Smyrna times., 1856-03-05

One evening, as walk'd along,
The sun was beaming very strong,
Forth issu'd from the shade among,
A truly dolorous whine;
| stopp'd to list the lay or song,
And that, own, with shame, was wrong,
A thoughtless act of mine "
And peering round with cautious tread, ~
AS though trod DER sleeping dead,
Each hair was bristld on my head
Like fretted porcupine;
But when the object which l sought
Before my eyes was fairly brought,
1t was brother-qWW of mine!
Conceald stood behind a bush,
And saw as we'll as heart coull wish
Like baron bold, or feudal lord,
saw him strut with naked sword,
Raise high in air the glittering blade,
Richards himself again. he said,
And to my quick and practis'd ear,
He quoted still from VIII. Shakespeare:
al know that; but would have thee hence,
and here again. do much wonder, that ono
man, seeing how much another man is fool
when he dedicates his behaviors to love, will,
after he hath laughed at such shallow Gollies in
others, become the argument of his own scorn,
BY falling in love: and such man is Claudio.
have known, when there was no music with
him but the drum and fife; and now had he ra-
Their hear the tabor and the pipe: | have known
when he would have walked ten mile afoot, to
see good armour and now will ne lie ten
nights awake, carving the fashion of new
doublet. He was won't TO speuk plain, and to
the purpose, like an honest man, and a soldier
and now is he turn'd photographer; his words
are very fantastcal banquet, just SO many
strange dishes. May | be so converted, and
see with these eyes | cannot tell; | think
not: will not be sworn, but love may trans
form me to an oyster; but I'll take my oath OIL
it, till he have made an oyster of me, he shall
never make me such fool. One woman is
fair; yet am well: another is wise; yet am
well: but till all graces be in one woman, one
woman shall no: come in my grace. Rich she
shall be, that's certain; wise, or I'll none; viz
tucus or I'll never cheaper her; fair, or I'll
never look on her; mild, or come not near me;
noble, or not for an angel of good discourse,
an excellent musician, her hair shall be of what
colour it please God. Ha the prince and mon
sieur Love will hide me in the arbour."
| Then, listless, mus ng, stood awhile,
And DER his face there pass'd smile,
Then backward stepp'd foot or two,
Just as I've seen Ned Forrest do,
Politely how'd, with up rais'd hat,
And a la Turk then down he sat;
Anon, he fell fat on his back,
Like car upon a railroad track, ..,..
PLACID his hand behind his ear,
The signal gave the track To clear;
And such a whistle then he blew,
As would oer-match'd old Roderick Dhu,
When clans he summon'd, far and near,
To guard his home from British spear,
To Sterling's ever-hated tOw'r,
!, Where craven lords with highlands king
'Gainst Scotland's veal were ever plotting.
would have given all possessed
To draw my long tail blue and vest,
And o er the grass, with truant Calf,
Enjoy rough-and- laugh.
To make amends for this fonent
D daily laugh incontinent--
/, Had you but saw him where stood,
S There would have been another flood,
: For tears, unbid, would gushing run,
| Like water from Mount Horeb's stone,
: Which Moses smote with magic wand,
While vending to the promised land.
: Who has not seen country clown
? Misplace his foot and tumble down!
: Quick look around, with anxious face,
To see who noted his disgrace,
And il, peTchance, no one was near, man,
: Laugh like harden'd privatee:sman
So did my friend-his antics Ger,
Began to laugh and sing the more "
But e'er his song he sung or said,
10 This as-piratic speech he made:.
Sc Ladies and GentIemen--The performanc
IS. this evening. will close with the Bachelor
L, Lament new song written expressly for u
= occasion; and assure this assembly that Il
author is no less person than myself, they ha'
II double assurance of its astral merits.
80 fact, the astounding applause with which q
my former as piratons have been greeted, fro
to the sands off, Sussex TO the rocks of Brand
'nt wine,'' (here he placed his hand somewhat :
low Tor his hearth bids me (here he bowe
hope that this, my last, ass-cItitious product
md may be found worthy 70 be associated with
re. as-iuary q forgetwhetherbe said ears or peer
sp And am proud to make this ass-everation u
look not on you as. ass-ass-ins, but with So
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