The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-07-09
FINDLAY BRANCH.
By THE YORKER.

In quest of pleasure or of health, 4
Men go abroad and spend tnelT wealth.
and tell us of the wonders found
While rambling over classic ground.
They tell us of Old Oceans freaks
When fierce tornadoes Ger 1T sweeps;
How crested waves run mountain high,
And seem contending with the. sky:
And how the ship with sails all furled,
M id thunders that would jar the world,
Iabors through seas that Ger her dash,
while forked Iightnings round her flash;
How passengers, in wild dismay,
Would shrek. and wiring their hands, pray.
Protesting, if once set on shore,
They ne'er would brave the ocean moro.
They tell us how Colossus stands,
] he giant wonder of all lands;
And tell us of the Leaning Tower,
Upheld by some mysterious power;
They tell us how Vesuvius roars,
And floods of burning lava pours:
OF cities buried and exhumed,
Where living victims were entombed;
They tell us Of the earthquakes shock,
That makes the granite mountain rock;
OF sandy deserts. long and ide,
And Egypt's Pyramids, besides;
They tell us how the Pope of Rome
Is topping on his Papal throne;
With Cardinals, Bishops, Priests and Monks,
All deep in superstition sunk;
And though he claims st. Peters chair.
st. Peters God rejects him there;
And nations of the earth begin
To see he is .sthe man of SIM"
They sneak of scenery most sublime,
Mid Alpine mountains hard to climb;
And glaZ1ofS III tUc 4SoTuuGl sCtss
4 Where sailors have been known to freeze.
All these and countless items more,
A thousand times have reached our shore
FROM those who have the funds and time
I To travel in a foreign cline.
But what are all these when compared
With sight, and scenes, and perlls shared
BY those who travel Findlay Branchl sga
Whose train breaks up at every rancho.
Those sixteen miles must stand confessed
THE FEATURE of both east and west
Nor. could old p T. Barnum find
4 thing more curious of its kind?
When railroads were at first conceived,
The old strap rail was then believed
To be the very thing itself
But soon was laid upon the shelf
For Yankee genius soon produced
A thing more fit for general use;
And good rail spiked to the ties.
On every railroad II eet our eyes.
But Findlay Branch has never swcrved,
But as relic is preserved,
To prove to each inquiring son,
How railroads were at hrSt begun.
Findlay like her trade is sound,
No doubtful dealers there are found.
When bills are due you'll find them there,
They pay them and have cash to spare
But Findlay Branch is growing gray,
And tending downwards to decay;
And if not saved by timely cost,
Its name and prestige will be lost.
But listen, now, all jokes aside,
While 1 one single trip describe.
From Findlav down those sixteen miles,
Where Carey's quiet village smiles.
Break fast is over, bills are paid,
And final settlements are made;
So if perchance our craft is lost,
Twill not be at the landlords cost.
We are ready now, and Sprague has press d
The hand of each departing guestN
With deep and undisguised concern,
Lest they should never more return.
We reach the ear and take our seats
And slowly off the Chariot creeps,
With gentle. undulating rock,
That gives our nerves no special shock.
So twisted has this track become,
That we must crawl instead of run;
Or else landed in the
Where lizards lin the summer) romp.
But frequently with all their care,
They jump the track. anei then they're there
For time indefinite, till they
Can jack up and pursue their way.
''Hallo,'' u burly Dutchn, an cries,
Whose hair plays tag around his eyes;
Holding a basket, packed with care,
Ofeggs the old blue hen could spare;
4 wants to ride along nit you,
dakes my hen eggs to Wanlue.
puys of v1our vtn little zack,
Und xides nit You ven comes you pack
The "histle blows Il sudden blast,
The brakes like anchors hold her fast;
Dutehln.n and eggs, sound as u roach,
Are safely seated ia the COACH.
There is, perhaps, no place or time,
But this Recommendations line''
viii stop the train entirely still
10 let you On or OF at y i'll.
Farmers and others on the lire,
Are hugely suited all the time;
Because. by raising up their hand,
They bring the engine to a stand.
Friend Wallace, who conducts this train,
Is large, Ike others of his name
And lifts Il trunk, and whirls a brake,
With manly force, and no mistake.
He attends to all without debate,
Conductor brakesman, baggage, freight;
And does it with an easy grace,
That shows his fitness for the place.
Wallace must be Il saint. I'm sure,
With job like patience to endure
The annoyanees that round him piles,
While passing DER those sixteen miles.
But, not to speak of running time.
w have finally rp1rha6 the old M Al line.
Delighted ON different track to launch,
We make our bow to Findlay Branch.
But, before we go. let us call at Joys,
A couple Of good old York State boys,
Who furnish table clean and neat
With abundance decidedly good to cat.
Sunny Side, n Y il ne 30 1865