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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. errata to I pelure, on A n 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 / k y T r t \:^l >.^ . / / .*. •• L ^ M \^ y ^> r/ /j.f m .J W.& >fcA t^-- FT? ISCQLLANQOU O POCM S, JAM!-: iVl i LLAP -V '■*■■ '^' ;;i:; ^V. 4 ^!S -i- Jf i'i:ivii:ii M nil: "iimks" I'I'ik i:, \' SIlMiil III, \. S. ss: T XT ■ v; ,^* { < *? *■ Miscellaneous Poems. m James C. Millar. YARMOUTH, N. S. : PRINTRD AT THE "TiMBS" JoB OmCK. \ A 'it CONTENTS. I'acij Lines suggested on Dr. Livingstoiie'M UcniuiiiH 1 brought from Africa to VV'estniin inter .\ltl)ey interment The British Flag There is no Theme for Me ... Ned, of Sissiboo ... ,., Bill Mangrum Doctor Healull's Cull Reminiscences of the Past ... An Evening Walk in June Flock of Wild (ieese A Midnight Adventure; or, Booty-lniuting Description of an Election Dinner The Toper Murtogh O'Shane's Letter to Patrick Driwcoll The Wedding of Kilmorish Nellie Gwynne's Lament for Hector How are Freights ? ,,, W^anted: A Teacher Charge of the fleavy Brigad" at Balaclava The Lake and Stream ... 1*. Tlie Phantom Ship Paddy Blake's Wuke Mary Montague Arubi Bey's Farewell to Egypt David and Goliath ... To a Young Friend Stanzas Ye Rustics Sage on Brooklyn Heights Brief Tri bate to H. W. Longfellow ... Stanzas Composed to the Memory of \V. Cowpcr, \'W\, The Birth of Moses Moses' Song of Deliverance... Deacon Schmidt's Cow The Horses' Dialogue Temperance Stanzas The Wine Cup Clem Surette's Panegyric f»n Tusket Eels Clem's Grace Before Meat ... His Grace After Meat 'ing for 1 •> 5 7 ,, !) 10 ., 14 10 , , . 17 18 .. LT) 27 ,, L'S 31 ,. ;v2 33 ,, . 34 3(i .. 36 88 ,, 40 42 . . 43 4d ,, 4() 47 ,, 48 40 I • * 50 51 .t 52 68 ,, 54 57 ,, 50 60 ,, ($1 02 3<^C^5 i lUiHections on Sooinijr a Uoliin Caujilit \ ... liilb : A Skotcli Paddy Burke ; Tlie Iludmiin Tommy Liitz ... ,»^ (ireiit Britain Vindicated ... ... Donald's Interview with tiie Czar Composed on tlie Loss oftiie Schooner " Melrose"... Composed on receivini? ii Moose-Steak Dinner Grace After Meat ... ... ... Written for a Lady's All^mi Stanzas Composed on a Swain's Unfortunate Amour Comi>osed on the Loss of the S. S. " Atlantic " My Duu<.diter ... ... ... There On Kevisitinj; Tusket Kiver Sonji: Terence Toole Doctor Ward's Advertisement Rose Melaneon Song: Kate, of Sissiboo Song: Moniijue Dorie ... ... Song: lair Mora of Tusket ... ... Hardscratch Kal)hits Yarmoutli Clams ... The Haunted Stream ... ... Mary of Argyle Mick's Cami)aign Composed on the Death of a Young Friend Invitation to a Bazaar Supper To Summer ... ... ... Our Museum On Creation A Paraphrase on Thomson's Review of the Seasons To Spring Lovely Ann... Heminisceuces of my Schools and School-fellows ... Paddy Mulloy ... ... Stanzas to E. Stone Wiggins, Esq. The Doorkeei)er on Duty Longing for the Laurel Song: Kittie Campbell John the Razor ... ... ,., Ode to Poverty Epitaph PAOB 62 62 03 64 65 66 66 67 68 68 <)8 69 70 71 71 72 72 74 75 76 76 77 79 81 83 83 84 85 86 87 8J» 90 91 92 93 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 l'A(JH (52 (!3 <)4 65 ()() ()() 07 68 68 (58 6W 70 71 71 72 74 75 76 76 77 79 81 83 83 84 85 86 87 89 90 91 92 93 93 94 95 96 97 {)8 99 100 KlMiATA. British Maj;, ^nl pajio— iJrd lino— read extended. Murtnjrl, OVShane'8 letter, 39th pa-e— 26th Hne— read Grosse Cncqne, and 39th line— read pre-em'nent. The Lake and Stream, 36th i)iige— heading— leave out an Idyl. Ye Rustics Sage, &c., 49th pajre-3 last stanzas-notes of exclamation. Hardscratch Rabbits, 78th ])ase— 35th line— read Gander- ville. PREFACE. /^THE liistovv of tli(* Inlldwiiifj; productions is liriotly ^ toM. Miiny yt'iirs have now elapseii since 1 whs seized with the uiiinia for " strinj^'inji; Idethars uj) in rliynie,'' as Burns has facetiously described it ; and some of them have at intervals ajipeared in the columns of different periodicals. I have now ventured to ])resent them collectively before the public; but not "throusli fa;/uots to tlie wanir *r flame, The rabid liufjre-irrown feline to affright Tliat prowl'd around by l)ovine scent allur'd ■ Or, leavinjf tliese, to Legislation turn And tell, with fervor high and honest pride, C)f Empire great of which he forni'd a part Had polity secure 'gainst all attacks Of titled name f)r purse-proud port, nor dare The}' witli impunity essay to sell, Incarcerate or exile, mutilate, Or reputation blast of meanest hind That daily plies his avocation low Ere lie ran counter to the statute fram'd For mutual peace ; then by witness prov'd Was verdict brousrlit by jury of his peers. For i>atriots of old from regal grasp Tliese eharter'd rights reluctlantly had wrung. But all is ended now — his mission's done On Earth, nor recks the tributary tear That falls from an appreciative world. THE BRITISH FLAO. IN dulcet strains the fervid bard* Has grajihically sung The far-extendend triumphs of Our good old Saxon tongue ; I too, like him, would fain essay To sing with ecstacy, Where culminates the Banner of The Emjiire of the Free. Look we to isles and lands remote Athwart tiie AV^eatern Main, There flies our own bright-meteor Flag, And peace and order reign ; And on Melita's long-known isle It proudly waves supreme. And eke on Afric's Southern Cai)e Bright in the solar beam. * Lyons. Misc'llaneons Poems. y)n ("iilj)e's liijjrli emlrazurM rock, And Ziuihuurs liills afiir, And on Ilindostan's plains, where late Roll'd iinrAt Bellnna's car; Besides the Continental isle — And where old Ocean laves Tlie ru^tjred Falkland's, bleak and hare. There Britain's Banner waves. Where Fiji's coral reef's aj)pear In Ocean's l)road expanse, And dusty Aden's niin'rets far, With lofty isle of France ; And qiiaint-trarb'd natives of Hong Kon^; Still ply their caney hoats. And where the Essequibo flows, Britannia's Ensisn floats. I The isle the jroddess Bertha lov'd Of yore, and sacred known, And on the Gambia's palm-clad banks. And heiji'hts of fair ("eylon. On tnw'rs of wild Malay — and where Tasmania sea-jrirt lies, And where the ("y{)rian grapes matnre. Beneath unclouded skie.s. i!: I And where the race of jVIntineers Safe — isolated dwell, Away from all contagions vice, As British Annals tell. And on the rock where C'orsican Some weary years did drag, There too uprais'd on battlements Floats our respected I'lag. That Flag has wav'd triumphant when The Spanish pow'r was crush'd, And Krendin huge was wrai)ped in tlanie. And " House of Hapsburg" hush'd. Yes, Freedom's Lion-banner then Was floating in the breeze, And (iallia's Chieftain felt and own'd Britannia ruled the seas. i f)h ! loii"! iniiy our time-honorM Flajr Its ample foils cxteiKl — While plenty, peai-e and social joy In sweet communion blen'l ; Anrl may Vietoria's reiirn be bless' 1 To Em[)irr''s fartbent ken ; An 1 rule in truth an 1 equity : Amen — yea, and Amen. THERK IS NO THEMK FOR ME. /^HERE is no theme remains unsung for me, a bard to sina, Of martial camp (ir conrt-intriij;ue, or Sr^lf-created kini.' ; Xo sonl-i'initin.': dances from maid's li^ve-dartin-j: eyes, Briii'ht as the j/lowin'i no;)ntide of Sprinj:'s rofuljient skies ; Xo niascpK'rade, nor t theme for me. There is no theme remains unsnny; — the drama tirst regard- Was walk'd by callow actor and embryoti'' bard. Till our innnortal Shakespeare like Sol's meridian blaze Arose and left all far behind in dense Cimmerian maze ; 'Twas then we foinid our Saxon touiiue could boast of |)oetry As well as ancient (freece and Rome — there is no theme for me. There is no theme remains unsung, see blazing in the van, The great refulgent genius and aiiii]ir Slieridan, Wiio, thougli devoitne remains nnsun.': — our Milton's classic pa'j:e Abounds with plats and citnnterplots — and all the ruthless rage Of Satan and his rebel force — !io\v dreadfully they fell While cheerless liojte and dark des})air convey'd them down to licil ; For style sublinii' and eliKpuMice the critics yet agree, Fn these he stands unparallel'd — there is no theme for me. There is no theme remains unsun the Euxine tide, And circling threw his bf)lts of war Against Odessa's side; While from embrazur'd ramparts Tiie hardy foemen gave Their loud opposing thunder Athwart the liquid wave ; And when the fight was over And Britain's Banner flew. There lay among the wounded Young Ned, of Sissiboo. ' Farewell," he said, " my native land. Land of the brave and free. Your sylvan 8loj)es and fertile vales Are ever dear to me ; And you i)ellucid river That still meand'ring glides Close ])y tlie modest mansions Where rural worth resides; But all these scenes are vanish'd And I can only view Them but in retrospection. Once seen in Sissiboo. ' Farewell, my aged parents, l''rom my dear native home, I went away to try my luck Upon the ocean-foam ; T always tiiought to visit you If life were spar'd, before Miscellaneous Poems. The summons from on Hijzh procluim'd My time on earth was o'er ; But I'm all resignation And humbly liope that you Will bless and freely pardon, Who'll ne'er see Sissiboo. " Farewell, my loving brothers, Companions of my joys, I've often thouirh.t of school-days past When we were happy boys, And when our tasks were ended Upon a bank sit down And read ' Sinbad the Sailor' (Jr, some hero of renown ; But circling time has chang'd these scenes And we have alter'd too. Since last we play'd together In our native Sissiboo. " Farewell, my youthful sisters, I'll never more behold Your lineaments divinely fair And forms of beauty's mould ; And O ! there is another fair, I always hop'd to see. But bid her to some other wed And think no more of me ; And may you still be loving And virtue's paths pursue. And meet hereafter in the skies When done with Sissiboo." n 'Twas thus the sailor ended — A messmate who recorils This tragic tale, then spoke to him But heard no answ'ring words ; And when he turn'd to look upon His pallid sutT'ring clay. His vision fix'd and pulseless heart Told life had pass'd away : And he whose hand has written thi-M Must shortly bid adieu To all that's dear on earth to him As Ned's, of Sissiboo. Miscellaneous Poems. m © BILL MANORUM, ■niK UlNTHR AM) TKAPrKH, (JIVKS AX ACCOUNT OF HIMSBLK. — 1H49. /T\Y inline is Mangrum. On a ridge in Kempt ^■^ My life began amid surrounding shades And grades of" forestry primeval. There, With my sire, a stalwart pioneer, we Daily plied our avocation ; and like The men of yore on Jewry's sylvan slopes For forest-felling stood in high repute : And might have liv'd contentedly, but for The losses oft sustain'd by creatures fell. Whose mission was destruction to our flocks. At length, I heard with raptures of delight From rustics rude on long hibernal eves. Of Nimrod old, Cumming, Crockett, Boone, and Great Girard ; all men of courage tried, who Slew the lion grim } the ruthless tiger, Elephant, rhinoceros, wolf and lynx, Which gave an impulse new, and made me long To follow some heroic hunter bold Of aim, unerring, and the instincts knew Of all marauders that infest the fold ; — And soon the time — for from the mountain side Two rabid brawny bears by hunger press'd Dow n on the sheepfold of my aged sire A foray made, and in their talons bore Triumphantly away to forest lair. Two of the bleating flock :— appris'd thereof, 1 sought my good "Queen Anne," that in a sling I always kept for my immediate use :— Then with elastic stej) to wigwams rude Of fam'd Paul Glode, John Peet and lightfoot Joe— W'?. gave [/ursuit to the freebooters b Miscellaneous Poems. 