The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-26
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KAtIN#HN fo do in shs wss of lighting haze amused them seiyes-tliose of them whose iastss were literary by cemtfibutink to tiis California Star, paper put Nshed at San Fruncisco, by MesaFv. Braman and krm6ies two eitizsbs of tho United Etsies and bst five fnistske not. practical printers. From enc of the hnmsbesa Of ile Of the Star recently received U tliis eee wscus he following clever parody on Tesss eHaxeuss. FfS Crow. tCeralx einsrea, ss.stCaSffvm 6lfda 0k fowl" 'Town Ordinance, "A stately kAyEx of the mlntly days Of yors. Poe EcK. Late withinmy cice lowly. aat sipgy sat solely. kehslng rain drops beating slowly on the shngled roof me o'sr strangsIy ssd aud half provoking disInsI 'houghts HoafEE, aneasthIy, ilInvokinR, stole my slnd'Fiue Nssensea 6'eF-- EesnihE thrice to boom forth ss the heavens with. heid the shower,
 And by this anhesrd before. if dssan may asighly.. though of sisllatieas shlIen skepsics huuhol slightly, no. of this have fn slsfs. Faia't ts lsw'ring Iisht or heaven gIlmmer'a into quiet even, And . ioyLuI aer,nlng SEVEN rang above my office d8BF--
 Rang from out au imposted WOODEN TINE aAcEs from Yankee shore.
 JusF AHEAD AN HOUR On MoRg. AZ Asing'oonn wrapped silence sitting, aerial vision, OCT me littiNg, Fo the craven mind committing sad unbIddeu thoughts Of yore; fslgnd e Peruse ,''preceediDgs, ' ehrOnicIsd oI "ConDci mecfings" When siI sudden, unreceding. sinking to my still Swelling in the hateful silence heard that dread wufuing o'er
 Thrice the croaking as before. Then inethougbt it some quaint fellow, getting fashioaabiy MELLOW. By our "kFnse aud reverend seignoSs'' licensed to drunken snoFe; Fain with ihls would Dc seated, but that ominous eroak repeated, Hopes ofqaietude defeated-roused me Aeserscss tt the door.
 Faint and auitsring, flung IL open, 'jast about feet' or more,
 Mire and mist sherc-notbing more. Donhiy AisrsnEhs and sharing nsoHd pacific, mood upharing,
 Into vacancy still staring, thus my soul did out pour;
 Being hidden. brute or human, whether tempest Crave ye bat welcome, come in, command ye But really that lnfernal humming' g'--hers opened
 'sIsdecidedy borer" LipgT dabiously pcerng, through ,he flick ring or the bnding haze. heart binding, anon sweeping, dense and boar When from of shadow'd 'dobe, leaped, and step- a Crow! and no obeisance show'd he-crossed the thresh hold of my deor Crossed, and crouched, then fut'fing flew mon a BACON kept in store
 Perched. and PICKED, and nothing more. Blank vicw'd hin. vaguely wond'ring, could this systematic plnndsring Have been taught uncouih ''carrion' whom knew naught of before, Vuo'h ], Grow, may solicit but the "wherefore' cf this visit, And you make a speedy exit. to return ali never. And reached me down my gun, charged with sngs half score
 Crooked hoarscly, No. Senor oiarng ai the stiIRes bsoken by such pure Castil- Han spoken Bya fowl whose fool carnivoroas nature we abl,or. Vuoth !, Surely, thou art creature of unganly .m Term and feature, tIhen addressing him in spanish) may bu, thi, mystery cxploref lei, an. tell me, may know thee, else than scna- blance lmploFe'-
 Crooked he hoarsely, No, Senor' eantig wretch. thou thing of evil. not to thy un- meaning cayil ieid feelingly faint-hearted '--then elevated the "smooth bore" Scarce the deadly CHICK had sounded, mortified, my soul astounded. Vanished bacon, vanished heinz. rceIed my v,sau Lo. sterniy staring oRmxAxcrs stamped the pa per held before, S-H@
 TRou aAyEsr HARM RIM NEyERaoRE. Then the thrilling, and revealing of that crow still heath my ceil,ng- fcrching peckng, on that bacon, which he never may devonr. Ana that paper, open srreading, and the dariup PicA beading oi that Ordnance, fOrbiddiug. ah ever must de- plore.
 And my eyes from off that Ordinance, frowning, resting on the floor,
 Shall be lifted, nevermore! Any person killing maiaBg tho carrion fowls or birds within the limits of this town, shall De hned one dollar for each offence, upon convic. ton thereof, Passed November g.