Deportmental ditties : and other verses . The Choice of a Profession As a parson is your heart Bel on admonishing the Smart 8e1 ? I ulpit eloquence, alas! is poorly paid,And your most impassioned sermon will descend Mil. of Sermon) On a sleeping congregation, Im the income of a pastor is not that of Mr. Astor, Ho must practise the most parsimonious habil ,With his quiver full of arrows that are numerous as sparrows And as ravenous as rabbits !. If you, finally, would rather seek to emulate your father, And become, like him, a self-made millionaire,There are difficulties here, too,
Deportmental ditties : and other verses . The Choice of a Profession As a parson is your heart Bel on admonishing the Smart 8e1 ? I ulpit eloquence, alas! is poorly paid,And your most impassioned sermon will descend Mil. of Sermon) On a sleeping congregation, Im the income of a pastor is not that of Mr. Astor, Ho must practise the most parsimonious habil ,With his quiver full of arrows that are numerous as sparrows And as ravenous as rabbits !. If you, finally, would rather seek to emulate your father, And become, like him, a self-made millionaire,There are difficulties here, too, since the plutocrats career, too, Is an intricate and troublesome affair;For you have to wrench their money (like a bee extracting honey) From such persons as it happens to belong to,And the growth of public feeling against any form of stealing Is both prevalent and strong, too. 21 B* Deportmental Ditties Then a simple life of pleasure, as a gentleman of leisure,Is the proper kind for evry one to lead, With a dash of dissipation, just by way of relaxation, And a brainstorm to account for each misdeed ; And the youth of one-and-twenty who has luxuries in plenty,And whose balance at the bank continues healthy, Will confirm my own impression that the pleasantest profession Is professing to be wealthy !
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