The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-27
A GLORIOUS DAY AT BUTTE.

have read OF Roman triumphs in the days |
when Rome PLAYED ball;
When she met all other nations. taking out |
of each a fall;
When victorious Roman generals marched |
their lesions in state.
With the plunder Of the conquered--and
the conquered paid the freight.
Gorgeous We're those vast professions roll
ing through the streets OF Rome;
Mad with iov went all the Romans welcom-
ing the veterans home.
Gold there was for fifty Klondikes, swiped
from temples OF the gods;
Marble statues by the car loads, gems
enough to stone the dogs.
Following chariot cars were captives, DAM
sells nv the score.
Ballet dancers from far harems. savage
men and beasts galore.
Millions cheered and yelled and Numbered;
shook the earth as by storm
All Rome howled-and vet Rome's howling
after all was not SO warm;
For these monster Roman triumphs, at
which not stone was mute,
Couldn't hold a Roman candle
When BRYAN came to Butte.
/ have read of the uprising OF the men OF
lie Belle France
When NAPOLEON came from Elba, eager for
another chance:
Marble hearts and frozen shoulders turned
the generals to their chief,
But the people hailed their master with
RAPTURE past belief.
What though France lay stunned and
bleeding. she arose and got too gay
What is he had cost her fortunes, still the
devil was to DAY:
Though he'd killed million soldiers, and
came back to kill some more,
The survivors stood there ready TO give up
their inmost gore:
And they wept and sung and shouted,
whooped and rosred in sheer delight,
On their knees they begged. implorsd him
TO pull off another fight
Sure tho champion was in training, ana IN
training couldn't LOSE
Thus they danced around and eheersd as II
iaggest with widest booze.
But the passion that they cherished for
this fiery French galoot
Was as zero as that witnessed
when BRYAN came to Butte.
have read Of Queen Victoria and her d!a-
mond Jubilee.
London rose and did the handsome-it was
something uu in g.
Long aud glittering the processfon-heat
cid Barnulns best to death;
When the queen is on exhibit, even ty-
clones hold their breath.
Troops OF white and black and yellow
regiments from East and West
| All the glory of Great Britain--pomp until
YOU couldn't rest.
! Russia also cut figure when she crowned
/ her present car.
In the line of fancy blowouts Russian stock
is I'M to par.
There are balls and fetes and fireworks,
bands PLAYED on and cannon foa'ed;
| Monarchy was at the bat and all their
roval iibets scored.
| Add the Moscow show to London's, take
| bo nara lyzing mir
| Put the queen and car together, yoke the
lion and the bear
! Swell these pageantries Of Europe TIL you
get dream to suit
But it's pretty small potatoes
When Bryan came to Butte.
BRYAN has himself had trluinphs, some
ovations off and on
| lust a little bit III, biggest that the sun
e'er shone upon.
You remember the convention IN Chicago
do you not?
When the party went 20 Bryan, and th'
gold bugs went TO pot.
You remember the excitement when IN
rose and caught the crowd,
When for fully twenty minutes everybod,
screamed aloud.
Oh. the mighty roar OF thousands as h
smote the cross OF gold,
AS he gripped the British Ton in a giant
strangle hold!
Oh, the fury of the FRENZY as he crushe'
the crown OF thorns
AS he graspea the situation. as he held
by the .horns'
Some there were who leaped three benches
, some who stood upon their head,
Some who tried TO kick the ceiling, NOR
r who tried to wake the dead.
: Twas record breaking rouset. down t
fame IT. shoots the chute
Gx.c
s When Bryan came to Butte
All. when Bryan came to Butte' the great
u est mining camp on earth,
& Where the people dig aud ,delve, and de
mand their moneys worth.
/, Though the Wall street powers despls
Them and abuse them like dog,
Bryan is the friend and savior, and the
: love him as god.
Il Did they meet him when they came there
n Did they make little noise.
TX Were they really glad 30 see himg DO 20
II think II pleased the boysg
lie Twas the screaming OF the eagle as b
n never screamed before.
le Twas the crashing OF the thunder, minis
: ling with Niasaras roar
l. All the whistles were a-screeehing, WIZ
It The bands they set the pace
n But the yelliag OF the people never i
r them get place Al,
\ Dancing up and down and sideways, sp',
= ting lungs ans thtcats and ears.
ID All were yelling. and at yelling SCENE
II :. wound up thousand years
nj 49,,
is or the earths great celebrations 'tw'
es he champion heavyweight
'ris the champion OF champions io9
time. l calculate,
For II knocked out all It's rivals, ana 81
s. standing, resolute,
punched creations solar plexus-
AT When Bryan came TO Butt
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