Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-21

--Oh that would be the life for me-
WiIh plenty To get and nuthing To do.
But to deck pet paddle with ribbons Of blue.
And whistle all day To Tie Queens cOckaIUO.
DTeamingy, dreamrngy.
Then the chamber maids that clean the rooms,
Would come TO the windows, aud rest on their
broums,
With their saucy caps. and their crisped hair
And they'd Iuss their heads in the lrag raul air.
Aud say To each Olher-" J sst To- down there
Al The NICE Young many, tidy and small
VINO Is paid for writing on nothing at all,
Handsomely, handsomely :"
They would peli me with matches aud sweet pastiles
Aud Crumpled up balls of The royal bills,
Gigsling and laughing. and screaming with fun,
As they'd see me starr, With a leap and a run.
From the broad OF my back the points Of my toes
When pellet of paper hat my nose,
Slueezingly, squeezngly.
Then Ia bring them punches of garden flowers.
And hyacinIhs pIucked from the Castle buuers.
And I'd challenge them ell to eume down ro me,
Aud Id KISS them oil, Til they kissed me,
LaughIngy. luughIngly.
Oh, would not that he a merry life.
Apart from care aud apart from strife.
With the laureaIe's wine and the laurealc's pay.
Aud no deductions al quarter dayl
Oh, that would be The post for me,
With plenty la get, aud mining to do
But 10 deck pet poodle with ribbons Of blue
Ani whistle tune To The QIeens cUckalUo,
Aud sciibbe Of verses remarkably few,
And at evening empty bottle or Two.
Qoahngy, quafi1gy.
Oh, lis I would he
The laureate bold.
WiIh my bun OF sherry,
To kenp the merry.
Aud nothing TO do but TO pocket my gold.
The man who appreciates sinecure 50 " ell ought
cerlaisly To have II.
Tum n,w 10 Windsor, Of whose festive board
we are furnished with delightful glimpse IN The
following ballad, ~r.uen apparently 10y one Of The
iooI'nen. judge toy the name attached 10 it,
THE ROYAL BANQUET.
by JOSEPH JENKINS.
The Queen, she kept her high festival in windsor's
lordly hail.
And round her safe the gaTtered nights and ermi.
ned mobiles alt;
There drank The valiant Wellington. there fed the
wary Peel.
And at The DoIrom Of the board Prince Albert cary u
the vail.
What, painter, no. remove the cloth, lilo cellarer
the wine.
And bid the royal bring in the hopes Of Bruins.
weeks line,
Then with one IumulIuous shout the band Of
BRUSH peers
God bless her sacred majesty. Let's see The lrrle
dears"
Now, by Saint George our pat ron Saint, Twas a
touching sight Ia see,
That ron warrior gentle place the Princess on his
kuee,
70 hear him hush her infant fears. aud teach her
how 10 cape.
They passed Inc wine. the sparkling wine-rhey I'll.
led the gohlcIs up,
Even B'ougham, the cynic anChoriIe, smiled bandly
on tie cup,
Aud LynLhursu vita a noble thirst that rolhing
Proposed the immortal memory Of King William on
his knees,
"Whal want We here, my gracious lege, cried good
Save gladstone song aud minsreIsy TO flow our cupt
beiweeng
Il ask not now Tor Goulburn's voice or Knatshbull',
warbliug lay.
But where's The Poet Laureate 10 grace our board
to dayl"
Loud laughed the Knigh Of Netherby and Sc ornful
" he cried,
"Or art thou mad with wine, Lord Earl, or art thy
sell beside7
Eight hundred Bedlnm barls have claimed the Lau
reate's vacant crown,
And now like frantic Bacchanals run wild through
London town"
Now glory 10 our gracious Queen,"a voice wa
heard O. cry,
And dark M.cauiey stood before them oil! with phrer
zled eye,
Nov glory 10 our gracious Queen, and oil her go
rOus race,
A boon, Duou. my soyran liege, give mo the Lau
relle's place.
| Twas that sang the might Of Rome. the gones q
Navarro,
AID who could swell Inc fame 50 well orBnluin'
Isles ATARI
The hero Of a hundred fights" Then weliinglo
up sprung.
"lI9, silence the ranks, say, SO down and hol,
your tongue.
By heaven, thou shalt not twist ms name into
JngIng 10y,
or mrmic 90 Thy puny song The thunIors Of Assaye
RS hard that Or 10y lost 81 fIlce peace wc eau
uUt dine.
Nur-c, rase Her Royal H,shnes, here. Sir Ro Der
pass Tee wine,
"No Laurea,e need NC al board" then spoke %,
LIrJ Ji VluE
Here's many a vpice 10 sharm tbe ear win minstrel
sing. know,
Even mJ SELF" Then rose the c-y-DA song. q
eng iruul 8rrugham'.
lie saug-auj r8ightway sound himself aione with.
il the ru1m
Bflusham singing. No wonder the r1yal party q D.
s-ondeI 80 rapidly we ore sorry or MIcsuley.
The Duke. we fhnk, togk bin up on Tbs occasioy
rather suapplshiy However. g,e trust ne uiItsto
bs tevepEs by Turning lev Of she incidents In inc
iron UaWior's" iife into Lays lie might have
worse empi0ymsnt even 80 The Wfndror Castle