. St. Nicholas [serial] . THE CRUISE OF THE TORTOISE The good ship Tortoise once set forth To scour the Spanish Main,To sail to east, west, south, and north And then come home , no wind would stir that boat!Indeed she lay (if we may quote An elder poets notion)As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. It is a shame, a shame indeed,Then up and spake her master,That she should show this lack ofspeed; She ought to go much faster! The mate then sighed and shook his head,Her names the Tortoise, sir, he said, And what can you expect?But if she does nt ever move. At least she wont be
. St. Nicholas [serial] . THE CRUISE OF THE TORTOISE The good ship Tortoise once set forth To scour the Spanish Main,To sail to east, west, south, and north And then come home , no wind would stir that boat!Indeed she lay (if we may quote An elder poets notion)As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. It is a shame, a shame indeed,Then up and spake her master,That she should show this lack ofspeed; She ought to go much faster! The mate then sighed and shook his head,Her names the Tortoise, sir, he said, And what can you expect?But if she does nt ever move. At least she wont be wrecked! At length, when still she failed to stir, These enterprising fellowsThey blew a mighty blast at her From out the fireside mate he blew, the master up into the wind she luffed, Upon the weather started on a three years cruise Across the tub and back!
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