Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-07-23
CantO 2-AtI Ihe HarbOr.

The South folks came down, like wolves on the
| fold,
The wives and the husbands, the young and the
| old: fH. @.i .s+ 'H +H
They came like the choppers y that hn every
nook, 1G Lo.Y- E-F .lTl ai1
Or the Odors that hoat adoWn Geoppinger's brook
Theyeane to the HarbOr; they wanted to see
The advertised sights, Whate'er they might be;
The great big balloon, that floats in the air, ...
The racing Of yachts, on Lake Erie 30 fair. r.
They wanted to see what tub won tae race !, .rua
Who climbed the grea sed pols, and so took place
On Fame's mighty scroll they wanted, Of course
To "holler" for him until they were hoarse.
They wanted to know what &c. could be,
And whatever it was they wanted to see
Perhaps twas shaved pig, well lsthered with
SOAP. --4f. 30 ~ t3Gt.f Eo84 "a ii-dlit-
IfsO, could they catch it They hardly dared
l. hope. lIs 9gs Oh tHs crU I1.paI
hFhey reach now the HArBOr. they jump from the
cars,
The sun shines upon them as fiery as Mars:
They see the tall shipping theeoal on the docks,
The huge PILES Of iron, and workmen in foeks.
What else do they see It's easy TO tell,
For everything else that they saw was a "selI ~
Save vast crowd. Of people, tthat was not
cheat1 w
With appetites craving, and nothing to eat.
Up went the balloon. -quite as large as a pail"
The tub-race went up." and as well might the
sail
The yacht-smacks went out, to gather some fish,
The creased pole it went-yOu may say if you
wish.
And now while the sun mounts higher the sky.
Lond shoutings are heard; loud clamors for "Cy;"
They must have speech, and from Cyrus alone,
For no one but %Cy' should ''cast the first stone"
He mounts now the rostrum. he opent his jaws,
HIS words flow like honey, midst bursts of ap-
plsuse;
''oh, proud Ashtsbulai your plan was laid deep
If you catch us again, catch weasel asleep ?"
You cover some eurface, but not all the land,
Your smile may be ''pensiVe, and "child-like and
bland"
But II in the battle for growth you would win,
You must try to be honest, nor cheat like 'Ah
SIM" l-5hIIJ--
While much more was said. twas in the same
strain,
And SO this win cover the speech, in the main;
1t was all well intended, and all very good,
Had not Ashtabula been misunderstood.
Not every committee that acts in that role,
Can fairly be under the borough's control;
You might as well say, and you may If you please,
That orwelrs responsible for that otg cheese!
So ''let ms have peace, +" anG ''give us a rest -
Our duty is done when one thing is confessed
That we hold to this doctrine firmly of late,
Theregmust be no union of Church and the State
Canto IA DItty.
As SUNG TO oRwELL CHILDREN SINCE. THE KxCUR-
IL sa SION. D. eog.
This RArbor trip, who laid the plan.
Come, tell me, wiz you, If you cam
"The Committee"
Who prearranged the excursion train
That took us up and back againi
"The Committee
Who hired the little sailing boat,
The'which SO dreamily did float 70
- 1.-THE Committee"
Who hired the tug that drew us out
A mile or two, then turned about
'The Committee"
Who hired that other boat 80 large.
The awful, monstrous big steam bargef
1.-THE Committee"
Who furnished us with lemonade.
ofwhieh the best is little said -
1.-THE Committee"
Who advertised the big balloon,
That went up out of sight so soon9
"The Committee"
Who advertised the great yacht-race
OF hshingsmacks, that sailed apacef
1.-THE Committee"
Who advertised the tub to row,
But could not mike the "blamed thing "gof
THE Committee"
Who advertised the creased pole,
Which none did climb to reach the goalH
'The Committee"
When ages shall have rolled away,
What names shall live and live for ayei
The Committee