Arizona republican., 1892-05-22

when Joseph set out from the Holy Land To traverse the intervening desert of sand Between JOrdan's bank and the banks or the
 Nile
 With his niece and his wife and the Holy An humble donkey carried the freight To the base of the pyramid, from BethGny's
 gate;
 Carried by donkey over q human rond, Freight of the destiiies of mi lions uaborn Carried by Joseph to the land icorni And the patient donkey picked his way GyeT the pebbly rbals of Arabia, Until he landed his freight on the banks of the Nile
 Where Joseph and Mary sojourued owhlle;-- And the ch'ld grew up on Egyptian corn Ere the world knew well that u liug was boru, And pla ed his play with Egyptian kids At the majestic base oi the D, ramids
 III. When Mahomet set out on his hegird Guided alone by the new mODIs ray, Over the sandy deserts of Arabia To herald the diTth of a new born day, To proclaim himself the Prophet ot God And spread desOlatlOn in the lpud O EOd And wherever the crescent shines attr Opposed in strife Go the Christian star. He mounted a camel al unsh1d And made his journey m the name Of God Of all of the journeys under the sun, This trip Ol MahOmet was q momcntous one: For Christ brought sword with the Christian
 star
 And Mahomet another with a ,cimetar:- They have clsshed together on the desert plain And ere mauy years Witl clssA again For there's never peace on mortal sod While men kill each other for the love Of God
 ". In our own land ;-leud oft free We have the deserts mystery;- And in our OwndIy deess have heen done Surpassing the retreat ot NenOphou:- Witness the march Oi Domphan And recount the glory he rHs wOu;-- From lulpUpuHpuPp To Monterey With buCkskiu boys hG fought his way, No baggage wagons impeded his train Nor pOmp nor splendOr all in vain;- But men of muscle men of brain Set out Western World to gain And left their trapping, all behind For carpet knights who wish Co find Favor with the fair in hOrsemHus rig Or drive in tandem with gig Rut Doniphan's were like Plutarch's, men We Neer shall see their match again.
 V From the Mssissippts western banks An army of men fell into ranks In 'ig-the year they won The Empire of the Setting Sun. All were Captaius-all were fr,e All were sons of liberty A million homes now dot the plains Where peace and plenty always reigns. No other nation ever saw The workings Of the Homestead law million homes and not cent Was ever paid to Government. With base like this the p'lamid looms Firmer by far than Egyprs tonbs; Where mans bombastiC vanity Erected monuments of insanity Useless and lost to history They only record a mystery.
 VI. Whoever scans the Pacific side Must know Of Matchless FremOnts ride From san Diego tn Monterey Twelve horses carried him in single day: And when at last the day was won They sent the news to Washington By Beale-braye Ot the brave, and fearless man, A thousand risks he freely ran To lay before the President The official dispatches which were sent, That the flag of the brave and the flag of the
 free Waved over the Pacific sea These things occurred, Professor Morse, w Then all good news came by horse Before you hitched the lightning wire To pen of wire and tongue of fire; Before the wizard Of the Park Tapped the sun and bauished dark
 VII. The humble riders of the plains II any one alive remains.- Can scarce expect their names to appear For want of space recorded here; But equestrian heroes -One and all, Memory spreads her sable pail Over your deeds; we'll known tO me, And equal to ancient chiyalry.- rode one horse from sea to sea, And he was proud to carry me Lightning" by name, and nature tOo;- Ot blood the bluest of the blue That's bred on blue grass and fed on corn, In q state where horses ana men are born For many day from sun to sun A hundred miles Of road we won, And Jobs war-hOrse was not more brave Than :Lightning," who now rests in his grave. |
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