The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-01-27

And bright the sunshine to-day,
hundred years TO come.
For the Richmond Pallsdit
Inc Nights Experience in Sleighric
'hich IS a pretty fair sample of each nights G,
cnce in sleghing time.
The time % try Gate Keepers souls
Once more has come To hand
When they do have vexation,
As much they can stand.
They always have their trials,
In Summer, Spring AMI Fan
sut in the time of sleighing,
u goes ahead Of all.
No artful tongue pencil
Has skill enough To show.
The heart pcrplexing troubles,
They then do undergo.
Night after night they then must watcl,
The gates all kinds of weathcr,
And take abuse from many "A chap,
Whose heart : as tough leather.
Sometimes at dark they'll pass along,
And give the whip crack.
And say unto the Gate Keeper,
We'll pay as we eome back"
a, soon "a they have passed the gates,
All hands begin To wriggle
When all the Gents viii halloo ''hcigh,''
And all the Ladies giggle.
Tho conversation thus goes on,
As they do onward log;
saws one, The dime he'd took for Toll,
VIII buy glass Of grog."
Gate Keeper being wcaried out
With aching limbs and head,
Now locks the gates. AMI bars his door,
And crawls oil To his bel.
But his repose IL very short.
For soon, with listening car,
He understands tile loud huzzss,
And bells arc juggling near.
Up comes the sleigh, with horses hoals
Spang up against the gate,
They try to force their passage through.
But find il is too late.
Out springs chap with furious bound,
And kicks against tire door,
Then calls with his vehement throat,
As loud as hc can roar:
"You rascal you, what DO YOU mean,
To treat Us thus and SO,
And stop us here, at this late hour,
Right in the wind and snow -
Gate Keeper now with light in hand,
Just looks out through tho door,
And says, any dears, | think I've seen
Your faces once before"
"Why think he knows u.s." whispers one.
Another says, che does"
Then pay the toll" says Adilebrain,
"Before we all get frozc.''
what is the TOLL" says SimpIe.on,
snow | should like tn know
I'm sure he ought not make as pay
For riding ON the snow
"Five cents each way" says Gate Keeper,
Before let you go"
Give cents each way! says Brazen- Front,
''liow dare you tell us 2"
Bill Liberal now pulls out his purse,
And says. "Old Jock is right.
Tilpay the toll, or els, he vi
Detain US here all night"
Gate Keeper now returns to rest,
But scarce begins to snorc,
Before another string of sleighs
Arc right up by the door.
And now cnsues another scene,
Much rs described before,
Only they seem more furious,
And make u worse upruar.
Joe Grumphcad s drop't his lines and whip,
Sal Flirt has lost her veil,
Old nobbn he is rearing up.
And switching with his tail.
Gate Keeper now with match in hind,
Again strikes up light,
And looking out he soon prccciyes
The girls are in fright.
20 dear = says one. "what shall we do.
wish you'd paid the toll.
Then lac would not have shut the gates,
And kept us in the cold
lll Liberals brother 5 in the crowd,
And mutters out, "Old soul
Unlock the gates and let ~ 60.
And III pay all the toll.
No sooner said than done,
The gates spread wide again.
Old Dobbin now sticks mp his ears,
And leads the merry traiu.
Gatc-keeper now secures the gates,
And waits to sec more trouble.
For, 10 there comes another rang,
All in hubble bubble.
The bells give one short Jingle,
The traces make clatter.
Tom Needless. from the hindniost sleigh.
Now cries out, Whats the matter 90
Jack Know -thc-I.aw now sprcad. b;ms.,f
And vows he'll break the lock-
For boys, says he, ''the road is Free
Always at nine O'clock"
''Hold ON, my lark saws Gate Keeper.
The law 5 already broken.
And If You touch the gates or lock.
You'll find I'm not Joking
Dick Wiscman cries out. Jack hold on,
Or he will show us grief
Ill paw the toll, and il its wrong.
Wen fine the blamed old thief
Now boys. don't think we hate you,
We only wish TO show
What unmerciful privations
lou make us undergo.
Ii is because we love you.
That we take this crooked mole.
To strive TO reach your crooked hearts.
And thereby do you good.
some may think We exagycrate,
And make il worse four fold:
Try keeping gate. and then You'll finl
The hall has not been told.
Well now draw to a close,
Vita hearty vote of thanks
To those who are more civil,
And never play such pranks.
Md all these aggravations.
We do rejoice to find
Some noble hearted youngsters,
Who always treat US kind.
On them we'll wait with pleasure.
And take great delight
To let them quickly through the gates,
On any winters night.
II such would kindly lend their aid,
To reform those crooked bows
And help Us get them Strengthened out,
II would increase our joys.
And now we know not how 10 stop.
Our thoughts still onward aow.
But frisnds, we'll just defer the nest,
Until the second snow
- Cnless we may add for the benefi, of those 9
ed, that moments reflection, would be suff.ceu
vince any Young Lady. Of the imprppr;etv of /
her dc stiny I'M life, with auv youns Mar un.,l