The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-03-08

And then wish ma nsion fair,
A dwelling house in style,
Four stories high, for wholesome air,
A massive marble pile;
With halls for banquets, and for balls,
All fu nished rich and fine;
With s:abled studs in fifty stalls,
And cellars for my wine.
Iwant garden and a park,
My dwelling to surround,
A thousand acres, bless the mark)
With walls encompasSed round,
W here fiocks may range and herds may low,
And kids and lambksns play
r. And flowers and fruits commiDgl'd grow,
All Eden to display.
I want when SUNNI RS foliage falls,
And autumn strips the trees,
A house within the city's walls
For comfort and for ease
But here as space is somewhat scant
And acres rather rare,
NV house in town only want
To occupy square.
! want a Steward, Butler, Cooks,
Coachman, Footman, Grooms;
A library of well bound books,
And picture e-garnished rooms,
Corregious, Magdalen, and Night,
The Matron of the chaiI
Guido's feet coursers in their flight,
ana OiauueS at IedSt IL pair.
Iwant cabinet profuse
Of medals, coins, and gems;
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.
Io, III If b,,r ha1 y,la
OF silver and of gold,
Tureens of twenty pounds in weight
With sculptures richest mould;
Plateaus with chandeliers and lamps,
Plates, dishes all the same;
AMI porcelain vaceS with the stamps
Of Seyres, Angoulem.
And naples of fair glossy stain
Must form nv chamber doors,
And carpets of the Wilton grain
Must cover all my floors.
Ny walls with tapestry bedecked
Must never be outdone
And damask curtains must protect
Their eolors from the sun.
And mirrors of the Target pane
From Venice must be brought;
And sandal wood and bamboo-cane
For chairs and tables bought
On all the mantle-pieces, clocks
Of thrice gilt bronze must stand,
And screens of ebo ny and box
Invite the strangers hand.
Iwant- (who does not want "a wife,
Aff:ctonate and fair;
To solace all the woes of life,
Aud all its Joys to share.
OF temper sweet-of yielding will,
OF firm yet placid mind
With all my faults to lore me still,
With sentiment refined.
And as Times car, inccssant runs,
Ard fortune fills my store,
l want of daughters and of sons
From eight to half score.
watt (alas can mortal dare
Such bliss on earth to crave n
That all the girls be chaste and fair
The boys all wise and brave.
And when my bosom's darling sings
With melody divine,
pedal harp of many strings
Must with her voice combine.
A piano, exquisitely wrought,
Must open stand, apart;
That all my daughters may be taught
To win the strangers 8 heart.
My wife and daughters will desire
Refreshments from perfumes,
Cosmetics for the skin require,
And artificial blooms.
The Ciyit, fragrance shall dispense
And TREASURED sweets return;
Cologne revive the fagiug sense,
And smoking amber burn.
And when, at light my weary head
Begins to droop ami dose,
A southern chamber holds my bed
For natures soft repose:
With blankets, counterpaneS and sheet;
Mattrass and bed of down
And comfortable5 for my feet;
And pillows for my crown.
want warm and faithful friend
To cheer the adverse hour:
Who ne'er to fiattery will descend
Nor bend the knee 10 power;
A friend to chide me when I'm wrong,
My inmoSt soul to see;
And that my friendship prove as stronp
For him, as his for
Iwant kind AMI tenier heart,
For others wants to feel;
A soul secure from Fortunes dart,
And bosom arrn'd with steel,
To bear divine chastisement's rod
And minging in my plan,
Submission to the will of G I'd
With Charity to Man.
want a keen, Observing eye;
An ever listening ear,
The truth through all disguise to spy,
And wisdom's voice to hear;
tongue to speak at virtues need
In Heavens sublimest strain;
And lips, the cause of Man to plead.
And never plead in vain.
1want uninterrupted health
Throughout my long career;
And streams of never-failing wealth
To scatter far and near,
The destitute to clothe and feed,
Free bounty to bestow;
Supply the helpless orphans need
And soothe the widows wo.
l want the genius to conceive,
The talents to unfold
Designs, the vicious to retrieve;
The virtuOus to uphold
Inventive power, combining skill
persevering soul,
Of human hearts to mould the will,
And reach from Pole to Pole.
want the seals of power and place,
The ensigns of command;
Charged with the People, unbougbt grace,