Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-11-04


To make thcir great io,tntst,'s rap morr rro'ound
whether their music was merry, or'ad,
Or .se,qusi,eiy good, = or sdceideal, bad
Made up Of contralio or tenor, lass,
Gan only hr known in the depths Of space.
Suffice il to say
- they sung on their way
A, least, so the learned astronomers
Ii. nine OF the clock, and shooting star
Sss~s r.ese cf the koas To wsid's ai.r-
III. nine of the csssA, and steady ,uore,
s.ike waves on she sfor,
Still lou,io, and deeper
PROCEED, atcru the 81 the RIVAL sleeper
When hark from without
.tn Comes a dis,an, shout
A mighty sound ihroufh tie brrc Profound,
rpshng and crushing,
And smashing anil pushing,
A, il all the planets had got by the ears,
And were pressing zach other clear pn, o their spheres
while Mer.ur, hss,cns with fear on his brow
To aunouue. 10 the nousreh n. cause 81 The NV.
~Mo-s pesen, and Luminous -hassn--arse
A stranger come, ofIcsrtul sire
Is making tracks IN ptr western sk,e~,
And IL We does stop hin ~ this srah nat
Tie win presently tns'k us uio cesssd hat
The sun uTro.e with mighty tronn,
Md rss on HI, fame -oiured dressing gown
iIi- seat he tod,
With a fsry look,
md hung Lis nishi cap upon loes
"By Jupiter, Venus, and all ,be ere~
This Pssrser, cous; shall dead,
Disturbing tlus
With his NOISE and hi, hss
Srbpd Mercury roll hke "A Vet.rsn stsg.
And hvs~s 'eeos presenes he IRA Mspr-
Ard essH.r IIers--,,rrr zoe,
1h.rc rn,t .oup,ihsns =. sons
VIII this ~ gun.
o. !, II has ftaiss hesl krsei II. sga-
" h,lt tn, uSsthead Is Ear and drns,,
On s~n n zAfs Plant' the 1vpt,s ie ray,
For the tai Of Tie opsnt, -. sid b, ,oms
j. TO carry al 20 Kingdom cop,e,
without 20 ruth a. !, yearisase,
To sipn,y, vie doatt 81 saint, ha ssli,re-
And tslk And H,aos quSs a, Stand,
And bibles and pssysr h'st, IN rr.,l a,nand,
And ehurcbs, srw rising, AID theatres ialissy,
And he signs Of the tunes are Truly appalling
The eis~en Sands Hlak ns up lu,a,
And " sskcd did Sinners have given ai, sran,ns.
And ,orrestial ofbs upfsr cd te spy
The SISTER spsillers that deck b. shy
And noes, Rosnan and t.rcciau nj h,ot,
And nfses that dsaOp
Have a TUNED az taok,
And psrss deesss,i ou the me
swiH and more swif the comets ash,
Adds usw fear To the Md aGng hit
Noro darn ard dread
The runor bas spread
That the tri pithc World, Wy researches yrotcmd
SAl,Acuyh ~ astronomers deemed to tc RANDY
The great psssoe M,Ilrt has certainly Lupd-
And wo and distrr.tion Ire prpses 10 iIaets,
The besE. me1rts,ucd efsl will mdo,tte>il, bs
in the year esh,en hundred and tsty.tlnvc.
grieve 10 say ,herr's opposition,
10 holy Mtilef's dl, me censnission--
Obstinate SINNERS who will NJ &C.,
tasi the thing is as plain as the rule OF three,
But persist in doubling,
And uit.IIy scouting
Bob the ho, ARD his prophecy
The Cossrs Of the Sun sits M selc mn s,asv
And he planets assemble both Little and great,
Whsle Oh in the rsaist, with sullsn ,iar,,
The mcnarehlooks tor IA trvm his cas-, chair.
1t is plain to sec,
Thst regular spree
Awaits the & NETS dclinquon-,-
For, nothing in Heaven, "a, tn, OF the deep,
Makes body 50 mad as the loss OF sleep.
Al Nervmy's summons, the rebel appears
Beiore the SIN, and h,s silcn, sphere
That is 10 y-his head was there,
But his latter end is no oue knows Nherr
'-Conct erra,ic, rebeous and rash,
for your pcstilent treason
Can you show any reasan
Why vac should not inme diate, settle your hash
Forgetting ihe rules oipoi,c aee@um,
You've invaded our sacred sancufn snorum,
speak-Npses yenr mother know YOU'RE gu, ~
Now every one knows-unlsss ,hsy ar ne,liv.,
That Comets arc hasty and hot headed bodies
And cur Comet IN this
Wash, means am,>,,
Bot then he had travelled the system through.
And lear,ed IN his travels iAing ar two
So he smo,hered his rlgc-but his distant tall
Was heard ,hrashing about, l,ke giant aail,
AT length he said, with u toss OF the had,
'Your majesty speaks without rhyme OF reason,
scorn ihe thought OF committing treason
And as to ny mether--l have no doubt
But she's fully aware ofmy hhg oat.
! merely came 10 assist Friend Muller,
OF the church ON earth trensnauu s pillar
dealer in prophecies, signs aad wonders,
Aud patron oi earthquake, storms and thxndcr,,
Volcanic erupons he has by the score-
And dire iofnado~,, dozen o more;
" it'll other coutustibcs-al all slowed away
To make a hxz on the final day
Ana now, having nearly completed the batch,
He wants MY tail Tor patent match"
'fes--r oared the Sun III a voice oil ,.under--
Our very b~sms he has dared to ldunder,
Well hear no more, ON that villains score,
And Mercury show that Comet the door
We Danish him from royal sight,
Tothe gloomy res ions OF polar night.
Should he again in his duty iaI
And j.an Vi it'll the Millertes of with his tail
Break up the council-oH to bed
tho ever disturbs shall loose his head.
Let Aurord call us, precisely at seven,
And sweep all tie clouds from the face Of Heaven.
We mean to shine in brightest GLOW,