The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-08
STEPHEN,S DREAM.
Or the WashiDgIoniUn'- VrCs;lc with the
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When fellow isd drunk he will dream queer things.
For the mind cut loose from is leading string,
Goes wandering round as its will NAV law,
From the Southern pole to the Labrador;
And oi Us 1t reels axe a staggering sot
O'cr the dust aud the rubbish III things forgot,
II will turn up a fact in its random dashcr
Like hall. plslareeu Kicked out of the ashes.
One limc in the good old days that are gone,
When ased to suck at sld blue horn,
And sleep in the ditch, with the mud for a bed,
And the patriarch's pillow laid uuser nv head
With rag of sky, not half tucked up,"
For blanket aud coverIet over the top
dreamed dream, which # no one will quarrel
I'll venture to tell for the sake of the moral
BES HAM was grogger, and sold new rum
10 every sot who wps able to come;
y the @eucY h-' lake it; ii nourhl but coat on
ne d strip awl ny to the very last Button
And turn EN- out doors without money or clothing
For drunkards he held as a very great oathing.
it was there, swallowed my cash one night
Till head and pockets had grown quite light,
Though the heavier hegrt sank down like lead,
AS he sent me into the gutler 70 bed.
! lay and thought on plan to mend,
But was fast asleep Ger ! came to the end
And all at once, it seemed, stood
Ia lonely path, and far of wood.
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While musing there on my evil ways,
And the sin aud folly of all my days
And nights 10 bont-bcholl there came,
A nan, with eyes that shone like flame,
With fierce rough brow, like rock whose edge
lad been deep scared 6y the slone-mans slcdge :;
Black locks, whuse ends were crisp aud brown,
Hung over his brow's perpetual irown,
And his fire-scaned cheeks 50 sharp ana thin
!" ere torture" ny" u''n" Gnu
- mat 'ous" aus "'e"' ms 'nt ''c' u 7 p
lT "''%'', =, 10 u. 4ut' my manu- i E'"IP.
StepheR,
am glad to see YOU; how are you this even
My lai, believe you're right true blue,
AT least have heard such stories OF you,
For they tell me. wherever stop to inquire,
You're " smart as ! steel trap" and keen as a
bfier;"
New come, my ducty, lett just take clinch
ut wrestic, and plague on the one who Il hIneh'
W "o, s''u y"u &c "o''V "''c q si'"'5o',
~ n''G 't' wv a'' pu'l"E {ou'''" u p'"s'''
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e"' IiN"s '"N'' " - Inv,
Hat
"No, not 10y great sight, you needn't talk That.
81 can throw You, sad he; "ho you can't,
replied,
lie louder asserted but still denied.
Whats more saId he, " u reco'lect rght,
i have thrown you before x have done 1T Tonight
= You're thrown me! said /, "what deyi| are you!
"Aty your service, SAID he, and his breath burned
blue
Oh ye powers twas va Mex as the cloVen hooi,
Just seen IN the smoking s'asS gave proof
And marked ms horns tln curl, nj his llllr,
','anuing our RON 'he s'raS2HnE locks nan pare
And PLAINLY perceived ny thck heavy vale
On the seat OIL ms oreeches' the hhk oil h!s tail
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