"I mind me," said the President,
(All thoughtful was his face,)
"When _Oriando_ was taken by Thingummy
That _Charles_ was played by Mace.
_Charles_ hath not many lines to speak,
Nay, not a single length--
If find we can a Mussulman
(That is, a man of strength),
And bring him on the stage as _Charles_--
But, alas, it can't be did--"
"It can," replied the Treasurer;
"Let's get the Hunky Kid."
This Hunky Kid of whom he spoke
Belonged to the P.R.;
He always had his hair cut short,
And always had catarrh;
His voice was gruff, his language rough,
His forehead villainous low,
And 'neath his broken nose a vast
Expanse of jaw did show.
He was forty-eight about the chest,
And his fore-arm at the mid-
Dle measured twenty-one and a-half--
Such was the Hunky Kid!
The Am. Dram. Ass. they have engaged
This pet of the P.R.;
As _Charles the Wrestler_ he's to be
A bright particular star.
And when they put the programme out,
Announce him thus they did:
_Oriando_.
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