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his age ´ or somebody might declare That BARNACLE'S long pig´tail was
never his own own hair。
BELAYE would admit that his men were of no great use to him�察 �But�察�
then�察─�he would say�察 �there is little to do on a gunboat trim I can hand�察�and
reef�察�and steer�察�and fire my big gun too ´ And it IS such a treat to sail with
a gentle well´bred crew。;
I saw him every day。 How the happy moments sped� �Reef topsails� �
Make all taut� �There's dirty weather ahead� 。�I do not mean that tempests
threatened the HOT CROSS BUN�察�In THAT case�察�I don't know whatever
we SHOULD have done�。�
After a fortnight's cruise�察�we put into port one day�察�And off on leave
for a week went kind LIEUTENANT BELAYE�察�And after a long long
week had passed ��and it seemed like a life���察 �LIEUTENANT BELAYE
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returned to his ship with a fair young wife� �
He up�察�and he says�察�says he�察 �O crew of the HOT CROSS BUN�察�Here
is the wife of my heart�察 �for the Church has made us one� ─ �And as he
uttered the word�察�the crew went out of their wits�察�And all fell down in so
many separate fainting´fits。
And then their hair came down�察�or off�察�as the case might be�察�And lo� �
the rest of the crew were simple girls�察�like me�察�Who all had fled from their
homes in a sailor's blue array�察 �To follow the shifting fate of kind
LIEUTENANT BELAYE。
* * * * * * * *
It's strange to think that I should ever have loved young men�察�But I'm
speaking of ten years past ´ I was barely sixty then�察�And now my cheeks
are furrowed with grief and age�察�I trow� �And poor POLL PINEAPPLE'S
eyes have lost their lustre now� �
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Ballad�此 �The Two Ogres
Good children�察�list�察�if you're inclined�察�And wicked children too ´ This
pretty ballad is designed Especially for you。
Two ogres dwelt in Wickham Wold ´ Each TRAITS distinctive had�此�
The younger was as good as gold�察�The elder was as bad。
A wicked�察�disobedient son Was JAMES M'ALPINE�察�and A contrast to
the elder one�察�Good APPLEBODY BLAND。
M'ALPINE ´ brutes like him are few ´ In greediness delights�察 �A
melancholy victim to Unchastened appetites。
Good�察�well´bred children every day He ravenously ate�察 � All boys were
fish who found their way Into M'ALPINE'S net�此�
Boys whose good breeding is innate�察 �Whose sums are always right�察�
And boys who don't expostulate When sent to bed at night�察�
And kindly boys who never search The nests of birds of song�察�And
serious boys for whom�察�in church�察�No sermon is too long。
Contrast with JAMES'S greedy haste And comprehensive hand�察 �The
nice discriminating taste Of APPLEBODY BLAND。
BLAND only eats bad boys�察 �who swear ´ Who CAN behave�察 �but
DON'T ´ Disgraceful lads who say ;don't care�察─�And ;shan't�察─�and ;can't�察─�
and ;won't。;
Who wet their shoes and learn to box�察�And say what isn't true�察�Who
bite their nails and jam their frocks�察�And make long noses too�察�
Who kick a nurse's aged shin�察�And sit in sulky mopes�察�And boys who
twirl poor kittens in Distracting zoetropes。
But JAMES�察 �when he was quite a youth�察 �Had often been to school�察�
And though so bad�察�to tell the truth�察�He wasn't quite a fool。
At logic few with him could vie�察�To his peculiar sect He could propose
a fallacy With singular effect。
So�察�when his Mentors said�察 �Expound ´ Why eat good children ´ why�拭─�
Upon his Mentors he would round With this absurd reply�此�
;I have been taught to love the good ´ The pure ´ the unalloyed ´ And
wicked boys�察�I've understood�察�I always should avoid。
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;Why do I eat good children ´ why�拭�Because I love them so� ─。�But this
was empty sophistry�察�As your Papa can show。��
Now�察�though the learning of his friends Was truly not immense�察�They
had a way of fitting ends By rule of common sense。
;Away�察�away� ─�his Mentors cried�察 �Thou uncongenial pest� �A quirk's a
thing we can't abide�察�A quibble we detest� �
;A fallacy in your reply Our intellect descries�察 �Although we don't
pretend to spy Exactly where it lies。
;In misery and penal woes Must end a glutton's joys�察�And learn how
ogres punish those Who dare to eat good boys。
;Secured by fetter�察�cramp�察�and chain�察�And gagged securely ´ so ´ You
shall be placed in Drury Lane�察�Where only good lads go。
