Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1880-03-05

Where mortals from this world departed,
Upon new and strange life started,
Enjoy those scenes Of heavenly rest,
Among the mansions of the blest-
Prepared for those who here below,
Through narrow paths, and straight do go;
Or, having in their earthly state
Preferred the wide and easy gate
In purgatory mediate,
Upon the stolen waters sweet,
And secret bread which here they eat,
Lamenting that the after taste
Of food they chose in thoughtless haste,
Should be so bitter. And no device
Could save them from the consequences,
In wretched thoughts, and tortured senses.
OF actions "naughty, yet 80 nice"
1t happens there as here,
Friendships are formed both sweet and dear,
That birds and fowls of kindred feather
AS here below, flock together.
The spheres divide in little coteries-
Art and science have their rotarles.
The gossips still their trade pursue,
And grind forever SANDERS mill,
For tits truth that Is not new,
The filthy will be filthy STILL
That each soul fits in its own place.
set of selves are kept on hand,
In places high, and each new band
OF comers miscellaneous,
Are in them instantaneously shaken.
They fit the shape of all poor souls,
Which, after passing through the holes,
Are sorted out according to their size
A company both good and wise.
But evil hearts in form are changed;
The wondrous selves are so arranged
These wicked souls catch fast and stick,
because With SIN they nave grown thicE..-
1t happened once upon time,
A fresh arrival In this climc
Became the cause of some commotion
Among those spirits whose devotion,
To mundane matters was conspicuous,
And in a spirit quite ridiculous.
From regions near the SusQuehanna-
A river finer than Albania
That Naaman loved In days of old.
This Spirit came and thus was told
That 1t was bound to freely speak to those arounC
Its knowledge and own private views
Upon the subject of local ns,os,
The new arrival begged to state
In life and thoughts twas most scdste;
OF rurnors flying, it had heard,
And treasured an occasional word,
1t thought, but still would not insist
That some in town were fond of Whist.
The schools had ceased the use of hickory;
The dancing club was called Tepsichore;
While others had become fanatic
Over the art they called Dramatic.
In politics we've had Conventions,
Discussing much their good intention
To make some wise and fit selection,
TO vote for at the next election.
Among the classes and conditions
Are found of course, the towns musicians,
TO give their lives variety,
They've formed Musical Society.
But nothing's had the great attraction,
And given the happy satisfaction,
Afforded by the class In reading,
Which some how failed to keep procee ding
TO give this subj of local news,
Its full, complete, and proper dues,
81 feel incompetent" the Spirit said,
"This topic gravc--Tve scarce the head
To comprehend. The Reporters part
Is far too creative not the art.
Let Argus, with his hundred eyes,
Who sees all thoughts, all smiles, all sighs,
A Journal be of weekly Information,
To tell what's passing in the nation.
1t may not be Republican,
But politics arc under ban
Then, if you wish something new,
refer you TO the Daily REVIEW.
Our former townSman. Prof. FRAN
of Syracuse University, has jus
published work entitled "Smalley's I.ati
Analysis" which has received the approvs