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SsigiiK of the Promised Times.
At an anniversary meeting, some years ago,
the Rev. ! Tyng recited a remarkable poem j
of Charlotte Elizabeth, to which he added the :
following scriptural references:
When from scattered lands afar, Mat. 24: 0,8 j
Spreads the voice of rumored war, Lu. 21: 25 i
Nations in tumultuous pride " '
Ileav'd like ocean's roaring tide. Ileb. 12:20,29 '
When the solar splendors fail. Mat. 24: 29 J
When the crescent waxeth pale, Rev. 16: 12 j
And the powers that star-like reign, Mat. 24:29
Sink dishonored to the plain. Joel 11: 10,31 j
World! do thou the signal dread : Lu,2l: 26,35
We exalt the drooping head, Lu. 21: 37,38 ,
We uplift the expectant eye, Eph. 1: 14 i
Our redemption drawcth nigh. Rom. 8: 9,23 j
When the lig-tree shoots appear, Mat. 24:22,23 |
Men behold their summer near, Lu. 21: 29,51 :
07hen the hearts of rebels fail, Isa. 59: 18,19 (
We the coming conqueror haii. Rev. 19:11,16 ;
Bridegroom ot the weeping spouse Rev. 19: 7,9 i
Listen to our longing vows, Rev. 6: 10 {
Listen to her widowed moan, Lu. 18; 3,7,8 ■
Listen to creation's groan, Rom. 8: 22,2'3 i
Bid, O bid thy trumpet sound, 1 Thes. 4:16 ;
Lather Tliy eiect around, Mat. 24: 31
Gird with saints thy flaming car, Jude 14 j
Summon them from clime afar, Isa. 94:13,15
Call them from life's cheerless gloom. M.24:40 ;
Call them from the marble t rah, R.-v, 20: 4,6 !
From the grass-grown village grave, Lu. 14:14
From the deep, dissolving wave, Ps. 49: 14,15
From the whirlwind and the flame, 1 Th.4:17
Mighty Head, thy members claim. Col. 1: 15 |
Where arc they whose proud disdain Lu. 19:12 '
Scorned to brook Messiah's reign? Mat. 14:41
Lo, in waves of sulph'rous fire Lu. 17: 27,30
Now they taste His tardy ire, Rev. 19: 20,21 .
Fettered tijl the appoint d day Rct. 18: 3,5,9 •
When the world shall pass awty. 2 Pet. 2: 9
Quelle ! arcali Thy foes, O Lord, Rev.19:15.21
Sheath-' agfiu the dreadful sword, IV. 110:5,7
Where the cross of aingaii h stood,
Where Tny life distilled it-: blood, Mark I •: t-T
Where they mock'd thy dying gr.ian, " 15:29 ,
King of Nation - ! plant thy throne, 15a.24:23 .
fiend Thy law from Zion forth, Z:uh. 8: 3
(Speeding o'er the willing earth : Pan. 2:35,44
Earth, whose Sabbath glories rise, Isa. 40:1.9 •
Crowned with no re than Paradise, I's. 67: 6
Sacred be the impending veil! 1 Cor. 13: 12 '
Mortal sense and thought must fail, 1 Jo. 3:2
Yet the awful hour is nigh Lu. 21: 31
We shall see Thee, eye to eye. Rev. 1: 7
Be our souls in peace possessed 2 Thes, 3: 5
While we seek '1 hy promised rest, Ileb. 4: 9
And from every heart and home 2 Tim. 4: 8 j
Breathe the prayer, O Jesus come! Rev. 22:20
Haste to set the captive free, Isa. 49: 9 !
All Creation groans for Thee. Rom. 8: 19 j
llaneott*.
Too Much. Elue.
[BY DICKKNS.]
Early on a fine summer morning, an
old man was walking on the road between
Brussels and Namur. He expected a
friend lo arrive by the diligence, and lie
set out sometime he (ore it was due, to
meet it on the road. Having a good deal
of time to spifre, he amused himself by
watching any object of interest that caught |
his eye ; and at length stopped to inspect -
the operations of a painter, who, mounted
on a ladder placed again the front of a ,
wayside inn, was busily employed in de
picting a sign suitable to us name, 4 The
Rising (sun.' i
• Here,' said the old man to himself, 4 is |
an honest dauber, who knows as much of
perspective as a cart horse ; and who, I'll . |
warrant, fancies himself a Rubens. How ;
he brushes in that ultramarine sky !' c
The critic then commenced walking ,
backwards and forwards before the inn,
thinking that he might as well loiter there ; t
for the diligence as walk on farther, ihe j .
painter meantime continued to lay on fresh _
coats of the bright blue, which appeared f
to aggravate the old gentleman very much, j
At length when the sign-painter took anoth- j .
er brush full of blue paint to plaster on, j j[
the spectator could endure it no longer, ,
and exclaimed severely : i J
4 Too much blue !' ! i
The honest painter looked down from t
his perch, and said, in that tone of forced t
calmness, which an angry man sometimes 1
assumes: I
4 Monsieur does not perceive that I am : j;
painting a sky ?'
