``Wid the brass in your face yees had before.= `There's a song how Old Nick took a journey, ``With a corporation attorney; `But there is one _fouler_, whom even the old prowler ``Would fear as a friend on a journey.= 1. `"The man who made that order," said ``Judge B. in court, "was a _meat-head_." `Oh what a head that head would be, ``Just _meted_ Judge, to match with thee!= 2. `"Just roll that nigger out of court!" ``The Judge exclaimed with solemn port; `"I tell you very truly now, ``Nigs _at the bar_ I won't allow!"= `At a Copperhead meeting the crier ``Paused an instant to hear his gun fire; `The cannon was loaded, and when it exploded, ``Said he--"List to the voice of our sire!"= ``There was old party named M------, ``Who went from bad doctrines to worse. `If at law he should see his name prefaced by _re,_ ``It will show what he _should_ feel; this M------.= ```There was a small Cozening shyster; ``Said he, "Every case is an _eyester;_ `Give the parties the shells if you can, and nought else, ``Unless the Court tips you a hi-ster."= ``There's a man at the _Bar_ who, we know, ``Is in politics terribly _low_; `For he keeps in the clubs the secessional cubs, ``Who in _propria persona_ can't go.= ``There's a very bad-minis-trator, ``A_ très petite pomme de tater_, `Who tears feelings to rags, presenting of flags; ``This oily old adminis-_traitor_.= ``There's a wide-awake Copperhead cratur', ``Who is Eli by name and by natur'; `Displaying for one neither fashion _nor ton_, ``This un-national nativist traitor.= CHECKER-BOARDERS AND KEYSTONERS |There was an old person, J. B., ``An old Public Func-tion-arie; [agreed, `When they swore, "We'll secede!" he just smiled, "I'm ``"You've a sure friend, you know, in J. B.= ``There was a smart lawyer named W------ ``Who from Union men made quite a fortun'; `But his wealth he despised, with Secesh fraternized, ``This apo-state-olical W------.= ``There was a twistortulous Heed, ``Who hoped that Secesh might succeed; `For he said, "It's my natur' to act like a traitor, ``Since it runs in the joints of a Heed."= ``There once was a Copperhead Diddle, ``Who played to the Heed second fiddle; `When they said, "It is small!" it replied, not at all, `Says he, "I ain't dead--as a live Copperhead ``I'm a squirmulous vermiform Wriggler."= ``There was an old servant called Peter, ``So moody in humor and feature `Because the good people from the church with a steeple ``Expelled this old saturnine Peter.= ``There was a sharp lawyer, one P-, ``Whose thoughts never got through his still lips; `And all he would say was "ah!" "h'm!" "oh!" and "ay ``This pauciloquent person named P-.= ``There was a neat sarpent--a Coiler-- ``True son of the ancient Beguiler; `Who told such a whopper, he burst out his copper, ``And frightfully fractured his biler.= `It's a full-blooded Copperhead Diddle!"=