Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-01-08
SHEPHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, SATUR[
THE CARRIERS ADDRESS.

THE CARRIER'S ADDRESS.
To gentlemen and ladies fair
On this gay day of meeting,
The Carrier makes you his best bow
And brings his New Years greeting.
Old Time has moved his victims down,
And many left shaking,
And there they'll lie It'll Gabriel's Trump
Calls them all up quaking.
But other scenes must first appear
Ere that last grand awaking,
\ glorious pageant will pass here
And head that undertaking.
But here we are TOO fast, ween-
Those scenes are all too heady.
The staging is not quite complete
The actors not all ready.
First Garfield must the reins assume
Torule this mighty Nation.
Did ever Fate so perpetrate
\ wrong? Not since creation.
Then "Salary Grab" and "Mobilier,"
Will fill the world with grumbling,
When Uncle Sam, makes his salam
With ground and lofty tumbling."
Hold Cavalier there, how can you dare
Slang the Ruler of your people!
When Garfield takes the car of State;
He'll ride o'er church and stceple.
Though Hancock might have won the day
Had he but been out spoken,
But by that trick of turning coats
His chance was badly broken.
And Art and Science must have sway
And work their mighty wonders,
With ingenuity and skill,
Proclaim their work in Thunders.
The engineer is now abroad,
Suez is no longer Isthmus,
And railroads span old Palestine,
10 China ere next Christmas.
And why not bridge the Atlantic DER?
1t might be done with wires;
From Newfoundland to Queenstown, sir,
Ere this New Year expires.
Then build abutments in Japan
In Owihee another;
At San Francisco make third,
At ShepherdstUwn the other.
oh, genius is noble spark,
OF Deity within us
1t acts like magic in the dark
And brilliant as Venus.
Yes this old Precinct well may claim
The honor of high fortune;
The model steam ship now atioat
Claims birth here. No distortion.
Our Rumsey built and launched her here,
Our Boteler owns its boiler,)
And Washington, his great compeer
Left Vernon to sail OIL her.
And here comes in our fine railroad
That grandly strikes our neither;
And springing from Potomac cliffs
Spans ether like feather.
Now peace abounds in church and State,
Heavens first best gift to morta)s,
And if we all pursue this course
Twill lead to those high portals.
Though each processes in good faith,
TO fill each others Golfers,
But should the pounds turn out but pence
''They only jest" say scoffers.
The scientists at last have learned
That laws known rs creative
Are all made known in Gods grand code,
Which some folks think sedatiye.
The Christian Association
Now moves the youthful world
To look up their salvation,
Lest they be to Limbo hurled.
And young ladies TOO, are meeting
In an earnest, thoughtful way
TO canyass this same question,
care we safe so to delay?"
Now ladies let me tell you
What wise old crOnes do say,
at is neither safe in weddings
Nor religion to delay?"
Oh poverty thou impish thing
How dare you enter any ring,
In such cold wintry weather?
If one must take thy vile caress,
We pray thee don a summer dress,
You two suit best together.
Now don't forget the Carrier Dove!
But give him in your christian love
A 30 to spend ut leisure;
Twill make him sing
And flap his wing,
TO see each do such nice thing
And make 'New Years" Il pleasure.
Oh yes twill make his young heart glow
And help him through this wintry snow; /;
And other ills which we don't know
May be removed by money.
For being young, as you ali know
\ little cash, half 'JO' or so
Will sweeten him like honey.
Nor would we now forget to say
God bless you, one and ell to-day,
Who have donations given;
May He give heed to this our prayer
And have you in His holy care
And take you up to Heaven.
Now here we are at Vantuan-
Or some few stanZas down;
And there we'll stay and kindly say
"Good evening" to the town.
s5- "WnERE IS Ny DAUGHTER To
NIGHT" is the caption 10 a very sensible