The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-23
POETRY
ETIQUETTE

Down with the 0Wnere-greedY men whom
hope OF gain aliured; M
o, dry the starting tear, for they were hesvi-
~ insured.
Besides the Captain and the mate, the own
Crs and the crew,
The passengers were also drowned except
ing only two; 8u#
Young Peter Gray who tasted teas for Baker,
CroOp g CO.,
And Somers, who from Eastern shores i'm
ported indigo.
These passengers, by reason OF their ciiuging
to a mast,
Upon desert island were even ually cast
They hunted tor their meals, as Alexander
Selkirk used,
But they couldn't chat together--thsy had
not been introduced.
For Peter Gray, and Somers, too, though
certainly In trade,
Were properly particular shout the friends
they made;
And SOMEHOW thus they settled it, without a
word OF mouth,
That Gray should take the northern half,
while Somers took the south.
On Peters portion oysters grew-a delicacy
rare.
But oysters were delicacy Peter couIdn't
bear.
On Somers side was turtle, on the single
lying thick,
Which SImers couldn't eat, because it always
made him SICK.
Gray CRASHED his teeth with envy as he saw
mighty store,
Ofturtle unmolestcd on bis fellow creatures
shore.
The oysters at his feet impatlently he shov-
ed,
For turtle and bis mother were the only
things he loved
And Somers sighed In sorrow as he settled
In the south,
FOR thought OF Peter's oysters brought the
water to his mouth
He longed to lay him down upon the shelly
bed and stuff
He'd often eaten oysters, but he never had
enough. ., .-.
They wished an Introduction to each OF her
they had had
When on board The Ballyshannon. Aud 1t
drove them nearly mad
To think hoE very friendly with each o ther
they might get,
If'twasn't for the arbitrary rule of etiquette!
One day, when out hunting for the mus
Gray overheard his fellow-m man soliloquizing
thus:
"I wonder how the playmatss of my youth
are getting on,
Robinson ~
These simple words made Peter as delighted
"a c0uld be,
Old dummies at The Chsrter House ere
Robinson and he !
He walked straight up to Somers, then be
turned extremely red.
Hes'tated hummed, and hawed bit then
cleared his throat and sud
% beg your pardon-pray forgive me i'll
seem too hold,
But you have breathed name knew fanny
iarIy of old:
You spoke aleud Of Robinson--I happened to
be ny"
You know him 60 eyes. extremely we'll !"
''AllOw me. so do I I"
It was enough they felt they could more
pleasantly get on,
For tah the magic OF the fact y they each
knew RObinsonl
And Mr.. Somers' turtle was at Peters SER
And Mr. somsrs punished Peters oyster beds
all night.
They coon became like brothers from COM
TuHnity of wrongs
They wrote each other little Odes' and sang
each other songs;
They told each other anecdotes disparaging
their wives,
On several occasions, too, they saved each
others lives.
They felt quite melancholy when they part
ed tor the night,
and got up in the morning soon as ever 1t
was light
Zach others pleasant company they reckon
And all because 1t happened they each knew
They lived for many years on that inhospit.
able shore,
And day by day they learned to love each
other more and more,
at last, TO their astonishment, on getting up
one d6v
They saw frigate anchored Gin the Citing Of
the bay!
To Peter an idea occurred: "SuppOse we
cross the main ...
so Fgood an. opportunity may not occur
again"
And Somers thought moment, then eIacu.
lated, "6onel
wOnrer how. my business in the city is get
ting on"
% But stay" said Mr.. Peter; /" when In Eng.
land, as you know,
earned living tasting teas for Baker,
[ may have been suspended--my employers
think me dead - -
ssThen come with me-" said SOmers, Hand
taste indigo instead"
But all their plans were scattered In mo-
ment when they found
The vessel was a convict ship from Portland,
outward bound;
When boat came out to fetch them, though
they felt 1t very kind, .
70 go on board they firmly but respectfully
declined.
LIS both the happy settlers reared with
al tho 3OkA