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SEEING IS BELIEVING
Willing Kitty McHost was deaf as a post,
And Wellington Stowe could n't speak;
“So, you see, 't were as well,” said Miss Kitty McHost,
“For a man to come courtin' in Greek!
If it 's me you are after, dear Wellington Stowe,
Just bring in a bit of a trumpet and blow.”
And Wellington Stowe could n't speak;
“So, you see, 't were as well,” said Miss Kitty McHost,
“For a man to come courtin' in Greek!
If it 's me you are after, dear Wellington Stowe,
Just bring in a bit of a trumpet and blow.”
So he blew and he blew, his dear lady to win;
But she cried in despair: “Will he never begin?”
And then in the trumpet he silently sighed,
Whilst fondly and sweetly his lady he eyed;—
“Would you deafen a body!” she cried, “Mr. Stowe;
If you blow loud as that, all the neighbors 'll know!”
But she cried in despair: “Will he never begin?”
And then in the trumpet he silently sighed,
Whilst fondly and sweetly his lady he eyed;—
“Would you deafen a body!” she cried, “Mr. Stowe;
If you blow loud as that, all the neighbors 'll know!”
And so it was settled. And long may they thrive,—
The quietest, happiest couple alive!
The quietest, happiest couple alive!
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