The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1877-05-04
POETRY
ROMEO AND JULIET.
By EosLIEN, f,


I'VE will state, IN prints, that the A"gonGut dos
not claim the credit of the following 1t is the of
spring, perhaps, of some nameless child of geniu
who has drawn his inspiration from the tragic four
of Nelson, and is remarkably clever resume of tn
sad story of Romeo and his IS ill-starred Juliet]
| 1t was in ancient Italy, de- dy hatred grew
| Between old Caleb Capulct and Moses Montague.
Now Moses had an only soma dapper little beau
The pet of all the pretty grlisby name young Roemo
| ing school;
Miss Juliet was her Christian name--for short theJ
called her julie.
To bring the young lady ont, he gave ball at hi
plantation,
And thither went young Romeo without an invitation
One Tybat kinsman to the host) began to growl ani
pout,
And watched for opportunity to put the fellow out;
But Caleb saw the game, and said, Now, cousin
don't be Gloss;
Behave yourself, or leave the room-are you or the
boss o.
When Juliet saw young Romeo his beauty did enchant
her;
And Romeo he fell in love with Juliet instanter.
Now lest their dads should spoil the fun, but little
time they tarried
Away to Frar Lawrence sped, and secretly were mar
ried.
Oh cruel fate that day the groom met Tytaut in the
square,
And Tybaut being very drunk, at Romeo did swear.
Then Romeo his weapon drew "a knife of bades)
And made gap in Tbby's ribs that sent him to the
shades.
The watchman cane: he took to flight, down alley,
street ana square.
The copies ran, o'ertook their man, and took him
fore the mayor;
Then spake that worthy magistrate and savagey did
frownl,
"Young man, you have to lose your head, or else
vamose the towI"
He chose the last and left his bride in solitude to
pine;
All me! {said she) our honeymoon is nothing but
moonshine.''
And then, to make the matter worse, her father did
embarrass
By saying he must give her hand to noble County
Paris.
"Ths auitor is goodly youth; to day he comes to
WOO;
you refuse the gentleman, Ill soundly wallop you"
She went to Friar Lawrences cell to know what must
be done
The Friar bade her 90 to bed and take some lauda-
anum
Twill make you sleep and seem as dead thou canst
thus dodge this blow;
humbugged man your pa will be-a blest one Romeo
She drank, she slept grew wan and cold they buried
her next day
That she'd pped out her lord got word far off IN Man
tua;
Quoth he, OF life I've had enough Ill hire Frank
Pixeys mule,
June.
Then rode he to the sepulchre mong dead folks, bats
and creepcrs.
And swallowed down the burning dose when Juliet
ope'd her peppers!
" Art thou alive or s't your ghost Speak quick,
before co.
Alive she cried) and kicking too; art thou my Ro
meo?"
:. 1t is your Romeo my faded little blossom;
oh, Juliet is it possible that You were acting pos
sum?n
" was, indeed; now let's go home; pas spite will
have abated-
What as you, love, you stagger so Are you 1nto1-
icated n
No, no, my duck, took some stuff that caused
fit;
He struggled hard to tell her all but coudnt-so ne
quit
In shorter time than takes lamb to wag his tail or
jump,
Poor Romeo was stiff and pale any whiteWashed
pump;
Then Juliet seized that awful knife and in ner BOSOM
stuck it
Let ont most terrific yell, fell down ana RlcKca Inc
bncsetl -Argonaut