HOW PERRIM TREATED THE GIRLS
The boys said Perrim was "rattled."
The girls said: "He's awful, oh dear!"
The men said: "He's surely half-witted."
And the ladies said: "Yes, it is clear
The young man is very peculiar,
Not over-well balanced, we fear."
Poor Perrim, the world had decided
That he was peculiarly queer.
The girls said: "He's awful, oh dear!"
The men said: "He's surely half-witted."
And the ladies said: "Yes, it is clear
The young man is very peculiar,
Not over-well balanced, we fear."
Poor Perrim, the world had decided
That he was peculiarly queer.
And why? He was gifted with language,
His speeches were lengthy and loud,
He invented new words on occasions
Of which Webster might have been proud,
"My forefathers and my foremothers,"
He shouted—the giggle-heads bowed;
When he mentioned, "dry land and dry water"
There was not a dry eye in the crowd.
His speeches were lengthy and loud,
He invented new words on occasions
Of which Webster might have been proud,
"My forefathers and my foremothers,"
He shouted—the giggle-heads bowed;
When he mentioned, "dry land and dry water"
There was not a dry eye in the crowd.
The young people gave a dime social
With coffee and cake and ice-cream,
And Perrim prepared to attend it
Being overly fond of the theme.
To take some young lady to supper,
Ah! this was the crown of the dream,
But alas! very often things are not
So easily done as they seem.
With coffee and cake and ice-cream,
And Perrim prepared to attend it
Being overly fond of the theme.
To take some young lady to supper,
Ah! this was the crown of the dream,
But alas! very often things are not
So easily done as they seem.
He asked a young lady in ribbons
Who looked most alluringly sweet
She answered with modest demeanor:
"So sorry, but promised to meet
Who looked most alluringly sweet
She answered with modest demeanor:
"So sorry, but promised to meet
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