_ Well, there it stood, all by itself,
. Just out of reach upon the shelf;
_ Upon his fine new drum of wood,

To reach ‘it _ down, ine Captain Stood

 

- Alas, the gallant deed was _ rash,
| For down he tumbled.with a crash;
_ And, what. was really ‘Worse than all,

The drum was broken in the fall!

The Captain shook -
his curly head:
“The war must be
eo he said
cor in that nursery
peace will reign
Till someone mends

the drum again!