The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-21
Prom the epringaeld Republican. !.
a ROSTON DALLAD.i
now LITTLE MAC cAHB AMP WENT.

HOW I1rrLE MAC CANE AND wES1.
ID v * losroN, Feb'y 9, 1868.
In this famed city where the club,
With now and then . creak and rub, "a
Still keeps going,
,urn from ..entries" and "debentures,"
From "charter parties" and adventures,
To overhaul some old indentures
To you I'm owing.
I'm not, own, so Boston wise, 10y
As to portray before your eyes III.
The wonders all, 3g5
That prompt the curious to stare,
The grave to talk, the vile to swear, Sass ,s
From Cambridge bridge and Chester square
To Faneuil Hail. esaz y 5sa-
But must tell you of the freak 5'1
q Our metropolitans, last week, 81
Went wild upon: 2FS' 9.
@ A coolly planned, deliberate "bender;;'
A cori:ated nine days wonder;
preconcerted clap Of thunder, .''
lga . They've been and done. '@,.
By letters missive long ago. .Ev taiaas
III might be q committee, though, 1s
Went to secure him. - bng a-Xa :
They sent to borrow 'Little Mac,"s @
For weeks run along the track
To hospitality and back, VIZ
If they d insure him - eea- aa
Being juet now without command, -
The doughty chief wss soon on nand' -
90 aa And. o my stars -. =. .-..f,e..T.i
Such roars and shouts as then arose,
Such trampling on each others toes. ''.i -
Z Such crush of beavers and s'old clos" ~
10 iaQa Beat all the wars '""7 pi" i''
Men fought to gain single look; 's4,.H.tr
Thieves deftly stole his pocket>book, 1oinJ
- Twixt car and cab;-t l5u'a BIZ e.f
(But Shakespeare calls it"trash" -one's purse
Nothing compared with .fame-of course,) j.
While brass bands blew cir stow pipes boars
.7.g To cure the grab. > spot 10 sbrid
Then came the dinners and libations,
u And sw ord and pitcher presentations,
30 aaaAf And hob. or~nobs. 9'u''Vh.'.S' -
In grand saloons on Beacon street;
Where the initiate and elite - "o.'
- Alone we're privileged to meet ~'t 9'
Va" Gold lace and snobs.
. Then other tender presentations; qf
To all the lion institutions a1 o.! q
- He next was toted; .ss.a sle ra ts
To Photographic, galleries. s. taa Ezsraa5
Where he aud Mrs. left their phiz, aaE
To be by every curious quiz tal. ., ss,s
IL print-shops quoted. 4.i..s 1Fag /
To schools where dsmsels gave boquets,
. And masters, oratoric bays, te i@S
! 4 And urchins, kisses;
Till, what with speech and serenade,
And nights by claquers hideous made, '"S
Nothing was left Of stock in trade, 5000 ''o'
49, II (. Save smothered kisses. h9-'f1
n On Sunday Thoughts very plain, tgtl
He was at his old tricks again, e. ssosi SAY
~ With wonted grace: .sltz raj smss
While crowds watched his egress to church,
For lunch he silly left his perch,suth yav
And his expectants in the lurch- t7sls1-
s.ros H'd .'chsnged his base."'e l,s cru sill.
Now some good folks 50 simple are 81 ias
AS ask what all this fuss was for, N9h 81
- aoA. And can't see thro' it. 20 -nhs>'' lfa"
or Why, bless their nearts! it is not known
That "little Mac" has clearly shown, gee
What has to quite problem grown
"How not to do it." i-sf' sa",t'.i.i
i, For the remainder of the acts, ..ir .lst4 4. 81. .
And sundry other funny facts, cess 5eUsga
At this time done la sef497 slns.r
About that latin On the sword, ja7 Erk
How not single loyal word, -g7laaoa SRI I
His, or his satellites, was heard, uet.,4. I
Your anxious readers are referred, fs5 J5a I
..s To 'Wsrrington.n lag 100 svsiI I
a.s 3 Yours truly, ~ ,di al ou1s.