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Captain Reece

8/26/2018

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Captain Reece
 
Of all the ships upon the blue,
     No ship contained a better crew
Than that of worthy Captain Reece,
     Commanding of ‘The Mantelpiece.’
 
He was adored by all his men,
     For worthy Captain Reece, R. N.,
Did all that lay within him to
     Promote the comfort of his crew.
 
If ever they were dull or sad,
     Their captain danced to them like mad,
Or told, to make the time pass by,
     Droll legends of his infancy.
 
A feather bed had every man,
     Warm slippers and hot-water can,
Brown Windsor from the captain’s store,
     A valet, too, to every four.
 
Did they with thirst in summer burn?
     Lo, seltzogenes at every turn,
And on all very sultry days
     Cream ices handed round on trays.
 
Then currant wine and ginger-pops
     Stood handily on all the “tops”;
And also, with amusement rife,
     A “Zoetrope, or Wheel of Life.”
 
New volumes came across the sea
     From Mister Mundies libraree;
The Times and Saturday Review
     Beguiled the leisure of the crew.
 
Kind-hearted Captain Reece, R. N.,
     Was quite devoted to his men;
In point of fact, good Captain Reece
     Beatified ‘The Mantelpiece.’
 
One summer eve, at half-past ten,
     He said (addressing all his men):
“Come, tell me, please, what I can do
     To please and gratify my crew.”
 
“By any reasonable plan
     I’ll make you happy if I can;
My own convenience count as nil:
     It is my duty, and I will.”
 
Then up and answered William Lee
      (The kindly captain’s coxswain he,
A nervous, shy, low-spoken man),
     He cleared his throat and thus began:
 
“You have a daughter, Captain Reece,
     Ten female cousins and a niece,
A ma, if what I’m told is true,
     Six sisters, and an aunt or two.”
 
“Now, somehow, sir, it seems to me
     More friendly like we all should be,
If you united of ’em to
     Unmarried members of the crew.”
 
“If you’d ameliorate our life,
     Let each of us select a wife;
And as for nervous me, old pal,
     Give me your own enchanting gal!”
 
Good Captain Reece, that worthy man,
     Debated on his coxswain’s plan:
“I quite agree,” he said, “O Bill;
     It is my duty, and I will.”
 
“My daughter, that enchanting gurl,
     Has just been promised to an Earl,
And all my other familee
     To peers of various degree.”
 
“But what are dukes and viscounts to
     The happiness of all my crew?
The word I gave you I’ll fulfill;
     It is my duty, and I will.”
 
“As you desire it shall befall;
     I’ll settle thousands on you all,
And I shall be, despite my hoard,
     The only bachelor on board.”

The boatswain of ‘The Mantelpiece,’
     He blushed and spoke to Captain Reece:
“I beg your honor’s leave,” he said:
      “If you would wish to go and wed,”
 
“I have a widowed mother who
     Would be the very thing for you -
She long has loved you from afar;
     She washes for you, Captain R.”
 
The Captain saw the dame that day -
     Addressed her in this playful way -
“And did it want a wedding ring?
     It was a tempting ickle sing!”
 
“Well, well, the chaplain I will seek,
     We’ll all be married this day week
At yonder church upon the hill;
     It is my duty and I will!”
 
The sisters, cousins, aunts and niece,
     And widowed ma of Captain Reece,
Attended there as they were bid;
     It was their duty, and they did.
 
by William S. Gilbert (William Schwenck Gilbert (1836 - 1911))
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