Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-29
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'lAbou Ben Addicks-ihay his pile decrease
Awoko one night from IA dream infelice,
And saw from the window OF his Clay
mont home
A vision Of tho Washington dome;
And near it M imp, scribbling in book
of gold
Exceeding gall had made Bon Addicks
bold;
And to the Presence near the dome he said
what wrtest thou?n The demon raised
his head,
And with u look that was quite uncivil,
Answered; THE names of those who
serve the Devil"
And Is mine one" said Addicks. may,
not so,
Replied the Presence. Addicks spake more
low,
But boldly still, and said; Il pray thee,
Write me as one who does his fellow
men."
The demon wrote and vanished, The next
night
HI came again with great sulphurous
light,
And showed the names of those whom
Satan's brand had cursed,
And lol Ben Addicks name was the very
first.
The lyric artist has also been at work,
and here is sample of his effort:
SWIM OFT, o'HIGGINs.
by A---y H-g-ns.
tAlr: Swim Out, O'Grady.)
| was n jolly Senator, us sancy us could be;
But now don't know where I'm at I've
:, dropped into sea \.
of trouble, and the ship of State fear will
slip away,
And leave me to oblivion, while moCking
waves will shy;
Swim ont, 0'Higgins your pants are
getting Wet;
Your day is fast declining, and your
sun is almost set;
Abandon otiieeseeking and you may
be happy yet;
So, swim out, O'liiggins; swim out
Although we've won the lection, and am
a candidate
For Senator, my chances look quite gloomy
up to date;
My friends are quaking in their boots; they
have no hopes | fear,
End every day they come to me and
whisper in my ear
swim out. 0'lliggins; you have 10
time to spare;
1pu iG sAltAIlNAtu ullh lnt E1uUlGk5
fond of gold in Delaware
Will wash YOU out of office and the
Senatorial chair;
So, swim out, o. Higgins; swim out.
Ny troubles all began, Think, when had
dealings with
A Sussex politician whose posterior name
is Smith:
lie said he knew Democrat whose service
| | could buy:
He WOotten tell his name until | winked
the other eye.
did it. ami it raised row all over Della
ware; ".
And this is the advice got; it came from
everywhere:
Swim ont, 0'lliggins, you're wet up
to your chin;
Don't monkey with the huzz.saw,
for it lisa mortal sin
To daily with q Democrat and let
him rope you i'll;
So, swim out, U Higgins; swim out.
As downward now sink beneath this tide
of hUrrid doubt.
catch at every straw see that's floating
hereabout:
know itswh | do myself, but yet |
must proclaim
The tact thut now the votes ore cast it is a
burning shame
For any man to spend his cash to carry
Delaware
What's that ] hear-a laughing sound that
floats upon the air.
swim out, " lligslns-in other words;
desist;
Such guif won't go in '0i some
greenhorn Popnlist
Might swallow it, but as for us, a
smile we can't resist;
So, swim ont, O'lligglns; swim out.
Before election day, said IN pull this
greeny's Leg
A.meaning AdGlcks all the time, while
eying of his keg;
And Al aud Sam and Win and George
stood rouud to see the fun,
And laughed and clupped their spotless
hands to see the Doodle run.
But still there was a ileeting tear-a some
thing in my head
That kept a-saying DER and DER and this
is what it said
swim out oHggins = the water
here's to deep
A guileless lamb no company with
tigers fierce should keep
This man will trick you every day
and do it fast asleep
So, swim out, o iligsins, swim out
But still, YOU know, I've talked heap tt
keep my courage up;
And now and then I've cnssed bit, anC
and called that man pup.
Yet when we get to Dover what really
fear is that
I'll find that all along I've been attacking
through my hat;
1t looks rs though for me twill be very
wintry day,
For even now plainly hear that wicked
Addicks say
Swim out. O'Higgins, you surel,
daft must be,
I've bought this place and paid TO
it, and it belongs to me;
You're not into the swim at all
although you're in the sea;
So, swim out, O. Higgins swim out