The Sun.
London, England, 1813-08-05 00:00:00

PO ETK V.

KING JOE'S- PETITION TO THE INHABIT.i4NTS
WAIMEA OX.

Pity the sorrow of u wand'ring king,
Whose r treozhii4, limb.? have borne him to your town;
Whose sceptre.i dwilitlltd to tin useless tlthlg,—
Bereft, alike, of stuff-bps and of crown /

Those blisti,r'd feet my rapid flight beipeak;
These dripping locks proclaim my length Of curs!
'And many a scar upon those ears, so meek,
Is but the vestige of some traitor's attars !

Should I reveal the sources of my grief;
If aught of ioyerloi pervade Bourdenwr,
The ills that mark the brother of your chief,
Would make 'ev'n Doiiauiers to share my woe !

Obscure as night was lily paternal lot,
Then, like's lark, most happy could I sing;
But alp ! .dotbi,iork drew me from my cot;
NAP was an Emp'ror, and would, make the King!

Wed me! I never dreamt of such a story•:
But pct, I own, I thought 'lwas wond'rous fine,
That, while he revel'd, like the sun, in glory,
I, like the moon, should by his lustre shine.

But all! how fickle are the 'rays of fortune!
Henceforth let mortal never rest upon her!
She stole my sceptre, thonghltWas but a short one;
And—(liut I bad uone),, would havc! st4►l'n my honour!

My NAPPY, once the buttress of my pow'r,
Floating his. own domains by factions shaken,
Is tioni'il to wander forth, 1. in evil hour,'
And, faitb, "I fear, will hardly save his bacon!

141,1/4amoNT,—tlie ass that bore my funnel. care,—
Rudely assait'd, by Britain's stern decree ;
Fled, nimbly tied, wlthsliante and deep despair,
And left Irlmirld to Jou RDAS and to me.

On came theloc;—theirprowess we derided ;

The fight eoininefir'd ;—we kept their pow'ri at bay;
Tit 9 broksi our raulia!,—,Who hid not done as I did'
I left :Inv n0,..t...; to titcht;lind'ratt a,r4Y. ••

in a 51c1, to 'scape each fierce guerilla,
A smuggler hi;ie um from the land of Spain ;
.tut may is hush of thorns compose my pillow
If ever I'll be *Waggled hack again',

--Pity a wand'ring king; hi 3 wants supply :
Sul raw is dry;--beliere me, sirs, I'm choking; ,
(Mod bye to Spain ;—tu monarchies good by;
King Joe a joke- was; "now no more I'm jo-king
Truro, Jay 27, 1913, A. D.

SPORTING►.

BRIC;HTON RACES, FRIDAY, JULY '3O.

(TIRST DAY).
Capt. Ttichardson's b. g. Pat, beat Mr. Purling's b. g. Clay-
hall.—Last Mile, togs.
A Sweepstakes of bgs. each, with 50gs. added by the Town,
. for ages. Heats, the New Course.
Mr. Lake's b. c. Boaster, 4 yrs old ... ; .. I 1
Mike of St. Alban's b.g. Cambrian; aged ' 2 e
Mr. Pierce's br. 1. Polyxena, 4-yrs old ...
Mr. Farrall's ch. f. by Popiulay, 8-yrs old
Mr. Pengree's ru. h. Silvcrlocks, 5-yrs old
Copt. R.ichardsou's b. g. Hornet y, 6•yrs old

`SATURDAY-.-(NI:COND DAY).
A Handicap Sweepstakes of 6gs each, with 300 added by the

. . •
Town-4he New Cour;e.—No entry wiisnonle.
Mr. Purling's U. g. Pembroke., beat Copts' Riettarilion's
Rucking Horse.--The New Course--50gi.

MOIDAY—(LAsT. DAY.)
Mr. Purling's b. g. Pool:woke, aged, lOst. 71b. beat Captain
Rieliardson's b, c. Gen. Ludt', 2-yrs old, 7st. 71b.---Last uuln
—sogs.
Capt. Page Turner's b. tn. Caroline, 4-yrs DILI, 7st. beat Mr.
Richardson 's b. g. Hornsea, 6-yrs old, 9st-50g4-11.
Course.
The Ladies' Plate of 60gs.. for horses 'of all denominations.
Heats the New Course.
Mr. Lakes c, Boaster, 4-yrs uld
Dul.e of St! Alben's. b. g. Cambri4n, aged
Mr. Pengrec's ro. Silvstlnclor, ...yrs old -
Mr. Purling's b. g. 'Pembroke, aged
Mr.illitnthes's ch. gal. Squirrel---rider thrown.
Capt. Richardson's b. g. Horn.sea, 6-yrs, old---did not start.