The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-03-22

yfsn he Century.
Mr.. Albert Pike, Of Little Rock, Arkansa
trapper. lawyer, warrior, poet, author
! HYMNS to the Gods, !" and other acceptab
offerings 70 the muses., was, It may be rsmsn
0ered, lately the subject Of various obituari,
10 our leading journals. In fact, he lies snug
embalmed in the grave columns Of the Historic,
Magazine, with an ample eulogy on his tom
stone. In spite Of all this, Mr.. Pike insists upo
walking" and his friends sustain him in tn
opinion that be 10 still alive. An exchange ps
per tells the story Of recent proceedings q
! Washington, in his apparent presence, on tn
supposition that he is, the newspapers to tn
contrary Notwithstanding, yet in she flesh +
enjoy the thing properly, the reader should b
FIRST in possession of Nj. Pixies song of eth
Fine Arkansas Gentleman" which we accord
lngIy print % preface, % We 6ad il given Il
NJ. Alfred Bunns book on America-that 10,
well known actor havag been present At Wash
ington, no says, at the symposium, when tn,
song was first brought out. Here it is, com
panlon piece to the '.Fine Old Irish Gentleman.
recently given in our columns. both Of them
Oh course, based on 1.-THE Fine Old English Gen
aeman." The reader must excuse the profant,
OF the Arkansas Gentleman. 1t is feariully
characteristic, though, we trust, in q measure
growing every day more ancient and historical
SONG.
TIE FEE ARkAssAs GENTLEMAN
Now all good fellows listen and story Twill tall
mighty clever gentleman who lives extremely we'll
An sne western part Of Arkansas close 10 the Indian
line, - '.s '-'
Where he gets drunk once week on whisky, and i'm.
mea e sobers himself completely on the very
nne Arkansas gentleman, close to the choctaw
This nns Arkansas gentleman has mighty ane estate
VI nve or six thousand Of land that win
DC worth great deal some day other, il he d. NJ
XII himself too soon ana will only condescend to
And four or Eve dozen negroes that would rather work
other poultry, that he never pretends to know how
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the choc.
This ne Arkansas gentleman has built splendid house
on ne edge Of big prairie, extremely well populated
with deer, and hare, and grouse;
when he wants TO feast his friends he has nothing
more to do
Than to leave the potd off, and the decenty behaved
birds fy straight into the pot, knowing he ii shoot
EN- II they don't, and he has . splendid stew,
rms nne Arkansas gentleman, close to the Indian
bales, s~
Unless from drought, or worm, bad stand, or some
Nd ID contingency, his crop 10 short, or fails;
In . boat, ~ F'' ~
md gets aboard himself and charters the bar
and has devil Of . spree, while down to New Or.
leans, he and his cotton foat
FMS nns Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc-
md when he gets to New orleen. he sacks clothing
store, 'O'"'"s
md puts up at the City HOTEL the st. Louis the St.
thaais' me ssrandah, and oil the other hotels in
. tne city, II he succeeds in finding any more:
"en ne draws upon his merchant, and goes about and
very man frem Kentucky, and Arkansas. and Ala.
bama, and Virginia, and the Choctaw Nation. and |
every other id vagabond he meets!
rms Inn ane i Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc
he last time he down there, when he thought of
=. going back, "
fter staying about fifteen days. or less he discovered
that BY lending and by spending, and being prev
IN general to gamblers, hackmen, loafers, hosiers
tAno1s servants, aud many other individuals, white
ed distributed his assets and got rid Of all hi, me.na
nd rad nothing left to show Them barring two or
three headaches, an invincibe thirst, and an ex.
tremely general and promiscuous acquaintance in
the Aforesaid New Orleens;
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc.
'w how this gentleman got home is neither here nor
there,
1t have been crediby informed that he swore worse
than iorty-seven pirates, and aercsly combed his
I'd when he had got safely home they say he took an
oath ,
al hed never bet cent again at any game Of cards.
and, moreover, for want Of decent advisers he fore
swore whisky and women both,
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc-
is fine Arkansas gentlemen went strong for Pierce
and King,
i'd so came on to Washington to get nice fat Office
or some other mighty comfortable thing;
like him from Jerusalem that went to Jericho ,
fell among the thieves again, and could not win |
bet whether he coppered or not, SO his cash was :
bound to go
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc-
taw line i.
when his monies all gone he took unto his bed
d Dr. Reyburnt physcked him, and the chamber. | a
maid, who had great affection for him, with her
arm held up his head;
d all his friends came weeping round, and bidding
him adieu,
ID two or three dozen preachers, whom he did know
At all, anu didn't care q curse, if he didn't, came
praying for him too,
This fine Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc- {
taw line! {
ey closed his eyes and spread him out all ready for
the tomb,
d merely to console themselves they opened the big.
gest KIND OF game OF faro right there in his own
room; g.,
when he heard the checks he flung the linen off his
face, 1
sung just precisely be used to dc when he was
alive, ''Prinde,t don't turn! hold on! 60 twenty
on the king, and copper n the ace!" Is
This hne Arkansas gentleman, close to the Choc>
taw line! S
Now for the sequel in t