Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-03-11
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March Ath, lses.
Yonder the Capitol stands. the people, per
laps, are assembling; l
| know the inaugural music by the ground
and windows trembling; -
| tremble little myself as with Cadet
desire. ssaes ss.a
On the field OF Pslo Alto first went I'M
der FIRE. -sla -
My carriage waits AZ the gate; the names
of nv span are ripping
Like those of the great wild studs broke
in Ohio. a STRIPPING;
But never owned cloak ss my coaeh>
mans half so good.
When refined down the streets OF St. Louis
on my wsgonsload of wood.
l know tha, this is no dream; ssay fancy
was neverso strong
As to dream great deal higher than Just
TO get along;
And that Was enough for an honest dream
That better than building castles wss steady
'pegging away
The fsur gold stars on my shoulder, the
syerdnpon my hip. -
have put with my salesman's pen, and
my teamSter leather whip.
And perhaps these different keepsskes my
children VI ould rather choose
For the symbols oftheir father than the
politicians screws.
Still wise are the politicians. aud the fact
that is most 10 be priced
In this world of infinite wisdom, Nothing
must be despised..
But God, whom thank, has thus far per-
mitled me success
BY the soberest endesvors. end . simple
No or Yes
| Sat up late last evening With tie speech
am to deliver,
Thinking again of barrsck life out on Coz
lumbia river,
When l used to conceive the pipe smoke
that curled about my tent
What strange old chap might be ct the
head of the govern nent.
Whether lie ever wondered what we poor
Captains won,
With our wives and babies camp-bound by
the mud or ny the SIM.
Away from civilization, without play or
school. f.sl4rg
Save the music of a fifer or the bray of
transfers mule. er
Whether he felt our impulse half Mexico
TO bag,
Or 20 march upon Vancouver's and lower
the English flag, -
To summon tie Indian traders up 10 a
drum>head court, "a
Dr. to pity the Indian women that loitered
around the fort. sE
L seemed lost, lost youth to me. and
did somewhat reck
The school to Cerro Gordo, the way TO Cha
.pultcPec. e 4so
Y hen by such devious civil Paths the
heights Of empire came,
And fame va. but an accident, aad power
lived close to shame.
Vow, looking back, the way seems plain,
rs from the mountain ciaes
1t doubtful Chattanooga read the signal
fiags; sal
The frontier post, the tsnuery, the farm of
barren land,
We're parts o. the line of battle, and Prov
idence had command
felt the guns Of Sump,ei, like old &C !
quain,aIces
come lack to me in anger, and give but |
ore rc6ress--p arp~-eF no
In earthquake split the nation, and when
tue fragments blent,
Myself was on the pinnacle, and millions
in the REM. shF
Jpon the 'dizzy height stood. as yon,
der, looking down,
stands Freedom. poised upor her sword,
above the gazing town
Ind politicians, creeping up, explain the /
state TO me,
Luch as the devil described the wsrld to
I'm, Of n. il:iaa
Tee drums hear beat follower than those
which beat To arms;
70 some they -beat 90 holiday, to me they
beat alarms
To battle>drums fell soldiers feet. on sacs
riices bent,
These feet leave slithe batiIe-to the com
ing President.
Ten thousand office-seekers to their own
inaugural wind;
A million feeble partizans, walk thoughts
lessly behind; -
When those be disappointed, then these
will be malconten., ~
And still on bis lonely pinnacle, must stand |
the President.
Yet by the strong attriti5r which crurn-4
bled treason's wrath,
In summer or in winter fighting 1t out on
that path,
shall move on TIE works of corruption,
TILL the government adorcd
Of the people. by the people, for the peo>
pie be restored. u faes
GEO. ALFRED townsend.