Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-12-24

Tbm.h da;sts aud prodesans say twas dhrame.
In Aygypt the mps Of the ancent desayver
Were every where phnIy as ish ~ the ME-
Ye hardly could meet with faithful belayVcr
Mid thousands 0f haythcns and eereucs yie'
P,t far 10 the desert the Ssiihfu banished
They lived in the ombs wid the sands OF the waste
TIL. measures Of life, yc may well know had vanished;
Half starved were they all, the word OF the praste.
Saint Anthony chose him closter to live ia,
Twas made of all oud haythen lmperor's tomb,
With mummics all round HIM at least SIX or siven-
Twas awlully dark thai oud sepuichre's gloom.
He cared no, fie for the ghost Of a Pharaoh,
He'd have faced the ould sowl that was drowned In
the say,
He'd have bate all the Turks that regned in Grand
Cairo,
Bnt diyils were iuimes far worse than they.
On. day as he loob ed out to gaze al the weather,
He saw what would fill any mortal with dread;
An army of imps came on rushing together,
With Satan their captain himself at their head.
Each hound thev rode vas snorting and prancing,
Their riders were ashing them up with their tails,
Oud Beelzr bub looked like the Dutchman advancing
Or Noll with his Sassenachs hard at his hales
But the Saint stood his ground like man, without
blenching,
Resolyedto die ten times before he would run,
So he opencd tie case Of Pharaoh, and wrenching
A leg from a mummy, he bld them come oh
They rushed on the holy man, cursing and damning
HIS dear blessed soul 20 the doongeonS oil nell;
But Anthony cared not, but kept on ammlng
With the leg Of his mummy, till halt oil them Tell
He gave Captain Beelzebub's noddle hashins-,
He'd have beaten him blue, il he hadn't been black
And the npS that survived iron 'aeir 'errio'e
Got up on their hounds and rode scampering back.
Their the Saint threw the bodies ofthose vino had fallen
For food for hyenas ahd carrlon-crows,
And worked all the day I'LL the evening 10 wall in
The from, oil his coiSher 10 kape Out his ioes.
Twas night-aud swa,e slumber at length was restof
Th. strcpath of Saint Anthony wearied in fight,
The full moon was high in the icaYens and pouring
O'er desert and cloIsther her si.v.ry ight'
When all was pace then strange looking eray'ur0
Gam, hobbilng On cruichrs along o'cr the SAND,
! The pla,thvrs he had consaled every iayiure'
Ana he carried 4 boondie OF clothes n his hand
IT., found the dear man was all walled in compiately
i,h only one door left through which he could Grape
And that made OF iron aud htted SO hate'y,
Twas hard for an iniuy aven to pape'
Then he av down and shreched first one leg then
Like crab when he sheds first claw then flu;
So Beclz tub wr.ggcd and kicHed, Holy MIlher
II. ne sueu OH hIs OON( NO SNS'y NA~S'> ~
When he cast off his hide then the filthy oud dragon
App..arrd dearest brvtRr,n, now what yc suPPoSF'
Why a woman with chaslns that gotdess might Drag
And shane more ensnaring the Devil nc'cr chose.
Then she took from her boondle the dress OF oucness
All Diamonds and gould were the robes that she wore
Yed uiyer have thought twas the Divii on crutches,
! All dressed up in pias,herS minute before.
IL, olo ,Ia nd vonno and waIlnR
She Grad "lloly Anthony, open or door
Come quick 1T ia, IN, # ye'ye got any ayhng'
Don't shut up er cell 10 the suffering poor"
:. ,ris III. voice Of woman il H. tha, Pm hearing
Be of though lhv night OF the desert b. could:
care not tor dlv.ls nor snen. but I'm iearmg
The wIles OF a wousa--u1lSsS ye Dc ou1u'
| "Im ould as Mc,husclah, ugly and wrinkled
Pyc wandered with no one 10 shrw me my way,
NIy dress with the dew OF the av cnIng Is spr'nked'
And The bastes Of the desert are waiting their prey
"'Then come in, oud woman, I'll give yr corner;
But mind We, at daybrtak be oil very qnick
Then he pulls up the bar, taking good care 10 warn mel
lie ID bate her to DEATH ii she played him trick
When she got in, ne cried out, "Now what was yei
naming?
| l find yc're not ugly, nor withered, nor Ians,
| But blooming as Nanus-come quick Oe eNpiaihihS'
| Or feel the full weight OF SeSosthriSs shank
Then she fell to the earth, seeming awiully irighted,
! And cried out, ii own I've been using dss@yei
| But will We turn out poor woman oehIghtea
| For horrid hyanas aud JackaIS ~ ate'
."No, no-risc up woman--I will not expel ye
To wander about and be ate up at night
| Go STAY in that corner-but mind what zeal ye'
Be oil on yer journey by earliest iis
! And now by the Piper that played before Moses,
! She rose up all tears, like beautiful quanc
Her lips were like coral her cheeks we've like roses,
Aud her neck was the prettiest ever was sane
As she stood up before him, he could not help gazing
! AT yestures aud Jewels rich and rare,
| And then at her two brighter diamonds so Grazing,
Which shot forth their flames meath her forehead 81
! fair.
| All Anthony darling, ye know not yer dsnger
And naythcr did Sampson before he was shorn,
Else We would have murthered the beautiful stranger
Nor let in the tempter TO stay till the morn
Then she sprang his neck, and with hair all dishv'
iiled,
She huygcd him so hard that she hindered his breath
While the poor dear oud hermit felt sorely bcdived
For be feared she would hug him aud kiss him to death
All brethren how beauty transports beyond measure,
It's gances excite us like gncrous wine,
squeeze Of the hand how il thrills US with pleasure
Aud kiss by saint PathTlck, kiss is divine
| But virtue encased him in triple proof armor,
By which oil the arts of the tcnpter were foiled, ~,
Though nc tried vet he conquered the charmer
And came from the combat all pure and unsollcd.
So soon as the hermit began 10 suspect her
Who dared TO p0llute with her kisses his cowl,
He prayed to the Queen OF the Skies, his protector,
To help him 10 shake off embraces so foul
Then flashed the red lightning, then ratified tho thunder
The roof OF the cell of the Saint opened wide,
And he through the gap where twas riven asunde
Saint Mary with legloaS ofSaints at her side.
Then, armed with strength, he gave Satan maui
| ing
! Such niver he had nav thcr since or before,
Ten thousands of tigers nc cr made such squang,
! Twas heard on the desert ten miles, il not more.
| He pounded her nostrils and out flew the scarlet,
And kicked her and cuff her, till fning she fell
Then he opened his door and he pitched the varet,
! Who got up and staggered, then started for hell
Saint Anihony locked from the door Of hls dwelling
He saw Il thing moving with fiery train;
. IT seemed in much pain by lis horrible yelling
Twas the ould rascal, Becl buh, crossing the plain
HANS GRILLENFANGER.
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