, 1869-11-21
THE HOUSE THAT VANDER
i BUILT,
A BROAD Street Nuxsory Tn2es
II KpAurp G, s7xuxAx.

This II tho Houss snas Wander nulti
A wonderful Work II was to build 1T
"a 4na Ia1ism stock III 1ss @ tae Il Ias III shas a1sd IL
rn,, u tho sr.y old Eno RAT
That ato tho Nalt that lxy tn the vnt,
And this IL ihs DOG thas worried soe Cat
Tint "coruered " the Ras and k,lled u
0seat ts the power tha& riches brinst
Long on The ocean Wander W1a 1iu6;
At l1Gt, 10 govern one kingdom mora,
He left The sea and bessloaa tho shore,
IL pinnacle point should reaoa tas IL, IL
Ltke Nimrod's Tower OF Batel-
30 SPACIOUS that III tns bulls Of mari,
lIke .ne Mapp! Family n tae Afx.
Ten tines nore auie1,! sasq cneops did,
On la bAsa fouI.sQuAre and ample:
The lockJ fellows within shou(d bold
More ~ ealth in gIeenoack8, nnadsodfold,
Than u ahe IVORY. si!ver anu gold
Of lRs priests IN 6ulo0on1 Temptos
Aua the1 grind Consnlldated Sharns
Outnrmber the piliAta and n1lnta Of stairs
In The corridors Of Saint Peters
A on Councnmen bald Inc Ctsy Hans
(Those mighty fuober1 and eaters),
Nor pattern II alses the Coliseum,
NoF-What would Try hl6 AkiL more
Copy the Boston Txeetledeum
And borrow q hint nom Gulmore.
1ts walls should be OF paper alone,
Painted to look Ike Iron and stone,
AB ftbs OF plaster resemble boue
When Professor Hawkins sess on his throne
h monster .P!eNosansus;
And over lf8 ept1Rnco door should stand
With brpzeu ever ID either hand,
4 btaxen image, erect aud grand
King Wander, the great High Taurus!
King Wander brought to1e,ues court
TO do his ~ btdoiog " and make him snort:
None ot Jour RIAvc and learned snrs
The wise, the good, &nu the humble.
Why waste ones lavorS on folk 80 queer.
" bile ttfo dealers can nhA4ctsE,
While rougns and tockeya arc a!EayG near,
And the Long Rou N lobo'es nuhle7
70 enter the speculator's heaven,
Drtvt on " tue road " from I'VE to seven,
Play double dummy " from eight 70 eleven,
To yoo ehEn the inside ~ points DO gwen
When the shares 60 up and tumble.
THIS Is the Hoose;sthat Wander built!
wonderful WoEk Is ~as TO build u!
thousand fortunes we're N Aaie and spilt;
TMoult aiDk shtp 10 carry the scrip
Which plastered the wall and died 1t,
Soon. ~ f. weEcd above the ground,
4 furious warfare ragged around;
Morn and noon to the conClc: came
The builders, shouting fheir masters name.
There Haa Frane. 70 DO the contract work;
AosItsseJ. bearded like the Turk:
Hofhce ard Peter TO rlng the bell;
And DICK and Gus, with thsl1 shot and aheli.
Before the battle wa4 over,
Whose overs 1ere Z asn tus III ts.setea .S spd tom
With loases that somehow vAntAh, When boIne,
one1 thoughts OF kssAlug and clover,
A2AG 1kNl2 kH4 EA[Ru 4QE l9u{1E &tSN,
In spttc OF Fisk, or Woodward, Of Drew:
And 1t lsas a cataract OF wa;er
Brought the oldest, bo!de4t beam to slaughter,
(iou'd have thought such food would drain for
The current eyen Of Hudson R,vesol
hlDR EanceFs palace stands complete,
Wnile hey sp.1xl aad troSn aeoa. his feet.
1ta Central flagstaff greets the aky;
little lower, on either side.
F1a,I Fns aGason banners =, are asunt.ns vide;
To worshtp The image sbo1e !ts gate.
Why shouldn't Vander, lie AlexAnde1-
That ancient MOB arch ana counanuet-
BulId him monument Of hraa
For all 10 marvel Al who pasa.
sign, NrenniAs Erfe,
To anawer foster1ty's 0uetJf
This Is the Statue Wander bu11t!
a wondeI Iful work It was 10 build Il!
topper and apeller, glare and Rflt:
Would empty The purae OF King vxnder'a court,
Faster than Central prntts tl1ted IL.
IT'S said that he counted The money down
From the private Treasury Of the Crown.
b I6la ~ It NAV, our tsle shaii c}ow
With the noonude when The curtain ross
In the sight Of goodly companie-
be,Snsss ., fs ana l0s X.
The none ey-cnBugers that held the laud
And the toslln2 blinds that uiIedit.
A A Poet fed on golden Com.
Was the musical Cock that croWed IN the morn;
Ahd walked tho P1eat all shaven aud stoEn,
Fof the Pfess u! ahAyen and Annro wa1 there,
To chrtaten The image and make the prayer
Efe proclamation Was read By tda Mayor.
l5ut where WIS tue Farmer that Bowed the corn
That fed the Cock that croaed in the morn
The FAtM er, hOae wheat must pAy the freight
70 Keep King Wander aud court Ia stAte7
Smoking bis pipe 1t home, they SAID,
Counting tue cost and scratchinR hIa head
As u he were stupldy puzznng-
Pnk1ltnR bis rustic N1t1 10 know,
Vita tai O. 10 high and grain 40 lew,
What use In shouting and gozzlinE.
Nov. what Rh8ll King Yander's statue teach
WIN its silent, netallleEouE speech,
To thousands the Mayors E1Is scarcely reach
The people Of future ages?
Tne Wortm4nA q triumph, tho 8cu1pt0th fame
The gractoua phll1rthEoptcN name
Tnat eatnsd b1csstl9 wherever 1t came7
The Tietorb need OF the s1ceh:
Rather, methinks, that the way TO grow rich
Ia 70 seize Inc golden liquor which
u1a been breWed from o1hers' honey,
NIX Il with water Oft xnt we'll.
Portion By poEan1 kne compound aell
For the true original hylFpWel.
And double or treble yo1f money.
But those Who stng " Loug i've the King"
And ttu1t to his strong protection
v no tenant hts Castle Il the AIR.
Two hundred cubtss from earth-o3WHre,
lest dnsl delugc to pieces da&h
Ho9Ses, tenAnta and 2ll, In one huge crash,
With no hope Of resurrection.