.LSJE) ID'S' S J l£^glls3 , ©lil£; J ) Ea2SWnS®©WSff:)
4 Oh, yes, 1 see very well you are try
ing to paint a sky, but 1 tell you again
there is too much blue !'
4 Did yon ever see skies painted with
out blue, Master amateur ?'
j 'I am not an amateur. I merely tell
you, in passing—l make the casual re
mark —that there is too much blue ; but do
as you like. I'ut more blue, if you don't
think you have trowelled on enough al
ready.'
4 But 1 tell you, that I want to represent
a clear blue sky at sunrise.'
4 And I tell you that no man in his sen
ses would make a sky at sunrise blue.'
4 By Ht. Gudula, this is too much !'
exclaimed the painter, coming down from
bis ladder, at no pains this time to con
ceal his anger ; 4 1 should like to see how
you would paint skies without blue.'
4 I don't pretend to much skill in aky
painting; but if I were to make a trial, 1
wouldn't put in too much blue.'
4 And what would it look like, if you!
| didn't?'
4 Like nature, 1 hope, and not like yours,
; which might be taken for a bed of gentia
. nella, or a sample ol English cloth, or any
thing you please—except a sky ; I bog to
assure you for the tenth time, there is too
much blue V
4 I tell you, old gentleman,' cried the in
sulted artist, crossing bis maulstick over
his shoulder, and looking very fierce, 4 J
dare say you are a very worthy fellow
j when you are at home; but you should
not be let out—alone.'
i 4 VV hy not ?'
• 4 IV hy not ? Because you must be cra
zy to play the critic after this fashion : too
; much blue indeed ! What, 1, the pupil of
Ruysdael, the third cousin of Gerard
Douvv's great grandson, not know how to
color a sky ? Know that my reputation
lias been long established. 1 have a Red
ilorse at Malines, a Green Bear at Namur,
and a Charlemagne at Aix la-Chapellc, be
fore which every passenger stops fixed in !
admiration !'
4 Nonsense 1' exclaimed the critic, as
be snatched the palate from the painter's
hand. 4 You deserve to have your own
[iortrr.it painted to serve for the sign of
the 1 lemish Ass !* In his indignation be
mounted the ladder with the activity of a
boy, and began with the palm of his hand
to efface the chef dJceuvre of Gerard
Douw's great grandson's third cousin. :
4 Stop, you old charlatan," shouted the
latter, 4 you are ruining my sign ! Why, i
it s worth thirty-five Iraites. And then
my reputation—lost, gone for ever.'
Ho shook the ladder violently to make
his persecutor descend. But the latter, i
undisturbed either hy that or by the :
presence of a crowd of villagers, attracted !
by die dispute, continued mercilessly to <
blot out tlic flowing landscape. Then, <
using merely the point of his finger and t
the ham! f ;i brush, ho sketched in
-! asterly outline three Flemish boors, i
v. 'th !: .;Ci gLssim their funds, drinking
to the rising sun, which appeared above I
the horizon, dispersing the gloom of a
greyish morning sky. fine of the faces i
pri -ented a string and laughable cariea- J
turn of th supplanted sign painter. The l
spectators at first were greatly disposed to t
take part with their countryman against |
the intrusive stranger. What right had he t
to interfere ? There was no end to the i
impudence of these furegners. a
As, however, they watched and grum- 1
bled, the grumbling gradually ce; sed, and
was turned into a murmur of approbation
when the design became apparent. The
owner of the inn was the first to cry 4 Bra
vo! eji.l even Gerard Douw's cousin nine \
times removed felt his fury calming down I
into admiration. "
4 Oh,' he exclaimed, 4 you belong to the
cralt, honest man, and there's no use in 1
denying it. Yes, yes,' lie continued, I
laughing, as he turned towards his neigh
bors, 4 that is a French sign painter, who
wishes to have a jest with me. Well, I |
must frankly say he knows what he is j .
about.'
