The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22
Now for the sequel in
ALBERT PIXIES WAKE.

MS mortal remains, few evenings since, in
Washington, at which the said Albert was per-
sonally present, INDUCING in post.mortem pota.
tlons and cadaver0us conviviality. He met q
large number OF kindred spirits on the occasion,
who had assembled Mt the house of Johnny
Coyle to do honor to the distinguished ghost.
The ceremonies commenced with song by VIM.
N. Burwell, OF Virginia, entitled "The Arkansas
Gentleman Alive Again" which was sung by a
ilul chorus. 1t begins by telling how the Ar
kansas gentleman, miraculously restored to life,
IN the last verse of Pixies ewn song, went off to
chase the Buffalo as he has done before with his
Indian friends:
The rumor Of his visit had extended far and near,
And distant chiefs and warriors came with bow and
gun, and SPEAR
So when he reached the council grounds with much de-
light he
DELEGATIONS from the Foxes, siou1s, Quapaws. Black
Camanches, Greeks, Navsjoes, Choctsws and Cher
okees,
This fine Arkansas gentlemen, close to the Choc-
They welcomed him with all the sports, we'll known on
He hunted buffalo and elk, and lived on grouse and
DEER
And hayin brought his stores along, he entertained
With best otardsa whisky, smoking and chewing to-
bacco' cot forgetting cards, with instructions in
seven up, brsg, bluff and euchre, till they drank
themselves dumb and blind, haS'ng first war
whooped whoo-oo-oo-oped till he was deaf,
This hne Arkansas gentleman, &c.
His time passed pleasantly on while thus en-.
gagged II is added:
Now. whilst he was enjoying all that such adventure
brings,
The chase and pipe and bot.le and such nk. forbidden
things,
Some spapeen of an editor, the Lord had made in vain
Inserted in his horrible accident column amongst MUIR
ders, robberies, and thefts, camphene accidents.
collisions. explosions defalcations, seductons, alb
md nia hlar IL.
bordered notice, the lamentable news that he
dead again,
This fine Arkan sas gentleman, &c.
The other papers copied it, and then 1t was believed
That death At last had taken him, recently reprieved;
They mourned him warrior, and also q trump,
And with elegies, euoges biographies. reviews arti-
cles criticisms on his productions, doubt whether
he had ever lived, fought, wrote, hunted buffalo,
indeed lived at al-And one 1credulous pagan,
''John D. Hopper" or the N0ntt emery Mail, al.
ways denied his dying, plump
This fine Arkansas gentleman, he.
There was general grief at the sad news, and
20 sad the tavern keepers and the faro bankers feel
They Grape the bell for half hour, and nermit deal
vor this fine Arkansas gentleman, DC.
But far above the grief-though he good
His CREDITORS like Jacobs wife, refused to be consoled
They granted him poet, and warrior, II you will,
But they had extensive experience in generals admras
letter-wrters, route agents, conductors, and other
public characters who rarely paid . bill.
This fine Arkansas gentlemAn,&c &c.
Behold this excitement distinguished friend
rive;
We "knew from remark he made" that he was still
alive
Then every journal joyousy the contradiction quotes
The talor take hr me asurea and the banks renew hI
This fine Arkansas gentleman. &c.
But Johnny coyle, Irishman. the news refused to
take,
He swore no gentleman alive should cheat him Of his
90 be called his frieuds here you plainly see
And out the spirits to lay the body under the
table decenty.
This nne Arkansas gentleman, &c.
Mr.. Pike, whose genius seems to have lost
none Of its ere in the neither world, wrote .
poem for the occasion, which was sung by one
Of the company. It opened thus:
A gentleman from Arkansas, not long, IT'S said,
Wsked up Que pleasant morning, and discovered he was
He Vas on his way to Washington, not seeking for the
Ia. ' fejeieing in the promise Of spree at Johnny
Ooyls's.
He wakes on the ferry boat which crosses the
9tvx: 10 informed by Charon that he 10 dead;
laments that II 90, this little accident may make
him miss the frolic 1t Coyle resists all entreaty
from Horace and Aaacreon to remain with them;
crosses
4he adam time halls and reached the ebcn thrones
where gloomy Pluto frowned, and where his queens
esft beauty shons.
sWhat yapt you heres" the monarch said. "Your ma
lesty,T scad be,
~P,smi;son q one eic more ~ Johnny Osylssto BE-"