The Trinity journal., 1856-03-01
From Carrington's Commissionairc.
To John phrniN.

FROM Carrlngtons Commissionairc
To John PhGnix.
John Phoenix you're trump and nothing short
err
You didn't ought you really didn't oughter.
Come down upon us in that wicked STYLE
And nary grin upon your phiz the while.
We've read some books by funny authors too;
There 5 Doesticks, Dickens, Partington but you
Immortal Squibob You can take en- tile
You've won the game, old hoss'-you've rakct
the pile
STEELE Pen is married, ,re are free from knots.
And consequently live around in spots :
SO Steele says sometimes, in friendly way
Come. take potuck with us The other day
We did the same and having found his fare
Not bad, fell teebly in his ebow-chair
Dividing with the pleasure of reflection
The serious duties of due digestion
Reclining thus in bcatilc state.
Staring at nothing in the cheerful crate
Steele thrust volume in our ncrvcless hand.
And said, Oh, GUILE, read dread and under
Staud.'
We took the book aud with grcvious sigh
Turned ON the title page IL languid eye -
a mortal shuddcr shook us to the core
AtaHHg book. we shrcked, no more no more
Oh, cruel Steele, could not Young Sam suffice
Must we be slaughtered with blunt arrows twice .
steele laughed, and said, Smooth down your
feathers Quillc,
Look in the book, then smash it if you WILL
We did look in and presently smile
Broke fccbly upward through the sccthing bile.
The smile grew BROAD, aud widcncd to u grin
The grin grew deep, and let giggle in
The gigglc grew and ended with laugh
The laugh grew strong and Steele began t,
Chah"-
We needed not--the laugh became roar
The roar, "A shout the shout II shrek. Before
Assistance came, we wrthcd upon the floor
In all the agoncs of fierce guIlow.
We 'cavcd, the thing was up 4 gentle dram
(lnternally applictD of Wollr's Schcdam,
Restored us 10 II cOnvalcsccnt state.
We drew our slippers from beneath the CRATE
Where we had kicked them, and with fearful look
G0Hcd al the corners of the PhWniN book,
And thus soliloqui2cd john Phoenix, you
Are punkins; : you are some if not II few
You yc knocked the tribe of funny scribblers
cold;
They're 'dishcd' and done for, doublcd-up, ant
sold
lhey howl at YOU great John, but never mind EN-
In few years twill trouble one to find 'cm,
whist thou shall flourish in immortal youth
lnhurt amid the war of elements dire earth. air
aud watcr) the wreck of (aumatc aud imam
imatc) matter and the crush Of (severaD
worlds De G. g.
CONCRETE, the dramatiSt, is the author of
the o(t-quotcd line
Music hath charms to soothc Il savage breast
1t occurs in the opening lines of his trog-
edy of The Mourning Bride in the follow
ing connection
Muse has charms TO sdothe a savage breast,
To soften rocks. or bend a knotlcd OAK.
I'VE read that things inanimatc have moved,
And, n with living souls have been Informed
by magic numbers and persuasive sound"
THE Warsaw (Mo) Democrat has the fol-
lowing Westrikc the names of two of ou
subscribers from our books this week, who
have recently been hung in Texas. We dc
it because we arc not advised, as yet, Of THEN
present locality. We shall take pleasure ii
sending the Dcmocrai to their address ~ soon
as we hear from them
A PHYSICIAN passing by Il stone-mason's
shop, baWlcd out Good morning, Mr.. y.
Hard at work, see You finish your grave
stones as far as, In memory Of and then
wait, | suppose, to see who wants II monu
ment ncXtY Why, yes replied the ole
man unless somebody's sick, and you arr
doctoring him-thcn keep right on
BEAUTIFUL EXTRACT helping yonng la
dy out of a mud puddle
| HAVE very little respect for the ties o
this world, as the rogue said when the rop
was around his neck.
Do NOT utter velvet words if you woulc
accomplish stony deeds
A Coon Hr--A clergyman, at an after
noon service, was asked to read a notice d
a womans rights lecture, whcrcupon, h,
stretched out his hands, pronounced the ben
ediction, then catching up piece Of paper
said he had forgot to read the following no
tice: At halfpast six tonight, at the school
house in the first district, a hen viii attemp
10 crcu!
A PRoyERB of which California has prov
ed the fallacy.--' Wright wrongs no man
A SUBSCRIBER writing to a western editor
says don't want your paper any longer.
To which the editor replied | wouldn't
make it any longer if you did its present
length suits me very we'll
BECAUSE one likes soGtncss in wOman's
hand and heart, it doesn't follow that like
quality is to be admired in her head
THAT was a keen reply Of a buxom lassiC
to a little pigmy of man who solicited d
matrimonial connection o, no. said the
fair lady, i can't think of it for moment
The fact is, John, you are little too big tC
1,nI into a crndle and a Hllln too nranII ~