Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-22

md the future would bring them not loss, but
,sia Annoi,o. exu,ttps. .I'n sure OF success.
And Slympa. Pii gladly exchange i'r-Ths
'eh /. wonderful plan. Prsy. what happened
'.I'n tell you. Apollo then sought amesg men |
TIL be met with one Faust. just the nsn hs re-
With Zeal and with skill this man he inspired.
A nd set him to work. and helped HIN g ma
The instrument potest to sway all mankind
And Who used the .,.strumens when 1t was
Apollo himself. Il became soon reaowntd.
Amt other Olympians wished to take part.
And try the new methsd Of moving msn's heart.
SO. some from Olympus. and some through Inc
Men would aid. guide. inspire. warn. ''rr'fy'
TIE power of The Press augmented each day;
At like rate did the power OF Olympus decay;
tn Of potency shorn. Of Pre%stiEs % gsTeit' gsee
nss ns a On 10 tSs AoInt h VS. no msn veal or
HE woe f' -......,,-, ...
Yes; for each has his own special gift to bestow.
There's the hrawny God, Vulcan; his arm never
Forging cables and reeling ont telegraph wires.
For prompt. speedy work ssu viii not And MS
Every order that comes be nils with despatch;
Though, Of late. he complains. in grun, grumb-
That he csunot keep pace with these new tele-
phones -.a.t.5 SD.
ofcourse, Nep'u une takes charge of the cables.
To ward ontheir foes-sea-monstersa and whalesi
Need tell you Of Jovef You'll readily guess
The King Oily ynpus is King Of The Press.
Tse Thands9e1 sSen Z he still
Some say that he thunders ito frighten the
crowd)
And his thunderbOltS oC0tter. here and
20 that no living soul can anticipate where!
Ihemessenger, Mercury. agile and spry.
Vtvadous and restless, sharp, cunning and sly
| is most active Of ALI but they watch him with
Whene'er.e sits down in the EDITORS chair
For he,-the old patron of ight-fngered men, -
Most commonly write with a two handled pen y
"so.5,the gods seem employed; but the god.
AS usual, lady. bear ftll share OF sway.
Some gods wished, at drst. to dispense will
But soon found what wonl mistake they hat
There's no jealousy. now; nor envy. to vex;
For The Press finds no place fos distinction o
sex;
Indeed. just ut pres.at-whoe' 'er may be worst
IT'S conceded by all that Minerva is srst."
sis there work for the lesser divnities. too q
Eyes, lady; for each. there is something to do
| Very busy is Ceres: her pen has no rest ~
Expounding what methods of tillage are best;
She is wise about crops.-very learned in beans
Potatoes. tomatoes, squash, pumpkins an
Of household receipts she has lmitless store. ).
Very useful. heal, sbut-rather bore!
But Plutus does little II cannot tell why;
OF the Press, the daft god Of riches is shy.
At sdd times he appears. just now and again,
But shuns. though they WOO him, the knights
The cause of aversion perchance enc may find
In the fact that the god is beth foolish and bint
The great contrast to Plutus is Momus, no doub
One they couldn't keep in, nor the other keep on
Because Molnus. ier scof6ng, WAS once In di
grace,
The grand. stately gods begrudged him place
But. biding his time, he erept IN one hne day.
And, having grown wiser, he managed to stay
To acquire decent manners, and cease to offent
So he sceffs and rails less. 10 more merry ~
Causing Innocent laughter, good for the soul.
He has greatly reformed-that, We must allow /;
Yet his jests are not always well-timsd, sv'
nowo
Religion. alarmed for her journals. kept guar,
Lest by Momus their grave, solemn tone sh'
But he slipped in, disguised d-irrspr.ssible eli
And, since then, u snug corner has kept to hin
In fact. Menus Is new everywhere in request;
No god of them all is more Welcome guest.
; Without Momus, the Press, wise. grave, solen
SOur-
Would lose with Its pleassntnsss much OF
power.
How droIl are his jokes Have you heard t
l last one?
No? I'll tell It. ...
His eyes then twnkled with fun
l AS he tried to repeat 1t; but, ere he teld halt
The hermps whole frame WAS oOnvulsed will
laughed at his laughter. and, laughing. awol
And so lost, forever that half uttered joke
And lost much instruction thought to 0bts
n | had many u doubt for the sage to explain;
And it greved MS to wake before he had told
Where the gods hold their feasts, why meet /.
of old;
Yet. though thus deprived OF his wisdom pl
found,
One place where they feast think have four
'"The ThunLerer'' The London Times.
y nOwned Us 1.-THE Thundrrer." il no less
nOwned Tor the facility with which it cham
sides on great public questions.