The Trinity journal., 1856-07-05
Doesticks' Trochean Epic.

universally expected poem, of nearly five
thousand lines, by the incomparably divert
ing Doesticks-iu the trochaic measure a Ia
Hi0Uathd Doesticks has immortaized HIM
self for day, if not for all time. He has
written an epic that will convulse the world
with laughter-an epic full of truth wit,
sarcasm, humor and history-an epic ten
times as long as Hiawatha, and ten times as
funny-an epic Illustrated by McLenan,
whose pictures, scattered over every page of
Pluribustah"--for such is the title of Doe
sticks epic, are sufficient to tickle the ribs
of DEATH" and wreathe grin on the phiz
of melancholy from ear to car.
PIuribustah" is remarkable, side-split-
ting poem. Doesticks, the compiler, dscoy-
cred the MSS in his " Uncle's" pocket His
Uncle" is old "Thrcc Gilt Balls" origin
ally from Lombardy, whose business is to
succor distressed poets, artists and musicians,
and who sits at his door:
Sits and sings his Song of SiXpcnce,'
SlXpencc here for every farthng
Every fnrthng that lend you
\ on shall soon return me siXpence"
The MSS of Puribustah" was in I'm
cle'S pocket for two and siXpence. Doe
sticks discovered and recovered it, and the
fruit thereof is the charming, funny, fascua-
ting epic volume. Let's to the plot at once.
In the ancient heaven old Jupiter was sit
ting on aslop-pal in the wood-shcd, smoking
his pipe of comfort-MrS. Jupiter not al
lowing smoking in the house He discover
ed maiden approaching was Miss Amer
ica, Jupiter's daughtcr-who, in consequence
of " scratch with Juno" and Juno's GEN
eral rough temper, was sent in former years
by her Il pa to have dominion over the say
ages. Jupiter embraced her tendery. She
had come to complain of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, who had used up all her In
dams. Jupiter comforted her.
Don't it cry, the darling Ducky.
Henry Wadsworth h shan't abuse it
~ 'ho'i' ""Nc soHit llcUty pIaylHlHS
And Jupiter told her she should have
some handsome white men from across the
ocean. So she wiped her eyes, kissed her
papa, leapcd a seven rail fence and return
ed to the western hemisphere AS she stood
hy the sea-shorc, cxccrating Longfellow and
her dcfunct Indians, she spied big canoe
the Mayhower," coming in. "Plurbus-
tah' and his companion Puritans landed
from the canoe and pitched their tents.-
" Purihustah was scarcely ashore ere he
engaged in eight number one" with the In
dians, who had returned from their Hiawa-
THAN worlds convention. The Indians were
manled, cut up, and kicked out. Liberty
and Justice looked on from distance, and
encouraged Plurihustah
Give the red mcu Gossl said Justice,
Give them fits, brave PhIribustah ?
Liberty they say rc-cchocd
Give the rcd men Goss = she told him,
Give him Goss ! for he's no business
Business none to be an Indian -
The fight with the Indians being over,
Pluribustah went on amazingly, woodchop-
ping, clearing up the country, and laying by
a trine for a rainy day But he was on the
eve Of eight number two" for an old lady
called Ruhl Britannia" living on the op-
positc shore of the sea-whence the May
flower departed and who was Plurlbustah's
mother came over to see him, and because,
in frolc he mixed her tea with salt sea
water, she determined to spank him. For
this purpose she sent over her other son,
johnny Taurus, and whipping fight ensued:
Seven long years they banged each other
Sometimes standing up and giving
Mutual knocks with skill and science,
Like the Pool aud Baker " artists
Then again like rowdy " suckers"
Sailing in" without regard to
ANY of the laws of Fancy"
At length johnny Taurus gave in, and
cried pcccavi, and Puribustah sent him, with
Brittania and the British lion adrft in Jer-
sey clam-hoat. Pluribustah was checred
through this fight by liberty and Justice,
sitting Oh the ral-fence of a corn-feid. So
Pluribustah fell in love with his bottle-hold-
er, liberty, and after drinking her health in
lager" she returned the compliment by
quafing glass Of water " with fly i'll u
said fly taken from a brandy bottle-and
both swallowing dozen on a half-shell," he
popped the question, and they were married
a In free-love. Then Pluribustah had 9
long time of peace, thrift, and general de
velopment in arts, manufactures, internal i'm
provemcnts, science, &c And daily, Will
his wife, he stood by the sea-shore, beckon
ing the legions of the old world to free
comfortable home. And Plurbustah tool