Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-05-01

They little dreamt, when they sci cut,
Of running such srsce.
Griffin, who never had before
Been handled in this kind,
Affrighted, fed and, as he fled,
LEI, all the world behind.
The Wind did blow---,he closk did fly,
Like stfeamer long and blue
Till, loop and button falling both,
At iast--4wsy it flew.
Then might all people well discern,
The CALM, Little Man;
His sword did thump behind bis back,
So merrily he ran.
Rush followed on, and Armstrong scream'd
The troopers, one and all
And exc Monroe cried OUT guess,
AS loud he could bawi.
Stop there your ExceIlency stop.
The northern road you'll pass -
Wen get into pretty scrape,
of further on we chase"
This we'll he new--yet on he went
And on they followed too;
FOR whensoe'er the devil drives,
There's never any Whoa!
And still, as fast as he rode on,
Twas marvellous to view
How he outrode the Cabinet,
And exc the troopers 100.
And now, as he went bowling down,
His little head full low,
His sword flew up against bis hat,
And gave him such blow.
Off went at once his chspeau-bras,
~ fau n,
Our Hero never stopt tbereat,
But onward still lie rode.
Thus all along the District through,
These gambols he did play,
Until he came unto the spot
Where Windet's forces lay.
There, as the colors fspp'd The air,
And all the music pIay'd,
G'Itiin s'opt short, as we'll he might,
And James ne rsis'd his head.
Up came Monroe and Armstrong too,
And Rash brought up he hat !,
The trooper. pass'd and hung their hesd-s
Ashau'd that they we're beat,
"Where are the British Winder, where >
81 and Cochbu,n, where is he
/" Dye think your men will fight or run,
a. When they The British see -
" Armstrong, snd Rush, stay here in camp;
"I'm sure you're not afraid
"Ourself will now return ; snd you,
" Monroe, shall be our aid,
sand, Winder do not fire your guns,
Sc Nor let your trumoe,s pay,
Till we are out of sigbt--Forsooth,
"My horse will run away"
The camp he Yts Monroe and he,
With speed their steps retrsce
and soon they gain'd the northern road,
So rapid was their pace.
Then, speaking to his horse, he said,
I" / am in haste to dine
"'Twss for Jour pleasure came here
You shall SO back for n,ne"
Ah ! luokless word, and boo,less boas',
For which he paid full dear -
Just as he spoke cannonade
Did roar mos, loud and clear.
Whereat bis horse did snort, as if
He heard lion roar,
and gsllop'd off with all his might,
As he had done before
Away went MsGison-awsy
Went chapesu bras once more
Sc ffighted was The horse, i, fell
Much sooner than kefore.
Monroe did ride, and soon they met
They tried 10 sop Jim's horse
BY seiz'ns fast the flowing rein,
Which only made things worse
For not perform ing wha, he meant,
and gladly would have done,
He thereby scar'd the Griffin more,
And made him faster run.
away went Msdison~-ew
Monroe went at his HEELS
And all the while, his lab'rng back
merry humping feels.
Now, at Montgomery, lis wife,
Out ofthe window, spied
Her gallant husband, wondering much
To see how lie did ride.
Stop, stop your ghness, here's the house y
They all st once did roar.
81 Here At Montgom'fy, you're as safe
4" AS ten miles off, or more.
Stophim Monroe Here's sister Cutie,
. The Girls, and Cuts, and II;
The dinners cold, and we are tir'd Y
Monroe says, So am l."
But neither horse, nor James,, whit
Inclin'd TO larry hete
For why !---the distant cannonade,
Was rumbling in his rear.
So like an arrow swift, he few,
Shot from an afchel's Row
So d,d lie fJ--so after him
AS swift did fly Monroe.
Six gentlemen upon he road
Beheld our Genersi ride
Monroe behind he chabeau gone +;
The b,oadsgro,a by his aide.
+" What Nesys What Meas your Righness !
"say !"