Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-29

AUSTIN CoRBIS u Geo. S. G. Dow, At
No Niekolrs Block. dealers in State. County
and City Warrants. Coin, Demand Notes and
Government Vouchera Oct 2a-lm.
GoLD, Silver, Demand Notes and
all kinds Of securities purchased at beet ra,ee
by Gcn., No 10 West "a street. oppo.it.
City Drug Store.
WINTER APPLES, BelIfowers, Russots
and Jennetns, the best in the market. ct L. L.
Ochs', opposite City Drug Store, on Second
street.
PhGnlx Insurance COMPANY of Hart
ford as-ets. let May, 1862, s5z7 z6o 80 ; LA.
bilitiee, S2l 500. HyNRY Il. HesraAN, Agt
MR. EDIroR:-Excuse this long, doggerel ditty,
For I've Just come down visiting to this your
famous city.
heard about the hubbub in this our glorious na-
tIon,
So started on on foot to the nearest railway sta
landed in this place, perhaps a little green,
Which any one will know, when they have thi.
ditty seen.
Wal. J took turn on Front street and brough,
upat the Ferry.
And then / thought 10 call and see your old friend
Samuel Perry,
My clothes were all old fashioned, so bought the
latest style,
And then | called on Farrand to get tp top tile.
But IL issing round the c,ruer, l heard q mon.
strous clattsr,
And called upon friend Whistler, to know what
was The matter.
lie with very great poiteness said if would on
ly call,
Up two long fig hts oi stairway, to the right Of
LeCl-ire Hail.
should there find out the cause of the noise
thus did hear
So up the broad, high stairway, as direct %
could steer.
There was adnittance, written en- the outsido 0
Of the door.
II was posted AZ n caution, but ] thought it was
bore.
Wal ! peeked in through the kevhole. and then
gently stepped inside
And to see the busy fingers, filled my heart with
honest pride.
You may think it was a weakness, but It's sure as
gospel truth,
That always thought Industry the best precspt
from my youth.
And most sure found this sch col of Industry
working well,
Sc th ough. Id walk around and get posted for
Aspe.
There we're CATERS hard at work, cutting garments
uOuDle quick,
And machines full half a score, with their noisy
click, click, click,
Were IA stitching coats and pants with such won
drous speed,
That it Sc, my head spinning all this yarn for
you to read.
Then there sat at the long tables many ladies fix.
ing off,
Blue coats with yellow buttons from the collar 10
the cuff.
There was some were stitching Innings, and tom e
at button holes,
And some wore fixing pant. long enough for two
bean poles.
Wal, now thinks what on earth can oil thi,
mean
| have come up the high stairway, and the ele-
phant have seen.
So asked for tho conductor Myers was his
name,
And he told me all this cloth ing was made up for
Upcle Sam.
Io had called his cons to action, this our coun-
try's need,
And he promised them good clothing, ~ well a.
extra feed,
And they rally up by Thousands at our good cid
Unce's call.
nd they proudly march to battle to either win or
fall
SO success to fair young Low er sons and daugh-
ters too,
And may her sons oD battle field put ylle sece )
sion through,
And may her fair young daughters give their h clip
III time Of need,
And ply their busy fingers with patriotic speed.
w c.