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Literary
June 12, 1863
Daily Democrat And News
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
What is this article about?
A humorous, dialect-filled satirical poem titled 'Nashinil Him,' presented as a 'National Hymn' praising President Lincoln ('Father Abraham') as a historical figure and war leader, with references to emancipation, the Union army, and poetic reward. Introduced in the Democrat & News as work by the 'Worcester Bard.'
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Nashinil Him. (In Woieo.)
The "Nashinil Him" which follows, and which
the author says was written in "blapk worse" be-
cause it can be read like prose, and because the
individual most concerned ken rede it better in
that shape, is clearly entitled to the $500 offered
a few years ago for the best production of that
kind. As the poet, although formerly a militia
captain, is not likely to be rewarded in the mili-
tary line by Father Abraham, we suggest to the
committee to fork over that sum to the "Worces-
tor Bard:"
Grote Abram! Grate Patrick! Jf all thes
Knighted States! Grate Pattern cf tye fellers
Which travei in tne soa of Speckeriashun!
Grate Patrarke! shepperd of grate flocks!
I see your sheep a gambling.
A great maoy are black sheep, imported
From Africa into Merican descent,
for improvement of the wool.
Thave been penned up teo long, and nede
A change of pustur for thave got too fat
nd the wool don't grow, and tha ete tu
Much korn; but when thare turned out
Tu pastur, thale hunt grass for therselves, and
The wool will gro over thar ise, and the
Ise of tho white sheop, so neither kin see;
And so you kin fetch om both-tu sheer
Or tu make mutting uv.
Fayther Abraham! yure the Fayther of histery!
Yuro akin history faster than a sowin masheen
With ten fare fingere workin it; yure makin it
rite;
Afore yuro time histery wasn't tru, nor gud;
Yure makin histery grate-you air iand, mebbe,
Histery nill make yu grate; weele see, if we live
Long enuf! Fayther Abraham! make a prokier-
mashun
Tu that offce, yure proklermashuns have
grate
powr.
Yure mightier with the pen than all the genorald
Witn the sord. With yure proklermashu
Yu mite abolish deth! And then wede have
A good time generally. But what would we du
With the rebels, then? You must loave them
out.
Fayther Abram! we air kummin with
Nine hundred thowsand men, to help yu
Mako histery; for this is a histerikel
War, and it wust bo made, and made to end-
Ef we kud seo it; and them that kant, you must
Send to prissn, whare the vishum's aurkum-
ekribed.
Fayther Abram! Kummandor in Chief,
And nu Herodotus of tietery!
This is a Nasninal Him- but you
A himmcr! In fac, yurea National him-
Yurerelf! Yure the him - the grate him-
That duz nd kummandz all things and buddies
In these Nighted States!
Grate Abram! its a kustum mong grate hims
To rekompens there poets. Ime moderit
In all my asperasbuns. I kummanded
A malisba kumpany wuns, and I think
Ide mako a fustrate Major Gonral!
But lesser rank will du with bigger pay!
Nashinil Him. (In Woieo.)
The "Nashinil Him" which follows, and which
the author says was written in "blapk worse" be-
cause it can be read like prose, and because the
individual most concerned ken rede it better in
that shape, is clearly entitled to the $500 offered
a few years ago for the best production of that
kind. As the poet, although formerly a militia
captain, is not likely to be rewarded in the mili-
tary line by Father Abraham, we suggest to the
committee to fork over that sum to the "Worces-
tor Bard:"
Grote Abram! Grate Patrick! Jf all thes
Knighted States! Grate Pattern cf tye fellers
Which travei in tne soa of Speckeriashun!
Grate Patrarke! shepperd of grate flocks!
I see your sheep a gambling.
A great maoy are black sheep, imported
From Africa into Merican descent,
for improvement of the wool.
Thave been penned up teo long, and nede
A change of pustur for thave got too fat
nd the wool don't grow, and tha ete tu
Much korn; but when thare turned out
Tu pastur, thale hunt grass for therselves, and
The wool will gro over thar ise, and the
Ise of tho white sheop, so neither kin see;
And so you kin fetch om both-tu sheer
Or tu make mutting uv.
Fayther Abraham! yure the Fayther of histery!
Yuro akin history faster than a sowin masheen
With ten fare fingere workin it; yure makin it
rite;
Afore yuro time histery wasn't tru, nor gud;
Yure makin histery grate-you air iand, mebbe,
Histery nill make yu grate; weele see, if we live
Long enuf! Fayther Abraham! make a prokier-
mashun
Tu that offce, yure proklermashuns have
grate
powr.
Yure mightier with the pen than all the genorald
Witn the sord. With yure proklermashu
Yu mite abolish deth! And then wede have
A good time generally. But what would we du
With the rebels, then? You must loave them
out.
Fayther Abram! we air kummin with
Nine hundred thowsand men, to help yu
Mako histery; for this is a histerikel
War, and it wust bo made, and made to end-
Ef we kud seo it; and them that kant, you must
Send to prissn, whare the vishum's aurkum-
ekribed.
Fayther Abram! Kummandor in Chief,
And nu Herodotus of tietery!
This is a Nasninal Him- but you
A himmcr! In fac, yurea National him-
Yurerelf! Yure the him - the grate him-
That duz nd kummandz all things and buddies
In these Nighted States!
Grate Abram! its a kustum mong grate hims
To rekompens there poets. Ime moderit
In all my asperasbuns. I kummanded
A malisba kumpany wuns, and I think
Ide mako a fustrate Major Gonral!
But lesser rank will du with bigger pay!
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Political
War Peace
Patriotism
What keywords are associated?
Abraham Lincoln
Civil War
National Hymn
Satirical Poem
Dialect Humor
Emancipation
Union Army
What entities or persons were involved?
Worcester Bard
Literary Details
Title
Nashinil Him
Author
Worcester Bard
Subject
Satire On Abraham Lincoln And The Civil War
Form / Style
Satirical Hymn In Phonetic Dialect
Key Lines
Grote Abram! Grate Patrick! Jf All Thes Knighted States! Grate Pattern Cf Tye Fellers Which Travei In Tne Soa Of Speckeriashun!
Fayther Abraham! Yure The Fayther Of Histery! Yuro Akin History Faster Than A Sowin Masheen With Ten Fare Fingere Workin It; Yure Makin It Rite;
This Is A Nasninal Him But You A Himmcr! In Fac, Yurea National Him Yurerelf! Yure The Him The Grate Him That Duz Nd Kummandz All Things And Buddies In These Nighted States!