Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-03-09

Not Washington he good and true
But that grand City, aad street
Called Pennsy lvsniA Avesne.
There promenade from morn till eve,
The beauteous belle aad gallant beau;
And not ti midnight take their leave
or Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Avenue runs fore and aft
That city for a mile or two;
Asd many time and of I've laughed,
In Pennsylvania Avenue,
AT the gro,esqe appearance Of
Some belle or whiskered porrers
Ot Don Gomez or Scrockenof
In Pennsylvania Avenue.
A valiant Colonel, from old Gotham went
To fight, "doodle doo,"
To Washington and, by my troth,
In Pennsylvania Avenue
He pitched his tent and sent his card,
Soliciting an interview
With all his friends who lived hard
BY Pennsylvania Avenue.
One came, and asked him, courteously,
What twas he wished him To do
Quolh he. to take note, straightway,
Up Pennsylvania Avenue,
To the grand Capitol, where meet
Our Nations Congress- good and true,
To inform a member, in his seat,
In Pennsylvania Avenue,
He'll find me ready, cooked and primed,
W ilh pistols, balls, ana blunderbu-
Blunderbuss would not have chimed
With Pennsylvania Avenue
His friend then took him by the hand,
And said, Pll be your sponsor true,
II he don't answer your demand
From Pennsylvania Avenue,
WILL myself a message send
Which he cannot refuse, you know
Near this, have a valiant friend,
Residing on the Avenue.
OF course. ne notice could be ta,en
OF he note of Colonel-yoB know who,
Whose hsnor long ago was slain,
In pennsylvania Avenue.
His friend then fell himself constrained,
According 10 his promise due,
To challenge ont better friend
Than Kim upon the Avenue.
They met and fought, and strange TO tell
Aye, very sranse-but still It's true,
That he whose cause was righteous fell,
In some obscure Avenue.
Meantime the Colonel, from report,
Had heard The course they did pursue,
And started with brave escort
or DULLES from the Avenue.
They travelled East, they travelled West,
They ranged the country through and through
Then to re turn, they thought II best,
To Gaosby's, in the Avenue,
To dine, and wait the sure result
o. the meeting OF that friend and foe;
Then how his base heart did exut,
When, bleeding in The Avenue,
Was brought, the corpse OF him who fell
In def, nee of truth, in honor true
And knew that dark and burning hell,
Must scar the hearts deep avenue,
OF him who felt restrained to act
A part mis- reason did eschew -
Hepceforth his peace of mind is wrecked,
While thinking ON the Avenue
Where bled and died by his rash hand,
noble heart, which wellLe knew
Loved and revered its native land,
While lfe's blood warmed its avenue.
But now am almost run out
My brain is growing stupid too
Still, ] must tell you all about
The runner in the Avenue.
Twas said that Lynch's law vas in force;
And, il the Colonel venured through,
On foot, or mounted on horse,
Great Pennsylvania Avenue,
Small fears were entertained, by some,
That boys would beat him black aud blue,
And then retreat, sans beat of dram,
From Pennsylvania Avenue.
Blu, when the gallant Colonel he ard.
whst twas those mscresRts meant 10 dc,
lie secuted at the tale absurd,
Aud armed him t5r the Avenue.
Armed to the teeth, he sailed forth.
Escorted by his warlike crew,
Bold ~ sheep, he steer ed North,
Through Pennsylvania Avenue.
From the Capitol te The White House,
Where dwelis the President. NJ. Van Blu
Rem, ran or walked tina, msn-like mouse,
Through Pennsylvania Avenue.
Osce fore and at. and osce again,
And no mar dared 10 saw him, " boo ="
oh II they had, great Homer's pen
Had failed 10 trace the Avenue
OF great events-ans 10 detail
Who fought. who BLEED and cied and who.
To 'scap- from slaughter, turned tail,
And fed along Tie Avenue.
But, now must conclude ny yarn,
To any length I've spun IL. too;
And say with Jack all this " consarn"
Is all sbout an Avenue.
And, now good night, and pleasant dreams
Attend your sumLers-and then you
Will bstre in Hopes delicious streams,
While gliding down iife's avenue.