Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-11

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character aud purity o. HE. IL al thing
that make life worth living and tbe world a
"a place % live in, the us@spaper man Of To-
day occupies al important place aud sields
q magnetic influence for good. The ancient
adage that the psn Il mlghtIer than the
sword = 10 longer a sentimental literary
arectatlOn The nations OF the world TO
day recognize It's greater potency a. al e.
tabiIshed fact.
The newspaper men Of to-day DO nOt move
the world. bat they pour cat every day a
grOfu-lOn Of Ohy words that help 10 keep the
machinery IA motion without unnecessary
friction. After Mr. Hartford remarks,
Farmer Reynolds read The following orig
maj pOeIn
A HOFTONIC VISION.
rad dressm txAs al dream.
And Jet Il seems 20 NE
AZ real 2s any other act.
Ia nfes great tragedy.
Ia sleep voice cane do1n and said.
%. mortal. !ritn So tell
What wonders greatest 0f the Earth
ca which yoa pigIniss dwell
The cupid form which queried thus
Nss floating Ia the air
And save a sash and spray of hope,
Was Ike cupid bare.
Bensath it, dimpled feet there rolled
A picfured world like this,
While IN the east the rising sun
bicshed with morning kiss
Surprised Al questions 50 profound.
frofn angel IN the air.
wondered much; but answer made
In manner frank and IA r
Niagara" cried aloud
No wonder that claim.
Above tho Alp@ aud Pyramids.
On everlasting fame.
Bot cupid shook his curly head
la Waggish doubtful way.
And with one foot on pictured globe.
In language seen 81 10 say,
A wonder | can now, On man.
Far mightier than all
I But So a resh your catalogue,
Ana something greater call
Provoked at such disparagement.
OF what with awe.
/ l raid. Hold on. you laughing sprite,
III On my fancy draw:
The coliseum of old Rome,
/ The North Pole the Nile.
The PhOnograph, woolly horse.
fOur imp the more did smile).
Mohammed's coffin in the air
Great Dhrwins mystic link
Colossus. striding wide al Rhodes
Our twilights mystic pink
Dianas temple in the East,
And Babylon walls.
Olympus. Pharos, Washington
It's monument and halls
''Sto- stop the witching fairy cried
7 With frantic. rOguish lips
Il hold bottle here on high,
Within my tnger tips,
More wondrous than the Pyramids.
Or Alps of classic fame.
And now the secret herald forth
Hoptonic is its name
The vision fled: aud aw0ke
With soul afiame with JOY.
To find that on the pillow sat.
My hearty. cherub boy.
The program WAS interpreted by excelleI
music by Prof. Miles's orchestra, and cor
cluded with the serving of refreshments, IL
cream, cake. Hoptonic, etc, by the populf
caterer, julius Kuhn.