Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-04
Written for The Evening star.
THE ASSESSMENT OF 1883.

- ~ haoho bhuse W.
v! tneS III decline TO appropriate
AT any sort OF liberal rate;
Vile oiu.ens VINO own tine land.
a., ma u naro 10 understand
Wy usy-.ho wisely nave no vote.
snouio mus % taken by the throat.
Emu ,naos 70 pay ior every TOY
20. 'ne Wnoie country 70 ENJOY.
VI instances we've one or two.
s. no'aoly our recent zoo.)
..0N uo no. III. rom snore 10 snore'
Oof csptai someume explore.
~ o ever si.er' proudly boast
o~hersnip, quite free OF COST
sno" cry were 70 De,
WY not ehact an entrance fee.
Dafnun uoes OF orest F0repaughs"
1s~ ~ uivioe she expense OF care!
suis couia QUICK become law.
weo siAoiy greet the y. A. II.
Iney'o bring tribute from each state.
ana We should need no raised tax rate!
but these three men have been assigned
10 satisfy the public mind,
let, give to Congress Whist they ask,
mnich AL see Is no easy task;
For, II Charybdis they escape,
on scyiia they will surely wreck.
ana congress should pension give,
n'ney schieve tine task, and live.
VI pisce insurance on their lives
cover loss II none survives.
% honestly shey take the OATH
s o. oonscienuousiy SET Iorth
mnat tney oeheve each lot would bring
Dees'u 'he suc'ion MANNER ring.
Du' mere =, once tnines comphcate.
70 ms''er now tney nx the rate,
TT where 70 tax eacn loot. there's need
~. oecomes cenuPede'
anu 'uey surveying skill must use,
ekihs no neIp from former views"
Nv. oons.ess' you must understand.
"AMs pay iof every men OK lana.
nnu snouia .neir Wisn TN case decide.
0s s'~'o IL up auu TAX potn Sides;
ppo.iiha'ihe mus tne marx
',s IN our nocA Oreek fark;
IT. snouiu improvements under ground
~ on .ue PREMISES oe Iound'
ra... WIN iheasurHe me ~ouio 90
NJ. uHpou.i re~iiis oeioW.
Tna.e o"sh Aho~ oeiors
80 " oe ~ poor'
W. uei "hy mat fot they oouSns
G. .t u ~ lnu' ihore 'nah they ougnt.
~ ~ nv 49, proeeeo W cry II aoWn
,neso 'nree men VINO view tne town,
nuu eu.et eacn MS special plea
~ ms 'ormenteo. osth-pound thresI
e 'no "orA - W I've dohe'
BETTER annOfnt mar daaf and lrv,
100, appoins men ueaI anu dumo'
y. al sucn 'anperine" crime
mus 'ehp' men from outys line.
nu' On ,hey CO. Us ciad I'D STEEL
For sho,Ia a.. ,,,',,i,t t..e.
~. snouiu 'ney Puonsh as they go
"oiA "ouiu he'er pe gone throush,
Pr,y;nr 20 havs tha,, $780, .hs,,,a
Tbev c.-ofnIIv "a sio,',,'' 80.
,afei",,s anu Slowly scan
on what ;t,s vortb th,s 49, h.,,,,
Iftbov 20 ali 4. haa a.. -,
Is the street paved a .eusr ma,
Do GAS and rs,ar ni,,as .rn..~s
Is there a graveyard cloaa In s,o,,,
Do steam cars thnnaar IN, a, ni,,,t,
Is the lot lost To sight of ann
When PRAYER for rain Is overdona,
Or will a cos, ,nora .b.,, ;,,s ,.n..h
To level and tr.nsnor. 81. a.-.hs
Who sold the last a d,a.s,,t Lot,
And what tba fo,,ra, ,h.t h. -,
And was the ALL a, fono,, 49,
The tmver in .ona dira s,r.,t,
And en- thsr, ,,a;,,,, ~ s,ea
wien hone /, .di,,s, a.. hsI., u III. -.
When hopsa and 10. az It'll, so,..ts,
The inst prenortion thsv mnst sna.
How much ia house. ana bos, rnuah la
Keen tni,a.rs, f,yura, :, co,nnana.
Know IL the showers which faIl On sn-;,.
H.xs ea,sad en-. ho,,sa g. s,,ro,,. -.
on 70 amb;tior do,t, insr;-a An'
TITO stretch . story h;ohar.
For though no tar ia lain on air
The rate climhs nm ON .~.rr ...;-
Back buildings. too, must nav th.;r Ana.
To belp increase the revenues.
So. these three mon ~ feir r.,o,-,
In black and white mnst mote !, a.,
That lot b1ant sona,s biant .,,..,r,s
If knocked down AZ the anction,, I'm,
Since thus the law has been construed
Just so much more than when l,st viewed
For Just here lives widow poor.
But Justice calls with # srn aecrs.
They dare not yield to sympathy,
But by their conscience. God and oath
Nor m,,i,n S.t.e ,a IN very very ruth.
As in their narrow way they ro
Our city grows in beauty rare.
1mprovemens. progress every whsrs;
For do,lsrs now cannot he SonrS,
And avian Mr. G.oro.,. nlan