Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-08

That young lady of Niger.
Rossetti. with his inability to refrain
from rcfrains. might have turned out
Something like this:
In Niger dwelt lady fair:
GRhC"n and eggs and bar o soapO
Who smiled meath tanRlcs Of her hair,
A. her stccd began his steady lope,
i"u like this style, | hJpeD
On and on they sped ana on.
bacon and eggs and g bar q SOap)
ON and Oh and on ard on
(IOu see We not much Scnpe.)
Fen ere they Hoped the second mile
The tiger gan his mouth to ope;
Anon he halted for a while:
Then went on with a pleasant smile
Bacon and eggs and a bar o soapO
philosophically. and would have summed
up his views in some such characteristic
lines as these:
Why if tho Soul can fling the Dust aside
And smilin" on Tiger biithclv ride.
Worrt not Shnm"-wer" not
Shame for him
In stupid Niger tamely to abide?
Strange is il not that Of the Myrilds who
Before MS rode III" Sandy Desert through,
Not one returns to tell us OF the Read,
Which to discover We ride smiling too.
We are no other than Il moving Row
of Magic Niger shapes that come and 20
Round with the Smile ilumined Tige"
held
In Midnight by the Master Of the Show.
Tennyson would have seen dramatic
opportunity. and would have gloried in
H., chance, thus:
Half a league half 4 league,
on the big tiger
Rode with smiling face
The In iy of Niger.
Mad rushed the noble steed.
Smiled she and took no heed:
Smiled ut the brraknecll speed
Of the big tiger.
Boldly they plunged and swayed.
Fearless and unafrai6-
TIGER and lovely maid,
Fair and heguilng:
FlaSh'd she her sunny smiles.
Flash'd DER the Sunlit miles:
Then they rode back. bnt not
Not the same smiling
When can their glory fadeo
. tn. wild charge they made,
Riding from Niger;
Honor the ride they made
Homer the smiles displayed
Lady and Tiger.
Kirling. of course. would have seized
thu. theme Cor a fine and stirring Blrrack
Room Ballad:
What is the lady smiling for?'
Slid ISLES on Parade.
shes going for 4 tiger ride.
Tie Color Sergeant sad.
What makes her smile so gay. 50 fay"'
Said Files on Parade:
she likes to 20 for tiger rides"
The Color Sergeant sand.
For she's riding on the tiger. You can see
his stately stride:
When they're returning home again.
she'll take place inside,
And on the tigers face will be the smile
50 bland ana Wide,
Hut she's RIDING on the tiger in the
morning.
Rrowning would have hecn pleased
| with the subject md would have done
| tn, best he could with it. doubtless along
these lines:
THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER.
| CThe Tiger srcaksC
Since now At length your fate Won know.
I said. Then. Dearest since lis 50.
Since nothing all YOUR smile aVallS
Since all Your life seems meant for falls.
| lIenceforth YOU ride inside.
Who knows what's best? All. who can
I loved the lady Therefore-well-
| shudd, rel Yet il had to be
| And 50 together. | and she
| Ride ride, forever ride.
| Swinhnrne would have spread himself
Fthusly:
o marvellous. mystical maiden,
|
| low Laughter thy 1.-the lips hath laden,
| Thy smile is n song os the Spring.
q typical. tropical tiger.
| Wdth wicked and whcedlesome wiles;
o lovely lost lady OF Niger
| Our Lady of Smiles.
| Edgar Allen Poe would have put 1t thi:
| way:
| See the lady with smile,
| Sunny smile.
Hear the gaysome. eleesome giggle a:
| she rides around in style.
| How the merry laughter trips
| From her red and rosy lips.
As she smiles. smiles. smiles, smiles
| smiles. smiles smiles
| While she rides along the dusty. deser
| miles.
Sec the tiger with n smile,
| Happy smile!
If such a smile means happiness. he
| happy quite a pile:
How contcntedly he ChuckleS rs he trot
| along the miles
| Oh he doesn't growl or groan
| las he ambleS on alone.
But he smiles. smiles. smiles, smiles
smiles, smiles, smiles.