But when we took you in our team to play

'Twas for your bowling. I don't want to scoff

At chance bad luck, but you have not come off!

Now, BALFOUR doesn't give "no balls" and "wides,"

Or make it hot for knuckles, shins, and sides,

As you've been doing lately. "Extras" mount

When you are bowling, and your blunders count

To our opponents,—not to mention me.

Although two broken fingers, a bruised knee,

A chin knocked out of shape, and one lost tooth