AN
A. B. C.
OF
EVERY-DAY PEOPLE
GOOD, BAD & INDIFFERENT.
BY
G. E. FARROW
AUTHOR OF “THE WALLYPUG OF WHY”
“THE LITTLE PANJANDRUM’S DODO”
ETC. ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
BY JOHN HASSALL.
London DEAN & SON 160A Fleet ST. E.C.
A the AMIABLE
A the Amiable!
Ah! what an amiable party is A,
He holds out his hand in a genial way;
He is hearty and hale,
And he loves a good sail.
What a capital friend on a fine summer’s day!
B THE BUMPTIOUS
B the Bumptious.
Boastful, and bumptious Bohemian B,
He plays on the fiddle most beautifully;
But is really so vain,
That some people complain
That his fiddling is nothing but fiddle-de-dee.
C THE CONTENTED
C the Contented.
Cheerful, contented, and smiling is C,
A good-natured, pleasant old lady is she;
And even her cat,
Tho’ he isn’t too fat,
Appears to be grinning most amiably.
D THE DOLEFUL
D the Doleful.
Dear! Dear! What a dreadfully dolorous D,
The picture of misery surely is he;
When he asks for a penny,
And doesn’t get any,
His language is not what his language should be.
E THE ENERGETIC
E the Energetic.
Behold, energetic and eager-eyed E,
Who has no time to stand upon ceremony;
He’s all hurry and hustle,
And scurry and bustle,
About something or other continually.
F THE FEEBLE
F the Feeble.
Fidgety, fretful, and fractious is F.
For feeble and fragile, and frail is old F;
Not a tooth in his head,
And now, it is said,
The old fellow’s becoming remarkably deaf.
G THE GENEROUS
G the Generous.
This is good-natured and generous G.
A kind little fellow, you’ll doubtless agree;
See him willingly share
That extremely large pear,
How very surprised Pretty Polly must be.
H THE HAUGHTY
H the Haughty.
Hoity-toity! Here’s high-minded haughty Miss H.
To be so self-satisfied’s naughty, Miss H,
With your nose in the air,
And your insolent stare,
I can’t think what you’ll look like at forty, Miss H.
I THE INDUSTRIOUS
I the Industrious.
You can’t help but admire this industrious I,
Who is studying hard, tho’ there’s nobody by.
He’s so lost in his book,
He has no time to look
At the ink he has spilt; and it’s getting quite dry.
J THE JOLLY
J the Jolly.
This is the jovial, jocular J,
Who’s enjoying at Margate a fine holiday.
He makes everyone laugh,
With his fun and his chaff.
You’ve met somebody like him before, I dare say.
K THE KNAVISH
K the Knavish.
I’d knock o’er the knuckles this knavish young K:
He’s been picking a pocket and now runs away.
But Policeman X2
Has this person in view,
And will certainly catch the young rascal some day.
L THE LIVELY
L the Lively.
Lissome and lively is light-footed L,
Who dances the sailor’s hornpipe very well.
From morning to night,
He is merry and bright,
Is this jolly Jack Tar, one may easily tell.
M THE MEEK
M the Meek.
Down-trodden, brow-beaten, meek little M,
This torrent of fault-finding nothing can stem.
If her mistress were kinder,
No doubt she would find her
The best of good servants, a regular gem.