The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-02

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[ Ing Bride Thought, and all Wen
Merry 40 . Fire Bell UutlI Isaac A
Pool, Poet Laureate for the OsoasIsn
Began SUIT Tor Compensation fog HI
Merry versslets-ssmples Of His Poess,
Art. on Which He Gets Judgment.
Chicago. Dec Captain Peter Lawso,
of the Fire department would not pa,
| Poet Isaac A. Pool for his merry wedding
verses, so the bard got judgement agains
| him for s1525 in Justice Underwood's cour
yesterday.
} The printing bill for go copies Of "a Wed
ding Symphony and "Emily's Greeting
| was s5.25. so the value placed on the bard:
| poems by the justice was $ apiece.
Captain Lawson and Carrie u. Speech,
were married on Oct. q last at the resi-.
dence of the brides mother, 1893 Lincoln
avenue. Pool told the court he was made
poet laureate for this occasion. With his
''eye in fine frenzy rolling" he began "a
Wedding SYMPHONY with "ClangI cIang.
clang,"
This explosive word was supposed to be
particularly happy because OF Captain
Lawson's connection with the Fire depart
ment. 1t was intended to touch the flame
fighters heart and please the fancy of his
bride. And il did. They liked it. and they
were captivated with the companion piece,
"Emily's Greeting" too. especially for its
domestic coloring. So great was their de-
light after reading the poems they ordered
go copies printed, and these the couple
distributed among their friends. But when
it came to paying for the verses that was
another matter. The Captain refused, 20
meet the bill. He admitted ordering the
work, but said ne did not understand there
was to be any compensation. Then came
the suit.
Some of the cho.cer gems from "a Wed
ding Symphony" are these:
Clang, Clang, Clang, There's a fearful,
wild alarmi
And all the Heroes hustle TO save from
death or harm,
Alas! They cannot quell 1t with all their
skill and art,
For the flame that IL consuming is In the
Captains heart.
The Ladders cannot reach It; the Hose will
not avail:
The engine under pressure in idleness must
quail;
There's only One can reach him and save
the faithful Chief, as
For the loving heart Of woman u the meas
ure of relief.
The symphony goes on to relate with
poetic vagueness that the Captain was
married.
But "Emily's Greeting isn't to be over
looked. Here is some Of it:
In the morning when the shadows
Fled before the coming night, q.
We were three delighted maidens,
Waiting for the coming night;
When the evening closed her curtains
At the vanishing Of day,
One from out our happy circle
Had been spirited away.
In a moment, wife and mother
Quite supulant the Maiden's name,
Just before the stalwart Captain
To our peaceful cottage came.
A tStiefmutterschen,'' we call her
For the little orphan boy;
And we wish the happy couple
Everlasting years of Joy.
The poem goes on to express the hope
that the two sisters OF the bride will be
married, too.
Miss Specht and her sisters met Poet
Pool in a business way some time ago in
a floral establishment kept by the BRIDE
Shortly before the wedding, explains
Pool, Miss Specht spoke to him about
writing some poetry to be dedicated to the
couple at the time the cermony was per-
formed. And this Is how the poetry came
to be written.
Poet Pool was elated when the case was
decided in his favor. c
''If that poetry is net worth So" he
said, "then am through writing poetry"