Show THE DOINGS OF DELSARTE in former times my numerous rhymes general mirth and I 1 was then of all good men the merriest nian man on earth and my career from ear to year ear was full of cheer and things despite the few regrets perdieu per perd djeu which grim trim brings but now how strange and hareli hamb a chango change baa bas come upon the scene and horrors appall tho the afo where allawas all was for merly so serene berene yes caming rare care hath bath cast ita its about my honest heart because Becan sc alost alast it hath bath como come to pass my daughters learnt delsarto delsarte in flesh and joint and every e ery point the counterpart r of me she grew so fast she became at lust last a marvel oua as thing to sect seel long gaunt and slim each gun gangling gling limb pla placed ed stumbling block to the which axce of av an quite mortified her mother kow now as tor for me I 1 like ilke to see sea the carriages uncouth which certify unto all the shy unconscious age as of 0 youth if maiden kind bo be pure of mind industrious tidy smart what need that they should fool tool away their youth upon delsarte Uel sarto in good old times my iny numerous rhymes occasioned general mirth but now you gee see revealed in me the gloomiest gloo bard on earth I 1 sing no more of the joys jo a of yoro yore that marked my ray happy life but rather those depressing cioca oes with which the presents rife to that gaunt child chos now a fashion plate one song I 1 raise in arts dispraise and so do I 1 fight with fates fate this gangling bard has found it hard bard to see his counterpart long loose and slim divorced dh arced from him by that hectic dude Dels artel she goes she loves to pose in classic attitudes and droop her eyes e es in languid wise be and feign abstracted moods and she sho my child who all so wild so bel helpless pless and so sweet sw beet that once she knew not what w hat to do with w ith those great big hands and feet yow Now comes and goes goe w ath such repose so calmly sits aits or stands Is so discreet with both her feet eo so deft with both her hands why when I 1 see that satiro on me I 1 give gire an angry start and I 1 utter one word it is commonly heard derogatory to Del Dels artel an years gone by eald said that I 1 was quite a scrumptious man conceit eft galore had I 1 before this deasarta Del sarta craze began f butkow but doar the these wi n le folks criticise criticism critic ise my figure and my face and I 1 they een even incline to sneer at my mulct baas they presume to say this wart u upon tny cheek Is not quck and remarks unkind d they pais pus on that with lusty bass and charms of face and figure will I 1 part I 1 ere they extort this grand old wart to placate their Del delbartes bartel i 0 wretched day as all shall say dhove known my muse before when by this rhyme you ou see that im not la in it any morel more good goodby by the mirth that over earth diffused such keen delight the old time bard of pork and lard lard ig Is p plainly airily out of all AU withered now about his brow the laurel fillets droop while Laches ls brews I 1 for the poor old muse A portion of scald scalding ing bonal so grave this line 0 friends of minel 0 over er my broken heart he IIo bustled hustled and strove and fancied he be thront throw till his daughter learnt debarto Ue De sarto eugene eucene field in chicago chicalo newa |