The herald., 1895-02-07


Twas ON the shores that round our coast
From Deal to Ramsgate span,
That found alone on piece Of stone,
An elderly naval man.
His hair was weedy. his beard was long,
And weedy aud long was he;
And heard this wight on the shore recite,
In a singular minor key:-
"Oh Pm a cook and captain bold,
And the mate OF the Nancy, brig,
And bo'sun tight, and midshipmite,
And the crew of the captains gig"
And he shook his fists and he tore his hair,
Till really felt afraid;
For couldn't help thinking the nan had been
drinking,
And so simply esid: -
80 elderly man, it's little know
OF duties OF men of the sea,
And I'll eat my hand If understand
How you can possibly be
cat once cook and captain bold,
And the mate OF the Nancy brig,
And bo'sun tight, and midshipmite.
And the crew of the captains gigr'
Then he gave a hitch to his trousers, which
Is a trick all seamen larn,
And having got rid OF a humping guild
He spun this painful yarn:--
"Twas in the good ship Nancy Bell
That we sailed to the Indian sea,
And there on reef we came to grief,
Which has often occurred to me.
"And pretty nigh all of the crew was drowned
(There was seventy-seven O. SOUL;
And only ten OF the Nancy's men
Said Here to the muster roll.
There was me and the cook and the captain
bold,
And the mate OF the Nancy brig,
And a bo'sun tight and midshipmite,
And the crew of the captains gig.
"For month we'd neither whites nor drink,
TIL hungry We did feel,
So we drawed lot, and, aecordin' shot
The captain for our meal.
"The next lot fell to the Nancy's mate,
And delicate dish he made;
Then our appetite with the midshipmite
Wescyen Survivors stayed.
"And then we murdered the bosun tight
And he much resembled pig;
Then we wittled free, did the cook and me,
On the crew OF the captains gig
"Then only the COOK and me was leth
And the delicate question, Which
OF us two goes to the kettle? arose,
And we argued 1t out us sich.
'For 1 loved that cook as brother, l did,
And the cook he worshiped me;
But we'd both be blowed if we'd either be
slowed
In the other chaps hold you see,
"'Pll be eat il you dimes off me, says Tom
'Yes, that says /, you'll be-
I'm boiled ii die my friend quoth /;
And Exactly SO, quoth he.
''savs he: Dear James, to murder me
We're foolish thing to do,
For don't you see that you can't cook me,
While can-and wiIl--cook you?'
$50 he boils the water and takes the salt
And the pepper in portions true
(Which he never forgot, and some chopped
shsllot
And some sage and parsley, too.
"Come here says he, with proper PRIDE
Which his smiling features tell;
Twill soothing be if let you see
How extremely nice you'll SMELL
Sand he stirred it round, and round, and
round.
Ana he snlfed OF the foaming froth;
When ups with his heels and smothers his
squeals
In the scum Of the boiling broth.
And eat that cook in q week or Less,
And as eating be
The last of his chops, why almos. drops,
For vessel in sight see
"And never larf, and never smile,
And l never lark nor play;
But I sit and croak and single Joke
Ihaye-whch is TO say
ooh, am COOK and captain bold
And the mate of the Nancy brig,
And bo'sun tight and a midshipmite,
And the crew OF the captains gig"
w s Gilbert.
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