Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-08-26


Don't mark well what say
For instance t'other day
saw you in the parsonage yard,
And calld you near where was seated;
Did you well note tn advice Ithen repeated q
Can't gay did-you ask d me, cir, to drink,
Was 20 good humour'd, too excuse my joking)
As somehow ,zir,-I didn't think
Your Reverence was preaching, then, but smoking
Well Ben, know better for the future:
Attend-consider me your guide, your tutor,
Your friend, your monitor, your conductor
Take UP your things-get on that stile,
And mount behind-'tis yet from home mile
Wen talk as gently we jog on the way;
Do you, observant, mark what'er say
For know the truths which display
Aust not by boys, like you, be spurnd,
Nor ever sighted when my back is turn'd.'
Well, zir, tsaid Benz be main ignorant though,
And hardly understand my criss cross rosc,
Yet I'll not slight, zir, what take in hand,
But do as you, your Reverence, may command
Glebe thus began: Ben, you have oft been told,
AS there are now, there shepherds were of old
Adam himself we might shepherd call.
For ne had focks and herds-had care of all,
The truths quote,
We in the Bible note;
And futher on, if we the page unfold,
Mark me, good lad. Yes, zir if not too bold!
We'll spoken, Ben, your modesty of thought
Shews due Difference for what is taught.
But to proceed Cain wicked man,
Ofgloomy mind,
Most cruel and unknd
But Abel liyd upon the shepherds plan
Dye mark me well ?'--t As well, cir, as cam
You know, Ben, CAIN was wrathful, struck his
brother,
That stroke was bad Well, zr, I'll make another
Another blow! you would not strike your kin?
No zir. I'd but another mark put in
Marx Ben you mean the one on Cain first placed,
The stamp of blood by which he was dsgraced
But how that mark was fixed, it is not said,
Its form or colour, - Zr, the colours red'
.Weil, Ben, it might be so--not badly guessed;
Red is the type of blood and SO expressed,
But now proceed we further
No longer we'll discourse of murther.
Wen speak of Jacob thus the story runs
But pray, zir pardon me tsaid Benz
Pray was not Joseph, one of Jacobs sons,
Sold as slave to lshmeelitish men 2
Yes, boy he was.'-eAy, 20 thought, dye zee
But Jacob had a younger son than he.'
He hRd-named Benjamin. - 1t was not r
No, no we'll talk of him, Ben, by and by'
YES cir, pray do; it always makes me cry
1t be so natural like, and then, each name
My brother Joe, at home, and L. the same;
But our two names were fathers choice know,
And godmother would have it so
We'll, Ben, isaid Glebel so far you're right
The facts we read you justly cite;
But do you note their proper sense,
And rightly mark the inferenceP
In French tcrjed Benz cannot mark in French
Boy, you my words from their true meaning
wrench:
Futile is all that's read or taught.
why, all that's red tcried Benz the red stuff here
And all my marks Pm sure, are mortal clear
How! stuff Ben, stuff call what is sacred, stuff
This is because you have not read enough
Oh, I've more red (cries Benz red stuff: but stay
AS was going cir to say
Young Benjamin he took his brothers part.
And I'd have done the same with all nv heart
Excuse me, zir, but when this tale hear.
somehow feel alI-overish and queer!'
Good lad, it shews soul of sensibility'
zir / cop nEax1
What Billy-te-sense you talk about I?
A sense, Ben of Importance and utility
One that will fertilize the minds sterility.
But first, wen speak Of Jacob mark me now5
, la, 40 lsaa ben)--but let me tell you how
ike this story you so finely speak
I'd willingly keep marking you week.
GOOD boy but, Ben, now listen while tell
A circumstance that Jacobs flock befel
He with his uncle Laban had agreed
That when the ews did breed
Their lambs if any marks they'd got,
Were streak d or ped-should be as Jacobs lot
So Jacob set peel'd wands before the rams.
And all the ewes yean'd part-coloured lambs.
NOW tnat winch Jacob dld-such end in view \
Hsuch like wages, Ben, might be your due.
You could make streaks.'-f Why zir and 20 do.
Nor viii grumble at the pains take'
hoio, ben, fear you now some error maken !
a ! cannot help it, zr, the mare jots 20,
some o. my marks are querish ones know
Queer marks remarks you mean Ben. mt in RIO
Well marks or remarks, cir, the same to me-
Why, yes, own, Ben, your remarks are strange
And don't exactly with my notions range.
But when folks see the matter plain and clear
Lord, zir, the folks will see it, never fear
Observe me, Ben--you should reflective ponder
Over all these things for they excite our wonder,
Sit still, cir, if you please, or shall blunder'
Well, Ben, mere blunder can't offend,
If faithfully you mark the end'
If they don't suit you zir nv marks I,ll mend,
Mend what, improve yourself?-wel, Ben then
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