Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: BEFORE THE TOWN GATE. [Persons of all descriptions issue forth. SOME JOURNEYMEN MECHANICS. Why that way ? OTHERS. To the JSgerhaus we go. THE FORMER. We’re going to the mill. A JOURNEYMAN. Now I should say The Wasserhof is best. A SECOND. I do not like That road. THE OTHERS. And thou? A THIRD. I follow with the rest. A FOURTH. Come up to Burgdorf, lads! there are ye sure To find the prettiest girls, and strongest beer, And sport too of the very choicest. A FIFTH. What, Thou merry fellow, do thy fingers itch For that? I'11 go not; I detest the place. SERVANT GIRL. No, no ! I’ll to the city back again. ANOTHER. We’re sure to find him by the poplars there. THE FIRST. ‘Twill give me no great pleasure. He will walk By thee alone, with thee alone will dance Upon the green. What are your joys to me ? THE SECOND. To-day, for certain, he is not alone; Our curled-haired friend accompanies him, he said. Student. Zounds! how the sprightly damsels step along ! Come, brother, come, let’s see them on their way. Good foaming beer, tobacco choice and strong, And a girl nicely dressed, just suit my taste. Citizen’s Daughter. Do look now at those fine young lads! It is In truth a shame !,They well might have the best Of company, and after such girls run ! SECOND STUDENT (tO the first). Nay, not so fast! there come behind us two Most neatly dressed; my neighbour’s one of them, And I much like the girl. They walk along In their own quiet way, but in the end Will let us join them. THE FIRST. Brother, I say no. I cannot bear restraint. Quick, quick ! let’s on, Lest we should lose the game. The hand that wields The broom on Saturday, on Sunday will Caress thee best. Citizen. …
