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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

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~
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w Pound corner o. LnfAFstlp and Locus
Z T en- COATS d dlhsfess coloru.
Whioh, 4 not claimed Eiihir three day y
q said Pound, enTHDRSnAE EebruagN
n oioek = 49,
r. McDoNEELL. for Qontroslar. hN.
szHnsF oon11ssIosEHs on
Hcom MOI &c JHaN
V1yERE BRou6HT no ThE sEdOSh
w trict Peppd, der Ok ORLEANS and U
onS trssm 81 srsd HORSE fourteen haat
white igqe, bind inthe Fishtege.
One DHAXs Mo. 1tHD ard Hnrness.
Which, II not eihimed Within hya DAYS, "a
expenses theteon PAID viii beAoldht public
e Ss,a Fopqa. On sAIphDAR 5seSn AK
R MeDossnEE. Tor coutrsIaS.
6TAEEr uo1~uusarpNERs pEPARns
Mol CITY ID
lNo@ 0fi6sn1. February n
WAS BROUGHT 10 THE sEO0ND
~ triet PqnHd corner Of 9rishns and %
One Black GOAT.
Which, 4 not claimed withiu three days
a. said Pound, onTHukSpAY tebruay
at " O'Clock ~. I'll GNuRGE ID FlE.
Street Qcmmia
r. McDoNNnH iaE Controller
srnnar EoauusssoEKR on
Room No. Z City IN
New Grloana, februaEyN
MERE BKOuuHT IG HEsFOURH
W tflct Pound. On Dryades street betvta
son and Philip hlEeels e ests9Tsr
Nine GOATS Of different nolorE.
Which, IL not claimed within 4hreB days, "a
expenses thereon paid, eils b. sold a. public
ct said Pouad On THURSDAY. HebTueHA
al. II O'Clock u. GEORGE d. FIkiH
Street Commis
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

burnt lake made bricks, laid IN cement mortar oon-
posed 6fthe best auality, both Of fresh hydraulic
cemcnt and coarse, eharp gFittad Netehez aand.
Fha walls and patchwork above the ground nooE
country bricks, except the prison walls Whach snah
tie OF FIRST quality lake bricks, laid ~ hine mortar
ton lime and coarse, sharp gritted sand properly
mixed and manipulated 40 the Surveyor may direct
Eainferioro quality or salmon colored bricks will be
allowed on the premises.
Al bricks used in the work shall be vet with clean
water aBhort time before using them. -
No briokbats TO be allowed IN any part OF the foun-
dations or walls axcept for closures,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

The brickuhrk of the base wallB to the height Of
6inehes above the regulated surface OF the gronnq
shall be covered with q eourt0 Of large size WEIGH
States properly overappedandwel bedoed IN cement
mortar to prevent the ascent OF moisture In the
work. The four upper courses OF the b~rickwork,a and
other walls exposed to the weather, shall be laid in
cement mortar with a course Of states built In De
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19
No. s52-New Series.

No. s52-New Series.
Resolved, That pefaaissIon be and The same Is
hereby Erantsdt0 MesSfal ReimonsnF & DaBlot8 TO
erect asfeam engine AZ MOL Spain einset, third dis
trict, the same to be erected IN acoordance With exi
listing laws and ordinances, and 70 Temsin during
the pleasure Of the Common Council
President Board Of Assisfsnf Aidsfmsn.
0Signe6 f. A. WOoLfAE4,
President Board o. aldermen.
,tSiensG H. HEATH Mayor.
DANEIK wHrrAKER. Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

MAYoRA1rY OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Hall, February 7, 1855.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19
NJ. sla-NewssrIss.

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corner Of st Ennr'Ef ard taLaV1It5 aITU9t1. nqR hnfd
~ Neca7d1f1 court fulIo8 Station, and Lookup,
hzf teq1faaa uqlla1e5tqth neiz1borhood n which
IL 10 15taatedf fn1feie44.
81 4 aKdaned b SO C1mm5n Cgunc1 d tas bltY
e. New 9rlaAn1t That tha aaia lots An1 Buildings
Nnd 90 ~ came taE4l q1d co4altcut4sa4g for
the sale 81 1n1 tI1a4f1I nfonett4 t~ulonrinF TO- Na
city uf New Of4111. With tho ctadIliQu tAat fha etF
|tHA NrE4 the right q occupying the 1ef4A f9t 3
neI1lT a1tlpli11H lIIgT thirty H1fa n1lida IN the
N4.l5o1frA % RA 9 QQ4NAcl % theio@es4 blddpr
81 11taAe8. for tho 184ttina a. d 4nll1Itreh t1o kh
belaat 70 &he t49ol New uHl4An1. 6n kafatBtta
street. neff che eotAffol. UIJ4das Ntlte4 q = used
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19
No. s55-New Series.

