Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-01-04

i he PARADISE OF ODls since We
Have got beyond their enmity!
The mills OF tho gods grind slowly,
But they grind their grists most surely
And, Just as surely, our Mines
To all his promises fulfls.
lie said he'd send, before New Year,
The locomotive Fairfax here,
And here, 'on time" it has been sent
BY that most faithful President!
So now, we confidently may
Look forward to brighter day,
Which will, with prompt celerlty'
Bring to US such prosperity
AS we have never seen before,
Dump It's fair fruits down at our door
But. bless me ! this will never do
Id no idea of boring you
With such a long-dIawn-out "Address'
And this is long, | must confess!
But, then, give good quantity
To make up tor bad quality.
Before, however, / conclude,
You must allow me TO allude
TO some few current matters more
Which I'm unwilling to ignore:
For instance, there's tho doubtful Tx
In which we find our politics.
Both parties seeming much the same
In everything except the name.
For what's "Republican" one day
The next is deemed democracy
Thus, uice rerSo, in each State
Their principles they alternate,
AS thimble-riggers do their peas
When gaping gdlls they try to please
With the delusion that they know
Under which cups ''the jokers' 60.
Or as a three card monte man
Shuffies the pack to suit his plan
Of operation, when he means
TO rob a green-horn OF his "beans,
So, thus, with Party measures mixed
Hayscy, confounded and uu6xed
All at hap-hazard and pelI-mell
It's hard for simple folks TO tell
What difference there now may be
In either Party's policy
And though they both so constantly
Boast of their perfect honesty,
Yet in "eection frauds" we know
That neither is at bribery slow,
For both draw largely on their boards
To buy up the returning boards!
And for my life, / cannot say
Which, at such frauds, is most ar fat
Or which is which and what is what,
Which the"ketlle7and which the 'pot,
Since, in corruption, neither lack,
And .'pot can't call the kettle black
Therefore, as such rascallties
With 10th are sad realities
It's high time that the People should
Take action for their common good.
And rescue orr politics
From Rings, from C!iques, and caucus
tricks,
From all trading politicians,
From all selfish coalitions,
From all bargains and intrigue,
From packed Conventions aud the league
OF partizans, whose only care
Is for themselves to get share
OF the looked for Ioaves and fishes
Or at least, to lick the dishes!
But, | must stop these random rhymes,
And other topics of the times
Postpone, until some future day
When I've more space 10 say my say,
And then | probably will tell
How much we need new Hotel
And better pavements on our streets,
With a new Market for our meats,
New enterprises of all kinds,
With work for muscles and for minds,
Work for all who'd earn their bread
By labor 0. their hands or head
Also how very much we want
More real religion and less can't,
Less drinking, swearing and less Doise
And running round o'nights by boys;
With women greater charity,
Among men, more sincerity;
Fewer old gossips and Paul Prys,
With tattling tongues and peerIng eyes;
Fewer sharp noses shifting round
To find out what's not to be found;
With fewer fussy mssculines
Who poodle play to feminines
And fewer ladies who'll submit
To run the risk OF being bit
With other wants that might mention
Not unworthy Of attention
All which, trust, well have in time
To celebrate 10 prose and rhyme.
So, from the Past well turn our eyes
To greet what in the Future lies.
Hope lights our patti, Faith points the
way
To that good time for which We pray,
Mean bile, kind friends, TO you ] bring
This sheet-sn humble Offering
And with it, my best wishes too
For health aud happiness 10 you,
To you and yours without alloy
But, don't forget your
PRINTERS BOY.
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