The rid /nan was about to descend from r
the ladder, when a gentleman, riding a
beautiful English lior.se. made Lis way r
through the crowd.
' That painting is mine,' he exclaimed a
in I* rench, but with a foreign accent. 4 1 (
will g.ve a hundrfd guineas for it.' j n
4 An :ther madman !' exclaimed the na- ! a
live genius. 4 Hang me, but all these (1
foreigners are mad !'
4 What do you mean, Monsieur?' said v
the i.m keeper, uncommonly interested.
'VV hat 1 say—l will give one hundred u
guineas for that painting,' answered die
young Englishman, getting off his hnre.
'That picture is not to be sold,' said |,
the sign painter, with an air of as much l(
piide as if it had been his own work. s
4 No,' quoth mine host, • for it is already e
sold, and even partly paid for in advance. v
However, if .Vlonseiur wishes to come to j,
an arrangement about it, it is with me that , ~
he must treat.' s
4 Not at all, not at all,' rejoined the a
Flemish painter of signs, 4 it belongs to ,
me. My fellow artist here gave me a lit- a
lie help out of friendship ; hut the ptc- ri
ture is my lawful property, and lam at Vi
liberty to sell it to any one I please.' ! w
4 What roguery,' exclaimed the inn a
keeper. 4 My Rising Sun is my property ; p
fastened on the wall of my house. How .
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 18,12.
can it belong to any body else. Isn't it
printed on my boards ? No one but my
self has the smallest right to it.
'l'll summon you before the magistrate,'
cried he who had not painted the sign.
4 I'll prosecute you for breach of cove
nant,' retorted the inn keeper who had
half paid for it
'One moment,' interposed another ener
getic voice, that of tire interloper: 4 it
seems to me that I ought to have some
little vote in this business.'
4 Quite right, brother,' answered the
painter. 4 Instead of disputing on tlje
public road, let us go mio Master Mart
zeri's house, and arrange the matter ami
cably over a bottle or two of beer.'
Jo this all parties agreed, but i am sor- :
ry to say they agreed in nothing else ; for
within doors the dispute was carried on
with deafening confusion and energy.
Ihe Flemings contended for the posses
sion of the painting, and the Englishman
repeated his offer to recover it with gold.
' But suppose 1 don't choose to itave it
sold ? said its real author,
4 Oh, my dear Monsieur !' said the inn
keeper, 4 1 am certain you would not wish I
to deprive me, an honest, poor man, who
can scarcely make both ends meet, of this
windfall, W hy, it would just enable me
to lay in a good stock of wine and beer.'
4 Don t believe him, brother,' cried tl e
painter, 4 lies an old miser. I am the
lather of a family ; and being a painter,
• on ought to help a brother artist, and give |
me the preference. Besides I atn ready *
to share the money with yon.'
4 Ha!' said Master Marizen. 4 Why,l
he's an old spendthrift, u ho has no money
left to give his (laughter as a marrying j
portion, because he spends all he gets on
himself.'
'No such thing: my Sussette is be
trothed to an honest young French cabin
et-maker ; who, poor as she is, will marry
her in next September.'
4 A daughter to portion !' exclaimed the
stranger artist; 4 that quite alters the case, i
I am content that the picture should be
sold for a marriage portion. I leave it to
our English friend's generosity to fix the j
sum.'
4 I have already offered,' replied the
bold bidder, 4 One hundred guineas for the
sketch just as it is : I will gladly give two
hundred for it, if the painter consent to
sign it in the corner with words.'
4 What words ?' exclaimed al! dispu
tants at once.
The Englishman replied,
4 Pierre David.'
The whole party were quiet enough
now; for they were struck dumb with-'
astonishment. The sign painter held his
breath, glared with his eyes, frantically
clasped his hands together, and fell down ,
on his knees before the great French pain- j
ter,
4 Forgive me !' he exclaimed, 4 forgive
me for my audacious ignorance.'
D ivid laughed heartily ; and taking bis
hand, shook it with fraternal cordiality.
By tins time the news of the discovery
had spread ; the tavern was crowded with
persons anxious to drink the health of
their celebrated visitor; and the good old
man, standing in the middle of the room,
pledged them heartily. In the midst of.
the merry-making, the sign painter's
daughter, the preity (Susettc, threw her
arms around her benefactor's neck, and j ,
her intended husband • aised a cloud of
sawdust out of his jacket from the vio
lence with which he shook the French
Master's hand.
