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The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14

dispatch from London dated July
i tells that the Norwegian bark Roke-
by Hall from Whatcom for that port
via San Francisco is in Delagoa Bay.
having lost her boats, with bulwarks
smashed by boarding seas and with
part Of cargo damaged.
Here is the story the deepsea sailors
y cave around the docks. When she
was launched in Liverpool natty iron
bark during the latter part of the year
1863, the day of her dip into the water
fell on Friday. To get the advantage
of the food tide she was slipped down
the ways late in the evening. She
moved part Of the distance. but some
thing went wrong and she stuck hard
and fast The constructors worked in
the dark till almost midnight and
knocked off. intending to return early
next morning.
When the watchman was passing
through the yard at daybreak he was
amazed to see the vessel suddenly start
down the ways. There Was indeed "a
thrill Of life along her keel" She took
the water like duck alone, and no
body was around TO chTisten her ex-
cept the watchman, and he was frozen
dumb with superstitious fear.
The shorelines fetched her up and
when the workmen began to gather
in the yard they found the Rokeby Hall
setting high in the stream exceedingly
pleased with herself.
The Liverpool dockmen said down IN
their husky throats that she had stuck
on the ways to prevent herself from
going into the water on Friday. and
that she had only been half launched
on that day that is reckoned so fatal
to men that go down to the sea in
ships. They recited stories told in the
forecastIe with the boiling noises Of
wild waves about the bows and the
scream of the gale echoing out of the
white pillows of canvas alOft. So fol-
lowed by her "half-Iuck" as the old
men of the sea called it, she has had
forty years of sailing through the
storms and calms of destiny. In every
zone that belts the globe she has
fought it out with the tempest and
scattered spars. sails and bits of her
self on the wind-swept waters.
But she mas never Dceh MIeCheu' III
her first voyage from London to Cal
cutta a cape gale flung itself against
her and a foretOpgallant mast with
its yards was left drifting around the
far end Of the African continent.
While reaching for distant Australia
she bowed before the violence of Horn
zephyr and lay on her beam ends till
IL had howled itself out Of breath.
When she righted the boats were gone
and the lee rail was floating away
toward the southern pole. on the
present voyage she put into this port
leaking and otherwise slightly dam
aged. This is second jump into
Delagoa Bay TO patch up. For several
years she has been in the leaking age
and has run for innumerable harbors
with pumps clanking and the ocean
bubbling through her seams. But she
was only half launched on Friday and
the sea can't quite down her. She
stopped on the ways till the unlucky
day was lost in midnight and, along
the line of the old Liverpool dockmen's
prediction, passes through the wreck
ing tempests only half wrecked.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
LOST At SEA
FOR FIVE DAYS
Rescued Fisherman Narrates
Experiences in a DOry
on Wild Northern Ocean
SIGHTED BY JAPANESE
Almost Dead From Cold and
Hunger He Is Picked Up.
Given the Best on Board

