Ah! by this time I see you’ve found
You’re really safely caught and bound;
So, having tamed you down in season,
I’m sure you soon will list to reason,
And cease for liberty to pine,
My true heart’s captive Valentine!
Yes, Katie Wilmot was very proud of that; and she might have been heard from time to time, through the evening, repeating with peculiar satisfaction what seemed to be her two favorite lines,
While this resolve I’ve made sincerely
To kiss and pet and love you dearly!
These three appropriate little verses, addressed to Amy Carter, next demand our attention.