Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-12-23

Will pO"CI'
Swears every hour!
He's "both devil and saint ~
He breaches to the sons of night,
And cries. Behold the Gospel light!
The heather hear,
Repent and tear,
Reject the wrong and choose the right
Their idols fall,
And God is all
In all-truth, justice, might.
To those for whom he plead, o spare!
In warning voice he cries, Prepare!
Repent, believe;
Life. life receive;
Lest, dying, you should shrek, Despair!
Now he invites the Tempter's rage,
Who seeks bis malice to assuage,
By dealing death,
At every breath
To young and old-of euery age.
He tells the inebriate he will find,
In Rum, all happiness combined. ....
Drink, drink again.
He drnks-is slain
Thus barters health soul body mind!
The apes who crouch at Beauty's nod.
And worship Mammon more than God,
And Fashions ftful changings laud,
He leads on, on,
Till they're undone-
Then injured Conscience plies the rod!
Next, "pride of life" in pomp is shown
Blood, birth and titles, fame, renown.
Thus worldngs prate!
Boast they are great!
While Satan, claims them for his o,cn!
But why should my song extend,
Since thought with thought doth still contend!
A brief review
OF nations too,
And shall gain the goal-the end.
[s.-among .Nations]
Look! HE thee to the battle-ground.
Hark cannons roar, ane arms resound,
While vengeful Mars,
The god of wars,
Spreads death and havoc all around!
Now listen to the orphans moan!
The widow wailing for her own!
The doting mother for her son!-
0 horrible! .r
The work of HE'LL
Here, cruel Monster, here's thy throne,
All! Mexico, blush, blush with shame!
Carnage and blood bespeak thy fame!
Accept, then, peace;
Bid war to cease;
Nor hope for vic.ory-'tis uain.
And, fair Columbia, what's thy aim!
Conquest and universal reign!!
Then this may be
Thy destiny:
A curse, a by-,Uord, song, name
In eastern cllmes wars also rage,
And find place OH history's page:
Ay, cen at hand,
In Switzerland,
A civil war the Cantons wage.
And France thou'rt black with crime and gull
For thou Tahian blood hath split.
''French brandy buy
They shall, or die'-
Then plunged the dagger to the hilt.
Sore Famine holds horrid reign,
And starving Erin skrieks with pain:
For bread they cry,
Plead, gasp and die
While England listens with disdain.
But, naughty England, thou shalt feel
Although thy heart be made of steel:
On Briton's lands
Gaunt Famine stands,
And haggard Want is at his heel,
Deriding Lords, Sirs-Russell, Peel.
Nor is old Spain exempt from strife
The king has got quarrelsome wife.
Espoused for state,
They're doomed to hate
A perfect farce, and full of life.
To classic Italy there's hope,
In what is deemed liberal Pope:
Faint CLEANS they see
. Of Liberty
Hail! Goddess, break the CALLING yoke.
No longer need the Austrian band
Defend the Pope in high command.
- He's learned to sway .. &C..
....... A mider way
affection gains the heart and hand.
Time has no moral light or shade:
Its character is good or bad
As men decree
10y actions Tree:
Hence It's a carse or blessing made.
Such has the Old Year been to all
A friend or foe to great and small.
o happy they
s..- Who watch and parry,
And toait until their Lord doth call.
PHILOS.
CHARLES COUNTY, Dec. 20, ls47.