Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-07
For the Stand,.,

=, =" ,''e'S se.'ei.oh among the younger mpmh
OF the Sairel family here in the "Ctv Of emnee's
and curiosity is tp-to to ascertain who oaks"
old gentleman is Wv luis sage
Who dare meet in unequal fight
With GatAs triumphant chaa.pion."
Some say ne is the Junior Editor Of the St.na.,
some that it is the Sr. do-some that i :anaard
Lewis, ESQ.,, and others again, that he il no a. NJ
parsonage than Copeland, the portrait names less
Now, why they should settle upon this latter "a;,
man as unkle Shen. perfectly at loss to fun'e
for surely he is very quiet and harmless i'm.
low, and from ais pale and sickly countsnsn .e fe
the last man on earth should select from tho Vous
terrified Democracy with pluck sufficient to ua w.
ure arms with SO formidable champion as p"aS
ing Around the young and terrible GolotA of ooo'
Nethingism. But SO it is, Messrs Edtors Ae"
Copeland is generally believed to be Unkle Shap oOr
and Bobbing Around himself, sharing in this henl.
has come out again, and is down unon th uelet
man like thousand o. brick Viz
Armed and equipped from head to tail
with sword and spear and coat of mail
Swearing geageanee, blood and thunder,
Till he puts tile painter under
You see, Messrs. Editors, Bobbing still fso, ).
smart of the lashing Unkle Shem gave him cue cue
days ago for rdculing his party so and tena s"ss
awful pos about the Convention, &c. Now, GnI1 a
Shem didn't administer the cQstigation to the we
sause boz through any unkind feelings or r;o;ag
motives but purely for the purpose Of doing s"oa
for he tooes Bobbing and respects his talents W."
thinks that if he could be taken doom ahou, a.u
button holes loer that he would not be- n,s '@o
Bag for his breeches he would in the course Of ~
become to be quite useful and clever man. A'
"Spare the rod and spoil the child"
says the wise man, and so Unke Shem-
Chastisements, though they be severe,
When given with good intent,
Are always scholesoase the youth
Who is on error bent.
So Bobbing Around, leaving his books Mill,
&C., and creeping into Democratic Conyen''
ton, Composed of many of the most Respectable
and talented men of the County, for the purnoso
of gathering up some trashy slang of ridicule for
the columns of Know Nothing newspaper, got for
his pains
What be didn't just go arter,
A little thing you call tartar.
WHICH little thing he will continue to get 50 lone 40
he is green enough to NEEDLE with the affairs Of
Unkle Shems party.
Now, in regard to Bobbing's last article. Unk1e
Shem has but little to say It is certainly an aston.
ashsng production, and has elected the most raDtu.
0us plause from the numerous friends and ardent
admirers of this wonderful prodigy of the 10Th
century.
The genius of the author of this 5listerinq thup
der (Which has scarcely left schole bone or round
muscle in Unklc Shem's carcass, only be accom-
to-.
bacco land he chews great dea) mixed with quano.
and to have his segars prior to being smoked we'll
soaked in alcohol Unkle Shem will lat the sug.
gestion of his nephew certainly keep sharp look
out for the religious candidates who may attempt
to buy mean votes with meaner whiskey to promote
their selfish ends or their party triumph"
and so soon as such knowledge is obtained he will
bend his llliputian bow and shoot his headless ar
rows ut the nobler targets" But, Messrs Editors,
not wishing to trespass upon the columns of the
noble Standard, which, without fattery, has mur.
aered Whiggery and Know Nothingism in the "good
old North State /" and elevated the Banner of De-
mocracy to the proud position it now occupies,
must orego the pleasure it would afford me of no.
the present hope to be excused for letting the D.,
(which stands for Doctor, duncy, donhey,) go for
slippahce and reply to the tail end of the article
with a piece of dOgger0I from Mr.. Copeland, for
whom it this 6ob-taI qtter-piece of effort at
Wit was intended. So now creeping back into the
lrk for the purpose of attending to "nsatters and
hings in general bid final and aectionate adieu
70 Bobbing Around.
"UNKLE sHEM"
In Raleigh lives poet great, where many poets be,
Who like billy goat can bleat, and people call him 7as'
This 0erant bard of renown, has undertook of late
70 write certain painter down, who's known throughout
Because his silly brain, fOrsooth has cunured up-ahen,
The notion that this painter is one certain unkle "Shem
Sow Unkle shem it seems, did give this Doctpoetash-
ing,
For msddling with the doerat most prodigous thrash
Which be- poor thing will meier forget long one is
found,
To sing for him the little song of Bobbng Bobbng round
Kind fayors to reciprocate had always been the creed
Of the painter known throughout the State now will
proceed;
With brush and palette in my hand and the
"e0sL,"
In xater colo1s to portray the little rAyning weasle
And if the IAghasttS chap will give proper sitting
So come along young Bobby TAIL and near me take seat
And will give you charge, picter hard to beat
But don target to tell em it done "daubng laA
In stature silly inches hi, this sootin' genus
With very black nscheeoous eye and very homey phis
His head broad and rather fat forehead dark and dotted
His cheeks they look like who used to be little seG
5eautyutpug he has, aud short recsainq chin,
Which makes him look quite donksyis, and hard keep
But oh the pretty little mouth of Poet Doctor Surgeu
Why bless your SOUL it looks orsooh, like mouth Of Mr.
And Sturgeon like have doubt very fond of sucking
Not scaer, but beeeruge that's rather rslier 0oeg
But this mere conjecture is, for surely don't know it.
The most of poets, believe, rather fond of wine,
But whether Bobbing takes it no of mine
We noderns" think lat least do0 that poets hadn't
Especially Rno,o Nothing ones drink anything but water
Now this rude imperfect SKETCH which in haste have
It's very plain to that Bobbing genius born.
In fact from chdhoods early hours plain has been
That higher natiue powers none possessed than little d
And now to prove what have said, we only Oh togo
With some of his performances, evidence to show
About the age Of sixteen years, little less or more
We find him edicated well-clerk in druggists store
But here that young ambitious mind not content
Mid paints and drugs of every kind, to troU se auaE
h aspirations fill his cannot on his pillow na
Upon his couch he cannot rest he'll something be- or dy"
try!
He sleeps he Dreams and sees his NAME FURNISHED g
den letters, high
The immortal pinnacle of fame near Homer, Shakespeare
Milton, and Byron. ,,
He starts he rises from his bed-he bs his gddy g0ur
head.
And now, with books begins that classic toll"
And now OF littefBobbngR Round we'll bid adeu"-ane~
For surely all his other acts writ by Unkle Shem.