At that moment, the friends whom he |
was expecting arrived. They were M. .
Lessee, a theatrical manager, and the ,
great Talma. ,
Charging a Square. ;
In speaking with a friend the other day I
about the late Col. Dakin. he related a lit- :
;le anecdote which is so characteristic of (
the man, that we cannot refrain from re- <
pealing it, though we think something of 1
the same kind was told by one of our cor- s
respondents during the Mexican War. i
Lite Colonel commanded one of the six 1
regiments of volunteers which were raised f
in tins (State, after the battles of Palo Alto [
and Kesaca de la Palma, ai.d which joined i
Gen. Taylor's army speedily. TfcfrOolo- I
nel was an old disciplinarian, very strict i
and capable, and in a short time his regi- i
inent excited the admiration of even veer- 1
an officers, hy the ease and precision wtlh i
which it drilled and manoeuvred. ; j
One morning the regiment was drawn r
up and the men were standing at ease, af- s
ter a variety of marches and charges and t
evolutions, when the Colonel took it into 1
his head to put their discipline to a strong a
test. The regiment was thrown into a c
square to receis e cavalry. The command- e
sr rode off a few hundred yards, and then [
wheeling Ins horse came down sword in e
hand, ala fierce gallop, straight at his (
tneu. lie anil his steed formed an impo
sing looking object, for he was a big man ;
Hid his steed was a big horse, and neither
tppeared to fear the glittering and bristling '•
irray of bayonets against winch they were s
-ushing. The men stood the charge very 11
well until the and his rider were 11
ivithin a few feeq then they broke right 1
to J left in confusion and opened a broad )
uassage for the 4 cavalry' into their ranks. 0
Of course, the Colonel wa3 wroth andj u
the way men and officers caught it for a
: few moments was by no means agreeable to
their feelings.
'You form a square ! You repel caval
jry ! Why what would you have done if
, a thousand dragoons had charged on ycu
as I did V
'Well, just try U3 again, Colonel, and
see it we don't hurt your feelings,' cried a
number of the discomfited volunteers. The
; square was again formed ; off rode the
i Colonel, round he wheeled, and here he
came again at full speed, rushing straight
! at the bayonets, and looking as if lie would
crush them under his charger's heels.—
I'he bayonets wavered not, though the
| horse came faster and faster; and,"finally
; with a terrible bound sprang at the square.
The square stood the shock, and the next
moment the horse was stretched on the
ground with a broken bayonet in his side,
and his limbs quivering in the death agony,
whilst the stout rider lay, with his foot and
' knee caught, and himself unable to rise.—
Not a man moved—the square was silent,
steady and unbroken. In another instant
the Colonel was on his feet. lie replaced
his sword in the scabbard, looked gravely
and coolly at the dead horse, arid at the
firm array of soldiers, and then in his usual
I quiet way said: 'Very well done, bovs.
—both the horse and the square did tin ir
duty. Now you're ready for the lancers.'
J The men cheered—not a liule.— New
Orleans Picayune.
Ivitempore Speaking,
j Harpers' Magazine says it is no ni ill
J tiling to he called on suddenly to address a
public meeting, and find all your wits a j
'wool gathering,' when you most need:
their service. 'Such being the case,'and |
; 'standing admitted,' as it will be by nur j
merous readers, we commend the following ;
speech of a compulsory order at the open
ing of a free hospital. 'Gentlemen—\-
hem ! —I—I—I rise to say—that is, 1 wish
to propose a toast—wish to propose a
:oist. Gentlemen, I think, that you'll all
say—afieni—l think, at least, that this toast !
is, as you'll say, the toast of the evening
' —toast of the evening. Gentlemen, 1 be- I
long to a good many of these things—and !
1 say, gentlemen, thai this hospital requires ,
; no patronage—at least, you don't want any I
recommendation. You've only got to be
ill—got to be ill. Another thing—they are I
all locked up—l mean they are shut up )
separate —thai is. they've all got separate i
beds—separate beds. Now, gentlemen, 1
find by the report, (turning over the leaves j
in a fidgety manner,) 1 find genilemen, that
lor the year seventeen —no, eighteen—no,
ah. yes, I'm right—eighteen hundred and
fifty—No! it's a 3, thirty six—eighteen
hundred and thirty six, r.o less than one
hundred and ninety-three millions—no!
ah ! (to a committee-man at his side,) Eh ?
