Then stretching his hand,

As you see Daniel stand,

In the Feast of Belshazzar, that picture so grand!

Without more delay,

In the Hamilton way

He English'd whatever the Elf had to say.

"Krak kraziboo ban,

I'm the Lunatick Man,

Confined in the Moon since creation began

Sit muggy bigog,

Whom except in a fog

You see with a Lanthorn, a Bush, and a Dog.

"Lang sinery lear,

For this many a year,

I've long'd to drop in at your own little sphere,

Och, pad-mad aroon

Till one fine afternoon,

I found that Wind-Coach on the horns of the Moon.

"Cush quackery go,

But, besides you must know,

I'd heard of a profiting Prophet below;

Big botherum blether,

Who pretended to gather

The tricks that the Moon meant to play with the

weather.

"So Crismus an crash,

Being shortish of cash,

I thought I'd a right to partake of the hash—

Slik mizzle an smak,

So I'm come with a pack,

To sell to the trade, of My Own Almanack.

"Fiz, bobbery pershal

Besides aims commercial,

Much wishing to honour my friend Sir John Herschel,

Cum puddin and tame,

It's inscribed to his name,

Which is now at the full in celestial fame.

L

But here on the Stranger some Kidnappers leapt :

For why? a shrewd man

Had devis'd a sly plan

The Wonder to grab for a show Caravan.

So plotted, so done

With a fight as in fun,

While mock pugilistical rounds were begun,

A knave who could box,

And give right and left knocks, Caught hold of the Prize by his silvery locks.

And hard he had fared,

But the people were scared

By what the Interpreter roundly declared;

"You ignorant Turks!

You will be your own Burkes

He holds all the keys of the lunary works!