| Show A poem by artemus ward act A writer in one of the new papers has been printing some interesting reminiscences of artemus ward in the course ot of which he brings to light some amusing verses by the famous humorist inasmuch as they have not been reprinted for nearly forty years we reproduce them here they are entitled loss ot of the good ship polly ann A pathetic nautical ballad As 99 the good ship polly ann was sailing bailing across the briny briny sea she sprang a leak and tie no kind 0 of baling could save or would save she for she went down to the bottom of the sea the sea aea the sea my boys with her cargo and old captain grites being the total loss of the good ship polly ann and 1400 lives captain grives was a gallant old man gallant gallant was he ile he drank his 1113 rum from a large tin pan jovial and jovial was he says he my boys when the storm was ragin farewell to our friends and wives for were goin down in waters very jurgla being the total loss of the good ship polly ann and 1400 lire levei then up did speak the brave first mate and a nice spoken man was he says he be ere we go ive ite a suggestion sugi estion tor for to make to make to make says he be ere this vessel goes down and we all do sink I 1 propose propose we all take a drink very well said says the good captain grives grites so lie he filled up his pan the brave seafaring men inea proceeded to individually and collectively imbibe and the unfortunate vessel went down being the total loss of the good ship bolly ann and 1400 lives previous to which the second mate he be spoke ilia his name and his name was brown he says with deep grief do I 1 very nearly nea aly choke at the idea the idea of going down while ashore my betsy cleans the dishes likewise the spoons and the knives I 1 shall be food for the pesky old fishes fish e s and I 1 regret to say that he be was being the total loss of the good ship polly poll v ann and fourteen hundred lives and now young men of high and low degree your attention your attention I 1 ask never leave the land tor for a life upon the sea bea ris a very a very sad bad task far better plow far bettor better mow than to go to go for a sailor never leave the land dont a sailing for tear fear you may suffer buffer the same go 90 melancholy anchal Y and harrowing fate that befell the gallant captain grives his energetic and worthy crew and the very valuable cargo on board the ill fated vessel being befog as I 1 have bate already informed my readers the total loss of the good sh ship IP polly poliy ann and fourteen hundred lives |
