Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-01-14
THE Ey ENING STAR.
ECLoGA.
Bt eas;ars payss, ct rssposdsys pdrati.
ScRNE-Fort Warren. nMx-II q. m, Jan'y 1.

scRSE-Fort Warren. Tlxx-II Am, Jan'y 1.
.. MAsox-SLIpELL.
Tag Starlight approaching.
r- sIIDSLL LoQUITuR.
Happy New Year! You've gotta shocking cough.
The tug Is coming, and Wen soon be off,
That wre tched craft Am I to 90 In her.
That cock-boat carry an ambassador!
Slidell, own, TO make frank confession,
I've changed my early notions Of secession.
Jeh. talked 1t up-I was a fool to heed him
And half persuaded me mig hit succeed him..
They siopP'd our rations Of champagne and
How detest these cursed Yankee cloisters!
The cot I sleep on's harder than q bullet
The grub we get IL sticking In my outlet!
sLIDKlL.
Mason, you're right, for, argue as we may,
Our missionary labors will not paw. '
As for myself, I'D freely give guinea
IL was safely back In old Virginny
When last at Bunker Hill how could you know,
You'd soon be here again-a Plenipo!
MASON.
Speak In a lower tone-you trihe, Slidell;
ench reckless badinage Is worse than idle
Besides, you see those Yankee rascals near US,
They'll surely print it, Il they oyersear us,
Mason and Sliden, both, were quite down
hearted.
Keep STIFF upper lip how well things went,
Untl the San Jacinto stopped the Trent
Her tompions Were ouL-the San Jacinto
Had we not stopped, would surely have III d Into
And possibly have sunk the British packet,
And sent both you and me, and cur dispatches
Down to the lowest pits In Davy's hatckes
IT'S painful enough, we've had wretehed time
ont;
There is no reason In't-so let us rFyr,,s ont.
We've miss'd II, Mason-bettsr had been loyal;
THEY'VE have taken Hatteras, Beaufort and Port
Royal,
And, as for Charleston, we have lately learnt,
Toe hsrbor's ruin'd, and the city's burnt
troubles Of IN not soFf1
The Fed's'tis clear, Will carry all before 'em,
Our troops are starving and should not wonder,
~ Jen and BeasFegord should both knock under.
The Southern masses that have long been cheated
And let 20 think the Yankees were defeated
Know It's all gammon-all things here are quiet;
Aamlins no niger, and there's no bread riot;
mere gorilla, are themselves In error.
As for myself, Pm almost ready now,
To go 10 Washington and take the vow
MASON.
Peace, Slidell, peace our lot In full OF evil
double traitor is the very devil;
We go TO London, and when there. our course In
TO draw long bows about our vast resources
MS vain, except ourselves, to search all climes,
And md holder liar than the Times
Well cottos TO the Times; II has been said.
They roar the louder, when they are well fed
bold we have nOne-shinplasters will not do;
Perhaps thy may receive an |. O. u
Hereafter payable, or some such thing,
w hen you're prime minister and am king
for we must declare our discomfort
With any but royal government
And humbly ask Great Britain to protect us
Receive our homage, counsel and direct US
1AS tag OF YGrmOEtA-gaEs commencing.
sLIDBLL.
20 on my friend, wish to hear the whole,
MASON.
can't unless you'll stop this devilish roll.
sLIDELL.
think twill be much worse In the Rfnaldo.
MASON.
IL so, the Lord alone knows what shall do
Ihs HiHdho at Ssd-gaLs terTI6Es-tk, 4,1bsSsa.
doTS and ths Secretaries TOIIIAg on the deck
FIRST sEcRRTARY
steward, say, be quick, and bring basin.
sLIDELL.
Two, and-oh Lord-make haste for me- and Ms
son.
SECOND sEcRRTARY T
heoellon's working uPwards-pray bring three.
FIRST SECRETARY.
Bring four-bpng four-oh what horrid sea
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