The Charterhouse Spectator, a Miscellany (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ...to the " sweat" or the "jacket." We hope the former does not necessarily entail the dilapidation of the latter; or we may easily account for the feeling of the hero described in the next stanza, "He thinks it will not pay." So bother him the Uppers, And kick his book away; He rises up, and takes his book, But thinks it will not pay: And so he takes the Paper And reads it o'er and o'er. And only wishes he could get Back to his book once more. The Fourth Form they come up to him, "Do me some verses, pray; "You aye delight in sweaty things, "At nothing do you play." "I really can't--do them yourselves," Says he, and sulky grows; "I can't," he says once more, and turns, And out of Long-Room goes. He saunters into Upper Green, But he sees the Uppers there, And back he turns right fearfully And sits him in a chair; And reads his paper once again Before it's time for school. Where soon he goes, without his cap, A slow, untidy fool. "Come, Sweater, have you done your notes? "Do you your Sallust know? "Come, tell me, come and construe it, "And do not sulky grow." Thus bother'd, "Yes, I do, I do," He sulkily replies. And sits him down with open book And sullenly complies. This is the Sweater's wretched life To Charterhouse who comes; So let not Sweaters leave again For Charterhouse their homes. But let them stay and read at home Their books of musty lore, And happy live: but let them come To Charterhouse no more. We stated above that we had to apologise for the "morial"; but, though we would not lose our " Sweater," we hope he will leave his musty and fusty jackets and untidy habits at home during the ensuing holidays. POSTSCRIPT....