The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

The Little Orator

Harris, Rev. Thaddeus Mason. "The Little Orator." New York Saturday Press, March 19, 1859, 1.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
poetry
Abstract

A poem about a farmer who spends all of his time pampering his colt. The farmer responds to criticism by claiming that he is investing time now for the value gained when the colt matures.