. Clebs the younger in search of a wife; or, The drawingroom troubles of Moody Robinson esquire. l understand this. 134 DRAWING-ROOM TROUBLES. Or take a more familiar simile,Like the wild scream from lovely Emily,When once she on my bosom sighd,And sudden found my hair was dyed. The Persian cats, we know between us,The savagest of all their genus ;So think we not that Pussy longContented lay neath such a sprung revengeful on her foe,And made him leap in direst woe,Fixing her talons, midst his screeches,In a quaint portion of his round the chamber, in a course,As wild as r
. Clebs the younger in search of a wife; or, The drawingroom troubles of Moody Robinson esquire. l understand this. 134 DRAWING-ROOM TROUBLES. Or take a more familiar simile,Like the wild scream from lovely Emily,When once she on my bosom sighd,And sudden found my hair was dyed. The Persian cats, we know between us,The savagest of all their genus ;So think we not that Pussy longContented lay neath such a sprung revengeful on her foe,And made him leap in direst woe,Fixing her talons, midst his screeches,In a quaint portion of his round the chamber, in a course,As wild as ran Mazeppas horse,—Oer sofas, chairs, and tables flew,Amongst the philanthropic crew,Who fled before him all afraid,When needed most to render aid ;Who would not run him such a race,With such a demon on the chase ? The house was roused, the servants throngThe gentlemen and dames among ;Had it not been for their pell-melling,The man and cat might still be plain and rather stupid cookThe fury round the body took,And, with a sudden effort, pickt himOff the shy, hapless, torn M MM .§o o o -3 73 2 Z t»?a ^ * J§ THE SHY YOUNG MAN. 135 Twitches of pain, and breathless sighs, Succeeded to hysteric cries ; As deep in terror and in tone As the long-anguished hollow groan Moand forth, when came my comrade Binns, To hear his son and heir was twins. The shy one left— Or came he more, or yet the ball forgot,Is still unknown,—the legend sayeth not. THE SHY YOUNG MAN. PART II. In morning calls the shy young manExhibits most his shy young plan;Long his silence, long his stay,Too shy to talk or go away. The shy young man in common calls Just at the time of expectationThat fore a walk or dinner falls, And throws you out of calculationAs to your day ; your patient powersHe tries by sitting on for hours. A fair young lady sat one day Alone, and waiting with a modest hope ;Her friends were all perchance away; And scarce she dared to give her wishes scopeThat one would cal
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