, 1881-11-27
PInk-Eye Among tho Poets.

The public generally is aware Of the fact
that ut present there Is prevailing among the
horses OF this country a disease known AZ pink
eye" the prominent symptoms of which are loss
Of spirits, disnclna rion to do anything reuuir-
Ing bodily excrtiou, and general desire to 80
somewhere and die. With proper treatment
and careful nursing. animals thus afflicted may
be restored to health, although they are fire.
queutly left in a condition which only months OF
rest will change.
From present appearances II would seem tna1
some malady akin to plnk-eye IS beginning 10
pursue its dcbilitnting way an:ong the
poets of this country and espee'aHs
those whose glirterlng gems OF 1ancy
are first exposed to public vie" IN tho
columns of The I1uBCSE' IL IS customary III
this Office 10 devote d considerable amount OF
space in Saturdays paper to the met1icat iucu~
brations OF several of the most gifted members
of our yerSc-mnkinx stuff, and In yesterday 3 is
Sue there appeared efforts OF more or less po-
etcal nature from four OF our bcst-kco'S1i lady
sonsstcrs: Miss Funny Drtscoll, Miss Ella
Wheeler, Miss Carlotta Perry. and Mrs. u. E.
Harmon. In spite of tho fuct that the golden
haze Of Indian summer now rests lightly upon
the earth, that potatoes and flour have recently
dt.c,i,ed sarsjt,lv in nrioe md that tho outlook
e's s.1, ,r;.4or +,arahr ,n.nr,nr m oh,.n-
4o4 eo ' ~ - -.
dance OF oyster suppefs. was never oetter,
every QUO or these ladies seems 10 DC
afflicted with hofola melancholy tnnt
refuses to see the giad snnlsHnt' Tue
merry days or tue approaching Cnr'stnas-
tide, or the beautiful display OF sealskin
sacques aud fur-lined doimans1n shop "indo"s.
They droop' thcy are depressed III spleles' anu
when they attempt to whoOp I'D the Muse Tor
tha benefit of TIE TE1DuSE's renders the old
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ta"s uee.ues ~ s''o 49,. .l., 49,,
'net't5 OF LUG 1aosc 'uSuo'.ou7 uesst a'1e
1DD result II luAL OUT lCAAEta A3I ttGAkGu " u
succession OF SUN sonsS tna' "ou'o n'o' tuc
stohiest near1 Aneee 10 w uouot - ~ ~,
poe@a "'o ain'etse WIZ s'eoA'A pun @' - '|''A
ehes "se onu's on luc" Aeeu
Bliss Drlscoll' ZOE Instance, VINO A'os a'A'o
the tuf9ultuous scehes oi .nat guy nte'top-
Oils, NitwauRce' felates IN SIX sea1'zas
the moufn1nl lact toae sno - ~ pieso
etlt IN u cond1t1on ol extreme melancnei5'
and wrappeu ~ slootn' oesluc WHICH .l'at IL.
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n.nse4' "as 4Aa =. -. .;e,.t NV, ho
relat'ne e1ial nef eses ou'o eio"n -, '4..a 49,
heart assumed 1r!2'u1'y "n1su , S,..,;.,.
10 INC o"ts'ao "oliu' "o'.a *oo'' - A1''e
th "'''sc'' 9po o'o''e' ~ ""0"
What IL there Left when tne tose 1co
Looks pati!u Atlu nusa ~ NV ts,h h,v t,a1
When wine h.ts no splrkle ana mlrta has @ neo ta
Ana lovs @ KISSES "a'I0 n' @'o 1'o@~ >A~@"
dead ,,,
Love that w:ls once elysian!
on tuss .'na, 1cs even af,er the chilly blasts Of
S.sahsx ha. 1,,da Tho rosa,s rcd look pa,lid
NotelnoeA u"Ne . ,.A 49, ,., - ,,r. ,r,,a
II the vine hns tost AIS op"' @'o tao "o's s'As
cotrhe Is - ol'el = !.esu -. .,,. 49,.
IN her poem 'A'ss -, ,neo4 ,.e-
= ~: ss'n w Me". ~ @ ~ 49,. -. - ~ rhr, nm.
shrnE AVA; from the Earring strife.
From the Autumn gardens with thstles rife
Gods, now Is the time to Kill me!
This Is certainly sad state OF affairs, II true,
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