The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-11-24
From the N. Y. spirit of lhe Times"
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I'lltell you how Twas done, sir.
This Dow, my friend, was "God.send"
To sinners, great and small sir;
And bound are we, to think that he
Meant to convert them all, sir.
For up and down, from town TO town,
He wandered day and night sir; -.
And from rock, amidst his flock .
To preach, was his delight. sir.
His head was bald, his coat was old,
And better, long ago, sir; g.. .....
His beard was brown, and hung strAigh
Nine inches full, or more, sir.
Some said that be a saint must be;
Some thought him mad by fits, sir;
But this is plain, that crazed or sane,
Ii, had not lost his wits, slr;
Torylate one night, be saw a light , .
Shine from easement near, sir;
IN he declared howc're he Jared,
I'D take his quarters there sir.
he the shock of his light knock
. ..dc those within aware, sir:
look view, the window through,
70 Zee what might be there, sir.
o, shame to sing SO vile thing,
An act SO base as this sir;
He saw fair and lover there,
And more, he saw him kiss her.
PIT when the sound echoed around,
hey started up in fear, sir; ..
"Who's that?" he cried. The dame re
Piled, ..aa.a f..- .......
"We're lost my husbands here, sir;
This way, this way; quick! quick!
pray -
Jump in that empty cask, sir:
Ger You III throw heap of Tow
There It's perftc ct mask, sir. ..
The door ope'd dnow, and in walked Dow,
Asif he'd nothing seen, sir; ...
Well pleased was she, to find that he
Was not her lord, ! wcen, sir,
The genial hearth aroused the mirth
OF our wayfaring wight, sir,
For hs could Jest with Folly's best,
Whenc'er he thought it right, sir.
That pious dame revered the name
For sanc.ity, he'd won, sir; ..,
o. Which doubtless was the real cause
She laughed not at his fun, sir.
And when he said, "In lack of bed,
I'll sleep upon that tow there" .s
Quite pale she turned, that one so Learned
(Of course) should lie SO loy there.
That he WAS fain to ease her pain,
70 say he I'd oft Jared worse, sir; M
And rose to show thai well shock tow
Wss drowsy as bad verse, sir:
But then the dame so faint became,
You'd thought she would have died, sir
With much adj. he brought her to, ear.
And then she sat and cried. sir, asia
Now home from routand drinking bout
Her loving lord returned, sir, So. &"
And vowed that he was proud 20 see
A guest SO good and earned, sir. ~
"Eow, by my word, Sir Dow, I've heared--
Imean to be quite sllre-- .4 ID alton
That you have power, at any hour Sins
You please, TO raise the Devil. 4 -
"I've had my doubts. ! own I've had,
Thatthere was such a man, sir; sts
Nov, pray dispel them, call him forth,
As people say y9u can, sn.s Il g-aa .s.
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"I'll do It .hen," the Dow replied.
"You'll.find itinot great ieStg sir; "A
When you behold the Internal host,
To whom you'll be guest, sir. a5
Give me thelamp, ope wide thee door,
Least he should rend away, sir; aei r.
Then full broadsidc of this good house, g
AS Devils do, they say, sir, .'--
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Thea drawing uphis stately form, w
And lifting high his hand, sir; n
He cried, tOonie forth thou child ofilll .u
Come forth do command, sir. aa.h ID
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Heaplunged the lamp amidst the tow-- 5li
Upfhamed the ready fuell ai ,anssi
Andlfrom beaeath it sprang a form
Thatadid 'look like the Devil" .va
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The blazing tow clungto his clothes
His hair r5was al on fire, 33a 7 aaa
With heatfiong speed he dashed out door
Swearing with 'dcadlyrirs.3 sau arsat
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