Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-14
FOR SALE.
..THE YANKEE TEA PARTY .
ny MISS HANEAR GOULD.


King George sat high on his family throne,
.sThe Lord of the Isles that were fairly his own,
And might have sufticed, had his Majesty KNOWN
The folly of coyeting more,
But seeking a tribute his pOmp TO maintain,
He reached from the island to grasp AZ the main,
intending his Golfers should chink with the gain
That was brought from distant shore.
And when he had summoned. in solemn array,
His ministers round him TO canvass a way
In which they might make the Americans pay
The costs OF his Royalty's court;
"Our licge," says his council, there's many a
That might be sent out on an Indian trip,
And freighted with tea for the New World TO
And do it for our support"
''Tis done, . said the King % It's good, bright
For his sIsIi be sponripg so easily wrought,
That the ships shall with China's leaves be
fraught
And sent to our subject land!
Wen make the Americans swallow our tea,
And paw us a duty far over the sea
On every pound for our powers tnaJ be,
TO put in our royal hand
And 50, in due season and true British state,
with their sails Swel'd out and their heads held
straight,
When the Ships rode up with the wcll-packcd
freight
To the shores ofthc Western World,
This order imperial echod around;
1.-The teas must be bought; and the buyer Is
bound
To pay us duty on every pound,'
while the canvas in port was iurld.
But .No!" said the Friends in the City Of Penn,
George Is a mortal and Quakers are men,
Your teas may float OF Ger the ocean again,
For sOberly now we protest
That Ge never viii open a tratOrous door
To iet such a cargo come into store;
Gncntcr'd. unope1'd, withdraw from our shore
The treasures Oh every chest.
And ..No" was the word at the place Of the
Dutch,
lis grinding oui faces little TOO much,
Broad as they are, and your tea shall not touch
our land while by as 1t is trod!
The duty We osye % ourselves and the throne
is not IA be crushed by foot like oar own;
And that OF the Brit0n Is - Overgrown
Wen have it more tightly shod.'
But the spirited Yankees knew just the thing
That would suit themselves, If II didn't the
King,
Their freight DER the CLASSY bay,
They met and agreed that it would not be right
His NsiCsty's offer of tea TO slight,
Tor they viewed the affair IN national light'
As they showed in a national way.
Tncv Joined in the council. and forming band
Arrayed like The warrior, that sprung from The
land,
In blanket and feathers. with hatchct in hand
Aud their faces and limbs OVERLAND
With coppcrhead coating Of paint, they al
took
Their way to the ships, while the tomahawks
shook
And the wild pow-wow made the Royaiist look
AahaSt for the turn OF his trade.
"Come on" said the visitors, CROW for orr tea
Wen take il on deck, "a You please, and VIII see
OF Congo. or Souch0ng, Young Tyson, Bohca,
Which flavor we like the best
Then box after box came UP closely pack
And lid after lid was Smttcu and crackd,
As The red hand struck, ami the tomahawk
hack'd,
Aud entered each GLORIOUS ohcst
s.This," said the company, 'tEis is the way
THAT We, the Yankees. are going 10 pay
Our duty on teas, and help to deiray
The cost of the kngiv cup!
We are going to hcayc every pound To steep
With its imposi on, ia the boiling deep
And the good strong brine, where we Suca
twill keep
Till The Parliament draws 1t up
Then over the sides Of The ship They poured
The treasures OF every box ou board,
That Missed as they went, iii the dock wa
hooTcd
With the leaves of the Indian tree.
Wen let =" they cried .'Old England Know
That bending too much She may break the bow
Columba's spirit can't sioop 80 low
As three-peuCe aPound on tea"