The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-11-25

aui thousands II min.
marched thin up a ts high I'M, ana he marched Thin
d .hin they we're up they we're ~, ms toys, and rhin they
; whin they we're in he middle, NE boys, faith they were
raytheE up nor dcvu odd SoEg-
D, all re dweners a these Southern sess,
Pes'ov your stv.ct attention, Il yoC please.
Wits, /, l. measured Numbers shall relate,
Events o. .-apoE, n HswRifs State,
Bis deeds of yalor, fary. fame and fro;h,
Or battles which came near TO coming OF,
or Naval Expeditions, drums, great guns.
Panned, manned, slammed, rnmmeI 81 Hswsiis daring
sons,
How they, IKE deadly slcGth-hoUnIs on the track,
Went :or,h-ani most .ncont.nsutIy came back
In ala tEeir glorious psnoPly Of war
Rel brecches, ususSets, beef, " billed beans" and " jaw"
Such Is ms theme. ard now my Muse come forth
Thy song " oe bloody, q be nothing worth ~
Ling years Of peace Hawaii she Blrst hsd known
No insolsut Zoe his presence here had shown
Since doughty Captain Cook-Peace to his ashes
Had served our ancestors some toothsome hsshes;
Fast thrlvei her Isles, nourshed by arts Of peace,
In wealth Of sugarcane and Polar grease,
And every man and woman, cir. and boy,
Revealed in luxury, and fish and poi.
But, all the i'll starred days were near upon her.
When ali her ancient dignity and houor
Were to become a byword and a Jest,
And-and-well, let each one guess the rest.
A rowing Albion, in his saucy boat,
Upon nauuc fan intent aaoat,
Within the classic precincts OF Wshoo
His amorous deeds began TO do.
o, woman, woman 'tis with sore distress
I find you usually in every mess;
But so l do, and SO in truth it is,
And no exception to the rule 10 this
That gallant British nobleman,
Bent on a little harmless fun,
Laid violent hands upon Il lovely maid
This I'm not positive of, but so tits said
Took her audaciously on board his smack,
And gave the authorities a deal of slack,
Got under way, giving 4 loud and shril
Defiance TO all, including Punchbowl IIII.
Then wrath was kindled-veterans grim and SCARED
Marched madly up and down the Rsplanade;
The Pele-dangerous craft-got up her steam,
And something dreadful imminent did seem.
Quick from her berth sped forth the wsriks tug,
Manned by Brown, Parke. Moteno and a Jug,
Soon o~verhauled bold Hanham's little yacht,
Asked him aboard; he said he'd 1" rather not"
Anything, gentlemen, in the world to please;
You naturally hoped to seize me on the seas,
Bot I can't see it in that light, can you,
With all these twelve-poand guns to obstruct the view -
They owned they couldn't at that time and placs,
And left, with all Imaginable grace.
On sped the tug to Mauis shores,
Where rested all our heroes on their oars.
Days passed anon the cannon's thuuderOus boom
Set all Lahalna wondering what or whom
Invaded then calm waters, whilst \ score
Fiacula,ed, - Ills the Shenandoah -
Their fears subsidized when they saw the peril,
The size Of the familiar % Nettie Merrill"
But, what a transmutation monstrous guns
crowned from her decks, accompanied by their sons;
Instead of boxes, bales, and piles of shocks,
A crowd Of warriors of ferocious looks,
Capable OF any amount of blood and slaughter,
All sworn to avense Iawairs insuIted daughter.
Commodore +. c. Fountain, Il. II. N,
Commanded this array Of gallant men
Captain, Lieutenant, Surgeon too, was he
Certainly large enough to make all three;
Molteno, as tho vessels Sailing Master,
Was there in case of nautical disaster,
Whilst. as her Gunner, one bold M'Duh,
Had vowed to 1" lay on" and meier cry enough"
Dave Dayton, Bearer Of Dispatches,
Was kept for safety battened under matches;
As Paymaster lest patriotism should flag.
The Captains wife was entrusted with the bag.
Kahoohuli Differed the Marines.
This was the " NettIe's" complement, and no snr5s1rs'
High on Lahaina's bills our martial chief
Saw the approach, and went to buying beef,
Bread and potatoes, onions, fish and poi,
And carried them aboard with a grim Joy;
Quick, up went anchor, mainsGi, foresal, Itbs,
ilurrah Hurrah and three cheers for " their Nils !"
Go il, my Rovcrs! Bully for your Nobbs
Set fire, blow up and sink those Saxon swabs 4"
Burst from all lips Che fired four loud sslutes,
And left the crowd of starinS-eycd &" galoots"
Alas, alas who can control his fate
Napoleon failed, and Aieck, too, the great;
The Inyincibie Armada of proud Spain
Went gaily fOrth, but meter came back again.
Mere prudent, they, the burden OF my song,
Having been careful not to stay too long,
They came back safeiy-but they spoiled my story
Covered with almost everything but glory
Whether they found that valorous buccaneer-
Whether they looked Ton him, doth not appear
One thing is certain, ay, aud /" there's the rub"
They conquered an immense amount Of grab.
Ills said by some that, from a distance, Ilsnham,
With IL long telescope, made out to scan 'en,
And fearing his ability to cope
With such an adversary, did straightway " slope"
Whatever were the facts 1 can't say nov,
And heing in haste, will just subscribe me
Maui, November, 1865. PAU.