RHINE AND RAISIN: A STORY OF WINE AND WATER.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 145, 17 July 1880, Page 3

RHINE AND RAISIN: A STORY OF WINE AND WATER.

ft was a castle on the Rhino, Upon a lofty mount; A. Count there also'dwelt therein, Though not of much "account." His father had a black sheep been, And " gambled " too—egad! If young Carl was a good young man, A " bettor" was his dad. Tho family ostntos wore large ; Old Fritz sold every sod; And wlion he died he" "took his hook," Nor loft his son a " rod " Of ((round, save whore the castle stood (That c«6tle all his claim '); A Buro'un was hia title, though Count was before his nntno. This young man once had lively beeu ; But 'tis most sad to tell, Oh'. ll.iw lie, poor chup, chapfnllen grow, He fell so low, poor fel-low ! Thoughhehiaconchne'erdewod with tears, He liked hia w(h)ine at aight; And,strange! whenmostonloosenossbont, Ended by getting■" tight." So when his fathor left this world, This worthy fellow criml, *' He's 'hopped tho twig,' I'll 'twig thehop;"' And to tho cellar hied. His words were slangy ; perhaps to all The meaning's not quite clear ; He meant, "My father's in his 'grave'— I'll walk into his 'beer.'" That thoro was plenty%own below He'd not tho slightest doubt; But soon he a diseov'ry made— In fact, he found it "out." He thought a -while, and then exclaimed, "No longor hero I'll stop Upon this earth ; for 'l'll be hanged' If I can find a 'drop.'" "I have no money loft to spond ; Ono can't livo without pelf; Thoro's nothing here to drown my care — I'll drown it with myself." ♦*#' # * * Upon tho rivor's bank he stood, At eve. about sunset; And thus apostrophized the stream, Before ho "took a wot." "0 Rhino, that fluwost caJmly on, Soon I'll lie in then, I know; The reason is. alas '. 0 Rhino, Because I have no 'Rhino.' "Lurline, I come!—yes,-1, Lurline! Mo 'l'll hurl in'—poor chap! This rivor-side's my only bank— This cloak is my last (w)rap! "Thon mock'st me, moon, with 'silver ray 3,' For I can 'raise no tin.'" Hi? breast he heaved with "heavo-y" throos, And then himself "throws" in. He a "tremendous hoador" took, Deep down—nowise appalled : He'd had no liquor, eo could not Bo "Dyin' Boozy called-''