Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-11-01
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The ninssrcrs Tyre, through al the gloomy pas.
Has echocd little save the bugle's blast;
From Moses and from Homer until now,
The muse hath gariandea the warrior. brow
Or worse, inspired the ;enpter's syren tor que.
Aaorning paths q! sin with fowers os song,
put wherefore should the poets lyre be swept
With anthems answerin Z % tie cannon's roar
Why bid rel ice, whore myTaids have wept
Ger death -dimmed eyes that skoa!d rejoice 10
more7
The ba tile -neld, where heart. Of ya!or pour
Their life upon the sand in crimson rain,
The headless trunk, the yuture screaming o'e,
Where skulls, instead o. Gowers, best.ev tie
Or last, with radian. brow ar burning core
Or wine, that sparkling steals away the brain
Can such themes wake tbs poe.'s ,traia?
Could we bu. c!irnb to soma far, starry height.
And comrsss time and raan With Goilke eyea
The Past would sees one drear, discord mt nign;
OF horTid sounds sn3 fearful faatasiex;
But even now, in yonder terra skies,
Behold the dawn, slow creeping from afar.
The rosy hours are fall Of promises
OF that near day, whose peaceful. victories
Shall oyershise and shaine the deeds Of war.
But feebly can We fancy and portray
What visions yet shall break upon our sigh.
The unborn glories Of the davniug day,
Ihe treasures waiting its reyeaiin< ray,
Eclipse imagiDstions widest fight
But many lyric lof,icr, more 81 uolirae,
Than aught Jet written or snng in rhy .hn on
rhyme,
or that bright day .h.li be the hsrbinyer--
Net now. nor here, but wh n that coming time
Shall fad .!s 1T srd true interpreter.
Such ruse-not rnine--nere worth. 81 tle tss (
That rom my weak bat willing pea ye ask,
As pee Laureate OF the realm Of Thought,
To celebrate the purpose which has brought,
From We.tern slope nd aississipp3s shore,
This noble editorial band once more
This army Of great souled, high minded rncn,
Who wie.t that mi.htieT than the swerd the
pen
Though, glancin. a; your peaceful ranks, for
sooth.
zee men who srewhiie have welded both,
but now we sing no more Of c,ashing arms,
No longer chant Of battles dread al--as;
For not as blood stained warliors d. We come
Marching to sound Of spirit stirring drum,
But standard bearers Of q peaceful band
Greater than conquerors from a war swept Ian q.
Hail, ye who for your country molly fought,
Hail, We who battle for noble thought
Brave deeds of heroes would be done IN vain
Did ye not tel! them Ger ard DER again:
Ideas that but for you lad died al birth,
Ye furnish wings, and send Ger all the earth:
Grand thoughts, that else had fallen into aa.:
Yo seze, and rescue from ohlivion's rust,
And send them, az priceless heritage
OF truth ana beauty, on from age to age,
Ye plume f2r endless hinght the pee.'s song,
To wake glad echoes as i: speeds aloag;
fe see through errors cunningest Disguise
And undermine each edifce Of les;
March IN the van of every righteous cause,
And win-ior otAers-h0rer ani appluose;
Your banners in the morning high, uniurled,
Reject iti g'ories ani i.aae is world.
Now Iin embarrassed !; FL lie written cal
Received from your executive committee,
Asked something ne; 1lpue poeticsl,
RUt-wel, without crc.mlocIticn-witty
Ds you're aware the sneens Latins taugh,
maxim, lex nialo Lihil 1T"
Or, DE;cA-iy, xix cum arouse :" meaning tha.
what
: not in thing can't be got out Of il;
And nov. though for dozen weary wears
ve showed the editorial pen and shears,
There has not been a solitary minute
" hen could sce the least amusement in il.
" hen young, TO fortune and TO fame un known,
You settle in sorse s,ru -giing country town;
for years you labor, night well AS day,
For seme Old printing press and type to pay.
And when you We paid the long outstanding note.
lou ind thattype and press are both worn cut ;
fou mortgage al tor new material then,
Pursaing g Just the same career again;
You TX the price subscribers mus; return
Tive dcllars-and yoa get tin q horn
for haif are men who never pay, and VII,
Bat : take the papers to encourage ysa !"
And half the others never dream of cssh,
But Pay in sorghum in suceotash,
Germ meal half sourei or buck heat fall / grit.
oT wood all knots and chunks ttat will not .plit,
or Eour the frugal h.use- wife, worldly wise,
Re sacks and sends you, when Il will not rise,
or lively cheese. or butter whose incense
Il ranker than e'eI Hanlet's dire oieuss-
All you must take. however posr or small,
Or risk net getting anything al all.
Or growins tired Of this, rerhap. you climb,
II use the word but for the sake Of rhyme
To be city local editor,
sort of general item scavenger.
At last-reward Of constant teil-you Climb"
tAgain inserted only for the rhyne,)
To be yoursel. the senior editor,
The chief of staff and general manager;
You've reached the highest goal Of your desire,
!" Climbed from the frying pan into the fire +!
For verything amiss that's done or said,
Crrses are shOwered on your devote hcad
You write a :" leader" and il comes .re.n press
mu;ilatea, ineoherent mess,
Into your sharpest jehe dire errors creep,
And SO the point is ruined while yea sleep:
iou wish married couple countless joys,
A stupid setter makes yeu wish for "boys,"
maiden lady friend is taken in,
You try to mention that she had . chilli
But BY blundering typo arv beguiled
1nte asserting that she had ehild.'
The 'devil' calls for copy day and night
Til weary Saturdays late waning light,
When scyrn or Sever.v 9avtis aseh
Each clamor seventy times as loud Tor cash;
And "sueh is lite" until the editor dies
Without two cents with which 10 close lis eyes
Or pay for setting up" his cpitaph;
II these are things to Laugh at-yoa can laugh
But kind, forbearing friends. fni ny song
Has lengthenel out already much too long.
| will nst another moment dwell
To say thai always sddieuing word "farew ei. =
We now must part, 70 mingle in the fray
OF life, and do cur duty we nay;
Let each ee true to self ami TO the Right.
Flashing fair radence Ger the clouds Of night /:
sustain fearless, free, untramEeled press,
Our country's stren cest bulwark in distress;
Bring to the cabin and the marble hall
daily intellectual festival;
For justice ever vaiently contend
The tyran;'s bitter foe. the lahorer's friend;
And oft may we, the Press vf iowa,
Together meet as we have me. to-day;
And whom eur earthly meetings shah be Ger
u ay We up Wonder n,eet 70 part no more
" here business care. shall he'er again perpiex,
Nor typegraphc errors fret ana ysx
Nor hungry devils" following everywhere,
With cries Of gerry" rend the stsrtle. air.
Nor stingy merchants, clamorous t3r puff"
Nor speakers when we have not praised enough,
Nor politicians who would run our press
Fer their own special glory and success,
Nor quacks with patent medicine supplies,