The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-01-03
Ninth Annual Address of the Carrier
of the Manitowee Pilot.


The summer leaves lie ON the frozen ground,
And the blast howls by with a doleful sound.
There's dreary sound in the valley below,
And drearer still, on the hill tops bleak,
Where the storm God is piling his clouds of
And winter abroad DER mountain and peak.
But, tho the tempest bowls and cold Cypress,
Address;
And warm is his greeting, and warmer his
heart,
As he watches his song in the public mart;
Then he will kindly tell you the news,
or no jot of wisdom the boyl refuse.
But what do you think of the late elections =
Of the white mans choice, the peoples
selections nG n
But tits useless to speak of thing so plain,
The world once crazy, is sane again;
Our eountry's gone Democrat, up to the chin,
And we've licked the poor darkey out of his
skin.
But let them sleep on, in the graves they have
dug,
And We'll drink them good bye from the full
flowing mug!
sTime flies ~ how true the remark:
And life is only gli!tering spark
Sixty-Seven has come-has gone again
But time still fies--e'en now as then.
Our Harbor Commenced some six months or
more)
Is now half finished, the labor half DER;
And propellers. and steamers, have come from
-r abroad,
F or here is protection from king Neptune rod!
And we are the debtors for this noble work
To our friend the constructor, kind DAVID
SMOKE;
He is faithful, true, kind and polite,
And his labor all is aItistic'ly right.
'Tis said that Neptune, Gone dreary night
Called his courtiers together, in cold dripping
plight,
To learn Of the damage done on the Lake;
And after reports from his nymphs wide
awake,
He thought the thing DER, and then said he
9 Now my dear courtiers, We all of US see
Much damage is done, on lake, canal, and
lock; NH
Yet one port escaped, and thatis Manitowoc ~
Why yes, cried his courtiers, it's plain to be
seen,
The ship builder there is one -Hr. Green,
Not your highness, a real green hand, ..
But the famous ship builder, Mr.. GREEN
SO thought Neptune, and so think we,
We build The best vessels that sail on the sea.
But it's New Years now, and all is fun
The world rings out with laugh and pun.
The skaters are flying over the ice,
And little ones too, are us merry as mice!
Santa Claus Travelled the nation all Ger,
And his steps may be traced DER garnet and
floor.
There are sleigh parties now, and plays, an |
balls,
halls.
The schools are g let out ~ and the world is
free,
And all seem bent on good old spree. .
Even turkies and chickens are dressed quite
fine .....
AID arc fonnd at the boorI where rich men
dine
And pig last night saw in a Kitchen,
Aud the cook filled with pity, was busly
s.itchen'
On poor piggy's breast,
cor he never could rest, t-
With that horrible cut in his bosom
SO you see the world is kind and gay,
III passing the hours of a holiday!
In olden days, l can't tell how,
But Christmas broke up sometimes in Il row.
Tkca men drank and drank, and oft became
boosy,
And when New Years came. were al rather
snoopy !;
Powder was burnt, and groc RES unlocked
And each gun in the nation fifty times cooked
And gun caps bursted and so did the
pockets
told you last year, when the young Prince
came;
And the king tottcred out, so old and lame,
How the young Prince came with smile,
And the courtiers met him, in elegant style.
Last night in the valley saw
The same scene of GER 'moniai law
But that young prince was the old man now,
And ne,o-was there to resume the VOW
| hope he'H be kind to the Carrier too,
And help him to chink to carry him through.
We bring you the PILoT year after year,
Yet only once, for cash, we appear;
The ladies meet us with swelling hearts,
But some will evade US with nice little arts.
The good man sometimes slips under the bed
And the stone one informs us she amt got a
red!
The next door perhaps, the lord looks wise,
g G ct OUT" says he. !" such things despise -
The next one says, =" know what is in it,
No use to buy it, I'd never begin it,"
But now remember, friends of mine,
Onr song oe'oe pcnn'd, yes every line
From that we reap our Christmas pleasure,
So you see, the song is all treasure.
We 90 to CuRIS's just round the corner,
And buy some toys, like Johnny 9orner,)
Then in WILcox's. too, we take peep,