Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-31

Two College Professors II won't give their
(Call ono Of them JoseS, the other one, James
Two College Professors, who ne'er II their lives
Had wandered before from tho caro- OF their
wivss,-
One day in vacation, when lectures were through,
And the teachers and students had nothing TO do,
Took IT into their nodes to 60 u the Races,
+ look At the nags and examine their PAGES,
And dnd out the meaning o; betting" and "bait-
And the clearly prepostsreu') practice Of wait
And laying long Odds" and the other queer "a
W hich cram the reports that appear in tho IA
pefs;
And whether . "stake" 10 tho Same - poste
And how far heat may resemble roast
Aud whether a "hedge" in the Language OF sport,
Is much like the plain agricultural sort3
And II =" making book" is . thing which re-
qures
practical printer and who are the buyers =
Such matters as thess,-very proper TO know
And no though Of betting-induced them 70 90
To tho Annual Races, which then were in force,
thorse-raclng, IN iaet isa matter OF course,
Apart from the pun ) in neishboring town,
And 80, IS said tho Professors went dow
The day was the finest that ever was known
| The atmosphere just Of that temperate tone
Watch plsases the Spirit OF man and the Times
Dut iInPosslUicy quite, 10 OesCIlUc IN AV0'
The track had teen put III capital plight
| by a smart dash Of rain on the previous night,
And all thing went of''-save some OF tho
horses
AS lively as crickets or Kansas divorces
Arrived at tho ground, it is eaay to guess
Our worthy Professors dismay and distress
At all the queer things which expanded their eyes
Not to mention their > to wonderful sise !!
How they stared at the men Who we're playing 1t
! poker,
And SC led the chap with the "sly littlo joker =;
| And the boy who had something uncommonly
| nic,,"
| Which he offered to sell at very high PRICE
A volume tina: didn't seem over refined,
| And clearly not Of the Sunday School kind.
| All this, and much mOre--but your patience will
fail,
Unless desist, and 60 on with my tale.
Our worthy Professors no sooner had found
Their ten shilling seats in the circular ground,
And looked at the horses--when, presently, came
| A wish to know what the IdrOritc's name;
And how stood the betsiny-quite plainly revealing
| The old irrepressible horse-race-y feeling
w ich is born in the bone, and is apt to come out
When thorough bred cOursers snorting about !!
| The Professors in fact--I am greved to report t.
| At the very first match entered into the sport,
| And bet with each other) their money away
Just FIFTY apiece on the Brs,cn and the Bay;
| And shouted as loud as the ever could below
Hurrah for the filly !" and Go it, old fellow !"
| And " Stick to your business p and Rattle your
pegs p
Like a jolly old brace of professional LEGS"
| The race being over, quoth jacob. see
| My wager is forfeit to that agree
| The Fifty is yours by the technical rules
Observed, am told, by these horse racing fools
But then, as Christian, Pm sorry to say it,,
| Ny conscience, you know, won't allow me to pay
| i'll"
"No matter" -quoth James-"I can hardly refuse
To accord with your sound theological views
| A tardy repentance is better than none;
| must tell your, however, twas your horse that
wonl
But, of course, you won't think of demanding the
| pelf,
| For have q conscience, as we'll as yourself y