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The Curate's Lay.
THE CURATE'S LAY .
From the Graphic . , THE DKEAM . AT College , ere I came down here and took this Curacy , Imagination painted fair the Cleric ' s life to me ; And people used to tell meand I read of it in books
, , How my happiness depended not upon my mind , or looks , For every one viewed kindly , and all the world would dote On the man who donned the snow-white tie and wore the long black coat ; And they'd talk of widows largely-dowered , and maidens fancy free , And tho slippers these fair devotees would love to make for me , With under-vests , and worsted things they make and sell at fairs ,
I don ' t know what you call them , but yon hang them over chairs . Nov ) I know that they were laughing and sneering all the time , As we laugh at the Policeman in the Christmas Pantomime . For , oh ! my friends ( pray do not start , I am not going to preach ) , How weary are the lessons which experience can teach : And listen while I try to tell my disappointment sore In the cruel stern reality ( of ) those pleasant dreams of yore .
THE KEAMTY . 'Tis true that in my lodgings I am comfortabl y off , But then there are two babies , and they have the whooping-cough ; They have also had the measles ; and folks say these " little dears " ( I do not always call them thus ) go on like this for years ! And it isn ' t pleasant , when I ' m tired , and want to go to sleej > , To lie awake through half the nihtand hear those babies
g , weep ; Nov am I happy when the weather isn ' t over dry , And I sit indoors and try to read , while the children cough and cry . When I want a pair of slippers , I walk off to the town And buy a pair of shiny ones . The man says , "Reach me clown Those ones upon the topmost shelf ; they ' re marked at two-and-three ; They ' re very cheap and lastingsir ; they'll suit to a T . "
, you And when I have a fearful cold , or hoarseness in the throat , I get no box of lozenges , no little pinky note ; But I put my feet in mustard , with a hot towel round my head , And I drink a cup of gruel before I go to bed . Though there are many widows here , and maidens fair abound , That they have any care for me is more than I have found
; Yet rude men laugh and say , " Sly dog , " and slap me on the back ; Ancl ask me , " What ' s the price I ask for slippers by the sack ?" And they wink their eyes , and poke my ribs , and talk of pretty girls , And wonder if I like them with their hair smooth , or in curls . My character is changing fast , as disappointment sours , In solitary wretchedness I pass my evening hours ;
And if this goes on much longer , I must take sea-chaplain ' s pay " For it isn ' t what I looked for , " as the man says in the play . E . R . G ,
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The Curate's Lay.
THE CURATE'S LAY .
From the Graphic . , THE DKEAM . AT College , ere I came down here and took this Curacy , Imagination painted fair the Cleric ' s life to me ; And people used to tell meand I read of it in books
, , How my happiness depended not upon my mind , or looks , For every one viewed kindly , and all the world would dote On the man who donned the snow-white tie and wore the long black coat ; And they'd talk of widows largely-dowered , and maidens fancy free , And tho slippers these fair devotees would love to make for me , With under-vests , and worsted things they make and sell at fairs ,
I don ' t know what you call them , but yon hang them over chairs . Nov ) I know that they were laughing and sneering all the time , As we laugh at the Policeman in the Christmas Pantomime . For , oh ! my friends ( pray do not start , I am not going to preach ) , How weary are the lessons which experience can teach : And listen while I try to tell my disappointment sore In the cruel stern reality ( of ) those pleasant dreams of yore .
THE KEAMTY . 'Tis true that in my lodgings I am comfortabl y off , But then there are two babies , and they have the whooping-cough ; They have also had the measles ; and folks say these " little dears " ( I do not always call them thus ) go on like this for years ! And it isn ' t pleasant , when I ' m tired , and want to go to sleej > , To lie awake through half the nihtand hear those babies
g , weep ; Nov am I happy when the weather isn ' t over dry , And I sit indoors and try to read , while the children cough and cry . When I want a pair of slippers , I walk off to the town And buy a pair of shiny ones . The man says , "Reach me clown Those ones upon the topmost shelf ; they ' re marked at two-and-three ; They ' re very cheap and lastingsir ; they'll suit to a T . "
, you And when I have a fearful cold , or hoarseness in the throat , I get no box of lozenges , no little pinky note ; But I put my feet in mustard , with a hot towel round my head , And I drink a cup of gruel before I go to bed . Though there are many widows here , and maidens fair abound , That they have any care for me is more than I have found
; Yet rude men laugh and say , " Sly dog , " and slap me on the back ; Ancl ask me , " What ' s the price I ask for slippers by the sack ?" And they wink their eyes , and poke my ribs , and talk of pretty girls , And wonder if I like them with their hair smooth , or in curls . My character is changing fast , as disappointment sours , In solitary wretchedness I pass my evening hours ;
And if this goes on much longer , I must take sea-chaplain ' s pay " For it isn ' t what I looked for , " as the man says in the play . E . R . G ,