Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-20
For the True Democrat. $ T Q R If
TO F.

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 TO F. Two short weeks ago, had one asked Us to form correct definition, for this word :. storm,n No doubt we'd have said, Thunder, Tightening and
 Rain,
 Hail, Snow, and the rest, that the clouds may
 contain,
 Coming down singly, or several together, Or all at a time making < terrible weatherr And no doubt we'd have thought of tempest toss q
 ships,
 And gales bearing cries of al'slost, from white
 lips,
 Of breakers and reefs, of bale and boz floating, And other mshaps, attendant on '' 'boatingA' With, may be, pleasant addition to this, Say for instance, a scene from Cunnubial bliss Of storms beyond this, we had then no idea, But our vision has grown a trifie more clear. In a very nice way, our eyes have been op'ed, And much for the better, at least 'tis so hopd. And we wot now of storms, of different kind, With bright eyes for lightning, and music for wind, With no other thunder, than screams of mock
 fright.
 True, of these there occurr'd, laundering
 sight,")
 And the noise of the $ Bus as it rolled through
 the street, Or the pit-pat in dancing of three dozen feet, With no other rain, than Rain-dears and Rain
 beauX,
 Chats od) and the whitest of dresses, for snows. And if there was ship wrecks, twas surely ofhearts, On the breakers of Love, or coquettsh arts. There was fun from the start, without cessation, That funnier grew, as stop't at each station, To add to our load, vais attempts at progressing, T'wards filling Bus. tunapproachable blessing!y Though filled in and out, some cen swug to the
 door,
 There always was room for just one or two more!" And there were loud cries, as we rattled along, Of " where are we pou9'' and 'I'm sure some
 things wrong"' Of sit further pray' and "oh isn't this queer!" And others that We have forgotten, we fear. These came from the inside, but 'twould not be fair To say that quite all, of She fuss, was made here For those on,the outside, prov'd excellent aid. In making confusion, of all that was sa |. Well, when we'd arrived, with no more to regret,
  Of some one unluckv, possessing notion, Of leaving the Bus, while still twas in motion, At the Fort we beseig'd, in this merry way, The real storm began, without further delay. The sind blew with fury, and sometimes t whirled Into fantastic shapes, the snow flakes it twrled, And sometimes it kep: them, go long suspended, That one not "au fat'' would have thought they
 intended Ne'er couling to rest ill white clouds the ground, But chasing and racing, forever around! The Lightning8 fash'd bright, and there being
 profusion Of '' metallic attractons,' oft made confusion. But we think these attractions served to protect The wearers thereof, from the Lightnings' effect, For they pass'd without fear, through the Storms
 louiest din, And though eft struck without, appear'd unhurt
 within.
 But others there were, not quite 90 well fated, Being " ans" the Brass and uninsuated, Who received these bright flashes, in numbers 90
 great,
 That they soon found themselves, in a magnetizcd
 state.
 And the Thundey--but here these "storm phrases"
 we'll leave, Lest the public tale, should refuse to believe. We hear some one say Sasv aud Lightning won't
 do,
 Yet what VIC arc telling, s .sa 'orthelcss true. To proceed--amongst other things that we noted, We're the nice corner confabg twixt pains devoted To each other so much that all else they forgot, In their talking and dreaming, of--Heaven knows
 what!
 Great pity it was, they could find no secluson, Secluded enough to prevent the intrusion Of kind friends, who (of course) meant simply
 their good, In calling to sec, if all went is 1t should Fen a stroll in tue dark, on the porch fail'd to
 keep
 Some of the more curious from playing Bo-peep.' But if we attempted in this way to mention One half that occurrd, to attract our attention, Our story would run, in its tortuous way, Like some of these Tempests, into the next day. So We'll close with the wish, that to one and to
 all, Who were with Us, than these, nc more storms
 may befall, May their paths through the world, be from trouble
 as free
 As their bright youthful dreams, can conceive them