The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-09-03
THE WANTS OF MAN.


TThe following poem was written by John GUN
Jams in Ju3v. 1910 (he being then rs years
el. Under these circumstances, Gen. Ogie
rmed Mr.. Adams that several young ladies'
g district had requested him to obtain Mr.. A
'tonrenh for them. In accordance with this
,asf Mr. Adams wrote the poem upon ~
ants of Man" each stanza upon sheet of n
Re- oman wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long,"
G01dS7ntth'S ReT'Dest.
"Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long,"
TITS not with me exactly So
But tbs so in the song.
Nh wants are many, and if told
Would muster many score;
And were each wish mint of gold,
still should long for more.
rye omit several stanzas here.l
Iwant-(who does not want p wife,
Affectionate and fair,
To solace all the woes of life,
And all its joys to share,
OF temper sweet-of yielding will,
OF firm, yet placid mind;
With all my faults to love me still,
With sentiment refined.
ana as 1.-The 8 car 1nCeSSaQG runs
And Fortune fills my store;
want of daughters and of sons
From eight to half score.
want (alas can mortal dare
Such bliss on earth to crave?}
That all the girls be chaste and fair
The boys all wise and brave.
want a warm and faithful friend
To cheer the adverse hour;
Who meier to fiatter will descend,
Nor bend the knee to power.
A friend to chide me when I'm wrong,
NV inmost soul to see
And that my friendship prove as strong
For him as his for me.
want kind and tender heart,
For others wants to feel;
soul secure from Fortunes dart,
And bosom armed with steel,
To bear divine Chastisement's rod
And mingling in my plan,
Submission to the will of God
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;
A tongue to speak at virtues need
In Heavens sublimest strain,
And lips the cause of Man to plead
And never plead in vain
want 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 woe.
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.
I want the seals of power and place,
The ensigns of command,
Charged By the Peoples unbought grace,
To rule my native land
Nor crown nor sceptre would ask,
But from my country's will,
BY day, by night, to play the task
Her cup Of bliss to fill.
want the voice of honest praise
To follow me behind,
And to be thought in future DAYS
The friend of human kind
That after ages as they rise
EXulting may proclaim
In choral union to the skies
Their blessings on my name.
These are the wants of mortal man.
cannot want them long
For life itself is but span,
And earthly bliss song.
My last great want, absorbing all,
La, when beneath the sod,
And summoned to my final call,
The mercy Of nly God.
And oh while circles in my veins,
Of life, the purple stream,
And yet fragment small remains
Of natures transient dream;
My soul, in humble hope unsecured,
Forget not thou to pray,
That this, thy rCGnt, may be prepared
To meet the Judgment Day.