Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-07-22

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The following poetical productions Is
. paIpable hit o6for croskers Of eve
ry description. People who are al
ways cast down, turning the bright side
81 iie's picture from them, exaggerat-
ing real evils and creating imaginary
ones, merit ia some cases coatempt -
10 every instance pity. The man who
10 possessed of fund Of animal spirits.
sufficient to enable him to burnish his
face with smile when friends prove
false and the world for season looks
dark, can boast Of that which wealth
nor honour can give. Let me- the
person who will laugh when others an
ticipate evil, but who, when real mis-.
fortune approaches, will meet it like a
man. OF all things hate long. sour
faces they always make me think Of
Billey Lack-a.day, in the Farce. An
old lady at the South. having daugh-
ter just entering her teens. had occa-
sion to send her 10 the well for q pail
of water; after waiting an unusual length
Of time for her return. she went In
seach of and found her weeping over
the well. On snquiring the cause Of
her grief, the girl sobbed out the fol-
lowing reply Z" Oh dear | was think
Jug that If should ever have the hap
piness 10 he married. and be blessed
with fine boy, and should have occa
sion to leave him. and he should creep
towards this we'll, and fall in, and be
drowned: oh dear oh dear It would
break my heart, to see his little cheeks
blanched, and his little eyes dimmed,
and his silkey hair damped, and bis
little forehead cold in death oh dear
and then its father bowed down with,
sorrow, and numerous connexion fol.
owing him to the grave, and myself ir
weeds. and all the horrours Of a funer.
al, I should never live through it,
This is fair picture Of one half the
trouble which I" flesh is heir too" For
our part, with rectitude Of conduct and
frnness Of principle, we like to see
the man who
AWill be happy while he may and laugh when
he can"
We do not wish to see idle levity or
iii timed mirth, but that general char
acter for cheerfulness and good bu
mour which smiles upon the storms j.
cannot avert, and casts dull care away.
LET UsALL BE UNHAPPY TOGETH-
Err.
Oh come on some cold rainy day,
When the binds cannot show dry feath
Bring your sighs and your tears Gran. y
Gray,
Let US all be unhappy together.
Bring the heart piercing shoots from you
corLs;
Bring all the dull news you can gather;
Bring Dick Dismal, who looks SO forlorn,
Let US all be unhappy together.
Well talk about IN ildews and blights,
Occasioued by badness of weather,
About horrible dreams and dull nights,
And we'll all be unhappy together.
And we'll talk of the ghost without head,
That ki,s'd mother Mump, in the cellar,
That frightend the BARRIERS boy dead:
And we'll all be unhappy together.
Let US fancy fresh duty on snuff,
Cats, lsp-dogs, or monkeys so clever:
Let's suppose that there's taxes enough
To make us unhappy together.
Let Us talk of invasion and blood,
Ofdevils, black, blue, white and yellow,
Noahs ark, Noah's self and food
Let Us all be unhappy together.
Let Us mourn for those days that are past.
When our hearts were as light as feath-
Let's suppose that this day is our last,
Let Us all be unhappy together.
And charge yos my dear Gaanny Gray,
Should you meet Susan Sad, that you tell
her,
The kegs burst, the gins run away;
And we're ell unhappy together.
Y0TN& WEAV@LINGs