Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-02-01

z4y FAoPzoSIrs, Alias Pink PoiypOd Ppiscns, Zgs-
.sTgaJaaAs 81. Tor ths edsrAcafoa the ladies Of
western Female Seminary and respectfully dedurca-
% Miss You w-Vho, BY the Orther.
Go bird of fancy from thy uncomb'd nest,
To college grove in the distant west,
1aa There rest thy pini6ns on the bOughs above,
sas- And sing lone song Of my blighted love-
,. --@ Sis q sad song, with no echo Of glee;
ssf sa No bright beam Of hope for sOrrowiag me
a A song that will call Cp dreams of the heart.
= - Cause tears Of grief from their fountain 70
s7-zN start,
80 And bring to memory spectres of gloom,
s-ar Buried with love, in obliyions tomb.
80 HATk my bird carols now list to its lay
si Quick sie9e an onion and make no delay,
Bite It, then chew it. and it will cause tears,
81 Keep you from laughing and quiet your fears
As fair and as sweet as the goddess love.
When fann'd by Iight-wing'd zephyrs above,
Was Miss Jemima Jerusha Benclair;
With feet (oh words faiD and long yaller
Eyes that wus bright. of butter-niIk- blue;
G.. Teeth bright as pearls, but she only had two;
b-- A voice as sweet as a violin;
Smiles like seraph but to old clooty-kin.
e Oft did spark her at eve and at morn,
'+'@ Whenshe pick d pumpkins amid the tall corn
Oft when too lazy To joke or to tease,
Sealed our vows with Kiss and squeeze.
.3But joy and pleasure wherever go,
srs shut the cerrier dove of deep woe
I fu1nd it so here for winter-night,
-uz8W When dark lowering clouds bid luna from
sight,
fell asleep in a cane -bettom chair,
While on my lap sat Jemima Benclair-
She knew il soon by my musical snore,
And slip'd from my arms and out of the door;
- But soon she returned with a nioseless tread,
And placed tin kettle upon my head
e, It Tous'd me not from my glorious nap
So she put rickety churn in my lap.
I dream,d it was her with her winning charms,
And soon encircled it with my long arms
Then squeezed it, and quick as the lightnings
- flash,
It busted and with horribla crash
Pans. pots, stoves kettles flew over the floor,
Shaking the house and opening the door;
Her dad heard the racket sprang in the room.
With his rifle while his spouse with a broom,
Followed cloeo after with loud savage cry
Thinking it not very pleasant to die,
] scud like ship before hard gale
T's With the chair tied to my swallow coat tail.
= I reached the door, at this critical place,
The old tea kettle slipd over my face;
But on 1 sped till stubbcd my great-toe,
Aud landed face first II She mud and snow
bsrThen the old chair flew high over my head.
80 Gtripd off my coat, SO / thort dead
~ And their old dog. to continue the joke,
sseiz'd me and shook till thought would
fz4f chOak.
Then did L yell till the high hills ar ,rnd,
Echo far back ia the forest the sound
5Then did kick and make fly mud and snow,
Till the dog fowler ret savage me go
And the ldkettle with a loud rattle,
Elew from my sore head and yielded the battle.
sIbefi arose from my fine bed Of mud,
saaMinus my hat and coat, then homeward scud
Searched for poison to commit suicide;
Wrote long letter to tell why died
Next fell on my knees and said last prayer.
Then waited for death in a big arm-c chair
.a'f But sleep came before it. ay-light did too,
And the old kitchen-q queen Biddy Magoo,
Who rous'd me mp with her devilish cries,
Och git up now boy and open your eyes,
p Or I'll tell yer dad ye divil Of swhne,
Yes been drinking his blackberry wine
Black -berry-wine, old clooty, cried;
80 (Yet felt pleas'd that bad not yet died >
II thUught it was poison l lnix'd but to-day,
To drive the bugs my bed-stead away.
ineh stop yer growling we pest and We bore,
/ trew it dis mornin out de back door.
! TRIED MORE COMMIT SUICIDE;
T. New Ger the earth like specter glide,
~ And loves ghost follows wherever go;
My heart is a Dustin, feel it is so.
soon shall lay in my grave, expect
-i No marble tomb stone above erect,
But dig We my grave long, narrcr aud deep,
With an old ehurn at my heal and my feet.