No. 855-New Series.
Busoivsd. That in view Of Che abancial depression
which nov prevails in the city Of New Orleans, thu
time 9orthe co lection Of eitf licenses and taxes on
he same 5 hereby eztonded "a The df7t Of Mareh, 1865
Aeaolyed further, That ~ oSdinnnces or parts Of
apa the same are hereby repealed
sisnsdj $3.50 WIS HANCOCK
Major Gseetal " A.
eommandilg Fi1sn Aili5gEy District
Prsaiasnt Board q R~ssisant Adsmsn.
e'sos@ Precedent sosz1dy y 1idslnssn
.tsiensG <. HEATH. Mayor.
DASTEK wHIrAKEIy Secretary. fsisst
No. 856-New Series,
i. Received, That one hundred and 6fty feet Of
p ma The same 4 Rdrsby appr0pIiated ! 4 coal
q That upon the promulaation Of this ordinance
the portion Of ths landing as described IN PARAGRAPH
one Ct tbs ordinance BE- measured and marked BY
tsirnedS ~ p W. PERKINS.
(slsnsd " X-WO0LFEHN.
President Board Of Aldsrmen-
.sisasd H HEATH. Mayor.
DANIEL K. wH1rkKHn. Secretary.
No. s5f-fsw Series.
Resolved. That ssdtion No. Is afoFdihaBos No. 5lss
new series, Establishing a uniform rate Of take.
and licenses 0n, pEelessions ~ealiags, and other bust
ness, etc. ETC.. fprth yearl8As approved December
2, 1ssI bs andthe same Is hereby amendef 50 as to
vsEy ssgss q 4 p Lana salson sasnpRyon each
and egety eliiardtahis htty oelsr
Preaidsnt Be4lde . kdsmsa.
President hssad Il AideFnsu.
Approved February u, 1853
tSiEmeal @HAA EHALNt Mayor. I n
b. K WhcAREk. senfetAss
No. S5s-NeW Series.
Resolved, That che Mnreft A nEstshy al
thoEizadt 70 .aontraak btao1alh of4 Ma4a3 On be-
aelS g tHs e,3{ 2 EsF 2nlens slsf laRg kzsss
81 Sts7 faE re tSpalns Aaa A~tAFeeier q enalno
nsH4He ~ y y AHa AH4 Sae8 oga
So raddeai hased
HI~HH@
1seae4 Rrssidesk Hoard ~ Aldsrlaen.
ned HRATH Mayer.
hrzERH. ssdfst5Sy. sf sssa
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

The constructors shall be bound TO call ct the
Street Uommissiooer's office daily at Y O'Clock n.
to leceiye orders re ative to the work 10 be done By
them, and all orders written in the order book in
said efdce shall be equivalent to written orders
served upon the contractors in person, ct, the dates
thereof, and the said contractors shall be further
bound 70 report 10 said office the work performed by
them On the previous day, under q penalty OF ten
dollars for the first offence in failing to report for
orders aud the amount Of work performed each day,
aud twsnty doll4Fs for the second aud each subse-
unent offense, and which fines shall be deducted out
OF the monthly payments 70 be mRdo to said con
tractors.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

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NfEt4 LNIrdrN f1f1N ~ tnt 81 IN M
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Sc rzNIc1 s ~ 4t1f I|1ds
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

GALLERIES A. have plain faeias aud 4kIe inch wood
pilRsters, neatly capped and plinfhed, The underside
ofthe hooriug with tbs projecting 1oista aud bearers
shall be dEas5od and beaded. ~
Theppper oeiing q baplaateEed and haEd. anInhe4
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

The mnntrla and hsartt IN the LieutsnRnt'eo ffeo,
EeuordBTe once. sad cap room arc 10 be Of black
marble to the value Of $50, each with ornamental
summer CRATES.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19
FoorrNas UNDER walls.

The footiogs under the walls on the front on I,efay-
cite street shall be 8 bricks wide ~ the bottom, the
fiank p~artyline walls and rear wall bricks wide, the
f01fineB of division wall in main building viii be- 9
bricks wide &C the bottom; the footinRs Of the mid
die building will be 6 bricks vide; otths % in party
yafd wall s bricks wide. This footiugso Of the prison
prison o bricks. The footiugs of the priyy walls
shall be 4H bricks wide at the bottom After. the
footIpgs shah be laid according 70 tho widths spcf
fed; each and every course of the brickWork after
first one laid shall be diminished upward with "a
inches Offset on each side.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19
FOURTH.

