The Mirrour — Concord, N.H., 1793-11-04 00:00:00, page 4

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PIERIDES.
Or the Small Pox in 1792.
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O Tempora! O Mores !
THE Pox prevails, the people rave.
Each man's a fool, and each a knave.
Poor Joe bas caught it, takes bis flight,
Andfeekria cave in midjl of night.
Dejected,Spurn'd, and much caf down,
From each old Hag receives afrown.
Spite, the feed of hell's produaion,
Shells their breads in strange convulfon.
This raves, that jwears, and feme desire
To burn his boufe and all with fire.
To church the, go to hold convention,
Each deeply fraught with ill intention ;
Where, Ajax-like, Longshanks arose,
• Caf down his brows and crifp'd bis nose,
Then thus addref'd the grumbling crew,
Who, round the cup,fat plain in view.
" Newbofon's sons, how long fall we
B' insulted thus ! —Zounds, don't,efee !
We've got into a Dev'lifh box /• —
Yes —every foul will have the pox !
Befdeyon stream, a lend, dome
Contains a patient all alone ;
He's fek and eaf, overcome.
(Landlord, feme more Newengland rum.)
By George, my friends. I'll not take rtf
Till I have foil'd that curjed nef. —
If jlotb and indolence prevail
We'll fall as does the. rattleing bail.
Let's rouse for fafet, to our town - f
And burn, or tear bts buildings down.
This is m, mind, ij jour's the fame
To morrow'sfun jhall fee't in fame."
Thus be belched forth bis rancour
And brought bis bottom to an anchor.
Tb' impatient crowd, with eyes agbafl,
Hear'd all be Jaid until the last.
Then Dolon rose with bod, bended,
Hitfair ered, and jaws extended ;
Like some tall pine or furdy oak,
He nods bis bead and thus be jpoke.
" Longlhanks, bow do I honour tbec !
With what you've said we all agree.
I fee the plan as plain as day,
' Out plaguy Deflor bears the sway.
Tbisfebeme he's laid to fill bis purse ;
And Chrifiy, that ill-minded curse,
Has join'd that worst av'ricious band
That everyet was known by man.
And Lovejoy, Stark, and Maser Moor ;
Why need I name! There's 'bove ajeore
Have join'd as one our lives to take
Then rouse, my friends,for Heaven's fake,
And burn him, curse him, bang him, drown
bim, •
And all bis friends we find around bim."
While thus the here boldly spoke
Old Minimus bis flence broke.
'' It gives m, aged foul new frengtb
To bearyou come to this at length.
One thing more I'd wifo to motion,
Boson folks are full of notions.
They've got it, and when the wind's fouth
We'll not e'en dare to ope our mouths ;
For if we do, God grant protection
Or ev'r, foul will have th' infeaion.
My motion's this, that wego down
And fop the pox, and burn the town;
Though ev'ry one in town have got it,
If we command they soon must drop it.
Firs thing in course, let's all combine
And make the Doßor pay bis Jine.
This, Jee, will help us on the way
Our grog expenses to defray.
And so, my friends, if't be,our will
' We'll now adjourn to Jobnfa'f mill."
E'er Sol bad ujber'd in next day,
They mount their feeds and pace away.
To forefaid mill,,where all combine
r extort poor Joe's and Dolor's fne.
All faled As in court of fate,
Delon arose, made bare bis pate,
And faid,—" All bail auspicious morn ! ,/
All bail Longfranks ! 0 godde/'s born
Ld triple honours crown bis name,
And bear it on the wingi of fame.
His manly mien, bis lofty gait'
Express a God—a foul that's great.
Henceforth our Captain be Jhall be,
If ye, m, brothers, but agree.
Next in command Iwould , ropefe, fr;
Tbat Mihimus be alfcbofe." —
ThenallafOfeisfttbj^khgtxprefa
Oftheir desire to grant commifften;^ t Q
U^dfool, with rage, their tongues refold.
Like Vulcan's hammers dll around, f'fj
Their hairs upright tremendous rife
'And blood
J7be,, lo 1 tbeir hero overgrows.
His length by mortals jit unknown,,
"like EpWltes, Neptune's son,
'Toris'red aift and thus begun.
To violence, m, friends, let's fy •, ^
As matters are, 'tis do or die.
Let no bast feat alarm, our breafs;
I amyour chief, by all confejs'd.
And by th' immortal Gods above
I'll conquer all, or challenge Jove.
As Hydra, in the Lern'an wood.
By great Alcydes'band fubdu'd,
'So, from this 'ternal arm, a blow
Shallfavepu all and conquer Joe." ~
Fhts Jaif, the beads of th' adjoining town,
Being often feat for 't length cams down ;
In hopes that they by candid means
Could pacify thoje crazy friends.
And, fond of peace, they now address
The frantic, raving populace.
Firs, Carlton, a judicious man
And friend to order, thus began.
" Reason, my friends, the belm of lift,
Is Jhatter'd by Jucb gales cf frife.
Law, the guide to friends of fate.
