Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-08

Th. Fan of Scott.


| Scess from an uaput<ishe Drama IN many Acts.
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"A room IN the White Ha1ss smday, ssly Il g.
present: lincoln, the Gorilla Chief Gerard, Bates
4 6tasr, and others, in C5tmcit.
/ LScoIx-
Now, by Saint Puke,s the work goes bravely on l..
The last foul squad fresh from our New York stews
Have crossed Long Bridge, and now pale Beauresard
Conceas his bastard force behind Manassas Hills.
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/ We missed it but a month-we boldly swore
Wed junket on the Fourth IN Richmond sown-zBsaal
| It's but the Twenty first 49, 40
/ No more of that, 60 q
An, We love me@twas but a lapsas 1incsam
mean It and SO twill prove-the Fourth of August
/ LIscoLs-
How now, good Peabody sweat-what's the row.
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| Ny Lege, L come from traitrous Alexandria
That fell spot where fell the gallant young Zouaye
! Brave Ellsworth
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Git eeusI D-n Ellsworth, his share
| OF aduations fuil-drve on-yonr tale
MEssExGER-- - fsfsssi saza So lsssF.-z
Lord wsIles, sat upon the Long Bridge rail 8
And az our troops passed by, the host reckoned
Until weiried out-but stir know that -
myriad ardent spirits press the foe.
| LINCOLN -
Wen gamble high Ills the first ardent spirits ss55z
The rebel dogs have smelt this many a day
MzssxzGER-
Bedtime viii find Mcdowell at Manassas. das
Great Scott, fatigued with labors or the day,
Slowly Emps this way. Lo the Hero comesi .Eit
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Low I z faith, methinks he's wondrous tan - So
Gen. Scot is brought in taOo chips. - 20 =
LINCOLN
Old Scott Of Lundy-time honored brave of Chippewa
Why CONTEST thou laggard from the seat Of wary
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Ny most noble, approved and very good masters, =
On virginia's soil, did set my warIke host,
And gave strict charge to mine Ancient, Mcdowell,
That he should punch stra;ghtway the head OF Davis
And true he'll do it May, nay good Lord Blair,
Meier bite your nails-nsr frown-nor suilen donbt
lis easy winking. The Southern foe,
In rags-half fed-with Waterloo frelocks armed
A regiment Of Boomers, with broomsticks armed,
Would sweep them from their mud entertainments.
For me-wearied with great age-and II faith,
Dropsical-I return T. assure my iieges,
That, though the battle be on my mothers breast,
Stin Old Scott is loyal-and anxious Is =.
To prove it. Hear me, Lords, while the oath take.
Where is the Jug Is.e 80. ~ i - 4 - iza5
LINCOLN i
- hlese jug not lest ye be jagged tsizi -
Great Scott we doubt thee not-nor would oaths
So numerous to raise the price of corn,
Add to our confidence. Eight times this week
(And tits yet but Sunday thy oath thou hast ta'en
Besides our cellars run low-come-abstain.
ScorT-
Your pardon, Sire-but swear must-else how
Can in obedience to the Nations cry-echoed loud,
On to Richmond Thus far we've marched into
The bowels of the and-not foot further will bulge
Until Pve ta'en mine oath
Enter ID messenger IN greater haste. - -,
ID MEssKsGKR-
Great Lords, Mcdowell has met the foe
And they are his'ni He stays give finished touch,
When straight he'll come to tell his tale.
IIScoLN- -f1a- 1s8tsf
May his tale be such as cause us wag tail
Enter Sd messenger IN still greater haste.
81 MESSENGER
/ come with great news Seven thousand 4
And five of our enemy weller in their blood,
Four times as many wear our bright bracelets,
The rest disconnected, to Richm nd fly
LsooLy-
thank the Gods Now bring forth the Jug,
Let all the liquid oath Of lealty, takel
Drink to the Striped Rag-the emblem true,
Of the best government the world ever sawf
know it s--Brownlow swears it's SO,
he knows-or any other man. Ny Lords,
What saith the Poet Oh, shucksf
Enter 4th messenger in the greatest sort Of haste.
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What more good newsf aEsra
4IH MESSENGER
Lord Lincoln, our victorious troops return, |
The front now thunder DER famed Long Bridge.
LINCOLN 'ile-tt 49, - =
While they thunder, Well try the liquid lightning.
70, my Lords-weleome them well yet, pause /
Why come they this way, when the Nation cries,
On TO Richmond fear me they have lest the road.
Enter 18th messenger IN sQhat migh be called All
~ Of hurry l1scif t@as
Why look ye aghast-like Pram of Old,
When one night he awaked and found his Troy fret
Oh, your Grace-Gen. Mcdowell comes apace
Wild spur his followers, as if to wiz. race. 81
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pare us your rhymes, 8gA 06f bas
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- s'bIood, Lord Bates, tits sober prose-,
Behind our Army follow countless hosts-s~ *
SEWARD
Is pris'nerss Say, Messenger, are they wen bound
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hey come raring-yes, they sure are bound. II 80
ord of Albany and Auburn, TO have thy scalp, 'as1
'pite of Scott and all thy Yankee Doodle guns.
'ardon, my Heges-I but quote their words sss-ejy
Where's my cap and elo.ka al 3 yEat
sra MESSENGER -. .
fsFE Great Gorilla, - - t.
UGH confusion of shouts never heard l.
)own with the Ran-SpItterl DIN Old Abel
raitor Of Missouri Lecherous Old Scott
md such dire cries-'twould fright the Deyills - IL
hat gallant Captain-Lord Cameron,s brother, -
md many more brave leaders now dead * Z i
tark on the battle field-wth mall round holes,
,ored through their outlets. The noble Ely, =
Rave McGraw, and Cameron's friend, A. Harris,
ire pris'ners ta'en - - $50 -
z-a1 All, vain Old Chippewa
hou art for this to bame-read me the riddle,
Why ioould'st thou fight? though impatient we f
Irged thy onward march-thy delay reproached-Ty
What, though old white coaE Syeip'd loud his cry,