To guarantee the faithful performance Of their
contracts, the contractors shall furnish. bond
in solido in a sum equal to hall the amount. of their
Q Intraot, with good and solvent sureties domiciled
in the parish Of Orleans, and owning uniucumbered
real ~estatein the city OF Now Orleans Of the foil
value. and amount for which they may oblisate
Themselves on said bond.
In no instance will a city contractor, or one who
has been q city contractor and has been placed in
default, nor any person who is 9 debtor to the city,
be received as surety.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

t0N Na4II44 ~ EfrINfiltf Hin fNa t1.f
RIDE 4N1 +.q|a sr'| HtAN
NHI0 Fua
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

< ri Also agreed that should the contracloss prop-
eriy oomEig With the conditions Of this contract and
should there be nd chArgea against them for neglect
OF the sans on file In the street. Aommfsaioners
ofice Within thirty deyg afterthe expiration u the
eahtracs the Street Commtssioner ahhil ~ bound To-
and the honda given for she faithful perfornant0 a.
the contract shall be cancelled. q
BIDS p basomuehp per aink By sgpspn
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

Ttgtton Of tie cupola with Ad1htctgan ufoiae-
tias Of the dome and the nat top undaE Che oenA-
nlant Nint ea1qgvelNo IN the very DgAtW1tknanlRe
Iaened, and seideloq where 1oluisltss H8 Na4hinE1
4touu0t The te4e o. The aehAe and Ill tnosc reauaF8d
TAs9 iHle 81 Nc copper ana einA #ofk llan Be "a,
e1utq4Witht SIC beat quality OF brazierS copper aud
deuAI8 CROSS tin N The very best aud moet N6fknan
like mluuef ana Warranted five nom leaks f1r ono
1aafalieE ut bdlldinst ara fnild8d.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

The foInen Holl shan s. oifhs wa bcst dsserit.
AIao "a cIasF eJpl1a1l t4ze lIam T7. EurI1. fAsfa.
and pasla
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

The interior Of the front and rear buildings shAn
be .athed where necessary, a1d plAstsred thFee-oost.
work hard finished in the best Eorkmanlike manner.
The Recorders courtroom shall have handsome
and appropriate stucOo cornices; also two enriched
stuceo centre pieces OF modern design as shown in
The other rooms or ofaees shall have plain mould
ed plaster eornice.
The whole Of The interior walls and ceiling through
out the prison shall be covered with three coats Of
the best whitswash.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

The alttsFs ler The ffoat b1ldinS shalf be 30
iHehea vida Of ~ .paqnd eappqr1haat9 properly lap.
turned up under copper fissaiua1 built into the
brickMoFk and oyeriapped on tbs endai the wster
ItHn " eAx inch ~ tin pipes. 4he nlddia huh1luf
a1a r4laq4 ehestheEe hanflnf EukfeA inches Ntds,
ytH Aq4ue4t e9iQ4tP4s and HtnatY ntpuA4ot N4ut Dat
81 * ttnt @Meippt couductof pipes Arb4D tBnt
ao4ed W ~ ~ carp AZ the fAsn water OF with essa,
with ten suitable NaaE roc Enarfh
The cltezR n yard ehai have > x insasstin
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

Nhs whole g the ToofsHihtn he slated % ths#efy
tsst Yp!kAaHnazs mAnreF win best eeeiits
i1xI1 innn Welsh GNtas, put on WITH q innhaal lac or
cover, Ana nrantad petleeH Afh5 end f6s Hon
te4kl lot oas geaf Alter BE bqilQ.as > 4nitAefi TO
ridges and h3a9 20 bec17aEaU nilH tf0BH1 N1fiish
FId1o tiled Aitin ndposnfed VITA 1 aAalp sand
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19
P-LAsTERERs' WORK.