Marius Peter Peterson Riis is the
fourfoid name Of a Danish sailor who
was lost from a codfish-catching YES
sel in Bering Sea June till June
10. He was a member OF the crew
Of the barkentine Fremont. Captain
kelton. and drifted away in a dense
fog while fishing in his dory. He was
picked up in a fainting condition from
cold, hunger and thirst by the Jap
anese fishing bark Higathi Maru
after he had drifted more than 100
miles 10 the northwest.
when F,iis was able TO travel ne was
sent 10 this port on the w. H Kruger.
Ris' tale II hardship follows.
With about twenty-five other fishermen
went O'Clock usual, each
nnan alone N MS oory 10 catca 90 III
and horn are aiaays sounded ~ thieE
e li-fI ~ an-lor lia6s .ti,- - -,
ticed that the Fremont was not IN sight Ny
hearings were gone and ] must nave uIllteo
rapidly. as j could not hear the bell SIM
liy waited for the Jog 70 blow away. lnen
the IND came up ana the waves often Washeo
Nlth Wh-ch ny dorr "as helI Iu-4 ana ven s
10 baling- ~ hen the fog finally went no ship
vas in sight The sea was empty even OF
birds
drifted around tiu next day and began to
get desperately hungry. y hen left the YES
sci I had Only a l5ttie fresh water in my boat
end ] used the supply carefully 20 make il 90
A. FAR possible. u seemed that was
thirsty al the time and I could hardly keep
from drinking all the water I got a line
and hooked a goldfish. which 1 began 10 eat II
raw. but Z was hungry on the third day
it blew hard and ! lost my two oars trying
70 handle the sail IL was very cold even in
7he sunshine. for ] was wet all the time and
a. night suffered every minute kept chew
ing my Goldfish and washing IL down with
tile sips of water
on the fourth day I became dishesrtened and
feared that 7 lost forever. A big whale
came up almost under my boat and the swish
Cf his plunging almost filed the dOry. I caught
another rsn and began 20 eat IL, though I was
turning against a fsh diet I never want 10
see another cod as long ! live. Then the
water gave out.
] sighted land away Of 70 the northeast
snd tried 20 make q. ! steering with the
car and in my weak state I dropped IL over
board Then I was helpless. 1 lay down in
The boat and. looking over the gunWsle, saw
vessel coming toward me. I signsled with
fhe spirit and sail and the people on beard
saw me Then was helped board and treat
- kindly hy the friendly japanese They had
nothing 10 eat but rice and a small dried hsh
Hnd tea 70 drink II was a tough diet for
man IN my condition but I ate too much OF
u and was deathly SICK in consequences. The
japanese landed me al Dutch Harbor and 1
came down IN the Kruger.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14

The little schooner Arago arrived yesterday
from Der coGhshins trip in northern waters
captain Johnson reports that on May 30. three
OF his men, Fred johnson. James Ham and
George RAY. deserted the ship They took ad-
vantage of the darkness of the night TO quietly
lower overheard one OF the vessels dories
Previously 10 dong they stole from the
srips stores. food and provisions TO last them
for several months. At the time the vessel
was about lU0 miles from juneau. II is sup
posed the men have struck out for the gold
helds at sand Point. Captain johnson also
reports that on June :. in False Pass
he spoke the schooner Pearl. The Arago was
twenty-five days coming from Pirate cove and
three months and fourteen days in making the
round trip. she brings %. 900 Goldfish.
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Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVED.
"Wednesday L.,

Wednesday July ~
U stmr Dix, Ankers, rs hours from Ia
coma: put in to finish leading.
stmr F A Kilburn, Thompson, hours from
Port RODGERS.
stmr Olympic. Hansen. rs hours from Bel
Iinsham Bay.
stmr Pomona. Swanson, 10 hours from
Eureka
stmr Columbia. Doran. 81 hours from Port
land via Astoria Al hours.
Ger stmr Luxor, Behrmann. days from
Port Blakeiey: put IN to finish loading
stmr Maggie, Corning, A hours from Half
moon Bay.
stmr Santa Cruz. Eagles. So hours from
Santa Monica.
Stmr Despatch Levinson, 81 hours from
San Pedro.
schr Arago. johnson. % days from Pirate
Cove.
schr North Bend. Jackson, days from
Grays Harbor
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Arrival of the Dix

The army transport Dix arrived yesterday
seventy-six hours from Tacoma, and is pre-
pairing for a trip TO the Philippines. About
25J head OF horses. mules and cows will be
taken aboard Zach animal will be fastened
in its little two-foot stall FOR 6000-mile trip
across the Pacific. Horses and mules have
been transported to Manila. but this is the
first herd OF COWS that has been sent to that
distant port.
The DiN will probably go to the Risdon
Iron Works for repairs to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-14
SENATOR SCOTT INDoRsED.
West Virginia Republicans Declare
for His Reelection.

WHEELING, w Va, July 1s.-
The State Republican Convention
completed its work tonight after q
continuous session Of more than
eleven hours. United States Senator
Scott is indorsed for reelection. The
following candidates were named to-
day: Auditor, Arnold c. Scherr:
Treasurer. Newton Ogdin; Attorney
General, Clark w. May; State Su-
perintendent Of Schools. Thomas c.
Miller; Secretary Of State, Charles s.
sVisher; Judges Of Supreme Court,
Frank Cox, Joseph NJ. Saunders.
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THURSDAY. JULY IA.

