The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-08-26
IE WERE KING
o1f I were king for half a hour,

9foIf were king for half a hour, ii f'z'l'
e . What lots of things I'D !3G Is Zi;f1
I'd tear from false men all the power o..
And give it to the true.
- No starving voices then should cry,
No poverty should lower gs1I gfQH
About the poor mans home. if
s-hf Were king for half an hour TIL
~ And all should have enough of work, =
fs,.F And yet enough of play; rsi 3'lElgFa
I'd teach the idlers not to shirk-
- But in some pleasant way.
No child should look all wistfully -.liH
49,. r AT toy, at sweet, Or dower;,0f o1}.-
I'd treat the little ones, if 1 f.,.,.,s. ail4
80 Were king for haitian hour, .,,f ,,ofI
% I'd have no prisoners in the land E0t
.5o; All people should be good; $50 ET-GsHHI
y. With No temptations to Withstand $50
ry They truly might and could. 900 zrrfn,8
We'd have no armies, by the way, gfHt.g
Nor ships the sea to scour; .Et f~l
The world would be at peace if ...,..ir,s
Were kingfor half an hour.
- AL should be happy. free, and gay, uIsd
By act of parliament; ;rlJi aa buaas
And grief and sorrow done away! Jiii
BY general consent. ri !,r4.5ft-s.,,ri
No eye should weep, no breast should sigh,
No stricken head should cover, ,a4
No heart should ache at all, if 1 -
80 We're king for half an hour.
And m the end, the folks would tire
Of me and my reforms ;4ttE
No more calm weather would admire
Would almost sigh for storms.
'Sk And last a guillotine so high " 7ili'
III Above the crowd would tower JI4 I
They'd cut my head off sure, if i-i.,g 81.
We're King for half an hour.
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WITTY G REMARKS OF ARTEMUs
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We extract the following from q
new book, just issued, entitled 'Arte-
mus Wards Panorama as exhibited
in the Egyptian Hall, London:' a
III lsH. his ARTISTIC CAREER 3ai
81 could draw wood at a very ten
der age. When a mere child, once
drew small cart load of raw turnips
ovor a wooden bridge. The people
of the village noticed me. 1 drew
their attention. They said | had a fu-
ture before me. Up to that time ]
had supposed it to be behind me.
Time passed on. 1t always does,
by the way. You may possibly have
noticed that time always does. 1t is a
kind of way time has.
,s. 81 became mvn., 1 haven't dis
tinguished myself,at all as an artist
but have always been, more or less
mixed up with art. 1 have an uncle
who takes photographs, and l have a
servant who takes anything he can
get his hands on adj }nodlf-H .8Gdt
his MUSICAL IDEAS, .,ioijHTi
70 ! I like music. can't sing. AS a
singest / am not a success. 81 am sad
when sing. So are those who hear
me- They are sadder even than 1 am.
is3s Il found music very soothing when
I lay ill with fever in Utah and ]
was very ill; Twas fearfully wasted
My face was hewn down to nothing;
and my nose was so Sharp I didn't
dare to stick it in other peoples bus,
iness-for fear it would stay there and
L should never get it again. And in
those dismal days Mormon lady
she was married though not so much
SO as her husband he had fifteen 9th.
Ell wives-she used to sing q ballad
commencing, sweet bird do not fly
away and 1 told her I wouldn't. She
played the accordeon divinely-accor.
deonly praised her, = Y aEEE