Alphonse. "Not onless you are reecher zan ze vaiter, sare!"
THE BLESSED HERITAGE
["Poverty is a blessed heritage."—Mr. Carnegie.]
'Ere, Lizer, wheer's yer gratitood? 'E ses, ses Mr. C.,
As it's a blessed 'eritage, is poverty, ses 'e.
Then think 'ow thankful an' 'ow blest we oughter feel, us two,
But yet yer that contrairy that I'm blest, Liz, if yer do.
Wot? 'Ungry? Wot is 'unger? Don't it vary the monotony