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only good men do�察�in fact�察�What we should think a dirty act。
But strangest of these social twirls�察�The girls are boys ´ the boys are
girls� �The men are women�察�too ´ but then�察�PER CONTRA�察�women all are
men。
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To one who to tradition clings This seems an awkward state of things�察�
But if to think it out you try�察�It doesn't really signify。
With them�察�as surely as can be�察�A sailor should be sick at sea�察�And not
a passenger may sail Who cannot smoke right through a gale。
A soldier ��save by rarest luck�� Is always shot for showing pluck ��That
is�察�if others can be found With pluck enough to fire a round��。
;How strange� ─�I said to one I saw�察 �You quite upset our every law。
However can you get along So systematically wrong�拭─�
;Dear me� ─ �my mad informant said�察 �Have you no eyes within your
head�拭�You sneer when you your hat should doff�此 �Why�察 �we begin where
you leave off� �
;Your wisest men are very far Less learned than our babies are� ─ �I
mused awhile ´ and then�察�oh me� �I framed this brilliant repartee�此�
;Although your babes are wiser far Than our most valued sages are�察�
Your sages�察�with their toys and cots�察�Are duller than our idiots� ─�
But this remark�察�I grieve to state�察�Came just a little bit too late For as I
framed it in my head�察�I woke and found myself in bed。
Still I could wish that�察 �'stead of here�察 �My lot were in that favoured
sphere� � Where greatest fools bear off the bell I ought to do extremely
well。
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Ballad�此 �The Bishop Of Rum´Ti´
Foo Again
I often wonder whether you Think sometimes of that Bishop�察 �who
From black but balmy Rum´ti´Foo Last summer twelvemonth came。 Unto
your mind I p'r'aps may bring Remembrance of the man I sing To´day�察�by
simply mentioning That PETER was his name。
Remember how that holy man Came with the great Colonial clan To
Synod�察�called Pan´Anglican�察�And kindly recollect How�察�having crossed the
ocean wide�察�To please his flock all means he tried Consistent with a proper
pride And manly self´respect。
He only�察 �of the reverend pack Who minister to Christians black�察�
Brought any useful knowledge back To his Colonial fold。 In consequence
a place I claim For ;PETER; on the scroll of Fame ��For PETER was that
Bishop's name�察�As I've already told��。
He carried Art�察�he often said�察�To places where that timid maid ��Save by
Colonial Bishops' aid�� Could never hope to roam。 The Payne´cum´Lauri
feat he taught As he had learnt it�察 �for he thought The choicest fruits of
Progress ought To bless the Negro's home。
And he had other work to do�察�For�察�while he tossed upon the Blue�察�The
islanders of Rum´ti´Foo Forgot their kindly friend。 Their decent clothes
they learnt to tear ´ They learnt to say�察 �I do not care�察─�Though they�察 �of
course�察�were well aware How folks�察�who say so�察�end。
Some sailors�察�whom he did not know�察�Had landed there not long ago�察�
And taught them ;Bother� ─�also�察 �Blow� ─。�Of wickedness the germs��。 No
need to use a casuist's pen To prove that they were merchantmen�察 �No
sailor of the Royal N。 Would use such awful terms。
And so�察 �when BISHOP PETER came ��That was the kindly Bishop's
name���察�He heard these dreadful oaths with shame�察�And chid their want of
dress。 ��Except a shell ´ a bangle rare ´ A feather here ´ a feather there The
South Pacific Negroes wear Their native nothingness。��
He taught them that a Bishop loathes To listen to disgraceful oaths�察�He
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gave them all his left´off clothes ´ They bent them to his will。 The Bishop's
gift spreads quickly round�察 �In PETER'S left´off clothes they bound ��His
three´and´twenty suits they found In fair condition still��。
The Bishop's eyes with water fill�察 �Quite overjoyed to find them still
Obedient to his sovereign will�察�And said�察 �Good Rum´ti´Foo� �Half´way I'll
meet you�察�I declare�此�I'll dress myself in cowries rare�察�And fasten feathers in
my hair�察�And dance the 'Cutch´chi´boo��'; ��11��
And to conciliate his See He married PICCADILLILLEE�察 �The
youngest of his twenty´three�察�Tall ´ neither fat nor thin。 ��And though the
