Matin Bells and Scarlet and Gold By "F. Harald Williams"[i.e. F. W. O. Ward]. First Edition |
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BREEZY BESS. |
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BREEZY BESS.
If things ever arrive at a stress
Or a tangle,
I'll lay all my money on Bess,
Not to dangle—
To dangle;
For while others are dreaming and dawdling about
At the lucky gold portals
Once opened to mortals,
In a trice she's within, while they dally without;
For she tells the right moment
When it's yes and not no meant,
As her breezy young form in its bliss
Blows a kiss—
Blows a kiss.
Or a tangle,
I'll lay all my money on Bess,
Not to dangle—
To dangle;
For while others are dreaming and dawdling about
At the lucky gold portals
Once opened to mortals,
In a trice she's within, while they dally without;
For she tells the right moment
When it's yes and not no meant,
As her breezy young form in its bliss
Blows a kiss—
Blows a kiss.
If you speak of a matter like dress
Or a bonnet,
There is no one like practical Bess
Dead upon it—
Upon it;
If you're dealing with feathers or ribands or some
Such mysterious question,
I'll back her suggestion
Against all, though the wisest of milliners come;
If you go into flounces
Or trimmings, she pounces
Just on the solution desired,
As inspired—
As inspired.
Or a bonnet,
There is no one like practical Bess
Dead upon it—
Upon it;
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Such mysterious question,
I'll back her suggestion
Against all, though the wisest of milliners come;
If you go into flounces
Or trimmings, she pounces
Just on the solution desired,
As inspired—
As inspired.
If you drop by mistake in a mess
Or a scandal,
There is no one as nimble as Bess
With her candle—
Her candle,
To give light and relief at the one proper time;
If you fall in a puddle
Or other folks' muddle,
At a simple extraction she's downright sublime;
She's a kitten—who catches
Her, knows what are scratches,
But she purrs quite as sweetly when teased
As when pleased—
As when pleased.
Or a scandal,
There is no one as nimble as Bess
With her candle—
Her candle,
To give light and relief at the one proper time;
If you fall in a puddle
Or other folks' muddle,
At a simple extraction she's downright sublime;
She's a kitten—who catches
Her, knows what are scratches,
But she purrs quite as sweetly when teased
As when pleased—
As when pleased.
If you treat her (it's needless to press)
To the candy
She loves, not ungrateful is Bess
And so handy—
So handy;
If consulting her tastes you propose her the choice
She is partial to coffee,
And reckons that toffee
Is wholesome and excellent food for the voice.
She has thoughts about marriage
And driving a carriage,
When her coster endows the bright lass
With his ass—
With his ass.
To the candy
She loves, not ungrateful is Bess
And so handy—
So handy;
If consulting her tastes you propose her the choice
She is partial to coffee,
And reckons that toffee
Is wholesome and excellent food for the voice.
She has thoughts about marriage
And driving a carriage,
When her coster endows the bright lass
With his ass—
With his ass.
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