Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-01
THE WANTS OF MAN.


Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
It's not with me exactly so,
But It's so in the song.
Ny wants are many, and, if told,
Would muster full a score.
And were each wish a mint OF gold,
l still should long for more.
What first want is daily bread,
And canyas-backs, and wine:
And all the realms of Nature spread
Before me when dine.
Four courses scarcely can provide
My appetite to queil,
With four choice cooks from France besi
To dress my dinner well.
What next want, at princely cost,
Is elegant attire:
Black sable furs for winters frost,
And silks for summers fire,
And Cashmere shawls, and Brussels lat
My bosom's front to deck,
And diamond rings my hands to grace,
And rUbies for my neck.
And then I want mansion fair,
A dwelliug-house in style,
-Four stories high. for wholesome air,
massive marble pile;
With halls for banquets, and for balls,
All furnished rich and fine;
With stabbed studs in fifty stalls,
And cellars for my wine.
l want a garden, and park
My dwelling to surround.
\ thousand acres bless the mark
With walls encompaSsed round,
Where iiocks may range and herds may 10
And kids and anbkins play.
And flowers and fruit comminglcd grow
All Eden to display.
want steward, butler, cooks,
y coachman, footman. grooms;
\ library of well-bound books.
And pictule-garnished rooms;
Corrcggio's " Magdalen" and Night"
The Matron of the Chair"
Guido feet coursers in their flight,
And Claudes, at least pair.
Ay! and to stamp my form and face
pom the solid rock,
! want, their lineaments to trace,
Carrara's milk-white block;
And let the chisel's art sublime,
BY Greenough's hand, display,
Through all the range of future time.
My features to the day.
want board of Furnished plate,
OF silver and of gold
Turcens of twenty pounds in weight.
With sculptures richest mold:
Plates, dishes, all the same;
And porcelain vases, with the stamps
OF Sevres and Angoulemc.
And naples. of fair glossy stain,
Must form my chamber doors;
And carpets, of the Wilton grain,
Must cover all my floors;
My walls, with tapestry bedecked,
Must never be outdone;
And damask curtains must protect
Their colors from the sun.
and mirrors. of the largest pane.
From Venice must be brought:
And sandalwood, and bamboo cane,
For chairs and tables bought;
On all the mantel-pieces, clocks
OF thrice-gilt bronze must stand;
And screens of ebony and box
Invite the strangers hand.
| want-who does not want?-a wife,
Affectionate and fair;
To solace all the woes of life,
And all its joys to share:
OF temper sweet, of yielding will,
OF firm, yet placid mind,
With all my faults to love me still,
With sentiments refined.
And. as Times car incessant runs,
And fortune fills my store.
/ want OF daughters and OF sons
From eight to half score;
want talasi can mortal dare
Such bliss on earth to crave?)
That all the girls be chaste and fair
The boys all wise and brave.
And when my bosom's darling sings
With melody divine,
\ pedal harp, of many strings,
Must with her voice combine.
A piano, exquisitely wrought,
Must open stand, apart,
That all my daughters may be taught
To win the strangers heart.
Ny wife and daughters will desire
Retreshment from perfumes,
Cosmetics for the skin require,
And artificial blooms;
The ciyct fragrance shall dispense,
And treasured sweets return.
Cologne revive the tagging sense,
And smoking amber burn.
And when at night my wearied head
Begins to droop and dOze.
\ southern chamber holds my bed
For Natures soft repose;
With blankets counterpanes and sheet.
Mattress and bed Of down,
And comfortableS for my feet,
And pillows for my crown.
want warm and faithful friend
To cheer the adverse hour:
Who ne er 70 tlatter Will descend,
Nor bend the knee to power
friend 10 cnide me when I'm wrong,
My inmOSt soul to see:
And that my friendship prove as strong
For him. as his for me
! want a keen, observing eye,
An overwhelming ear,
The truth through all disguise to spy,
And wisdom 5 voice TO hear:
\ tongue TO speak at virtue need,
In heaycn's sEblimest strain:
AAd lips the cause of man to plead,
Aud never plead III vain.
want uninterrupted health
Throughout my long career;
And streams of never falling wealth.
To scatter far and near
The destitute to clolhe and feed,
Free bounty to beStow,
supply the helpless orphans need,
Aud sOothe the widow woe.
want the seals of power and place,
The ensign OF command;
Charged by the peoples unbOught grace
To rule my native land
Nor crown nor scePtcr would ! ask,
But from my country WILL
BY day, 10y night. to ply the task,
Her cup OF bliss to fill.
want the voice Of honest praise,
TO follow me behind:
And 10 be thought, in future days,
The friend Of human kind
That after ages. Us they rise.
ESuItiug may proclaim,
IN choral union, TO the skies,
Their blessings on my name.
These are the wants of mortal man,
cannot want them long,
For life itself is but q span,
And earthly bliss a song;
Ny last great want, absorbing all.
Is when beneath the sod,
And summoned 10 my final csll,
The mercy OF my God.