NOTE-In the above exposition of the tides
the early morning tides are given in the left
hand column and the successive tides of tbs
day in the order OF occurrence TO time. the
fourth time column gives the last tide of the
day except when there are but three tides as
sometimes occurs the heisnts given are in
Coast Survey Charts except when a minus 80
sign precedes the height. and then the number
given is subtracfed from the depth given ~,
the charts The plane OF reference is the mean
of the lower low waters.
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NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Matters of Interest to Mariners and
Shipping Merchants.

The ship Marion Chiicott was cleared yes
terdsy for Honolulu with 672, 900 gallons OF
crude oil. valued at So. 400.
The steamer Rosecrans which was cleared
yesterday for St Michael and Nome Via
Gaviota. carried 504, 000 gallons OF crude oil
valued at SlG,s00. consigned to St. Michael
At Gaviota the steamer viii load 1896. OO0 gal
Ions, valued at s112. 900. to be discharged at
Nome
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cOMPAGa1E aENERALE TRANsArLAEr1oUE

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PAHIS.
Sailing every Thursday instead Of - ER6
Saturday. at 10 a. m, from Pier a. ~zas8p
North River. foot OF Morton St
First class 20 Havre. $50 and upward Second
class TO Havre. S45 and upward GEN
ERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES An D
CANADA 80 Broadway (Hudsou bulidlngJ.
New York j. +. FUGAZl & CO. Pacinc Coast
Agents Montgomery avenue. san Francisco.
Tickets sold BY all Railroad Ticket Agents.
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SEA-WORN THE BARK ROKEBY~
HALL RUNS TO DELAGOA BAY

Yarn Told by the Old DepSea Men the Docks How the Vessel
Narrowly Escaped Launching Friday and Her Battles
With Only Ha-Bad Luck in Consequence for Thirty Years
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TO ~ 5. navy Yard and vallejo.

strnra General Frisbie. Monticello and Arrow
O As Al m IL 80. BIS. 8. $50 D. m lex sun ):
sundays. s:45 a m. $50 D. m Leave Vallejo
Z. a m, 1880. s:lS. D. m tex SUM. sun
sion street; phone Main 1908 HATCH BROS.
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70 o. 5. navy yard and vallejo.

stnr. H j. Corcuran--Lsavss s s.. foot oe
Clay ST. north end ferry Dldg.-Week days.
$50 A NJ. and 's P. M: sundays go
A NJ. P. II. Leave vaIIejo-Wsek days.
p N. Fare. 25c each way. Excursion rates.
Sundays TO Vallejo. Glen Cove and Martinez.
BOc round trip. PIPER. ADENs GOODAIaLs
CO. phone Main GAL Saturday exQ(pted
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Goldfish schooner Arrives.

wire. Mrs. Stinson will live at the Occidental
Hotel during her husbands absences at sea.
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Chartered for wheat.

The French bark Bayard, which arrived
from Hakodate Tuesday, was Chartered
prior 70 arrival for wheat 10 Europe at 19s sd
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Time Ball.

Time Ball.
Branch photographic Ofnce. L. s. N Mer-
chants Exchange. San Francisco. Cal.
July 13 1904
The Time Bail on the lower of the Ferry
building was dropped exactly at noon to day
T. e. at noon of the 120th meridian or al s
p m, Greenwich time. j. c. BURNETT
Lieutenant, u. s. N. in charge
Sun, Moon and Tide.
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Height OF High and Low Waters
at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco
Bay. Published by official authority Of the
Superintendent.
NOTE-The high and low waters occur at
the city front mission street WHARF about 25
minutes later than at Fort Point the height
OF tide is the same at both places.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

