Rhyme? and reason? . y repays all the wearisome days We have spent on the billowy ocean ! Such friends, as the Beaver and Butcher became, Have seldom if ever been known :In winter or summer, twas always the same— You could never meet either alone. l66 THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK And wlien quarrels arose—as one frequently findsQuarrels will, spite of every endeavour— The song of the Jubjub recurred to their minds,And cemented their friendship for ever! fit tbe Siytb. THE BARRISTERS DREAM. They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope;They threatened it
Rhyme? and reason? . y repays all the wearisome days We have spent on the billowy ocean ! Such friends, as the Beaver and Butcher became, Have seldom if ever been known :In winter or summer, twas always the same— You could never meet either alone. l66 THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK And wlien quarrels arose—as one frequently findsQuarrels will, spite of every endeavour— The song of the Jubjub recurred to their minds,And cemented their friendship for ever! fit tbe Siytb. THE BARRISTERS DREAM. They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope;They threatened its Hfe with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap. But the Barrister, weary of proving in vainThat the Beavers lace-making was wrong, Fell asleep, and in dreams saw the creature quite plainThat his fancy had dwelt on so long. He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court,Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye, Dressed in gown, bands, and wig, was defending a pigOn the charge of deserting its THE BARRISTERS DREAM. 169 The AVitnesses proved, without error or flaw, That the sty was deserted when found :And the Judge kept explaining the state of the law In a soft under-current of sound. The indictment had never been clearly expressed,And it seemed that the Snark had begun, And had spoken three hours, before any one guessedWhat the pig was supposed to have done. The Jury had each formed a different view (Long before the indictment was read),And they all spoke at once, so that none of them knew One word that the others had said. You must know— said the Judge : but the Snarkexclaimed Fudge ! That statute is obsolete quite !Let me tell you, my friends, the whole question depends On an ancient manorial right. In the matter of Treason the pig would appearTo have aided, but scarcely abetted : z I Jo THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK. While the charge of Insolvency fails, it is clear,If you grant the plea never indebted The fact of Desertion I will not dispute :But its
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