11! 'l That ev'ry hunter, trapper, and the like, Should have a certain bounty on each bear And loup-cirvlur, lynx, wolf and cat; Mith all Predaceous brutes that would our rights invade. This edict known, with rapture ftr'd, I turn'd My whole attention to the gin and trap ; And soon I from the field and forest thinn'd The fierce carniv'rous kinds, besides myself FiUrich'd with governmental aid, combin'd With dainty Hesh of Moose and Carriboo, Whidi 1 retail'd in Caj)e Forchu, and got A well-paid price for all I could procure. These, with tlie i)elts of beaver, otter, fox, And smaller game my cotters fill'd, and in My dim-declining age can rest at ease. Till death — the mighty hunter — traj)s me ton. 5f IS DOCTOR HEAL-ALL'S (ALL I'O VAMOTIDINAKIANS, DHI'RIX'ATIOX OF Ql'ACKS, KIC ^1 LOUD, my friends on you I call ! J Oh, that my voice could reach you all ; I'd give a true stentorian bawl, With might and main. From Siber's snows to China's wall. Should ring again. Alas ! my friends, my lungs are strait .\nd cannot bawl at such a rate, But I have foimd a way of late — Perhaj)s you guess — But if you can't, T plainly state. It is the Press ; In which 1 mean to tell my mind, What I have done for frail mankin who Ih a tVicinl Miiifcn^ And I'll loiTwarn you whom to fear, Anil whom lo shun ; But if you don't, 'tis noon-day clear, You're all undone. Don't heed, my IVionds, old " Judson's Tea, Leave, too, hh cherry on the tree, And ev'ry patent renu^dy Hid tlu'ui nood nijiht; Hut take what's ;j;ivtm you by me, And you'll do ri^dit. Don't taUe tin* tooth-drops made by Kline, N<»r old man A/i(»r's Turkish wine, Nor Comstock's trash for lusrve or spine, Tlu\v're no avail ; lint know, if ou^rht yon take of mine 'Twill never fail. Tir (d(U'tric oil, just leave it there ; Leave, too, tlu* dye and !:;loss fur hair; But if you have a crown to spare, For honest worth, You nuty depend I'm straight and fair .\s one on earth. These ey:otists let's de()recate; Let's UuiVM them to their certain fate, They're but inilateil fa'tid weight Of no regard ; " Jock llornbook " is supremely great With them compar'd. Tl lev lui ve, too, mortals in the game, Who are devoiil of honest shame, Oft give tln«ir worthless grov'ling name l'"or paltry fees, Who, if they get their hargain'd claim, SwtMir w iiat you please: • u; III Hi |i - If sir Miitaelhuu'oux Poem/*. Such iiH— " I, Mary Giblm, attest T l)ay chance, of Doctor Ayer, Physician, chemist and assayer. To him I sent my ardent prayer Without delay ; I found he was no Ion-; delayer; But wrote straijjjhtway, Ane ;;rot. hill and flood I'nscathed 1»y mortal hand. (►h I how T lonjxed, in boyhootl's days, To climb some Alpine lieijiht, Or see Vesuvius' livid blaze, Or Etna's flame by ni^ht ! And craLTS stupendous charmed my sold, Where Condors whet their beaks, And heard the livin Miscellaneous Poems. 11 ;n evening walk in june. '/^WAS btiliuy Jane, and in ihe western skies Tlu' si)l:ir orb, diffusive, slied his soft Ettnlyrent beiims ulon the vocal didcei strains Of melodv and love. * Since destroyed by fire. Mixcdlanennx Pocmx. Hut now the aun'.s liroad disk, appureutly cnlavsjM, has sunk Bent'ath the Atlantie hur, and RonMin Blust'ring blast, and lack of alimental Cheer, impell'd you to cimvene in council Sage, iind seek in regions far a sunny Clime congenial to your wants and cares. IN IIIK rear ii 18 Miscellaneom Poems. Ami now, on soiindiii'j: pinions strony'd be rich ere morning's dawn. ^ Then took th(> road with min'ral-rod, While lUudvie follow'd with his hod To carry home his bulky share (That is, if he had strength to l)eiir) I Milicellaneoiix J'oemx. But should he fiiil witli wci^'lit— or tiiv— H<''<1 bej.' the aid of Pete ]\Ia«niire ; But sliould lu> >.n-uuil:le or refuse He'd seek tlie help of (,'rai)aud :Muse, To jiive hime home a carrying- spell And he'll reward his lahor well. Then seareh the " foul house" for a wife Aud live in opulence for life. And Crapaud had to hold his "whack" An old Mihtia haversack ; Ihit Mike, of less aml)itious scull, Said he'd lie pleased with stockin-: full ; Aud Crisp, the valiant and the hold Thou^'ht a nieal-ba^' his share would hold ; And owl-eyed Tonuny Stursieon ^ay To(jk sack whereon his consort lay. And gave the straw and vampyre fleas Their choice to go wiiere'er tliey please ; Then told his sjiouse she might depeml When* he came home with dividend Hhe'd (lueen-like live in great renown Aud sleep in l)ed of eider down. And (iaddie too, the good and wise. Took knapsack of capacious size, That once was worn at Bunker Hill And wink'd aud boasted he would till. They pass'd the lirook that brawling glides O'er shelvy idilis to meet the tides With anxious haste, and boldly bent Their shoulders to the steep ascent ; And reach'd the sylvan-haunted cove Where legend whispers witches rove, And pass'd the coi)S(^ where fairies weave Theii garlands on ^Midsummer eve. Or dance beneatli the lunar beam On pendent boughs tlud span the stream •. Still hied they on through darksimie night And saw a wand'riug livid light ; Whereat the daring Sinbad Crisp r.ow whisp'riug said, "'tis ' Will-the-Wisp."' But this brave Gad did all unheed. And started olf with greater speed, ITntil the iSouthnujst land was reach'd Where boulder huge upborne was beach'd. ID *_'(» ' Mi'scellaneoiis Po<'mi<. I>ae-east from this tlieri^ was u mound, When trod U{ion hud hollow sound ; ' This is," s;iirov'd it witli his min'ral-rod. Thi'n took from ("risp a " fairy spade," And round them soon a ciri'le made, And incantations low lid hum. And something said 'bout world to come. Then told them " s[K^ak not l)a(l or jrood Tntil he spoke — but if they should Want water, liquut chief o'er all whate'er apjiear'd < )f "ioblins ;j:rim, or sisters weird. Or scowlinji tiviul, 'twas his request fhey still must keej) their tontrnes at rest; Nay more — they nnist not coujrh or snee/e. Or wind uiibelch, or loudly wheeze, And those who used the filthy (juid ' I'rom out their mouths must quickly 7i(", (jr. if they should prefer its use Then they must swallow all the juice. For should they sqnirt one drop, at most, The irold would sink and all be lost: For their success de{)ended wliole On silence and heroic soul." Then, demon.-tratinv; to each man, They pickin.ix. diji-ging, fast be^'an— .\nd toss'd aside, sod, rock and mould, Anticipating soon the gold. At length, the noon of night was gain'd. And still they toil'd and sweat and straiuM To reach the ti-easure deeply hid Of Hucaneers or Captain Kidd, It matter'd not — if it were gnnit And raise them from their low estate ; Well-knowing that Avithont the bullion They still must live a groom or scullion, Or call'd a [xior day-lab'ring clown Ky fungus gents of Yarmouth town , Who would deprive them of their bread Or see them worse than pupjties fed ; — Stuiig by this treatment, they at length .\rose in their united Htrength i To try and d And join the difi^a'rs down below, Whose breasts, witli hope and zeal did Imrn. While e\'ry toniiue was taciturn; Tliou<-di Pete, frame-worn, would rest siinietimc Au'l make it known in iiantominie. 'Twas thus, when O! Great Mamniou. Ik.w .Shall I pnurtray our heroes now ? When (Vapaud's lierculean stroke Into a chest capacious broke, And jinglinji rose of siKu'ie jrocxl That «:ave momentum to their blood. As famish'd wolves that shun the lijrht And scour tin* wastes for prey at ni:j;iit. Till hapiy tindinjj; sta^' or steed lie's doom'd beyond (Uibate to bleed ; So desp'rate at the spoil they dash'd. While from their visions fierceness HasliM. And mininunkii> on the eye Which brouiiht such pain, he ^'ave a l»awl And roar'd " the devil take you all." Xo sooner said, than li«:htnin;.i fiash'd, And overliead loud th\inder crash'd. And from their dark Kolian caves Uush'd howling winds athwart the waxes. And drenching' rain came drivinji fast Rome on the ruthless midnijrbt ])last. And Ocean rous'd be^^an to roar And lash its billows on the shore. .^*- -h' MixocUaufo us Poems. And birds of foul ill-omen'd sound ForaoDk tlio crajis and sfroam'd aronn from the beaih came hollow moans, Expirinir yells, and tortnr'd om golden dreams his loving spouse, Whojuliilant ask'd (iaddie — where His knapsack was ? and what his share ? To whom our hero did rej)ly 1 saw tho "shiners" 'neath my eye, And would have had them in a trice. But Bunkie kept not my advice ; But gav(^ an idiotic bawl And wisli'd the devil had us all; When instantly the mnch-lov'd prize Evanish 'd from our hands and eyes. Mim'Uaneoii.-< Focms. m Audio! l)ef(mM)ur visions stood A j:o1)lin ad; You must forego these foolish bavmts. Tlien reach'd him forth a slurt and pants, And cast th»^ others in a heap Of muck outside, and went to sleep. And frighten'd Pete ran up the shore, And sometimes pray'd and oft'ner swore, V ntil he reach'd his home— and said Hail Mary thrice— and went to bed ; And even there his wi-ath he nurs'd And often senseless Bunkie i-urs'd, And sometimes thought it was confusion Or Gaddio's glamour or delusion ; And sometimes thought he should be civil And thank the saints and curse the devil ; But vowed that night before be slept He'd ne'er re])eat, wliich he has kept. And Crisp and Crapaud fled away Like morning fog from Solar ray, And never cast a bai'kward look Until they reach'd Bill Haskill's brook. T!\en bolted headlong through a door And fell exhausted on the floor, And begg'd the help of Mary's care With all the Saints in I'alendar To shed benign influence down, lor Satan was in Yarmouth town. Anil as a steed that rowel feels So Bunkie shew'd his back and heels. Anil praying Heaven at ev'ry lireath To shield him from impending death ; And calling Gaddie fool and fraud Who'd left him minus hoe and hod : If m n- ' • ' rm ! !> : 24 Miscrll(iiH'(iii.-< Pocmx. \\v yriiinM liis lionu', and said (luitc V)ri('f ( Whilo l)ody .sliook liUo asi)en leaf), That Innjr as veins ids l>lood would hold «Hd Nick or Kidd niijiht keep their {jold, For ne'er a^rain witli (iad lie'd tread ; Hnt Work at mortar for his bread. And Tommy Stur.;eon — ;j;luistly wan — Korsook tlie j)lace and liomeward ran, And irave a wild discordant screech. Was heard away on Stanwood's beach, liy siirdid men. wlio labor'd late. But not, l)e sure, to aid the State. Who knelt and pray'd to be forL'iv'n. By Cipsar's jackals, and kind Ileav'n. ."