Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-10-29
SELECT POETRY.
From the Boston Post
A RUSHING MELODY.

THE FEAST OF TURKEY AND THE FLOW OF
RHYME.
So far as can reason down
The complex eastern question:
A Turkey, done exceeding brown,
Would suit the Czar's digestion.
Be trussed it must with bayoneis first,
And pepered well with powder;
Then, sliced ont into provinces,
Twill make famous chowder.
Poor Turkey cannot bear a "yoke,"
Though iurkey-eggs bear pulleis;
Nor can the Snlian see the joke
OF making his eggs "bulles."
Though he has got hundred wives,
He daily loves "Mol Davia;
And Galris is the kind of "gaP'
He wouldn't part 10 save you.
Though "men shake OFF, the Russian wies,
Still, Men-shi-koH is great, Sir
And Dardan- -"eelsn are crooked miles.
Although they call them "strait,n Sir.
The Sultan in his Harem sits,
While things 90 "harum'- '-seaIum.
He gets in-SuIiin' messages,
Aud cannot choose, bu, "bear" ;em
The Turk appeals 10 God aud truth,
Bni suffers ne'erlheless he !;
Foi GoRTscHAXoFF, beside The Puih
Al Jessy 'gives him Jessey."
With Gorscha-" kofT," and Menschi. "kof,"
His breast has got a s,uifin'.
And he cannot shake them off,
Those "coughs' will nail his coffin.
The Gar is clad in costly furs,
From Vashka and Yakaka;
While Turkeys sole defence from "koils"
Is "REDscHID ALI PAcHA."
The Sultan to The Prophet prays-
No profit comes a-near him
And though his 'Porte" is called Sublime" ("
I; has not strength to cheer him.
He prays 10 Mecca, but he finds
The "mecha". ".nism is rusly
His prayer connot unlock The gate,
Aud so the "PuTle" is ;'cru>iy -
His Viziers pu, ,her "visors'' dowu,
Aud will not face the lussle;
Alas! the faithful Musshlmans
Have neither bran nor "muscle."
Dis. ."lurbin'm u hands his tulban touch
His hookah ii is "hooked," Sir;
And soon, before CoSsack "tire,"
viii Turkeys goose be cooked. Sir.
His Mamelukes to 'mammy look"
Nor are Tor Daltle pressing
His "Pashas of dozen tails"
Have "lales" the most distressing.
His Dragomam can't "drag a man;
To fight, Uhe Turks ami supld,)
Hi. "Prirate Guard" are impoleni,
For Mars as exc for Cupid
There's not man in his Dlvan,
III houor's ''vau'' will "die," Sir;
R,sf ha stnrrn that sRtuiuD hreMS
The "ulkey" soon must "ny," Sir"
Though England promised men AMI mon
Ey, now she goes for ''snacks," Sir,
Preterrng Turkey underdone,
To fighting with Cyssacks, Sir!
cold Nick" may send his "serlS" 10 fight
From Kos,roma and KasardZ-
While LOUIS in The spare aur CerfS,"
Is shooting "iulkey"-
The Cossacks are a savage horde,
But Turks with them can cope i'll;
ST. Petersburg obeys The sword,
MOI so Constanllnople,
The Turks are called 10 daily prayer
F,om minaret and seeple,
So welI-inlormed they are, they're called
The cons,an, ~ know' people.
The Sea Of Marmora is small,
A sea.ton in The ''neck," Sir,
Which join the European heads
Unto the Asian wreck. Sir;
The Turk, fear must cross il soon,
To "mar more" utter ruin,
And this is all know about
The tempest thai is 'Bruin
The Turks gave shelter to KossUTn-
For this esteemed their souls are
Nav they meier know a "Hungary" day
"PauiIionedn as the "Poles" are.
May Allah and The Christians God
Conlound unchris,ian Czars, Sit
And may the "Crescent" moor be git
NNi,h hrinhi Cnlnr hian siars Sir