Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-09

A Bachelor Editor's Fifncth Birth
day Pleasantly Observed

Yesterday was the iiftlcth anniversary OF the
birth Of Mr.. Henry s. Chaplin, editor OF the Eue,-
ing Post. Such an important event in an edit
or's life was not to pass unnoticed, and on Sat-
urday evening, In response to Invitations issued
by his mother and nieces, the Misses Mary aud
Hattie Frankeberger, about score Of his friends
assembled at the family residence. 100 Madison
street, for the purpose OF celebrating the ami
yersary in a beittlng manner, BY o'clock all
had assembled In the parlors and when, few
moments later, Mr.. Chaplin arrived home for
supper. his surprise on confronting the guests
quickly assured, however that any fears he
might entertain that the visitors had come to
''wallop the editor" were entirely grOundless,
their mission being one of peace and good Will.
After the greetings and congratulations had
been spoken, the. following poem, written for
editorial staff was read its neatly turned hints
and pleasantly told incidents connected with
the liic OF i!s hero creating much merriment:
FIFTY YEARS.
1885. H. s. CHAPLIN. 1885
Lines for His Anniversdry.
PRELUDE.
Beside the snowy pathway this frosty winters
The milestone labeled $50 looms up before the
sight,
A round half century of years and hale and
And taken" by u merry crowd, not asking II
he Will.
pioGRArHtC SKETCH.
Scarce had the Steam cars wakened the echoes
When, In fair Connecticut, the welcome child
WAS born.
And II our muse mistake not Old nlckorys
Waved over young Columbia the Presidential
wand.
1t shall not be our providence to sketch what
lies between
Only to trace our heros way along the march
of Time,
And picture forth his noble deeds in simple
words that rhyme.
That is II we can fetch 1t and rather guess we
When the topic TINT we tackle is plucky print
or man.
Behold him in Bellefoniainc, a-lcarning how to
spell,
He tocd the mark. went to the head and nc'er
WINS known 10 tell
The stupid boy next TO him what letters he
Until quite sure the teachers eyes were turned
the other way.
And here, when he had compassed the latest
sehool-boy trick,
He 'tSGf ss} ,S sshina smn'ty desk and held him
He turned the letters on their heads and put
the dushcs in,
As prentice hands forever do when they the
last begin.
When twenty years and two had rolled their
summers overhead,
He slung his budget on his back, unheeding
what was said,
And there some faces here tonight 1t fell his
fate to meet.
His hands knew honest industry, his soul knew
not fear
1t chanced u big-nccked bully who stood his
case anear, 40
Had bonsted he could wallop with Heenan
skill and pomp
At any hour or season. the form of any comp"
1t happened one bright morning, the braggart
came behind
And turned unto our printer with language
And snid 'srll take your minion," and grabbed
1t from his case
Our hero let handful fly, square in the bully's
face
And every letter left its print picked out in
They sprang and clinched and both went down
and not II word was said
The bully kicked and gurgled and help came
The boy boy had l twisted up the tie and chokcd the
neck within it,
This shows our friend was plucky, and he need
not blush to hear II,
The belt was given up to him II ne should
choose to wear it.
A change OF scene: we see him next in wilds
OF Arkansas.
St1ll Sellulug lDrtn pEluteu NOIus III VI
love and law.
We see him writing letters to all the girls he
And sending one a lock of hair and one
'.red red rose;"
We will not say his single life is fated him to
How fiirts are punished-well-becaus
haps it isn't so!
The giant Mississippi uprose his mighty floods
And merged our hero's printing house, our
Abreast the tide he struggled, his last and prec,
ious hope,
To save his trunk OF clothing, secured by n
rope.
He was not born to drown but came out whole
from that regretta
And weeks anon unpacked his shirts, to dry, in
Cincinnati!
Again he took his westward way and struck
And helped with stick and rule to make the
great Globe Democrat
In 1862 when war sent up its ruddy fame
Ie left the form upou the press and once more
This time he stirred up Perrysburg with his un-
firing pen,
And won to patriotic deeds the hearts OF noble
men.
And something else he did that lives recorded in
A lady friend .alighted from the train, with
And he took her bundled baby, for a blizzard
And bore it screaming half mile heels up,rard
and head dOlcn!
Don't laugh, pray you, gentle friends twas
The kind but inexperienced arms OF this fine
bachelor.
Among the IIoosiers next we find our restless
rover straying,
And with the maidens OF Peru, the editor goes
Maying.
And friends rs ever, cluster round ana chcef
his daily labors,
And good men read his paper through and lend
il TO their neighbora.
But soon or late such active minds their incli-
To sail es the storied I old Maumce and anchor in
Toledo.
Thus came our hero to the mark of his high
destiny,
And fourth into the reading world sent out tho
'ETENISJ b..
And wise men blessed him for the deed, but
needing not the host,
Out of dream, one Silly night, uprose the
The bright faced little youngs,er year-old the
other day,
And taking on aggressive airs that mean "le
come to stay
TONIGHT.
Here. again, at the milestone, set in the snowy
And We love you all the better for the little
Cooking buck
we are some'at sad to sec You In this worli OF
many ills,
without wiiely guard and counsel, and frequent
bonnet bills
It's not too late yet to mate. there are no bans
lorbidding,
But you've no time to waste II sou would have
u "silver wedding."a a
The years have lightly touched your brow be
cause your noble calling
| Keeps the heart warm and out of storm wher
| wintery lakes are falling.
ENVOY
| May Heaven bend with blessing
| Above this festal scene.
| And In our hearts forever
| It's lnemery be green.
| And may another iity
| BE added to your lot,
Ere sorrowing ones are choosing
| For you burial plot.
| And may your years encompass
| OF all good things the most,
| And letters be llluned
on every finger POST
| And may your only loaded lines
30 those you choose TO write,
And may your face long keep the grace
That clothes II round tonight.
When the type is all distributed
And set your latest piece,
When the last form has gone TO press,
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