^tili Tom rnsh'd on with pallid looks Tntil he reach'd old Walter ("ook's; Then trave a wild heart-rendinji hollo That made the echoes wake and follow. And set the canine race al)arkinr back And brinjr direct ln'r ^ood strawsack ; Which. Tom, reluctant to comply. She seiz'd a broom that stood hard by And let it fall, with force and weijrht. While echoes ran<; ott' Tommy's pate. At length he ul, I must not for;:i'l, my friend, Clom Stirette, NN'ho ate will) a relish and zeal, l'"or he strippeil to his plate, and completed hi,s freight. With ten yards of nood Tusket eel. Sam Andrews, from Lakes, with bitr-uumth'd Bill .lacipus. Were eayer their pacts to |)erform — For food ilisappear'd, so ipiick, that I fear'd, 'i'liey woidd lake all the dishes bv storm. h i ■(,■ 1' ! ':l ; . ■«1 . \ i 26 MlxeeUaiii'oii^ JWms. And from i\w South End, some downs did attend, Krom " loiiedam, But over all V)ears olf the [»alm .) amaica. Again iie'd l)aV)ble, start and rage, As if he trod the tragic stage About one Richar.l's ruthless reign, Then from the Ixittle try again J amaica. But ere he left— he drank once more— Perchance more deeply than l)(>fore. Then spoke about one Hamlet's gliost. But cut it short to taste and boast Jamaica. It chanc'd a watchman on his beat Perceiv'd our tojier on the street, Who him ai)[)roach'd in eager haste And Vtegg'd he henceforth ne'er would taste Jamaica. •»-i]^'i^4 ' i' "^aI 's MlnrflhiiiconK J'nemi*. hilt all fiitroiity was in vain, Ht> zifr-/,iijj;«.''d oH' for Ilustoii'.s lane. And as tlic watilinian hcavM a si^li III' lu'ard an echo niako reply Janiaifu. The watclmian in the morning found The tojH'r sleepinjr on the jrround, With l)ottle empty 'neatli his l)elt. And when uncork 'd hi' «tron<:ly smelt .lamaica. ]MoH.\l.— To tliose who'vf kept the bowl afar. In which the stinLt and poison are, Still keep yo'ir firm resolve and throw Defiance at yc.ur deadly foe .lamaica. To Imii, who has for years ind)ib'd, And on whose nose its mark's inscrib'd. All distillation ever shun, Exeeptinjr not the toper's one .lamaica. lisii HI RTOGH O'SHANE'S LETTEtt TO PATH UK DRISCOLL, IN IRELAM>. OOW. Patrick, my friend, as 1 promis'd before We parted last year on the Emerald shore. To write yon a letter and faithfully tell What now 1 am doin;r, and place where T dwell. I'm in Nova Si-otia, so far-fam'd al)road I'or irypsum and <;ranit(>, coal, alewives and cod ; And the native is call'd, by the Yankee jocose, l>y tile cold-soundinj: name of the errant "blue-nosc ; " i>iit, why he is call'd so. to me is unknown. For his nose is no ])hu'r than 'tis of his own. Hut now, to myself, sir — in Hahfax, I Am just at the present, to <:et a supjuy Of dry jjcoods and trinkets to fill uj) my pack. Which 1 carry securely tied on to my back; And then I am off to, if noui;jrby and Queen's ; Mi^X'I'I'lilli OIIK PDIIUX. 2}» i ATRKK arc ue-nosc ; (!on s ; And MiKiii Imf tlu- siilc I am inirpoHi'ly In-lit At ii «iiiiill livin;^ protlt (tf ninety [wr cent. S.I y<«n SIM', my dear ft'llnw — I'm trud^in;^' amnnd And seldom iwi. iiiLrlit.s in (Hie cnttaL'e am t'cnnid ; Kxcept in mid-winter — I seek for a ^.'oal At tlie inn of I'att Doolan, in (;nlliv«>rM Hole — In I>i^d)y aforesaid ; imt as soon as fiie road i'( rnnts me to tr.'.vel, I'm oil' witli my load; — l"or tliis I intend, sir, ere many weeiin — we Thou;^ht the people out hen were undfiubledly free, Ihit 1 can ; ainsay it, devoid of all fear, And boldly assert they have slavery here ; I'^ir comiujr thriiu!.'h l> y, one ilay in last Fall, 1 saw (|iilte a concourse conven'd in a Hall, And 'moujr them per-em'nent stood old Deacon I'ox (Vt it', anjinlar features and lonir hoary locks) Who loudly announc'd. w ith a Sardonic .^rin, The time had arriv'd and the sale would li(>!iin; Ami the lirst fin the list is ol Ml>ut, 1 think, it is time that this letter should end, Altho' tiiere are yet many things I coidd send, But these I'll reserve till I see you again. So no more, at the ]>resent, from Murtogh O'Shane. im Miscellaneoi(t< Poems. 31 THE WEDDING OF KILMORISH. OEAR the hill of I)rnmcliermot. To the Church then in haste, in a jaunting-(Uir plac'd, Away then they went to IvUmorisii, Wheie, good Father Dunn, soon made them but one, And Bridget was Madam O'Horish. And now for your aid, Parnassian maid, Pniv lend me your kind inspiration, Wliile the supper I tell — the dancing as well We had on this liridal occasion; miniiiMilmittaa^a— |i ll|f fr i;ili;;!:1 Miicella nco !(■■< I'ocnix . We had "praties" re, two iMisliels or more, And iioir^ins of butti^nnilk dainty, With iiumiitains of triiu', a \voodcoi'i< and snipe. Good (•ow-ii' " Dnhlin Stont " was iianded about That made us ipi'te friendly ami merry ; And wliile at our post, Ijold Dennis, our host. Would fretjuently say : " now be ja1)ers Take a l)iji' 'jtraty ' more ani ended, the briile on a stool, Sal down by the side of sweet Norah < )'Toole, And wipin;j with ,i>rat'e the sweat from her face. She Iniik'd, truly Inok'd, like a ([ueen* Tiien the Piper, with music entrancing, Set brogans and barefe(>t a i>rancing, There ne'er was such music and dancing Since the wedding of llallyporeen. y w NKLLIE GWYNNFS LAMENT FOR HECTOR. ^ liA( "K I alas the day ! when Hector went away J To keep intact tlu^ Union and (piell the rebels' din, And left me here forlorn. To languish and to mourn Until the war was ov<'r, in th(> bonnie town of liynii. TTe was my beau-ideal of all thal's good and real — No otlu'r of m\ suitors could my ali'ectious win; lUitO! that r must tell. At Gettysburg he fell — My patriotic hero, my volunteer of Lynn. Miscellaneous Poenis. :V.i It bv side The last time that we met — metiiinks I see him yet, 111 his gaudy rej:imentids so pleasiiiji to his kin ; And then my hand he took, And said, with loving look, " I'll soon come back to wed you in our bonnie town of Lyuii." But since my lover's slain, all earthly joys are vain, (For sublunary happiness is surely born a twin). And 1 will keep my vow In tlie future still as now .Vnd cherish still his meniorj' — my plighted si>ouse of liVnu. I grieve and pine away, and I hear the i^eople say That mourning for my Hector is certainly a sin ; But this does not molest, I only want to rest Beneath the sombre (cypress in the old churchyard of Lynn. And ere a year had sped, her loving spirit fled To Hiu) wiio wisely gave it, while her ashes lie vvitliin A narrow grass-grown grave, Where yew and cypress wave ; .\nd on a stone's recorded there tlie name of Nellie (Twyiuie. ing HKCTOR. u away I reluds' din, if Lynn. real— in; HOW IRE FREIGHTS^ I'VE travel'd East— I've travel'.l West, And many things I've heard and seen, How people dined and walk'd and dress'd, With hirsute long, or shaven clean ; And what was the prevailing theme That still pervaded ev'ry place, Of manufactures, shipping, steam, That held them in its fond embrace. It happen'd once in certain town, .\ place 1 chose for calm retreat. In a hotel I sat me down And thought to rest my weary feet. Yes, here, I said, I will remain Vn\\\ my health recuperates, And think it would but for the strain I hourly heard, of — How are freights? m 34 Miscellaneoiis Poems. In store or house, or workman's shop, No matter when I went or came, Or in the Church I chauc'd to drop Their looks e'en there imphed the same ; Or most seqiiester'd spot around They still display'd their ruling traits, For ever came that sordid sound How are you, friend ? and. How are Freights? Oh I well, I said, I'll stay within, No more these accents then I'll hear, But still the same monot'nous din Was always breaking on my ear ; Last to the gaol I visit paid To see i*^s various poor inmates, The first, a poor delinquent said Was : "welcome, sir, and, How are Freights?" My trunks I pack'd that very night. And to " Mine Hostess " this did say, I'll leave, dear ma'am, by morning light. Present your bill and I will pay ; •'"■or truly ma'am, I think, until These people reach the pearly gates. Their query and their watchword will Bo nothing else, but — How are Freights ? WANTED: A TEACHER. iiii p^O ! all ye teachers, one and all, / Who're out of place and pay, (iet your credentials and rejjair To Kellabogue, straightway ; For we quite sanguine in the cause Have held a meeting here. And all approve a teacher's aid To wit — a whole half year; — But ere ye come my learnt'd friends. We'd have yf)U all to know. That each and all impartial must Thro' an ordeal go ; And he who best accpiits himself Before official voice, Then know that he in verity Will surelv be our (choice : 4 .' Miscellaneous Poems. The braiu'hes then that we reciuire The teacher to impart, Are reading, writing, grammar, and Tiie Algebraic Art; Book-keeping, hist'ry, use of globes— With varied navigation, ( Geography and gauging too With payments term'd equation ; Besides, we want a teacher who, Can say to him belong All instrumental music, and A teacher too of song ; That he on long hibernal nights May raise the measur'd notes, While daughters congregated pour Their white and swan-shap'd throats : And in exchange for labor done Conjointly we'll atford, To pay him thirty pnunds a year With washing, V)ed and board : But m jMfimvt we'd like to say A word or sentence more. We'd rather pay the teacher then With orders on a store. For all the cash that we can scrape Ingenuously we own, Must go to fill the coffers of The Rev'rend Ahab Drone ; There yet remains another word Which we to him will tell, He must go all around and board And take with each a "spell;" These overtures being ample, we Anticipate a host Oi' applicants, all bound to get This high lucrative i)ost;— Now to successful Candidate We, in conclusion say, He'll take the first week's boarding with Good Deacon Ziba Gay. C» ^mm^: ;it> MiseeU an eons Pociiu^. \l lii:^^i.;r. (CHARGE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE VT BALACLAVA. UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL SCARLETT. ^iN Balaclava's summits sere, He.e men of many dimes appear, What can command tlieir presence here Far from their native scenery ? Lo ! these are amateurs of fight. Who stand conspicuous on each height, " A feast of swords " is their delight And Hashing of Artillery : Now in the vale exulting stand A bold undaunted, valiant band, With sinews brac'd and unsheath'd Virand All anxious for the revelry ; Nor wait they long, for onward post, A firm, heroic mounted host, The very choice and pride and boast Of Scythia's fiery chivalry : Now Scarlett gives the charging strain, The mettl'd steeds bound o'er the plain, And on the foe they rush amain With torrent-like velocity : Now yells discordant rend the sky, — Now Idades reflect a sanguine dye, — Now heads and trunks dissever'd lie In carnage wild disorderly. Vain was thy prowess Muscovite, To combat with old Albion's might, 'Twas wisdom whisper'd instant flight Or be extermin'd totally. V ini i: THE LAKE AND STREAM: AN IDYL. WRITTEN IN MAY. ^HERE is a lake — a little lake Fed by a mountain stream, And which I'll now essay to make The subject of a theire ; Emlxisom'd in the forest green Aw ay from tempest's roar, It calndy lies in limpid sheen Upon its san«ly floor, Miacellaneo m Poemf. •a ' BALACLAVA. .BTT. lUl V IDYL. And nndisturl)M liy tr;ipi)or's snare C)r fowler's tube of flame, The water wild-fowl still repair Unheedini: of his Him : There with their eallow ()trsprinepen lent on their Maker iirood They mans sup£)ort C(jntemn, For He who jiives the ravens food Will kindly care for them. t)n Southern sIoih? our wildling low (The first of Flora's birth). Unfolds its jietals ere the snow Has left the lap of earth ; And minnov.s sportive, too, are there Of divers shades and hues While water-lilies on the air Their scented sweets diffuse ; And from the lake a stream descends Along its mazy way Where from the bank the willow ben(is To kiss the passing spray ; 15ut onward, onward still it flows By beech and maple screen, While herbage on its margin shews A brigliter, deeper green; And still it hurries on its course To shelvy clitt'— and now It leaps an(jn with headlong force From the projecting brow; Yet, onward roaring still it hies Adown its rocky bed, And still increasing in its size By tributaries fed. Itself too, feeding shop and mill, Then passing on again By house and cottage gay, until It mingles with the main. ■'^' ;« MiHCf'llaneoH)/( I*oem>i. THE PHANTOM SHIP, iiii A LBCJBNn OF ST. MARCJARBT S BaV. '/^IS tliirt.y years a^o, last ^lay, — When trav'linj>; down St. Margaret's Bay, And vendinji "are-s as on [ pass'd, For I was then a chaitman chiss'd ; — It happen'd onee npon tlie road I reach'd Paid Kaisar's neat alxide, And there coni'luded to alijxlit .