Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-11
New Series. Vol. 3.
P0 EFT R Y.
MISS swEETBRIAR's CoURTsHIp.
UALLAD

There STOOL when happened some summers ago
The events Of the following story,
large stone hotel, as many folks know,
And when tbev coiIn,t sndvre ,ho Lol,,
Then ali the world and i,s Jougbter
Some Of whom arr, ",Ijfr y bmt semc yerv cn,,o
Wouid start fnr aalt GOD ,va,er '' 'e'
What bevies Of feminine beauties rare,
such as seen in poets dream are,
Going down to Nahant for the bracing air,
And thought II aware of its nrrcions froi,h,
And endowed with human sensation
For every plank seemed very elnte
And gave an @ xtra vihratinh
Now OF all the charmers who visited there,
To look at the broad Atlantic,
few years since, was one who was fair,
But as the story thot shall tei
Is n very verncious history
The name Of UIa njus beUe de-, bcIIesn
Must remain forever a mystery.
Yet as names are very convenient things
To the poet who strikes his Tyre
And deeds Of lovers and heroes sings,
And this Won win understand To he
But a fnnchil appellation
For her real name wouldn't he breathed by me
On any consideration.
Now Jane sweetbriar-with her mamma
Was the very earliest conner,
For the rooms were engaged by her dear papa
But twas during the month Of the sultry air.
When the fiery dog star RACES
That occurred and transpre,l the little afTnir
1 relate in the following pages
MISS Jane SWcctbrlar was always told
By her mother AMI other relations
she was destined 10 make ON the world so cold
That ma was wealthy and She was fair.
And by nature designed to wed
A rcigninp princc-or the son and heir
Who'd be prince when his father was dead.
Now as this was instiled from her earliest youth,
Of course she grew very inflated,
Believing 1t all to be gospel truth,
And though gentlemen very well born and bred,
Accomplished refined and clever,
Were attentive, she brided her naughty head
And distinctly said, "No, sir, never"
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Itis NJ Of use to try
And heard full many pearson say,
Who Of charity had MT a particle
That her market she u certainly oycrstay
And become a shopworn article
But one August day by the boat there came,
To adorn the hotel society,
Who was dressed with extreme proprietv.
And "a he danced most exceedingly well
And sang said the ladies' diyinely
In short was n very agreeable swell
lie got on uncommonly finely
Aud that he might be better received
1Iy the girls, he to some coniidei
nrt viii he hles,ed n All ~
,nd ,nas, an,,oc;,nsIy dareI s,,r,,i.o
'rha, his Cr,ce v.s m i,,nas;,ia,
pu, an,,rv yI,nces fro,, heau,in,I .y,s
rrarnsJ mn ,be G,,i srs,;c,'
Now female artillery brought to bear
Opened at their fire,
ar es,t ~ Mis- lane sse.,hriar i
And lane wa. ne nleasan, az she could bc
And nut nm hcr ai-s anL hcr q,r,cas -
And /, ,as ~, a Jiri,,,I, ,,in, ~ go.
she was going thrnnch ali nor noccs
And IL any one asked where she cnud be founl
They'd say 'that fnr4 sn.r has her
Constantly ,,alking her round and around
ihc h"ies urier piazza"
~, me II ever balcony ran
iiad the means o' c"hhuhlviu'n,
How many ieehhs tcmi,r tlle
james delicate blool the duke wouhl STIR
As he a tell in his style romantic
OF the "Chateau In spainn that was ready for her
Just over the blue Atlantic
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And now one evening after tea
As they sat In their room together
Did Jane and her dear mother agree