Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-10
EVENING STAR.
AN EPIC.
From the Knickerboeker Magazine

IRON the knlckerbocker Magazine
1t must have been sheer envy on the part Of
Mr.. c. COnklin Neppins, that excluded the
following stirring 'pOrne" from the columns
ct the "ouoog Literary Gem: +" We take an
early occasion to do justice to the talents of
the author, X. n. Pepper, Esq, who writes us
that he E'has chose the AydTaUtic measure.
because, next to hydrameters, he considers it
the most effectooal."
srBIEcK "A COLLISION BETWEEN ALEsAIrER
AND A wATBR-sNAIk-TRIUMP OF THE WA
TER-sNAlk-DEATH OF THE ALKGAITER.
There is a Hand on a river lying,
Which runs into the Gliatimslr warm country
Lying near the Tropicks, covered with sand
hear and their symptom Of Willow,
Hanging az its umbrageous Inns & branches
over the clere streme meanderinC far below.
This was the Hcme Of the now silent Aleg alter,
w Een not in his other element confined;
hear be would set upon his egs sleep,
Win ey observant of fiis and ether passing
ObJeckS; while IL kept going on so;
Fereless Of danger was the happy Alegaiter,
But a las, in an evil hour he was forceu to
wake. that dreme Of Bis was two sweet for him
morning the son arose with unusooal spiendor,
Which also did our Alegaiter, coming f.om the
His seaiis finging Of the rails of the son back
10 The fountain head which they originally
Spruag.
But having had nothing to eat for some time, he
w as SLEEPY and gap'd IN a short time, widely,
Unloading soon welth of perl-white teeth.
ne rails OF the son soon shet his sinister ey
Becense Of their mltOoal splendor and warrnpth
HE Evil One (Which se3) Was now come
Evidently good chans for a water snaik
Of the large specie, which sool appeared
Into the horison, near the bank where reposed
calmly in slepe the Alegaiter before spoken Of
About 90 foot was his ZENITH mot the 'gaiter)
And he was apparently well proportiOned snaik
When he was al ashore he glared Gpon
The land with approval, but was soon
AcNo .a1E~.
II ON Wats)
For Jest then he began for TO see the Alegaiter.)
Being nate-al enemy Of his'n, he worked nisself
Into fur, also nj position.
Before the Alegaitsr welt could ope
His eyS lin uther wurds, perceive his dainger)
The Snaik had enveloped his BODY just 10
Times with ''fJalds voloJIninus and vast'i (from
Miltonl
And had tore offsevral scails in the confusion,
Besides squeezing him orfully onto his stomic
jest then by fortunate turn in his affairs,
He ceazed into his mouth the carelesss tale
VI the InTetieeting water Snaih. Groin despe-
He, fnding that his tale was fast squeezed
Terrible, while they roal ed all over the iland
IL was wei conduckted Affair; no noise
DlsIuroed The harmony OF the Seen, ecsept
Ohct, when Wilier was snapped into by the
Each of the combatence hadn't mint for koler.
ing,
~ INT connlckt was materially tremeDjo uS
but soon by crate fource the tale was bit COM
fie.eiy on bat the egzertion was too much
FOR his delicate CONSTRUCTION; he felt compress
sion
Onto his chest, and generally over his body;
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Dlmeulty that he felt inspired again onot more.
O1c Sc this State must sutfsr a revolution
go 80 tne Aiegaiter give but vel, and egsplred
ne water snaik realed h:sself of and SURVEYED
or say 10 minits. the condition Of
MS 10 then, wondering what made his tale hurt
He sloly went of for to cool