The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-11
[FoR THE HERALD
THE USE OF ABUSE.

Was bent upon making very great
name,
So upon. his opponents, without al excuse,
he determined to heap the most bitter
abuse.
For some yesrs he kept stsadily down to
his work,
And using his pen as a murderOus dirk
Went on Wounding; the number no par
son can tell,
Though so many he poisoned, but few
OF them fell,
The results OF bic work were too few for
his pains,
Ambition however 10 rise We! remains,
Stillsbelieving that viIlifcstion's the way,
he leaned over his desk, aud he dresmt
one fne day,
In his dream he had foatsd to regions
above.
he raw Aphrodite, the goddess Of love,
Who, we'll knowing bis aims to crush out
his foes
Waved her hand, and before him the
gods 81 arose.
Then, the mother OF love TO the gods soon
explained
That he, there bafors them, was bitterly
panied
With ambition. to glut but a single desire
And no others, he Esid, he Woald ever
requirs.
As the gods through their love for the
beautiful queen,
Granted all that she ask'd with smiles
most serene,
The fair goddess soon placed every wish
Of khA mind
So our hero might choose. DGt leave
others behind.
There we're Truth, Peace, Intelligence,
Comfort and Ease,
Contentment, Respect, Joy, aud all tnst
could please,
There were Reason, Persuasion, Human
iiy, Love,
There were Happiness, Virtue, and Light
from above,
But not one of these treasures our hero
inspired,
With an aim to: excel in abuse be was
All his other desires he hadi long lain
away
Bound to gain this; he cared mot what
price he might pay.
After looking around 'mongst the treas
ures displayed,
The goddess enquired if his choice had
made.
In lrioe, he had seen it. his eyes full o
II am happy st laStl I have found it''
To his bosom he clasped the rich cAsEe'
of GOLD
Containing the treasure for which he had
All his title to other and valuable things
As result Of his choices, they had all taken
wings.
Full of JOY st his fortune, he started to &c
To his lsbors on earth, some distance
below,
When the fair AphrOdite, with smiles II
in her eyes,
Said she thought his selection was no
over wise.
mortal, test it, . said she, "Try it ov
ere yeu leave;
You seem oye1oysd, you yourself aasz
deceive"
With full countenanoe sparkling all owe
with mirth,
The fell casket he hurled at his foas OF
the earth.
For moment his foes were sll stricken
with fear
The journalist laughed with a satisa q
leer.
But behold! The dread darkness tina
WAS, is no more,
And bis foes are still stronger than ave
before
To the goddess he turned in the wildeu
dismsy;
She laughed when she saw him Attsmp pit
ing to pray.
Back to earth, said fair, Venus, Sc
down to thy grave,
Thy selection has proven thee Ht for
slave !
When Intelligence, Reason, Respect 10.
and Love,
Are spurned, and thou thinkest AbUS'
stand above,
Thou'rt unworthy 10 WELD q polisicA
pen,
Thy vocAtion's mis-chossn, don't try
RgAinl"
just then he AWoks, and he found he hA,
dreamed,
But couldn't help thinking how nAtura
il seemed.
"For, "sAid he, "I'vs been using abuse al
my life
And it really brings nothing bat IOrrov
ADD strife.
will try the effect Of different course
There's one thing quite certain; it sannO
be worse,
For l firmly believe that persuasion
makes friends,
While lies and abuse bring about svi
ends.n
This most wise resolution, thu journals
And since then from decency never ha
strayed,
He has learned that for lies there is n
other use.
Than to fstten your enemies, Mix viii
abuse,
ARMEsE
( SALT LAKE CITI, February 25, 1888.
She COuntry'S Coin.