THE BACHELOR’S LAST HOURS.
Air : “ Sir John Moore.” Not a laugh was heard, nor a joyous note, As our friend to the bridal we hurried; Not a wit discharged his farewell joke, ! As the bachelor went to be married. | We married him quickly to save his fright; i Our heads from the sad sight turning, | And we sighed as we stood by the dim lamp I r light, . 1 I To think him not more discerning. I To think of a bachelor free and bright, And shy of the sex as we found him, I Should there at the altar at dead of night Be caught in the snares that bound him. Few and short were the words we said, Tho’ of cake and wine partaking, We escorted him home from the scene of his dread, While his knees were awfully shaking, Slowly and sadly we marched him down From the top to the lowest storey, And wd have not heard from or seen the poor man since, Whom we left alone in his glory.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1203, 16 November 1882, Page 2
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175THE BACHELOR’S LAST HOURS. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1203, 16 November 1882, Page 2
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