Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1809-10-02
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THE CAMBRIDGE scHoI. AR,
Ana THE
GHOST OF A sCRAG OF MUTTON

Ia the DAYS which are PAD, by the banks Of
a ftream
Whole wasers sut fofrly were flowing,
With ivy o'ergrown, az old nlanlon houfe
food,
Thai was built Onshs nSirts ola chilling damp
Where the yew tree and eypreis were
growing
Tie viilagers fAook as they pais'd by the
doors,
When they relied at eve from their la.
hnurs;
And the traveller many furlong went round
If his ears once admitted the terrihck found,
ofthe tale that was told by the neighbours
71ey fad that the houfe on the ikirts of the
By a faucereyed g5serwss infefted,
Who 'fl'd every heart with confnion and
fright,
By affirming FRANCE hapes in the dead of
the night,
Shape. monfirou,, and foul, and dete.ied.
And truly they fad. andxhe matter well knew
That the ghoft was the Rreareit of evils;
For no fooner the bell of the manlion TOLD
one
Than the frolckfome imp, in 49, begun
10 caper, like ten thoufaud Is.
He appeared ia forms the moi arange aud
uncouth,
Sure never was goblin 70 daring
He utfer'd loud ihrieks and mon Horrible cries,
Cund his body and bones, and his fsss<s faas
Till his impudence grew beyond bearing.
JuIl at this nick o time, when the matters fad
With anguifh and forrow was fwelling,
Heheard that fcholar, with fcience replete,
Full Of mythical lore an egg is with meat,
Had taken at Cambridge dwelling
The fcholar was verdi in all magical ars,
Mon famous was he throughout college
Tothe red Tea full many unquiet ghoR,
To repofe with king Pharaoh & his mighty hoit
He had ient thro his powerful knowledge.
To this feholar 70 learned, the matter Their went,
And as iowIy he ben, with fubmifIion,
Told the freaks of the gholt, and the horrible
rights
That prevenIed the houfehold from reiling a
night,
And offered his humble petition -
"That he, The fad fcholar, in wifdom 70 spiss,
"Woud the mfchievous 6end lay in ist-
tors
Then fend him in tormesu forever to dwell,
40 the nethermoii pi, of the nehsrmoft hell,
"For eeitroying che ileep of his betters."
The fcholar 20 versd in all miflical lore,
Told the matter his prayer ihoud be gram
Then ordered his horfe to be faddled with
fpeed,
And perch d on the back of his cream coIor'd
Feed,
Trot,ed off to the houfe that was haunted.
He entered the doors a, the fA, o the night
The trees Of The foreil gan iliiver;
The hoarie ravea croak'd, and Blue burnt the
The owl loudly hrekd. and pale with af-
The fsrvants like afpins did qsver.
Bring iome ,urnips and milk" the fsholar
he Grid,
In voice like the echoing thunder
They brought him tome tulnips, and iuet be-
fde,
Some milk and fpoon, aad his motions they
cred,
Quite loft in conjscssre ssd wonder.
lie took up the ,urnips and peel'd of the fkin,
Put them into pos that vas boiling;
Spr sad table and cloth, and made ready to
fnp,
Then called for fork, and The turnips fihed
In hurry for they were ipoiling
He maih'd up the Iurnps with butter & milk;
The hal at the caien,ent gan caue,;
Yet this fcholar ne'er needed the tenpeif
w,,hout,
But rafting his ~yes ard turning about,
Askd the niaic .or a mail wooden platter.
He mafhd up the turnips with pepper and
falt;
Ths aorm came on thicker and fsiler
The ligh,niugs blue naih and with serriiiek
din
The wind at each cfevice and Granny cane in
Tearing up by the roots lath and alriles.
He malhd up the turnips with nutmeg ard
fpce,
The mels would have raviihed gutfon;
WLeu 10 his iharp bones hardly cover
with ikin,
The ghofi from mock DER the window
peepd in,
L., tbe fs,o, of a Le.r{ E,,o Of 1euffos.