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SÉG
jee
Ms re ee
ss esac ei
fae nia
whiskey& tobacco.
As I roved out for recreation bi evening
: of late,
Convenient to a neighbouring town I heard
: a great debate, ns
1t was between two neighbours who had fle os ye
ling out,
One of them was s tobacco, and the other
’ whiskey ee nae ae
. Whiskey being undaunted he loudly repli d
. How came a useless weed like you here
standing by my side, kését
And la man of eloguence ied of noble fame, ae
fF rom the beggar to the Queen, a pore a. see |
my name. | ce ae
The tobacco then made. answer and to ee
‘him thus didsay, sg Foe
Is true you do delude all sex, and 198 en
senses take away, | :
You take away their ‘health and strength,
| besides their purses drain, ae
. And thousands of our Trish edad you sent |
| -across the main.
Then said captain whielgay how dare you
" "me defame,
And lesteemed by old and yonng, the deaf
the dumb, the Spleens
Likewise the dumb I'v often made to hs /
their mouth and say,
There’s no physician. on this earth i is equal
unto me, ¬
You treacherous regue how can you boast.
i tobacco then did say,
You robbed, poor Granua of her sons and
5 sent them far away, ,
You left them wandering | in exile their fate. as
ist
ne eee en ere oe
for to deplore,
Both day and | deh you stir up strife in
Brin? s lovely shore. oo
. In all my days tobacco said I never have " gas
azota pe
Or urge a man to rob kiált, —his neigh= | ee
bonrs’ blood to spill, i a es
“That’s not the case with you, your friends a |
És you do deceive, \ \ |
When Irishmen on you depend and always + 9 \
: . act the knave. mu af
! Whiskey being defeated then i had ne a
more to say,
He dropped his head like one was dead, or
in a deep decay, 18 Po
Tobacco flourished round the room, then Sy
Be k i mis
B. laugbing at the joke, rt
And when the victory was gained he van¬
ished off in smoke.
; ‘ii ail nt, Rg ee eT ML
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