Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-11-08

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LA REPUBLIQUE!!
THE GREELEY GROW.

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We had supposed our last weeks issue
wond end the political "gems of thought" but
we find the following from the pen of CARL
DRET so apposite for the gloomy day and oc-
sion, that we cannot refrain from doing our part
in relieving the agitsted Democratic stomach
from the terrible dose it swalowS,d IN the last
believing " Will be better pre- epared
for dose .RSr'-" Peace" when thoroughly
purged.1
Once upon a rainy morning, was half asleep
aud scorning
All my outward mans adorning, drcading TO
get up once more.
Through the the morning, grim and yellow, sud
denly there came a below,
AS of some beated fellow screeching at my
chamber door.
"lis some wretched dun, muttered, screech-
ing at my chamber door.
Only this, and nothing more.
Just before the morn, mention, heard from
that Convention,
Where they Illuminated Greeley and Missouri's
greatest bore,
And lay there, feeling badly, thinking over
MATTERS sadly,
Wishing vainly, wishing madly, thst Conven-
tiOns were m more.
That the swindlng base Conventions ue'er could
cheat the people more,
For my heart and head were sore.
had been So fondly hoping, during the dark
and dismal grnping
In the regions Of disaster, hung ring for the
public store,
That the liberal folks would give us some po-
tion to relieve us,
That they would never deceive us as wed
been deceived befnre
But the thought OF Horace Greeley and the
platform made me sore.
Made me very sick and sore.
AS listened, came the screechng through the
misty morning reaching,
Once agaa NV ears bcseuching, schreecbng al
nv chamber door.
BE thou creature OF perdition," said |, "or q
child elysian?'
Worse thou art not than the vision that has
haunted me once more
Vision OF Horace Greeley and the great Missour
bore.
May that vision come no more.
"Enter I" And there came a creature, like
fowl in form and feature,
With the black funeral feathers and the aspec
of crow,
| Though its eyes were hard and steely, yet III
| face was snft aud vealy,
Aud 81 like Horace Greeley did the frightfu
figure grow,
That | could not help but wonder whether
were man or crow
Vile, disgusting, carrion crow.
| Then said: "Thnn direfnl phantom, of tn
carrion tribe the bantum,
| Wherefore hast thou com. a a'screecbing, screech
! ilg at my chamber door
Whether ghost frum realms superual, or fou
iend from fires informal.
Write within my daily journal thy cognomen
] implore,
Write thy name, and whence thou camest an
thy station, implnre."
Wrote tue creature "BaltimOre."
/ Wild screamed, tremendous liar thou sha
burn in endless fire,
/ For tie black and baseless falsehood that IT,
claw has dared To score
| Hence with such vile invention At the Bait
more Convention
| Greelei's name will have no mention, will
heard of nevermore,
lie ana Brown will be forever gently laid upO
the floor.
And be heard Of ncvernlore."
Quoth the creature "Pimp aud panler, where
fore raisest thou thy dander?
Pleasant drunkari, gentle horse thief, hone
Jail bird, list to me-"
Then | felt my heart was sinking, at the crei
ture's bal ful winking,
And his hnrrid eyes were blinking, while
said "Tis true you see,
True that yOu must starve forever, or mu'
blindly swallow me-
Shut your eyes and swallow me.
You must take me foot AMI feather, and mn
swallow all together,
At my horny bill beginning, ending with N
horny tees"
All, but was gaunt and hollow, with my hungt
lean and sAllOw,
And made mighty swallow, though my reb
stamich rose
With my gullet choked with feathers, aud n
palate scratched by toes
Shut my eyes aud held my nose.
Thcn thnught, "Of all tho feid drugs th
e'er To men were meted,
For disease the deepest seated, nought like th
was known before;
Sugar cnated and aluring, it would still be pa
enduring;
If it decent do the curing, shall never docl
more
| viii die and bs forgotten. and will visit ear
no more
Never 60 to Baltimore.
Then with retchings agonzing soon felt IL
stomach rising,
And a fearful sickness seized me, burning o
of every pore,
On my knees my form | humblej, all my i
wards rnared and rumbled,
And the mess disgusting tunibled, black, al
foul upon the floor
Dark and dirty on the q ,or.
Then said "0f all the dishes, if Of beasts
birds Or fishes,
Or Of creeping things suspicious, that mort
ate before,
Nothing ever passed my gullet half as bad
that black pullet,
} Aud l hope some friendly bullet may ou
stretch me on the floor,
If l ever am 50 crazy as TO swallow al
mnre. :
Crows my weakness
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