The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-20 00:00:00

POOR JOHN BULL'S PRESTIGE.

We lime kept clear of foreign couteutlon,
of Me It EMMA rtroaghuld since our alege,
SoWbeyarere"tOrd e of '1174 riart Volunr"p° rll4 ige.
Wad Ire deemed loterferenup our !pawn,

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The is reason, truth bids us allow,
To believe that our present position
Wxuld be other than what It is now.
Had we fought to save Denmark from plunder,
• We a generous act should have done,
And commhted • chlvalrowl blunder,
Matching Enfield &wallet needie.gun.
Great renown a campaign would have brought US
in the Duchies, • brave British band,
That Which Austria'. example has taught us,
Would have long ago learned at lint hand.
On the side of Secession engaging,
Had been boldness whereof we might brag
And the Stars and the Stripes would be waging.
At Mistime, war against Britain's flag.
And Cu either side Ironsides, ranging
The Atlantic, might now, foe and tow,
Shot for shot on the waves be exchanging,
For the message. crossing below.
Salta of black, and crape hatbmds eurrounding
0.. all hands, would denote them that grieve;
Wooden legs we should see, too, abounding;
Al•o many an empty smataleeve,
And, at beet, a solution so better
Of disputes than what Furone has found,
With thine income-Tan, national debtor.
At some two or three shillings • pound.
If the loss of prestige has pain In it,
In our case there's this salve for the sore,
That we might, in attempting to win it,
Have both lost it and 010 much more.
Ant prestige Is • consideration
Of small weight as compared with expense.
Bet ht no cost be spared by this nation
Thai it needs to insure its defence—Paunch.

A CLERGYMAN THREATENED WITH
ASSASSINATION.
The Rev. George Lloyd, curate of St. Paul's,
Darlingtcin, who has publicly denounced trades' unions,
has received the following letter :
Rev. Sir,—l wish to pen A few lines to you as It happens I
have got plenty of time to do so ; Sir, I wonder very much at A
man like you pretenaing to be a faithful follower of Christ
to act In the todust way that you are doing for! assure you
that you are not following the precept, of our Saviour by so
fondly embracior and cherishing and upholding tbe tiniest
Claims of the Meters and at the same time dlspising the
poor working Men and trying to drive them In to work below
the country price and to make black sheep of them, hut •
nian holding the position that you bold ahould try to make
white sheep and rot black one.; Rev Sir I know very well
the reason that you urge upm us to go in is simple because
you have not picked op Many Coppers ii your C Aleutian
as you lone before strike but let me tell you that If I ever
ere Another letter from you or hear tell of you trying in
any shape or term to make black sheep of me and my fellow
workmen you may preach your own funeral sermon the day
previous to doing se for I will shoot you ite dead as A Nit be
you In bed or out of bed In Church Chapel or Sacristy I will
Nap your pecker yee I will delight in being hung on your
Account en the Scaffold as Durham, and! will also take away
the only spark of life that Mr. SPARK has got if he doe, not
keep his tongue within his teeth so you may go and tell him
If you like as I Intend to give him and you A little time to
prepare younelvee for the next world So you may go and try
to make either A black sheep or A white one of him for I
will make Black Sheep of both of you. So I hope that you
will be warned by me and take no further steps in the same
course If you do I swear I will Crok you both for I may ae
well be hung for a Mule as a Donkey —I remain yours
VLIIGIS MOM NIGHT, Vengeance-street, Darlington.