Soon to hiz pole ov alder wood,

(Almost the pole az old az Ishmels self,)

He ties the horse hair line,

(Himself did weave), and feeling

With hiz old fingers crisp the

Barbed hooks point, sure to be

That dullness waz not sleeping thare,

He takes (oh! nauty Ishmel!)

From out a quaint old bottle,

That hold perhaps a pint,