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      Christmas Eve At A0bicomus Castle.

      CHRISTMAS EVE AT A 0 BICOMUS CASTLE .

      Every At Auricomus Guest Had Oastle Gone...

      Every At Auricomus guest had Oastle gone to rest ; Bachel Worn or out , damsel with , flirting madam and , and wassail ma ' m ; ' selle , And Nodded over the the nigh head t- of cap each tassel fogey . in bed All Is Is the the the world .. Lord Lord knows of of Au Auricomus ricomus that S : : r Boger De Chose ;

      All the world hears that though niellow in years , Whether And Ha all still the it is be wdrld as for merry a vows wild as that carouse Mom his us . jolly old spouse , Or Is the the sport best that woman . September from . Perth ( he , firs to t allows Cowes . . : In making very a dulce domiis . , A * x Th » happ uap ** picr ier had 4 ^ company uuiupauy sat at ¦«¦« his never never board ma mev - ! this -km ,, Christmas ^ v « ¦ m ^ M

      Aged Spooney * and n young youthful e gentlemen , blonde , and sly coque brunette tte , , Eve ; More Holders Middle Gouty than - old aged and boys I ever queens feeders , Love in , vers of girls ' s decoys Cupid e in could their ' s , weave teens , , That Had set noon themselves at his door down where from a thousand country , and more town , TTe would onlv have been too , clad to receive .

      Were Folks Thoug it can not h ' sleeping t that very e wall ' en alone in all the is sleep a coldest bore together I weather own . , , As Or it a was fellow , wherever himself a deposit bed could , go , Right and left , above , below , Was Who In somebody passage only got , cupboard thrust half of , and a , and garret fortunate closet , , they Where You iuu coul uuuiu I ' ve d heard scarce scaiue folks have xinvc say caged « ngeu , perhaps . a a parrot parrot in play .. , But frothe best in the astle

      To now the tiniest m crib very of the room lowliest vassal « , Had All was one still stirred as a mouse he could ; not fcave , heard Deep The ° ea the A And is sound any . receding deep very throughout , deep and sky deep is above mire is the love ; house , . Old To files which are our very thoughts deep we aspire know , . And adu And deep ueep deeper the biie still uunyiiiauu obligation is debt , , oh uu ; i

      But Tomorrow deeper far we than forget these . , and more , Are When So Is sunk that long three , tremendous in sunk or their four , sunk beds score , deep sunk that guests , , they sunk with cease in closed sleep to snore . door , , The There sound Wi was th of Bang not a a terrible gong a ! heart bang through clang but ! , woke the castle with a rang star . t , And Was " The out what castl of its each e ' bed s on one incontinent fire heard —I smell as in sprang the turn smoke . he woke , " . Ami liady Gouf Out they dear y De old Chose Sir rushed buffer without and with without winivut gay their her young hai ju his clothes r sprig wig unbrushed , , ,

      Jinny Guest jina And ueur upon and some on John guest of Roger itogei them with a qu scarcely one arter shoe dressed a on quarter wig , , ; , ; Old And maids Mabel with with their only scanty a garter locks . in papers , wim tri

      xoung Rollicking And maiaens lame boys ones that that esses kept " damned lusuovuijot cutting , " capers and -, " , devilled . " " " Yo But " L u ook ' Where d bettor at ' s my make i I shawl ' m haste nearly ?"— , "— " unbodiced Why " I ' m . I half ' vc . " nothing unlaced at ;" all , So This All ou of t iB tuey them ' nt a hurried time down for , tho bustled being staircase modest , and , scurried . " , "My "O darling 1 no » sense 1 my , " inamma darling , I why your , look calves at are your shown own , . " I never did see such a bare case . " ouiije Some were were wathed quite quii > u loosely J . uv . " * ci in flannel uiujjbu dx-aped iu in u a . niiguv shoot ,,

      Some Some of s them seein tight 'd as if they'd ; the colic , And And Of But In the it some made the must luty very of of -ai lie them thei x pink confessod souls r bodies c of riad , vory fashion from there a curve nearly . passion was parabolic dressed many , a , gusHt " There I « t ' a all is ainia neither talce flame ; now nor why smoke did you wake 1 Bu Or t either some rascal old Nick a wicked has played joke us ; a , trick , Bur . though there isn't a tract * of fire

      Tha And You You t I I ' m aro are vote flu all all eh bof . , a my mv « r jolty < 3 dears dears wo old return , , in in bloke such such to , our sswoot woot beds , attlro attlro ,, We all of us danca on our heols or our heads , . " Thus wiglcsa Sir Kogor spoko . The Ero wo all rds abou have t tho scarcely hall come from his lips ,

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      Every At Auricomus Guest Had Oastle Gone...