;Surrounded there by virtuous boys�察�You'll suffer torture wus Than that
which constantly annoys Disgraceful TANTALUS。
�─�If you would learn the woes that vex Poor TANTALUS�察�down there�察�
Pray borrow of Papa an ex´ Purgated LEMPRIERE。��
;But as for BLAND who�察�as it seems�察�Eats only naughty boys�察�We've
planned a recompense that teems With gastronomic joys。
;Where wicked youths in crowds are stowed He shall unquestioned
rule�察�And have the run of Hackney Road Reformatory School� ─�
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Ballad�此 �Little Oliver
EARL JOYCE he was a kind old party Whom nothing ever could put
out�察�Though eighty´two�察�he still was hearty�察�Excepting as regarded gout。
He had one unexampled daughter�察 �The LADY MINNIE´HAHA
JOYCE�察 �Fair MINNIE´HAHA�察 �Laughing Water�察─ �So called from her
melodious voice。
By Nature planned for lover´capture�察�Her beauty every heart assailed�察�
The good old nobleman with rapture Observed how widely she prevailed
Aloof from all the lordly flockings Of titled swells who worshipped
her�察 �There stood�察 �in pumps and cotton stockings�察 �One humble lover ´
OLIVER。
He was no peer by Fortune petted�察�His name recalled no bygone age�察�
He was no lordling coronetted ´ Alas� �he was a simple page� �
With vain appeals he never bored her�察�But stood in silent sorrow by ´
He knew how fondly he adored her�察�And knew�察�alas� �how hopelessly� �
Well grounded by a village tutor In languages alive and past�察�He'd say
unto himself�察 �Knee´suitor�察�Oh�察�do not go beyond your last� ─�
But though his name could boast no handle�察�He could not every hope
resign�察 �As moths will hover round a candle�察 �So hovered he about her
shrine。
The brilliant candle dazed the moth well�此�One day she sang to her Papa
The air that MARIE sings with BOTHWELL In NEIDERMEYER'S
opera。
��Therein a stable boy�察�it's stated�察�Devoutly loved a noble dame�察�Who
ardently reciprocated His rather injudicious flame。��
And then�察�before the piano closing ��He listened coyly at the door���察�She
sang a song of her composing ´ I give one verse from half a score�此�
BALLAD
Why�察 �pretty page�察 �art ever sighing�拭 �Is sorrow in thy heartlet lying�拭�
Come�察 �set a´ringing Thy laugh entrancing�察 �And ever singing And ever
dancing。 Ever singing�察�Tra� �la� �la� �Ever dancing�察�Tra� �la� �la� �Ever singing�察�
ever dancing�察�Ever singing�察�Tra� �la� �la� �
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He skipped for joy like little muttons�察�He danced like Esmeralda's kid。
��She did not mean a boy in buttons�察�Although he fancied that she did。��
Poor lad� �convinced he thus would win her�察�He wore out many pairs of
soles�察�He danced when taking down the dinner ´ He danced when bringing
up the coals。
He danced and sang ��however laden�� With his incessant ;Tra� �la� �la� ─�
Which much surprised the noble maiden�察�And puzzled even her Papa。
He nourished now his flame and fanned it�察 �He even danced at work
below。 The upper servants wouldn't stand it�察�And BOWLES the butler told
him so。
At length on impulse acting blindly�察�His love he laid completely bare�察�
The gentle Earl received him kindly And told the lad to take a chair。
;Oh�察�sir�察─�the suitor uttered sadly�察 �Don't give your indignation vent�察�I
fear you think I'm acting madly�察�Perhaps you think me insolent�拭─�
The kindly Earl repelled the notion�察�His noble bosom heaved a sigh�察�
His fingers trembled with emotion�察�A tear stood in his mild blue eye�此�
For�察�oh� �the scene recalled too plainly The half´forgotten time when he�察�
A boy of nine�察�had worshipped vainly A governess of forty´three� �
;My boy�察─�he said�察�in tone consoling�察 �Give up this idle fancy ´ do ´
The song you heard my daughter trolling Did not�察�indeed�察�refer to you。
;I feel for you�察�poor boy�察�acutely�察�I would not wish to give you pain�察�
Your pangs I estimate minutely�察 � I�察�too�察�have loved�察�and loved in vain。
;But still your humble rank and station For MINNIE surely are not
meet; ´ He said much more in conversation Which it were needless to
repeat。
Now I'm prepared to bet a guinea�察�Were this a mere dramatic case�察�The
page would have eloped with MINNIE�察�But�察�no ´ he only left his place。
The simple Truth is my detective�察�With me Sensation can't abide�察�The
Likely beats the mere Effective�察�And Nature is my only guide。
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