Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-01-15
Eloilp argt,e.
Ehe Yarn of the Infancy Bell"
BY ". s. GILBERT.

BY ". s. GILBERT.
Twas on the shores that round the COST
From Deal to RaGszate ,p.n,
That L found slons, on piece of stone,
An elderly naval man.
His hair was weedy, his beard was long,
And weedy and long was he,
And l heard this wight on the shore reeite
In asjngular minor key:
cob, au a cook al Captain bsld,
Aud the mate of the Nancy brig,
And bo'sun tiS hit and a midshipmite,
And the Grew Of the Captains gig"
And he shook his fats and he tore his hair,
Till really felt afraid,
For couldn't help thinking tire man had been
drinking,
And so l simply said:
"0h, elderly man, it's little l know
Of the duties OF men of the sea,
AID I'll eat my hand if l understand
How you can possibly DO
"At once cook, and Captain bold,
And the mate of the Nancy brig,
And bo'sun tight and . midshipmits,
And the crew Of the Captains gig"
Then he gave q hitch to his trousers, which
IL . trick all seamsn larn,
And, having got rid of q humping quid,
BE spun this painful yarn:
"rwss on the good ship, Nancy Bell.
That we sailed to the Indian ssa,
And there on a reef we came to grief,
Which has often occurred to me.
"And pretty nigh all O. the Grew ives drowned
There WAS seventy seven o HUal
And only ten of the Nancy's men
Said Here = to the muster roll.
"Thsrs va. me and the cook and the Captain
bold,
And the mate cf the Nancy brig,
And the bs'sun tight and the midshipmite,
And the crew of the Captains gig.
"For month we'd neither whites nor drink,
Till A-hungry we did feel,
So, We drswed . lot, and, sccord'n' shot,
The Captain for our meal
'The next lot fell to the Nancy. mate,
And delicate dish he made;
Then our appetite with the midshipDite
We seven survivors stayed.
"And then W. murdered the bo'sua tight,
And he much re.embled pig;
Then we sittled free, did the cook and me,
On the crew OF ike Captains gig.
"Then only the cook and me was left,
And the delicate question which
OF Us Two goes TO the kettleE arose,
Aud we argued ii out ~ sich.
"FOr loved that cook as brother, did,
And the cook he worshiped me;
| But we'd both be blowtd if we'd either bt
slowed
In the other chaps hold, ,Ou see.
"fI be eat if you dimes off me, rays Tom;
! Yes, that ssys I, you'll be-
I'm boiled if die, my friend, quoth
And 'Kxsctly So, quoth he.
/ "SAys he, Dear James, to murder me
I Were foolish thing TO do,
Fordou't you see that you cam cock me,
While can-aud will-cook youF'
$50 he boils the water, and takes the salt
And the pepper 10 portions true
which he never forgot and acme chopped
shalot,
And some sage and paisley too.
"Come here says be, with prop, pride,
Which his smiling features tell,
Twill soothing be if let you see,
How extremely nice you'll smell
"And he stirred it round . nd round and round
and he shifted at the fnAming froth.
When APPS with his hsels, and smothers hi
squeAls
In the SCUM of the boiling broth.
"And eat that cock in q week less,
; Aud-Hs I eating be
The last of his chops, why I almost drops,
For 3 vessel in sight see.
{ "And | never larf and never smile,
And never lark nor play,
| But sit and croak. and q single joke
I hsve-which is to say:
ooh, am . cook and Captain bold,
And the mate ofthe Nancy brig,
And bo'sun tight. and a midshipmits,
And the crew of the Captains gig!