Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-02
POETRY.
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Mr. Edtoron the first voyage OF tr Ir ~, heard en-,
led eth, Great Western Eccentric me Ihs "a
men Observation-Disclosures When read contrbuedto The anus
readers It's date is 5th March, is4o
TIE SEA SERPENT CHASE.
The morning was fne-the sky was clear
The wind was music 10 the ear -,
When - wjndward he saw what appeared mere SI"cK'
II seemed 10 have motion--a hcad-at aii,
Ii looked very odd but not "lkt wha'e'
Nearer il e,-and wha, should y DC,
But the great Sea Serpent, The osd o. ,s SEA re
SIN onward he pressed, and WIN eraeeiui ptlut,
Raised niot his bright crest, as he swan alongside
Them haieJ US shouted, sob! what ship Is that:
Our s sp: ,sa, westerns IS hTo ali the
He, monarch am !, and this deck Is my thrones
And now lie, me ask, why your SnakeehP Is here,
So far out ut sea, that cannot but fear -
.Wh Hs' captain, lis true m not quite my place,
But Pve left old Nahant just 10 challenge a race
And viii in open the spring with fun il you WILL
The fastest ship that the ocean has seen
Can outsttip; with great ease me Isueen
/ beat las; fall, and that Liverpool crait
Ilaugh al and leave her along way AT;
You're proud of Your ship, aud yet, ten TO one
hi heat even you in 4 siN hours rum"
'sDone' said the captain. The Serpent said "p"nr.
..But no writing well have. for between gentlemen,
Done and donc's enougl-i'm of say, wheG.'
The captain then the signal gave;
Down plunged the snakc-hsh dashed the wave
But swift the Serpent rose 10 view,
And fire blazed in his elaring eye,
And his proud again he lifted high
With seeming rage, has slnewy tail
He Iashed-and each alitterine scale
Flashed 10 the light
Twas glorious sight,
a glorious sight rs the Monster sci out,
And gambolcd, and dartcd, and dashed about
Then away, away-like an arrow he few,
The stlove in vain 10 follow IN view.
Head and tail were gone. Again mere speck
Could just be- from the torccastc deck
Fierce tic steam, swift The paddles went rnnnd,
Our ship ceayed the waves with courscT-hSe bound
Yet fully three hours had now passed away,
And still the vile serpent kept n III play,
Til! the captan, nj last, was heard IL cruan;
And then ,yClam, most dnlnrouS tone,
ssHow the Yankees IN York i'll QUIZ aud VIII hof" Us,
IL their tarnal sargent shall .ct there before us.
The fourth hour Don sackenrd his pace
Tn. aspect of things had much better face.
Fast and faster gained on his wake,
And soon oyrrIaulcd the now tired snake
The fire waxcd dun in his glazing
And that proud crest ne had lifted 50 high
Was fallen quite; and he seemed To burn
With rage, dropped him gently astrrn;
And then, overcome with toll and .th heat
He cried ou most d0leiully, 'Capitin l'Ei beat"
The Captain short-''Ihen dpivn with your dust
''Say Captain YOU re hard. must siv trust
I'm ready, onn, 10 ray the cash down;
Ru IN civ" you a bill on the laTin:s ar Brown ''
s'Tuu're Snake said the Captain, "ak hull ne rT cam
I'm a Hentoutr. SRA hard currency man.
Why, then, if indeed must pay for my prank,
I'll give YOU my check e-,Icr0H"AiGad Rank." ;
We NIL raised laugh tho the Captain fiji sore
For The Serpent had sunk. and was never seen more!