The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17
Political Lyrics No. 5.


LINES oS a ArD SUPPORTER or A CORRUPT oovErSSES
Awake reluctant muse and sing the I.y
OF advent late from Frisoo's Famous BAY,
Oi SOullcss babble brought TO balk the law.
Or make mineemeat Of them-for such poor .traws
Are nothing by the way 10 hireing scribe
Who'll write on any side for cory bride,
Who's safe il fret his palm is 20 we'll rrea.d
lie can't refrain from showing he's well pleased
With strutt:nE stalk who'd look go princcly proud
And never even think Of talking loud;
50 sure he'd be Of putting all men down
With artful fiction orw i'm gorgon frown
And hinSins mud At which he Is so def
He'd rake the slums till nothing vle's there left
And having rathcred all the filth in town
And well disestcd it in rcv'rie brown
He'd spirit IL out on all good men and true
For that's his trade, and so he would serve you
w tn OF without occasion should you dare
Think for yourself and never have a care
To bolster up these jobs the which he tries
To advocate, and from the truth far flies.
Scouting what's just-hOping that guile NAV gain
\ splendid triumph-then the golden rain
Would fall refreshing shower for work he'd done
And he himself blaze out like bTazen sun
We know full well that black he says lie white
And tells MISUNDERSTANDING day Is night
And many other inconsistent thinCs
To help along the tuneess son. he sings
such a the opposition has done naurht
g And Gibbie and his band just all they ought.
% lis right that Kings enjoy the public wealth
And gather all they can by art or stealth
' Not being bound 10 rule by Law or right
' But just 10 please themselves pleasant sight
" To all designing billiards in all lands,
And mercenary slaves who prowl in bands,
" Like those IN gorgeous guise who bow the knee
For lucrc's sake in happy Hawaii
Il See. sec, how get Ola who serve the King
" How well I'mfeasted who engage toIsing
" His praises his mAgnihcenee, his State
' How punished those who will rush on their fate:
Who will not cTinCe nor crouch to swell his pride
b III write them down-I'll be a certain guide
" To lead them downwards-but for me I'll ehare
d With Gibbie and his few the dainty fare
SO well dispcns by him on those who stoOp
And high TO keep him tn en- when he can swuop
Down upon the land and find find the pelf
q To help his mastcr-me tOO-and himself
Yes, yes I'll stick by him-hell treat me well
Aud fee me fncly-I don't fear 4 SELL
He'll summon other tOadies like myself
70 But nunkics ut for nothing but the shelf
Whcrcon thy should be laid. then send the crew
70 To SCOT at, blame, aud Tidiculc the true.
What matter II he does aud so do We,
II pays we'll. what better can there bef
Hell share among all mis- golden spoils;
III bidc my time and when he spreads HIS toils-'
But soft ms muse, don't travel quite so fast:
You've showed US what you can do-so at last
Please take a well earned nap-lay down the pen
And do not SANDER 30 that best Of men
Who only came from FrisoO's famous bay
To make living IN decent way.
What II he calls black whitc-what's that to youi
You don't believe it-nOne but blockheads do
Tell him he's smart but over sensitive:
Say that he Is almost too good 10 live;
Tell him his writings pure and true and nice
~ wanting anything-a thought more spice
Would make more than perfect-and so true
AL must bclievc-eXcept a very few
Tell him his CandOr's great, his virtue rare
Facts unimpeachableI his fame as fair
Then, then indeed you'll puzzle him trow
Hen wonder what you mean be talking go
BE sure he's found by this his rawlings vain
Have brought him little comfort, much of pain.