AddressOfBeelzebub

addressofbeelzebub

totherighthonourabletheearlofbreadalbane,presidentoftherighthonourableandhonourablethehighlandsociety,whichmetonthe23rdofmaylastattheshakespeare,coventgarden,toconcertwaysandmeanstofrustratethedesignsoffivehundredhighlanders,who,asthesocietywereinformedbymr.m'kenzieofapplecross,weresoaudaciousastoattemptanescapefromtheirlawfullordsandmasterswhosepropertytheywere,byemigratingfromthelandsofmr.macdonaldofglengarytothewildsofcanada,insearchofthatfantasticthing—liberty.

longlife,mylord,an'healthbeyours,

unskaithedbyhunger'dhighlandboors;

lordgrantmenaeduddie,desperatear,

wi'dirk,claymore,andrustyer,

maytwinauldscotlando'alife

shelikes—asbutcherslikeaknife.

faithyouandapplecrosswereright

tokeepthehighlandhoundsinsight:

idoubtna!theywadbidnaebetter,

thanletthemanceoutowrethewater,

thenupamongthaelakesandseas,

they'llmakwhatrulesandlawstheyplease:

somedaringhancocke,orafranklin,

maysettheirhighlandbluida-ranklin;

somewashingtonagainmayheadthem,

orsomemontgomery,fearless,leadthem,

tillgodknowswhatmaybeeffected

whenbysuchheadsandheartsdirected,

poordunghillsonsofdirtandmire

maytopatricianrightsaspire!

naesagenorthnow,norsagersackville,

towatchandpremiero'erthepackvile,—

an'wharewillyegethowesandclintons

tobringthemtoarightrepentance—

tocowetherebelgeneration,

an'savethehonouro'thenation?

they,an'bed-d!whatrighthaethey

tomeat,orsleep,orlighto'day?

farless—toriches,pow'r,orfreedom,

butwhatyourlordshiplikestogiethem?

buthear,mylord!glengarry,hear!

yourhand'sowrelighttothem,ifear;

yourfactors,grieves,trustees,andbailies,

icannasaybuttheydogaylies;

theylayasidea'tendermercies,

an'tirlthehallionstothebirses;

yetwhilethey'reonlypoind'tandherriet,

they'llkeeptheirstubbornhighlandspirit:

butsmashthem!crashthema'tospails,

an'rotthedyvorsi'thejails!

theyoungdogs,swingethemtothelabour;

letwarkan'hungermakthemsober!

thehizzies,ifthey'reaughtlinsfawsont,

letthemindrury-lanebelesson'd!

an'ifthewivesan'dirtybrats

comeinatyourdoorsan'yetts,

flaffinwi'duds,an'greywi'beas',

frightinawayyourducksan'geese;