The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-10-27

Winohell, the droli, was requssted, on tn,
ocAsion Of a very protracted wet sprinl
rain, BY Gen. King Of the Milwaukee Senti.
mel, TO sit down instanter and give his opin
ion on the weather. The following was thu
result:
/ Rain, rain, coming rain;
Instead Of bright dew drops rejecting the hue
OF the sky, We have bucketsfuii more than cur due
II comes down like he ropes from the ceiling on
high,
| Az IL we had anger holes bored in the sky.
4 IL ansurs for those who have chores out of doors
Very badiy-'tis srries of serious bores.
Ii ffes in the cistern,
Drums in the spout,
It plays In the cellar
Would it were PLAYED out.
Rain, Raj n, triumph antiy reign.
As fast rs 1t falls The sun sucks il again.
oh, what wet rain O, wa---ter rain
cutters give cultural growlipgs again,
Pou's potently pattsring passing pedestrians,
Even engnlphiug envled equestrians;
Soft, sticky soughy streets stepping slidir
Slab sidewalks slaprery, striding, subsidpg.
Rain rains mp the creek. down the street, in the
bay,
Der the day, every day, all the day ght and day
Never more. dust TO dust, cry we again;
That proverbs mixed with the wet-verb to raj Ia.
Life's but bubble, philosophers say,
We've had hnbblss q month steady every day.
Like Sir Collins notion of Peerage--s dragon
There's been too much out lately 60 brag on.
Water drsggietaii watery dra gon diIutlon
lis this permeatilg, boot-seaking wet institution
Spirits Of Uadine, why this innovation
Dry up or receive q severe reprebation.
Noah we'r undon1 then with this inuudation.
Look at the streets, there apparent the fact lis,
That Hydropathys drowning the HoaE-PArH of
practice.
IA
lie Isosught and garroaed till the rain liz pressed
Dsrx and dim are he heavens so grim;
Splash, splash, Mt the windew sash,
And wherever else il can ma he dash;
Every puddle ia out . fuddle,
And trying to swell up Into gallop,
Runs over its level as if 20 the ID;
Running at loose ends through sluiee, gorge or
wicker
Whoop and yell at the clouds whieh pour out their
liquor.
Cold water, let loose, may spree it too frisky,
And do as much dam &c sometimes as hot whisky.
There, In flooding, items quite notable,
Whirling and waltxiug 'moug es thing foatsble,
An infant's lost toy a juyeaile mittsn,
Learnig to Hirt with drowned mouldy kitten.
The once fsscy clouds are now aeec.d of their
beauty,
And led black as black Lead to do more than their
duty.
The farmers, uuabIs to till the soaked ground,
Are doing their misunderstanding around.
Some say Of the weather, they don't care q groat,
Whether we've any more weather or not.
"Look onward ana UPWARD" he progressive cry,
This trying to hook al ward Ia ell in your eve.
W by don't some long handled nor wester try
To sweep All the black, murky clouds from the ky?
Or some canning Yankee, without more delay,
Invent . hinge bellows TO blow them away7
IL the san would come palmer, and warm again
With hrs bright, cteei tul rays, woulnt comp lain
Once nature the tress, used to dress her so
gay,
Thattae look ed very oEely, this beautiful May,
But now since hn Ia aie las caused be to stop work
She goes out shstbily dressed in slop work.
IL the rain won't quit will, lest II be found,
Like the rain, running it into the ground.