The Republican journal., 1874-02-12

and "New England" The wild wags of
the day had their joke, however, and 10.
Dollilf immortalized the event i'll rhymes
Of which the following is the opening
stanZa:
Good people I'LL, both great and small.
Give ear 70 what write,
I'll tell YOU what dreadful war
Took place the other night"
The whole poem, (?) or that portion Of
it which has been rescued from the clutch
es of oblivion, was published in the Re
publican Journal OF December %, 1870.
And who was ,Jo Dollitf the first white
man, probably, who ever I. walked to
ecstasy the living Tyre" on The banks OF
the Passagassawakeag An old settler
here who claims to remember him says
shat he was "a harmless, mol1ensiye man.
who lived at or near the place called Bel
mont Lower Corner, who sometime had
4 few shingles to sell which he brought
10 Belfast for market" Another, who
claims an equally early acquaintance with
him SAYS that he ':was 4 man Of quick
Wit, rich humor and wonderful facility in
Stringin@ together verses in which there
was apt to be more reason than RHYME.
and but little to spare Of either; and that
he usually found in this locality ampler
field for the development Of ma 4 and
muscle than he dil at home HI poeti-
ga emissions. iI-. ,I v,-,,,-
not reduced to WRITING in their day, bat
have been transmitted orally from genera
ton to generation
Among them is one drnoninatrd Dol
lifts Prayers" it had its origin ii Tile fol-
lowing circumstance he. with others,
We're employed one day i'll cutting the
grass in the moving field of Il neighbour
According to the custom oi the times.
when ! | O'Clock a m. came, the grog for
the mowers was brought TO them In the
field. All paltook oI course, and All de-
tected Il very peculiar and not very agree
able flavor in the beverage Having gone
through the ceremony, all with the eN-
ception OF Dollih', commenced on their
next swarth. Returning to their starting
point they found him still there, cup in
hand, tasting and meditating IN answer
to the inquiry what he made Of it. Dolltf
took off his straw lat, drew his shirt-~lceve
across his forehead, took another taste. and
with great solemnty eNclaimed
80 Lord of love, look from above
On us poor mortulS here!
And send old - to he'll with speed
For mixing rum with beer"
lie had solved the problem by accident,
the rum had been poured INTO Z NY in
which there was 4 small quantity Of beer.
"Dollitl''r Blessing" has also come down
to us, He with others had been employed
during the forenoon in reaping at noon
the laborers were called to dinner. Their
employer. his family, and some friends;
who had called unexpectedly had dined,
ana the table presented a beggmly account
OF empty dishes ior 4 lot Of hungry men
fresh from the field However. they seat
ed themselves. and Whlie @Ilnr"g their
eyes in hungry despair over the Fragments
before them. one Of them remarked that
Il would ," ''har' work to mas" dinner
oft of tnlt without !, hI..sinu" D,IliA
hopou II ranav4 IL. r..,,,n.,,t. II, n,oat
from the platter to NJ. III nl.to ,..,,,
deliberately. eNeIamiug while doing %
Lord from ON b;gb. oI,t. ,.,y,. tl.;,......
Also = knife, Or ~chlc,
THAT ate M All al the with, 1,.''''N
Retnarking at the conclusions ,.Nlrn yon
can make 1 dinner out ofthp ,or,tna. an1
the BLESSING prefer tbo nla,t 1bo
sentiment Of The .,,Ieszino,, VI. h,J tbo
rhyme worse. but the whole h.o,- ,bo