Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-05

| manufacturing the verse 1of the ytnm was inucn
| superior to the rhyme. Such production should
not be entirely lost to the world, and SO | will
transcribe a part of it for your valuable paper.
The first few starzas are the story of his prepa-
rations to 60 to the city from the writer's home in
Richmond and the ride in the cars, which
Ratified rattled, ratified,
And were noisy, hot and dusty;
LII at last the train was stopped
| And landed in Augusty.
a few stanzas are here devoted to describing his
emotions on first landing in city and determi.
| nation to keep aoof from all the wickednesses
which he had heard were centered here. So you
| see that Augusta is slandered by malicious peo-
pie outside. This proves it,
They told me that the people here
My pocket would go through it,
And skin the coat from off my back
I'd like to see them do it
lie is naturally anxious for place to pass the
night, and soon found himself at the Mansion
House. His opinion of Winthrop street hill is
thus expressed
My feet did slip. TO hold my grip
| stuck my toe nails in.
To write the words thought of then
Would really be a sin.
have no doubt it would. Every citizen of
Augusta knows how it is himself. At last he ar
rived at the Mansion House, where he is well
coined By the gentlemanly clerk and shown to his
room. He must have had the sky parlor, Judging
from this -
The boy he grabbed my carpet sack,
At me moment stares;
Then rushed me Off up to my room,
Up sixteen flights of stairs.
He naturally high minded. Then follows
a long description of the house and its inmates.
He was introduced to Senator Atwood, and
Fred, he asked me to his room,
And treated me true blue;
lie showed me all his medals, and
fnn
lie asked me all about my dad,
And mother n sisters too;
And asked me if wouldn't like
To join the poultry show.
He concluded not to Join. Afterward, while
promenading around the Office, he fell in with q
gentleman whose portrait will be at once recog-
nized He says
VOW, he was the biggest man
That ever did see.
think he must have measured
An much as six feet, three.
The coat he wore came only
About half around his belly,
Which shook WIENER be laughed or talked,
Like big bowl Of jelly.
At last he went the way of all strangers--to the
state House. The immensity of the structure
struck him dumb for the moment and at last he
broke forth,
The buildin' was all made Of stone,
An near as could laru.
yum, | think it is almost
As big as dads new barn.
Not appreciating the torn and tattereL battle
flags in the rotunda, Of which my friend Moses
Owen has sung, he broke out thus;
The room is lined with dirty rags,
And rusty muskets, too.
If those chaps want to hang up flags,
Why don't they get some new
The ''pom" then goes on to describe the differ
ent rarts of the building and contains nothing
pal tcularly neresting-save the fact that he tried
to wash his feet in the fountain, but prevented
by the fireman, whom he describes as
\ black son Of Belus,
And he wore Il tig moustache-
till at last he reached the Representatives Hall.
The dignity of that body and the majesty of the
law ruck in and made deep impression upon
his impressionablc mind. 1t affected him thus -
As | stood within the chamber
My heart il gave pause;
And marveled at the lofty mcn
OF those who make our laws.
l'ut couldn't help thinkin',
As looked them DER aud DER,
That they looked like big country school
With the teacher up before.
The teacher was handsome man,
lis shrt was white as snow
His beard--which was golden brown
Luxurianty did grow.
The scholars were good-looking chaps,
some had talent Keen ana rare
Here comes touch of the pastoral
,nd some were honest farmers
With the hay seed in their hair.
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p.,an - harins lie savs p ~
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Peter Charies sat IN his dc'K
Figuring ms salary'
occasionaiiy winhlnS AT
The girls up in the gallery.
And then he'd waltz around the room