\nd seek a lodginir for tlie nijzht; And soon it spread to divers halls There was a peddler ni) at Paul's, When many ^rather'd in a eravk To see friend I'addy and ins i)at'k; And supper beinj; o'er, — the chat Was jreneral on this and that; Wiien presently a man arose (With izrizzly locks and blossom'd nose) Who said that want of cash alack ! Kept iiim froin buyinj; all the pack, Ho only wisli'd he knew where hid Tlie booty lay of Ca{)tain Kidd ; He often heard that on Oak Isle The i)irate had immers'd the " pile," And often men had been around .\.n(l told witii joy 'twas almost found ; But somehow, when quite near ttie prize, The Devil stood before their eyes. Or some fell demon of the niglit Whose menace put them all to fligiit ; iiut could he tind it he'd be sure To take his "sdinapps" and aid the poor. lie ended — and a trav'linu; p.ue8t, Who had cull'd in to eat and rest Said : though he was a stranger — yet In early life had drawn tiie net In Peggy's Cove and Dover shore ; But tli.vt was thirty years or more, ,, And that he could a tale unfold, ( 'onld rival that already told. And if they'd give a list'ning ear The true narration all should hear ; MiKrilhuHuii^ Ponny. :V.) M To wliicli lIMSi'Ilt ivilM lively iiuult', lie tiiniM IiIh 7»»V/ und tins he said : ll liti|i|it>iiM nji II certain day Tl\(

wiiH 11 wcliliii'.' er'd their labors with a son»j:. NN'heii hark 1 a sound as when divides A stati'iy prow thro' iTested tides; — Our lishermen with dread amaze ('lit short llieir bacchanalian lays; The hands Ihat (/rasp'd the ashen-oar And cral't propeli'd so well before VVert> all nniierv'd, when lo ! there came lU'l'oi'e their eyes a livid flame, .And instantly a ship appear'd Tluit to our oarsmen (piickly near'd : Mrt.l ''i'i Ji 40 Mixirlluueoiitf Poonx. ■m i They saw her on tlie starboard tack, Saw t(M» the sailors on the deck; l)Ul he of all Miey did discern Stood nirst conspicuous near the stern ; He seem'd to he a man of uge And (in his l)row a scowl of ra_e, With hate and guilt and dark despair, And deep revenge were pictnr'd there. \o\v (tottleih rais'd his voice aloud riiat could he licard by all the crowd — ()I (iod of love to Thee we cry, l*rote<'t us from this peril nigh.' Wlien oil I my friends, that I should tell They soon enhalM a brimstone smell, Willie men and sliip did fast expire Along the deep in liipiid tire. And I am, friends, one of the two, And can attest to it as true lU'fore the wirld — and bless your hearts, I am that s[)olvesman — Ciottleib Schwartz." PADDY BLAKE'S WAKE ANn REMINISCENCES OF MY SCJIOOL-DAYS. 'Mi ' ! It >. i;.fi T SlivCi an Irish wake, sir, Was held in Tandragee, The corpse was Paddy Blake, sir. And darling corpse was he; In life he taught ». school for nought Or conn)ensation small, I'oor ragged boys in corduroys Their lessons 'gainst a wall ; And thoughtful Paddy Blake, sir. Ere he retir'd to rest, Gave orders 'bout the wake, sir, And how he should be dress'd. ' My brogues," he said, " put 'neatli my head, My breeches at my feet. My caubeen big, ' si)ex ' ( ane and wig Stuff round my winding sheet." Mlxcdla>if'<)it.< Ponuit. 41 And we were well .supplied, sir, With prime tnhai-co-plant, Nor Wf'rc the pipe.v denied, .sir, Tlio' snuli' was rather scant; But whisky, ^oud to fire tlie bluol, V^e had in coiiues jralore, While lirid-ret Tat(^ did idulate Was heard a mile or more ; .\nd well do I remember, The day 1 went to si-hool. One day in l>Ieak November Alonj^ with Larry Toole; 'Twtis liovel rude that lowely .stood Near marjrin of a bog. There got my store of learned lore I'njni I'att the I'edagogue. I'att ilv'd a single life, sir, As Paul advis'd to be. Could read and write and cipher. As far as "Rule of Three;" And when his ire was rais'd, like tire He would discipline well, This oft my back with many a whack Could demonstrative tell; Besides he had an eye, sir. And bold defiant nose. That — always look'd aA\'j:e onci^ to yon 1 i^avc- Oli ! rharinin;.' Mary Montague, Why spend your time in folly's niazt-!, Is there no work your hands to do, No ne(^ly poor your niean.s to raise 1' No orphans low, you can discern, Ue(iuiring teaching, clothing, lood, No inlet left for you to learn The luxury of doing gooil? Oh I chai mini: Mary Montagiif, On ev'ry side such cluims Hjipear, AVhereV)y yon can assist, and \r.n Henceforth be useful in your spliere :, This do, and leave the rout and ball Witli tlirtingtoo: bid all depart. Or you may find too late of all. You'll scarce detain on(^ loving heart: IVir wrinkl'd a-je you so much dread, Will on your cheeks the roses fade, Then who, of all. will woo and we DAVID AND GOIJATH. Parai'Hrasb on tub 17th chapter of 1st Samuhi- ^N mountain overlooking Elah's vale Came Saul's array, and on opposing hciglit Pliilistia shew'd her martial columns Repellent to the foe. As thus they stood, Expectant of the strife, forth daily from The ranks of latter strode their chosen chief. Of size colossal, and in Pheening mail Encas'd, witli helm of bronze and weai)ons huge. Proportion'd to the man,— while thus in vaunting Accents loudly spoke— "Ye cow'ring dastards, Base of Saul, io, here I stand defiant You before; select from all your legions A veteran renown'd, and let him deign To meet me single-handed, and essay To foil my claims to puissance and worth, And if I fall beneath his conq'ring glaive. Then will our host be subject to your king ; But should my hostile arm victorious prove, Then you'll submissive to Philistia liow ; And list! to fire your phlegm anil flagging zeal, Your pride of chivalry I now contemn. And Dagon's malison upon you fall." But passive still the challeng'd stood, for fear And anguish keen their inmost vitals seiz'd. At length a youth, in shepherd's guise api)ear'd. Of ruddy aspect and of pleasing mien, Who, being instructed by ])aternal love, Had brethren sought with alimeutal cheer, Their weal to know, and take their filial Pledge. But short their mutual tale, for near f li' il 4$ Jliscrdaueoits Poems. Approav tied tlie tow'riiijij heijxht of Gath, who Foe-denoiiucM as heretofore. With valour Tired the sv ain eiiraptur'd told his coutlicts Past, with rabid Lion and with shaggy Bear, that from the fold purloin'd his fleecy Charge, and how, with his avenging hand, he Wrested from liis grii)e the unresisting Prey, and, all unaided, both marauders Slew, and tliis uncircumcis'd by me shall Die, Because he has vehemently defied The host of Isr'el and the Living God. Assent being made, the valiant stripling took Five smooth-washed i)ebbles from the neighb'ring bnmk. One in his sling he put, then quickly ran To meet the stalwart mail-clad mountain-man, With circling skill to give momentum strong The missile whizzing left the pliant thong, Through ambient tide with nice precision sped, t'left helmet strong and crash "d into his head. As stately pine by temiHiSt's force laid low, So prone-descending fell the van(iuish'd foe ; With flashing brand he mounts with agile tread The heaving trunk, and parts it from the head. At sight of which Philistia's proud array Disorder'd broke and tied in haste away. Then to his King, by Abner led he wont With grim Goliath's head all blood besprent. TO A YOUNG FRIEND. fli-H 'iH \ il > j ■ i\ OOW, William, my friend, give ear and attend T(i the old rustic bard moralizing, And attend to each rule of your (hity at school, Which time will, no doubt, find you i)rizing, — In science and art pray act well your part Or you will receivt; reprehension, \ niche you nuist claim in the Temple of Fume Or some such high notable mention, Sucli as London's Lord Mayor, or Britain's IWinicrf, Or Lftrd of the Nation's Exchequer, Or jK'ndiaiu'e you are partial to high-plum'cy i, he book ighb'riny; lironk. man, sped, lead. )e; i tread head, at. tend >ol, me tenwrc, I'^ield-Marslml (^r there, by the bye, is the Primate so hijrh, Or lie of the heijxiit of the Ermine, To one of th' above you must siiortly approve And to fill all its high duties determine ; They're all within giasp of your hiirh-minded clasp, Affeotion and manful embrace, sir, But, if you forew all these dignities, know, Ne'er shew to the poet your face, sir. In fierce modern wars look at Delhi and Kars, With Williams and Inglis' ovation, Then, why not aspire to something still higher, 'Tis laudable pure emulation. 80 now I will end my counsel, young friend. And pray for your health and discretion ; And, also, to stand a magnate in the land Is my honest and truthful expression. STANZAS. "CTROi^I esirliest ages, if records say right. i" 'Twas custom for poets to sing. Of woman all radiant with love and delight. And beauty out-rivalling Spring. Of these was Anacreon who sang of the fair. With ogle and dimple and smile. There's none of the jjoets with him can compare Saving Moore of the Emerald Isle ; For he of all moderns is signally grac'd, With wit, glowing sweetness, and excpiisite taste. With raptures ecstatic, yotmg Byron would stray Through grove and o'ercanopied glade. And raise all-exulting his Heaven-taught lay. To Mary his fair matchless maid ; But his bright "Morning Star," whom he lov'd to excess Nc^'er partook of his true-loving tlame ; But heard and approv'd of another's address, Tlio' formal, cold, feeble and tame ; And the lovely young heiress became his gay wife, As his " Dream " still informs us with subsetpient life. And Jhirus sang bis INlary, his dear Highland maid. Though gone to the regioi.s above. And well has the Poet her reiiuiem paid With tenderness, pathos and love. 48 Mucdlaneom Poems. No, not while our {leople and language endure Shall this strain be unheeded the less ; — For it speaks love Platonic, unatl'eotedly pure, And beaming with Heaven's impress ; — For all who have read it admit it imparts Ineffable pleasure that thrills thro' their hearts. VK RUSTK^S SAGE ON BROOKLYN HEIGH1\S. yV. rustics sage, on Brooklyn heights. And b(niux of fam'd Chegoggin, With all the bold heroic wights From here to Androscoggin, Come hearken to my wail of woe, And yon will think.it strange all, For I have wed a vixen know That 1 once thought an angel. Ochonel •ft She iias a tongue surpassing all For strife and insurrection, C'onjoin'd with jealousy and gall — Deceit, and liase detraction ; — Her stature's only four feet four. With nose to lip descending. And eyes distorted, blear'd an electric flame, For should it longsome tarry. Then, farewell, to my race and name, And all that's sublunary. Ochone ? m BRIEF TRIBUTE TO H. W. LONGFELLOW. OND he is gone, who has for many years J Stood 'mong the foremost of the gifted bards, Who to a grateful world have kindly lent Their inspirations ; — perchance a few may Have in thought sublime and effervescent flow Surpass' MUcellantfoun Poem.