The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-28

Win their trails ~ fro, the autumn night,
Ani talked III falling sky'ro.k, huricd
Ifnm some lont-<IuCc exploded world:
~ comets trlsking among the stars
Win t.il< Ike flct> trains ~ cars:
And asked. "should the reckless engineer
~ some iAksh come, steer
training into our al un<phcrc.
How would thc pinnets shell resist htnf"
ihen W. con.ersct If the solar system.
And lunar mon.
And Doctor Hen
drought out his xIniar. al hllf-pa~f ten.
And ice'urei. giving conclusive reasons
Lor tides. cclip>cs. c|iinc~ AMI Seasons:
I.iI. weary ~ last. went ~ bel,
WAN jumbo of wonderful things Ia my
Moons ana comets ana mctcoritcs.
uiobes AMI circles and polar nights;
And thcrc lay thinking.
And drow~iy winking
AZ something's fy thro' my bcd-curtains
Too snsh, ior : star, ana growing sinl
Making The moon lighted chamber yct lighter.
which very much astonishcd tho writer.
Hlxcd from the easement.
Ana wondered, with cvcrincrcasing amaze
What the look OF alarm on the Moons frown-
Ing face meant.
There. too. WAS the Earth. just over the way,
Like the Doctors globe. or u huge balloon.
Forty times larger, perhaps. than the Moon.
Al covered with circles. and booming IN
There were groups upon il. and every face
Vas turned one way: and very long-jointcd
horoscopes ~ the sky were pointed:
Aud there. with 4 terrible rushing and hum
And Kissing Of breath. was Comet a-comingl
Il grew every moment longer ana qnecrcr:
Until made out such a conical chap.
~ rcd-iianncl coat with 4 very long Hap.
Hs fingers n mttsn1 Sa eh nsry 'l,sr mp
Like tourist prepared for u very cold snap.
On, on he sped. through the regions OF space.
With very short legs nt 4 very long pace.
His welI-iilIed knapsack dashed On his back.
Extra shoes and canteen strapped under his
His ccat-tail flying away on his track
Entanglci far on In the Plciaics.
On the horns o. the Bull and Orion's knees
On. on he came.
With nose like flame.
80 req was sure the fclIow'd been drinking
dis cantcen was empty, knew By the clink-
..And what can sober Comet be thinking
cried, mot 20 see there. plain a. the day
Inc Earth. like a target, hung right in his
The groups were beginning 20 hurry about.
And hustle and hustle aud signal and shout
4nd the Moon looked scared. while shriekcd
"Dear ~, beg pardon, don't know your
Ss Saas sna dsns ss ssns you
But. sir. IL win be
Ana very arse erse :: e I friends 4. YOU sec
nsoq IN drive round i instead q right shFo'
He put up his head with . stupcfed stare,
And says he. = declare.
No. wasn't aware
SOP ff eoua ' SSs ssafs e oo Ts sse
Bless my stars. here ann" He had lust time
when through 4. head-foremost, he went At
AZ circu; rider dives through hoopl
With crash.
And a smash.
And roar A. Or thunder.
And shiScrcd.
And New usilndcr:
Inc Moon; looking down. shed trnRical tears
While. winking hard and holding his ears.
dne Comet came out q the other side
~ necltd round. sworc loud. and rucfuily eyed I
The ruin; sneexed two Or three times; then
His long tail after him down the blue.
: Heavens and earth. what have done.
THIS does beat everything under the sun.
!. don't d. CAR Inc wink ~ = star, said he.
= For all the damage done 70 me"
HtelinE his nose. and then with tirt
Carefully brushing away the dirt
Prom ne coat and - stained AMI dragrlci I
: But Iook q this dear little. queer little
planet.
I've done tho business for her, and van. Il
is quite too bad The fairtst 81 creatures
How well remember her pleasant fcafnrcs
The smile on her face and the light III her eve
when I've touched my nat % her, hurrying \
Many time. on my way through the sky.
tryw
How ne not II. or where.
cannot dc larc:
But thfrcupon hc drew up chair.
Hung his long coaf-taii over the back.
Sat down BY the pieces and optnedhis pack.
Thought forth from its depths stout needle
And there he sai squirting and scratching his
As il rather doubtfuIIy questioning whether
Twas possible ever 70 patch her together.
Meanwhile but how can hope 10 tell
Half that 10 my friends befcII
On the shattered and scattered shclIl
How depict the huge surprise
Or some, al the very astonishing riso
~ their real estate, shot on In tho skies?
How describe the flying blocks.
the falI o. steeplc@ and railroad stocks
me breaking Of banks. and the stopping OF
And All tie various knocks ana shocks--
Frantic reporters rushing about,