be chaste and fair,
The boys all wise and brave.
And when my bosom darling sings,
With melody divine,
A pedal harp of many strings
Must with her voice combine,
A piano, cxquisitely wrought,
Must open stand, apart,
That all my daughters may be taught
To win tho Strangers heart.
Ny wife and daughters will desire
Refreshments from perfumes,
Cosmetics for tho skin require,
And artificial blooms;
The civot fragrance shall dispense,
And treasured sweets return;
Cologne revive the fiogging sense,
And smoking amber burn.
And when at night my weary head
Begins to droop and doze,
A southern chamber holds my bed,
For natures soft ropose:
With blankets, counterpanes and sheet,
Mattrass, and bed of down,
And comfortables for my feet,
And pillow for my crown.