The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-05-01
THE PROUD MISS MACBRIDE.
A Legend of Gotham.
BT JOHN g. sAXE.
BT JOIN G. sAXE

a lLu tudL q pair ol eltBNHb iSrkg
Sandled in satin, should kiss the street
The very same that the vulgar greet
In common leather not over meat
For such is tue common boOusg
(And curls.i4n tears may we'll be shed,
That even among cur gentlemen bred,
The glorious pey Of Morocco is dead,
And Day and Martin are reigning instead
0aa much inferior footing!t
o. terribly proud was Miss Mac Bride,
Proud Of her beauty, and proud of her pride
And proud Of fifty matters beside
That wouium't have borne dissection !;
Proud Of her Wit, and proud Of her walk
Proud oi uer teeth, aud proud of he- talk,
Prouu OF knowing cheese from chalk"
On u velg slight inspection.
Proud abro4d, and proud at home,
Proud wherever she CHANGED TO come
When she was glad, and when she was glum
Proud as the head OF q Saracen
/ Over the door Of = tipphng shop -
Proud as Duchess. proud as Top,
Proud as boy with a bran new top
Proud beyond comparison
It seems singular thing to say
Bat her very senses led utr astray
Respecting all humility;
: In sOota her daIl aaricular dIum
Could fad in huriJis only hum
Aud heard no sound Of gentle" come,
In talking about genti.ity,
WHAT l9rly meant, she didn't know.
For she always avoided "everything low
With care the most punctilIIousi
And, queerer still, the audible sound
vi super silly, she neer had found
Ia The adjective supercillIous
The meaning of mest she never knew,
Bat imagined the phrase had something TO 90
with "hoses'' a pedaling GcrLlau Jew.
"1o, like all hawhers, The country through
Was ''peIsoR OF 20 postioni"
And II seemed 10 her exceedingly plain,
II The word was really known To pertain
10 q vulgar German. it WASH. -. 1IaDe
To a lady Of high Condition!
Even her graces-not her grace,
For that was in the ..roc4tiye case
chilled with the touch OF her icy face,
Sat very sttfiy upon her
Size never confessed 3 Tayor aloud,
Like one OF the simple common crowd,
But coldly smiled, aud family bowed
As who should say: you DO me pruud,
Aud 90 yourself an h0uorl r.
And yet he pride ofMiss Mac Bride.
Although 1t lad fifty ko5nies to ride.
Had really no foundation
But like the tao-i-s that gossips devise
Those single stories that often arise.
And grow till they reach a four-story size
Was merely fancy creation
'Tis curious fact as ever was known
In human nature, bat often shown
Alike in castle and cottage,
That pride, Ike pigs OF q certain breed,
" III manage to live and thrive on feed"
As poor as Faupers pot,age
Tba; her wit should never have made her vain
""s-..Ac her face-suifcieutly plain;
And, as 10 he- musical powers,
Although she sang untu she was hoarse.
And Issued mote. with . bankers force.
I1ey were inst such notes 81 we never endorse
For any acquaintance of ours,
Her birth indeed was uncommoaly high
For Miss Mac Bride first opened her eve
Through a skylight dim, On the light of the
Bat pride IS = curious passion
And in talking about her wealth and worth,
She always fJrgat TO mention her birth
Topeopis Of rank and fashion
0fall the notable things on earth.
L Lc {. IEtEt>L one Is DTlQe OF birth.
Among oar "ferce Democratic =.
4 bridge across a hundred Years.
Without prop to save il from sneers-
Not even couple of rotten Peers
4 thing for laughter, leers and jeers,
IS American ATiStOcracv
English and Irish, French and Spanish,
German. Italian, Dutch aud Danish.
Crossing their veins until they vanish
ia one congl0meratiou
80 subtle tangle Of blood, indeed,
No heraldry- harvey will ever succeed
In finding the eivcQ.aiionl
Depend upon il, my gnobbish friend.
Your family thread you cant ascend.
without good reason 10 aPprehend
01 may find Il waIed at the farther end,
By some plebian vocationl
Or, worse than that your bOasted line.
May end in a loop Of stronger twiue
That plagued some worthy relation!
But Miss Mac Bride had something beside
Her lofty buth TO nourish her PRIDE
For rich was the old parental Mac Bride,
According 10 public rumor:
And he lived "up town, in a splendid square
And kept his daughter on dainty fare,
And gave her gems that were rich aud rare.
And the finest rings and things to wear
And feathers enough to plume her
IN honest mechanic was John Mac Bride.
As ever an honest calling piled,
Or gracod an honest ditty
For Ohm had worked in bis earl7 dav.
10 pots and pearls. the legends say
And kept shop with a rich array
Vi things IN the soap and candle way.
In the lower part OF the city!
% .'rqra aUis' was honest John
( lIAat The Latin for sable swan
though IL ole Of his fancy flashes,