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Ballad�此 �Pasha Bailey Ben
A proud Pasha was BAILEY BEN�察�His wives were three�察�his tails were
ten�察 �His form was dignified�察 �but stout�察 �Men called him ;Little
Roundabout。;
HIS IMPORTANCE
Pale Pilgrims came from o'er the sea To wait on PASHA BAILEY B。�察�
All bearing presents in a crowd�察�For B。 was poor as well as proud。
HIS PRESENTS
They brought him onions strung on ropes�察�And cold boiled beef�察�and
telescopes�察�And balls of string�察 �and shrimps�察 �and guns�察�And chops�察 �and
tacks�察�and hats�察�and buns。
MORE OF THEM
They brought him white kid gloves�察�and pails�察�And candlesticks�察�and
potted quails�察�And capstan´bars�察 �and scales and weights�察�And ornaments
for empty grates。
WHY I MENTION THESE
My tale is not of these ´ oh no� �I only mention them to show The
divers gifts that divers men Brought o'er the sea to BAILEY BEN。
HIS CONFIDANT
A confidant had BAILEY B。�察�A gay Mongolian dog was he�察�I am not
good at Turkish names�察�And so I call him SIMPLE JAMES。
HIS CONFIDANT'S COUNTENANCE
A dreadful legend you might trace In SIMPLE JAMES'S honest face�察�
For there you read�察�in Nature's print�察 �A Scoundrel of the Deepest Tint。;
HIS CHARACTER
A deed of blood�察�or fire�察�or flames�察�Was meat and drink to SIMPLE
JAMES�此�To hide his guilt he did not plan�察�But owned himself a bad young
man。
THE AUTHOR TO HIS READER
And why on earth good BAILEY BEN ��The wisest�察 �noblest�察�best of
men�� Made SIMPLE JAMES his right´hand man Is quite beyond my
mental span。
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THE SAME�察�CONTINUED
But there ´ enough of gruesome deeds� �My heart�察�in thinking of them�察�
bleeds�察�And so let SIMPLE JAMES take wing�察 � 'Tis not of him I'm going
to sing。
THE PASHA'S CLERK
Good PASHA BAILEY kept a clerk ��For BAILEY only made his
mark���察 �His name was MATTHEW WYCOMBE COO�察�A man of nearly
forty´two。
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
No person that I ever knew Could ;yodel; half as well as COO�察�And
Highlanders exclaimed�察 �Eh�察�weel� ─�When COO began to dance a reel。
HIS KINDNESS TO THE PASHA'S WIVES
He used to dance and sing and play In such an unaffected way�察 �He
cheered the unexciting lives Of PASHA BAILEY'S lovely wives。
THE AUTHOR TO HIS READER
But why should I encumber you With histories of MATTHEW COO�拭�
Let MATTHEW COO at once take wing�察 � 'Tis not of COO I'm going to
sing。
THE AUTHOR'S MUSE
Let me recall my wandering Muse�察�She SHALL be steady if I choose ´
She roves�察�instead of helping me To tell the deeds of BAILEY B。
THE PASHA'S VISITOR
One morning knocked�察�at half´past eight�察�A tall Red Indian at his gate。
In Turkey�察�as you're p'raps aware�察�Red Indians are extremely rare。
THE VISITOR'S OUTFIT
Mocassins decked his graceful legs�察�His eyes were black�察�and round as
eggs�察 �And on his neck�察 �instead of beads�察 �Hung several Catawampous
seeds。
WHAT THE VISITOR SAID
;Ho�察�ho� ─�he said�察 �thou pale´faced one�察�Poor offspring of an Eastern
sun�察�You've NEVER seen the Red Man skip Upon the banks of Mississip� ─�
THE AUTHOR'S MODERATION
To say that BAILEY oped his eyes Would feebly paint his great
surprise ´ To say it almost made him die Would be to paint it much too
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high。
THE AUTHOR TO HIS READER
But why should I ransack my head To tell you all that Indian said�察�
We'll let the Indian man take wing�察 � 'Tis not of him I'm going to sing。
THE READER TO THE AUTHOR
Come�察�come�察�I say�察�that's quite enough Of this absurd disjointed stuff�察�
Now let's get on to that affair About LIEUTENANT´COLONEL FLARE。
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Ballad�此 �Lieutenant´Colonel Flare
The earth has armies plenty�察�And semi´warlike bands�察�I dare say there
are twenty In European lands�察�But�察�oh� �in no direction You'd find one to
compare In brotherly affection With that of COLONEL FLARE。
His soldiers might be rated As military Pearls。 As unsophisticated As
pretty little girls� �They never smoked or ratted�察�Or talked of Sues or Polls�察�
The Sergeant´Major tatted�察�The others nursed their dolls。
He spent his days in teaching These truly solemn facts�察�There's little
use in preaching�察 �Or circulating tracts。 ��The vainest plan invented For
