Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-03-09
MONDAY, MARCH 9. 1929.

the writer, whoever he may BE-, has hit on the
char aciers of the different guests so happily,
that we cannot question their Willingness to
overlook the little spice OF malice he has Unused
in his composition, in consideration oil his W.T.
As much of the interest derived from the pc
yusal Of articles Of this description, arises from
the opportunity they afford for the exercise OF
ingenuity, we shall not destroy it by the publi>
cation of the names Of the various personages
designated; bu, will leave the reader 10 lind
them out at his leisure.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
THE LIONS EAST.
The chosen monarch fthe brute creation,
Gave a great feast at his Inauguration.
Strange beasts were there; and some you might remark,
Who had no prototypes in Nosh's Ark.
A petted poiecst, from the western wilds.
Received his friends with patronizing ST les;
Tipp'd, now and then. the host a know sg wink,
And sprinkled those he did not like with-ink.
jackall. one who wrote the Lions life.
Did the chief honors of the carving knife.
From the Miami came the toiEng OK;
And from, the snowy north the white-taIled fox.
Some thought the fox would kiss the royal handi"
"A fox has ALWAYS been your Talleyrand;)
Y9nd even he, as subtle spd more able,
Who PLAYED the Lion Of the second table,
And cherished higher hopes, now fears the day,
A fox's tail will brush them all away.
sd RAst dbess, lhfasn md N hing to i .aee FkiH ssTas,thlee.
= His friend, the muskrat, entered with a groan;
ind as he passed the polecat-used Cologne.
II E:ons, rot &c Ctata
Known BY his flowing name and gentle gait;
Fed solely on chopped logic and split grain
No horse, in fact, was everbetter trained,
TO constitute, as iockies say a teazer,
To subdiyide u straw, OF skin a hea sir.
IT'S thought the chief needs his peculiar knack,
To keen his own constructions on the track.
Thi. guest was followed by a blooded steed,
Famed for great bottom, and for little speed;
Subiec of late to what is called the "staggers,"
Still the crack horse of all Virginia ''braggers."
He saw they had not kept for him astsli;
lie dupged the hay, he kicked the grand jackall.
Next was announced the batture Spectator,
A civil beast-"half Horse, half Alligator"
The ways outside. who knew the old defsulter,
Said, he deserved a ston, at least a-halter!
..rhe swapping turtle came-his wife was sighted
She and her bingham gown were not invited:
Some said She was too black-& some, too { clumsy
ID COWC I'LL huA Al ua hON 49,
He swore he would beat any beast at brsg,
Out run the "panther," and out jump the 'snag"
The snag he bris,led-but the idle banter,
Raised not a hair upon ''the ring tailed panther"
He who had run to death Missouri men,
And bearded once the lion in his den.
A lack ppears-sj ackass is at least,
A standing guest at every Lions "feast."
They tickled with a straw. the ASS tail,
A. sailors with a tub, amuSe the whale;
Isek waited 10 be asked 10 nut his snOut.
In what he fancied mora tub Of circuit.
On sleepy Jack, rode one that was awake,
Charm'd by the tempting, dazzling rattlesnake'
Twas the raccoon, our little would-be-fox-
A ~courtier fer the Office ofthe OK
~. chalk ed his tail, he wears q fo8y wig,
he drills the party, he affects intrigue;
hut lacks the fox's quality and brains,
Aud is a coony yet for all his pains.
weazle passed, as day began to peep;
rEsrly or late, "s weaalc catch asleepi"l
The fox politely, offered him a seat,
And would have placed him at the Nonarch's feet;
The heir apparent thought it not am'ss.
To make a harmless premier OF the SWISS;
Rnt teazer said, and there was no denying,
The weazle lately opposed the Lion;
For the FIRST time they made a little noise,
About his stirrilg up the whiskey boys; -.
And some there were, who had but small obJectlon,
To hang and try him by the second section
of all the keepers ofthe public cribs.
The weazel only, ever creased his ribs;
He went in office, lean as any rat,
Aud cant get out again he got so tat.
The same we sent. no native being fit,
To match his cunning with George Canning's witt
Rut after all, or common flames y liar.
ne did not set the river Thames on hre.
The massive came. the Lions's ancient ffiendi
p,, scsrce was Sc sted on his neither end,
When up arose the little white tailed fox.
Ths Kissing rsi.lesnake. the ass, the OK,
The net raccoou, the Susquehanna hog,
And one and all, cried out, "t"Id d9e! mad dog
The beasts were likely to have bred riot,
WIN thu, the King Of forests roar'd them quiet
..h% Ioxsl friends! though when | once lay SICK,
ss,os damned kind friend could give my breeeh
kick,
And YOU! sir fox, could pry into my letters,
To show that 1 was friendly TO your oe"ers'