The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-03-06

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Their weather-beaten barque,
Before them spread the wintry wilds,
Behind, rolled ocean dark.
Alone that little handful stood,
While savage foes lurked nigh,
Their creed and watchword, trust in God /,
And keep your powder dry"
Imagination's pencil then
That first stern winter painted,
When more than half their number died ,
Ana stoutest spirits tainted.
The tears unbidden filled each eye
Or so l fancied rather
One sees strange sights at such time
Which quite the senses bother.
, knew was alone-but 10
(Let him who dares deride me),
I looked, and, drawing up chair.
Down sat man beside me.
His dress was ancient, and his air
Was somewhat strange land foreign,
He civilly returned my stare,
And said, "Pm Richard Warren.
you'll find my name upon the list
Of hero, sage, and martyr,
Who in the MayfOWer's cabin signed
The first New England charter.
ST could some curious facts impart,
Perhaps some wise suggestion
But then I'm bent on seeing sights,
And running DER with question"
TASK on said I, I'll do my best
To give yo0information,
Whether of private men you ask,
Or of our renowned nation"
"Says he, ''First tell me what is thai
In your compartment narrow,
Whichsseems to dry my eyeballs up,
And scorch my very marrow ?"
His finger pointed to the CRATE
Said l, That Lehigh coal,
Dug fromithe earth, The shook his head
cit is, upon my SOUL"
I then took up bit of stick,
One end as black as night,
And rubbed it quick across the hearth,
When 10, sudden light
My guest drew back, rolled up his eyes,
And stroYe his breath to catch
what necromancy's that ne CRIED
Quoth 1, "a friction match !"
Upon pipe just overhead,
turned little scew,
When forth with instantaneous flash,
Three streams of lightning flew.
Up rose my guest, 'Now Heaven me save
Aloud he shouted, "Then
Is that hell-fire ?''-''Tis gas, ;" said l,
''We call it hydrogen"
Then forth into the fields we strolled
a train came laundering by,
Drawn by the snorting iron steed,
SWifter than eagles fly.
Rumbled the wheels, the whistle shrek.
ed,
Far streams the smoky cloud,
Echoed The hills, the valleys shook,
The flying forests bowed.
Down on his knees, with hands appraised
In worship, Warren fell,
"Great is the Lord our God, cried he,
Gle doeth all things we'll"
1--WE seen his chariot of fire,
The horsemen, too thereof;
o, may | ne'er provoke His ire
Nor at His threat'nings scott"
-Rise up, my friend" said I, ''rise up,
Your terrors all are vaiR,-
That was no chariot of the sky,
It was a railroad train"
We stood within chamber small,
Men came the news to know,
From Worcester, Springfield and New
York,
Texas and Mexico.
1t went-it came-silent but sure
He stared, smiled, burst out laughing
What witchcraft's that ?'-"It's wha
we call
Magnetic telegraphing.
We entered next spacious ROOM
The sight was quite bewitching,-
Fair maidens, working with their FEET,
Were various fabrics stitching.
Exclaimed my guest, "Pray what is tina
hear SO loudly clicking?
That so submissive does Ets work
And bears such constant KICKING ~
''My friend, ''said /, 'syou sure ,must,l,noy
I,lapT OVen1ent never fingers,
This is the way eur ladies SEW
With FEET, instead Of FINGERS"
"said Warren, FHad oar women lived
To see such INNOVATION,
They to It's author would have given
Seyerest castigation."
From thence we stepped into the street
Said Warren, "What is that
Which moves along across the way
AS softly as a cat a
Ell mean the THING upon two legs,
With feathers on it's head,
A monstrous hump below its waist,
Large as a feather-bed ~
The thing approached and soon he saw
What made him wildly stare,
OF the same GENI6s full. a score,
With heads all nearly bare. r.f
Said Warren, "What's that little thin
Kept on with so much pains 90
GA bonnet, SIR" said /, "Insde small
Just to protect the brains"