*. thir hero's life, that when the urhins shaft Transtixd his martial heart, John Al«ien was Deputeri to make kn-'Wii t<. Plymouth maid His ardent tiame, — and liow the proxy told The captain's love, fidelity and worth. And eke the cause of absence of his friend. With all his fervid eloquence and zeal To fan a kindred flame: — and her response Thereto are choice and rare pnxiuctions of The pjet's mind. .\)fain. with pleasure hiyrh. We in ima:/ination view the naval Structure rear'd us vividly as he who Wrote it — hear, too, the ringing cheer, and see Her iui(;kly gliile along the plane incliu'd .V paragon of beauty to the flood. These shall survive. I venture to predict. When nearly all the monumental pile Erected by the would-be poets shall Be soon consign'd to sweet Lethean bliss. SIANZAS COHPOSED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM ( OWPER, Esq. (^.V HIS POBM, BNTIT1.ED THE " TASK," '% TTEkS. 1 have read, with pleasure in my youth, t7 sfome sweet effusions of our British bards <>n di.erse themes ; but when maturer years Hail brought my mental pow'rs to more t>evelopment ; I chanc'd to .see and read One (.'owper's Task, a work, in which the bard <_'ollates his topics with artistic skill ; .\nd with a mmd impartial demonstrates Whate'er he deems conducive to our weal. < »r vice exposes with unsparing pen. But useless all for me to undertake The task, to shew the merits of the Task : Suffice to «"ay in my opinion, that It will exist for primnples uppnjv'd. By men of virtue while our language lives. il MiifcellaneoHS Poems. THE BIRTH OF MOSES. HXODIS II CHAITBR AND FIKST TUN VERSES. '^WAS when the retral mandate had irone forth By Egypts cruel lord, that all the males Of Hebrew women born, in future, should Be straight oonsign'd to N'ilus" turbid tlocnl. 'Twas during this inhuman ediot, when A matron nnld of the preceding race ft Maternal heart in pity nrnvM. that he (Her first-born son) must be by minions base Kemov'd perforce, and furthwith thrown uito The parting wave ; regardless of her woe. Solicitous to save her infant, slie For three long months in dose seckision kept Her ch-irge attractive ; till past her skill Him to conceal from ken and prying zeal Of keen otficial. \\'ith nice artistic Skill was made, a fragile Ughtsume craft, Wherein was plac'd with agonizing heart Her infant boy ; and mid the Hags, lieside The brink she laid him ; while at a distance Stood with grief surcharg'd and eager watchful Eyes ; iiis sister mute, to know his fearful fute. Just then the daughter of the Monarch came With her attendant train of maidens young T'river side : — she to ablutions sweet, And they, too, to joy of bealthfui morning walk. With wand'ring gaze she l)apj)en'd to descry A tiny quaint-built ark, the flags among; And at her high l^ehest a maiden soon With safety brought, and when um'over'd saw A tender weeping babe, at sight of which Her heart humane with fond compassion niov'd. And thus remark'd : "' This is a Hebrew's child Of mother dear, forc'd by my sire's ilecree To save her lov'd one from a ruthless doom," Then spoke his sister, who was standini: by. " Pray shall I go and bring a kindly nurse To thee," and when artirni'd, the maiden brouuiit With joy and eager ha.ste, his mother dear. (Though not their kin the royal maiden knewi. Mucellaneoiiif Foems. '■ I « To whom she said : " Pray take this child away And 1)0 to him a nurse, and in return l'"or thy maternal care thou wilt receive A due reward." Then in her loving arms Slie (ilusp'd her tender charge, and l.^/me direct With joyous heart, accorded for the hoon She bore him : — who 'neath her fost'ring, fondling t are he stately grew, until by order of riie dame august was brought, whom when kIic saw, A, In their uiowin^rs, their irar lens, and pasture. And tlie ihuicon would toast her in la^er, und boast That she was a creatiue wortli praising, Tl is, with truth, he could tt'll, lor ht^r pasture was — well It force'd her to seek better (jrazin;: : — So she boarded around like a tc^acher renown'd, Before the old systetn was over ; Hut wlu>t did she can sini'e well she could fare On succ,'.!;'!it jrnisses srnd clover. But, at lenptth, be did y;rieve, for an old cattle-reeve Nani'd " Tally." an olisolete tutor, >li And I've enj.'a^''d a bard to write ^ly epitaph. I wish some philanthropic eye Could see me where I stand or lie, iMv head hung down— my rump on hi^l On ordure strong ; No doul)t he surely would reply Til at this is wrong. 1 . i f: i MiKcellii )}f'0UK J'oema. Say, .luck, is there no hiw humiine Existinir ill this Gad'i' reij^n? This bestial treatment to restrain, Then this I state Their legislation's voitl and vain Beyond debate. Yes, Jack, my friend, it grieves my heart As on I drag my. loaded cart, To see a pamper'd vile ni)start Go by with speied; In glit'ring trappings sleek and smart Like Townsend's steetl. He thinks no m(.ire of you and me Than citizens of poetn' ; He scorns our lab'ring {x^digree With eye as cold As Candidates' Electors see, When they are pull'd." JACK. •' 01 my poor, dear, co-lab'rer Bill, What fate has brought me to this hill '.' I'm now as hollow as a qtiill Or old basedmm : I wish I had of meal my fill Or death would '''P'"'''- fl'^E sing an Institution that is worthy of a verse Of eulogy from poet's pen, its merits to rehearse, Whose loving aim is how to wrest the will tind it surely brinjxs Theserpi'nt's fang- i use rtinj^ wound* And adder's stinj:s. And in the Gospel, too, we hear the delejjrated '-oice Of our Creator speaking thro" tiu> servants of h.s ehoiee ; No drunkard can axlmittance have to reahn» aivinely fair Who ha.s not here a foretaste of Fruition there. Tis not yoiirself alone you wrong; your wife and ciiildren know The lack of frann^siistuining food their meagre aspects shew. Which jjlainly speak you hold the faith to be of no avail And, when compar'd with inlidel, In lower scale. Leave we tliese sc,nu>s of wretchedness, ind'dgent muse, and sing- The iniuite peace and happiness that temperance can bring To all in ev'ry station througliMut this mundane sphere, And have its blessings realiz'd As we have here. For here in s;tng and miuijtrelsy we banish ev'ry care, And from our hearts unitedly ascenat crusade. To you who're duly liceusM by your councils to distil This beverage insidious— this agency of ill. Look at the dire results eutail'd, conjointly yours to claim ; Then conscientiously admit Vou are to blame. Miscellaneous Poemt?!. Hj- "nieii let us with fidelity still prosecute the war Against the foe, and fondly hope the time's not (Jistaut far When ev'ry civil polity will on the " traffic " frown, Or hetter still, enact a law To put it down. A sentence more, and then we close this short, discursive lay, Which breathes not all the solemn truths we truthfully rould say : Then leave the soul-destroy in.vts strike the lyrii' string:. And eiiaunt tho praise of tlowry Spriivz. Or lau.l the Uaivhaualiau kin(sl Tusket tvl. l.t>t Uobby Uurns alon«l pr.t^laiui His ha!;r>:is of uurivallM fame. With entr.uls of inferior name. — (.'nuunuvl with ixitmeal : Tiiey van"! eom[vtr\> to buil.i a frame. Will'. Tv ket eel. I love u dearly. — this is tnie. — In i^e. or Kni'd. or in a stew.— It stieks ok^iSf to my ribs like srlue. Throiurh thick and thin : — .\nd rjo\% I will deiserilv to you How 1 Ix^hi : — I <^M«ie it firmly by \h^ back And ran my lij* ftywi; tail t.> no-ck. Thoi^ tnm ii i>n tbe o«! er tac>c. .\tt>l K^ave "j -.ien'[>,W' ! in a er.^ok. «.>f ."tiity m^-di : — TWn uk5> '. ~ <~4 h&niki whJTe, t Xe milter s^ijie — 1j* bini a haw* i A v..". 'h; 31 ^Jo.'«rn»*ri tssnt its fli^hl ».\i t.-'j- c4 ^'i :— T";* ii.:5> 1 ^iImi^ n^y Apupie-iiiw . A:i-u istj^« mv mejd. iET EELS. Mlseellaneoiis Poetm, If I eat gaspereanx, — I state I don't eat much, tliat's «,'o()(l or great, But big nutritious eel has weiglit To l)rai'e and cheer • For me I want no lietter freight, Frcjni year to year. What signify tarts, calies and rice, Liglit fricassee, ragout and spice, Or turkeys of liigli-wmnding price, ( )r goose or teal ; They never could my taste entice Away from eel. I hate all medium beans and peas. They keep me swell'd and ill at ease Pale tallow butter, skim-milk cheese. Are all unfit; But eels give stomach ecstacies, And cranium — wit. Nor yet avail beef, pork, or ham. Potatoes sweet, or mealy yam. Mutton, fowl, or tender lamb. Or stagg'ring veal ; High over all bears off the palm. Good Tusket eel. Some nice fastidious tastes prefer The flesh of squirrel, frog, or hare ; And others porcupine, or bear, And H(»me cow-heel ; But far above them in compare. Stands Tusket eel. No give me Arifjuilli- day by day. Whene'er I work for daily i)ay, I'll dig or chop with spirits gay, ( )r dance a reel ; No other fofMl can make sucii play. As Tusket eel. CLEM'S (JRACE BElf)KE MEAT. Fou all Thy gfKMlness (\l (>2 Miscellaneous Poems. HIS GRACE AFTER MEAT. Kor what I have received, O Lord ! My thanks to Thee are sent, Kor tone of stomach is restc/d. And I am now content. ifliii M REFLECTIONS ON SEEING A ROBIN CAUGHT AND CONFINED IN A CAGE. ZJLAS! gay-plumatr'' ! warbler of the waste, J Thou art a capti .e now — and circumscribM To finite bounds, to please the new caprice Of him your gaoler hard, and tho' he sees Your vain essays, with ttutt'ring pinions spread, Fast Ideating htart, and bleeding bill, against The prison bars, to 'scape from durance vile, He still denies thy freedom to accord. No more, sweet minstrel of the grove, no more Shalt thou appear in balmly vernal reign, ■ Pen-hed on the summit of some stately dome Or {)oplar high — attune thy matin loud. Or in the gloaming hour thy vesper song. Ko — thoii wouldst rather be releas'd from thrall And with thy consort sweet rove unconfln'd ; Than in seclusion take his frutral dole. I r LIFE : A SKETCH. ^HE sprightly youth enraptur'd sees The varied prfj8i)ect8 round him lie, Of liow'ry vales and foliag'd trees, Pellucid streams an<] azure sky ; With cheering hojie and spirits gay, And self reliant in his aim, The young advinit'rer hies away To seek for happiness and fame ; And as he treads the sj)aciou8 plain With eagi'r haste to catch the prize, Tumultuous passions crowd his brain To find the way in whi(!h it lies ; Miscellaneous Poems. But onward fast o'er hill and dell And ev'ry way that seems the best, And well the pilgrim's breast can tell That happiness is unpossess'd; While on his head meridian blaze Descends, conjoin'd with weary feet, He's often known to make delays And seek the fane where follies meet ; This oft repeated his desires Become less anxious for the course. Until at length his nobler fires Relax their vigor and their force; And hoary age draws on apace Unmanning all his active powers, He now foregoes the errant chase, And views with grief liis miss{x;nt hours ; To Heaven he turns his languid eyes, And sues for pardon, peace and rest. The Father hears tiie suppliant's cries, And grants him all his mind's request. With blessings now his head is cr jwn'd, And thanks the grace that bade him live, And tells with joy tlie bliss he found, A bhss the world can never give. PADDY BURKE: THE HODMAN. ^H ! bold Paddy Burke, has come out from the " sod To learn ihe Blue-noses to carry the hod ; For all bold aspirants were second to him In weight of a burden or movement of limb : 'Twas pleasure to see him in native costume Ascending the ladder in raseate bloom. In corduroy breeches untied at the knees And low rimless caubecn and jerkin of frieze. His brogans were hob-nail'd, heel-plat*Hl and strong, And bound to his feet with a tough leather thong, — His shirt was of linen, liis vest was plush, dyed. With a belt round his middle of black bullock's hide. With fifty big bricks bold Paddy has trod Up four storeys high with his large native hod; While the (ht/hcn he smok'd with inward delight. And croon'd Norah Creenah ascending the height. ■■■•ll^rt^'-^^ijt^f^.