Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-15
TIE TWO MESSENGERS.
COLUMBIA.

have message must cross the sea.
But doubt what message it shall be
And be it Peace be it War
A lifting post world choose therefor
So say, You bonny birds of mine
Around which neck shall tic the twino.
EAGLE.
iiound mine, round mine, my mistres, sweet
NY NY, wings VI are broad and my flight is fleet;
and tnI"ns for all my course would stay;
And can swoop over land and sea
Ihen war; and your message send by me.
THE DOVE
It1und mine, o mistress sweet round mine:
M swift as arrow and true rs line;
NOR talons sharp, nor bGRk have l,
bnt IL soft sweet voice aud pleading eye;
a Ana none Will harm me on land sea
4hen Peace and sond your message by mc.
THE EAGLE.
The Lion stands in act to spring,
Her glove Britannia lifts to fling,
naughty claim asks haugIt reply,
He nall has conquered who dare defy;
With the Lion the Eu gle should paricy hoII-
ii'H give me thc mess'ge brief and bold
TIE DOVE.
The dugs OF the LtoncsS sucked thOe
When first thou contest over sea.
better ween than Britnunia's glove
Is l.. INC Iland OF britannia clnsped in love.
WIKI Dove and Lion calm speech may be
Ihen the message of Peace send thou by me.
-
Thou hast boastod and bIusterrd and talked r fIt
Hast set bold face i'll lieu of right;
II breath thou bate lack thou draw
Or instead Of battle offer law
Oh, scOrnful the Lions laugh will he
Ihen tI'e message of War send thou by me.
DOVE.
If thou hast boasted, boast no more
~ ~ war 'nou hast challenged, repent il sore;
TIE DEVILS wickcicst whisper to man
Is, Let wrong end, since wrong began
On: Sthd the Lions great heart will be-
u Il message OF Peace thou send by me.
And still in doubt doth Columbia stand,
bird and an answer on either hand:
FOR Wharf.-The Eagle with ewes a-rIOw:
FOR Pen6e e--thc Dove with her plu.ues Of suOw
But Peace or War should the message be,
Twill find them ready across the sea.
Another picture in Punch isn't bad. It
depicts the joyful surprise of youth who
just after putting on his clean linen ex-
claims: "Hurrah !! By Jove, there's
button at the back of my sllirc!!i''-
P"nch's new volume commenced with this
number. The index illustrations, the pre-
face, &c, are admirable and inimitablc.
There is vim in old Punch yet, but it takes
4 "beastly'' tone towards this country
The fun this week isn't rampant Here
are few specimens:
The PRUssIAN CRowx AND CusHIxG.-
The Kreuz Zetung reports speech made
the other day by the King of Prussia, in
which his Majesty said "My basis will,
however, be the same, and will be inviola-
BILE. have received my crown from the
altar" What has King Williams rcccipt
OF his crown from the altar to do with the
inviOlability of his basis? What relation
does his basis bear to his crown? Is not
the one the direct opposite to the other :?
If the King of Prussia puts his crown up
on his basis, what, we should like TO know,
does lie put his hat upon?
LNcoLS's DRAG-ADArTED FROM MACBETH.
Lincoln.-We'vc got three million.
John Bull.-Gecsc, william
Lincoln.-Soldicrs, Sir!
STRANGE TRANSPORTATION IN THE AMER-
ICAN CADINET.-Lincoln is looking Sea-
ward.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS Box.-The Des-
ch-Bnx, which is expected to arrive from
America q little after Christmas, will turn
ont to be without comparison the very best
Christmas Box this year, if it is found to
contain an honorable submission to Enc
lands demands, and a hearty profession of
peace and good will rs becomin" the sea-
son, from Jonathan towards his old friend
John Bull.
WRITING on THE WALL OF CONGRESS.
Them rs dares to misbehavc,
Yen they're whoPped, III have to "cave."
A FAIR Tuck FOR JoNATHAN.-If the
Yankees invade Canada, they will get into
scrape with the Governor, Lord Monck.
This MOnck, we hope, will show them that
hn 70 O0n Of tho