Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-01-08

There's but one trouble we can see -'
They both will want to fob the rocks-Htoo
The Times to sell, each claim to be ..J,
Its editor, who shears the fiocksl III.
Here, is the germ of discord's headl
For Newson's firm, on pocket ground
Owens, some morning, out Of bed
May kicked be, and "bobbin' round ="
VIII. -.
A cABELLLAN LYRIc-THE ST. PAUL PRo-cEs
sI-EN AND ITS HEROES.
Across the Atlantic, see Cable strung
A lightning road for myriad minds;
See torches bit, hear bells in union rung:
Ecstatic joy the nations which it binds.
St. Paul, the City of the Northern Light,
Responsive throbs, to every joyous beat;
The worlds great heart, it answers with it
might: ,..,:.,,,. -: .........,.-,...-,
PROFESSIONS banners speeches in the street
All acting Mayor well proudly eouldst thos
| boast,
How blushing honors crowded on thy brow
Thy skllful planning Of our civic host, ~;
Wins thee thy claim-thou art the Genera
now! .....r ...... ....... -...
But Jones: great Jones immortal Jones o
all: -t .r. ..,.....,.-e -....i.
Captain and Judge and Major and Colonel
His was the task, to Marshal all st. Paul, ~
| Arrayed in ranks, from Court House to thu
! Bell! ~. ... ..
In bright sash drest, with saddle cloth 10 gay
Through crowded throngs, he galloped in hi,
pride! a.......- a.. ,... ......... .
Thinking the while, "the devil was to pay
Confusion confounded, everywhere deserted
At last Gray, Assistant Marshal, able,
In gala panoply completely dressed:
With Sloan to aid; made Jones more com.
Portable, '.--... /. p. go. ~, -
By plucking order, from old Chaos crest
The line in motion, waving like the sea,
See-sawed along the highway to the tower
Neilps bell containing g-Becker's old wooden
folly .. '..''
Inspires our Jones with emulation's power.
A countermarch, by program, here was
fixed, -'-.
From Winslow House to head of Ramsey 60
mixed, - ..-...-..
Like plums in pudding, midst the "Cable tow!'
Alas we're all to disappointment born:
The best laid plans of little mice and men
Are oft successful, only " in horn,"
Like Counterlnarch of this pro-ces-si-en!
Our Jonesey Habbergasted DER the line:
The bapnered army cOntorted in twist:
And round in bye-streets, like wild grape
vine
Ger elm tree struggling darted where it list
Around they went, no countermarch to see
About they circled, till reversed s the track
All wonder how, so very skillfully,
Our General Jones, had got them to come
backl ...
Not General then-that day his title earned
Manueuvre such as this, was qlite enough
Sibley at once, him into General turned
Adjutant DER all our armies in the rough!
TX.
THE CABLE coILErH IN FRONT OF TIE TOWN HALL.
In front Town Hall, where Simons keeps his
court
Surly but Just, terror to evil men,
Where Councils sit, and Aldermen cavort,
And police guard the Calaboose's den:
Here swarmed the crowd--here Emerson, a.
Mayor, ...:.. = ...s.....
Benignant smiled, presiding DER the host;
Well might he smile, at scene so richly fair,
Himself, magician, who had charm'd the most!
The music plays-the Estates" in harmony
Combine their voices in sweet acclaim
Swelling the anthem, that 50 charmingly,
Nations were singing, meath the sounding
main.
GoRxAN AND RAMSEY sPEEcuIFIETH ON AND
KILLETH THE CABLE.
Then, spoke out German: confident and bold
He swelled DER periods, with magniloquence ;
Triumphs of mind, in all ages told,
Himselfthe greatest seemed his consequence
Next, Alick Ramsey, with shrewder aim,
The Gable tried to stretch to Mississippi
With old horse sense, patted the Lions name,
To coax Pacific Railroads from his lip!
But vain was Gorman's triumph over mind
In vain, did Ramsey corner lots uphold
The speeches closed, damping rain to find
Dizziness is always punished We are told!
Omens of evil had those speeches rest
Unthought, uncribbed, unwritten and unsaid,
Within the German and the Ramsey breast
That Cable still wo' d work, as when twas laid
Alderman might sat in heavy council DER it
Emerson react like nightmare on the factl
And Jones have blundercd-the Gable could
have bore it;
But not the mighty bore, of speeches such a.
that t. ....4 10.
| THE POLICE JUDICIOUSLY PAT-rEp ON THE
| IL. SHOULDERS. -.r
| uot ,-bo& :, horo Dol;oa,,,op hx, <l,o ,;o-v,
Like picture once was painted, thus, so bold
s'This horse" and 'this man"-in fine
'Tis wiser people are, when they are told!
One Crosby's Chief-who Indian title hath,
But Indian "big," no man can say is he;
Or, if he is, tomahawk of lath, H..
With mortar cannon, must his weapons be
Not great, not small, not active nor yet slow
He moves in circles like tan-bark horse,
Content in mediocrity to know
His duty done till all that we endorse.
Who next comes rolling with bear-like gait
Clumsy but strong, not neat nor gaudy he
IT'S Morton, Captain Of Police, whose rate
Is a ton more than other tuns may be.
Sleepless and wary, wonders on the stretch
Where he recruits in Morpheus embrace; !"
The "force" alert, meier knew when he may
| fetch , .-.--. p. ...-.---.lt ..-.. ..-.
A nodding watchman from his cozy place.
One failing qualities his merits strong ~
His sleepless eye; his vigilance so brown !:
'Tis said, though rumor may the Captain
wrong, ' .'' -...7 :. ~
Eye-opening "yarns''.he stretches" DER th'
/ town. f
| Who next Six Irish and one German too
Two French and two most fortunate 'natyves:
These last, by special grace, allowed to "do,
The bread of place, from two Hibernian lives
Such our Police-the Mayor at its head,
If head can be where not head is shown
The Kitts-on benches may as well be said
The brains of workmen-not their tools alone