Steamers leave Broadway
y: 4: !. !. ! :. !. !
TXSO& wharves pliers and ID.
~ ~HN san Francisco:
o1N0 F>A For Ketchikan. wranssl
| | NA etc. Alaska : II a m. July
N lo/ 9 IA 10 20. %, Aug. =
NHkSeIte/ ers at Seattle.
For Victoria. Vancouver.
Port townsend. Seattle. Tacoma. Everett.
Aas. g. Change at seattle TO This Company. ;
steamers for Alaska aud G. n Ry.: at Seattle
or Tacoma to n F. Ry; at Vancouver TO C.
Fo: Eureka Humboldt Bay) - Pomona. 1:so
p Pm. m. July p i5' p. "a Aug 2 Corona
For Los Angeles Cvia Port Los Angeles and
Redoudo). san Diego and Santa Barbara
Santa Rosa. Sundays. a.
state Of California. Thursdays. a. m.
For Los Angeles wa san PEDRO and East
teTsy. san Simeon Cayucos. Port Hanford (san
Luis ObispoJ Ventura and Hueneme.
BoE.ta. q. m, July 10. Is 26. Aug 3
Coos Bay 0 a. m. July IA %. 80. Aug :
For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay. San Jose del
salia. Ciuayrnss Mex. 10 a. m. Tth each mo
Alaska EXCURSIONS. Season 1905
leave Tacoma. Seattle and Victoria July 10.
Aug.
For further information obtain folder Right
is reserved to change steamers or sailing dates
TICKET OFFICES New MOntgom-
cry st palace HoteD. 10 Market st and Broad
c. ID. DUNANN. General Passenger Agent.
10 Market ST. san Francisco.
AMERICAN LINE.
Plymouth-cherbourg-
From New York Saturdays $50 a m.
ST. Louis July % St. Paul. Aug
New York. July 30 Philadelphia Aug Il
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE.
-, New Xork-London Direct.
Minnetonka- ka-.......--....-..July 90. 7.30 a m.
MinHehaha ...-........-....-. Aug o noon
Minneapolis ..... ..----...-.-Au Aug. IL. z a. m.
Only hrst-class passengers carried
DOMINION LIME.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sea passage.
Southwark . July s5 xaneoVver aug
Canada ....~... July 30 KensiretOn Aug Il
EoLLAND-A1GERICA LINE.
New Twin-Screw Steamers Of 1880 Tons
New Xork-Rottsrdam. Via Boulogne.
Sailing Tuesdays at 10 a. m
Rotterdam Aug 2 fNOordam -.....Aug- ~
Ryndam ...-...Aug o 9Statendam ...- Aug .
RED STAR LINE.
New York-Antzerp-Faris.
From New York Saturdays az 1870 a. m
Finland ......July 81 fKroonIsnd .....A aug.
VaderIand .....JuIy 80 Iceland .......Aug II
WHITE STAR LINE
New ueenstown-Ltverpool.
Sailing Wednesdays
Cedric July p. pm Teutonic--Aug- 5. 10 am
Oceanic July p. pm Celtic ....A Aug. 5. noon
Arabic July %. am Baltic Aug. 10 pm
n. eenstown-Ltvsrpool
'Cretic. .............- July 2S Aug 3. Sept. p
Republic new ------. Aug. II. sept. :. Oct. 8
Cymric- -...-.-..,- Aug 1s. sept is. Oct. Ii
NEW SERVICE PROM BOSTON.
Fast Twin n-Screw Steamers
OF II 400 to 1900 Tons.
BOSTON DIRECT TO THE
MEDITERRANEAN, VIA AZORES.
GI1zALTAE. NAPLES, GENOA.
ROMANIC'. ............ sept II. Oct % Dec.
First Class. $s5 upward. depending on date
c. d. TAYLOR. Passenger Agent Pacific Coast.
21 Post st. san Francisco.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-07

