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to the interest of all to try and find a better way。'

Here Crass jumped up and interrupted�察�shouting out that they hadn't come there to listen to a lot of speechmaking ´ a remark that was greeted with unbounded applause by most of those present。  Loud cries of `Hear�察�hear��' resounded through the room�察�and the Semi´drunk suggested that someone should sing a song。

The men who had clamoured for a speech from Owen said nothing�察�and Mr Grinder�察�who had been feeling rather uncomfortable�察�was secretly very glad of the interruption。

The Semi´drunk's suggestion that someone should sing a song was received with unqualified approbation by everybody�察�including Barrington and the other Socialists�察�who desired nothing better than that the time should be passed in a manner suitable to the occasion。 The landlord's daughter�察�a rosy girl of about twenty years of age�察�in a pink print dress�察�sat down at the piano�察�and the Semi´drunk�察�taking his place at the side of the instrument and facing the audience�察�sang the first song with appropriate gestures�察�the chorus being rendered enthusiastically by the full strength of the company�察�including Misery�察�who by this time was slightly drunk from drinking gin and ginger beer��

        `Come�察�come�察�come an' 'ave a drink with me         Down by the ole Bull and Bush。         Come�察�come�察�come an' shake 'ands with me         Down by the ole Bull and Bush。         Wot cheer me little Germin band�         �Fol the diddle di do�         �Come an' take 'old of me 'and         Come�察�come�察�come an' 'ave a drink with me�察        �Down by the old Bull and Bush�察        �Bush� �Bush��'

Protracted knocking on the tables greeted the end of the song�察�but as the Semi´drunk knew no other except odd verses and choruses�察�he called upon Crass for the next�察�and that gentleman accordingly sang `Work�察�Boys�察�Work' to the tune of `Tramp�察�tramp�察�tramp�察�the boys are marching'。  As this song is the Marseillaise of the Tariff Reform Party�察�voicing as it does the highest ideals of the Tory workmen of this country�察�it was an unqualified success�察�for most of them were Conservatives。

        `Now I'm not a wealthy man�察        �But I lives upon a plan         Wot will render me as 'appy as a King�察        �An' if you will allow�察�I'll sing it to you now�察        �For time you know is always on the wing。

        Work�察�boys�察�work and be contented         So long as you've enough to buy a meal。         For if you will but try�察�you'll be wealthy ´ bye and bye ´         If you'll only put yer shoulder to the wheel。'

`Altogether�察�boys��' shouted Grinder�察�who was a strong Tariff Reformer�察�and was delighted to see that most of the men were of the same way of thinking�察�and the `boys' roared out the chorus once more��

        Work�察�boys�察�work and be contented         So long as you've enough to buy a meal         For if you will but try�察�you'll be wealthy ´ bye and bye         If you'll only put your shoulder to the wheel。

As they sang the words of this noble chorus the Tories seemed to become inspired with lofty enthusiasm。  It is of course impossible to say for certain�察�but probably as they sang there arose before their exalted imaginations�察�a vision of the Past�察�and looking down the long vista of the years that were gone�察�they saw that from their childhood they had been years of poverty and joyless toil。  They saw their fathers and mothers�察�weaned and broken with privation and excessive labour�察�sinking unhonoured into the welcome oblivion of the grave。

And then�察�as a change came over the spirit of their dream�察�they saw the Future�察�with their own children travelling along the same weary road to the same kind of goal。

It is possible that visions of this character were conjured up in their minds by the singing�察�for the words of the song gave expression to their ideal of what human life should be。  That was all they wanted ´ to be allowed to work like brutes for the benefit of other people。 They did not want to be civilized themselves and they intended to take good care that the children they had brought into the world should never enjoy the benefits of civilization either。  As they often said��

`Who and what are our children that they shouldn't be made to work for their betters�拭 �They're not Gentry's children�察�are they�拭 �The good things of life was never meant for the likes of them。  Let 'em work� �That's wot the likes of them was made for�察�and if we can only get Tariff Reform for 'em they will always be sure of plenty of it ´ not only Full Time�察�but Overtime�  �As for edication�察�travellin' in furrin' parts�察�an' enjoying life an' all sich things as that�察�they was never meant for the likes of our children ´ they're meant for Gentry's children�  �Our children is only like so much dirt compared with Gentry's children�  �That's wot the likes of us is made for ´ to Work for Gentry�察�so as they can 'ave plenty of time to enjoy theirselves�察�and the Gentry is made to 'ave a good time so as the likes of us can 'ave Plenty of Work。'

There were several more verses�察�and by the time they had sung them all�察�the Tories were in a state of wild enthusiasm。  Even Ned Dawson�察�who had fallen asleep with his head pillowed on his arms on the table�察�roused himself up at the end of each verse�察�and after having joined in the chorus�察�went to sleep again。

At the end of the song they gave three cheers for Tariff Reform and Plenty of Work�察�and then Crass�察�who�察�as the singer of the last song�察�had the right to call upon the next man�察�nominated Philpot�察�who received an ovation when he stood up�察�for he was a general favourite。 He never did no harm to nobody�察�and he was always wiling to do anyone a good turn whenever he had the opportunity。  Shouts of `Good old Joe' resounded through the room as he crossed over to the piano�察�and in response to numerous requests for `The old song' he began to sing `The Flower Show'��

        `Whilst walkin' out the other night�察�not knowing where to go         I saw a bill upon a wall about a Flower Show。

        So I thought the flowers I'd go and see to pass away the night。         And when I got into that Show it was a curious sight。         So with your kind intention and a little of your aid�察        �Tonight some flowers I'll mention which I hope will never fade。'

        Omnes�此        �To´night some flowers I'll mention which I hope will never fade。'

There were several more verses�察�from which it appeared that the principal flowers in the Show were the Rose�察�the Thistle and the Shamrock。

When he had finished�察�the applause was so deafening and the demands for an encore so persistent that to satisfy them he sang another old favourite ´ `Won't you buy my pretty flowers��'

        `Ever coming�察�ever going�察        �Men and women hurry by�察        �Heedless of the tear´drops gleaming�察        �In her sad and wistful eye         How her little heart is sighing         Thro' the cold and dreary hours�察        �Only listen to her crying�察         �Won't you buy my pretty flowers�拭�'

When the last verse of this sang had been sung five er six times�察�Philpot exercised his right of nominating the next singer�察�and called upon Dick Wantley�察�who with many suggestive gestures and grimaces sang `Put me amongst the girls'�察�and afterwards called upon Payne�察�the foreman carpenter�察�who gave `I'm the Marquis of Camberwell Green'。

There was a lot of what music´hall artists call `business' attached to his song�察�and as he proceeded�察�Payne�察�who was ghastly pale and very nervous�察�went through a lot of galvanic motions and gestures�察�bowing and scraping and sliding about and flourishing his handkerchief in imitation of the courtly graces of the Marquis。  During this performance the audience maintained an appalling silence�察�which so embarrassed Payne that before he was half´way through the song he had to stop because he could not remember the rest。  However�察�to make up for this failure he sang another called `We all must die�察�like the fire in the grate'。  This also was received in a very lukewarm manner by the crowd�察�same of whom laughed and others suggested that if he couldn't sing any better than that�察�the sooner HE was dead the better。

This was followed by another Tory ballad�察�the chorus being as follows��

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