Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-30
From the Maysgiae Eagle.
THE DEVILS VISIT.

From the Maysoiae Eagle.
THE DEVILS VISIT.
Quoth the Devil 10 Noloch, who safe by his side,
Take the chair, noble FRIEND and keep order,
III mount my black Griff n, and off for ride,
To snuff the fresh air of the border;
There's Belisl above, to be sure, buthe
Is too fond Of gsllsnting and dressing for me.
The Devil has mounted his Jet black steed,
And spuf'd through the regions OF night:
He drew not ien, AMI he checked not his speed,
Till he reached the dim border Of light.
Then he halted awhile, and loos'd his girth.
And dsrkly he gazed on the sleeping earth.
Twas beautiful night, and the moon rode high,
But feeble and faint vas her light,
And the stars ,winklsd dim IN the pale blue sky,
As they gazed on the Monarch of night.
lie looked DER the misty earth and smii'd
as Insrdr-er would DER sleeping child.
Ito. Belial? be cried. what news DO you bring
From the land of the brave and free!
10 they tire of the People and long for king9
If 50, there'lI be work for me.'
Quoth Pienipo Belial--bowing low
My hege. il you'll look at these papers you'll
know.'
The dsIk King frown'i as his eye ran Ger
The files CT the inky crew.
O'er Couriers,' Stars and thousand more,
burning glance he threw:
But when he came to the Telegraph,
lie shook hi, sides with hearty laugh
what. Duff. Poor Duff! my subject too!
Have they laid you at last on the shelf!
lis Piiy-tor hsd more drndges like sou,
need never work myself
Netui. Aha! there improving fast;
Trust me-theyil crow him King stlsst'
Quoth Bsiial-' My liege, am fearful not,
Esntucky's bristles up;
The Yankees kettle is boiling hot,
The Dutchmsn is waking up,
And Webster beside, with his cudgcl stout,
fas knocke their hickory brains about.
The clouds of he West are gathering fast.
And dark is the irown of the North;
The skies Of the Fast overcast.
And her deep Wiuds coming forth:
The gales Ut the South still breathe on him,
Blu, the ehieftain's glory is waxing dim
Then dark grew the ire of the king of fire
Let us mu,tei our strength he cried:
tho the tempess rush forth from the of the
North
We will breast them in their pride
IN pledge the last man of NY dark domain,
But the cheftain shall sit on'his throne again
Quo,h Belial-' Ny lirge. We will do what we can,
But let Us not be too hsst,;
lie has kick'd all his Cabinet out to a man,
And is growing peevish and testy.
That think you hsd better permit him to fall
And hoist your broad pennsnt on board of the
Hail.
knew Harry well, ere his leaf had grown yellow,
(Iie won all my money at Brsgg;
He's clesr-headed, keen witted, comcsl fellow,
The Orator tipped with the -Wag'-
And IL we'd sdop, him, he'd do more credit
By far, in the nation, than those who head it ,
Whit; Beiial How now, sir! your councils offend:
Would you leave the old in the lurchl
You are turning your coat can tell you, my friend,
shall hear of you next at church!
Moreover. party won't rally Clay
There's Noloch below, sir-prsy " hat will he say ;
You know he's a Jackson man. up to the hub,
Since he fessted SO high at orleans,
And al rallapoosa-tthe blood licking cub)
where he supped upon Indian Queens.
And If we drop iiickry, we'll meier hear the end
ont,
Twill raise a rebellion in I'LL, SIR. depend ont ,
You wrong ne. my liege, when you charge me with
shifting
Without rhyme orreason, to 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 Belial did stare;
Then Wild. shr and high, his laugh echoed around,
Till the nghtbirtls sprung up in the air.
And the volt starting up from his den in alright,
Fled howing away through the gloom Of the night
Then the cock loudly crew for morning,
The Devils started at the warning;
Satan looked wild. and spurr'd his steed,
Beial his dusky piuions spread,
And fast and far away away,
They fed before the dawn of day.