Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-11

A CHANCE Fer THE COLONEL AT LAsT.-A young,
pretty and intelligent young lady has published vol
ume of poems which contains several amusing and
smart remarks on the gallant Colonel Of Wall street.
Some time ago, when she sweet sixteen she pub
lished poem called Peayo, which was cut up most
awfuy in the Courier a. Enquirer. The spirited girl
has replied not only to the Colonel but to several other
editors. The following are extracts on the Colo
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Welcome, all conquerng Webb. that gossamer name,
Beseemeih well thy even lighter fame
Thy snare-deviaing sell, and willy creed
For, mebbs catch fosish hies-and spiders feed
On haress victims to their al Is decreed
TIL unwary thus are lured within thy tolls
while spider-ike tbou'lt seize the spoils;
Though ne er prize like B,ddk will again
BE ,rapped-,nar m.yst thos hope the golden rain,
Of Thousands Gfytvo, can Ger descend
Thy changcrng politics mend;
Iay,elf snars-tay food Ike spiders got,
SO shalt thou-as thing that fame knows not,
Like spider ive-lke spider die forgot!
We hail thee King, Great Webb OF all the mobt
Long life! and should thy subjects chance to rob
Az, prithee-let some character be killed,
The world loves SANDER and thy blanket sheet,
Shall soon with new subscriptions be replete
"Come, come In s,ernest mood, Dame Commemorative
OF facts relate like not these by ways"-
sobe it-bravc and lion hearted one!
Thou modern Richard! feared-yet loved by none
Whose mighty arm cen valour's self doth shun
when horseuah;p favours didst thou last c-niers
How long 50 now since that immortal flight
And ihoa~en as de r Gsu when Pan , Appeared
took TO thy heels before the foe had neared
What ads thee lew Goliath, us a enid
Assail.-iben be net thus wi h fury wild
ne Dap,di-.he harmless stone ! lung.
Hhath not sure ihy Weakening conscience stung'
Behold him, courteous reader, tall and high,
!fnoi in SOUL in form you'll not deny;
How pompors Is his step-hew proud his mitn,
Oh thai some wnd.w in tina, breast were seen,
The owl Of wisdom then might we'll forsake
nenowoed Minerva's .Lield-and, ear,hward take,
With joyful shreks the first exploring flight
lfe'er should burst upon is gloomy sight
Ahams like this more black than fay f.yriie night
Around his soul, would then d.sperse atlast
Bot who-what willing In his shadow crawls,
Gathering the crumes shat from his bounty falls,
And cings more tondly 10 bis patrons side,
Til you nigh, deem soo mute coagenial SPIRIT led
The cringing sub-sub editorial scribe
Daslels the sld-he geptle-pungfnt wit,
Who often srove but never made hit,
Who while his master sit. a hone in ease,
Surrounded by his corn, his oats, his peas,
His cows of Durham breed, with horns 50 short,
Ills sod. harys. r avs ne with The WIND sport
His new inventions wheat oats To grind,
In sooth, all pleasures of a country its
Cows, horses, poughshares, eorn-crios'
Asecond Cincnnatus! though, more prone
To gather laurels not by right hi, own,
Dsres iamper with The public each rev day,
Mooh.6snoar, y, where ',wiii prof, some,Aing-pay
His pen in editorial war. ngsge-
Then shield himself BE- hind his payers screen,
Because forsootb, he Keats the world unseen.
HOW cantne gallant Coiohci GET over uiS i"i'
is worse than any thing that Gholson said. Will he
no, fight upon ito Ifhc does, he can send the chal
Ienge TO me.
y.T shall have word or two with Charles King
in day or TWO.
g'r The Wings have carried the legislature from
stem to stern. What a revolution! tits now saic
that Mr.. Van Buren, will dismiss his cabinet, anc
change his measures Will he Can he
SHOOTING STARs-This phenomena took place las
year on the morning Of the 18th November. Will !