POET X Y .

FAITHLESS NELLY GRAY.
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BY TO II 1901
Ben Battle was soldier old,


And used to wars alarms;
But a cannpn-bal took off his legs,
So he, laid down his arms.
Now, as they bore him off the field,
Said he, let others shoot,
For here leave my second leg,
And the Forty-second foot -
The army surgeon made him limbs
Said he. "They're only pegs,
But there's as wooden members quite
As represent my legs
Now Ben he loved pretty maid,
Her name was Nelly Gray;
So he went to pay her his devoir,,
When he'd devoured his pay.
But when he called on Nelly Gray,
She made him quite a scott;
And whom she saw his wooden legs,
Began to take them off!
80, Nelly Gray! o. Nelly Gray!
Is this your love so warm?
The love that loves sea rlet coat.
Should be more uniform"
Said she, " loved soldier once,
For he was blithe and brave;
But | will never have a man,


With both legs in the gravel"
"Before you had these timber toes,
You love did allow;
But then, you know, you stand upon
Another footing now!
40, Nelly Gray! o, Nelly Gray!
For all your jeering speeches,
At duty's call, | left my legs


In Badajoa's breeches ~
"Why then," said she, "you've lost the fee
Of legs in wars alarms;
And now you cannot wear your shoes
Upon your feats Of aru.s!'
80, false and tickle Nelly Gray!
know why you refuse;
Though I've no feet, some other man
Is standing in my shoes.
81 wish ne'er had seen your face;
But now, long farewell
For you will be my death--alas
You will not be my NELL"
Now when he went from Nelly Gray,
- His heart so heavy got,
And life was such burden grown,
1t made him take knot
So round his melancholy neck,


A rope he did eutwine;
And for the second time in life,
Enlisted in the Line!
One end he tied around the beam,
And then removed his pegs; .-.-
And, as his legs wore off, of course,
He soon was off his legs!
And there he hung till he was dead
AS any nail in town.
For though distress had cut him up,
Ii could not cut him down!
