Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-07-21
POETRY
THE DEVILS VISIT.
From the .Naysville Eagle.

lake the CHAIR, HOUtC tEtCHug dIu hCCP VI
der,
IN mount nv black Griffin, and off for ride,
To snuff The fresh air Of the border;
There's Belial above, to be sure, but he
Is too fond Of gailahting and dressing
for me
Arhe Devil has mounted his jet black steed,
And spurd through the regions OF night:
He drew net REM and he checked not MS
speed. 90,
Till he reached the dim border of light.
Then he halted awhile, and loosd his
girth,
earth.
Twas beautiful night, and the moon rode
high,
But feeble and faintwas her light,
And the stars twinkled dim in the pale blue
sky,
As they gazed on The monarch Of night.
He looked DER the mi ~ earth and smiPd
As murderer would DER sleeping
child.
sTdo Beliallp he cried, "wbat news do ysu
briug
From, the land of the brave and free?
Do they tire Of the People and long for k'nSF
II so ,herell be work for me."
Quoth Pienipo Belial-bowing low
"Mv iiege. ii you'll look at these papers
you'll know."
The dark King frewnd as his eye ran DER
The files Of the inkey crew.;
Ger "Couriers," "Stars' and thousand
more,
A burning glance he threw,
But when he came 10 the Telegraph,
He shook his sides with hearty laugh.
ssWhat. Duff! Poor Duff! my subject 100 /!
Have they laid you at last on the shelfp
IT'S pity--for had Imore drudses like you,
need never work myself.
Veto,! Ana! they're improving fast;
Trust me--they'll crown him king at
last"
cnoth Belial-"My liege am fearful not,
Kentucky's bristles are up;
The Yankees kettle is boiling hot,
The Dutchman is waking up,
And Webster beside, with bis eudgcl
stout,
Has knocked their hickory brains about
@The clouds Of the West are gathering fast,
And dark is the frown Of the North;
The skies of the East are overcast.
And her deep winds coming forth:
The gales OF the South still breathe on
him,
But the chief.ain's glory is waxing DIM"
Then dark grew the ire OF the king Of fire
"Let us muster our strength" he cried:
''Tho' the tempesis rush forth from the caves
of the North
We will breast them in their pride.
Ili pledge the last man of dark domain,
But the chieltain shall sit on bis throne
again"
auoth Btlial- my liege, we will do what
we can;
But let us not he too hasiy;
He has kckd all his cabinet out to man,
And is growing so peevlsh and testy.
That | think you had better permit him
to fall,
And hoist your bread pendant on board
of the HAL
81 knew Harry we'll, e'er bis leaf had grown
yellow,
(He won all my money at Bragg;)
He's a clear headed, keen .wltted, comical
fellow,
The Orator. tipped with the Wac
And if we'd adopt him, he'd do us more
credit
BY far, in the nation, than those who
now head it
~What, Belial How new, sirl your councils
offend:
WOuAu you icdFc the o!u man III INC IDFCNF
You are turning your coat, can tell you my
friend;
shall hear Of you next at church!
Moreover, our party wont rally on Clay:
There's NloIech below, sir-pray what
will he say?
"You know he's Jacksonman, up to the hub,
Since he feas:ed SO high at Orleans,
And at Tallapoosa-Ohe blood licking cub!)
Where he supped upon Indian Queens:
And if we drop Hick'ry we'll ne'er hear
the end ont,
Twill raise rebellion in Hill, sir, de-
pend ont"
"You wrong me, my liege, when you charge
me with shifting
Without rhyme or reason, 10 Clay;
IT'S because | don't think the old fellow worth
lifting,
He grows worse and worse every day"
Up bolted the king from his seat on the
ground,
And broadly on Belial did stare;
Then wild, shrlll, and high-his laugh echo
ed around,
Till the night birds sprung up 10 the air,
And the wolf starting up from his den
in alright,
Fled hc"ling away through the gloom
of the night.
Then the cock loudly crew for morning,