, 1879-05-21

JESTER JAMES.
IN" affat MN SeTf,4 '5,r, f-h'a ha''"d'S BY ~ 5'
In al t,u ncr,y and that spreads from Humber to
You ennlan't nntt Jester who could rival Jester
Jamcs;
lila antfc joker weso modelled on severely classic
fn!es, !
And all his qa!ps passed nustes At tue sssEetess
ladtes' sctoois.
Mona initiated actors liko this fascinating rogue;
Ills comic tongs enjoyed = mo.t extraordinary
sogne;
And no une laughed so heartily 1t this engaging
fnan
rs Lady jsal'c1. besrotbcd 10 Ilugh dc Barbican.
'.Now good slr Hugh" said lsahe1. ''if fond Of
mic y1n 1le+
EngaEn Ibis hurry fellow. for he hugoy rlcaseth
And roml Fir Hugh de Basblcan engaged him. II
appears, .......
For is!t Mf, year or 'A'F'''"u'' he did extremely
1r4 qunint remarks convnlscd Sir Hugh and Lady
And eEsw.' dronped In each afternoon to hear h''
Including l-faon.g ges Of tho v-ry Ii.ghest R.nk.
Rat. All tl,cto came da, when |. was patent to
That arsa ind uttered nearly oil the decent Ie'ts
lie doie 'r,n OH. at intervals. md much impaired
1y dwelling on ticir merits al unnecessary length.
Ills autpa grew very feeble anu his pnns fel, fiat
n1lti Zeal:
Ills rldalcs were 70 snur ron could do them on
And though his limitations wero by far the best
of n
Poor .1rstcr Iamca grew anxious whau be found he
And when they a'r.soa his riddles (which they dill
with pcsfect easel
lie nssa io Rsoan "nd weep and beat h|s bosom
walch INT what you look fox. in private
humorist.
At length It rot to snch pitch that thus outspsic
" fear you've undertaken rather more than yon
The prart!cc Of your calling to give ron pain
III eaneei your agreement. Go to Msrgaso, and
Said James, IA kinder offer have mover. nsrer
Hut bargain Is batgntn; I'm Jester of my
| rve stgncd houd by which undertake to tnrntsu
with tuven years of merrin,cnt, and l wil do 1t
| tp0!'
Tbs vretchod Knight he writhed beneath tho dis
Aud, much ~ Lady Isabel 1oved Hugh do bar.
10 marry him she firmly. but respectfully. dc.
unlcss, hi, Jester altered for the better. or fo.
| signed.
At last Sir Hugh took heart and SAID: ''1've borne
Your jokes aru much loo weak, except when they
bc Oh. md o,'t CONS back; you'l1 have no reason
For I'll rlanlr psy your wages; but You don't jola
| hero Asain. !"
But Jnmes, though dull. was psond. and scorned
''My contract IL Tor saycu ,cars-1o more. anu
lf.yoa iass lights. why go havo1. know WIN.
And ,ntrt lt.stst on Joking til! tho seven years a.c
Sir 1tSsa gs!e in md tried another plan foF he was
lie spsut h!s niVAts lnyentlns decent jokes for
Jatacs to spvak;
And each DAY nj jalaes' breakfast. wlth bis rolls
Cau,o u batch of hlamslsas riddles and OF inoiIcn.
| ssc puls
For Instance. Hugh would bid him tit, his head
To ,ustiis III @ sa,ias. " am making both ends
OH Which i shout OF mcrrimcnt woala echo through
| The Anil, .....
Which must have been Rood- -uatnre, for tho joka
| was very email.
Aud sometimes jHsnca was told TO cllmo sencfa'
That l's might say, "1m upa tree, "-an Irritating
But siiIi ii. nudenee wore pleasant emile npon
For they aaw :nc Dawn Of 1cason in these grueaone
ltltle q1sps.
ouo day james hal to tumble down well and
| break u hoHe4
To warrant htm IN saying "ncter far 1ct 'we'l'
lio did st; and Sir Hugh was so impressed by the
That hu wouldn't hear Of mejdliug With that well
ut Gny pf}cs.
Jamcs pcrseycred t.Lct we'll aione" necessarily to
Ut was tha cue for good Sir Hugh 10 go and null
11o csiri. :: lit we'll atone-lct wcll alone" as ho
But slr Hugh he only answered, ''So wll!'-
! And no he ld,
Loud ra,,g The merry cattle bells from battiono"tod
sfalir,
And sayly hrn,'aed the wassa' I" '1'0'c proud all
And iuerry were tho nuptials OF Sir Hugh and
For II, onu over thought OF interfering with TINT
" well,
a MODERN SERMON.
EfcAHhgf.
Tic following exhibits the method uoon which
tie average larpon constructs h!s aelectablo dis
eouytes:
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