The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-11-25

Nui NNNi"N' oN"lNN's N"h PAN'NNV
Ny appetite to quell,
With four choice cooks from France, be-
side,
To dress my dinner well.
What next I want, at heavy cost,
Is elegant attire -
Black sable furs, for winters frost,
And silks for summers fire,
And Cashmere shawls, and Brussels lace
My bosom's front to deck,
And diamond rings my hands to grace,
And rubies for my neck.
And then | want mansion fair,
A dwelling house, in style,
Four stories high. for wholesome air
A massive marble pile;
With halls for banqucts and for balls,
All furnished rich and fine;
With stabbed studs in fifty stalls,
And cellars for my wine.
l Iwant garden and park,
My dY cling to surround
A thousand acres (blcss the mark),
With walls encompassed round
Where ilocks may range and herds may
low,
And kids and lambkins play,
And flowers and fruits coinminglct
grew,
All Eden to display.
Iwant, when summers foliage falls,
And autumn strips the trees,
\ house within the city'swalls,
For comfort and for case.
But here, as space is somewhat scant,
And acres somewhat rare,
My house in town only want
To occupy-a square.
VII.
want a steward, butler, cooks;
A Acoachman, footman, grooms,
A library well-bound books,
And picture-garnished rooms;
Corregios, Magdalen, and Night,
The matron of the chair;
Guido's fleet coursers in their flight,
And Claudes at least pair.
l want cabinet profusc
Ofmcdals, coins, and gems;
A printing press, for private use,
OF fifty thousand ems;
And plants, and minerals, and shells;
Worms, insects, fishes, birds; ..
And every beast on earth that dwells,
In solitude or herds.
TX.
| want a board of FURNISHED plate,
Ofsilver and of gold;
Tureens of twenty pounds in weight,
/ With sculptures richest mould;
Plateaus, with chandeliers and lamps,
Plates, dishcs-all the same;
And porcelain vases, with the stamps
OF Sevres, Angoulcmc.
And naples, of fair glossy stain,
Must form my chamber doors,
And carpets of the Wilton grain
Must cover all my floors; ..".
My walls, with tapestry bedecku,
Must never be outdOnc; .""
And dHmask curtains must protect
Their colors from the sun.
NI.
And mirrors of the largest pane
From Venice must be brought;
And sandal-wood, and bamboo cane,
For chairs and table bought;
On all the mantel-picces, clocks
OF thrice-gilt bronze must stand,
And screens of ebony and box
Invite the strangers hand.
XII.
| want (who does not want a wife,
Aflectionate and fair, ts-I.
To solace all the woes of life,
And all its joys to share; la . ,
OF temper sweet, of yielding will, .
OF firm, yet placid mind,
With all my faults to love me still,
With sentiment refn'd. ..i
NH.
And as Times car 'ncessant runs,
And Fortune fills my store,
want of daughters and of sons Oh,
From eight to half a score. .
l want (alasl can mortal dare
Such bliss on earth to crave?)
That all the g rls be chaste and fair
The boys all wise and brave.
! .H XIV. G. .l..
And whenmy bosom's darling sings,
With melody divine,
A Pedal harp of many strings
Must with her voice combine.
A piano, exquicitely wrought,
Must open stnnd, apart,
That all my daughters may be taught
To win the strangers heart.
3 XIV.
5 My wife and daughters will desire
Refreshment from perfumes,
Cosmetics for the skin require,
And artificial blooms.
The civit fragrance shall dispense,
And TREASURED sweets return;
Cologne revive the tagging sense,
! And smoking amber burn.