^AM- ()4 Mkce-Ianeoits Poevw. One day beinj; iisked by a certain fair friend If it were not too mm-h tive masons to tend, " Cn ! no," said the gallant, aspiring Patt Burke, " I l)ut carry tln^ bricks and the men do the work." Then success still attend this brave knight of the hod. He's a far greater hero than many we land, Wherever he goes may his laurel ne'er {)ale Who came liere to learn us from old Innisfail. TOMMY LUTZ. ORIEND, Tommy Lutz, lives on the road That leads from Yarmouth town to Tusket, Who early learn'd U> prime and load. And tire and charge with British musket; And Tommy k»ved the tield of Mars, But not like some for jmy or plunder. And came unscath'd from cuts and scars Althongli he mixed among the thunder; Tom said in all his great campaigns. On mountain, hillside, plain or valley. He sent the balls like tropic rains, Tiiat left the foe unfit to rally. Tom thus would talk when o'er the bowl. At other times he was much colder, But when tlie " schnapi)8 " warm'il up his soul Then Tommy wax'd a valiant soldier; Of divers lields he'd shew the plan, And said 'twas true as it was written, On Alma's heights and Inkerman, He whack'd the foes of Madam Britain ; Ami when the serfs were dead or tied, He came direct to fam'd " Acadie," And soon in Yarmouth town was wed To a buxom " cooLid ladye." Friend Tommy keeps a wayside Inn, And lager sells, with nuts and candy, And sometimes too a horn of gin, Or if, you chose, a nip of brandy. I've been to Tom's and it was good To see them live from feud and clamour. As man and wife forever should. And Tom at work with rasp or hammer; MisceUaneouH Poems. For Tommy is a blacksmitli true, That well is worthy of the seeing, Was armourer, and farrier too. When he was in the war C^rimean. But ere my measure 1 will end This, this friend Tom I must be telling. Let N'ulcan always be your friend, But drive old Bacchus from your dwelling. m GREAT BRITAIN VINDICATED. 2:^ND Britain's prestige stands much higher iimm J In all that appertain to si'ience and T Hrt, than e'er it stood ; tho' many men Arose o'er sixty years ago who claim'd The sacred gift of i)rophecy : and that Great Britain had at Waterloo attain'd In war her proud i)reeminence,— and would Henceforth resign her martial claim to some Alore favor'd State by Heaven approv'd ; but Time has shewn that all their fond unfolding Of the future lack'd th' element essential ; Altho', no doubt, it gave annoyance and Disquietude of mind to them, when they Beheld in subscMiuent campaigns the arms Of Britain culminating high, whene'er Some haughty State their just resentment knew. This Hindostan, Cathay, Afghanistan, Abyssinia and Ashaiitee, with Muscovy and lately Egypt too Can truthfully avow, that British valor Indicates no semblance of impotence. And will enforce as heretofore her just Demands and claims 'gainst all infractions Of existing treaties made in solemn faith And confidence : nor with impunity Permit an insult otler'd to her Hag. ■ t I (|ji , Mmellaneous Poem». DONALD'S INTERVIEW WITH THE CZAR. / //. /(( IV (7 >m» in the year of Grace, 1814, when Napoleon the Ut imseriled i' Ell>a, that the follo.nmj ■■nier i- p< ^ce. 7^^HV.y peace luul returuM ; - \>ki E )pe om-e mure, And }irPiit Buonaparte wa ..lu afr^. The Despiit ol" Russia to Britain came o'er To jrratulate George on the close of the war; The bri(l,iies and tunnel — the parks and the lialls — The museum laiii'd and tlie tower so grim, Old Chelsea and (irecnwich with stately St. Pajul's With castle and palace were sliown unto him ; The trooj>s he review'd with true critical ken, And by ordens to irn'et him they lustily cheer'd ; And when this was ovtT it hap{H'n'd just then One Donald, a pi[K'r, in costume apjiear'd. ■' Please play us a march," said the Monarch, "my friend." To which the bold (uiel low nodded assent, Then putting the bag 'neath his arm he did send • The notes streaming forth to his ('zarshii)'s content. Again he remark'd "since you play'd this so well. Now the charge in the fight we would willingly hear ; " Again from the pij)es came a drone and a yell, That made him to tremble with absolute fear. With tremulous accents again spoke the Chief, " Pray give us the notes when your army is beat Or l)eaten " — said Donald in language quite brief, " Ah 1 1 canna dae that, for 1 ken nae retreat." (031P0SED ON THE LOSS OF THE SCHOONER "MELROSE." With all on boakd, 1861 ; writthx 1862, '^WAK Autumn sere and loudly swept the blast O'er cape and hill, and thro' the sombre glades Of forests lately gay, but now bereft (►f foliag'd Idoom, when from our haven sailed The schooner " Melrose," well-mann'd and strong, with All on board that nmnber'd thirty-one ; }'iHCf'Ihllll'Ollt* I IH'MK. «57 Ist was eriM ti> i-e more, ('om[X)se(l (»f , .rioiiH sVa>^t>N iJ'tMir Hpun. There bloou)'.; he inaidrvi f'nir, tlio imitr.tn Hwie, Aiid nomijre -vvcct iiiicdnHcinUM dl' '!i<'ir fate, \\ .ill sturdy manlioc 1 (in liis luiHsioii bent. With deep solU'itiule we've \viiit(>d loiiijc, And hoped and wish'd and pray'd that they nii^dit be Protected by the arm (if Iliui who lioldH The billows in tlie liollow (if Ills liand, And howling wiiids in jimsp dniiiipotent : And often tlioujiht some |>asHin:i banpte percliance Mijjtht opportnnely sec their |M»ril dire, And save them fmm the dt't»p-(Uty;iilllnj: wave ; Then to soiii' distant port athwart ti\e foam Have borne them. Uvit ahiH I all hope is o'er, For never on the Shores of Tina* shall we Behold the "ov'd ones to ns eudear'd by Social and conaan^nin'd ties, until Thronirh partini^ skies in majesty descen Is The once incarnate "..njj;, but then the .Ind'^e: While foremost in his luy;h attendunt-train The bright anjiclic Chief whose trumpet-note Shall reach where'er on earth man (>ver dwelt, And by Almir'd victim l>led. For which we truly say. Amen, Becanse w(^ must bt* fed : But should the law f(tr daimipte done Demand a certain line, Let him who d(»n<> the act atone, And all the pra's(^ bi^ Thine. (W MinceUanecfus Poems. (JKACE AFTER MEAT. T(i Tlioe our Bonefactor kiiul, Our jxriiteful thanks art' sent, Thoujih truth to tell we're less incliiiM To give than now in Lent : These meagre alewives we receive Are a ything but good ; But bett 'r thanks to Thee we'll give, When we get better food. WRITTEN FOR A LADY'S ALRUM. OKOM thee, 3Iaria, I must go, Anil from my native shore. And cruel fate between us throw A boundless ocean's r<»ar ; But whether to the Line or Pole, Or foreign realms I see, The fond atfections of my soul Uutravell'd are with thee ; And absence that may now annoy. Or give our bosoms pain, Will but enhance our innate joy, When we will meet again. SI ANZAS COMPOSED ON A SWAIN'S UNFORTINATE AMOUR IN KEMPT, ^ COUNTY OF YARMOUTH. AD T a hut by big Rossignol Lake, Where the big 1)illows on big boulders break, There on some shelving stone, With lichen thick o'ergrown, There would I weep alone Till mv heart ache. Fairest of maidens now go and disclose To thy new lover my anguish and woes. Tell too thy perfidy, Tell it exultingly, Then in thy bosom try, What joy it knows. :V ^^ifceUuneoa,^ J oevn>. m nuM. FORTINATK ers Iwak,— <««P08KD ON THK LO«S «r -^Ht SmM.SHU> "ATLANTIC," ^BAR ..ROSl.fXT, NOVA SCOTIA A DIRfJB. O' f^' bleak Acadian land, Old darkness holds ('onimand, \Mnle on its roek-},ound strand Breaks the w ave ■ As a gallant ship divides The undulating tides, And quickly onward ghdes To her grave. And her inmates have withdrawn l>roni eonverse,-ajul have gone To repose, in hope the dawn Will cUsplav, A transatlantic sight. Of a city sheening bright, Along tlie western height Of tile Bay. But soon is heard a shock, Oi their ship on deei)-set rock, While pallidly they flock To the deck. And louder than the roar. Of old ocean on the shore. Arose the wailing sore On the wre<;k. Yet some with desp'rate migJit Reach'd a spray-wash'd craggy height. And prayed for tedious night To be o'er; And when the solar ray Shone forth from orient day. Kind friends bore them away To the shore. f 7(» MLinlla iieoitK Poenix. liul, alas ! 8-inu' lowly sleep \\\ tlie lieetliii;-' rn;.';.'e 1 steep, In taverns ol" the deep Far t'r.»ni eyes ; And kin and friends will shed, Tears tor the di'ar ones dead, .\nf sickness, death, or aught beside. If she can be some coxcomb's bride? My daughter. 111." Mli't'ellaneoiiH I'ocws. 71 THKRK. TN radiant morn the lii).'li\vay leads Tlir()ii;_'li sylvan ^rtovcs of .sweet iHTfnnie By pnrliny: streams and verdant meads. Soft mossy banks and How'rets liloom ; Thron;.'li all the heanteous l:indsea|K> fair Tliere is i\ jxilli that lealeth— There. The injiliNvay leads, in noontide hluze, Throujih l>riery -len and ron;:h defile, O'er •ra.L'i.'y s tee j >— throng h thorny maze, Where Syrens warljle to begnile, And when attain'd with toil and care The heart exclaims, it leads not— There. The hijrhway leads to darksome bonrne. And onward still to .lordan's swell, Where none who eross may e'er rot'irn Their hajtpiness or woe to tell. And here it ends ; bnt where, (>h! where Is now the piljrrim ? is he — There? ON REVISITING TUSKET RIVER. /T\Y dear native river is still trlidinjr on. As limpid and fresh as tlie days that have '^otw. When I in my boyhood d('iii.'lited did lave My flexible limlis in its health-irivin',' wave. And often in snmnn^r that Mary mitrht ,\ear I've souf^bt for wild roses to •rarnish her h:iir; Or j)nird with delir joined fond eonipanions with innocent glee To shake down the nuts from the spreading beech-tree. Nor yet conld rude Wint(M' prevent us to go Down the slopes on our sleds o'er the ioe-erusted snow. Or securely skate-footed amusement we found In postures fantastie the lakelet around. 