dress he made her don Looks awkwardly a girl upon�察 �It was a great
improvement on The one he found her in。��
The Bishop in his gay canoe ��His wife�察�of course�察�went with him too��
To some adjacent island flew�察 �To spend his honeymoon。 Some day in
sunny Rum´ti´Foo A little PETER'll be on view�察�And that ��if people tell
me true�� Is like to happen soon。
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Ballad�此 �A Worm Will Turn
I love a man who'll smile and joke When with misfortune crowned�察�
Who'll pun beneath a pauper's yoke�察 �And as he breaks his daily toke�察�
Conundrums gay propound。
Just such a man was BERNARD JUPP�察�He scoffed at Fortune's frown�察�
He gaily drained his bitter cup ´ Though Fortune often threw him up�察 �It
never cast him down。
Though years their share of sorrow bring�察�We know that far above All
other griefs�察 �are griefs that spring From some misfortune happening To
those we really love。
E'en sorrow for another's woe Our BERNARD failed to quell�察�Though
by this special form of blow No person ever suffered so�察�Or bore his grief
so well。
His father�察�wealthy and well clad�察�And owning house and park�察�Lost
every halfpenny he had�察 �And then became ��extremely sad�。� A poor
attorney's clerk。
All sons it surely would appal�察 �Except the passing meek�察 �To see a
father lose his all�察 �And from an independence fall To one pound ten a
week� �
But JUPP shook off this sorrow's weight�察�And�察 �like a Christian son�察�
Proved Poverty a happy fate ´ Proved Wealth to be a devil's bait�察�To lure
poor sinners on。
With other sorrows BERNARD coped�察 �For sorrows came in packs�察�
His cousins with their housemaids sloped ´ His uncles forged ´ his aunts
eloped ´ His sisters married blacks。
But BERNARD�察 �far from murmuring ��Exemplar�察 �friends�察 �to us���察�
Determined to his faith to cling�察 � He made the best of everything�察�And
argued softly thus�此�
;'Twere harsh my uncles' forging knack Too rudely to condemn ´ My
aunts�察�repentant�察�may come back�察�And blacks are nothing like as black As
people colour them� ─�
Still Fate�察 �with many a sorrow rife�察 �Maintained relentless fight�此 �His
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grandmamma next lost her life�察�Then died the mother of his wife�察�But still
he seemed all right。
His brother fond ��the only link To life that bound him now�� One
morning�察�overcome by drink�察�He broke his leg ��the right�察�I think�� In some
disgraceful row。
But did my BERNARD swear and curse�拭�Oh no ´ to murmur loth�察�He
only said�察 �Go�察�get a nurse�此�Be thankful that it isn't worse�察�You might have
broken both� ─�
But worms who watch without concern The cockchafer on thorns�察�Or
beetles smashed�察�themselves will turn If�察�walking through the slippery fern�察�
You tread upon their corns。
One night as BERNARD made his track Through Brompton home to
bed�察�A footpad�察 �with a vizor black�察 �Took watch and purse�察 �and dealt a
crack On BERNARD'S saint´like head。
It was too much ´ his spirit rose�察 �He looked extremely cross。 Men
thought him steeled to mortal foes�察�But no ´ he bowed to countless blows�察�
But kicked against this loss。
He finally made up his mind Upon his friends to call�察 �Subscription
lists were largely signed�察 �For men were really glad to find Him mortal�察�
after all� �
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Ballad�此 �The Haughty Actor
An actor ´ GIBBS�察 �of Drury Lane ´ Of very decent station�察 �Once
happened in a part to gain Excessive approbation�此 �It sometimes turns a
fellow's brain And makes him singularly vain When he believes that he
receives Tremendous approbation。
His great success half drove him mad�察�But no one seemed to mind him�察�
Well�察 �in another piece he had Another part assigned him。 This part was
smaller�察�by a bit�察�Than that in which he made a hit。 So�察�much ill´used�察�he
straight refused To play the part assigned him。
* * * * * * * *
THAT NIGHT THAT ACTOR SLEPT�察 �AND I'LL ATTEMPT TO
TELL YOU OF THE VIVID DREAM HE DREAMT。
THE DREAM。
In fighting with a robber band ��A thing he loved sincerely�� A sword
struck GIBBS upon the hand�察�And wounded it severely。 At first he didn't
heed it much�察 �He thought
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