The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02

IN Mng tbi S Inv swelling broasbinGato with sacred
Shake out thy pIumos and soar thy worry soarost
With Homer. Dante. Shakespeare ana ho'
who move serene in the cthoral uppor
we'll roHm, and even be allowed -
RIO march abreast with tho 1lluStrlOuS lhppoF'
But now to business. see9ysn etIdod door
Whose magic figures, 4-tt%4.
The lordly Howard dwels amid his knighty
There ypurbllnd Fortune turns her glittoring
With gpokes OF brass and rim of polished stool ;
And prirblind thousands to tho turning 60
TO find the wlh)eal too often Is butWn;
Methinks that |, myself this IL but u digrGSSioh,
A auickenpd conscience prompts to full con
Have once. or twice. or thrice or limos perhaps
Paused with last two bits" before that tompt-
Nv car rel of friends reduced to such n
When GnremttIng Kindness failed to make
Tho innnr man called loudly for a lunch,
The frugal sandwich moIstenod with milk
But hope, that springs etern"l in the human
Before M nv minds eye spread quito another
Tho ta" iS short You'Il easily guess tho rest,
Hownrd'B Co. pulled in my dimes hnd pulled
down my vost -. -
Unto these blasted hopes I've boon so Oft a
swear by oil that's good henceforth they'll get
no quarter. , .. toa t, Tint r,,o
And adVortisb themselves that they II no quarter
Armed With their dreadful acts. they WILL as
sure as fate. ....,.,. ,ooa.,
Let habe9s corpus do his best. he shall not stay
They'll not Havana" let-up now. in spite Of
Life mas queer turns, says Bobby Burns. and
thus we often see
The best laid schemes OF mon ana mice go worry
Their scheme was very nicely laid something,
indeed. to boast on, b.,
But thoyd reCkOned without their most. IN Iact.
without their 'HOuSton'
FnlI cunningly the 40 was set-the hunters
shreWd and trusty;
They rather caught n tarter thOhgh, Wheu 'hey
ensnared AG0Stt -,
Aeosti went back on his llne and straight was
put in prison. , - c1
But other. had been jailed before. and ere Dol
uupnched his ray. ,
Tol in stepped Habeas Corpus. and bade them
This 1ex s' the noble sheriff much. and ponder
How tbfs untimoiy exodus to hinder he could
find. ~
Time and the tide for no man walt" no mused.
But soft. methinks have 1t now. I'll get man
damns" 80, A.
TO where Judge Whitaker holds court win urn
And low before the august bench he bowed his
barred head:
What wOuldst thou? asked the Oadl' flRht
Thy face my faithful Soneschal. What can do
for the'?"
NV Lord / have grievance: within nay gatos
each day
Come prisoners, who like Arabs fold their fonts
and steal away,
And n0nebt avaiis the mittlmus, and n0ught
the jpilOr = key, 1900.
II still this iabeas Corpus can bid those caDtves
Now / have ono Agosu lust given to my
And ere q lamb can twink his tail. he too may
be ut large. -,
Therefore grant mo mandamus. an II your
That thereby may laugh to scorn oil orders OF
release" E,
The Judge a moment pondored, and from his
thoughtful brow.
Wiped Off the porspiration. by my hahdome'
Bring unto me the parchment. Behold. sign
Take this and it shall hold him moro than
triple bars of steel"
Then into tho deepest dungeon whore base
mAlefaCtOrS lie.
With haunting ieer and gibe they threw the
haplesS AGOStt.
They loaded him with balls and chains and
racks and screws and things.
And number of other implements and devices
formerly used for educational purposes by
gent emen connected withtho inqul9ltlon
but being unaCquantcu with their names
OF them am unfortunately unable now to
And when they'd screwed up tho last screw and
They laughed lila, ha! bring on your Habeae
COrpus now; let's sec the old thing work.
Where Is the gallant Dashelmer VIII ne 81
His client thus bamboozod? No; no such hair.
pin Ia he;
Swift he dOnS his knighty arm0fr ana CfceOI'
lar scarce can Wilt
Hehath sought The bold Judge Houston anG
poured ont his tale Of guilt.
And that in no unwilling oar; ere yethlS speech
Is cold
A writ to bring the capttveforth his eager hnnc
Directed to the sheriff that bids him sans de
In person. with his prisoner. its mandate t.
This is a precious quandary. What will tn
sheriff do
with one writ that bids him hold him. and on
''First come. lrsT served is my motto. Judg
Whitaker came first,
And by lingo, Will hold hlm-nOW 20 90 you
best or worst.
Ho, wardcr. Lot the drawbridgo down an
prime the "uverin;
No soul shall pass beyond the WdllS-noood
shall come in"
When this answer to Judge Houston came. hi
teeth no calmly grit.
q They had walked u . tho wrong passenger VINE
onto him they lit.
so ho. They scOrn my mandate and thin
TO trHmple low
The safeguard that the law around the hum
best child doth throw.
90, summon mo my UtIiCor. and in trice we
see
If such a plot can prosper in this land {
Straight stood lis sheriff. Handy. civil he, BIT
One Who uld fiat justitia. yea. though tn
heavens should fall. .
It's we'll, my trusty sheriff, thou com st Will
out delay.
Know'st thou yon towering fortress where N
namesake holds his sway
sweat
The ciyi sheriff nodded. and murmured 10y
You bet"
Therein lies one Agosti, through an oDDressi'
Condemned by Smith to Ianguish Eve long day
in duran"e vile.
Hence, together call thy posse, tall. short an
Marshal them in civil order and capture th
stronghold; ~