As some assume disguises.

He did it, actuated by
A simple love of mystery
And fondness for surprises.

I need not say he loved a maid
His eloquence threw into shade
All others who adored her :

The maid, though pleased at first, I know,
Found, after several years or so,

Her startling lover bored her.

and said "good-bye,"

With laughter dancing in her eye
Which seemed to disappoint him.

But ere he went aboard his boat
He placed around her little throat
A ribbon, blue and yellow,
On which he hung a double tooth-
A simple token this, in sooth

'T was all he had, poor fellow !

Bab

"I often wonder," he would say, When very, very far away,

"If ANGELINA wears it!

A plan has entered in my head,
I will pretend that I am dead,
And see how ANGY bears it!"

The news he made a messmate tell : His ANGELINA bore it well,

No sign gave she of crazing; But, steady as the Inchcape rock His ANGELINA stood the shock With fortitude amazing.

She said, "Some one I must elect
Poor ANGELINA to protect

From all who wish to harm her. Since worthy CAPTAIN TODD is dead I rather feel inclined to wed

A comfortable farmer."

A comfortable farmer came

(BASSANIO TYLER was his name)

Who had

no

end of

treasure:

He said,

The noble gal did

"My
noble gal,

be mine!

not decline,

But simply

said, "With

pleasure."

When this was told to CAPTAIN TODD,
At first he thought it rather odd,
And felt some perturbation,
But very long he did not grieve,
He thought he could a way perceive
To such a situation!

"I'll not reveal my self," said he,
"Till they are both in the Eccle-
siastical Arena ;

Then suddenly I will appear,
And paralyzing them with fear,
Demand my ANGELINA!"

At length arrived the wedding day.
Accoutred in the usual way
Appeared the bridal body -
The worthy clergyman began,
When in the gallant captain ran
And cried, "Behold your

TODDY!"

Bab

The bridegroom, p'r'aps, was terrified,
And also possibly the bride-

The bridesmaids were affrighted:
But ANGELINA, noble soul,
Contrived her feelings to control,
And really seemed delighted.

"My bride!" said gallant CAPTAIN TODD, "She's mine, uninteresting clod,

My own, my darling charmer!"

"Oh, dear," said she, "you're just too late, I'm married to, I beg to state,

This comfortable farmer!"

"Indeed," the farmer said, "she's mine, You've been and cut it far too fine!"

"I see,' " said TODD, "I'm beaten."

And so he went to sea once more,
"Sensation," he for aye forswore,
And married on her native shore
A lady whom he 'd met before—
A lovely Otaheitan.

Bab

TEMPORA MUTANTUR ETTERS, letters, letters, letters, Some that please and some that bore,

L

Some that threaten prison fetters

(Metaphorically, fetters,

Such as bind insolvent debtors) -
Invitations by the score.

One from COGSON, WILES, and Railer,
My attorneys, off the Strand,
One from COPPERBLOCK, my tailor
My unreasonable tailor

One in FLAGG's disgusting hand.

One from EPHRAIM and MOSES,
Wanting coin without a doubt,
I should like to pull their noses
Their uncompromising noses;
One from ALICE with the roses,

Ah, I know what that's about!