The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-03-13

His ours were nothing but curse,
| And, what was still more shocking,
Foul ghosts Of living fowl made scoif
And would not think of going off
In spite of all his cooking.
Changhas, Bucks-counties, Dominiques,
Malays (that did MT lay for weeks),
Polanders, Bantams, Dorkings,
| (Waiving the cost, no trifiing IN,
Since each brought in his little billy y,
By day or night were rever still,
But every thought of rest would kill
With cacklings and with quorkings;
Henry the Eighth of wives got free
BY way he had of axing; fa
But poor Knott's Tudor henery
Was not SO fortunate, and he
Still found his trouble waxing
AS for the dogs, the rows they nude,
And how they howled, snared, barked and
bayed,
Beyond all human knowledge is;
All night, as wide awake as gnats,
The terriers rumpused after rats,
Or, lns' fer practice, taugh, their brats
10 worry cast-of shoes and hats,
The bulldogs settled private spats,
All chased imaginary cats
Or raved behind the fences Stats
With friends, miles of, held pleasant chats,
Or, like some folks in white cravats,
Con,empiuous of shafps and flats,
Sa, up ard sang dogsologies. .Hs
OF course such doings, far and wide,
With rumor filled the country. side,
And las i is our natIon's pride
To think Truth not verified
Till with majorities allied,)
Parties sprung up, affirmed, denied,
And candidates with questions piled,
Who, Ike the circus riders, tried
AT once both hobbies TO besiride,
And each with his opponent We'd
In being inexplicit
Earnest inquirers multiplied;
Folks, whose lenth cousins lately died
Wrote letters long, and Knott replied;
All who could either walk or ride,
Gathered 10 wonder or deride
And paid the house visit
Houses were al his pine trees lied,
Moumcrs in every corner sighed, r
Widows brought children there thai cried, .,
Swaims OF lean Seekers, eager.eyed -
lPeople Knott never could abide,)
Into each hole and Granny pried
WIN strings OF questions cut and dried
From the Devoul Ihquirer's Guide, F..
For the wise spirits 10 decide
As, for example, is il
True that The demned are fried or boiled
Was the Earh's axis creased or oied2
VINO cleaned the moon when il was soiled
How badness might be cured or foiled
How heal diseased potatoes?
Did spirits have the sense of smell1
Where would departed spnsters dwell1
Il The late Zsnas Saith were well
II Earth We're solid or stell!
Were spirits fond of Doctor Felf l-
Did the bull Toll Cock Robins knelll
Wharrsmedy would bugs expela
II Paine's invention were a sell
Did spirits by Websser's system spell,
Was il sin 10 be belle y!
Did dancing sentence folks 10 hell!
II so, thon where most torture fell
On little toes or great toes!
II HES true seat were in the brain
Did Ensign mean 10 marry Jane
By whom, in fact, was Morgan slain,
Could matter ever ..nnffer paint
What would take out a cnei., biz siainl
Who picked the pocket OF Seth Crane,
OF Waldo precinct, Stale of Maine
Was Sir John Franklin sought in vainf
Did primitive Christians eve! train?
What was the family name of Cain2
Them spoons, were they by Betty ta'en2
Would earth-wom poultice cure a sprain!
Was Socrates so dreadful plain?
What teamser guided Charles wain7
Was Uncle Ethan mad or sane,
And could his will in rec remain?
If not, what counsel 10 retainl
Did lie Sage steal Gi. Bias from Spain!
Was Junius writ by Thomas Paine?
Where ducks dscomiorled by rain,
Hop did Britannia rule the maint
Was Jonas coming back again?
Was vitaitruth upon The wane?
Did ghosts TO scare TALKS, drag chain1
Who was our Huldahs chosen SWAMI
Did none have teeth pulled without payin',
Ere ether was invented!
| Whether mankind would not agree,
| II the universe were tuned ia ca
| What was il allied Lucindy's knee?
Whether folks eat folks in Feejee?
Whether his name would end with T.
If Saturns rings were two'or three, ii
And what bnmp in Phreaology
They truly representedl
These problems dark wherein they groped,
Wherewith mans reason vainly coped,
Now that the spirit world was oped,
In all humility they hoped s.
Would be resolved instanter;
Each Of the miscellaneous rout
Bronght his, OF her, own little doubt,
And wished to pump the spirits out,
! Through his, or her, own private spout,
Into his, OF her, decan,er.
.irt
~ A poor corset maker, out Of work
and starving, thus vented her miserable com.
/ plamt-"Shame that should be without
bread / that have STAYED the stomachs ol
ihousands.n b .s ~.
I ~. The actual debt OF pennsylyania il