In the icy air of nightt While the stars that oversprinkle All the heavens seem to twinkle With crystalline delight; Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the standardization that so music ally wells From the bells, bells, bells, bells.
 Bells, bells, bells From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells. Hear the mellow wedding bells, Golden bellsi What world of happiness their har- mony foretells! Through the balny air of night How they ring out their delight! From the molten golden notes, And all in tune, What liquid ditty floats To the 2turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats
 On the moon Oh from out the sounding cells. What a gush of euphony voluminously wells!
 How 1t sweIls!
 How it dwells
 On the Future! how it tells Of the rapture that impels y To the swinging and the ringing Of the bells, bells, bells, Of the bells, bells, bells, bells,
 Bells, bells, bells To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells!
 III Hear the loud alarum bells Brazen bells! What tale of terror. now. their tur- bulency tells! In the startled ear of night How they scream uttheir affrighti Too much mortified to speak. They can only shriek, shriek. Out of tune, Tn clamorous appealing to the mer- cy of the fire, Tn a mad approximation with the deaf and frantic fire
 Leaping higher, higher, higher. With desperate desire, And a resolute endeavor Now-now to sit or never, By the side of the pale-faceds moon. Oh, the bells, bells, bells, What a tale their terror tells. Of Despair!
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-07
Woes of nrother V William.

''Ever hear tell bout Br'er Williams tryin' ter foller de Mormons?" asked Brother Dickey.
 "No; never."
 "Well, he married one wife in Tex as, n'er one in Alabama, n'er one in Georgy en two in Tennessee"
 And how did he come out of it?''
 ''Lemme see, now,'' said Brother Dickey "one wooden leg Che got dat a-r1nnin' fum he fust one), one bald head de secon' one give him dat, den deefness in bofe yers come on him, en de rattlin' CT de brain, en de fergit- fulness CT de grocery en de gas bill, en de bankrupted act, en de ketch me ef you kin feelin' dat made him take ter de woods en stay dar twel dey pined away en lef' word fer him ter meet lem in de nex' worl."
 And what does he think of that7'
 Well" replied Brother Dickey, The say he ain't gwine dar in hurry, en, what's mo, he -sa't gwine under his right name. .''-AtSSata .Cnnstitn+ion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-07

LEE TURNED BACK BY THE TEXANS.
 (Hill's corps), south of the Orange plank road. They made what front they could and renewed the fight until the attacking column, overlapping the right wing, gave way and the whole line was rolled up from the right and re- tired in disorder along the plank road as far as the position of Pogue's artil- lery, which now opened upon the at tacking force The Federals pressed their advantage and were soon abreast of the artillery on the opposite side, their bullets flying across the road among the guns where General Lee himself stood. For awhile matters looked very serious for the Confeder- ates General Lee, after sending mes senger to hasten the march of Long streets troops and another to prepare the trains for a movement to the rear, was assisting. in rallying the disordered troops and directing the fire of the ar tillery when the head of Longstreets corps appeared in double column, swinging down the Orange plank road at a trot. In perfect order, ranks we'll closed and no stragglers, those splen- did troops came on. Kershaw's dlvt- sion took the right of the road and, coming into line under a heavy fire, moved obliquely to the right (south) to meet the Federal left, which had swung around in that direction. The Federals were checked in their sweeping ad- vance and thrown back upon their front line of breastworks, where they made stubborn stand. But Kershaw, urged on by Longstreet, charged his whole command, swept his front and captured the works. Nearly at the same moment Fields division took the left of the roau, w1Ln Greggs brigade in front, Benning's behind iks .Aaw's next and Jenkins following.
 "As the Texans in the fFunt line swept past the batteries where Gen. | eral Lee was standing they gave a rousing cheer for 'Marse Robert, who spurred his horse forward and fol- lowed them ill the charge When the men became aware that he was going in with them they called loudly to less you go Gaeral cry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-07
A Deadlock In the Wilderness
FoRT1ETH ANNIVERSARY WAR STORY
May s-s. 1864
[Copyright, 1904, by G. L. Kilmerl vwN HE famous contest in the Will M derness was decided by events

