The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-07
THE FAIR FIELD.
NEW YORK, November 18th, 1857.

NEW YORK. November 28th 1857.
To the Editors of The Irish Republic.
GENTLEMEN One who has hitherto been silent observer
of the struggle between right and wrong between honor and
disgrace in the Fenian wordor rather in that portion OF
it which adorns the Barony of Manhaan-asks your kind
permission to air his Rosnante in your Fair Field" The
animal in question is greatly given kicking and biting
This arises partly from nature and partly from circumstances
Dr. Watts says that dogs delight to bark and bite because
they have original inclination these little
With regard to the circumstances this renowned nag of mine
nearly twisted his head off few years ago in the gate of
named Mitchell Since then he has been turned of
his weflled stall by jockey named Roberts The
quences awful Clover feeds have been like the visits
of the angels few and far between And the bruised
OATS his beloved groom B. D. K, carried the all off,
and only left the old hack the bruises Such treatment
would the temper of the most angelic steed that
pranced over the pavement of Union Square His is
CLANHATTAN.
There ruled in Manhattan chieftan whose daring
Outrivaled the Spaniard who fought with the mill;
Like second Cervantes, I'd be afther comparing
With the hero, Don Quixoe Great Dhoun of the HILL
He shook his long hair, like tiger or bear,
| And fercely he girded his sword by his side,
And conquered the Saxon from out Union Square,
And plotted with bodness, and plundered and lied
He was born in the purple-most nobly descended
His fathers fools cap) long since the flood
And that old seahorse Noah when his voyage ended
On the crest of Comehere-a cast anchor for good.
Since then the henchmen, hayro" glorious
AS the Lord of Manhattan has held power on the HILL
Who cabbages shot at and came forth victorious
To pocket the greenbacks he gained by his skill.
In the isle of Manhattan he set up his swindle
And with modesty matchess he issued his card;
And Bryan the Knave and Sylvester Mac Thimble
Put the cash in their pockets with zeal fast and hard
And the clansmen rampaged the nod of the chiefan
And spike all who would dare doubt his word
And the gulls howed aloud when he promised that Erin
Was to be free by the might of his sword
And month followed month"; till the hoof of deception
Peeped out meath the cloak of the patriot chief;
And the thief stood revealed whose internal inception
Brought nothing to Erin but prisons and grief.
Despised and denounced by the honest and fearless
Who rescued their race from Bezebubs tolls,
Kicked out and disgraced by villainy peerless
In the record of rascals, he lived on the spos
To this hour in Clanhattan the cansmen reading
Foul lessons of shame writ by villainous men,
From poisonous blotter whose articles leading"
Drop the venom that flows from the old DEVILS pen
The that laid siege to the mansion of Mofat,
The chieftain describes a treacherous crew.
Whilst the knaves that got drunk the gotten profit
| OF treachery's work must be honest and true.
Remember that Ireland, you of Clanhatan,
| Hath reason such avengers as you;
From chieftans deceitful her ills are begotten,
Sustained by blind and rancorous crew.
Are you spellbound hellbound crazed in Canhaan
| Why stand you aside from the men that are true?
From your ranks are the spies and informers begoten
| Must Ireland despair of assistance from you?
MJW.
THE PRUss1AN NEEDLE-GUN.-The MILITARY Journal of
Berlin boasts that the needeg has not to fear comparison