The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-12-28

IN NIEN0RIAM.
By a FoExEa PUPIL,

We sTe sorry TO relate the sad and sudden fate
That happened here Of late 10 2. L. N. cur
friend, friend. friend;
Ab It pains our heart with grief that his life
50 bright tho brief,
Should ike the autumn leaf, come to an
untimely end, end, end
One day the other light We saw an awful sight,
That weuld ghost alright, in LynR-yille-
It was 7. l.. n. IN his bachelor den,
Writing with his pen, goose Of quiil,
He was seated in his chair, the picture Of
despair,
And seemed to be there the unhappiest OF
men, men, men.
And he rubbed his empty pate, at pcnsive
Trying to idsate for the crr1-zrs, zza, ZEN.
His dark and piercing eyes looked around as
And told some awful lies with their squint,
But they couldn't see the point for his nose
was ont Of joint,
AS love never did annoint his bachelor
heart Of flint, flint, flint.
Ills precious little dears, we mean his oblong
ears,
Would increase your fears to the top, top,
For when they took the notion to begin their
motion,
They never had their portion Ofa AOp, flop,
flop.
His elastic mouth spread around about
a protuberant snout, with grin, grim
And you'd readily suppose his fsh-hook of a
Was going to propose to his chin, ehin, chin.
He entertained the fear, as this is ieap-year,
The ladies would appear at his hsll, hail,
hall,
That influenced by the moon they would call
on him soon,
And tell him he must ''June'' to a call, call
call.
So he made fast his door against each female
And prayed for the cure oftheir sin, sin,sin,
That when they made their call at his bach
elor hall
He could enjoy all from Within, in, il.
The ladies, one aud ell, made a sudden call
At his bachelor hall on their leaP-ysaI
raids, raids, raids,
But the wretch forlorn laughed them all tc
scorn,
And said they all were born for old maids
maids, maids.
But each female wooer battered down his door
And told him he MIST sure marry or die
,tleS die
For life begged T. L. N. and promised there
and then
He'd marry where and when they wished
or try, try, try
But taking time to reflect he began to suspect
That he would be hen-pecked during life
life, life,
Then he spoke and said, ''I'd rather - dead
Than to the altar led by an 0ld maid for
wife, wife, wife.
They seized the broom stick the blows came
hard and thick,
Fell heavy and fell quick on his devoted
head, head, head,
And calling him a nOddy they raised his pros
trate body
To apply little toddy, but poor T. L. N
was dead, dead, dead.
They laid him IN the ground without sad la
ment or sound,
And raised his humble mound with
ehuckle and laugh, laugh, laugh.
And with the very broom BY which they
wrought his doom,
They wrote upon bis tomb the following
epi-taph- taph-taph:
Here lies an old bachelor, sad and forsaken
He sleeps his last sleep to ne'er awaken,
He led = li3e7 7beth Sad cad forloru
Aud wished in MS heart he never was born
He lived, be died without the boon
Of welded bliss or honey -moOn,
And has gone to Piutonian shades
To be surrendered TO mad old maids.
Who'll tantalize him with the bliss
OF kisses that he'n always miss,
Annoy him with distressing fears
and pinch his flesh till he sheds tears,
Pull his cars and twist his nose,
And give his carcass to the crows.