—what ?—oh, no, (looking through his
eye glass.) two hundred and thirty-one
—une hundred and ninety-three thousand
two hundred and ihtrty-onc! Gentlemen, j
I beg to propose—'Success to this Instilu- !
lion!' Intelligible as Egyptian hieroglyph- j
irs, and 'clear as mud' to the most superfi
cial observer.
t at *
Ciites's Advertisement.
4 Roger Giles, zargon, grosir, parish
clark, and skiile-rnastcr. reforms the la
dies and gentlemen he draes teeth without )
waiting a moment, blisters on the lowest
terms, and fisiks for a penny a piece.—
He zeils godfathers Corjal, kins korns.
and undertakes to keep every body's navies
bv the yere and zo on. Young ladies
and gentlemans larned thare grammar it;
the most purtiest manner —also, gurt care
taken of there morals and speliin'—also, i
zarm zinging, teaching the base vial, and
ali oilier zoris of pliancy works.— I'er- :
fumery and jollp, znaff and ginger, and '
al! other spices. And as the times be !
cruel bad, he begs to tel, lie has just be- !
gun to z. 11 all zorts of stashunary wares, i
blacking bals, laird herrings and coles, j I
scrubbin brushes and pills, mice zr.aps and !
trikel, and oilier zorts of zeet mec s, in- ' <
kiudmg taters, lugons, biak led, brik dust, :
sassages, anil other garden stutfs, also j
[ibrute, hats, zongs, hoyl, latin and dueli
buckets and other articles. Karri and
bunjati zarve, and aii hard wares—He j i
also performs fleahotrny on the shortest i
notice. And furthermore particular, he j i
has laid in a large zortment of trypc, I ;
dog's meat, lilipops and other pickles' 5
zieh as*hoysters, wmzur sope, <fcc. Old ,
rags hot here for trade, and zold for cash. .
and no place elce, and new laid hegs
every day, by me, Roger Giles.—l'. S.—
I teach Joggefry, Rheumattcks, Bounony, j
and all them hyferlugen outlandish things; '
quad-drills, tashinibu! poker, and all other '
country dunses tort at ho ne and abrod to '
perfecksiiun. A bal on VV ednesday when '
our Marier performs on the git-Tar."
Give him a call.
I
| j
The most trifling actions that affect a {
man's credit are to be regarded. The ,l(
sound of your hammer at five in the morn- I a
ing, or nine at night, heard by a creditor, ■ 1
m ikes him easy six months longer ; but ; r
it he sees you at a billiard table, or hears g
your voice at a tavern, when you should c
he at work, he sends for his money the j <i
next day.— Prunklin. , i
Syria and the Jews.
A correspondent of the National Era
i relates the following anecdote. It takes
the romance out of a very current rumor,
that the Jewish Empire was to he re
j stored by M. Rothschild : 44 The story
| that the Sultan has ceded Syria to M.
Rothschild, for 500,000,000 francs, say
one hundred millions of dollars, and that
this prince of millionaires proposes to in
vite the Jews to return to the land of their
fathers, rebuild the temple, &c., I do not
: believe. About fifteen or twenty years ago,
an estimable clergyman in Ohio, who had,
after a long study and meditation persuad
; ed himself tljnt the description of the latter
day glory by tiie prophet Ezekiel was to
! be fulfilled by the Jews in Siria, went to
London with a view to persuade Rothsr
child to purchase that country, which he
had been informed, could, in the slate of
; the Sultan's exchequer at that time, he
done at less than ten millions of dollars.
It was several days after his arrival before
he obtained an interview with him. And
when, alter so much pains-taking, he at
length stood face to face with the rich Jew,
and announced his errand, the baron said
to him 4 D—n Jerusalem !' The poor
man, grieved and shocked, quitted Lon
don, returned to his native land, pined n
way and died. 1 received from his own
; lips an account oi tiie interview."
j 4 Joseph,' said a pedagogue to a boy,
j who came too late one day, 4 where have
j you been for the last hour?' 4 Nowhere,'
meekly replied Joe. 4 Nowhere,' fiercely
echoed the teacher, who was wont to
i swagger ahum his hule kingdom like a
Gulliver in Lilliput. 4 where is that?' 4 I
I don't know,' replied Joe, as he scratched
i Iris head and looked down upon the floor,
•1 guess .t ain't any where ;' 4 and what
were you doing there V demanded the
pedagogue, again scowling still more fierce
ly. 4 i wan t doin' anything ! 1 had
nothirC lo do, ..nil so I went nowhere.''
1 iiis last piece of logic was a ten strike—
j it knocked away all the ped-aogue'sgravity,
I and amid a general ti'tering of girls and
i boys, Joe was told to take Ins seat.
