The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-08-10
Mr.. TaylOr's Poem.

The poem of our friend, Mr.. j. s. ID.
Taylor, of st. Adams, read at the
Commencement of the U. V. NJ, last
week, was an admirable production.
We give such extracts from it as our
space will permit. Mr.. I. thus spoke
of the union of the University of Yer
mont and the Agricultural College:
brothers, what think you of this new alliance Z
This wedding of Art and Practical Science,
This union of Colleges this one out of twain,
In human arrangements infinite gain
Masters and Bachelors, married or not,
See you with joy in this love hallowed spot
At this our Symposium, our annual feast
Less work for the laymen and more for the
priest
How regard you this Rustic our mothers elect
Brawny armed, beetle-brow'd, proudly erect
Is it safe to arouse his belligerent ire2
Should we think it more fitting to sheer than adj
II any fool hardy on old rights insists.
We would simply suggest, Look out for his
fists
/ In this family circle-no strangers about,
I These ladies, your wives, or may be no doubt,
We may speak in all confidence, sub rosa az
'twer,
without making outside any scandalous stir,
knowing our speeches will not be reported.
] At worst stand chance Of being misguided.
Let us commune for little, then, brother Will
brother
On this Husbaudry Business of our greatly loved
mother,
some of our number have been heard to uttcl
And good many more quite audibly mutter
Surprise and objections and pointed inquiries,
As II out Of hearts whore rather hot fire is
"Shall oxen and kline, all rawboned and lean,
Hopceforth Craze at will on the old College
grecny
!
Encamp round about, with their light troops o
flies
Shall toothless old rakes be hanged on tn,
trees
On decaying huge backlogs- reelected old par
Like great many others tho sound where tn
heart Is
Where aforetimc we used to have sweet prone
made,
With delicate sandled, loved madam and maid
Shall vile kitchen odors prevade classic halls,
And dairy arrangements occupy walls,
) Fragrant Tor long, with ambrosial BREATH
OF poet and prophet that never knew death y
And then of the happy union of tn
two colleges:
IF our college curriculum has seemed to il
more
All practical arts as an end heretofore,
Remember that Yankees instinctively know
> II some of III seem rather knotty and crooked,
AS tho physical culture were mostly overlookc
Have not gymnasium as large as the stat
Where the gymnasts are practicing early au
late?
Muscle must grow here all sturdy snd strong,
: In the tramp and the tumble our mountain
along.
J. Why, the breath of our winds would chill al
I CONCEAL
u Any slow moving mortal from foretop to heel.
- Our stalwart progenitors, possibly rough,
We're like our blue breeches, decidedly tough,
G As divers New Workers had chances to feel
When taking impressions of Aliens rude seal
G And are degencrate-effe grown Z
, Look at our swathes on rebel fields mown
> Faint-hearted OF laggard on march or on raids
n Think Of the deeds OF Onr STANDARDS brigades
Have you seen from old Mansfield the blush,
of Dawn,
- As she hastens her toilet ere darkness is gon
Ere the vanguard of day their banners unfold
n All gorgeous as sovereign, crimson aud gold
Then have YOU seen, or you never may see
y A magnificent, beautiful home for the free.
What visions of Paradise there shall unfold,
10 Unseen yet of Prophet, by poet untold,
N When its culture no longer is reckoned
mean
S. Nolonger an ignorant, stupid routine,
When physical forces have science for guide.
ID When the powers of Heaven and Earth are
lied;-
Then shah the promise at length be fulfilled
lie The Desers shall blossom-its sterile vast
TILED
a Spears shall be pruning hooks ploughshar
for swords,
And the Earth and her fullness and peoples t
Lords.