The outside surface Of the who'll Of the brick.
work Of the principal front shall. be plnsterea with
cement mortar omposed Of the beat quality of
fresh hydraulic cement and COARSE sharp Rrifted
Horn island sand. properly mixed and put on inthe
most judicious manner and neatly colored and
iointed 70 initiate masonry The color to be CHOSEN
by the City surveyor.
The man cornice, rnouldings, etc. shall be run and
finished according to the detailed drawings, brick
work to bs wstted before the cement Is applCd
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

No. S53-New Series.
Resolved, That ordnance M. aI8, new SEXES, be
and the same is hereby amended 60 a. tgxead as fol-
glass, and eofeshouEss, shall pay 4 license OF $3.50.
fsianedJ ~ E4W. PERKINS.
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
lSigned5 n. a.. WOOLFLEY,
President Board az Aldermen.
.tSisnsG e HEATH. Mayor.
DANIET <. WHITAKER, sscretarn
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

The privy sink in font yard shall be dug feet
below the level Of the banqustte, the bottom to be
covered with two thieknesses Of 2 inoh hatboat
planks and the sidesSFalled up with ID inches Walito
the heigth Of the floor, said sink TO be 4xl0tset in
clear and eemented inside. ia A at NCl
There will also be Q sink in prison as the dotted
lines denote; said sink to be dug 9 feet below the
ground, have Is incheLwails, and measure AXIS in
the clear, we'll cemented inside; this sink shall have
. cast iron cover 2 feet square, moving on hinges in q
cast iron frame. Each sink to have 9xt2 inches
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

Thu prigies shall be delivered to the contractors ia
wha ever condition they may be on the day they
boginto work. The contractors shall Immediately
thereafter, and during the whole period Of the said
contract, empty and clean the same as hereinbpfOye
spEcihed, and they shall at the expiration Of their
contracts deliver the same TO the city in good order
and properly eleansed, in default of which they will
tanned in guarantee but also the whole smount of
the last certificate.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-19

Tho whole OF the walls and other briokwork
throughout shall be carried up in horizontal courses
/ executed in proper bond, and erodted in the most
careful, substantial, and best workmnnliEe manner,
perfectly true and plumb according to the heights
ard thickness figured on the drawings.
The joints Of al brickwork not piastered shall be
smoothly struck,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-26
Thoughts for the ThoUgh.fuL.

" Did it ever occur to you, how hHle
you can do without shGdo,C in making ;
picture-in fact, that it would be nc
picture at all, without shadow?
q doubt if the world itself would fare
better without its shadows, too; and
although it would be a poor satisfaction
with regard to the nature Of God, to be
told that, regarding the world as a pic
ture, He allows evil for artistic purposes.
But if you think Of His art as expended.
not upon the making of history or dra-
ma, but upon the making Of an indi-
yidual, being, a character, then l think
a great part Of the difficulty concerning
the existence of evil would vanish.
$50 long as a creature has not sinned,
sin is possible to him. Does it seem con
sistent with the character of God that
in order that sin should become inlpossj-
bic He should allow sin to come that
in order that His creatures should choose
the good and refuse the evil, in order
that they might become such as, with
their whole nature infinitely enlarged,
to turn from sin with a perfect repug-
nance of the iCiU He should allow them
to fall that, in order that, from being
sweet childish children they should be-
come noble, chid-kke men and women
He should let them try to walk alone2
Why should lie not allow the possible
in order that 1t should become impossi-
Bile? for possible it would ever have
been, even In the midst Of all the
blessedness, until it had been
thus destroyed. Thus sin is slain, up
rooted, and the war must ever be, it
seems to me, where there is creation still
going on. How could | be content to
guard my children so that they should
never have temptation, knowing that in
all probability they would fail if at any
moment it should cross their path?
Would the deepest communion Of father
and child ever be possible between us (?
Evil would ever seem to be in the child, /
so long as it was possible it should there
be developed. And if this nbe said for
the existence of moral evil, the existence /
of all other evil becomes a comparative /
triAe; nay, a positive good, for by this
the other is combated
People talk about special proyiden-
ces, 1 believe in the providences, but
not in the special l do not believe that
God lets the thread of my affairs go for
SIX days and on the seventh takes it up
for a moment. The so-called special
providences are not exceptions to a
are common to all men at all
But it is a fact undoubt-
edly that Gods care is more eUi-
tent in some instances of it than in
others, to the dim and often bewildered
,ision of Humanity. Upon such instan-
res men seize and call them providences.
It is well that they do but it would be
yloriously better if they could believe
hat the whole matter is one grand
providence" CLEANER.
From Seabord Parish"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-26
The Land of Fire.
From the New York SUM-

FROM the new lofk sun
Almost any of the returned California
miners will remember hearing years age
the song from which these lines are
taken:
ATS called the Land OF Fire 1t IS a land o.
thirst.
A land OF horned rattIesnakes and by Apachei
curst."
The country described below, lies
about 500 miles in a southeasterly di-
rection from San Francisco, in the State
of Nevada, and is but little known:
The Indian calls it "Coso" or Fire
Land, and truly it has a most appropri-
ate name, for of all the dreary looking
regions that were ever created, "Coso'
is the most desolate. In the spring of
1861, party started down there with
the intention of working the mines dis
covered a short time before, but what
with the numerous impediments, such as
lack of water and the warlike tribes of
Indians who infest the country, they
were unable to make the mines pay,
although the lodes were very rich.
But it is of the natural terrors of
"Coso that We wish to speak. Almost
every one can tell where Little Owens
Lake" or Little Lake" is situated, but
there are very few persons who know
that only eighteen miles east Of Little
Lake, nature has established a gigantic
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-26
Chinese Modes of Torture.

