The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-28
BALLOON POEM.
BY rINHR RuAs COATES

wen, here we go; we're boun ding 70 the sky
And fortwo sober men, are rather high.
Two more Elijahs, riding at their ease,
Are Of for heaven on the gentle breeze.
Here We 20 dangling on willow deck,
Anapfy allwho dangle by the neck.
Roth ia q basket came 20 town, no doubt;
now, Ia q basket, both are going OK.
1t.
We bards; I'm proud to soar above you oil,
And truly hope pride will not have a fall.
RiI ISesperGadum Joy viii an ea,h cup,
For now 8 the time that poetry is Sy.
GOOD. eto law--it is a ne Of late,
frd this house Is m0ca6le estate.
The seheming politician cannot bore,
old maids don't shock me with their rant and
roar,
srhe Tailor will not color things TO dVn,
Thc hioody butcher will not ind il meet
n bother me because used to cat
The landlord, now, may swear and have ht,
40 constable can serve INC with a writ
NOW may the iackass critic undertake
10 brey DER what his ass-ship cannot make,
Now let Miss Langush beg me for sonnet
UpOn that most stupendous theme-hor bonnet,
a. tend her brother with "hasty sCrawl,"
To claim nv presence for the evening ball.
I,ro az bali 70 which I'm bound 70 clcayg-
II Far excels the one she II sec this eve.
III.
ONT with the blllRst-let me mount the stars;
There now see the wrinkled face of Mars.
He tells me, with composurc on his brow,
That Grant and sherman are the men for now.
Nav. tell me not in das alone l deal
canrasser can many truths reveal.
Parnassus and poor HelicOn, adieu;
used to long to climb the tops Of you.
Place one upon the other, and you'll see
The two combined must now look up TO me-
What need vision OF a Muses. eye,
When qunffng inspiration in the sky
They are played ont, but first would | refuse
UIania, the astronomic muse
eomus avannt the grandeur all around
Now claims my soul 20 feelings more profound.
High 'boye the earth, how plainly can scan
The hand OF God and work OF mortal man.
All now feel me but useless thing,
As though an insect poised upon the wing;
living atom or some breathing clay
Perehed on the wind TO quickly pass away.
v.
Far PHILADELPHIA. how grand q sight
Nv native place affords a new delight.
Here behold, in one gigantic treat,
All its attractions lying meath my feet.
A busy hum is ever in my ear,
While carriage, horse, and meR rs toys appear
The streets are alleys, alleys but line;
And now It's but yard from Race 20 vine.
Here as a climax to the scene of bliss,
The Delaware and Schuylkill seem to kiss.
They hold our city in a close embrace,
While on the water snowy sails trace.
Before me woods, in sere and yellow leaf,
Remind me life is varied and is brief.
A welcome wind is coming from the west,
To give me tidiDgs Of mountain crest.
Hearts may be hard, appreciation slow,
This is the place for human soul 70 grow.
Here all the finer faculties unite
To elevate us to a nO0ler height;
No petty musing can the mind annoy,
Bnt Woighty themes intuse the sweetest Joy.
Come, friendly wind, for I've the mood to seek
Italian airs and highest Alpine peak.
VI,
This is sublime But then, if, after death,
We see all hedpen and the earth 6eyot1,
Why do we wildly cling TO tickle breath +?
Why dread the journey that we all must 80
Oh, sacred thought to rove the Universe,
To solve PHILOSOPHERS, in life unknown!
Why call physicians when the failing pulse
Is sending Spirit 10 JehOvah's throne
VII.
But as am not Of the cherubim,
The next TO heaven is my basket home;
New localities enchant my sense
Ny heart instructs me as a recent tome.
i love my room upon the solid earth,
To pOetize the fancy as II flies;
Then let me hasten TO the wood and vale.
The cave, the mountain, and the reyy skies.
VIII
From what feel, see why you, dear Lowe,
Are so enchanted with this great delight,
Soon in thy wing ship we may travel DER
This airy region with q condor flight.
Fond memory may lose some JOY I've had
Some festive scene, with ev'ry heart in tune
But nerer, NEVER, until cold iB death,
Will forget oar ride in THIS BALLOON.
sThe object of the present exhibitions given by the
hssOr 10 enable him 20 raise Mteen thousand dollar
Operate darling scheme Tor hcentlhc purposes
close study Of Ornihologic lBht he pToPohtH 70 u1
with the balloon, and literally riag his way wherever ID