Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-12-20
About Men and Things.
(BY Nj. J. DRUMMEY. ELLswoRTHs GROCER
POET

POET
The poets inspiration on and with unbounded
| - pleasure
The opportunity seize, and write my thoughts
Ara at leisure.
Another miles,one's left behind as life's broad
road we travel,
| Some day our journeys. end will come and the
| mystery unravel.
Our doubling minds will see more clear the
things which seem uncertain.
when from earth's stage we pass away and
stern Death rings down the curtain.
In bas. relief years ninety eight and nine, upon
our country's pages
/ Uutarnished by the flight OF time through all
the coming ages.
As long as freedoms banner floats your mem
orie- will glisteu,
And generations YET unborn with admiration
listen
To deeds of heroes, in the land surpassed upon
the ocean,
! Unequaled since the globe revolved and set the
earth in motion.
with convictions honest and siucere, leading
statesmen send forth warnlugi
And say the Filipino war unjust, and the con.
fury Just dawning
/ VIII find our grand old ship Of state on mo,
narchial breakers drifting,
While others disagree and say the poor mans
load we're merely nfupg,
| The latter version may be right though in Ger
tain quarters doubted,
Let ha-ty Judgment he withheld until Aguin-
aldos force Is routed.
/ From Markham's clods the farmers, they who
WELD the hoe, John Bull Is daily learning
That the mills OF the gods grind slow but fine
and Just vengeance Is returning
/ To smite their homes Of wickedness dressed In
sackcloth and ashes,
As kiping's Tommy Atkins wrlthes when Dom
Paul applies the lashes.
| God won't be Knocked, dear Transyaalites, pray,
hope, and fondly cherish
His precepts, did the fishermen of old, who
cried Lord, save us ere we perish
The yacht shamrock" which derives her name
from Old Erin's four leavcd clover,
The pride of England's racing feet to win the
cup came over.
| The wind and tides they buiTeied with effort
unayaIiug.
As old Hancock eounty's Deer Isle boys out
pointed their In sailing.
| We admire Sir Thomas Lipton's pluck, and
hope the dire disaster
! Will not prevent his comisg back again with a
ship more staunch and faster.
An evcntful year this 81 Indeed Of wonderful
surprises.
old Zimmerman another lease of life receives
and Fhubix like arises,
And adds fresh iaureis to her fame to shine
with brilliant lustrc,
/ BY defeating ttlsworth's modern tubs Mt the
Bangor nremen's muster.
/ Pride always goes before a fall; hcnccfarth our
gallant laddie-
Must respect and bow before the shrine of the
Idol OF our daddies.
Most half century ago she fought her first
pitched battle,
Which electrified and thrilled the world from
Quoddy Head to far seattle
Hon. John u. Hopkins had command and led
the famous rally
That captured Bangor's Tiger six. pride OF Pc
noh-cot valley.
He still survives, age eighy-four. the machines
not dead but sleeping
In The hcarse house at the city farm, safe 10
Harry JONES' keeping.
But bark The old town clock proclaim- the
midnight hour approaches
| When epouk- and gobliu- wander forth. and
Nor heu- ,ucroaches
And claims our time by right divine, heritage
OF ages,
/ Approved and fixed by natures laws, uutls-
FGled by earth'- sage.
! The uiucteeath ceniury's morning break tie
ei.nteenths night Is fleeing.
! \ Merry Christmas Glad New Year l. the
West End grocer'- greeting.