72 Jfi-fcclluiifouf* Poems. ( i-dv .siHMies of my youth, I must bid you farewell, llill, luimlet and river, pine-barren and dell, Hut wherever I go or whatever my lot, The land of niv nonajjie will ne'er be fortrot. i-' > I SONG: TERENCE TOOLE. gCKREXCK Toole lived in Balbriujgan, And wius a ditcher of irreat renown. Who sometime courted sweet Moll McGuiiiiran The prettiest maiden in all the town ; ( >f fond admirers she had a dozen. Besides Tim DriscoU and Barney Poole ; HiiT Larry Rourke, and Patt Flynn her i-ousin, But all were slighteid for Terence Toole. Moll was a l>londe, younji, sweet and pretty, With rinulets redder than rougf or rose, ("ould twirl a stick, <|lib-tonfrned and witty, With bold, defiant and upturn 'd nos^i ; She tower'd above her sex in stature. Was almost tall as hhr Phin McCoole, While l(»vely freckles adorn'd each featuf,', These stole the heart of bold Terence Toole. And ^lolly, too, was (juite elastic When at a ball as an osier twid and plann'd ( >n stature, sha|H' and feature, Mi>ieeUaiieou,i Fonns. Thus ev'ry of Sissihoo. Let Scott with ra|)ture swelling. His rural lyre awake. And land the charms of Helen, The Lady of the Fiake ; And Moore his loose-rob'd Norah, That i)leas'd his ntving view, All, all is tam(» to her 1 minie, Swec^t Kate of Sissih(H). ;-r 70 Miscellaiieovs Foenis. My Kivte is younj: and blooming. With skin as lily-white, Her breath the air iierliiminu;, Her cheeks as roses brijrht, — Her stately form is peerless, With heart serene and true. All these combin'd with classic mind Are Kate's of tSissiboo. n SONG: MONIQUE DORIK ON JNIiltdii Hill there dwells a maid, A charming, lovely creature, AH other nymphs before her fade, In stature shaiH' and feature; No fair of old of claHsic mon'l. In Greek or Roman story, ( >r modern lielle that poets tell, Can match with Monitpie Dorie. Let ^loore enraptur'd sing the praise Of Hridiret, Kate or Norah, And Byron chant his dulcet lays Of Haidee and Medora ; Evangeline or bonnie Jean, Or pretty Annie Laurie, Must all give place in form and face To matchless Monique Dorie. SONG : FAIR FLORA OF TUSKET. /^Hor ;. -.r,! limpid Tusket still winding along Througji vjll^y^ and forests and lakes to th(> tide That never hast -leii yet lue theme for a song, Although n ar thy nvvrgin some poets reside. The hard oi' Id '.". oti-i >vith rapt. ire inspir'd, Sang swei 'b, th«' liU^ar, the Doon and the Ayr, I'util far and ;u':i, hi* -"wc;* sroigs "e ahnir'd, Hut chietlv th.' iatt " 'o! I>larv dwelt there. Miscellaneons Poem>f. No U'SM would I sinji of the Tusket where dwells T\\v ctuirmiug young Flora, the maid 1 adoro. And who in externals an i graces excels Tlie fam'd Scottish Queen, or fair Helen of yore Let dress-making ladies vtith labor intense Still aid frugal Nature with padding emboss'd. Uut l-'lora, fair Flora, with these can dispense, I'oi' i)erfection is her's irrespective of cost. HARDSCRATCH RABBITS. A SONG FOE THE SEASON. FBBRrARY 1SS4. 'y^IS true I am a hunter And trapi)er too renown'd, And daily gf) in winter When snow is on the ground, To extricate the rabbits That strangle in r y snares. For well I know their habits— But mind my own affairs ; — Then hoorah for Hardscratch rabbit;> I None can with them compare, And I sell them in the market For twenty cents a pair. This noosing is a i)leasure— Tho' some may on it frown, Yet to me it is a treasure When I bring them into town ;— High-pois'd upon my shoulder And dangling 'g'linst my back. Or if the weather's colder. I string them rotind my neck ; — Ttien hoorali for Tlardscratch rabbits ! They far surpasjs all meat, — This I have heard our gentry From tini(^ to time repeat. And well T know the places Wlicre ralilnts nightly stray,— Their gaml)ols and embraces Jieneatli the lunar ray;— Know too the bud and berry— The bark and herbage that 7K Mhirlhiiieous PoemA. Make tliem so blythe iind merry And very, very fat ; — Tlieii hoorah for Hardscratcli rabbits ! They're now in daily use, — Not Hooppole Hill nor Granderville Such rabbits can produce. Tis tlius 1 daily labor To meet my wants and cares, And oft assist a neitrhbor To em])ty all bis snares ; lA'St prowlinji fox or bruin Shotild fzive his rabliits pain 'Tis mine losavc from ruin, I'Vr I'm a man halll;ln^••, — Then iKKjrah tor tl.irdscratcli rabbits! Lot ev'ry wt'av. [iroclaim, — Now Squirrel town has lost renown Bv ilai'.fscr,"t''ii rabbit fame. m N(> other food's comparin>r To ralibit that! know, It lieatsthe eel and herriufx Or boasted ^'aspereanx ; — "Tis fit for Duke or Marquis When roasted, baked or fried, And wlien he eats its carcass Then he ran sell its hide; — Then h'M>rali for liar Iscratch rabbits ! They're iill that heart can wish, — And then so cheap — no larder .Should want this sav'ry dish. Let others sin,ir the praises <.*f carrilio(j and moose, Or tell in iieat-si't phrases The tastes of duck and froose, IJut would they dine on rabl)it l'>(ini Ilardscratcli swamp or swale. Those men of nice-ton'd palate Would tell another tale ; — Then iidorali for Hardscratcii rabbits 1 All others I contemn. Not Texan hams nor iShalu>si>eare's clniiis Can h" compar'd with tlu^m. d Miscellaneou>< Poems. 7tt And ere I dose this ditty, A word I've yet to say, The man I truly pity Who has not Christmas day, Or for his New Year's dinner A Hardscrati'h rabbit nice. He either is a " skinner " Or he I'an't atl'ord the price ; — Then hoorah for Hardscratch rabbits I The very choice of food. The reason tliat tlieyre big and fat Because their pasture's good. YARMOUTH CLAMS. l,<'t others priiise the fiflie? of the flood,— !!<• iiiiiiL- ♦o^intr the Inviilves of rhe n\nil."—Sliii/:i>-iiiiin . T /.ET Clem Surette .still boast and blow. And tell how well he feels, When full of shotten gaspereaux Or pickl'd Tusket eels; l>iit all his prai.se and all he says, My friends are only " bams," And are unmeet the taste togre*4 With Yarmouth'.s juicy clams. ( 'uours : — Then hip, hurrah I for Yarnifuitii clams Our fav'rite Winter dish, No other cheer to us so dear, As our big mud flat flsh. Tiie clams that I, my friends, supply, Are plough'dup ev'ry day, All fresh and good the choice of food, This all my patrons say; .\nd tho' the iM-ent^h oft dig and trench. And trade them off for drams, Vet all the great of sterling weight. Prefer my new shell'd clams. CnoRis:— Th»'n liip. hurrah ! kv. Ml J^iiscella)moui< Po^mn. fi»3J*««i»-n jX«iN>it!j»m, ric^e arnd maiMl|. And w*imiwtifo»»», Uw*. I j4ot a few Of ruujfti steimr^fl, jwnoaly yamts, lUit all these pgiim- ^ii*n w\\\\ fail Compar'd ith VawBu^utli clam*. Ciiom s : — Then M|^ JMurah 1 0f:. I've also fed on Jmllo^iSf ibw*^ Ox-liver, tripe and v«ail. And frost-fish stale from ltt^'*»1*fa^U^ Smelts, shrimps and ('o«k;j:A-rs-»**#; IJesides I've ate of reeent daitf- Some oily Texan hams, But all I've nam'd the' highly iaMt^> Must yield to Yarmouth elams. Ciioius : — Then hij), liurrah I <)^, A lady 'lay the other day. Heard an old Frenchman cry, My clams are nice, am 'heap in price, Come out my friends and huy," But when her eyes beheld the size, Of his poor pigmy clams. She turned aside and this replied, " No sir— I'll wait for Sam's." CiioHLK : — Then hip, hurrah I i^c. 'Tis thus my friends with list'ning car. Await my coming voice, .\nd for my rich bivalvic cheer Their apjietites rejoice ; And as I mete the quarts replete. I've hut to ope my palms, When fast as hail, the cents prevail, For my life-cheering clama. CuoKis : — Then hip, hurrah 1 i*cc. Now to confirm the honest fame Of my delicious lish, I've hut to add the classic name, Of gallant Captain Krish. { Bu ( ■III' ^M geitil inry^ evevn ann^K^ fil.9). tmjfhf ^^^ .IJnti -VS-iid binirc Name it g Sage, long (.)f large sj Who near (-)f trap an Have ma( T' more c( Would le.« Vet yearl} The migr: And nuicl Adjacent; Contiguou To walls t To narrov With skill To secure To sahic II •^ \\'Ip> .say.s lie's fed on Intwters red. ( '(»\v-life|, and tlesli of rams, But all iiii'tiir, is poor and mean. Conipar'd with Yaimouth clamH. Ciioiiis: — Tiien hip luirrali 1 for Yarmouth clams, ( »ur fav'ritf Winter dish, Xo other cheer to us so dear, As our hivalvii' fish. THE HALNTKD STREAM. TllK AWJIMHNT. (ittir old (/fiitlemrii mho j'nim bo'ihood had Iniu acnintomt-d Id diftfthtij \nf¥9^ every Sprinff in Salmon Riivr ; and in imj nntiiralhi nf n mptM ft!,npr»ititi(>ii. ..>•• rcporlid lu han- s»ii(f, tliat he Imped In .mpht be /^ermdl-d, after drafh, frj return and pli/ liif /ebmrite jjnrmit aud prerenf others frorii ocntpijirui hist fishm(j pririleije. J^^jjAFAi/K iKiJistn'am timt still ineaHd'rin,u flows, ^^ (tJ«•■ ?>>mes ftrof. mnd, Of trap and *iu(!ti'lied, fonM from tlieir rock-bnilt "stands '" By ocean's swell, were homeward wendin^j; w ith Their tinny fare, and nearin^ fast the })la('(> Where he the subject of my tlieme was wont To lish, when lo I appear'd a si^n-tre pale. And in its shrivell'd liand a pole it ludd ; While at its far extreme a net was seen, Which ever and anon it deftly threw Into the flood, and witli a dextrous sleighl Into his skill', reniov'd whate'er it found. At sij^ht of winch rib'd, and ready are To vouch ior it : — of this, the ])oet doubts. And fain would know from n\odern sajies, or Divines i»rofouiid, whose province 'tis to jiuide Our mental rays, in things pertaining to The future life, (ireat Doctor Johnson, once, As I have read, behev'd that from the dead A visitor at intervals appear'd Again on earth, some mission to perform. Then let ns know ye men of sapience. If such is not, and superstition keep Aloof from many in this place, who are Disjtos'd to crede'ice give to this, or 'twill Descend to future ages, and produce A inigiity dread of spectres from the tomb. "i^v: And MlttceUaitt'oii.^ J'oeinx. m MARY OF ARGYLE. TN the cliiirmiiijj: moiitli of .Inne WIkmi warbltT.s urc in tiuus And niitnro all hlooniinu with frajrraut'o and sniiU'. By twili<:lit have I stray'd With Mary, matt'idcs.s maid, Along the How'ry mar^dn of the winding Argyle. She's as stately as a (jueen ' With i I'onnlenancc serene, And a mind far al).)ve all deception and wile ; IVlen may boast of ladies fair, But they never ean compare To Mary, peerless Mary, on the hanks of the Argyle. And when my charmer deigns To sing the dulcet strains, ( )f Burns's Highland Mary or Erin's iM>or exile ; Oh I 'tis then she melts tlu^ heart With h(>r «wect, imtutor'd art And reigns without a rival on the banks of the Argyle. Oh I would now this peerless fair. Vouchsafe to hear my pray'r And be my loving consort I'd never her beguile; But retire to rural joys, Far from city's ])(>mp aud noise. And live and love my Mary on the banks of the Argyle. O' MICK'S ( 4.«PAI(iN. kH ! my heart was sore and sick. When my lighting hus))aud ^Nlick Sailed away from his dear native isle, The bold rebel chief to meet And his columns to defeat Near the banks of the nuid-bearing Nile. 