EARL JOYCE he was a kind old p… Whom nothing ever could put out, Though eighty-two, he still was he… Excepting as regarded gout. He had one unexampled daughter,

When the night wind howls in the c… moonlight flies, And inky clouds, like funeral shro… When the footpads quail at the nig… bay the moon,

When maiden loves, she sits and si… She wanders to and fro; Unbidden tear-drops fill her eyes, And to all questions she replies, With a sad heigho!

When I, good friends, was called… I’d an appetite fresh and hearty, But I was, as many young barriste… An impecunious party. I’d a swallow—tail coat of a beaut…

I am the very pattern of a modern… I’ve information vegetable, animal… I know the kings of England, and… From Marathon to Waterloo, in ord… I’m very well acquainted, too, wit…

When all night long a chap remains On sentry-go, to chase monotony He exercises of his brains, That is, assuming that he’s got an… Though never nurtured in the lap

I once did know a Turkish man Whom I upon a two-pair-back met, His name it was EFFENDI KHAN BACKSHEESH PASHA BEN… A DOCTOR BROWN I also knew -

When first my old, old love I kne… My bosom welled with joy; My riches at her feet I threw; I was a love-sick boy! No terms seemed too extravagant

I’m old, my dears, and shrivelled… My eyes are gone, and my teeth hav… For terrible sights I’ve seen, an… I’m nearly seventy now, and my wor… Ah! I’ve been young in my time,…

When a merry maiden marries, Sorrow goes and pleasure tarries; Every sound becomes a song, All is right and nothing’s wrong! From to-day and ever after

I SING a legend of the sea, So hard-a-port upon your lee! A ship on starboard tack! She’s bound upon a private cruise… (This is the kind of spice I use

It’s my opinion - though I own In thinking so I’m quite alone - In some respects I’m but a fright… YOU like my features, I suppose? I’M disappointed with my nose:

An excellent soldier who’s worthy… Loves officers dashing and strict: When good, he’s content with escap… When naughty, he likes to be licke… He likes for a fault to be bullied…

KING BORRIA BUNGALEE BOO Was a man-eating African swell; His sigh was a hullaballoo, His whisper a horrible yell - A horrible, horrible yell!

DRAMATIS PERSONAE THE LEARNED JUDGE THE PLAINTIFF THE DEFENDANT COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTI…