Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-03-17
For the Sioux City Registar
"To Whom II May Concern."

"T0 whom II May Concern"
had . dream, Miss Gossip, fair,
OF your dear self and lovely pair
Taking fight aerial.
Methought you came from far on wings
AZ bright and gay - fairied things,
Wearing smiles imperial
So changed thou vert knew thee not,
And 1t the tiue assurediy thought
Thou had'st been sent from heaven
To tighten here poor mortals woes,
And make firm friends Of bittsrest foes
A task to angels given.
While thus in wonder stood gazing
And heard smooth speech - seemed anna.
zing,
(Wond'ring If thou vert earthly,)
Thou CHANGED to spy me in the crowd,
And in alto voice, rich, clear and loud
Saluted me right worthily;
Reckoning l should come to thee
To hear Of things would ike TO see,
And to talk Of friends away.
Some Of whom you said "had married,
Some eloped and some miscsrried--
And preachers wife had turned grey,
Originating from . fright
Received from goblin in sad plight
Qn fact in stark nudity; y
Which gave her system such shock
As turned grey her hair every lock,
Although black from puberty
How the cobbler, too, was frightened.
And how the preacher he enlightened
Twas scandalous, people said"
Thus you ratified till your tongue
Grew swollen thick and black, when you
Nasally in hoarseness dread sung
Foul slanders about your neighbors,
Retailing which composed your labors,
Well sui.iug thy companions.
Envy was thy right hand solace,
And on the left her sister Malice
As promptresses and minions.
And there you sat in trio court
Of all goodlie people making sport,
booming them to misery
From ISLANDERS Of thy forked tongue,
OF which Pope and Byron both have sung,
Picturing thee admirably.
A change came DER me Is l dreamed
Again gazed and saw what seemed
Cosfict Of neighbors dreadful.
Approached, trembling asked the cause
OF their breaking thus ,hro' natures laws
And acting so disgraceful?
To which old man, who wisdom knew,
Responsive said, that the wrsngling crew
Were infected by jade
Whose two companions and herself
Without hope Of pay or chance Of pelf,
Or EN- thanks, this war had made
Betwix. good and honest neighbors,
Who to brswl had ceased their labors,
And with labors ceased their love-
Men arrayed sssail their lovers,
While sisters, sweet, attack their brothers
In high hopes some lie to prove.
turned me shud'ring from the scene,
And again q change came DER my dream,
Transporting me down to hell!
When, 10 behold, there sat in state
Envy and Malice behind their mate,
Who was holding carnival
Connecting schemes to try mems souls, "
Making hell on earth their certain goals
Who imaged erst their god.
Thus had traced these beldams home,
And found it was here contentious bone
Originated at her nod.
Tie horrid scenes and sulphury smell
Caused me to wake as from a spell
From sights best unrevealed.
'Tis strange what fancies dreams create,
Nor is it less strange We should relate
Dreams that some might like conceal'd d
For slander like her mother snake
In th. grass prefers her coil to make.
From whence to spit her venom.
But az the authors now awake,
Lets for his nervous systems sake,
Sphrack nir plus du hac malum!
O. X.