stifling other creeds�察�Unless it's supplemented With charitable DEEDS。��
He taught his soldiers kindly To give at Hunger's call�此 �Oh�察�better far
give blindly�察 �Than never give at all� �Though sympathy be kindled By
Imposition's game�察�Oh�察�better far be swindled Than smother up its flame� ─�
His means were far from ample For pleasure or for dress�察�Yet note this
bright example Of single´heartedness�此�Though ranking as a Colonel�察�His
pay was but a groat�察�While their reward diurnal Was ´ each a five´pound
note。
Moreover�察 � this evinces His kindness�察�you'll allow�察 � He fed them all
like princes�察 �And lived himself on cow。 He set them all regaling On
curious wines�察 �and dear�察 �While he would sit pale´ale´ing�察 �Or quaffing
ginger´beer。
Then at his instigation ��A pretty fancy this�� Their daily pay and ration
He'd take in change for his�察 �They brought it to him weekly�察 �And he
without a groan�察�Would take it from them meekly And give them all his
own� �
Though not exactly knighted As knights�察�of course�察�should be�察�Yet no
one so delighted In harmless chivalry。 If peasant girl or ladye Beneath
misfortunes sank�察�Whate'er distinctions made he�察�They were not those of
rank。
No maiden young and comely Who wanted good advice ��However
poor or homely�� Need ask him for it twice。 He'd wipe away the blindness
That comes of teary dew�察�His sympathetic kindness No sort of limit knew。
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He always hated dealing With men who schemed or planned�察�A person
harsh ´ unfeeling ´ The Colonel could not stand。 He hated cold�察�suspecting�察�
Official men in blue�察�Who pass their lives detecting The crimes that others
do。
For men who'd shoot a sparrow�察 �Or immolate a worm Beneath a
farmer's harrow�察�He could not find a term。 Humanely�察�ay�察�and knightly He
dealt with such an one�察�He took and tied him tightly�察�And blew him from a
gun。
The earth has armies plenty�察�And semi´warlike bands�察�I'm certain there
are twenty In European lands�察�But�察�oh� �in no direction You'd find one to
compare In brotherly affection With that of COLONEL FLARE。
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Ballad�此 �Lost Mr。 Blake
MR。 BLAKE was a regular out´and´out hardened sinner�察 �Who was
quite out of the pale of Christianity�察�so to speak�察�He was in the habit of
smoking a long pipe and drinking a glass of grog on a Sunday after dinner�察�
And seldom thought of going to church more than twice or ´ if Good
Friday or Christmas Day happened to come in it ´ three times a week。
He was quite indifferent as to the particular kinds of dresses That the
clergyman wore at church where he used to go to pray�察�And whatever he
did in the way of relieving a chap's distresses�察�He always did in a nasty�察�
sneaking�察�underhanded�察�hole´and´ corner sort of way。
I have known him indulge in profane�察�ungentlemanly emphatics�察�When
the Protestant Church has been divided on the subject of the proper width
of a chasuble's hem�察�I have even known him to sneer at albs ´ and as for
dalmatics�察�Words can't convey an idea of the contempt he expressed for
THEM。
He didn't believe in persons who�察�not being well off themselves�察 �are
obliged to confine their charitable exertions to collecting money from
wealthier people�察 �And looked upon individuals of the former class as
ecclesiastical hawks�察 �He used to say that he would no more think of
interfering with his priest's robes than with his church or his steeple�察�And
that he did not consider his soul imperilled because somebody over whom
he had no influence whatever�察 �chose to dress himself up like an
exaggerated GUY FAWKES。
This shocking old vagabond was so unutterably shameless That he
actually went a´courting a very respectable and pious middle´aged sister�察�
by the name of BIGGS。 She was a rather attractive widow�察�whose life as
such had always been particularly blameless�察 �Her first husband had left
her a secure but moderate competence�察 �owing to some fortunate
speculations in the matter of figs。
She was an excellent person in every way ´ and won the respect even
of MRS。 GRUNDY�察 �She was a good housewife�察 �too�察 �and wouldn't have
wasted a penny if she had owned the Koh´i´noor。 She was just as strict as
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