Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-08
NO. 1876.
Qallg 9(ationaI 1emotrat
For the Daily National Democrat.
ct ley SAY"
BY W. p. ".

sound"
n Like Old Mic himself B." he cometh by night;
! I've made a mistake in nv very first Law.
! I've gendered this creature and made Il n male
When, by all rules Of grammar and reason
'tappears
As plain as windmill its both male and female
Not masculine or feminine, OF neuter, my dears
Now this is a gender just lately found out.
In ented expressly to silence all doubt
About the sex of the thing whose wonderful wavs
I'm about to relate but first, pardon me, friend,
IT. before | endeavor the curtain to raise
All the muses. | invoke their counsel to lend.
For this is the custom of poets young and old,
And shouldn't be neglected for silver or gold.
Atany rate, " They SAY so, and that is proof
enough
To satisfy at least as many men, forsooth,
As followed one ofold for bread instead of Truth
CLook at John VI, you who think this story
tough).
And now, when come to write the description
Ot tins curious animal, just mentioned above,
ieel like doctor making prescription
For one that's afflicted with the papin of love:
Aud the first thing to do in a scientific course,
| Is to find out exactly how to diagnose
The next oh wonder is Il metamorphosis,
(This word is used in technical way,
They change the disease or change the diagnosis
Any kind of change that brings the best nav.
How can doctor tell where to put the phvsic
Until he decides between Phthisis and Phthisic?
Suppose a man is sick, but can't find his pans,
Or give any account concerning his disease,
Wouldn't it puzzle you, sir, or even DR.. Reins,
To give to such patient the least mite Of ease
lis as hard work for me to distinctly portray
The old curious saying of my subject, THEY
SAY"
"THEY SAY was never born, though his mother
was Eve
Ia hnuh hf- -i1Aa. ,,,.,
(Pm using the masculine again, you'll perceive,
But this for the want of another pronuun
For when | discovered this new gender, you see,
forgot the new pronoun and have to use he,)
They SAY was never born, tho the fact seemeth
strange,
'Tis not so astounding as others | know
He's not undergone the least symptom of change,
For the last five or six ages or more!
To him all places and persons are the same;
lie halts not for honor, he stops not for fame;
He tramps through the world like Satan Of yore,
Scattering foul slandeT and scandal around;
An idle mschievous intolerable lore
Uheeg6r there's aconen he's sure to be found.
Indeed its now settled beyond doubt or cavil
He's one of their Gods-the others the Deual.
Both which they've worshpped ever since Mother
Eve
The Banner of Evil in Eden unfurl'd;
When Adam, poor dupe, was forced to take leave
0fall that was beautiful and good in the world.
Moreover "1hey Say' it was then that Father
Adam
First began to find out the sly tricks of Madaml
Well, not to be long in coming to point,
Like certain preacher whose name I'll not
disclose
All of whose discourses are sadly out of joint,
Because they'r re spoken thrU' diSointed nose)
For the benefit of Truth beg here to state.
i hope you'll believe, sir, what l now relate)
"IAey Sdy' is a myth, living only as I'll show,
"In my minds eye, HoratiO'-M-I-N-D don't
lose this pun
If any one should ask me to prove that this is so!
My answer Is, "I'll dot, sir, just for the fun,
Erie ds, Romans, countrymen,' please do not
90 away,
'Lend me your ears" and list to what l say:
Once in a strange place stopped awhile to court
Alady, young and fair, whose smile to me was
was succeeding finely until a report
Was hatched, nursed and send abroad-Ihdd
another 1cte
This all ties of love and truth did sever
l was dismissed-quashed out-non-suited for
ever.
Did lie supney on my back by no means;
| went dorm to trace uD the scandalous report
Mr. Deems had heard it, he said, from Mrs.
Deems,
Mrs. Deems from somebody down at the
So down to the "Fort" on the "next sunny davi
Well armed with a cudgel | wended my way:
rs somebody at home" says to Mrs. Fife;
"Pray, explain yourself sir, know not what
Won mean"
Somebody has said I've got another wife,
And I've come dowu to see him, if he's to be
seen"
"Ah well" quoth the lady, "your troubles for
nought-
"THEY SAY" you've another without the least
doubt"
"Now, pray, who is he, my dear madam" said,
That NEEDLES so boldly with my long cherish
ed fame?
If once see his face he'd better be dead
Please tell me, my friend has he any other
name?"
A loud ringing laugh was the only reply,
She looked at me straight then-lciHked her left