, 1876-06-11
THE CITY.
THE ARTFUL YOUNG MAN.

Il A1EI VI 4 l. .
THE ARrFUL YOUNG MA:
1tw.s an arttul, sage young mau;
After disastrous trip be
Reached the town At the butt end Of the btidg
.Alaekr' be said, and rent his hair,
stWbateEer shall do!
For Of my caeh remains to me
But nickel. OF barely two"
And be sid: II wis that down
This way they be mad with Jealousy
Of famed Chicago Town;
So will touch the responsive chords
And thsif money bag. shall BE- the n.g.
Whxcoo to wealth I'll ride"
rnsrson thu. ..tto1. .ase 3; young man
Paced tie deserted street,
TIL IT lonely corner he
a citizen did meet -
Right postly was the citizen.
And ample WIS his pAuDcb, ~
Azd = to- bank bis name TO- X rank ",;s. "e=;;.
Ameng the rich and staunch. =.
10 him The a1tful sage young man :,
AZ sweetIy ~ be knew: 's1
This, kind Hr, this town full OF stir
The City Of St. Louis!
Thai sleeping negro and three mulea
Be those its signs OF bizg'
Azd that prominent citizen answered him:
"'Coloutl. they be-it is."
"Now hsil1 all ha1ll - said that artful nan,
"tH4ft, heaven on csrth beloW1
Right glad an that did fly
From the Town OF Chicago
And he said to that first citizen:
IAN error cherished BY nc
Was that tween st. Louis and Chicago
There WIS rivalry.
But w1a mistaken grievoualy,
Irecall What did think"
Here the citizen warmly squeezed hid hand
And said: +'Let's take drink"
Forth did they fare to bar-roona. where
Up-spcaks that citizen
To those who are without the bar.
''Colonels and gentlemen,
The gentleman whom Introduce
{Here the sage young man bowed 1owt
u Mister Colonel What f. his-nAme
From the Town OF Chicago.
BE hath abjured It's wicked ways,
And what We have to do is
To give him suI-tahle welcome t.
The City of ST. Louis "
Then said the Co1onels sill to him:
'sColouc1, here's our regardsl"
"co1oael, ] some ~ bit bi1'e5s en- try IL ysqFa";
'.colonel, what news when Chicago Tow1.
Last CHANGED to met your eye."
And then up-spake that sage young man,
And his voice was stern and high:
When last / eaw Chicago Town
To me the sight WAS sweet
The proirie-gTass was feet high
Along South Dearborn strcet!''.
Then burst = rousing cheer from those
Colonels and gentlemen,
And the tnan whose face was the least bad
Cried: . Set 'em up againI"
VI :.
Thereon vent on that taye young man:
On Clark stree: ha, seen
Wildcat, an owl. missing lynx,
4 satyr, anG I hyens-
Rank-fresident8 on the street reclin.,
Abject the hoary head,
And beg the generous passer-by
Foe single bite Of bread
By thousands at the derots rot
The cars, because the Elofe
Capital OF Chicago can't
Buy single ton OF coal.
The city sitting by the lax
After calm review, is
Inferior infinitely to
This mighty burg, St. Lonis-~
Then pride burned in the bosom =.
OF that worthy citizen,
And he said unIo his comrades:
''Colonels and gentlemen,
This gratifying tribute
From foemEn should, I think,
Be formally acknowledged
By .. least another drink. -
Then he said unto that sage Young man!
My only daughter, Maud,
IL the fAitest maiden that hath ret
On this green footstool trod.
Her feet are small, that A, arc small
Is ST. Louis feet do 80,
For you might walk around them al1
In IN hour and a half, or 50;
Then, too, she hath musical ear
The SAME Is not as large,
All things considered, as might be
The nainEaf1 OF barge.
For the merry news thou hast brought to me
OF Chicago fore misi,Ap,
Give to thee there my daughter fair,
So take her aud be happy"
VII.
And thus it was the sage young mau-
The hero Of this ditty-
A rich wife did win for lying like sin
About Chicago City.