Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-01-24
GNortester Badly Spp.

from Mason and SlideH: A Yankee Idyl, in the 4
tanttc MonthIyfor Ee6ruaIyJ
Jonathan to JOHN.
1t don't seem hardly right, John
When both my hands was full
To stump me to fight, john
Your cousin, tn, John Bull!
Ole Uncle S. SEE he II guess
We know it now, seq he,
The lions paw is all the law,
Accordin' to j. b.,
Ihets fit for you an me!n
Blood amt so cool as ink John:
It's likely you'd ha' wrote,
An stopped spell to think, John,
after they'd cut your throat?
Ole Uncle S. SEE he II guess
He'd skurce ha stOpped,' seq he
TO mind his p's an q's eff tibet weasau,
He'd Belonged to old j. b,
lnstid o. you an me!n
Eff turned mad dogs loose, John,
On your front-parlor stairs,
Would it jest meet your views, John,
To wait am sue their heirs?
Ole Uncle S. SEE he 81 guess,
only guess,' SEE he,
''Ihet, eff Vattell ON has toes FELL
'Twould kind o. rile j. B.,
Ez well you an mel"
Who made the law tibet hurts, John,
Heads IaCt-ditto, tails?
'J BIZ was on his shirts, John,7
Onless my memory fails.
Ole Uncle S. seq he, ~ guess,
Q'm good at thetl SEE he,
,.Thet sauce for goose amt jest the juice
For ganders with j. b.
No more than you or metz
When your rights was our wrong John,
GU didn't stop for fuss
Britanny's trdent-prongs, John,
Was good 'nough law for
Old Uncle S., seq he 81 guess,
Though physics good, ''seZ he,
,lt doesn't foller tibet he can swaller
Prescriptions signed ~. b."
Put up By you an me-"
We own the ocean, tn. John:
Y on mus nit take it hard
Et we can't think with you, John,
FITS jest your own backyard.
Ole Uncle 5. SEE he, q guess,
Ef ttetS his claim, SEE he,
" The fencin -stuf7ll cost enough
10 bust up friend j B.,
Ez wal ez you an me -
Why talk SO dreffle big John,
OF honor, when it meant
Hoa did MT cafe fig, John,
But jest for ten per cent
OlesUnce S. SEE he. 81 guess,
He IS like the restn sez he
when all is done, it's number one
Tibet Is nearest to j. B.,
Ez wal ez you an me ~
We give the critters back John,
Coz Abram thought It was right;
1t warn't your bullyin' clack, j Ohm,
Proyokin us to fight.
Ole Uncle S. sez he, 81 guess =
We we a hard row." seq he,
ITO hoe just now; but tibet, somehow,
May happen TO j. b.
Ez wal ez you an me-"
We amt so weak an poor John,
With twenty million people,
AM close to every door, ohm,
A school-house an asteeple.
Ole Uncle sez he, II guess
1t is fact,n SEE he,
1.-The surest plan TO make Man
Is, Think him so. j. B..
Ez much ez you or me-"
Our folks believe in Law, John;
An it IS for her sake. now
They we left the an saw, John,
The anvil am the plough.
Ole Uncle S. SEE he, 81 guess,
Ef It warn't for law" SEE he,
''There'd be shindy from here to Indy
AM tibet don't suit j. b.
(When It amt 'twiXt you an me!p'
We know we've gut cause, John,
Thet's honest, just, an true;
We thought 'twould win applause, John,
Ell nowhere else, from YOU
Ole Uncle s., seq he II guess
Ills love of right,n seq he
"Hangs by rotten fibre o. cotton;
There's natur in j. B.,
Ez wal ez you an me-"
The south says, ''POor folks douom ~ John,
AM "AH men up" say we
White, yaller, black, an brown, John;
Now which is your idee!
Ole Uncle s., sez he, ''L0uess
John breaches wall" SEE he;
but sermon thru, an come to dK,
Why, there's the old j. B.,
A-crowdln' you an me!'
Shall it be love OF hate John?
It's you thet's to decide;
Amt your bonds held by Fate John,
Like all the worlds beside?
Ole Uncle S., seq he II guess
Wise men forgive, sez he,
Blu. not forget; an time yet
The truth may strike j. B.,
Ez wal ez you an me-"
God means to make this land, John,
Clear thru, from sea to sea,
Believe an understand, john
The l0Htb o. ben' free.
Ole Uncle S. SEE he, II guess
Gods price is high, SEE he
but nothin' else than wut He sells
Wears long an tibet j. B.
May learn like you am me-"