New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14


No he'll hear the te-empest ho"-"o"-hhs
For death has broach'd him to - .,, :
His form was of thee ma manifest pedu-ed"-'S
81 wouldn't say that. quite" observed Mr.
lone. pensivey ITO begin with. he'd had the
smallpox"
"De gpstibus nil nisi bonum.' Mr.. Whitmore
soothed him.
Whats that?'
Latin"
wonderful, Would we mind saying 1t again!
The words were obligingly repeated
wonderful! And what might be the meaning
Of IT. making so bold?
ut means Speak well of the dead.
well we're doing of it, anyway. Hark TO
EN-. ahead there!
The cortege, in fact, was attracting seheiai az
,ent;on Folks on the pavement halted to watch
and grin as we went by; one or two' caechns
SIGHT of familiar faces within the coacnss'
waved their handkerehiefs or shouted back salu-
tations and as we cravled out of Old Town-st.
and mast St Andrews Church small cro"d
raised three cheers for us. And still above u
tho chorus blared and the mourners' voices
rose uproarous:
His friends n,sny END nd trushearted'
And then he'd sins, blIths and jolly
But mirth turned TO melancholy
Tom is gore aoft
Bill couldn't sing a note, Mr.. Jope muir
INJURED "but as you say. sir-would you ooiise
MS AGAIN. Again the Latin repeated. and
he swung round upon me. THINK OF thi'. no"
Be you scholar. hey?-read. write and cipher:
How would you spell 'sojer. for instance?'
The question Knocked the wind out of me. and
I felt my face whitening under the clergymans
eyes.
"so1dier-s-o-1-d-l-e-r" 1 managed to answer,
but scarcely above a whisper.
VERY good: now make rhyme TO it,
"I-please, sir, don't know any rhymes
"WeII. that's honest. anyway. Now. I'll tell
you Why 1 asked" He turned and addressed
Mr. Whitmore I'm Cornish born. sir-from
Saltash. up across the river. Afore / went to
sea there maid living next door to us that
wanted to marry me- She didn't say 1t In so
many words, you understand, but she showed
herself conforinabe. Well when she found
wasn't to be had. she picked up with fellow
from the Victua;ling Yard and married he. and
came down to Dock to live. Mans name was
Babbage and they hadn't been married six
months afore he tumbled into brine vat and
was drowned. That's one nara escape to me,
1 said. Next news I had letter telling me
she'd boy born, and please would [ stand god
father? A bit too close sailing, thought to
myself, but 1 didn't like to say no. out of respect
to her family. So I wrote home from Gibraltar
that I was agreeable, only it must be done by
That must be ten years back and what with one
thing and another 1 never set eyes pom mother
Or child till yesterday, when-having to run
down to Dock to ORDER Bits grave, and my
thoughts runnn' on the life of the man, and
how were here one moment and gone the next
I thought twouid be neighborly to drop 'em
| visit. 1 found the boy growed TO be a terrible
plain child. about the size of this youngster-
| didn't like the boy at all. So 1 says to his
1 at
| thinks /, he must be clever to make up for being
| so plain featured as all that. 'Benjy'-she'd
| a-called him Benjamin after me-'Benjy's the
cleverest child for his age that you see.
she says. Come, that's something" says l..
| consoling like. Why. says she. he'll pitch to
and make up a rhyme pom anything" Can he
SOP says, pulling great crown piece out of
| my pocket mot that I liked the cut of his jib.
| but the woman had been limiting about my being
| his godfather): Now, my lad. let's see if you're
so gifted as your mother makes out 'Aw,
| that's easy says he:
Five shilln,,;
Here. hold hardr 1 says, If I'm to pay the
| piper leave me call the tune. Five shilIn' it
| is. and likewise there's soter now passin' the
| window. Make up rhyme pom he, and you
| shall have the money What dye think that
| chastity boy did? That's easier STILL. he says:
Sojer, soer.
Diddy, diddy dodgeri
| Now hand me over the money! he says. 1
| could have slapped his ear"
Almost he ended his simple story the pro-
cession came to halt; the strains of Tom
Bowling" ceased abruptly and changed into
noisy-and, the part Of the ladies, very I'M
ladylike-exp ostulations. "HulloH' Mr.. Jope