The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-09-29
DoNALDsoNvLE, LOUISIANA SATURDAY SEPTEMBER % 1sa2
Written for the CHIEF.
EARNEST THOUGHTS.

Written for the CHIEF.
EARNEST THOUGHTS.
BY GALUs.
: lis earnest thought that pioneers
And leads the way, like mountaineers.
s. Ger crags and cliffs, and winding ways
= Which knows no light from moons bright "a,
5. until some hand with sturdy blows
), HeWs oat a path and all expose
J, Twas earnest thought made waters steam;
MADE engines fierce through glens to scream
!, And on bold arches rivers span,
, And thus proclaim the power of man:
The Flooding world stands mute and dumb
. AS though some god to earth had come.
Twas earnest thought, with kite and key,
That ca,sssssst the lightning, flashing free
From cloud to cloud in angry sky
And startling men afraid to die;
Its downward leap made mountains groan,
While caverns yawned in solid stone.
LIS earnest thoughts of scienced minds
Winch llghtnings hold and still confines
Until seat forth like servants taught
10 VIDE proclaim what God hath wrought;
Its power subdued. now like a lamb,
A child obeys, in storm or calm,
! Twas earnest thoughts of studious minds
Conceived that types of various kinds
Could pens surpass of steel or quill,
And thus some honored station fill;
| What of the thought Behold the Press,
| Its daily sheets now millions bless,
y, what mighty fields been won
Since first the printers art begun;
Great moving powers unite to-day
10 bring US news from far away:
The Telegraph; that giant, Steam:
The Printing Press; It's mornings beam.
It's morn! It's noon for meier before
Had earth such knowledge held in store:
The thoughts Of ages printed fair
In lovely Volumes cheap or rare,
Are piled Oh shelves with Taste and skill,
For all to buy and read that will,
But high above all human thought
LIZ knowledge sweet from heaven that brought:
II teaches man what's right and wrong,
and cheers his way with power of song:
1t points to that eternal shore,
Where man shall live and want no more.
A SERMON.
b9 HA1LELUJAH 8. CsELAHl WATKINS. PHI. D.. /
PoDUSK, MASS.
My text, dear brethren, may be found
. somewhere IN some old book:
L he verse and chapter will appear
. Nhfn or you p lease TO look;
on Ii tnd 1t an old apothegm !
. tIhough Old It's not infirm).
is subjects are the 'earlyihrd,'
Also the early worm
he early bird. MS you're aware,
Hh1le yet the sky was red,
'cGoped up the equal early worm
just WrlSglln5 out of bed
INTRODUCTORY.
his saw you know. ny listening friends.
70 youth hath oft been taught
nd early rising was the gist
and moral of the thought.
ut other thoughts this Z" saw" conveys
Which you will plainly see
y casting out all prejudice
And closely following me- ,
FIRSTLY
ms Us saw Is double-iointed saw"
or, as you may descry,
ne early User rose to live,
ine other rose to die /
FIRST AND A-HALFLY.
Explanatory of Firstly.l 7
ur heroes both were on par :
In getting out of bed
At twas not healthy for them both, q
L ne text hath plainly said. u
SECONDLY a
le was a hungry. greedy chan, "
W no early rose to steal; Il
tan Of the n mrs worm arose 81
~ TT is so supposed. ! y.
NC He"iy organized Nichols e.. r.
-'S'' Da'ld were present with their instr, !
~ 1I.scI7nf 1snuhrot,ru1 oo,o,,4.,, LOU u
* 10 give the bird a meal. music.
: THIRDLY.
ne Ha cary a o1rd who scooped the worm
- WIS LIZ eve had the praise,
p WE We early rising to the worm
/ MORAL REFLECTIONS on "rH1RD1r"
Inc humble worm, though yirtro,a
is lett clean out of sight:
we sing the praises of tho bird
because he had the might.
MORE REFLECTIONS
ara such is ilfe-our syInpathias
70 ever with the strong.
A1d It man achieve a,1ccnss
| we KINDLY pardon wrong.
AND, FINALLY,
In summing up this deep d;sconree
inns motto is inferred
| I4s5 you may take the role of WORN,
Il rather be the bird
STOOJ-}U,