South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-07-05

Prom the OIL City perrick.l

From the OIL City Derrick.l
RIESxI's Address TO THE RoMASs-
come not here 20 talk
700 TO death with a .onR speech.
fou know too well the story OF our thrall-
We are siavesi The bright sun rises
I'm his course. and lights a race OF siaVes
Last beams fall on q . ave!
Not s9eh rs swept along by the
Fl SsIss "a: sss sIsS. 8: s. .:so.a.
OF tyrants nni despota loreA
Bun ~, Jug Ride, bwamP Hollow.
Plts. isn ana o.ner plssss Of iikseal,bre,
saroeQ Ia soma -hundi Cd spearmsni only
In thu ..r.ns. "a q k.n-a met
las eSEew Yo0 "a vsuld sayJ d
CPse2pin.. or 49, ~ , ,S,s vsrv 4, .
An uonest man, my neighbor Jones.
There he stands-look NJ him free OF charge,
Now That you have the chance,
For the time viii come when Am dead
when you can gaze on AN honest man,
Except Inside OF a cage n a circus
A. twenty I'VE cent? n gaze
struck on the side a inc head n Il
Wore the badge OF brsini; because. for
sOoth.
He tossed not high his ready cap in air,
Nor lifted up his voice In servile shouts
Al the sight of that great Iuffan! -
10 Tell you the great North American
This homes, man. my neighbor. there he
stands, go
Had but one ready cap to hts name. y.
And he could mt afford To take the chances
Oflosing IL by tnssii q IL high In the AIR
In aproiniscuous crowd like tpaL
And ~ for not inning up his voice
In servile shouts. ne had u bad cod
And couldn't have done II
Even II he had wanted To-.
Have y~ bssvs sons7 Z Look An the next
s1sso6 Sy.Ei 70 ses them cutting sticks FOL
Live and elope with some miserable
That hasn a red cent to his name,
And yet this II RJmei
And we are kOilssns! Why. in that
Elder day. 70 be even a Roman candle b
Was greater than king! anu once asaip--
Weither ssusa. once again. i sw ear,
The eternal city shall be free
40 do pteciseiy "a the CITY Council, directs
RonKo's APorHEcARY.
i do remem Der an spoIhecary,
And hereabouts he q wells-but his shop
Is on the corner ofCapuiet and
Market streets-whom late noted
Wearing bis ulster In, June. with
Overwhelming brows anu badnose.
sharp misery, dodsins MS landlord
And sitting around on u nall keg
Waiting for customers, haa wOI . him
To the bon es; and IN MS needy snop
A tortoiBe hung, an alligator stuff d, 30 ..
And other ak Inns and skel tons Of lIl sn aped
Birds and nsnea, iucl uding seversi bu u che,
or peppermint, tAusy, horse sdish and
And . .S,Sn III. n.haeeve. eexx.rly .oooun,
or empty boxes and fruit cans, b!adders,
Musty seeds, roots, hArks and herbs; empty
OF pint and a uart izes, with
Candy Jars labelled In Z I'D, Il Furfou'
Cnan. '.ti i
Fiat Justuia. Ttpnpw H40a Vox Popua
kuncfu,n AdscSorsssa. SSe Se7nper 7lrdnatS,
6pfy1ts Famcafl. 6tpfysfs for yous-red-eye, b.
Aark I hedr-an- osl0el snO, and other things
Usually kept In d,st-cisaa drug store.
All these were thinly scattered 70 make up
a show. ltaa H.H" .l"E t-.I -rts.hE -
Noting this peuuiy. to myself said: g.
And II, OF a sunday morn. man did need
Awhisy slingto brace up his
System before church or n
FLASK Ailed 20 keep In the house
In case Of sick nesa, Whose sale
On such adsy " 'gsiust ths law In Aaptua,
Here lives oaiid wretch who would soil
IL him. se -.f-..,-..s .....a .....l..
o, this same thought did forerun my needi
And this same -eedy man m ust sell IL me!
Az remem Der, this should be The place;
Being Sunday the beggar's shop In shut,
SO I Will HE me gaily round -s..
And on the n, ok door gently knock me;
Hist no good apothecary