, 1876-05-06
COL. RANDOLPH SLAUGHTER, or VIRGINIA.

Way esya s.a. Ia Oh vrsnay. the borders OF tho
Whcrc summer Is perpetual. and tho sun forever
bcalnk.
w1sre Sld.iys A'wa5' taken aseasht without drop
In other days and happier tin'cH lived Colonel nan-
The Colonel was gentleman Of wonlrous high do
There was was not In all Virginia such anoller pedigree
This gay aud ssllant genslomau wna fond OF eating
tasto o had Inherited from his .ato ilusriouu Sire
And rs reeus nj Ksw s sarev ~ 3 ~
Ito mover VIA no much At home ~ when engaged in
And be toat with great dccoru hts ayorsarys life,
Tho Wuos surrounding country looked up to him with
awe+ ...
TIL. In Colonel 81 presence, 1t vaa not polite 10
without i,,s, tIS s.cr'd formula, "peEmls me, YOU
Ihe Colonial lived alone witt very loya'y daughter,
Slaughter.
This maiden TO hor father was often heard 10 say.
hnio tue old plantation, aud should llEo to go
Now Polly was tho old man'a pet tho npplo OF his
I. paneti him much to 500 her aops aud ptne, and
30 he toot hrr for change 10 tho farramed Sulphur
Who're the women flrt and hauco whl'o tho men do
Glher thiIup.
And here thcy ine Bcntlon, Of very great rrnown,
Who was known ihrougl ali The 5out6 ani West us
Msjor.Gelisrsi BROWN
WHO traiahts.y ieI III love, of eouras. Will pretty
Polly suauRh.cr. -''
Tho General worry aoon bcoauo the colono,s fastest
whlo Ply .adnes. vanished. and h.r ho.sh began
Ono suitry August afternoon, t,ose two distinguished
Thoy nsa drunk ug ali The WHISKY, aud smoked their
~ban Mnjor:acneral Brown proposed ltse game of
The General found aona "fsnra" III tho pootst of
Which he recently had handled on 1llssi ss!ppi boat:
And icy Eept il up viii spirt I'll ths .osslus Of tho
sun.
The Ms!or- qeuoral Was man Of amoou, md eonrty
Who l.d most charming uanucrs, and winning lttlo
The h.nJs lie hela worn wonaerful-beyoua all sano
A. Colonel hsnao1ph snsasnar found, TO his ozcoea-
For, tnoash. ho p'.yu daahing g.mr, ind did not
He stood 70 kiinier portez" " clnneo seain,s such
He lost tho money III s purse be lost his watch md
chain:
And then tbs oauss Of prowus good luck to suauah-
tor vas m.de plain.
For, willie ha eld treo Tho General hs held four
Aud could Lad 10 deemed proper, have held - many
more. .'
Tia Colonel vaguely h,nsed. In language choice and
Thai ihs' oenesl wa uot playing sracuy On tbs
Rll8rc.
"colonsl Randolph su.ushsor, your words arc in-
diacrcet,n
Baid Ilaior-0ancr. Brown, rising slowly to hta feet.
!" che.auK 10 past!mo smonR iiantIa,aen unknown {;
For this nnsecmly nngnAgo must asR you to atOe-"
And, drawing from AtH collar a!lger-handlod knife,
In frank and frieu1y nanuor ho took the Co1ouhls
life.
Tho Colonel ha was buried In church.ysrd near tho
sprinRst
green and charming suburb. whero tho sohtn-rsd-
tseaat sings,
",
Miss FOLLY her miBEortuns moet touchngly bswept,
While on tha gallant aeueral her gUntio eyes wsro
kept;
And When this noble fellow, with grief upon his faco.
Expressed Lila very deep regret At what lad taken
sha aA!ekly trsahed her tears away, this eAssmiug
And ~; H.. NJ. @ \ 1Ts}osooner.1 Brown. you rea,
Aud thea tho ueera poured forth his Als OF burning
passion .. -..
In rspid, ,neohcreut, but winning sort Of fashion
And they quietly we're married In tho chnpcl On tho
6rcen,
From which tho colonsls scasingrlAes could casy 10
-Ihhard Etitam.an, .Jr., IN Serfo,er's Mapaxi,lA.