Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-06

ALBEIT Eatkess wake
The friends Of ALBERT PIKE held wake over his
mortal RENAME, few evenings since, in Washing
tor, at which the said ALBERT was personally pre-
sen INDUCING in post-mortem potatiOns and cadav~
esous conviyislisy. He met large number Of kim
dred sPiris on the occasion, who had assembled at
the house Of JoHsEr CoYLE TO do honor TO the dis
inguished ghost. The ceremonies commenced with
song BY VIM NJ. BUnwrLL, of Virgins, entitled
"THE Arkansas 0ExTLKMAN ALIVE AGAIN." which
vas sung by full chorus. Il begins by telling how
the fine Arkansas gentleman. miraculously restored
10 life, in the last verse of PIKEs Song, went
of to chase the Buffalo, as he had done before, with
his Indian friends
The rumor Of his visit had extended far and near,
And distant ies and warriors with bow and gun P
50 when he reached the council grounds with much delight he
Delegations the Foxes Sioux Quapaws, Riaekee' Potts
wotts YentTe Aopahoes Camanehes, Greeks, Ma
Tsiees, ChoctaWs, and Cherokess.
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Chocaw line
The welcomed him with all the sports the frontier,
lie hunted buffalo snd elk and lived on grouse and deer
And having brought his along. he entertained % cei
With best Otard and wiskey smoking and chewing ob ce not
forgetting cards. with Instructions IN seven up 9ag 3 n
first war whooped hoo ooOoo-oOoped till he was deaf
This fac Arkansas gentlem n, &C.
His time passed pleasantly on, while thus engaged
Il is added
Now whilst he was enjoying all that sneh vsat7s hPgs
Some spapeen Of editor, the Lord bad inside in vain,
inserted in his horrible accident column AMONGST murders rob
berries and thes camrhene acdeuts, collisions, explosions
defcatons eluctons abducIions distractions, under
splendid black bOreed notice. the amentaoe news that be
This fine Arkansas gentleman. &c.
The other papers copied it, and thenit was believed
That death al lat had taken him. recently Teprieved
They mourned him a warrior, and trump,
his productions doubt whether he had lived fought
wrote hunted buffalo, indeed lived at a-And one ncredn
pagan johnson Hooper,, the Montgomery Hail. Away
denied his dying, plump.
This tine Arkansas gentlema-, sc.
There was geaeral grief at the sad news, and
So sad the tavern keepers and faro lar hers feel
Thy Grape the he'll half an hour and inermit deal
For this fine Arkansas gentleman, &c
But far above the he good as gold
His creditors like Jacobs vile, refused to be consoled
They granite him poet and a WARRIOR if you will,
But they had extensive in generals dmiras orators
agents. conductors and other public characters who aey paid
This fine Arkansas gentleman, &c.
Behold in this excitement distinguished frien! arrive
We knew from he made that alive.
Thea journal joyOusly the contradiction quotes
The aors take his and the banks his notes.
TLis fine Arkansas gentleman, &C.
But Johnny CoyIe an Irishmsa refused take
lie ginileman should cate him
called his friends together here plainly
And has set out the spirits to lay the body under the table da
This ane Arkansas gentleman, &c.
Mr. PIKE, whose genius seems to have lost none
of its fire in the neither world, wrote poem for the
occasion, which was sung by one of the company.
1t opened thus:
A gentleman from. Arkansas, net long sgo It's said,
Walked up one pleasant morning. and discovered he was dead
Tie was on his way to Washington not seeking for the Os
But rejoicing in the promise Of spree at Johnny coyles
Heawskes on the ferry boat which crosses the Styx;
is informed by CLARION that he is dead amenis that
if so, this little accident may make him miss the
froic at CoYLs's; resiss all enireaiy from HORACE
and AKACREoN to remain with them; crosses
The adamantine halls and reached the ebon throne,
Where gloomy Pluto Owned and where his queens soft beauty
What want you here 7" the Monarch "YOur Majesty"
Permission frOc more at Johnny cOyles to
He complains that, if dead, he has not ''been
Eaked and buried daeently;" declines nectar and
ambrosia preierring the canvas backs, terrapins,
and ST. Peray of his friend CoYEE; and sWesrs tina.
better company than Pluto can boast of he can find
ct CoYLE's.
He promises to return, as Orpheus did, and bring
some of the good company back with him.
I'll bring you Philip Barton Key the Roman TulIys peer
And Jonah HOoy frank and brave and sincere
McGuire, the generous liberal friend. the patron Of ther
Who content with fortune takes delight in winning (s.
I'll bring the Impressario Bev Tucker who shall win,
From Pericles Aspasis, If he chooses
The without enemy, the wit the Sheridan;
In whom two continents confess the gallant gentleman
II these are not enough III bring Bob johnson with me too
The very bavest Of the brave, the truest Of the
Impuye, generous, fearless frank, the Senates Paladn,
VIII never did ungenerous act a victory to win.
with him Johnny Coye himself who never left friend,
llor harborel gnObe thought sought selfish end
The Arthur he among his knights the pride of all his peers
Whose heart but grows the younger with the swift revolving
years"
This list of prime fellows adrights Plu'o, who
announces his intention of taking them by insta-
ment and of not letting PIKE return to upper air.
But fair PrOserphine coaxes her swarhy and regsl
husband, and prevails on him to allow PIKE TO be
present at his own wake:
Z" How you say nay
m do not love if you did, you'd refuse,
When want TO the fashions, and to hear the news
And at last the Queen prevailed always do,
And thus it that again this gentemans with
Hes under promise return, but that he to break,
And another spree to have besides this present wake
We hope from the closing limos that the peet-
solder will remain with us for many years vat