I t m m
Grammatical Queries.
What are die regular parts of speech?—
The tongue, palate, and lips.
To wljat branch of grammar do Excise
j duties on intoxicating liquors belong ?
j Sintax.
What is a love letter?—An indefinite
j article.
A hoy informing against his companions?
—Accusative case.
The Companion whipped?— Vocative
case.
The Master whipped ?—An active verb
'governing both the accusative and vocative. 1
A Bachelor?—A personal piououn with
out the plural.
RcyEItENCF, FOR THK SABEATH. —In the
4 Chronicles of London,' die following cu- ;
rious item is found :
4 ln the year 1258, at Tewkesbury, a j
certain Jew one Saturday, fell into a cess
poo!, and would not allow himself to be
drawn out on a Saturday on account of
his reverence for the Sabbath. Richard |
de Clew, Earl of Gloucester, would not
allow linn lo be drawn out on the fol- j
lowing day, being Sunday, because of his
reverence lor his Sabbath. And so the :
Jew died.'
_ "
Sister Mary— -Why Charles, dear boy, {
what's the matter? You seem miserable! j
Charles —Ah ! aint 1 just ? Here's ma' j
says I must wear turn-down collars ull j
Christmas, and there's young Sidney ;
Bowler (who's not half so tali as I am)
has had stick-ups and white chokers for i
ever so long !
A crust oi bread, a pitcher of water, a ;
thatched roof and love; there is happiness !
lor \ nu, whether the day he rainy or sunny. !
it is the heart that makes the home, whedi- j
er die eye rests on a potato patch or ou
a flower garden. Heart makes home j
precious, and it is the only thing that can. j
HAT WANTED— 4 I'.ease, Mr. Smith,
pappy wants lo know if you won't lend
lam die model of your hat' 4 Certainly, j
my son ; what lor ? ' —• lie wants to make j
a scare-crow to keep out our turkey-buz
zards.' Exit youth, followed by Smith and
a new axe-handle.
Dow Fr's. Faitb.
i believe that kicking against custom,
and snitting i> the lace of fashion, is a fu
tile and foolish endeavor. Both may need
correction —hut they must and will have
their own way.
1 believe that if ihe devil be the father ' 1
of liars, !i" has a plagued 1 oge family o ■
look alter, and thai it is rapidly moreas- '
ing.
I believe that simple honesty, the na
ked truih, pure virtue, and a straight up
and down way of dealing with the world,
have as much advantage over the vices, 1
ricks and stratagems in the long run, as at
vood square-trotting horse has over a pa- <
l.ug ponv or a rackey that goes his mile i
r two like the mischief, ami is done for !
.he rest of the journey. s
ew fecriee—Yol. G-i\. 44.
OUR FLAG.
1 BV D. BETnCNE DUFFIELD.
5 : Our good flag, with its stars and stripes,
, 1 And a hand that holds it fast;
- j lhat waves it proudly to the breeze,
r ! The battle, and the blast—
; The battle and the blast, my boys,
j Down, thro' two score of years,
! Our leader Scott has borne it high,
And quench'd the nation's fears.
chorus.
" j Oh ! give me our flag, its stars and stripes,
t And Scott to hold it fast,
To wave it proudly in the breeze,
| Tlte battle and the blast.
Oh ! for a leader such as Scott,
We hear the People cry :
i IJis brave old heart, hi strong right hand,
i And his white plume waving high
And his winte plume waving high, my boys,
Amid our banner's folds,
As by the mug<c of in- name
t he People's trust h" holds.
CHORUS.
Oh ! give me our flag, &c.
With Scott and Graham at the helm,
All storms we may defy,
We'll saf'dy roach our port at last,
1 hough the wild waves heave us high
To ,Vl ' wav es heave us high, tny bovs,
Tho' rocks are on our lec,
. Yet soon our gallant ship will ride
• j Triumphant o'er the sea.
chorus.
0 ' give mc our flag, &e.
j There's prtmjise in your mighty shout
Like tones fro:n thunder-cloud,
And hark ! the music, gallant whigs,
The People cry aloud—
The People cry aloud, my boys,
For Seott, t! • brave and free,
And now they only wait the hour
To hail his victory.
CHORUS.
Oh ! give me our flag, its stars and stripes,
And Scott to h >ld it fast,
Who always waves it high aloft,
The victor's flag at last.
~*"* w rrmmrmmmm.nimg. hjjii nmu
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