The torture of the bcdstead is re-
sorted to in order TO extOrt money. The
victim is put on wooden rack-hat on
his back-and his neck, wrists and an
kles are fastened down by boards having
curves made large enough for the pur-
pose. These instruments are pressed
down on the parts of the body to which
they are fitted, and are then tied under
/ the bedstead Besides all this, some
times pole is fastened at right angles
to a bar of wood placed across his an
kles-the pole extending to his chin and
pressing against it, so that his head will
be thrown backward and upward. In
this position he is made to pass the
night, unless the jailors relent or he
comes to their terms. No one is willing
to sleep the second night on such a bed
stead, if he can arrange matters with his
keepers.
The tortures of the frame of the
fiowery eyebrow require the aid of the
pencil for an Ineligible description
One mode is to tie up the victim by one
wrist and one ankle-his head turned
upward another is to tie both wrists
and both ankles, with the head down.
ward BY either method the weight of
the body is brought to bear upon these
delicate portions of the human frame.
This punishment occasions intense
agony.
The torture called the monkey grasp
ing a peach, is employed by mandarins
to compel prisoner to confess his guilt.
The weight Of the body is wholly sus-
tanned by one arm, which is placed over
a slender horizontal pole several feet !
from the earth while the other arm,
and this are passed under the legs and |
tied together by the thumbs below the
knees. No part of the body is permit
ted to touch the ground. Let the reader
suffer his thumbs to be tied in this way.
even with his feet on the floor, and he |
will soon realize the terrors of this
frightful torture.
The torture of the cage is caused by
compelling the culprit to stand on tiptoe
with his head prOtruding through the
top of it. The hole is Just large enough
for his neck, and if he attempts to rest
himself by drawing up his legs, the
weight Of his body is brought to bear
on his neck. During the latter part of
the reign of the Emperor who died in
1850, noted robber was compelled to
stand in public in such a cage. in the
suburbs Of Fuchau, until he died in
agony.
The torture of the tube is caused by
putting a large tube of bamboo, or a
small tub or pail, turned bottom side up,
upon the head of the ulprit; incense is
then lighted and so placed that the smoke
shall ascend into the prisoners wooden
head-cover. As the smoke cannot escape
through the top, the victim endures in
describable agony, or is suffocated un-
less the instrument is removed.
Another mode of torture is to compel
the prisoner to kneel on chains or bits of
orockery. His arms are Outstretched,
md he is severely whipped if he dares
to lower them. Again, he may be made
10 kneel on these sharp and uneven sub
stances with his hands tied behind his
back. The Chinese say that in the case
Of stubborn criminals it happens quite
often that several hundred blows, in
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4 TALE OF THE TROPICS.

mi Fal Lay was a lovely maid;
sri,a white OF her eye was ike maTmalade,
Her TN was the blacklist Of inky blacks,
AVA 6er Ups we're as scarlet as sesling-waN.
She wore her hair in luzz atop,
Like a swab the nautical term tor mop;
Her ivory teeth v ere Two cleaning rows
And she turned a -, eWcr In her cOmely nose.
She loved a sailor, did Tit Fal Lay,
Who nsd been on that Island cast away.
Titti Fal Lay was the child OF king.
But she loved Jack Deadeyes ike anything.
She loved Jack Deadeyes; but-Woe Is me -
Jack Deadeyes was not in love with she;
For he fOndly thought OF his lovely Nau
WHO lived at Boston,, did that young man.
And so, alas and alack-s-day,
When a Yankee ship put into the bay
(rhe Lively Betty, a seyeutv-foui },
Il . took q berth IN that man-Of-War!
Then Tltti Fal Lay (heT heart was broke
Wept-but never a word she spoke;
But she skswered herself, did the mournful
maid,
on the native weapon, a sword-hsh blade.
They buried her under the BJbO tree,
With her favorlte kitten along o she;
And the purple monkey sadly rave,
And chew their tails Ger the maiden s grave.