American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-09-29


given out to favorites of the Ministers and the friends
of the Ministers. This is the subject of the follow
ing Parody.
FROM THE LONDON GLOBE.
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.
A .Ns,o Song to an Old Tune.
AS performed with grea, applause at Westminster
Hall, on two successive days, viz: May 16 and
IL, 1896.
Dramdtis Pers0ng.-Mr. Peto the Builder -
Mr.. Laing the Surveyor; Mr.. Day, Clerk Of the
Works; Mr.. Mullins, the Foreman; Mr. Cook,
the Carpenter; Mr.. Smirke, the Architect; Mr..
Rennie, the Engineer; Counsellors, &c. &c.
This is the House that Jack. built.
This is the sIeeperf that propped up the House
that Jack built.
This is the Peto, appointed to to, the driving
the pile that short all the while, and would'n
SO deeper under the sleeper, that propped up the
House that Jack built.
These the spandrels stout and thick that we're
filed up with rubbish instead of brick, by MIR. Peto,
appointed to see to, the driving the pile that was
short all The while, and wouldn't go deeper under
the sleeper, that propped up the House that Jack
built
This Laing The Survey'r, who took great care, to
order the spandrels stout and thick, TO be filled up
with rubbish instead of brick, by Mr.. Peto, appoint
ed to see to. the driving the pile that was short all
The while, and wouldn't go deeper under the sleep
er, that popped up the House that Jack built.
| This is Mullins the foreman, steady and strong,
who saw that matters were all going wrong, and
wondered the house should have lasted long, as he
told James Day from Drury Lane who went there
every morning and back again, to Laing the Sur
vey'r, who took such care, to order the spandrels
stout and thick to be filled up with rubbish instead
OF brick, by Mr. Peto, appointed to see to- the drv
ing the pile that was short all the while, and wouldn't
go deeper under the sleeper that propped up the
House that Jack built.
| This is John Cook, who Just gave look,'' and
agreed with the foreman steady and strong, who
saw that matters were all going wrong, and wonder
ed the House should have lasted long, he told
James Day from Drury Lane. who went there eve
ry morning and back again, to Laing the Survey'r,
who took such care to order the spandre!s stout and
thick, to be filled up with rubbish instead Of brick,
by Mr.. Peto appointed to to, the driving the pile
that was short all the while, and wouldn't go deeper
below the sleeper, that propped up the House thai
| Jack built.
| This is r. Smirke, who found fault with the work,
at which John Cook had JUS, taken look and agreed
with the foreman, steady and strong who that
! matters were all going wrong, and wondered the
House should have lasted long, as he told James
| Day from Drury Lane, who went there every morn
ing and back again, to Lang the surveyr, who took
such care, to order the spandels stout and thick, to
| be filled up with rubbish instead Of brick, by Mr..
Peto, appointed to see to, the driving the pile which
was short all the while aud wouldn't go deeper be.
meath the sleeper, that propped up the House that
Jack built
This is George Rennie, who wouldn't give pen.
ny, for all the work found fault with by Smifke, a,
| which John Cook had just given look, and agreed
with the foreman steady and strong, who saw that
matters were all going wrong, and wondered the
house should have lasted SO long, he told James
| Day from Drury Lane, who went there every morn
ing and back again, to Laing the suryeyr who took
such care, to order the spandels stout aud hck TO
! be filled up with rubbish instead of BRICK by Mr..
Peto appointed to see to, the driving the pile that
was short all the while, and wouldn't go deeper be
low the sleeper, that propped up the House that Jack
| built.
These are the Counsellors bouncing and big, eve
ry one in three tailed wig, who examined George
Rennie, that wouldn't give penny, for all the work
| found fault with by Smirke, at which John Cook
had Just taken look, and agreed with the foreman
steady and strong, who saw that matters we're all
going wrong, and wondered the house should have
lasted SO long, as he told James Day from Drury
Lane, who went there every morning and back a.
gain. to Laing the survey' who took such care, TO
order the spandrels stout and thick to be filled with
rubbish instead of brick. by Mr. Peto, appointed to
see to, the driving the pile that short all the
while, and wouldn't go deeper below the sleeper, that
propped up the House that Jack built.
| This is John Bull, with his pockets FULL who
forked cut three hundred thousand pound, for tum
BILE down house that fell to the ground and paid all
the fees, with great deal of ease, to all the grave
counsellors bouncing and big, every one in three
tailed wig, who examined George Rennie that
wouldn't give penny, for all the work found fault
with by Smrke, at which John Cook had just given
a look, and agreed with the foreman steady and
strong, who that matters all going wrong,
and wondered the house should have lasted so long,
as he told James Day from Drury lane, who was
there every morning and back again, to Laing the
survey'r, who took so much care to order the span
thick be hlIed with rnhhish