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Literary
November 24, 1865
Daily National Republican
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Newspaper advertisement for The National Republican subscriptions, followed by a humorous poem 'A Tragic Story' translated by Thackeray from Chamisso, about a sage futilely trying to make his pigtail hang in front.
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THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN
THE DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is published every afternoon (Sundays excepted) by W. J. Murtagh & Co., (No. 511 Ninth street,) and is furnished to our subscribers (by carriers) at 50 cents per month.
Mail subscribers, $4.00 per annum; $2.00 for six months; and $1.00 for three months, invariably in advance.
Single copies, 3 cents.
The Weekly National Republican is published every Friday morning: One copy one year, $2; Three copies one year, $5.00; Ten Copies one year, $15.00.
A TRAGIC STORY.
Translated from the German of Chamisso,
BY THACKERAY.
There lived a sage in days of yore,
And he's a handsome pigtail wore;
But wondered much and sorrowed more
Because it hung behind him.
He's mused upon this curious case,
And swore he'd change the pigtail's place,
And have it hanging at his face,
Not dangling there behind him.
Says he, "the mystery I've found—
I'll turn me round'—he turned him round,
But still it hung behind him.
Then round and round, and out and in,
All day the puzzled sage did spin;
In vain; it mattered not a pin—
The pigtail hung behind him.
And right and left, and round about,
And up and down, and in and out,
He turned; but still the pigtail stout
Hung steadily behind him.
And though his efforts never slack,
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! still faithful to his back
The pigtail hangs behind him.
THE DAILY NATIONAL REPUBLICAN is published every afternoon (Sundays excepted) by W. J. Murtagh & Co., (No. 511 Ninth street,) and is furnished to our subscribers (by carriers) at 50 cents per month.
Mail subscribers, $4.00 per annum; $2.00 for six months; and $1.00 for three months, invariably in advance.
Single copies, 3 cents.
The Weekly National Republican is published every Friday morning: One copy one year, $2; Three copies one year, $5.00; Ten Copies one year, $15.00.
A TRAGIC STORY.
Translated from the German of Chamisso,
BY THACKERAY.
There lived a sage in days of yore,
And he's a handsome pigtail wore;
But wondered much and sorrowed more
Because it hung behind him.
He's mused upon this curious case,
And swore he'd change the pigtail's place,
And have it hanging at his face,
Not dangling there behind him.
Says he, "the mystery I've found—
I'll turn me round'—he turned him round,
But still it hung behind him.
Then round and round, and out and in,
All day the puzzled sage did spin;
In vain; it mattered not a pin—
The pigtail hung behind him.
And right and left, and round about,
And up and down, and in and out,
He turned; but still the pigtail stout
Hung steadily behind him.
And though his efforts never slack,
And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,
Alas! still faithful to his back
The pigtail hangs behind him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Sage
Pigtail
Futility
Thackeray
Chamisso
Humorous Poem
What entities or persons were involved?
Translated From The German Of Chamisso, By Thackeray.
Literary Details
Title
A Tragic Story.
Author
Translated From The German Of Chamisso, By Thackeray.
Key Lines
There Lived A Sage In Days Of Yore,
And He's A Handsome Pigtail Wore;
But Wondered Much And Sorrowed More
Because It Hung Behind Him.
Says He, "The Mystery I've Found—
I'll Turn Me Round'—He Turned Him Round,
But Still It Hung Behind Him.
Alas! Still Faithful To His Back
The Pigtail Hangs Behind Him.