The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-11-06
FOR Ri YOUNG O
A Penclled Rhyme.

A Penciled Rhyme.
I once took a notion
To 60 over the ocean
To see how the Old World compared
with the New.
And of one of the sights
OF which nobody writes
I thought q description might Inter.
est you.
Cumberland county is fair and wide,
With the English lakes upon every side.
At the foot of the mountain Keswick town,
In q lovely valley is nestled down;
And here you can see,
Without any fee,
The Mcneil works which interest all
WHO take the time to give them a call.
The Prince of Wales,
Years ago,
came to Keswick
Via Bow;
And they keep his name
In a prominent place
A big gilt frame
In q fine glass case.
And q book Of all,
Both great and small,
Some with titles
Aud some with none,
Who hither to keswick
Have cared to come;
And it's quite amusing
To look it through,
AS curious people
AIS puAS " wv
The cedar Is brought from over the seas,
Being hewn from South American trees;
And after the logs are sawed and split,
The dust-you can't guess what Is done with II?
1t is sent by the railroad to London, where
1t is made into perfume fine and rare.
Plumbaro Is commonly known as I" black Lead"
And the very best mine Of 1t, Is said,
Was only q very few miles from here,
Beside the famous Lake Winderlnere.
The largest piece that ever was FOUND,
Weighed thirty-nine ounces, and was quite round
But it's commonly taken in little Dts,
And the way it into q pencil hts,
1t il ground to powder and fusea IN a POT,
And runs from there through q hole, when Lot,
Which gives it the form the maker requires,
And is put into wood when he desires;
The poorer pencils are made of lead,
Prepared in a cheaper way instead.
Pencils, pencils everywhere,
Enough for the nation, and plenty to spare;
Pencils round and pencils square,,
Pencils by the foot and yard,
Pencils to hang on your watchguard;
Pencils red and blue and green,
And all the colors that ever were seen;
Pencils Of every shape and size,
A pencil user to surprise
Pencils many
For q penny
If you want any.
Pencils in ivory, pearl and gold,
OF wonderful beauty and price untold,
Pencils cheap and pencils dear,
Manufactured TO order here;
And there's many with ivory on the end,
Marked, "a present from kesw1ck to q FRIEND"
And while you wait they will put your name
In gold or silver on the same.
There are pencils John could use for o cane,
Or q curling stick for his sister Jane;
Or q lightning-rod or q railroad track,
Or n wooden leg or an armchair back;
Or q stout gate. post or a telegraph pole,
Or a stick for o giants big punch-bowl;
n. -, e. ~ n y,ocf ~ n AoIinn roll
Or q pipe for the man who carries the bod;
Or q pole for a tent or q bridge for q stream,
Or an engine. whistle to let of steam;
Or q ruler, q club or o chopping. block,
Or beanpole or toothpick or alpenstock;
Or a carpenters bench or conductors wand,
Or q fence to mark of q farmers land
In short, of such assorted sizes
The number Of them quite surprises
A prosy old fellow who doesn't know
In how many shapes they can pencils show.
From the trunk of q tree to o small-sized stick,
You can find all sizes and take your pick,
And could hardly fail to make your mark
II you used them blindly in the dark.
+ all the pencils We see in piles
Were laid out straight for as many miles,
They would reach from Keswick to London town,
And across the channel to France go down;
Then from Paris straight to the mouth Of the Loire,
And over to Turkey, "the seat Of war;"
And to tell exactly the number of miles
TO DO made Of those pencils seen in piles
Would use up q dozen, at least, I'm sure,
For no one could figure 1t out with fewer;
But if you had patience, I haven't o doubt,
That after 4 while you could work 1t out.
Golden Hours.