The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-01-01
trg Interests Of and ,iedr
KING GEORGE.
4 NEW YEARS ODE.


Awake. my Muse, and flop your wings.
And help me sing OF men and things.
4 la the bard of County Greene.
Whose verse in print is often seen.
Old Virgil sang Of men and arms.
lie told of Troy aud wars alarms:
But III rehearse the notes OF peace
And sing OF things this side Of Greece.
Now Homer mods. with winks between.
says go il y and go il Greene,
u hold your ha-s. If time allows.
III you make house to rhyme with
spouse
And Dante smiles, says don't yous
know.
When writ lines yclept Inferno.
! never could. to save my time.
Make lost and horse pull we'll in
rhyme.
And later or, our Edgar Poe.
Who wrote in verse, as all well know.
Said forth would work when hitched 10
single,
But: strung with north, twould never
jingle
Our Qpinque bard a free lance wields.
TO basic rules he never yields.
But tells OF Tom and Dick and Peter
without regard to rhyme or meter.
iis caetyls stride along At will.
" nile spOr dees find no place to ell
And woe betide the hapless man
I " 40 strives To mete or seeks TO sean
we're better, thus friend 7. l. pleads. -
Say = Quinque's verse be always reads:
lie likes the clatter, clash and din.
For that Is where the fun comes in.
but now lets give few lines If news.
And on some topics state our views.
So. Tannie Peed has lost his house
And tenant O. his lard and souse.
Fire caught in roof and quickly spread
consuming all things overhead:
carpets and rugs. trinkets and toys.
Nurs'ry treasures Of girls and BOYS.
Beds and bedding. tables and chairs.
All iamily stores that stood up staira
SO now let allinsurance take.
And thus wise provision make.
hat when yonr house goes up in smoke.
1ou calmly smile and turn the Joke.
A city dude. Wen call bin Peck
Came here To hunt in Punkia Neck:
From morning stroll he hurried back.
And swore he'd seen n partridge track
Friend Luther. at whose house he STAYED
Took 40 gun and To him said.
You lead the way and show the spot.
Ana may be we can get a shot;
10 on they hied. the place 70 seek.
Ana found II on MachOc Creek
lhe tracks Were there. at waters brink
Mosquito tracks, where big ones drink
Now. l.. at once felt great alarm.
Lest dude, turned loose, might do some
hartn;
lie fed him well on catnip tea.
And shipped him home, freight c O. d.
Another chap. a love sick swain.
" no often tried but sought In yain
To write in verse as Byron wrote.
Ia lovers = strain, by Cupid's note
was told by friend the MUSES. dwell
IN country place, in quiet dell.
where WILD howers bloom and birds in
spire
The soul Of man with poets fire.
So, of he held 10 Punkin Neck.
And stopped with Richard. son of Beck.
Next morning, bright and early. he
Espied some birds on deadlock tree.
These birds had come-he knew it not
To iced on dead horse near the spot y
SO of arross the field he sped.
And now creeps near with quiet tread:
takes pad and pen, on stump doth sit.
And these four lines are what he writ:
go, see what have sawn.
Go. feel what have felt;
Walk in the fields at early dawn.
And smel! what have smelt"
He took next boat, fill well assured
lie came here sick, he went back cured.
The people here, both black and white.
Hail steamer Tourist with delight;
A long felt want is filed at.last.
Let hope the bossing days are past.
That little breach at Port RoyI quay
Was axe-eye-dental, so they say;
Such things may come on any tide
When fair play sleeps or steps aside,
When bullies crowd the public path.
Nox-pop will rise in righteous wrath:
SO stand aside give elbow room.
Let peace prevailed business boom.
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King Georpe Co Va Dec o7 1nn.,