Copyright, 1904, by G. l.. Kilmer.l
 ~N HE famous contest in the Will
 @ derness was decided by events
 that came to pass at about 6
 o'clock on the morning of May 6, 1864, the second day of the fighting on that field and virtually the last day of the battle It was decided in favor of the Confederates by the arrival of Longstreet's corps on the center of Lees line, where the columns of the Federal army under General Hancock had broken through and disrupted the Confederate right wing. That point was Parker's store, on the Orange plank road. Hancock was pressing toward it, and he had driven out from their breastworks the Confederate troops of A. P Hill The troops of the Confederate left wing, under General EweIl, were on the north side of the road and with some cannon planted on high ground commanding the road, were trying to stay Hancock's ad- vance. But these men of Ewell were already engaged on their own front, because all along the ridge between the plank road and the turnpike, two miles north, the Federal troops of Warren and Sedgwick were taking up the battle. Besides this the Federal corps of Burnside, which had made a forced march during the night and reached the field at daylight, was working it's way into the gap between Warren's left and Hancock's right and was threatening to do for Ewell's right flank above the plank road what Han cock was doing for Hill's left flank south of that road-namely, roll it up and widen the distance between the wings of Lees army. Lee had stood all the morning by those guns on the plank road. Shortly before the de- cfsive moment he sent messengers in hot haste to meet Longstreet back on the plank road and urge him forward.
 But just when it was a turn of the hand whether or not the Confederates must retire in disorder, Longstreet's troops in two lines-Kershaw' division on the right of the road and Fields (formerly Hood's) on the left - came steadily trotting to the field of blood The following description of the scene when Longstreet's troops dashed into the fray is from the pen of General E. M. Law, who commanded brigade in Longstreet's corps:
 "As soon as 1t was light enough to see what little could be seen in that dark forest Hancock's troops swept for ward to the attack The blow fell with greatest force upon Willcox's troops
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-07
Universal in Japan.

The custom of adoption is universal ln Japan, where it is practised to keep a family name from becoming extinct. Indeed, there is scarcely family in which it has not at some time or other been practised. A person who has no male issue adopts a son, and if he has 9 daughter often gives her to him in mSr- riage A youth, or even a child, who may be sav ssauu of family, often adopts, on the point of dying a son sometimes older than himself to suc- ceed him..
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-07
THE AMERICAN PREFERS
 PRIZE FIGHTS TO ART
By ADELlNA PATTI q

MERICA is indeed strange place, and Americans strange people Once I thought the country was the place for art, but see now that ARTISTS SHOULD NEVER GO THERE The continent is so different.
 There art is understood by all and art is at home,
 Here art knocks at the door like stranger and tho
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-07
An Old FaDorife

How they clang. and clash and
 roar. What a horror they outpour On the bosom of the palpitating airi Yet the ear. it fully knows By the twanging,
 And the changing, How the danger ebbs and flows: Yet the ear distinctly tells, In the dangling.
 And the wrangling, How the danger sinks and swelIa. By the sinking or the swelling in the anger of the belis-
 Of the bells Of the bells, bells. bells, bells.
 Bells, bells. bells Tn the clamor and the clangor of the bells!
 Hear the tolling of the bells
 Iron bells! What @ world of solemn thought their monody compelsl In the silence of the night, How we shiver.wi alright At the melancholy menace of their
 tone!
 For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan. And the people-ah, the people They that dwell up in the steepIe, All alone, And who tolling. tolling, tolling, In that muffied monotone. Feel glory in so rolling s.v On the human heart a stone They are neither man nor woman They are neither brute nor human They are Ghouls: And their king it is who tolls; And he rolls, rolls, rolls,
 Rolls,
 A psean from the bells And his merry bosom swells With the paan of the bellsi And he dances and he yelis: Keeping time me, time In a sort or xeunic rhyme, To the pecan of the bells
 Of the bells: Keeping time, time, time, In a sort of Runic rhyme, To the throbbing of the bells Of the bells. bells, bells To the sobbing of the bells; Keeping time, time, time, AS he knells, knells, knells. In happy Runic rhyme, To the rolling of the bells Of the bells, bells bells To the tolling of the bells, Of the bells, bells. bells. bells
 Bells, bells, bells To the moaning and the groaning of bells.