The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-01-28

ical influence of his protcge, and now dis
cusses the drycst of subjects in language
that Tennyson might applaud. Take ior
instance. Mr.. Iost's communication on
the .Big Bay and Cache River Canal
II is in the form of prose but 1t is a COM
pact mass Of poetry, as any one may as
certain by reading it. Mark with what
beauty of expression the ar
guments in favor of the ca
nal are urged. After stating the
subject. aud using a number OF argu-
ments Mr.. Jones would denominate
common place, Mr.. lost POLITICALLY pro-
cceds
1t seems to me that the representatives
of great state, whose constituents need
building material and roads, and water
transportation and above all food for the
coming thousand and hundreds of thou
sands who will soon I'LL up the accessible
parts of our land, cannot fail to see the
importance, of looking up all such
| chances as this, of bringing life and
beauty, a JOY for all ages. out of what Is
| but drcary waste, a worthless wilderness
of giant oaks. and mastadon poplars. that
| have been waiting for ages. for the com
| ing of their masters-waiting for the skill
| and enterprise and genius of great and
noble men-to rescue them from their
| wilderness home, and transform them
into things of beauty and usefulness for
| man.
This is very pretty, and might be done
into blank verse in this way:
| To me IL seems-to every one Il should
/ That of this State the Representatives,
| knowing that their constituents, good souls.
For buildings ncet-mus; have-maierials;
For travelling nee-i, aud must have, roads
| And rivers snag-clearcl and still more, ca
mails -
That for the many people, yet unborn,
Who soon this land will OIL with busy life,
Food must he had, or Famine rule the roOst;--
To me 1t seems. that knowing all these things,
The men who in our legislature sit
! Should not neglect u chance 50 great rs this
OF bringing life and beauty to the State,
And JOY for ages out of dreary waste
| out of II worthless wilderness OF oaks
| And poplars mastadon, that years have stood
| Waiting the skin and enterprise Of man
| 70 rescue them from out the lazy woods
And useful make them to the toiling world
Mr.. lost then proceeds in this way:
To our Representatives Glassford.
Steagall. Platter and Jones, Winston. Ins-
core, and others. we specially address
this article. Gentlemen, can you not ask
Representatives. Casey and Cullom and
Others of the centre. and llaines. Early,
and others of the North. TO join you IN
| this matter. They are clever gentlemen.
genial. warm hearted and true. They
may prove themselves TO he Statesmen OF
no common Kind, and aid you in this
once. The work II done ut all must be-
bone by the people, through their repre-
sentatives; II only remains To be seen
whether you shall be counted among
that happy number, who shall hear ii said
well done good and faithful servants, or
whether your failure to act shall cause
the people TO say depart! depart depart
This is beautiful and might be done
into verse thus:
To Glassturd then and Stelglll, honest men,
Aud Platter, fIm)u, for his hair and voice;
And Jones, the tun-lul poet of the House,
And Winston, patriarch with wisdom llled,
And Matthew lnscor. sprigh;ly as the doe,
now address this song of mine aud sing:
Go, get the Casey OF the senate room,
And iiaines and Early Of the senate get
And tell them tell them what tell to YOU
Tell them, these statesmen, that We want their
votes,
FELL them that We must have this great canal
Not raging canals are won't 10 rage,
But calm and Swaziland yet II great "big
thing "
Your work accomplished, and the money got,
We all may say: "Wel done, good servants,
ALL"
And not, As We must do IL failur, come,
EIelaimi depart from as; step down and
Oui"
Rising to the climax, Mr.. Yost con.
cludes in this manner:
Provide at this session of the Icgisla.
ture for this great work to be begun and
carried forward TO final completion, then
while those who voted for the Copera.
creek Dam. shall sleep where the Owl anl
Tom Cat make night hideous. for you IN,
Nightengale shall sing her sweetest song
anu the glow worm shed its brightcs
beams To guide the stranger pilgrim I,
your moss covered graves. Work.
This is magnificent, and in verse woul,
read as follows:
Provide this session for this great canal;
Then those who voted for the Coppens dam
Shall sleep where hooting owl and tom-cat live
| While you shall die the great men Of your time
The nightingale shall sing her sweetest song
And gentle glow-worm shed her brightest beam