Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-08-17
The TEL EG RAP H,
Decidedly Rich,

It must have been envy the part of Mr. c. Conk
lin Neppus, says the Knckerbocker Magazine tha
excluded the following stirring 'pome from the col
of 'the Quog Litery Gem" We take early oc
casion to do justice to the talents OF the author
n. Pepper Esq, who writes us that he ''has chose1
the hydraulic measure, next to hydrameters he con
siders it the most elfectooal -
SuBJECK A colusion between Alegaiter and Wa
ter Snaik-Triumph of the Water-Snaik-Death o
the Alegaiter =
Their is a inland on a river lying
Which runs into Gautimaly, warm country,
Lying near the Tropicks covered with sand
Here and their symptum of Willow,
Hanging of its umberagous Inns and branches
Over the clear streame meandering far below
This was the Home of the silent Alegaiter
When not in his other element confined
Here he wood set upon els egs a sleep
With l ey obServant Of flis and other passing
obJecks while it kept going so
Fereless of danger was the hapy Alegaiterl
But las in a-nevil our he was fourced to
Wake that dreme of Bills was two sweet for him.
l morning the son arose with nnusooal splender
Which also didour MIegafter, coming from the wa
ter,
His scails a-finging of the rails of the son back
But having had nothing to eat for some time, he
Was SLEEPY and gap'd, in short time, widely.
Unloading soon welth of perl-white teth,
The rails of the shet his sinister ey
Because of there mutooal splender and warmth
The Evil Our (which sed) was now come
Evidently good chans for a water-Snaik
OF the large Specie which soon appeared
Into the horizon, the bank where repose'd
Calmly in sepe the Aegaiter before spoken of.
About 60 feet was his Lengte (not the 'gaiter)
And he was aperiently well-proportioned Snaik
When he was all ashore he glared upon
The Hand with APPROVAL, but was soon
tAstonished with the view & lost to wonder (from
wats)
(FOr just then he began for to see the Alegaiter)
Being material Enemy of his n, he worked hisself
Into fury, also nj position
Before the Alegaiter well could ope
His eyes Gin other words, perceive his danger)
The Snaik had envelOp'd his body just 10
Times with 'foalds vOloominus and vast (from Mil
ton)
And had tore off several Seals in the confusion
Besides squesing him awfully onto his stomic
Just then, by fortunate turn in ms Affairs,
He ceazed into his mouth the careless tale
Of the unrefeckting water-Snaik Groan desperate
He, finding that his tale was fast squesed
Terrible while they roaled all over the iland
1t was well-conduckted Affair no noise
Disturbed the harmony of the Seen, ecsept
Onct when willow SNAPPED into by the roaling
Each of the combatence hadn't moment for holer
ing
So the confick was materially tremendous!
But soon by CRATE fource the tale was bit complete
Ly of; but the eggzertion was too much
For his delicate CONSTRUCTION he felt compression
Onto his chest and generaly over his body
When he ecSpresS'd his breathing it was with crate
Difficulty that he felt inspire again onct more.
OF coarse this State must suffer revolootion
So the Alegaiter gave but yel, and egspire'd
The water-Snaik realed hisself off, and survayd,
For say ten minits, the condition of
His 70 then wondering what made his tale hurt,
He slowly went off for to cool