The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-11-09

So he call'd the water God in waiting,
/, To have his swiftest chariot order'd out,
And babe his henchman sound the trump for batting
Fer he started on his heaveuward route.
The God like every sea sond denizon
| Such as Commodore E.
And Captain B.
| Was fond OF good old wine and venison
Then having blunted all apprehension,
| He said good Mercury for the detention
| pray your pardon.-And If you are inclin'd
You may unship your wings and ride behind.
Thank you said tother, I've no inclination,
shall safe arrive
Fer you can barely drive
| Ten shoIt leagues beyond the Indian nation.
| And III report you coming in all haste,
| And thus perhaps I'll save you a small taste
Of Joye's displeasure, with range of thunder
| Which would burst your bulwarks all asunder;
So fare ye well, lis time for me to travel,
Towards the mountains
Where gush The fountains
| OF dews celestial, and you'd best scratch gravel,
! Before the morn appears, or take my word
Oh!damn your word, roard Neptune, quite disguised
You chatter like monkey or a bird,
ne'er before your silly CAB diStrused.
Then took his seat beside his trumpet blower,
The gruff old Triton
| With blue and white on, ~
| Much like Mississippi cotton grower;
And long before the God of day had rested
| His flaming steed, the sea and air he breasted
And brought up safe at the celestial gate,
| ST. Peters station at this present date.
Where loud and shrill the good old Triton sounded
His war trumpet note
| Which near and remote
| Awoke the Senchal, who in haste rebounded,
And straight the massive gales wide open few,
| To the sea Gods summons whose important nod
| Was duly honor'd, for right well they knew
The God OF oceans was no trifing God
Arrived at length within the glorious Court,
He quickly descended
From his car, attended .."
BY the miner Gods who formed grand escort
And marched by sections Chats sodgers phraze)
Tothe audience hail. wherein flashd blaze
or light and glory, radiant from throne
Where sat great Jove who more respendant shone
That all the bright refugent rays of lus,res,
From diamond zones
And other precious stones,
Which FAR and near and DER him hung in clusters;
Around she royal seat on golden forms,
The aodlike council sat in close debate,
Which sometimes ended in like pretty storms
As those which Oft convulse our own Senate;
Amid this august Court old Neptune strobe,
And passed along
Through the brilliant ,hrong
In rigid silence as was his sometime mood,
When fearing all was not exactly appropi;
But thought he to himself soon shall know,
For here am and there my brother God,
Who just then recognized him with nod,
And smiling most unafably divine,
He turned to CANNED
Who stood near him and said
Bring forward the celestial food and wine,
Our brother must be somewhat faint and weary
Aller cruize Of fourscorc million o. miles,
And then observ'd your habitaon must be dreary
Compar'd with ours of cheering hopes and smiles;
But Neptune well inclin'd 10 be sarcastic,
Repli'd with a sheer,
am incnd to fear :
Your highness's compliments are too bombas,ic.
So please you let us know what is your pleasure
With us just now, for we have much to do,
In our own realm, to protect our treasure;
For those Grecian pirates are cutting through
Bays, dykes, and canals in every quarter,
And in every cline
And it takes all our time
To keep together one small sea Of water.
Grea, Jove replid, we'll not argue pro or con
That aueslon-but since you're anxious to be gone
Come to the point at once,-you probably know
OF the proceedings o the Greeks down below,
In Athens, and other parts Of that domain.
Well, they just now require
Your aid and we desire
That you your foolish rancour will restrain,
For know you not those Grecians are protected
BY our favor, and we have no good reason
To condemn them now, we've ne'er detected
Either Of the tribes, at any time or season,
In the acts with which you have charge them here
And they have ADDRESSED to us
A prayer TO request Of us
Permission TO raise ianes which they mean 10 rear
Close by Athens to perpe,uae our name;
And they need assistance to erect the Frame
And thou will lend har SO hoist the blocks
OF solid marble, with which Scillas rocks
| will not compare, so massive and SO grand
viii be those pard domes,
That in future ages, tones
Will record our fame through ev'ry cline and land.
NV eyes roard Neptune but this is mighty fine
! Thus to project the villainous Grecian crew;
But do you suppose good Godlike brother mine
You'll make tool of me I'm damn'd II you do,
Nor you nor all the host you here maintain.
| Silence thou tempestuous God
| Or thou shall quickly feel the rod
| OF our just wrath, thou miserably protane
Sea monster; Vulcan bring in bolt rtwo
| OF thy best thunder, well shortly let you know