'Twas the Eighty Eight far fam'd And the " Faganbealachs " nam'd To which my gallant s[)0use did belong; And each battle's fate they sway'd" In the field or escalcade Or Wolselev's great bulletins are wronu- — IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) LL 1.25 ■^ 1^ 1 2.2 I. ^ ibuu ill 1.8 U ill 1.6 ^ / ^ Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WBST MAIN STRKT WEBSTIR.N.Y. MSSO (716) 872-4503 84 Miscelknieous Poems. But my hero has been spiir'd Tho' 'tis seen he roughly fared For lie's minus an arm and a leg, But tough substitutes of wood, Our rieh nation has made good With tlie privilege acc'(jrded to beg. This the government extends To its foe-eak8 Alonji tlie concuvM sky, While holiow-wiiisp'rin}; hwozos waft The frii;j;rant odours l)y. Thy bounties rich in Autumn aeiv, Thy hand benijrnant <.'ivo8, A common feast to all mankiuil, And ev'ry thini; tliat lives. In hoary Winter awful Tlion, Wlien howlinjjT tempestH rise. Imj>ellin<: fast the cuttinij; Itail, Alou}^ tl>e lurid skies. Hijrii over all thou rid'st sul)lime, And reijin'st for evormort\ And variest natun^ with Thy word, To ''ratefullv adore. 81 TO SPRING. /^f) elimes oppos'd old hoary Winter's tied, With all his train of elemental strife ; While lakes and streams that lon^r imprison'd lay In cold embrace of stern hibernal irloom, .Swell'd by the tepid rain and ;i(mial sun, Usurp their bounds and devious rush With argent force, and roar as on they go. Warm from the sunny South, o'er mountain tops, The healthy fragrance-freighted breez(^ ile.scen(lH Into the vale. Tlie vale revivitles And kindly adds its hoarded rich perfume. Delightful Si)ring, old Nature's nurse thou art ; And thine the rt)sy dawn, vvitli iH>arly gems rnnnmber'd, pend(mt on the spray of herbage (ireen, glist'ning and trans|)anMit ; while foremost Of tlie diverse tints and hues (tf Mora's Wildling tribes — our tiny tnodest Hower of May, Acadia's emblem, unfolds its Petals gay, im Southern sylvan slope, or Shelter'd nook, and odour sweet exhales. «2 Miscellaneous Poems. While Birds of passage, late from distant austral Shores, make woods resound with various song. And from their torpid, dreary, dark abodes, By sense instinctive — the insect 8lee{)er8 Wake to life anew, and on the wing display Their sheeny plumage, in the noontide ray. LOVELY ANN. A SONG. ZJ way with all fiounc'd-flaunting dames, J All rf)iw/<'-painted faces go hence. My Ann has superior claims To beauty than all your pretence ; She is young — she is modest and tall — Her motion is free fi jm restraint. And wluit is much better than all. She knows no adornment of paint. Old Nature to make her complete, Has given a voice all admire ; Her song is exquisitely sweet, Outrivalling all in the choir; And more — siie's got charms of the mind. For all who have heard her admit They're elegant, sweet and refin'd. With pleasantry, humor and wit. No gewgaws of tinsel or lace. To draw — to attract — or beguile — For beauty's enthron'd on her face, And innocence beams in her smile. I've travell'd in climes far away, And many fair ladies I've seen, But high over all I mtist say She reigns their sui)erlative queen. MixcellaiteoHH Poems. 5>:i KKMIMSCENIES OF MY SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL- FELLOWS. ^<> (lays lonu departed my memory flies, When 1 in my unpractia'd youth, Saw all tliinjis aH brij^ht as tlie tinclouded skies, Or clear as the fountain of truth, Wlien witii spir.ts all bnovant I went to the schoo). Wit li Ufinaw all t-heerful and brijiht. And the peilaj!;ogue, Paddy, expounded (^ach rule, And tau(.dit us to cipher and write. And well 1 remember when school time was o'er, We olten have met in the scpiare. And fortrot 1( r the moment the mind-raising lore. To i»ra(ti('e dear athletics there ; At fodt-ball or wrestle — at leap-frog or race — We oller'd our muscular skill, For to stand th' unmatch'd and th' foremost in place, Was our wish and recurring thought still: But minds aiul desires, aspirations and time. Make oceans and lands interpose, To sojourn far away in a pestilent clime. Where coU'ee or cotton-plant grows ; And ma)iy have gone to far Austral shores. Of auriierous prodncta in quest, And some to the land where Niagara roars, And some to the isles of the West ; While some are at rest in the dear fatherland, And some on the battle-field sleep. And some too repose on the Zealander's strand, And some are interr'd in the deep; And we who remain must soon yield our breath. For this is kind Heaven's behest, Must enter the portal and shadow of death, E'er we can unite with the bless'd. PADDY MULLOY. ^N the mountains of Mourne, all rugged and torn. And mortals are rude and untam'd, Livi'd I'addy Mulloy, "och ! the l)roth of a boy," For ilrinking an days before the storm <'ame down •lehiel (c^uirk and rrudence Brown, And Deacon Head. There was a mortal, too. call'd Tom Wh(, lived in Milton, started from His home and wife, And trnd^'M away to Kempt afar. To slum the elemental war. And lengthen life. While others with solicitude, Made ev'ry eifort to elude The coming harm ; And sent their wives and children sweet Far inland to a safe retrej'.t, On I'rosser's farm. Besides my fri'Mid of great esteem, Your [)rophecy was all our theme For weeks before ; And doors and windows were secnr'd And vessels all were doubly moor'd Along the shore. At length it came— but oh I my muse We're all unlit to sing the n(;ws, And therefore will At present stop, lest we might rue Our vain attempt, but leave it to Some abler quill. ?>.') THE DOORKEEPER ON DUTY. r^NE eve in chill Xovember, I ventur'd on a walk, 'Twas Sabbath, I remember, And hour 'bout eight o'clock, m MisceUaneons Poems, A» up tliro' Pitt street wending, I heard in House of Prayer, Sweet vocal notes ascending That seem'd to call nie there; Then to the sacred portal I bent my way with speed, And there beheld a mortal Of Israelitish seed. To whom I said, " dear Judas, Pray will you deign to quit Your post, and be as good as To shew me where to sit ;" But there he stood uncaring For me as granite rocks. With vision wildly glaring And pointing to a box ; I soon found out his pleasure, Which was that I should care And give of worldly treasure, All that my heart could spare; Then to the place directed, I went and left my store And said, " Am I accepted, For I have nothing more," To which the Jewish shaver Replied in accents sweet, "Now for year lib'ral favor You'll get a welcome seat ; " Then bidding me to follow. My willing feet he led, And pointing to a vacance The Hebrew quickly fled. fm AM LONGING FOR THE LAUREL. FACHTIiE. T long to get the laurel-bough, With leaves of verdant hue, To garnish my poetic brow, And proudly wear it too ; To know that I am Prince of Song, And all confess me such. And be extoU'd by ev'ry tongue, I covet very much ; — Miscellaneous Poems. 97 T long the classii' hills and plains Of sunny Greece to see, Where erst jireat Homer sailg his strains (){ peerless poetry ; I lonjr to scale Parnassus' heights, On Pegasus astride, (Vertopping far the Condor's flights In my aerial ride ; I reek not if my pants are torn. By sitting 'thwart the spine Of knife-bat k'd nag, if! am borne Before the sacred nine. The subtile etlier to inhale Of that exalteu clime, Then to compose I cannot fail, To strike the true sublime ; And know these charming vestals will All exigencies meet, And soon remove my dishabille, And clothe me up complete ; And on the table will, no doubt, (But not ambrosial food) Place London ale or Dublin stout, With viands strong and good, And as I taste their festive cheer To shew their fond regard, They oft may whisper in my ear Thou art our fav'rite bard. Then let me have the laurel-bough. With leaves of verdant hue. To garnish my poetic brow, And proudly wear it too. SONG: KITTIE CAMPBELL. r\F all the maids in lane or street, That T meet in my ramble, The fairest that I ever meet Is charming Kittie Campbell: With stately tread and ringlets red. She looks so sweet and pretty, All other maids before her fade, When they're compar'd with Kittie i OS Mucellaneous Poems. Her mind's replete with learning bright,- Her dress is neat and simple, Her eye iff radiant with delight, And on tier cheek a dimple : T(j see her smile I'd go ii mile, And hear her talk so witty. And truly own the joys I've known In converse with my Kittie. Of ladies fair let lovers ohaunt In sweet poetic measure, ' This liberty I freely grant If they except my treasure ; All must allow and truly bow, In village, town and city, Tiiat ev'ry grace of form and face Is center'd in my Kittie. And when in Winter's lengthy reign, When sleet and snow are falling, And penury and pinching pain Assail the widow's dwelling ; Then from her store to widow's door, She gives with kindly pity The timely food, with gentle mood. So thoughtful is my Kittie. JOHN THE BAZOH. TUNE — BETSY HAKER. ^H ! yes I've seen some shaving clean. In town and fishing harbor. E'en Mr. Sloane for shaving know% Must pale before my barber ; He'll give a seat then smiling sweet. To you he'll kindly say, sir, " I'll shew my skill if you'll keep still, For I am John the Razor. If you've a beard rough, thick and hard As liide beset with bristles. Like rabid boar from Finland's shore, Or hair like steel-made missiles ; Mhedlaneons Poems. My dext'roiis hand and sweepinj? brand Unerringly will play, sir, Till you're as riean as new ahell'd bean, For I am John the Razor. Jn C ape Forchu I've shav'd a few, Of lishermen and sailors, AVith guttermen and now then (■hiin-diggers, clowns and taihjrs, And ev'ry trade that wants my blade, Must lil)enilly pay, sir. This well they'll know before they go, For I am John the Razor. Then i-onie alon;.' yon chin-hair'd throng. From ship and shop and eollege, You'll own en munHe that I surpass. In keen tons(jrial knowledge ; And to disburse pray bring yoiir purse, For this I surely say, sir, Yf)U must impart for tliis my art. For I am John the Razor. If hair decay and turning gray. Or baldn':'ss on you seizing, I'll cure them both in luie and growth, And set all right and pleasing ; Then come elate to Y'armouth straight, Near Millar's on tlie way, sir, I'll IhUkv you and shave you too, For I am John the Razor." !M» ODE TO POVERTY. r^H I thou the nymph with sunken eye And pallid clieek, forever nigh 'I'o me, a hungry bard, To the(» this lay I dedicate. Presiding genius o'er my fate. And friend of thy regard. I long luive tried to shun thy face, And ran in many a mazy race, To leave thy meagre look,- But all in vain — thy aspect stood iStill by my side bereft of food, In ev'ry way I took. loo Mucellaneotis Poems. ^^^th those who play, and eat and sleep Tj * "" never till the acAf But no-thou only dwell'st with hi Ji^edailyframe-wornNethinim And carrier of the hod rf.':4?r"'7-«turegaunt-- " >*ill come I will not want And why thou WvT'^ ^""'^'^^ "»«'^- \Iv fr..J. "^eepst me meanly cM My frame emaciate and sad, ' Won't be explained before lo godly hve, and be content And all tlwt »B have f„„j,j, J„,; ^Ve cannot carry iut. fnd"^t """"'»"-'"• I bow- i^»«>r spirits, vvith unrest T'.en I will never more repine iW penury and toil be mine!' But emulate tiJ'"" T^ '"''"'"^^^y ^^^^^ ) '"uiate the ^ood and wise And leave the rich their luxurL, I'or more intrinsic weiKhL W EPITAPH. «i« wa, to ,«,,i ' ■ ! '" '■""" '""»» ;