      ¦ ~ -n mm ii - i i i i - -- | A Young swift ca to valier the old to , each and lady short trips to the , tall , * Waits The very " firs " t no person r " he , " sees but gallantly at a glance gri , ps Just And without tells her a merrily bow or flat " with to her your face grace , , " The That time willy has , nilly come , wise for or a d silly ance , .

      * Never ¦ Since -was dancing known was such first a country invented dance ; , I While Crossing ' m They sure jolly 'd if of have they Sir hands thoug Roger 'd , seen and ht scraped the the down thing folks the on demented in middle the France tiddle , , . : Never At Auricomus was seen such or out a twirl of it and a twiddle , Skinny For full and twenty buxom , minutes , shy and young bold ; and , old , Sans Made skirt a regular and sans bout vest of , unstockinged it . , unsoled ,

      And They moved were all in so a stat gamesome e so uncommonl , reckless , and risk frisky , y y , You In 'd a have pothouse sworn sacred they to had codgers first been ; primed with whisky i The Instead of fairest their being of all the wha fair t they were . ¦ The very noblest born from And Kent honoured to , Ayr gues , ts show of Sir of Roger cha ' s . j

      Never And Polished Of now still was ankles and more seen then shocking , sucn and old a rounded maids exposures ' alarms arms rms , ; , i J But Of tilings nothing that came are not of it seen save eve the » -y display day , Except in the windows of hosiers . " Now Answered to * bed gay let Fulke us flit Champaign ! " " Not a . bit of it yet ! " ( Such nuiuzzicu a wild zled dog by Dieky is he , ' iis strange ) he fhould be

      Until " Not Unmuz Back U of a again soul the du of to uy ty you the iucity of passes beds youth Mayne jaxnyncj you , and or have matrons . of beauty quitted or lasses , , To Christmas Now , let ' s you have all no are row acquitted ! . There ' s the mistletoe-bough ! And He it pull ' s Y ed ule but -tide a p Eve istol , , you'll all allow . " ( H * - ' I tood stand skiuu * . * v * 3 at « 4 here uerts > the . 1 4 * . . . . with wiwi staircase _ J . ^ . ! m _ this i , ni . -n » ln till i > b ^ m ottom ,, " j-i . i )

      Is « Each s well kissed girl , aye by each some woman one ' s , , Or I , they resisting , have shot 'em J " Such shirking gambols , , such scrambles , such smirking , such Su Such ch gliding jumping , such on hiding chairs , and such tables screeching ! , beseech-Yet JLVU Never ing there viici . was ; wasn yruou known 't i > a a , jjjiixucu maide fn story n but uuu or fables quickly i ^ mviitxjr . was nao | preyed » ejcu

      And And Were on covered dragged , some with of ' nea them busses th red the , as mistletoe until cherries the young berries . cusses , And The when foot each of the did staircase gain For Gay himself Twas Fulke sc demanded arcely Champaign a fair another , case , , With And if ** she Am resisted I not , pre , the tty young , a man scamp , , and— insisted a brother , 1 " And And so the it went men on were till lef the t alone women . were gone ,

      " Now Who , bring calle me i the the castle bowl his I" said own . the ' jolly old soul " We Vfo ' 'U ll drink driuk to to each the ladie friend s before and— we why go not ; ?—to each foo ; We'll drink to the death of all that ' s Blow , To To our the well glory -to-do of the selves Nation to the . hind that ' delves T To o the Queen lad that , to the loves Church a , wench , Army . , Navy , and Bench , , No every matter what his station 1

      When Off they at lengbh * toddled they to had bed , drunk each separate toast , I Singing am And bound ra , ? ther Long to light livo that in our the their glorio head notes us . host were ! . " not But As hushed dulcet wuve as say those soon of the Orpheus uproarious ; lot By the drowsy drugs of Morpheus . FINIS .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Jan. 2, 1869, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/attw_02011869/page/14/