The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-01

= u
ductOfy.
- a,s, For the YcsOO City Whtg.
- Something New.
The Tables vacant-come, Dir, take THE cue
L Is . fact, I'D rather play with you -
Than any man in qexas---+whata chancela &
Will you lead OFT ] have The White,+Scomm
Il is lovely game-oh! keeper-chalk-
a man TO play, (you scratch y must always talk
To.kesp up con6dence- (is this my taw l-f7nA
The same he has 20 do % win--a t-lRw.---7a {5
i missed the fairebt lick must have drink.
Keeper brand -quiCk-4 he'll pay the schfnks
Pm steady now--my play ?-what, only four! y
Nine fstickin9 QUIZ and here the Colonel sWore
That MAIDEN Luck had always frowned uponhim,
And d-n her, she it was who had undone him;)
a farO-bank haze been her ihrcnes s-4u.Ia
For there / was persuaded first TO own
Her power and her partiality-.-. 81 II bIo1
Not to note the Dealers damn'd Tascality. 1900
always feel like fighting, sir, my weight s.tf
In wild ca ts'- When lose III left the State
Of Mis- thei stCpt, the door few open wide,
And WAR was shouted lOud--the Colonel Sighed9
The Reporter, - Ia
The tyrant Santa Ana has defied 4, Il. .afe
Our President, and now ito the bounds
LOT our Republic with his savage hounds.
He is for an exteTminating war,
And swears he'll put his foot upon our star Il. =
As he will do upon the neeke Of all .A..o4 ~
Who stand or sit within our Congress Hail. ~
Our President received the newslast night, ilt
And all he said was, "bY the Gods! we fight,
| Sand damn'd be he, that feeds on Texas bread
/ Who shall refuse, or finch--an ounce Of lead 4
Shall be his portion, be he whom he may
1 This be my proclamation, 80 aWay9'
1870 e--A-31oL r5tS isftfl III u t4ss15 5-f.-
The bearer Of this shocking news here ceased,
4 But chewing of tobacco, that inGTedsed-ta1S..
Save that, an awful silence filled the room.
At last we heard one say, " we'll, Colonel, come,
a
i And balls by no means pleasant since this news
IHilloa, Colonel! wonder where he is!
" About three miles from here (said one) by this
he left about the time that ounce Of lead 8ay =el
Was mentioned; when he passed, thought be sad
THE time has come-ch Lord the game l lose,
But damn'd if they can hold me. after news
Which tells Of ,IeGden balls and iron cues - =
ISaid something like lbs folIys-sn never gains,
But loses all, who plays'--sty name Is H6ynss:'
He waved aspsaE-lIke stick in hpETying onsel 20
And said, q short farewell to all, I'm gonPHD5
A Mother said he saw him leave the door,
1TaEing off the cue and chalk e roar sasdG a9n
lQf lapghter) leaving coat and hat and Ptoek,io
ITO pay the keeper Tor his cue and chalk.
# t,.ftEe491a The Ra1lYings hass aa mOFeif
Il" Once more unto the breach, dear friends, enc'
lStrike up the drum, and drown within the roar
A spark. If such there be- Of ilattering 49, ~
lStnke! say, and let It's Waraike lumherngpsql
Fill each manly breast with courage god-like!
again! again land never cease to strike .
It'll MexicO behold our gallant star as1 ta7 q ~
lStreaming from her loftiest pinnacle!
Where is gallant Captain g?
II "He's not far ,f-rr
OF, Genefal-always near in critical
+ Moments" .-ea,.E ~ faal8, 81 y tsa.e N.Y.
"LOok, and there is fighting Major -,as FL.
Ready, by the Gods-ha, ha! I'll wager 49,
Half The glory expect to win, you i, Uni .I
Nov could start-hey? ha! knew twas true.
{ tLieutenant B., see him no, 'i-" But / saI : .
Can see and hear thee, General, and pll die
Twice overln this cause,n quoth he's 'shuzza9'
lShouted the crowd: $ We are all for the Warp
ss But where is Colonel j., for he must take a -
The leading company !''--but no one. spake--- s
i' He's sick or busy, which? does no one know
o /" met him, General ,bOnt an hour agospf4d- +
i Said oEis--"no coat nor hat did he have on,'i
But where? (rejOined the GeneraD where's an
Il when9 #si sIs =, us4 ,4at Hs
And said he nOt'hs was going 70 join his men y
: la,Twas near about the middle Of Sabine Sol Il
This gallant Colonel first by me was seen; 5as
i He seemed TO have a stick, or billiard cue, -
4 And spoke of war, and what YOU ought 20 dos
A piece of chalk he seemed to have, and drew
& Upon the waves plan by which pattack -
4 An army: leaving space, if driven back ~ 7si
Alto foTmagain. And thus he crossed the water
{ Then, mumbling something like they give /
p quarter sssa a61na
He shook himself and rose to six feet two.,
: i On! Stanly, OnH he exclaimed, and folow'd b
= eaa cues sfes. t-
- IL was the last saw or heard of him - Is S..
l.. He's gone, and will be gone, until our grim
Visaged war; has changed his wrinkled face,
70 And then you'll find him in his proper place
is CASTRUCClO.
ii Yazo0 City, March 25gH, 1872 " y.illi'o9 Z
Il Mr. EDITOR !: If you think lhis 0nwortRy 81
2 place in your paper, send IL back 10 me if y,
s. please. It's good Joke, tho, and should like
ises Il come out You know the story, Of couf.
I'll sI Yours, respGctfullysi asds ina &C.
rs TO Kate Of Broadway
q Were to choose friend for life,
- That friend would be virlupus wife,
: TO whom might with Joy impart
y Thetendef feelings of my heart: :
a. Withsuch friend / might with ease, e
it'll Sail over life's :ampestuous seas; IL
Is A voyage with such friend as this. i s
I'll Would make it smooth and full of bliss.
. Will you dear c. 4--e, be this friend,
IS Andgto my troubles put an end g
he 81H 81 af fe AsifG tilW WHEI6IONE.
b Z Ffasxs