Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-15
The First Fan.
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Dr. Holmes prints in the 4tIantie Monthly fo
June, the poem which he read before the BostoI
Brle-a-brac Club last February. Amer the death
Pan, according to Dr. Holmes, the gods and god
desses held an auction sale OF their property. The
Wandering Jew beng the chief purchaser. Jo's
put up his robe, which sold iOT two shilungs anu
sINpence
The zee was broken up they came,
All sharp Tor bargains, god ana sOidesses'
Each ready with the price TO name
For robe or head-dress, scarf or bodice
First Juno. out Of temper. too
Her aueeAly forehead somewhat cloudy
Thea Pallas in her stockings hlue
Imposing, but little dow ~.
The SOWING queen OF heaven unIollei
before the Jew a threadhsre turban'
three shillings.' one Twill suit some oId
Terrific !eninino suburban
But As for Psllas-how to tell
Ia seemly phrase a fact so shocking
She poIbIed-pray excuse newell,
she pointed 10 her azure stocking.
And if the honest truth were told.
Its heel confessed the need OF earning
Gods?" low bred Vulcan cried, ''behold
There that's what comes OF too much larnng ."
Pale Proserpine came cropping round,
Her pupils drt adiully dilAted
With too much living underground
A re sidence quite Uverrsied
This kerchiei's what you want, know
Don't cheat poor Venus Of her cenlus-
You'll find il handy when you 90
To-yOu know where lis pure asoestus."
Then Pho,hus Of the silver bow,
Aud Heho, dimpled as baby,
And Dian with the breast OF snow,
Chaser and chased and caught, it may bo,
Uns took the quiver from her back,
une held the cap he spent the night in,
And one a bit OF brIr-d brdr,
such as the goes themselves delight in.
Then Mars, tho foe o! human Kind,
STROBE up and showed his suit OF armer,
81 none at last was lett behind
rave Venus, the celestial charmeT.
Plnr Venus What had she to sell,
For all she looked so fresh and Jaunty,
Her wardrobe. as blush 10 tell,
Already seemed quite too scanty
Her gems were sold. her sandals gone
she always would be rash and nighty-
Her winter garments Al. in pawn,
Alas for charaing Aph1odrte
The lady o. a thousand loves,
Tue CARING of the old gion,
Had only left Of all the doves
hat crew her car one fan-tailtd pigeon.
II " oft upon her fuser-tips
lie percGed, afraldO! Cupid's arrow
Or X sse1 her on the rosebud lips,
Like Romsn Lesbia's loving sparrow!
My bind. want your train, she cried
"COme, Don't let's have fuss about
IN make II beauty's pet snd PRIDE
And you'll be better III without il.
80 vulgar, Have you noticed, pray,
An earthly belle or dsshing BRIDE wax,
nd how her Gounces track her way,
Like Shiny serpents On the sidewalk
"a lovers heart it quickly cools;
In mine II kindles up enough rage
To wring their necks. How such fools
Ask men 10 vote Tor women suffrage"
The goddess spoke and gently stripped
Her bird ol every cauuaI feather;
strand Of gold bright hair she clipped,
And bound The glossy pluncs together.
And 10. the Fan :or beauty's hand,
The lovely queen o: beauty made it,
The price she named was hard to STAND,
But Venus smiled the Hebrew paid II.
love, Juno, Venus, where are YOU
Mars Mercury, Ph0,hus, Neptune, SAturnl
But Ger the world the Wandering Jew
Las borne the Fans celestial pattern.
So every here We find the Fan
In lonely isles Of the Pacihc,
n iarthest China and Japan
Nhereyer suns are suuorlic. ,
Nay, even the oily Esquimaux
In summer COURTS cooling bfeezes
IN ac1 in every CLINE tIs ~, 4
No matter II II ines or freezes. ,
And since rom Aphrodite's dove
The pattern OF the ian was given, l
10 woIdcr that il hreathes of love
AID waits the periumed gales u heaven {
}ei0re this new PandOra's gift !
In slavery wOmaLs Iyrant Kept her,
3ut now he kneels her gOve To lit I
The Ian Is mightier than the scepire. i
he tap il gives hoe arch and sly
The breath II vases how fresh and grateful c
lehind lis shield how sOit the sigh
The whispered tale o. shame how fateul! 4.
is empire shadows every throne o
Ana every snore that man is fost on L
{ rules the lOids OF every zone
Nay, even the bluest blood Of Boston ,
Iut every oIe that swings tO-night, il
OF :aTest shape, from iarthest region, a
'ay trace It's pedigree aright l;
To ApEIudite's fAn-tailed pigeon. II