Is trod upon in Juch debate.
Now if both law and reason die,
Humanity will aljo fy.
Where then, my brothers, Jhall we be
When we are void of all thafe three ?
From fueb diftraaion, pray refrain,
Arid reafume your sense again.
Putnam mild then forward goes
And peaceful language sweet I,flows.
" Why Juch rage, fueb frantic fear ?
There's neither pox, nor danger here.
Ton little cot by Towns's mill
Contains it all, and ever will,
Till reason offer her direAion,
Topurge and cleanse it of th' injeaion,
You're not expos'd in an, infante,
Ifyou have wit to keep your difance."
Then Houston, much to mobs oppos'd,
Stepp'd forth and thus the feene be clos'd,
" And can you think the Gods above
Willjuch disorder here appre^p ?
If juch the frife, the rage of all.
Our civil government will fall.
More lawful means you ought to try
And ufefome more humanity.-'
Such arts abhor ; and justly mourn
Afoul by juch diffatim torn.
Let each an equal friendship bear,
And jympatbize in bis defpair."'
These words tbeir anger soon jup prefs'd.
And cboak'd the vipers in tbeir breaf.
Noris rage is fed, and in its place l
There's guilty Jbante in ev'ryface ;
Each bangs bis bead and faeaks away
Like T&wjer from bis felen prey.
Thus the jeene is clos'd with fame ; 1
Let ev'ry fueb turn out the fame. l
INCOGNITUS..
HILARITY.
The ENGLISH SAILOR.
AN English Sailor was tried for
a robery he had committed
on the highway.—:Whilft his doom
was pronouncing, he raised a piece
of rolled tobacco io his mouth, and
held it between his teeth till he
heard the sentence of death puffed
on him—he then bit off a piece of j
the tobacco, and began to chew it,
with great unconcern.l
"Sirrah," laid the judge, piqued|
at the man's indifference," do you;
know that you are to be hanged <
in a very short time ?" t
" So I hear,"—faid the sailor, <
squirting a little tobacco juice from;
his mouth.<
y " Do you know, rejoined the (
judge—" where you will go when.
you die ?".Q
" I cannot tell indeed, an't please
your honour," —said the sailor.
" Why then" —cried the judge.'
with a tremendous voice—"lteffi
you; you will go to hell, you vil
lain, and there be burnt to all eter
nity."
" If I should," replied the sailor,
With perfect tranquility—" I hope)
my Lord, 1 shall be able to bear ill i
:H'.-^^? : ' ■**■■**" Win ) —_-i
ONE of three men lately taken 1
up for a robbery in Worcefterfhife,
being asked in what manner he
lived, very fignificantly anfwered]
" M, % art off, <wbm,ur's arefaa." t
[Continued from the firft Page.]
determined to avenge them, that i
any attempt should be made againf
the life of the Queen, no stone
ffiould remain upon another at Pa
ris.
From the camp of Weiflfem
bourg we learn, that the armies o
the allies make movements on the
right bank of the Rhine ; it di
vides itfelf, and one division files
off towards Brifgau. The French
are Ailing a long chain of redoubts
an 4fe" e ""°° '° e heights of Sten
feffipefore Canfweyer.
The inhabitants of Nantz have
attacked the Royalists with an in
tenrioo of didodging them from
the heights of St. Sebastian, and of
taking with them two cannon
which greatly annoyed the town;
but they are repulsed with great
loss. Every day are young people
deserting from the town, and join
ing the Royalists.
Italy.
TURIN, July 31. — On the 29th
inst. the French renewed their at
tempts to dislodge the Sardinian
troeps from the posts of L'Aucbion
and the Col de Rous. They march
ed, at break of day, in three col
umns, against both the Sardinian
camps, after a brfk cannonade
from tbeir batteries on the heights,
but without effed. The French
were repuifed on all sides, and com
pletely defeated, and were pursued
by several detachments of the Sar
dinian troops quite to their en
trenchments at Belvedere. The
action lifted five hours at Auchion,
and seven on the fide of Raus. The
loss of the French amounted to 500
men killed. Os the King's troops
only a few were wounded, and
none killed.
Newbamp. Maga. No. VI.
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THIS DAY PUBLISHED,
And to be Jo Id by Elijah Russell,
T HE ;
NewbampJbire Magazine, &c.
For NOVEMBER, 1793.
CONTAINING,
The Hiftory of Mons. and Madam du
F-=. On the Religion, &c. of the Gipfies.
Affeding Scene. Essay on female Charms
Persian Tale. On Rational Christianity.
Considerations on the restless and felfifh
Spirit of Man. Curious anecdotes of the
recovery of ancient hiftory. An account
of two very remarkable occurrences in
the natural hiftory o( Connecticut. Essay
on the consistency of learning with polite
ness. A singular adventure of General
Putnam.- The Colleaion. The benefits
of adversity. An Account of some An
cient Customs in Wales. The Mourning
Turtle Dove. True African Wit. A Re
bus. Anecdote. A Persian anecdote.
Os Sailors.,
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