Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-01-10
rytE YANKEE TEA-PARTY.

1870 MISS H.. y. GOULD
e,~n Croncr sat high on his family throne,
Tne slord Of the ises,' that were fairly his own,
Ana might have sufiiccd, had his majesty known
The folly Of coveting more.
Ill, leSkiAg tribute his pomp to maintain,
rs reached from his island to grasp at the main,
intending his Golfers should swell with the gain
brought on from distant shore. p.t ss8
And when he had summoned in solemn array,
nj ministers round him to canvass the way
r. which they might make the Americans pay
Tne costs of the royal court,
sOrr licge,' said they, sthere's many ship
That might be sent out on an Eastern trip,
And freighied with tea for the New World to sip,
And do it for our support
ror this kind Of sponging is easily wrought;
The sAips shall with Indian leaves be fraught,
And sent 10 our subject land.
Wen make Columbia swallow our tea,
And pay the duty, far over the sea,
on every pound, for our sspowers that be''
To put in our royal handp
And 50, in due season, and true royal state,
With their sails pulled out Ntheir headsheld straight
Whcnthc ships ro ie upwith thcirwell racked freish
To the shores Of the western world,
This order imperiaus echoed around,
sThe teas must be bought, and the buyer is found
To par US ! duty on every ponnd,'
AS the canvass in port was furled.
But, sNol said the Friends In the city Of PENN,
sGeorge is mortal, and Quakers are men!
Your leaves may float of o'er the ocean again;
For soberly we protest,
That we never will open traitorous door
10 let such cargo come into storei
Unentered, unopened, withdrew from our shore
The treasures Of every chest!
And, sNop was the word in the place Of the DUTCH
s,Tis grinding our faces little too much,
Broad as they be! and your teas shall not touch
Our land, while by US il is trod!
The duty we owe to ourselves and the throne,
i, not 70 be crushed by q loot like our own
And that Of the Briton is quite overgrown.
Wen have it more tightly shodp
But the spirited Tankees knew just the thing
That would suit themselves, If il dlan't the king,
And when the proud sails came flying to bring
Their freight DER the CLASSY bay,
They met ana agreed that It would not be right
ais majesty's offer of tea to slight;
For they viewed the affair in a national light,
As they showed in national way.
They Joined in council; and forming band
In blanket and feather; with hatchct in hand;
And their faces AMI limbs o'erlaid
With q copper -hued ccAting Of paint, they took
Theirway to the ships, while the tomahawks shook
And their wild spor-acor' made the roya!ist look
Ashast for the turn Of his trade.
sCome,, said the visiters, snow for our teal
Wen take II on deck, II you please, and see,
OF gunpowdcr, soachong, skin, hyson, bohea,
Which havor we like the bestr
Then, box after hex came up close packed;
And lid after lid was smittcn and cracked!
A. the red hare worked, and the tomahawk hacked
And entered the odorous chest.
sThis, said the company. sihis is the way
That We, the iASkEEs. are going to pay
Oar duty on teas, and help TO defray
The cost of the kingly cup.
We're going to leave every pound TO steep,
With its impost on, in the boiling deep
In good, strong brine, ,where guess it viii kce
Till the Parliament draws it upp'
Then, over the sides OF the shipshey poured
The treasures Of every box on board,
Till the cargo was out, and the dock was noored
With the leaves of the Indian tree!
sWe'll LETT criei they, cold England know.
That, bending too much. she may break the bow!
Columbia's spirit can't stoep so low
AZ fArec pence pound on teap