The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-12-10
For the Telegraph.
THE FLEA.
An irnitGsion Of Edgar a. Poe's poem or ne 'RD
zen"
By DAN e. rowNsBsD, COMEDIAN.

By DAN Z. TOWNSEND COMEDIAN.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while l slumbered
Ate many an hour Of labor-Iabor that had been
bore
The candle on my table nicking, suddenly fel. a
pricking,
AS OF some one smartly sticking pins into my
heshs core. ## f#
Though it stung mel swoko not, but with many a
grunt and snore, - +@ &
Turned in bed. and nothing more.
sleeping still and sleeping stronger, snoring loud
Once agaiII felt pricking somewhat sharper than
before;
ideal seeming . 5.95 esq ~
For 1t almost set me screaming, with loud and
lusty roar:
, "Let me now re'lume my candle. and this mystery
a rcd spt, and nothing more.
Somnus then again addressing, though could not
help confeasiug,
That the pain most acutely oozing out at every
Another bite and up started, on my unseen foe 1
with my fingers ready parted, to destroy him then
But my search unavailing, was forced to give
it DER;
he was gone, and nothing more. 40 #fAsf
Wide awake lay to watch him. deep determined
now to catch him,
booming him to lasting torments-torments Ike
the sinners store; - 81 III IT.
From my head my eyes were popping, vengeance
every sense o'ertopping.
When saw him gently hopping, hopping on the
chamber floor;
Hoped he with an easy motion, on the white hat
7ItOds ofsG and nothing more.
''Wretch.nI cried, 'dostthou defy me, dost thou
coolly SIT and eye me
While smart from your COMPOUNDED pricking In
my nesh's core?
huovN i,,v,1
vouch is shocking,
When my blood has made you glore sA tlsa-
Tell me, you remoreless insect what on earth you
bit me fur?''
.+'Ha ha ha = u e flea did roar @oe
Much marveled such creature, tiny both In form
To hear laugh like the demons that exist in Ger
With such fend- like intenatons that made an ex-
or surprise and trepidation, as I hurried to the
1t was fastened locked and bolted and the key was
& on the floor;
"'Ha ha hal" the flea did rear.
>''Tis old Nick himself pondered lean he want
me now, wondered
And has come 10 take my spirit to the dark Pluto
nhe wants me there's no flying, 30 as prefer not
dying,
I'd best use mytime in trying for lease of ten
years more"
Slowly then my steps reracing, gazing sadly The
floor; <ses-z s gess -
''Ha ha ha!'' the flea did roar. =. II "a q GO
'Wretch " cried, has Satan sent thee, in that
body hath he pent thee?
heavens door?
Hthon art sentence bripger of the death that may
know ana feel you are a sting RI prithee now 10
hear me Ger;
Hear nay petition for respite from the fatal stygian
'.Ha ha ha!'' the flea didroar
But Il you are but flea, sir, why then think that
Your presence here's unweIcome, very, and your
laugh is quite bore;
SO It's plain you will not grieve me, III not weep
fof yeu, believe me,
hyoun presently bereave me of your form byyon-
Otherwise give you warning will dabble in your
''Ha ha hal" he laughed no more. r5.rs q,
Now aroused to insane passion, al reply in such a
From this haunting, teasing vermin, I most posi-
lively swore:
"By the heavens that bend above us by the friends
on earth that love us
BY the foes that wonld remove US will murder
Tiny, taunting, teasing yermin, by the bite that
eaT made me sore -
'Ha / ha! ha!'' the flea did roar.
with my finger poise I neared him, but neither
stirred nor scared him,
There he sat atease reposing on the white hat
disposition well I noted In my vengeance row I
gloated,
When upon his head devoted fell the ngerwhich did
soar = q a-@a@sp SA1
Right aboye him-nearly him, down it came
the deed was Ger. - sgv 60 a
~'Ha hal ha | I'll learn more" @@ss =
Snow l have you past retresting, hend or fea" /
kept repeating, 81 ~as -
When ence again felt anpping that this time aid
make me roar X
Slowly then my finger raising, on the spot my eyes
were gazing
What saw was much amazing-my white hat, and
Turning round l viewed my demon hopping of
towards the door =
''He ha kha !" he shrieked, re more.
BE that laugh our sign az parting, fond Or flea,
Get thee back into the sandhll, or the crevice In
the floor;
fou have left yonr bite as toksn as remembrancers
sutsReken,
II the reA that you have broken; prithee, leave
cave forever and forever; make your congo at my
doori'
Hai ha hat" he laughed once more.
There my white hat still is sitti ng the table, ever
Ny sad fancy into thinking Of the iea that made me
Busmy curse will e'er attend it, will smash it OF
I'll rendit, IN III
Or I'll give it or I'll lend it. will never wear ii
more)
To some trsyeler departing straight fos bleak Alas
"Friends, farewell, I've nothing more"
SKELETON INCAs AND THEIR WIVES