Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
For the EAGiK.

our fill
Out of that treasury.
Prayers will be heard in the White House
From the lips of that pure incorruptible
The first time in years.
For he thinks God will help with the work
on hand,
Orphans to feed, asylums to plan,
BESIDES the work Of nation to carry on)
Nc wonder he fears.
So good bye old soldier, tried and true,
There's no more work for you TO do;
Step down and out,
You have placed our good nation upon her
feet,
Saved money for us, it lie meet
That We should plunge in elbow deep,
That's what we're about
But the change in our postofiice-the excite
ment we insist
That the bombardment of Fort Sumpter was
as nothing to this
Going on right under our noses
The Democrats sure are the cunningest cray
theirs,
And they have been cutting the cunningest
capers;
Been hugging their friends and Hourishing
papers
And walking right square on their
eileen, Harris, Fisher, McAdams and Smith,
All seemed to be in the height of their
bliss
They felt so contented;
As they talked of their chances, each laughed
in his sleeve
Az HE Dairhhar Eaob h,rxoJ IL, ,,,,oot
hope, and sought to believe
That in a few weeks he'd victory achieve,
Each grinned like he was demented.
Down Douglas avenue, looking anxious and
pale,
With light graceful step came baby Frank
He soliliquised thus
" If could only slip in, / believe will try,
| will write Cleveland Il sweet letter on the
sly;
Then perhaps he will give it to Davie or 1;
Twill be grand thing for us.
But his steps were scarce covered with snow,
when
Right in his tracks came ex Governor Glenn.
His cane came down with thwack
IT'S plain to be seen, we are all honest men.
There's but one that trust, that l can rec
ommend, as L. M.
IT'S your most humble servant, Ex-Governor
Glenn.
The Others will have to stand back.
But Smith said nothing. He kept very still,
I'VE know the old adage: the pig and the
the swiil,)
But he kept up a terrible thinking
If it comes right down to square, open
fight.
could not do better than to send my friend
White,
But think can make, for it's perfectly
right.
shall walk right in without blink
ing.
The long looked fer day came at last. They
were mwardly quaking;
They were pale to the lips; their poor knees
were shaking;
Frank Smith was the choice of the
committee.
Twas not on account of his brains nor his
beauty,
But because he had sworn to do his whole
duty,
And that he will do fer he's sure of his
booty,
And an ornament he'll be now to
the city.
At howl from the baby, all sprang to their
feet.
In choosing their P. NJ. he was 'lefl out"
complete.
Such usage, Oh, it was too hard.
They all tried TO quiet him: they whistled
and sang;
They made faces, they actually did, every
man.
They made such confusion the old rafters
rang.
Oh, for some one to take him in
charge
You spank the poor babie, ii seemed such
pity
That the dignifed Democratic Central COM
mittee
Actually danced to stop babies
noise.
If with all this confusion we can't keep him
still,
Said one to another, why, we know what
will;
It's place in the land Office and that he
can fill,
With help now and then from the
boys
So place in the land office to babie was
given,
Where we sincerely hope he will earn a
good living
He can if he'll try.
He can sit in his high chair and on every fine
day
Can watch the teams pass and hear the
bands play.
His sweet chubby face and his bright golden
hair,
His rattle box, milk cup, his cute little
chair,
viii be fine sight, both curious and rare,
SO, babie, goodbye.
Poor McAdams, poor Fisher, poor Harris,
poor Glenn,
Poor, disappointed, cheated, low-spirited
men.
For you we shed tears.
After this when you scheme to sit down in
(Republican) chair,
First put out your hand and make sure it is
there,
For to think that you've missed it must be
torture to bear,
After waiting twenty-tour years.
GRANDMA GRIMES.
IU,c,Y,r. Eab % 1909