Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-02-03

There's nothing surpasses tint Of red
Oh the white mans cheeks are pale aud sad
Compsredto to my beautiful Indian lad. 3
Then let them boast Of their race divine
Their glittcring domes-thsir sparkling wine
Give mo a lodge as my fathers had, s
And my tall, straight, beautiful lndian lad.
~ From the N. Y. Salesman. Az
THE AMERICAN ENSIGN.
Fla, ofthc planet gems
Whose sapphire -crcled diadems
Stud every sea, and shore and sky
Oh. can thy children gaze
Nor kindle at the rays
Which led the brave "f eid TO dis
Thou banner, beautiful and grand,
Toat thou forever DER our land
Flag ofthe stripes Of fire !
Long as tie bard his loftylyre
eau strike. thou shalt inspire our song.
Veil sing thee--round the hearth,
: Wen s,ng thee-on strange earth,
Well sing thee when we forth
To battle go. with clarion tongue. N4
Flag of the free and brave in blood,
For sys be thou the blest Of God.
Flag ofthe bird Of Jove,
Who In the clouds md stars above
/ To naint the hero's Lighting path;
Around thee we will stand,
with glttering sword in hand,
And swea, TO guard the land
w hicl tanned the lions earthquake wrath
Flag o. the West be thou unfurld
Till the Inst trump arouse the world
Flag Of two ocean shores
Whose everlastiay thu1der roars
From deep to deep, IN storm and foam
Though with the suns red set
Thou sinSst TO slumber, yet
With him. in glory great
Thou rise.t, and shall share his tomb!
n on banner besutifnl and grand,
Float thou forever DER our land
Peter would go to the weddins, he would
50 be ssailed his as--aud his wife,
She wa. Ia ride behind, if she could,
For saws Peter the woman. she should
Follow, not lead, through life.
Hes mighty convenient, the ass, my dear,
And proper AMI safe--and now
You stick by the tail while stick by the ear,
Ard we'll get to the wedding in time never
4 : fear
u the wind and weather allow.
The wind and the weather were not 10 be
blaned,
Bpt the ass had let in a whim,
That two at time was lad never framed
For the back Of enc ass, and he seemed quite
That two should be stuck upon him.
Come Dobbin, says Peter, I'm thinking wen
trot--
I'm thinking we wont, says the ass
In The language Of conduct and stuck to the
spot.
As though he had said he would sooner be
shot
Than lift up a Toe from the grass.
Says Peter, says he, II, whip him a little
Try it, my dear, says she /; A.
Ru. he might jsst ss vcll bave whipped a
brass kettle,
The ass wa~made Of euch obstinate mettle
That ueyss . step movd he.
nj prick him my dear, with needle,- says
she.
TN thinking he'll alter bis mind.
The ass felt the needle. and W went his heel:
Says Peter think he's beginning to feel
Some notion Of moving behind
Now give me the needle, III tickle his ear.
And 80, 10th r end too asoipg:
The ass fslt the needle, and upward he rear-
cd;
But kick ny and -earng wa. sIl, II appeared
lie had any intso,ion of domg.
says Peter, says he, we are eong IN slow
y bile orc end Is up tother sticks to tbs
ground
But thiuk.' -fhod To n sch him know
W>ll et. for IN instan'. both tad nud ear ge
5 And spur bim stpner sil around.
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sossid, 90 Gone. sll hand, we're sfdrrins.
Asd the ass acaid alter his misds