The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-01-22
ODE TO THE INSTITUTE.
Held at weodsfield from Jan. Ito
~ Jan. III.

IAzt teaches Young IDEAS to shoot,
Whose President we all admire,
And nssa say, 'tis W. F, wIRs'
We've sll enjoyed the time qaits well
Aszfusufe ages will surely tell,
and Hordly filed with hopes bright blush
WkateIse could be, with such BRosH!
Although the ground was covered with snov
And merry bells rang to ann fro .-Aa'.
Bnt in the midst of dungeon dank afe
Va still could look on GRBRNsANk
And RsusH away, on each fierce son
And tally 1, for A. J. PEARSON, gH
The Institute has passed US by,
And shall it live, or shall it die'
Thisisyonr own my fallow-msu
To lay at heart, its teachings then.
At frst this good Association =
Was not swollon BY much imitation,
Because on Monday scarcely one
Was here when itshould have begin;
Rut Tuesday came, and hope arose ..
As teachers gathered frem DER the SHOWS;
And "Wednesday morn came proudly in,
While things 10 general now begin.
Oar President arose and said:
Now, boys, guess we'll go ahead" III r
And after nice, delicious look, A
His eye aiwink. his nose a crook,
He then snuounced with no small blush, r
"we'll be addressed by JAMES A. BsusH,"
Who told us then with power and might
How in the school We should rssits.
Next came the Qusry Box along,
Just aftat being refreshed by song,
And after much elaboration,
Dancing about and explanation
The hour closed for all young orators
For moro gifted and ia mous narrators;
And TINS the day passed quiet ly by,
And when the eve was drawing nigh
We had q grand old social hour.
And all there felt its weight and power;
Indeed 50 great, our President
Had acted there so gay and freely,
a. aa..a n ,ha nam. ~ en,,.
.,a g. ". .,n,.,;,v and uv,,
They even called his name JOHN SMITH.
What Smith on earth do you sill meant
For thousands here each day are seen.
Is it that one the lunatici.
Rv y. PATRICK m, oivs Won a kich,n
.o, ro 40 f.iara, ;,,s sx,,u tho wi.an
Ana ,hanstba Arc ,e,, ho,h hi. ave-,
But a fsrxreater treat was vet in store.
Bv one whose days of school were DER:
And bapnv ,ndeed IL was for ma.
The master effort of JAxss r. MORRIS.
on that dee pshaus, kLitsraturs of Fiction.
Presented to all in eloquent diction,
In words replete aud grand in meaning;
History scanned in every gleani ng--
An essay worthy of the times,
Too great for these, my simple rhymes.
But the straugsst theme of all,
OF things which fly or creep or crawl,
We're those We heard by Rev RIDER.
l never opened my m'ath wider,
Ny eyes never reached 30 near my nose.
At such composition OF prose.
felt as il were Huxley's boy,
Or Spencer's specimen OF Joy.
Hs said an oyster would be an elephant;
| thought it surely, surely can't.
But here's very striking matter,
Yet have no desire to dattsf;
But II YOU turn apology
Into an ape by addings,
II must indeed be true Of all
On whom this NAV unfortunately fall.
That a slight change Of man YOU see
Will change him to q monkey.
But then Pun not a Huxley man
don't believe in his new plan,
And IN avoid all snch scrapss
As ,ooh;no m ancestral anss. 5.-....
70 D.rwin,s unsa0s Of MAJ
aoss hack to creatures Of the den.
Nav nor the time change dear Darwin,
wbsr oraat no.tsri,v wil, bsoin
n. .na f.o. .,ont
And ,hrs .r,aks n THAR mild shout.
But, brother Dar"in' LII co"pfon''o
me Ha''e' IN q"easion A'''. su'. a
fou sn0us lot your ah0Ss''"' sA
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Will AsA'n ''io' " 'A"'
,n., vs.,.ra,v .ivsn bv a man
And a., v;,b oood and honest infant