The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-23
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fDedicated 10 the Modern " Heroic" School o.
Wrifcrs.)
HON. PoNDERoUs PoLYLoQCENT LoQUITUR.
That reminds me. dear sir, of little occurrenc,
which happened
When was a lad. .
permit me.
shall be very glad
To recount IL to you. for venture to fatter mysel
1t is other than bad
You observe at the sid'table there, that majestic
Wen. that, sir, is Reau,
The hero who made himself famous upon that occa
long time age,
Way back In Virginia-let's see, If my ,nemor!
In the year twenty-fo'.
Twas In Albemarle county, Virginia, my father re-
Till The day that he died.
Well of in fine horses ana nggers and arabic acres
And family price.
Thomas Jefferson friend as horseman, a swords
Was&e known, far and wide.
This DEPRESSION pray pardon. Twas there that he
raised Il together-
OLD Beau there and me.
Though ee1u was a niger, aud was the son OF his
Not title cared we;
We were simply two boys-we were iriends-w'
were constant companions,
In work or on spree.
Well. a cousin of mine, James Tottett, from Wash
Came over one year
To pay me vista prlggish young blue'hicod and
chur'h; b., IN arroo,pt sneer
For our primitive" customs, and Boosting his
wondrOus achieven ent
In tobacco ana beer.
From the first Beau con eived a dislike to James
the town tackey.n
Which he sough' not 10 hide:
While James was accustomed 10 make him tue butt
Of his banter,
And frequently tried
To gosd him by taunts TO 4 QUAR- to which the
Very seldom replied.
One Sabbath We went, with lot of the neighbour
Tag YOUNGSTERS
And of Jares~:o the river near by, our ultimate
swimming to 60
Wa;king thiiher James r1dcuied Beau more Sc
yerely than usual
III he could have done sol.
Now Beau was wondrous musician on whistles
anu Which he made with his knife,
And the Christmas eceding my iather had Oroagh
him from Richmond
A marvellous fife.
To perform upon which, 10 his friends and nj:
own delectation,
Was the pride OF his Ire.
And upon this occasion his fife, from his pocke
In view OF us all.
Was snatched at bv James. Then they clinched. IL
the tuss'e ensuing
Beau was rather 100 small:
James gave him drubbing. and then nut the fife IL
Thus concluding the brawl.
We continued our tourney until We arrived at IN
i''''' Our prime destination;
Our sblu'ions performed our habiiaments S"nned
twas suggested
That. for more recreation,
We proceed up the stream 10 The door or TN
Devil" which motion
Received appfODa1on.
This Door Of the Devil was then notorious fca
In the river hard by,
Where the water dashed swirling beneath the steer
bank txc3yated
With sough and u SIGH;
And never again had augbt swallowed down by 1t
Been perceived by mans eye.
Arrived. we were gazing with wonder down at tn
And with some superstition,
When, attempting TO cast AN unwieldy proJectil
James lost his position
Falling in-in q trice sucked from sight-while VI
stood stark as statues,
In ogr helpless condition.
Great God Not an atom OF hope! Yet some on
cried :" Murder!"
In response to which call
Came number 81 parties-among them were Bea'
(Blau after the brawi
Having sulkedIin The rear)-and despair and a sick
euing horror
No hope; for the Door of the Devil never Yields n
And none is so rash
As to forfeit his nfe 10 futile endeavor 70 rescue
Nor Hold!-like fash,
A figure dskis through us-leaps over the bahs-i
AN INSTANT
II WIS Behui There's a breeze Of murmur an
theb deSd silence.
He can ne'er reappear;
This we know. even though he Is one OF the hnes
To be found far OF near.
Thus We walt u full minute-another-tp heed
dbDpe meter .,
There'sIa fearful suspense grand struggle-an
Beau, with his burden.
At last is seen dripping;
And tha men rear him. dripping and bseedlng' aioi
onElhei., -, shoulders .s ...,o.. ro.r
And mi father for once Is profane, as he swears
lie is FREE eyermore!"
when James had recovered, he walked up 10 Beau
add he thanked him.
Ano assured him James Tottett
Was bis friend from that forth, and he offered nj
hand, but Beaa scorned Il,
DO YOU stnk il war YoU war after ~ This hard OF
s'fwar my Ee, and gotit."