Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-06-30
81 BLISS & CHANEY,
1)oetrr.
From the Knickerbocker.

of Mr. c. CoSKLIS NEPPISs, that excluded the
following stirring 'pomeo from the columns of
The tla,og LaYy Gem" We take an early oc-
casion 10 90 justice to the talents of the author,
K. n. PEPrEE, Esq, who writes US that he "has
chose the hydrap'ic measure, because, next to hy-
drametsrs, ne considers it the mlost efectooal =
"subjsck: A Collusion betweena Alegaiter and a
Water-Snaik
TIUMrHR OF THE wATKR-sSAK: DETH oE THE
ALLEsAITER.
"Thers is a inland on a rive lying,
Which runs into Gautfnaly, warm country,
Lying neal the Tropicks; covered with sand
Hear and their a symptum Of a Willow,
Hanging OF its umberagious Inns & branches
Over the clear streme meandering far below.
This was the Home of the now silent Aegaiter,
When aot IN his other element confined;
Hear he wood set upon his eggs a sleep
With ey obser, ant of lis and other passing
Objecks a while it kept going on so
Ferele4 Of danger was the happy Alegaiter
But las! in a nevil hour he was fourced to
Wake that dreme of blis was two sweet for him.
1 morning the sun arose with unusooal spender
Whitoi also did our Alegaiter, coming from the
water,
His SEALS afnging Of the rails Of the son back
To the fountain-head which tina originly sprung.
Bnt having had nothing to eat for some time, he
Was sIery end gapd, in short time widely.
Unloading soon wealth of pearl-white teth,
The ra.s Of the son soon shet his sinister ey
Because of there mutooal splendor and warmth.
The Ev. Or (whitch [ sed) was now come;
Evidently good chans for a water Snaik
OF the large Specie, which soon appeared
Into the hor5son, near the bank where reposed
Calmly in slepe the Alegaiter before spoken Of
About go foot was his Length mot the gaiter)
And he was aperiently welI-proportioned Snaik.
When he was all ashore he glared upon
The iIard with approval, but was soon
.Aston.z8ed with the view & lost to wonder (from
WArs)
For jes; thea he began for TO see the Alegaiter)
Being material enemy of his n, he worked hisSelf
Into a fury, also a nj position.
Before the Alegaiter well could ope
His eyes Lin other words pirceve his dainger.)
The Snais had envelopd his body just I9
Times with sfoalds voloominous and vast (from
MILToN>
And had tore off s. geral scales in the confusion
Besides squesing him awfully onto his-stomic.
Just then by a fortunate turn in his affairs,
He ceased luto his mouth The careless tale
OF the unrafacting water-Snaik! Groan desperate,
He, finding that his tail was fast sGuesed
Terrible, while they roaled all over the iland.
Il was well.condackted Afair no noise
Disturbed the harmony of the Seen, ecsept
Onct when Willow was SNAPPED into by the rcaiing
Each Of the combatance hadn't a mint for holeriHg
So the couhick was materially Tremendous!
But soon by great fource the tale was bit complete
Ly of but the egEzertion was too much
For his delicate CONSTRUCTION: he felt compression
Onto his chest and generaiy over his body:
When he ccspres'd his brething, It was with CRATE
Difficulty that he felt inspir'd again onct more.
OF course this State must suffer revolootion.
50 the AIcgaitsr give but vel, and egspired.
The water-Snaik realed hisself off and survay'd,
For saw 10 msnits, the condition Of
His 70 then wondering what made his tale hurt
lie sloly wen: off ior 10 cool.
From the Musical World.
Punch has favored the world with the following
song. sung before her majesty by Chinese lady
Ii looks rather difficult at first but if the reader
studies it attentiyely he will see how easy it is to
read Chinese
'Ohc olneto n etc asho pwt hme,
Audb uya po undo tthebe ST,
'Tvillpr oveam ostex celentt ca,
Itsq ia hty al lwi la tie St.
.-'Tiso r.lvf oursh iii ngs apo und,
Soc cmet othet eama rtan dtry,
Mob etierc agel sewh erebefou nd,
Ort hata uvOth er needb NY