. Farm legends. h the world went the bidding, Bring hither your choicest and weary and hungry Chicago, sad Queen of the North and the West! O crushed but invincible city!O broken but fast-rising city!O glorious and unconquered Queen of the North and the West!The long, golden years of the future, with treasures increasing and rare,Shall glisten upon thy rich garments, shall twine in the folds of thy hair!From out the black heaps of thy ruins new columns of beauty shall rise,And glittering domes shall fling grandly our nations proud flag to the skies!From off thjr wide prairi
. Farm legends. h the world went the bidding, Bring hither your choicest and weary and hungry Chicago, sad Queen of the North and the West! O crushed but invincible city!O broken but fast-rising city!O glorious and unconquered Queen of the North and the West!The long, golden years of the future, with treasures increasing and rare,Shall glisten upon thy rich garments, shall twine in the folds of thy hair!From out the black heaps of thy ruins new columns of beauty shall rise,And glittering domes shall fling grandly our nations proud flag to the skies!From off thjr wide prairies of splendor the treasures of autumn shall breezes shall sweep from the northward, and hurry the ships to thy shore!For Heaven will look downward in mercy on those whove passed under the happly again they will prosper, and bask in the blessings of more thou shalt stand mid the cities, by prosperous breezes caressed,0 grand and unconquered Chicago, still Queen of the North and theWest!. The Railroad Holocaust. 145 THE RAILROAD HOLOCAUST. [New Hamburg, N. Y., February, 1871.] Over the length of the beaten track,Into the darkness deep and black, Heavy and fast As a mountain blast,With scream of whistle and clang of great train rattled and thundered along. Travelers, cushioned and sheltered, sat,Passing the time with doze and chat; Thinking of naught With danger fraught;Whiling the hours with whim and song,As the great train rattled and thundered along. Covered and still the sleepers lay,Lost to the dangers of the way; Wandering back, Adown lifes track,A thousand dreamy scenes among;And the great train rattled and thundered along. Heavily breathed the man of care;Lightly slept the maiden fair; And the mother pressed Unto her breastHer beautiful babes, with yearning strong;And the great train rattled and thundered along. Shading his eyes with his brawny hand,Danger ahead the driver scanned; And he turned the steam; For the red lights gleam10 146
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