The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-14
JAUNT TO PITTSFIELD
INSPIRES LOCAL POET
Secretary Winslow Plays Horse With
oliver Wendell Holmes lone
Hoss Shaw


oliver Wendell Holmes Zone
Hoss Shay"
Secretary Winslow and Earl Chase
Of the Y NJ c. A., the last named
finctioning as boys work secretary of
that institut on. slipped out of the
village, Thursday, to pass a few
hours in the historic sections of
Pittsfeld First, they visited the
building wherein is housed the old
O'clock on the Stairs, made famous
by the poet, Longfeilow Aside from
its historical and poetic associations
that which impressed the Bennington.
ties most anent the ancient time
piece, so they report, was the fact
that the clock had adopted daylight
saving and was operating on Benn ng-
toms uptothe-minute schedule From
there they passed to the Museum of
Natural History and Art beautiful
structure that stands as monument
to the generosity OF. its founder, the
late Zenas Crane. Immediately up
on entering the building the attention
Of Mr.. Winslow was directed to an
odd sort of conveyance and when he
was told that it was the orig nal,
Simon-pure, Observation-Disclosures One
Hoss Shay" given to posterity by the
Incompatible Oliver Wendall Holmes,
an end came to al the historical pur-
suits of the Y NJ. G. A. leader-for
that day, at least
Earl Chase is authority for the
- NJ
iosity was not ha'f satiated by seat
ing himself in the driver place of
the famed shay, Earl adding that his
chief really insisted on having him.
self yoked into the thills VIII lie he
essayed the roll of the "one boss" all
by himself And Earl further adds
that the attempt was more than sue
cessful
Well the WinslowChase party re-
turned, late Thursday night. to Ben
nington. An effort to locate them
Friday was only partially successful.
VIII lie Earl was not to be found at
his usual haunts, callers being told
that be was making tour of his
friends homes TO tell them all about
the wonders of pittsfield, Secretary
Wmslow finally drop into his of
fee Friday evening And he dropped
into poetry at the same time. Few
people in Bennington are aware that
Mr.. Winslow is a favored son of the
Muses., yet them's facts However,
the Winslow Pegasus is not fond Of
work, unless something like the One
Hoss Shay" spurs his jaded ambition.
But upon these occas ons he goes
right to the job, scorns union hours
and labors overt me,
When Mr. Winslow was unearthed
Friday evening. his Pegasus was
driving his hoofs at the One Hoss
Shay The masterpiece then was by
no means completed, but enough Of
II had been brought to perfection not
only to thrill the Bennington p0pu-
lace, but likew Sc to tell the world
that New England has new jingler
The effusion introduces Oliver and
his sweetheart as they drive along in
the One Hoss shay on the road to
an engagement 1t follows:
Twas a wonderful story the small
window knew
In the back of the One Horse Shay
OF rides that oliver Wendell took
In a gorifed, far off day
With his Mistress Dorothy, young and
fair,
And eyes of heavenly blue.
A d implied chin and hair of gold
And a waist that was charming, too.
The moon looked thru the one small
rare
In the back Of the One Horse Shay
And it smiled and covered its weary
{ eyes
lust as il does today
But it knew that divers arm went
round
The form Of his Dorothy dear
And 1t knew two heads were close
/ and warm
And their eyes held never fear.
And the window he'd her whispered
ye
In the back of the One Horse Shay
| II You listen wei when the moon
shines br ght
| Yon can hear her sweet yo ce say
! Faint and tender and young and true
! TO Wendell OF ttsfe,d town,
Iete stop the shay and walk in the
leaves
While the mists come falling down
SO every year, when the months are
cid
The back of the One Horse Shay
Seems warm and soft as in romance
eyes
That have faded to Far Away;
For the moons are many and lovers
gtill
Walk home thru the leaves together
But the window pane in the One
Horse Shay
! Is silent thru every weather