ACROSTIC TO J. C. LANGENBERGER, Captain of the O. P. Night Watch.

BY G. W. VAN WEIGHS.

Just to all men, to all men kind and true;

Conspicuous as a giant yet comely to the view;

Loved by all who know him, trusted everywhere;

Always more than willing to ease his fellow's care;

Never harsh or cruel, never false or base;

Going in and coming out among those in disgrace,

Earning from each prisoner's heart the meed of honest praise;

None condemn his actions, none despise his ways;

By his children reverenced, by his wife adored;

Every friend is welcome at his ample board;

Rich in all that makes a man, poor alone in hate;

God of Mercy bless the man who nightly guards our fate;

Ever may he fill the post that wisdom has assigned,

Ruling all, as now he does, by strength of heart and mind.