Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-03-06
CURTIUS.

desired relief.
CURTIUS.
ron THE SPECTATOR.
POVERTY, AND THE STATE BANK.
"Pity lis, tits true. Shakespeare
One day-than which few days were colder,
| march'd, with rife on my shoulder,
Resolved to hunt, while could hold her
Or kill a deerl
For sport or hunger which, stroll'd there
Doth not appear"
Howbeit, hunted. What shot,
Or, whether any thing, or not,
May at some future day come out,
Or, may be, never;
At length, came t certain sbot
On Cocoa RIVER.
A strapping, swagg' ring, gawky ELF
Just then before me thrust himself.
haiPd him, elf you want my pelf,
take care my honey,
"Tll lay you by upon the shelf
'Fyou touch my money"
had my rife ready cock'd,
So, fearing nothing, on walk'd
A little bit-then stopp'd and talk'd,
And ask'd question,
AS, why so bold the fellow stalll'd
With such vest on?
For sure" said l, "such rags as these
"Would let the hardest beggar freeze;
"They're only fit to harbor tieas,
sOr other yerinn--
+" Stand oH-some distance, if you please,
Don't come too near men.
But what's your name /" He grinn'd smile
Most horribly aghast,' the while
He answered." Sir, your angry bile
Some harm may do you;
"My name is Poverty Wants child
My service to you"
Small thanks for services like yours"
SAID. The wretch that but endures
"Your odious presence long, ensures
a train Of Ills,
"Too fatal to admit of cures
"From dorps or pills.
"But say, thou most detested plague,
:" More dreaded than broken leg,
Z" SO many nov are sent to beg,
"Or else to robbing;
"Methinks your business goes on gleg,
"You've plenty jobbng."
"Indeed," with melancholy phiz,
Replied the rag inventing quiz,
oOou II tSH you hOW II ~,
81 have my trade,
"And ought no doubi long before this,
"My fortune made.
give thousand eight odd hundred years
Have pass'd, since have drawn the tears
"of naked starvlings appears
"None could withstand me !;
But now must confess my fears
"Almost unnan me.
"YoN BANK---they'l II strip off ev'ry rag
"From ev'ry miserable bag,
"(My meanest slaves begin TO bragg
TO make their notes with. :"
"Then they'llgive public Faith drag
"To buy new coats with.
$50 many an upstart fellow III rise,
" GAY as peacock--and as wise
Sand then, no doubt, (poor fooD despse
"And turn his nose up
" At Poverty's unseemly guise,
81 wish twas froze up"
Aha my old tormenting foe,'
cried-'' we'll all defy you now;
Hence from our happy region go,
ell favor'd creature;
" Well rollinwealth" -great thanks to you,
Our Legislature
l thought the urchn would have split
His brawny sides with laughter: "Yet
Hold" he cried, "your Boosting fit
Will soon be past;
F." And half your statesmen in my net
g BE caught at last.
"'Twas that form'd and urged the sch emo,
"'Twas suggested many dream
F." Of Fortune, floating down the stream
"Ofcurrent paper;
+" And e'er did statesman cut, 'twould seem,
GA luckier caper
" For one poor, solitary wretch,
+" Whom Incidence to me will fetch,
:" Or ever whiskey shops will catch,
"Howe'er unthrifty,
" This PAPER ENGINE-*Law's o'ermach--
Will take in fifty
" The merchant owes a humping debt
" At understandable dips in bit
+" His land-why, he'll e'en mortgage it
ITO get loan,
"Lose at least half what he'll remit,
"And he's undone!
"The farmer finds his stock too small,
F." Or fears, mayhap, a. friendly call
/" OF one you know, who's fear'd by all,
"The sherif's legate;
+" And tho loan his farm enthral,
"He'll stoop to beg it.
F" And many thrifty artisan
" Will be seduc'd to try the plan
F" OF raising cash to purchase land,
Or drive his trade,
" Until on the insolvent plan
ellis fortunes made!
. The lawyers may be out ofpocket.
" By $ long embargo on the docket;
" The BANK, of course, to stop their racket,
"Will lend bonus
" So they'll live high. or mistake it,
"Op borrow'd moneys,