New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-08
From the R,stoo Coarisf.
THE PURITAN.

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NJ ArIsS {. srcosn or sosros.
rrx ola Puritan wss q solemn man.
>or ire and sad we're MS fsatnfes.
lie txted through nese and Be wore pan e'osess.
Aa1 seemed the f0rloTDes; Of esssfsfss
pts he happen 10 grin. be believed h o SIN.
And took IL TO heart quite severely
Bat saosla ss,an provoie him 70 laulh fajeks.
lie repeated IL very sincerely.
Anussmeass he thought we're with mischisffan 6aaons
soess and dances were nsthins bat evil
While cards. ecs snt plays and Al Chnfcn-eeneey~
Were snsres Get for soals BY the Devil
All ornaments too tie he strictly eschev.
They bat rlsi him with horror and dread.
His natural hair be woald not even sPars.
but wore u eropt short round his head
Deprived u al games HE boys hst ola namss;
His nrs, might Dc " Israel incrvasss-;
His second psrchanee might b BacklW md Lsnee"-
And another. 4" How Agas in psecss'
With powers Of tho ar. and ghosts fcsl and fAir.
lie had daily 10 combat and vrsshe-
Yet as mere po,,ers clay In the Lords hand - Nv
Ssse spets o. himssif - +" vessel
On sunssys his home Was still - . mcsss-
TIE highways were almost - quiet;
The church .wsrten siout caught the boy vhs veo est
And gave him the stocks ana low tist
When ads up in arms insQtei their mSpu
They were pat on . par With hasphemsn,
To Be peltst with I'm the nc~h len their sones
The ysgth who woali wed coy. Puritan maid.
Before the old folks hsi 70 court her.
And quite WAS he 20 fnd huge tea
In his ear Il be A'ed TO support her.
TIE duty OF lie. then. for and for wife.
Was 10 labor six days on; Of seven;
On the seventh. IN the Rest Of their tosSery drsst,
To work harder to get into Heaven.
Foul weather or fair. they were constant in prayer.
But 10 Thrift. all the time kept q sqairt.
And m matters Of trade. when bargain they MADE
Their faces were set like q rins.
Innovations In faith they opposed unto death,
Al the carts tail hey dragged the poor VaaAsr;
With ierision and isers they cropped hersucs esrA
And felt they wore serving their NAksr.
The Purtsn's walk. conversation and tAlk.
Was ,hs very reverse o. ungody;
And scriptursl texts on the slightest pretext
Rolled cut OF his mouth rather oddly.
But loud though he prayed let fosmaa Invade.
All danger you "a nnd him defyinx,
Like tiger he a nght In defence n his right,
And the last thing be thought o. Was dying
Such an obi sort Of man vas the cid Purkas.
Whom 10 horror to-sight We assemble;
ShoJld only come here and sit down to our cheer.
Where the man who could see and not usmos'
His visage severe. his manner sustere,
woad heeze all the 0esm without trouble;
Conversation would stop. not cork would dare pop
Nor q glass Of the rosy dare bubble.
But yet after all. since the date Of the Fail.
For most that Is noble in Man. (eover
Though YOU searched the world twere hard " 1e
The Peer sf the old Puritan.
No danger could shake. no adversely break
Toe isiih-iounded force Of his Will;
Expressions stern power, even famine's SAunt boar
Could not change him, although they might kul.
In the cause Of the Cross all his wealth but droa
Freely left his dear native land;
Nli the Oceans fierce war. on swlld savage shore
lie walked calm with his life In his hand.
Midst terrors Internal and splendors supsrnA.
Lay his pathway to glory wrath;
In the fesr Of his God. straight onward he trod,
With the Bible "a lamp " his path"
Then honored 10 he, the strong man an1 free,
Whom love OF the truth bAnished hther,
To immortal renown be his name handed down.
wreathed with laurels that never shall wither
And honored for aye he this festival day
Through the land he its influence felt.
Till creation expire. aud tho last fatal are
The old Rock OF Plymouth shall melt