The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-12-25


In the lower part of the city
No TarG-ayis was honest John.
(Ihats the latin for sable-swan}
Though in one of his fancy flashes.
wicked wag, who meant to deride,
called honest John "Mr. Phaatz Mac Bride
Because he rose from his ashes"
Little by little, he grew to be rich
by saving Of candle ends and sich."
III he reached at last an opulent niche
No very uncommon affair;
For history quite confirms the law
Expressed IN the auci ent Scottish saw.
Il MIckle may come to be mairi
Alack for many and ambitious beaux.
she hung their hopes upon her nose;
The figure is quite horatianl
Until from habit the member grew
As very Hook ever ye knew
To the cemmonest observation
) thriving tailor begged her hand,
Dut she gave the fellow TO understand
BY violent manual action
She perfectly scorn'd the best of his clan
And reckOn'd the ninth of any man
IN exceedingly vulgar fraction
Another, whose sign was a golden boot,
Was mortified by a bootless suit,
In way that was quite appalling;
For though a regular suitor by trade
lie wasn't the suitor to suit the maid
",
The cobbler keep TO his calling
The muse maid let secret ont.
There isn't the faintest shadow of doubt,
The folks who oftenest sneer and iout
At . the dirty, low, mechanic
Are they, whose sires, by pounding their knees
Or coiling their legs, or trades like these.
Contrived to win their children's ease
From Poverty's CALLING nanacles)
rich tobacconist comes and sues.
And, thinking the lady would scarcely refuse
man Of his wealth and liberal views.
Began at once with, If you choose;
And could really love him
Bat the lady spoiled his speech in huff.
With an answer rough and ready enough
To let him know she was up to snuff,
And altogether above him.
A young attorney of winning grace.
Was scarce allowed to open his face
Ere Miss Mac Bride had closed his casa
With true judicial celerity
For the lawyer was poor, and "seedv, "a bo,+
And to say the lady discarded his smt
| Is merely double verify.
The last of those who came 10 court
was hyely beau of the dapper sort
"lthout any visible means of support,
crime by no means f1agrant
/ In one who wears an elegant coat
But the very point on which they yota
! ragged fellow yagrant.
4 eourtly fellow was Dapper Jim.
| Sleek and supple tall and trim,
And smooth Of tongue as neat Of limb
maugre his meagre pocket;
| You'd say from the glittering tales he told.
| That Jim had slept in a cradle of gold.
With FOrtunatus to rock it.
Now Dapper Jim his courtship piled.
Il wish the fact could be denied)
With an eve TO the nurse of the old NTac Rr;Ja
And really nothing shorter.
For he SAID to himself in his greedy lust
Whenever he dies, as die he must,
And yields to heaven his vital trust,
He's very sure TO come down to dust
III behalf Of his only daughter
And the very magnificent Miss Mac Bride,
Half in love and half in pride,
Quite graciously relented
And, tossing her head, and turning her back
No token of proper pride to lack,
To be a bride without the Mac,
With much disdain, consented.
Alas, the people whove got their box
OF cash beneath the best of locks
Secure from all financial shocks,
Should stock their fancy with fancy stocks,
And madly rush upon Wall street rocks,
Without the least apology.
Alas, that people whose money affairs
Are sound beyond all need of repairs,
Should ever tempt the bulls and bears
OF Mammon's fierce Zoology.
Old John Mac Bride, one fatal day,
Became the unressting prey
OF Fortunes undertakers;
And stalking all on single die,
His foundered bark went high and dry
Among the brokers and breakers,
At his trade again, TO the very shop.
Where, years ago he let ii drop,
He follows his ancient calling; ..-
Cheerily too, in poverty's spite,
And sleeping quite sound at night. 5
AS when at Fortunes giddy flight,
! He used TO wake with dizzy fright,
! Frem dismal dream of falling,