Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1861-07-06


By the feregoin you will see that aour govern
ment is up and dressed.
No tongue of Jews harp or Greek or tinklin SYM
Dol kin portray the egzitement when the news of
the bombardment of fort Scamill reached Us. Per-
suasiOn Pillshry maounted a empty sugar box an
whistled Yankee doodle with all his might-his
brother Sam beatin time on the head of vinegar
cask As the marshall notes rolled aout on the
ethereal vicsitoods-every body that could pucker
took up the soul stirrin refrain-until the echOs
awoked, an the very barns, fences an woods seemed
to iine the mighty anthem.
Leftenant Libby-the Mexican war veteran-
didn't whistle the mussels of the old hero g face
was too starn for that but he kept oadln and hrln
his gun as fast as possible.
Squire Peabody said he sposed we was all true
blew-yet he thought we'd better take the oath.
So we all walked up and swore that we'd support
the strongest sde-an, havin got at it, some of us
swore a good deal more.
To craown all, was brought forrerd an shown
up to q ginprous and sympathisin public, when
they seen my onct kumbly face with patches of
blue and black paint onto it-as they gazed on my
remann fethers still sticking here and there gvin
me the look of Shangeye with the pip-they shed
briny tears. But when / took off my cote an
an showed the welts of the goary lash-they fairly
applesassed-so to speak.
d" Feller citizens" says I" sich is the bitter
eend."
TumultoOus applause greeted me, an spite OF
nv modesty they put me on a rail an was cared
hum on the grateful shoulders of my feller country
men.
The flag of the suvrinty was hauled down, an
when it agin haunted the breezes the stars and
stripes flannted too. But as the flag is small an
the woodchuck on it large, the stripes moast Of
them had to 90 acrost him-an the stars was put
on permiskiousy-over, under, an between his ears
an legs the critter naow looks very much like the
striped pig in the bumblebee's neast.
| can't write a long letter this time. Some
haow don't feel like it. The doctor thinks my
literary faculties was affected by the lickin the
paint-an that I'll have to go through a course of
markery afore them faculties is fully deranged
agin.
L will Jest say though-don't let any federalist
mistake the position of Hornby. She is still an
onmitigated Suvrinty. an while her marshall hosts
will care terror an dismsy inter the ranks of the
ongrateful Saouth-she will do it on her own hook.
She knows that the Saouth has bin abosed, an
that all the trouble has bin made by tie aberli-
tionists. That sieh has bin the bad example of
these critters that it has caused good likely men
like Floyd and others to break open the Presi7
dents trunk an steal all his money-made EN- stea
everything they can lay their hands on-caused'
Wigfall to take to drink an Mr.. Buchanan to cryin
All this she knows-but she also knows that her
fayorite son, in whom all her majersty was vested
for the timebein-was licked an painted like q
bambooed Hottingtot or South Sea Kannerbull.
Il is for this an this alone-that she naow raouses
like sleepy lion. for this her avengin an cirrum.
ambient legions will swoop daOwn on the devoted
Saouth like June-bug on young tomartersis.
I am composin a Marsails him for aour troops to
sing Store they 60 in an win. 1t commences so:
Sons OF Hornby-wake up!
Strike the symbols
Let the loud hogegag ring;
March on-march on
Away daown Saouth in Dixy.
You're sons OF your sres-
In all probability.
March on-marchI
Masters in the cane brake,
Niggers in the hollow
March on-march on!
Wish was In Dixy!
hev thought best to do it in blank verss-as
all the rhymes / could think of went right agin
tha sense, an | won't, as good many do, sacrifice