Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-16

BY c. h. wEBB.
The spiciest thing ont on the great Railroad
Jar is the folloSing, which we find in Hdrper's
'eeky April 18th.
eoasfa1e, one Great cornerer.A WE
u A soiemn oath he swere, - -
That In his trowsers pockets he
Would put one railroad more:
And when he swears he means 1t
The stout ola Comm Clore- e>V 3ekfU|
Words have a certain weightiness
That strikes one of heap,
q. When dropped BY men whose early home -
Has been upon the deep SO. ana r,..
Win so mucn sadness in their speech,
Their oaths are sure to keep.
1t serves him well, the Coumodore,s
4 hs hs,'lne vnh ne breeze; - n
The biggest Line with ease
AS one should do who all his life
Has been upon the Seize.
Not following now the seas, instead
You see him behind Bays; T
It's said he always holds a pair;
And no one him galns8ys-r.5 r. =
Being on stocks. tbs plain that be Clio -
Must have his way and Ways.
Each. every inch arailroad man, II
In not line awry.
His arms are railway branches,
His feet are termini-
II you doubt ne. there are his tracks y 3
To witness if liel
He was the Hudson Rivers bed;
The Harlem s bed and Board 20 80 $40 =
The Centrars, too-whose cattle-pen
Is mightier than a sword:
Through which these railways roarcd.S 6.
Such share Of shares were quite enough;
10 serve q common mind,
But not the stout old COmmodore's-
he for an Eyris pinned: a fltt ~ t.
As though he We're the Eagle bird
By ehaLce-or had the Blind.
But broodinR Ger the Erie sat-0~r
In fact on the same lay
bird. that, ieathering his nest,
Affirmed by yea and nay,
BsfGesbed bulge he d rec them all,
Much further than III say.
Said he INTO the Commodore; ----r----
Your bark Is on the eea.
But do not steer for Erie's lie, = -
Since that's been struck by me.
Go, man of sin, and leave me here
10 NY Iheoiogyr
The dearest ties on earth 10 some
sre plainly railroad ties;
So little wonder that he spoke
In anger and surprise
Tears would cot flow; the Commodore ssr
II seems, had damned his eyes. -
= When Greek meets Greek, then comes the
which is all wrong you knc-s;;- - -
UnfTiendly fires burn fast enough
Without the help of tow,
Especially when Coke Is on, ON ff8f
AND several lawyers blow.
Such "Eerie~ sights. such "Eerie" sounds
Came from this Erie crew,
1t seemed. indeed, den of Lines
Prepared for Danlel-Drewi
Not strange III at he al last resolved
To make his own ado.
Flseing from jars-perhaps the Jug
He looked 10 foreign lands, I-F a.
And to his brethren said: Arise,
These Bonds of our hands; arfr
We wf1Iinto New Jersey, where
Ny Seminary stands.
There, in that 6enefce of Boys,
a O stocks and stubs and fen,
Directors-ff not reetoFs-we'n
Bs a. Tyngs 10 all mel
They'll strain their canon some. think,
Ii they would reach US thent' ~ d Z
Twas thus that Daniels bark-and bite
Came on thtyJersey shore: fX
He.can not coss, since IN his face
IL shnuee The Commodore;
Thereh must bide his time and tide
Tied till the row is Ger.
The gage of war has been thrown down,
a broad gnage-broad and free
ganger II, per sea;
Cries Drew: He only wants to get
The weather-gage OF mel"
lis plain that il. in this toumsy-
A l'O1irance Il the tilt
The Commodore should keep his seat
And Daniel be the splt,
The latter must make tracks, bat roads
VIII all DC Wander built So
While IL upon the other hand
The Commodore should fall, -
he IL see that little hack ward lime
Asked for by Mr.-Ball-
Ia other words. ned lose his age,
Ano Drew would have the call
just how the joust may terminate.
Nobody knows nor Cares;
No need TO ask how fares the fight
They u ask NJ for our fares,
And wbiche er sioe may win Will plow
The pubic with its shares
So we viii sing. Long live the Ring.
And Daniel long live he.
May his High school confer on him
Exceeding high degree,
Doubling his DIS lnul, indeed,
He Is L. d.. ID. d.
As for tue stout old Commodore
May be still rule the wave.
Yet never waive the Golden Rule,
Fen the odd trick to save;
IT called TO play the railway King,
Nay ne ne'er play The khare.
This ends my lay, IL either wins;
Bat if they both should fall
mean that IT. by any chance,
This struggle DER a rail
Should end like the Kilkenny cats,
You'll see another tail