New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . him, And then he would take ofl his socksThat so they shouldnt hear him. Upon the Paynim dog hed fly^ Or slily with a knife raise the Christian battle-cry, Your money or your life ! Come ! And thus he made of coin a heapAnd in his bags he stored it, He bought a lot of armor, cheap,Because he could afford it. SANDFORD AND MERTON. 175 But Abon Al Effendi Sam, Swore by the holy Prophet,Hed make Don Ditto into jam, And send him down to Tophet. Effen
New history of Standford and Merton; being a true account of the adventures of masters Tommy and Harry, with their beloved tutor, MrBarlow . him, And then he would take ofl his socksThat so they shouldnt hear him. Upon the Paynim dog hed fly^ Or slily with a knife raise the Christian battle-cry, Your money or your life ! Come ! And thus he made of coin a heapAnd in his bags he stored it, He bought a lot of armor, cheap,Because he could afford it. SANDFORD AND MERTON. 175 But Abon Al Effendi Sam, Swore by the holy Prophet,Hed make Don Ditto into jam, And send him down to Tophet. Effendi Sam at night stole outWhile Ditto lay a-sleeping. When there was nobody about,Save one, who watch was keeping. Effendi to the teeth came armed,And creeping like an adder. The secret watcher was alarmedTo see this horrid shadder. This secret watcher was a pageWhod joined Don Ditto lately—His means allowed him to engageA boy, it looked so stately. 176 THE NEW HISTORY OF Effendi crazed, with arm upraised, Was bent on doing murther,When—ah!—^he felt a sudden smart,Something went through him Hke a dart,And he»did nothing The boy to Dittos thanks repHed No word ; he blushed far pinkerThan maidens do. For you, he cried,Fd risk my life ... I am your swooned. It was Katinka ! SANDFOKD AND MERTON. 171 Don Ditto now recalled his vow, And grateful knelt to thank so before the hour of noon,They married, and their honeymoonThey spent at Salamanca. 12 178 THE NEW HISTORY OF CHAPTER XXn. A SCHOOL-DAY OF STUDIES WITH MR. BARLOW. UNCTUALLY at nine oclock,Mr. Barlowtook his seatat a high deskwhich he hadhad speciallymade for edu-cational p u r-poses. It wasfitted with ahook-rest, aninkstand, aplace for pens, and a small shelf for a couple ofcanes. A gong hung from a hook by the side,
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