Wit and Humor of America, Vol 08 — Forbearance of The Admiral, The

BY WALLACE IRWIN

I ain't afeard o' the Admiral, Though a common old tar I be, And I've oftentimes spoke to the Admiral Expressin' a bright idee;

For he's very nice at takin' advice And a tractable man is he.

For once I says to the Admiral, Unterrified, though polite, "Don't think me critical, Admiral, But yer vessel ain't sailin' right;

For our engine should be burnin' wood And our rattlelines should be tight."

But when I spoke to the Admiral He wasn't inclined to scold, Though me words, addressed to the Admiral, Was intimate-like and bold, (But he was up on deck at the time And I was down in the hold).

FOOTNOTES:

[8] From "Nautical Lays of a Landsman," by Wallace Irwin.

Copyright, 1904, by Dodd, Mead & Co. FATE