(_By a much-badgered Barmaid._)
Each boobyish bar-lounger calls me "dear,"
And "Misses" me in manner most absurd.
I should not miss _him_! But the boss, I fear,
Would miss his custom; so I still must hear
His odious "Miss-ing" word!
But oh! I'd sooner bear a monkey's kisses,
Than some of these cheap mashers' mincing
"Misses"!
And there is one young ape!--I'd stand "two d"
Could I hit him each time he "Misses" me!
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