Shepherd, I drank the last a week ago,
In desperate attempts to drown my woe;
But while I polish off this kangaroo,
Tell me your dismal story—shepherd, do!
MUGGINS.
In distant London, leagues beyond the sea,
I was policeman Six, division B.
BUGGINS.
Oh, mighty Jove! I, too, was in the force—
A Twenty-One—you've heard of me, of course?