The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-24
GEN. r.p. JEpSON'S VERSES.


"Pot-pourrl II Melnngc Of Verse" Il
tho tltln OF 4 volume OF rhymes from
tho pen OF Gen. Franklin =. JcpsOn.
which has been placed on the hook
shelves Of Frank Stant0n'E CIly Hook
store, The military title may be mis-
leading n come people, hut MIR, Jcp-
sOn has u perfect right to it8 use, nc-
cOrllng to the editors preface from tho
fact OF having held tho nppOIntlvc office
or commlSSaty general on Gov. Mac.
C0rklc's stan with other distinguished,
hut DlOodlcTS warriors, II II were not
FOR the, almost pathetic vlrcumIt ,Ihccg
connected with the publication Of tho
volume It's contents might he subject
Ia " rather extended critical analysis.
The author states IN his APOLOGY" 10
tho reader that "thc verses were writ
ten from time 10 time, to while away
the dragging hours, md with no
thought Of over sprlnElng them upon
an unsuSpcciIng public" II would, per-
haps, have been lust M well had the
author adhered to his original thought.
and not have taken another think"
However, 1t WINS not an authors pride
III his productions that Inspired Cen
oral JcpSOn to violate hlS first rational
conclusion. hut "thn hand Of stern ne
ceTslty" that prompted him to break
out "ln print"
Int let his object he stated IN the
words contained In the editors preface:
I'm mis- prosperous days Mr.. JcpSOn
was given Ia flights OF poetic rAncICs,
and these he put 10 paper from time
to time, little thinking that at come
day they might stand him In good
stead. These he has now revised and
published in book form. trusting that
the mnny friends OF his prosperous days
may ind the work sufficiently attract
I've 10 ensure their patronage. and
thereby furnish him, however small 1t
may b0. n nucleus Tor fund which
shall enable him to make another start
In the battle OF llrc." Truthtully II
can h. said that these "illghtS OF poetic
fanClCS" form most remarkable col.
lection. The range OF subjects. In fact,
Ii somewhat Ethrtllng. soaring from
"lictty Zane, an Epic Of Indian War.
fare at Fort Henry, now WhcrlinE," 10
"SardincS" The iIshy lines referred TO
are rs follows:
! lovO Fardnca
From hands 0r queens,
And faln would know
II you, Juno.
Sent those surdincs TO tho
Yes? Nh mcrri:
Then ! dare say
No fRirpr hand,
In all the land
Fer sent sardtncS TO me.
Then there are other sweeping flights
through space from u description OF the
catastrophe near Moscow prior 20 tho
nf MI
Na~sr-ed-Din descriptive OF the nSSas-
sInation Of the Shah Ut PrrsIaul to six
teen 10 one" "ConJuSal Felicity" and
Free Lunch NalcdIctory." This vcrSa-
Utility Is somewhat astounding In one
who merely wrut" TO "whIlc away drug
cling hours" The majority OF the
verses are very crpiiC IN sentiment. In
Lines to Il Bride" he requests the lady
TO look on her a4ldrCr. "l'rOm the crest
Of llymcn's hill, choking on this bitter
pin" These lines convey the suGEcs-
ton Of liver complaint rather than
hclrtnchJ However poetic license Is
very elastic md one can't b" too ana
lytical Of emotions expressed in rhyme.
In "Dcspccatinn' General JepSon's
mus" rises 10 true poetic heights. ~
any one who has been there" the fol-
lowing verse Will be- ~ comforting as a
psalm:
There's no beauty In the sunrise for man
with but dime.
No melody in music, no Jungle to tho
rhyme.
Till thu clinklc Of the glasses his senses
one" more cheer,
And soon that dime Is split In twain, TO
buy glass Of beer.
And there are others" In tho same