Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-01-07
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The thoughlless school boy, ere he studies lone.
Turns fempus fugit into mother tongue
But cannot see how years on We rs unfold,
Till Father Time himselfis growing old.
Add man. the grown.up schooboy may possess
Good sense. and yet be ,houghess neertheless.
tie marks The wheels OF time roll on and on,
Bring in fleeing year and 10 it's gone
lie thinks not that the arie may give way,
And break the whole machine some future day.
constant friction OF SIX thousand years,
In thoughtful man, may we'll awake some fears.
The bowels OF this pond rous globe OF ours
Give indications OF some hidden powers
Now moving terra frma, and then make
The globe IRON centre 10 circumference quake.
And man. IN busy life. may sometimes pause
Aud seek IN nature for some hidden cause.
He seeks in vain; for nature never bore
The awful truth that "TINE SHALL De NO MORE"
In chronicles Of ancient Rome appears
The fact, that in full seven hundred years,
The gates Of Janus were bu, three times closed.
For three short times the world in peace repo,ed
Since then thrice seven hundred years have gone
And Janus temple has been everihrown,
But history has traced the course OF time,
In murder. rePine. buichery and crime
lmperous France with diplomatic art,
And prestige Of former Bonapsrte,
On Prussia made demands her power TO own,
And thus by blood support her ring throne.
That throne has fall'n. the Empire ceased 10 be-.
And France too has The name OF being free.
The bubbles burst. and Frenchmen curse the faies
While PrIsss's laundering at her city gates.
Horss beef and frogs perhaps may moi hold out
'Galnst lager, prefseis schnapps and sauerkr aui.
Of late the growlings of the Northern Bear
Have caused in Europe. no, little fear.
He wants the Black Sea open, or Of least
slice OF Turkey for his Christmas feast.
John Bull says "Don'i you try that game again,
Beware The Lion when he shakes his name.
Remember the CrImes. years ago,
Our Lion rosred TO purpose then. you know.
Tie true the Frenchmen cannot help Us much
They have little squsbtle with The Dutch,
Blu, have ; for will take snubs
For can lick you and your Russian cubs"
John Bull can swsgger, bully and show fight.
just like 4 snsrling dog, all bark. no bite.
And SO you see the Bear cannot afford
Such costly Turkey for his Christmas board.
Come back. my muse. let's look q, home affairs
Let's see the aspect our own country wears.
The late elections tell a ghiy isle;
They show to Ssmbo, who's the "boitom rail-
Upon the Suns brigh, disk you oft may trace
Dark spots. like hideoGs blotches, on his face.
These disappear and leave no mark behind
Ofinjury to the sun. that we can find.
Ju.t so our Congress. hitherto so fair.
Has dark spots scattered Ger it here and there.
The "dsik. rich blood that marks the Afrc face
Commingling with the pale Caucasian race.
BE not alarmed, for a, no distant day.
These ebon spots will all have passed away.
The changes taking place begin 10 tell
That reconsfrucfions working wondrous well.
A ,0ar wih England still the cry is blood
We must have war. Ills for our Counuy's good.
Bu, where's The pre,exi! VIVA, shsll guide our afn
You II find it in the Alabama claims.