The Snake In The Glass

Come lisien achile to R1, my lad, Como listen to Ene For a spell ! ],et tluit trtriltip tlrum For a moment be dtirab, Kor your únele isgoíag to tidl WiiiiUuiT bofeU A youiH who li'vwd Uquor too wefl, A clover jpyng man was he. my UuJ ; And witb beauty unconnnonly blessed, Kif, with brandy andwine, Ho bogan to decline, And htfliave Hke n prBOD pOMMd J I in-ote-4 The temporáneo plan ia the WtOne orening he ifeflt to a tavorn, my lad ; lie went tü ;i tavurii ono uigbt, And drinkíng too machi Kum, brandy and such, The cliap got wcceé&iugly " tight ; " And was quite Wlmt your aunl would entitle a " frlght." The r.üow feñ luto a raaos, my lad ; Tis a borrible Blanrtrhe lakea, lia írem'k'swith foar. And a,Cti vvi-y quoer ; Mv yes ! huw he shivt-rsaud shakos Wit en he rakfts, And rafea about horrid groat .-n:iles ! 'Tis a warnins to you and to ni?, my lad ; A particular cautiun to all- TIhiuecIi no oncc-insco Thev'jiera but he - Tu hoav ibepoor lunatic bawí ! - II. .x tin- erftw] ;- All over the Boor and the wall ! " Next morning he tooi; to his bed , my lad ; Next morning lit; tooli to hU bed ; Andhe uever got up To dine or to sop, Thoiigh properïy phyuicked and bied ; Anti I road, NVxt dftj, the poor fellow waadead, You've he&rd of the snake in tlio grasa, my Ui, Of the vipor conceaïod in tho vañH ; But now you must kiow} M:tn's deadiiest fie Is a snake of a different class ; A lul 'Tts iho vlpcr that lurks in the glass ! A warúingto yon and to me, my lac! ; A very ir.tperativt' cali : - Of licuor to üw citMir ; Djn't Iriuk even boer, If you'd uhuQ ;tü oíc;i-8ooí to fall ; If At all, Prny takc it unc( mm -n'y BmaTl. A n tl if you ireparlial to snakt ■, my lad ; (A puBion I tliink rather !wj Don't enter, to soe 'iint Thu Dweil' Museum ,' 'Tis vcry much botter to go, (That'gio !) Aní viït a rfgu'.ar r!iow.