American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1825-09-20
FoR THE WATERMAN.
il peep at the Peninsula.
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When zce last left our readers, 1ce truly can say,
We intended returning without much delay;
But like other frail mortas zUe have o,r nishaps,
Which sure to give pleasure to worthless chaps
As i'll luck would have ii, sse had scarce babe adeu,
Before 1ue did feel, what is termed very blue,
And almost at once, which not so clever,
We found plump in, to bad " bilious fever z
Which shook right hard, without any reserve,
In each limb and finger, and also each nerve,
Until, as our readers to see cannot fail,
1t has left as flat poor two-penny ale.
But thanks to oar stars, ire soon gave it the slip,
And are now in posture to finish om trip
That orr frame is enfeebled," is truly the case
But o,r ardor TO please it could never eiface,
"And hope that long, zye regain lee.way,"
As the sunshine of health is the time make hay.
We think it but right, in resiming our "peep,"
CA subject on which 7ve have scribbed heap,)
To let it be known, by all zUho don't kno1U IL,
That 0ar journals been scad by twzzard poet :"
But what rs has annoyed and by far the most vext,
Is the very great freedom he takes with onv text
Not being content, with exposing oar faults.
To make 40 tell stories, the 'knave' never halts
Now tho it is true that sometimes do ,anable,
AS when for the Presidents chair there's scramble,
(on which very theme, to rehearse all ou lies,
Would resemble the counting in summer of hies)-
1t by no means is pleasant, TO hear what said,
Furn'd into tale-that ne'er enter'd our head
And in future hope should the "Poet' e'er quote,
lie will limit himself to the things that
But lest by such prossng, zoe put you to sleep,
Without further delay, proceed with peep"
Having hnishd oar supper, as evening grew fainter,
We set out from Milton, to Gov'nor Paynter--
The distance is short, only four miles so,
On road that thought surely dsd k,Ow.
But in this were out. as 7ve found to mn
For behold at the end of four miles, zye were lost
And having or journey thus fruitlessly wended,
We had to begin again where had ended:
Now night coming on, and nc having TO ride
Through very thick wood, without any guide,
We we're strongly inclined to take 6y-road,
In hopes that zce'd shorten the zvay By this mode
But rememb'ring story aoe heard very late,
Ofa man who was ray'lng in New Jersey state,
We 1Uise,y resolv'd, to pursue, if zue could,
The road that they told as led on through a mood.
BY the BY, as this story will Just suit our case
Ne must not omit here to give it place
While like u.s. this poor devil was groping about,
Having had the mishap from his road to get out,
He accosted man whom he met on the way,
And begg'd as favor, lie only would say,
How many long miles his good pony must hop,
Ere he'd come to the place where he wanted TO stop
The stranger replied" you have ten miles to go.'
"Aiack!' cried the trav'er, +" and can it be so
Can you not, my good fellow, lop off one twoi''
!" Why, yes sir-for one good looking you
You may have it for nine, but I'll add, you go,
There's yourself should have it so low
Which said with cunning and archness Of look
That een Gravitys sides themselves would have shook.
Now the only great odds. betwixt the tsvo cases,
Does chiefly consist in the item faces;
For while his mixture of fine white and red
O,u o7vn is what some people call death'a-heaa.
After this sorry blunder, soon brought to mind
The Importance of having law of some kind,
Requiring "FINGER POSTS, placed at each lane
Or by all MEANS wherever the road was not plain.
The expense would be nothing-a shilling at most,
Which YOU know for this State, is pitifu cost
Besides the advantage that from it would flow,
Is far more important, than all the rhno.
As soon as delivered of this sage reflection,
We pushd on way with more circumspection--
Till 4ue finally with no little delight,
To the house of the Gov'nor, and rested that night
Of Governor Paynter, until he is dead,
There's no great occasion for much 10 be said
At present, to call him friend is ENOUGH,
And therefore this time, 1ge'll omit any pI0:
Besides, when zpe did describe "his big door"
g The Rhode Island American" thought us a bore
And as we have sisnarers," to watch us at home,
In quest of attacks 'twoud be folly to roam
FOR THE WATcHMAN.
pANK or WI ,tINGTON & RRANDYWINE.