Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-04-29
FTon the n. = GaIaxy and Niercury.l


From the n. f GALAXY and sercuyl
lie DEVIL IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
"O'er land and his CHARTERED spirit passed"
The devil came up one afternoon
In the streets ofthis goody city;
Said hc ''though I've lived in the place fiil long,
And ia il have proselytes plenty and strong,
/ never have selected amongst the throng
minister-more's tie PITY
There's a vacant seat in my cabinet now,
A gap in my administration;
But here my subordinate ranks are SO full,
So jest the claims of a numerous school,
Twill be hard to select the worthicsi tool
For this important station.
Then the devil gathered his tail around,
And roll'd up his scarc, eyes
Thought he, III take my chance for man
In sober walk, and closely scan
The various claimants who may suit my plan
SAYS the devil, 81 can but try"
So Mephistophces stood ''on change"
Till he saw noted miscr;
Said be. ''this spndleshanked rascal would screw
From the ,!esoate widow her dollars few;
And consign her children to b;othcl urstew--
Butt want u scourdrcl wiser"
Then he walked little further on,
TIL he met "a debaucEee;
And the devil looked IN his face with grin
I'hought he. original talent must win
\ place in my cubinci-now this tina
Old ech.r has nought but original sL..'
lie never Will DO for ne
The mex, who came was nun of name
\ sturdy, slow cashier;
"Ah ha!" cried Diubol,is, he's no focl,
\ glorious fellow wis" loo by rule.
Aud Avs no money'-but out of school
OI n n 'u So we!vn Per ccnt-yet n tool
vi masters tweiVe,1 fGi,r'
So he walkedup Washington stree, ,,d.,r
tavoriie tGniSh lady;
Said the devil, "hcrc's disciple true.
Who would steal stocking, veil. or n shoe
Tell hHs OF her Degh6or, aud swear thereto
But pctticout ministers never wall do
The American cabinets all in u stew
About woman Already
Then the devil mot with popular priest,
And shouted for very ioy;
For he knew him 10 DE- a diplomatist k,cn
WHO could one thing say, and anoi her thipr mean
I,aik OF this vanishing, Temp raj scene,
Triple and riot behind he Screen
Thought the devil, he cannot be spared wecD.
HeS n''o IN my eolPioy'
Next DiaboIus went to the theatre,
To look al AIr. Finn;
But he cried for very spite to see
The talented Mawworm make so free
with his favorite subjects Curse him." said he
III Finn were not so honest he'd be
The very fellow TO represent me
In the Cabinet Council of Sin"
Mephistophe!es rolled his eyes around
And they fell upon an editor,
w heh ne gathered Iuii hastily up his tab,
And his Sheet-Iron countenance turned quite pale
And he lett the house with dreadful vail
Twas tie author of many scandalous tale
Sand the devil, hes any creditor"
HIS majesty walk'd down Court stree, ney..
With the stride OF bafflrd giant;
Gaz at the lawyes signs with a smile,
Thought he, If a limb can be found whose style
or dealing would not the devil dcflc,
III take hlm-howcvcr, Ill chat awhile
With each and every client
Bot soon Diabolus issued forth
With countenance fallen aud pale:
While The molten lead from his eve lids strand.
And the devil with bodily anguish screamed,
For the lawyers, piece by piece, it seemed,
Lfad stolen The ,OhOke Of his l4ii
But his rcd eye cleaned with hellish blaze
Al the very next man he saw;
Twas one who, having obtained his end,
Betrayed. deserted, and ruined his friend
But left him portion of cash to spend
In the pleasant pursuit of law!
Mephstophees threw on this Judas
a glance of friendship sinister;
SAID hc, "the rascal who coolly betruva
The friend who assisted him all his duys
iii take-for he will make as Shakespeare savs.
Flaming Minister" u,