And sot him on the altar, and made him their salams,

And brought him pleasant coco-nuts, with chickens, po and yams.

And from that day henceforward, in a captivating style,

He relegated, as he pleased, the natives of that isle;

And when an unbeliever rose—as now and then were some,

He cured their irreligion with a little taste of rum.

He settled all their business, and he did it very well,

So everything went booming like a blessed wedding bell;

Eleven lovely feminines attended to his wants,

And a guard of honour followed him to all his usual haunts.