The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-10
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once ! Nos. 70 and 81 Fourteenth Street.
LINES 10 HkNkY n. STANLEY.


'of ne AlteltpalcI.
Henry n. stanley, the great African explotG
will lecture In the ODerA House a. Whselin
Tuesday evening, February 10. Impfompt
lines In Wow OF that event
Most writer's have their little day,
Then 70 oblivion sink away.
We're hekle noEtaH, who each day
Atsome new shrine our HOMAGE pay.
enc day It's E1smere. then we cry
The day for Elsmere has gone By.
Dear Mrs.. Humphrey WARD make way,
Give us thy book, sweet Maxwell Gray.
Then John Ward, Preacher, by DelRnd,
With these two otherl, hand In hand.
Were lead aud te-reAd through the land.
The "GIAnd Old Man" cen look bis pen,
Reviewing Elsmere, we'll, what tbenP
We who had READ II read again;
The press and pulpit thro' toe land,
Along With 9iaasione's helping hand.
Made Catherine'a "RobertT In demand,
While Tennybon's crown OF bay
Placed on the head Of Maxwell Grey.
Then Robert touinSleyenson
About this time his lAuIels won,
Or was It after "WAEd, the Preacher"
He gave his strange tWo.nAtured creature7
Read Rider HaggAfd, - the cry,
And asWe read his day goes by,
Now Russian writer's for \ day,
Then German writer's have their say.
While Scotch Macdonald (bless his pen),
With lovely poor we long r. ken,
Wins with his strong, bare footed men.
Read Looking Backward" and you'll sec
The wonders Of the times 70 be.
Read "Looklng Backsn !" hurry. pay,
WhAt2 not already, did You BAyY
Eclipsed BY Henri fSben3 Nay.
The books Of Bethany and BeSant
Are fairy stories, but They're pleasant
But Brand would brand US with sense
Otour lukeWAImness, 10 intense
Has IRhan HfnWn him Afa him hR1RR
Anothef's crOWding for turn,
Another comet has 70 burn.
The world is lnll OF sin we know;
Is foul aud filthy, mean and low.
TOO long we've ctled-He need q laugh;
Too long we've heard about that hall
The world Is not supposed 10 know,
The people who are way down low,
Who never rise single fung.
But live and weep and die unsuug.
The itch could help them II they would;
Some cen begin 70 think they should.
Too long we cried, we need 10 laugh;
Although he's young he Is no cali;
There's lots Of wheat Rinong his chat;
Let's dry our tears awhile and then
After we've laughed we'll cry again.
One thing I'd have this youngEter know:
He must behave, or he must 60.
he'B laughing At a. don't you know,
One thing this comets rot 70 learn
he must behave, Or else not burn:
VINO te8 Us AL win laughter ft2plngI
Need present hlmi RudyAfd Kipllng.
Too long we cried-We need u laugh;
Altho' he's young he isno calf.
Give OF thystore, thou gifted STRIPPING;
Hutrsh for ~ Inter snd for Klpling,
0thsrs I'D like to write about
But time and patience will give out.
And II l still extend my rhyme.
I'll tax your patience aud my time.
Just two great heroes will mention
2lnnInN1 ERnnRH-kuNFH nNtanINAnt
Henry n. Stanley will appear
Upon the tenth, will lecture hero
On Tuesday next, marx we'll the dAyI
You can't afford To be away.
Its well tpent money. What he'll say
Is worth far more than you will pay.
And no Y we'll put away our pen,
Hear Stanley lectuFe-well, what them
After the lecture write Rgain.
II you'll but read mo Will write;
Meantime bid you all good night,
". Va, February .. 1891.