Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-05-15
From the New Haven Palladium.
u . NJ e BALL ADS,

" Engl gl,nders"--snd very appropriately, for q
" osefh"ws with New England sentiments, m
'ea's t. breathe Throughout the maral tone
" Ehgland purity. aud We may add p,ety-w
y" such Us l. Cn"d in the rural districts, aw.
M IN" contamination ot ci.i.s. The hook 10
4 nt the genuine stamp. aud images village ~,
: village affection. s"cia. and domestic IN th
u nM the llnd, A. faithful, as Gnldsmith's u,
eat pictures rspreSen, the simplicity aud virtu
pastaral life in England.
y hen health aud ,enty cheered the labriny swnin
G sh"nli be glad I" present sever al spccime,
The style Of this Yankee hoax "a, ticularly Of q
rs which are written in the sober or paihe,i
n-hnt "ur limits will not allow IL. There a,
Nv prose sketches. With are Z, ms .f be .u,
>'m, licity. s.My First sunday school Teaci
IS one of them-s.Lanra lee aud her Dog Pom
|" - another char .Ming thing.
rne ballads are not all Eu,tiess, Of course, b,
r Is much merit in most Of then,. The vers
'ti0n, which Is one of the charms of all halia
try, is generally very good. we eAtrac, . fe
mas from one Of the humorous pieres, "a,
ssed to New Yorker, who scotfcd at Yankees:
Yes, Sir. I am Yankee girl,
glory in The name
You spake Il in rontemptuous scorn,
To me It hreathes Of fame;
Tn proud nfsWay natniy-
New ENGLAND g,'od and great,
Is heal aud shoulders taller, sir,
Tha" your boosted Empire State!
Our Fisheries o,er the world are famed,
The markerel, shad. and cod!
And <sTaunton turke!>'' are so thick,
We sell III. m by the rod!
We turn our very stones to gold .
The maril., granite. slate
And as fur Manufactures,
Where 10 our rival State?
And heanty min:ies with our thrift,
Al ROStnn Common shows;
And Auhurn's mount, where living love
Its kin,iest care heStOws.
Old Newport. hill"w-rradied, see,
On Rhody's verdant shore:
'Tis there oil Ocean shakes his name,
Resounding evern'ore!
New Haven, with its shady elms,
Aud Hartford, with its charter
Connecticut, my native State!
Sly. can you lind u smarter?
The IS Empire State, is your New York,
grant il, hard To mate her;
Yet stiI give me the Nutmeg State
Where shall we lind . grater 20
Look at our Literati. sir,
We've Graded genius, sure!
Come. count your great ones by or side,
And see who hath the fewer?
Sherman. Parsons. Adams, Ames,
Arc synonyms "f glory;
And Massachusetts, boasts, beside,
A Hancock and story!
There's siitiman. Webster Noah, Imean,)
And Quincy, Dana, Ware;
With Webster, Adams. Davis, sir,
What nohle men they are!
Macdnnnush. Perry, Morris, Hull,
Green. Putnam, stark AMI Allen;
With Freedoms martyr. Nathan Hale,
And vsliant General Warren!
Divinity can bring so ne names.
For goodness famed. and learning;
Payson. Brainar,s. Griswo,d Ware,
A Pieipont and Claiming.
Go search O'er ASia.x burning sand
The Mission ground, whn flls?
A Newell, JudsOn. Gordon Hall,
A Winsiow, and Milts!
AMI count our Poets. side by side
Spragu', Willis, Hilih, use. Lowell;
Pike. Haiieck. Il, B,aiIerd. Sisoutney.
Hill. Pi-tp,nt, Could and Rockwell,
H0lnes. Bryant. M-iicn. PcrciNsi,
Longfeliow. Daw. S, and Bright;
With Prchtirc, Dana, Whittier;
All these are ours OF right!
Benjamin franklin tell me. sir;
Yon I" at can boa st Big Thnn.icr,',
Say, viii he pl ~ with lightning. sir,
Aud never do ge from unaerp
And then those sons nf Type, we boast,
A Greedy. Prentice. Rnrritt!
Durrit,'S 9. coad d abel, sir,
AMI Prentice, who'll 0utwit?
Another vet, I'm proul tn name-
Jonathan Silck-Jack Downing!
guess he is N"w Eagland's child
He's worthy Yankee crcwning!
There's Emerson, 18th. My siic,'' sir,
Joe Neal Of .,Cha,e,,ai Sketchcs;n
With Mnrsr,wh., chainei the lightning, sir;
AL these New En- gland fetehes!
We have always hcen generous,
You cann"t have forgot.
Th.t when old Uainn wished heal,
New England furnishei Mott!
AMI thus. whei t'"t yen slit II down,
You iiEd al your 0Sn hearth,
That n,ea most justly named as great,
All claim Yankee hirtn.
That p'i"ce Of Yankee specuiators-
A,-BarnuM is the man!
Now iook around you, right and left,
And heat him II y.usan!
Always sh. al OF ti"e and tide
Whatever he c.n find!
Sometimes the tcsst Of little folks!
Aud sometimes Jenny Lindl
Well heat yon, big or little, sir,
Perchance twill strike you dumb,
Rho,'y has raised the biggest man,
Connecticut. Tom Thumb!
Whate'cr 10 touched d hy us. improves
Is rendered brighter still!
Fen Comedy had added charms
when played by s.Yankee H,il!''
New Lonaon girls. in olden time.
Meier paused t. ask. what matters?
But when the soldiers lacked gun-wads,
They tore their skiris in tatt-rs.
Yes. should the b,ys oGc~ dare 10 finch
From duty, or fnI sake it;
The girls would face the cannon's mouth,
And lase their lives, or take il!
Co roam through Europe's cities proud
Meath Afiic's hutn,ny sun;
At every turn. wha re'er you 60.
You'll find New Eneiand's son!
Go rest you near the Pyramids,
No natter where yon tramp!
You'll lind Yankee gone before,
Who there hath pitched his camp!
Clocks. nutnsegs, and whatever else,
Ycu call . Ysnk.e crop;
If you have c,sh. he's glad TO SELL
II not, he'll always swap!
Fur he was to,h a mel chant, sir,
A Yankee trader bold.
Who swapped his whistle for knife,
when only four years old.
No matter where his home may be
What f'g may he nntu'led!
He'll m u age hy so ne cute device,
To whiiile through the world.
Drir.tu,l nf restless enterprise
The busiest ri the busy!
Such constant w0lk. such constant stir,
Would drive Duichman dizzy!
The Yankces are q race distinct
Bustle from head to feet!
They would grow iich.wh. re sou would star
Come. give il up-ycu're beat!
Then strike up ~Yankec noodle - sir,
And while the air is linging;
Pll let the steam from "a my quill,
And join you in your singing!
I, may lie said generally Of husbands,
he woman said Of hers, who had abu'