Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-15
Greeley's Rise and Fali..-An Elegy.
WHITLEY OK A POLITICAL RATTLE FIELD.
Then Farewell. Horace .''-as-ou


Then Farewell, raee''-By-om.
The ballot strikes the a. Coal.tion'' knel.
The vanqushe,l foe puts on the funeral nall.
The field is clear, and am len 10 tell
Phc story - a great mans rise aud fall.
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Graded amid New Hampshire's Granite Hills
Enoountering hardships, such as Oft boset
The rustic youth exposed to many Ills
Which prove rare blessings, II with Grlnnes
met;
Migrating to Vermont in early youth.
The impress Of whose hills, so green, found
place
Upon Inc coming man-for It's truth
That ones surroundings help to mould ones
face.
lie early gave large promise Of a life
To be devoted TO the Good and True
When coming years should call him 70 the strife,
Equipped with powers equaled but by few.
VITA memory, by which he quick acquired
A knowledge wonderful Of men and things.
With large and active brain, that seldom tired
And ready pen, that spared not Priests nor
Rings"
Nc wonder, then, that he at last secured
field ior labor, than which none is higher;
Win reputation. prncely and assured,
When hinss might crave, and Presidents de-
A Journalist he ranked the first on earth;
Ana friends We're often heard this wish to ex-
Let Statue fit commemorate his worth
second Franklin, he, ahd nothing less Z"
But ., had wished he might remembered be
As tgi N5kR OF THE NEW NoRK TEmuSE."-
THE Tri5uae as it once was. all aeree.
GIT well De leit his varied worth to tll
H.
Tme. some had said that he had lon- desired
To lay aside the Editorial pen.
And run Tor Office nay. had cen aspired
IT, tc Chief Ruler 'mon- his fellow men.
But friends denied it. as a libel base.
And vet no last were Il lied with mute sur,,ris. O.
AaI realized, while sharing the disgrace.
The truth that Great men are not always
WISE,
A l.ret th..si for office, it was plain.
ligc len- leset him. making little show.
At last .t took possession Of his brain.
And Presidential Fever' laid him low
d. h.- aelirium strange freaks he played
Treated l-s foes as though they wer. his
friends
While DIS iiie-ioug admirers We're dismayed
20 see him comprising such doyilish ends
Hs nmllel Elstand North and West and south.
Made incoheleut speeches by the score;
All when each day, he opened first his mouth
l'a go li- st3icmcnts ot the day before
lois lc-lqu- principles he quite ignored.
%. comm. .n sense DE uttered scarce q spasm.
Elt Wildly talked while an GOOD men deplored
o' 'mo imaginary bloody ehasm g"
III.
lHe TraaH, also met with change complete
called the Good evil, and the Evil good
fut sweet FOR bitter. and for bitter. sweet
Ile wrong protected and the right Wthstood
A single Act-I mi -lt adduce q score.
VIII serve o. show hog certain is its fall
h.rmonters, who tl lately, be- il swore
N." al swear af 10. 4 they swear ~ allt
II.
Ia. Pres.denial Feyer.8 isu disease
AGAINST which ai great men should be ON
guard,
Advancing ty in-en-ihle degrees.
i'w few recover if they have il harl
Aal go the man whom had Thought secure
Against tle approaches OF the ins.dious foe.
hlsal.e one brief season TO endure.
Thea quick surrendered and indeath E,s low @
r.. ilte, alas. hi. former flms to save
Past IS tte mounul train. The funeral pall
is uew-n1ir friends have tUnc him t. Dis
wasa..aa.am.am l..m .ga,m.ly nu
Iasa Farewell. lonsc:~ vAs.u pn-s De-
superior 60 ever, la-,-l,orn ant.
fasrsf - cNc.aIm thy faithful friends 8.-
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F,urarlL Lefe on Noyembef's Noa,s we
C.R.BALuAnn.
ra- iiy Eve, Noy. .Is-2. Rutasa Hersli