Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-07-11

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TIE PROUD SULTAN,

THE PROUD SULTAN.
Have yea heard OF the sulun,f Sal MSN Fts
what wobder ul rise and ell had he
, psst power and pude--thsn iolor And ruih p
Z Hisue is terrible warning 20 youth
A story to read and to morelits on
Is the tale teil Of ths Proua sultan.
I lie dWslln n paiace--aad ali the land
l Contained not temple 40 costly ana grand
ls marble hslls and mosuc floors.
its stained glass windows and msssive doors,
It's fres ,oed ceilings, and pictured walls r.
"khi my palsec the glory Of Athen, recalls"
Wa, wout TO cAceim this Proud sultan,
A. his yt.cu its spltndors rested upon
( Bu, Whist wore the palace, superb though be.
/ u it had no dwellcr save AAI Mos Par
I lie souid pine M sadness, and NOPE 10 gloom,
As he ,rod the n3cr Of esuh silent room
And sigh 10 hiuk that Z, him alone
The marvellous glories arourd him snoue
Not long alone for a change saon,
Come over the sluom OF the PRoyD sULrAN-
There we're eyes OF black, aud eyes Of Mu,,
And eye. Of every beSitehing hue,
And raven tresses and locks OF light,
and fsry hngers, dainty and white,
And music 40 soN la such GeaGtnd words,
As 4 lrou prove tull Of singing birds
Did ever the orient sun shine on
4 man SO blest as this proud sultan
Nor this alone the Philosophers sto
CSuld not add to the wealth Of the Proud Sultan.
True Mot Transmitted base metal 70 gold
but the Sultan took rags, dirty, tausred and Old,
And rnsdo them money! II onS had baAuu
I To coant with the dawn Of creations sun,
And bad i,bored ten hours every day
or the six thousand years TINT have passed asay,
70 suI the sums that came from the sutan's press,
Ui the counters count would have been in sAoess
E 1ne stars 10 the sky, or the sands ty the ses,
Could not equal the dollars Of SAI MoN-PEE
o Alas how ,ain are all earthly things
Riches sud honors beinke them wIngs--
1t And the cup that We sip IN It's hrst sweet hJw
Is bitter as gall when we dram u low
g. Ard this "a my excellent reader will see,
Can now he attested by sAi-Mos PHE.
Ouo summer moru when the sun shons clear,
Aud nists were dtspelled from the sto.osphere,
some shsrp.sghted fellows with spectRcles on
u Lookrd close at the money Of the Great sultan,
a one bill they scanned bore the head OF CHAsE,
~ And Que has a clownieh loker's lace,
And both had cks Of seum-liKe green,
Such as mautles pond where sdpoles are seen
|
in "This stun II bogus, I'm much afraid
pauper kerchiei--S beRgtr's shirt
A mixture Of paint, and rags, and dntF'
'e With one accord, they a agree
Ie And goue as the glory OF Sal MoN'fF
The palace tor him was home no more
E 1t closed against him each massive door
h.. Its wine no more was his to SIP,
And banned for him waa each hour's lip
sin tn dancers danced with their wonted ses,
n But not for the Sultan sAL.MoS PEE.
., Their mitth was made for another's ear,
~ And the cong was not sung for him to hear
A wanderer now, with bis heal bent down,
w With humble step walks the Proud ultsn-
OF Ills power Rone--of his pride beren-
But wreleed, shattered wreck slen
Nv Instead Of the througs who were wont to greet
/, The roud Sultan ever trcet,
There are ragged urchins who hiss as they cry,
M Look at oID GREEsBAcKs uassiuR by"
TIL A lesson is here which may profit us all
OF prde in its power, and pride in its fall
in ufAs this ia pepned chiefly for the warning au
4 etruction Of youth, come u whom may not hs q
'he OF the correct pronunciation Oi the word SUI
hcg to INFORM them that 10 IL pronounced as II WI
S00tiupU--the cctnt on the SEQ nd syllable.