The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-11-23
The Blackbird.

Once upon midnight dreary, shile ponGered
weak and weary,
Der the war Of the Rebellion, and the things tha
before
While sat absorbed in thinking--brandy cock
tails slowly drinking
Suddenly saw a blinking, one eyed figure at m,
chamber door
Saw a one eyed. winking, blinking figure at M
chamber door,
Standing there, aud nothing more.
All. never shall forget it, how in slancing
round met it,
And ever shall forget it, that locke towards
that door;
For saw monstrcus figure, like giant, only
bigger.
And there stood big buck nigger, leaning NJ
against my door
Stood powerful big buck niger, with his ba, l
against my door
Leaning there. and nothing more.
Straight into the fireplace spying, where my ham
and eggs were irving,
behed the poker lying near the hearth upon the
floor;
Then with most determined yigor, straight
hurled il mt the niger,
But SO quick was that big niger, that it missed
and struck the floor
Missed the nigger's head completely, and fell
harmless on she floor
Struck his heel and nothing more.
Back into the fireplace looking, where my ham
and eggs were cooking,
Shaking, quak.ng-as no mortal ever shook or
quakcd before
| then heard this sinner mutter but the words,
Some dinner
Twas the only word he'd spoken, twas the only
word I'm sure
When picked up pluck and answered, Il shall
feed YOU neyermore.'
This said. and nothing more.
Then his impudence beginning. and his gums
exposed in grinning.
While smile by means winning, did he view
me from the door.
And cooy said, Your treat, man-l'il ne'cr go
in the street man,
Till get some TO eat, man, III ae 'er leave your
door,
I'll never quit your chamber, though you beat
ME ill | roar,
Never leave yOu-never more
Then toward the fireplace marching where my
coffee was parching,
Boldly stalked this saucy nggcr, boldly stalked
acrnSs the iioGr;
Never made the slightest bow, sir-then knew
tliere'd be rev. sir,
For made solemn vow sir, he should so back
10 the door,
Then kicked him from MY chs Il Der, and he
went back 20 the door,
Leaned against it-uothing more.
Then this Blackbird for while, sir, really did
cause iuc to smile, SIR.
Though a ray'nous, r:bld. hungry look his d,.sky
vision bore
Though, said /! thou art Freedman. thou hast
gone 80 muc'i TO seed, man,
IL. I.ttl..
bc roOr,
Provided YOU will work for me ha.f al hour or
mere
Quotll the nigeer. 'neyermorc
Much marvelcd this ungainly nigSer should
refuse plain
To do little iob 'twOud take but half an hour
For we cannot help agreeing that no living hu-
man being.
Should refuse To lapOr, seeing that he was so
blasted poor
Should refuse 10 earn dinner he saw cooking
from the door
Th ugh he ale one nevermOre :.
There [ sat engaged in musig, nat lie mean;
by thus refusing,
And thcL began ablsing this big niger at my
door.
Sure said /, 'you must be crazy to be so cursed
To be so awful lazy as to want TO work no more,
VIII YOU ever work for wases--tcll me imp'oge?'
OuOth the ni.gel-nevermore
Niger said l., 'horrid dcmon-niggcr still, IN
slave or fieeman-
Think again before you answer this one question
irnplore;
Have yol yet no sense OF feciing-do you mean
to live by stealing,
~, a. a. oil
implore,
On your honor Niger, will yoa labor as
before p
.luoth the nis is,er-'nevermOr
Startled att stiffness broh en- by reply so atly
spoken,
Doubtless. said |, this big nigger would eat
enough for four,
When On some spacou, rice plantation he would
out-cat all creation
Ney er make a calculation how mnch cash it cost
I'm sure,
'or his mastc. boa.ht the victuals in the good T
ci days OF wore,
Vow he l. feed him neverm0re
Niger said I. thing of evil, quit my room-so
10 The devil
)r if you say you'll work I'll bring your supper to
the door.
Fell me truly, | conjure you for the last time, | /
implure ?
luoth the ni.gcr- Eevermore -
BE that word our sign of parting, Niger man "
cried. upstartipg
;ct thee back to where thou com'st from-let
me see yoGr face more,
Gin tie army--go to 1exas-nevcr come back
here 80 veN US
' e'tr re turn again to vex us-never let ms see
You more;
Take Your gaze frt IN of my meat, an take your
carcass iroEs my door
90oth til, nigs gse'--'neyermore
md the niger still ia standing in my entry on
tie landing,
pretty bury picture, with his back against my
door.
ind h- ewes a'c ever spying at my ham as it is
irving,
And my poker still is lying near my hand upon
the floor.
'ut nv vlciuals TO the sly trap of that nigger b,
Iny door,
hail be lfted-'nevermore -
The Hon. Thomas Corwin-whose com
'lexion, as is well known, is none Of tn