The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-04-19
All Cid Story with :, New
Application.


Through Hsop, Phaefus, Gay, LcS,range
o'er the wide field oIfabIc range,
And through each psabolic tract,
Pursue the trail Of nural fact;
II grounded in zoolosc lore,
Deep as Dcucalior "a. ol yorc,
VINO sackcd old ocean earth, and mir
Ills ark to stock with ev'ry pair.
You'll own its natures orthodox,
That "crait unrival'd marks the Fox"
r'ncssc The game, checane the sport,
vi FOX IN country, town and cour,,
Ills cover here, aud there his kennel,
l1under and prey delight the scanned
And cen when time his brush besilvers,
NO spoil he spears TO gorge his NAV,
Justice jest : 4 jest the law
Compunction md rcmorse are nonsense
No Fox will starve for sake of conscience
Those structures pas,--the theme we
spare,
On fores here or Fores Mcre,
And turn homespun tale to tell,
OF one old Fox Remembered well,
Who many willy trick had pla;'d,
And many baitcd snare had laid,
30 tempting trap and 'ticing gin,
To take the unwcary stranger in,
In short, old Rcynard kept lar,er -
Ot nc'ghbors wants kind regardcr,
Welcome to all who well could pay,
And open both by night and day
Where wcll.,russ'd fowl alIur'd the eve.
Keen hungcr's cravings 10 supply;
With well pluck'd pigeons, ducks, and
geese;
In short, his den was dubb'I the fleece!
n name with whim and truth 10 boot in't
As all we're iiccc'd that cen set foot int.
Now soit hap'd-a slrasglcr one day,
(Nhe,hcr workng-day. or Sunday,
1t matters not)-.Ic dainty guest
The pccry landlord thus ADDRESSED
" My palate leans TO something nice
Gle, Inc wooi-cock in ,ricc,"
" Yes sir-iIcr, skipd.sh, lay the cloth;
"SIr, would you choose some soup or
brulh?',
" Not J, never sluice my chops,
" with broths, or.soups, OF such like slops
" But get the cock with all Dispatch"
" Sir, you shall have it in snatch
The bird soon brought, the stranger eyed
il,
And then exclaimed, "Old Nick betide it
" What have we here BY heavens
grouse
" Why, sir, would not give a louise
e For twenty snch, and for this reason,
Black game is now quite out of season."
Quoth Reynard, "'Iis cock believe me"
a cock +! A grouse, you can't deceive me;
a little short-beack'd hcath.hrd oozle,
" A cock, indeed fiat bamboozle
:" 10 see the difference needs no skill
" IL It's cock, pray where's his bill
Ills line long bid! Here's no such thing!
60 master Fox It's all fling"
Sir" replies Reynard, "take my word,
- ~" u sit doWn and eat The bird,
III find the Bill before yor "pck it,"
ana perhaps longer than you'll like it,"
r, =, r-Sa> @,So.bs-
The Unton gives an account Of Il daring
ana alfoclous robbery committed in Wash.
l,ngton, on Thursday. Miss Mcneil,
daughter of General John McNoill, do
ceased, and neice of President Pierce,
was mot in ono of the public streets by
rulfian. Knocked down, and robbed of her
purse, containing about thirty dollars, GER
t,hcates OF stock amounting to about two
lnousand dollars, and valuable diamond
pm. The blow was so severe that she |
was rendered nscnsib!e, and whilst in this
condition was robbed. She was much in.
'nred' but we arc glad that her injury is not
dangerous. This bold robbery took place
aoont o'clock p. m, in one OF the public
streets and the rohbcr succeeded in making
lis cRnaDo . |