...crept but squirmed. Such a mighty power did the squirmers wield O'er the goodly men of old Derryfield, It was often said that their only care, And their...world to come, Was a string of eels and a jug of rum ! * Enc. Am. Art. Petronyson. Oh the eel, the eel, the squirming eel, What a lovely phase does his...

...crept but squirmed. Such a mighty power did the squirmers wield O'er the goodly men of old Derryfield, It was often said that their only care, And their...For the present world and the world to come, Was a siring of eels and a jug of rum ! Oh the eel, the eel, the squirming eel, What a lovely phase does...

...Derryficld beef. And such mighty power did the squirmers wield, O'er the goodly men of old Derryfield, It was often said that their only care, And their...since passed away. The footfalls of Passaconnaway, Wonnalancct, Kancamagus, and their several tribes, fall no more upon the ear. Our fathers sleep in...

...formed their food in chief, And eels were called the Derryfield beef; It was often said that their otily care. And their only wish, and their only prayer....and the world to come. Was a string of eels and a jitgof rum. " If all this could be said of the eel, we leave some future poet to extol the value of...

...says : " From tin* eels t.he.y formed their food in chief, And eeli were culled the Derryfleld beef; It was often said that their only care. And their only wish, and their only prayer, Vor the present world, and the world to • come, \Vasa string of e«U and a jngnf rum. " If all this...

...Of the goodly men of old Derryfield It was often said that their only care, And their only wish, and only prayer, For the present world, and the world to come, Was a string of eels and a jug of ram." In the inland town of Northampton, said Edwards, " there was far more degeneracy among the young...

...ancestors, among the first settlers of Amoskeag Falls, says : "Of the goodly men of old Derryfield, It was often said, that their only care, And their only wish, and only prayer, For the present world, and the world to come, Was a string of eels and a jug of rum."...

...fight. William Stack, in describing his ancestors, the first settlers of Amoskeag Falls, says . Of the goodly men of old Dcrryfield, It was often said...world to come. Was a string of eels and a jug of rum. Rev. Mr. Wildman, of Southbury, Conn., was accustomed to sharp sparring with Rev. Dr. Bellamy, of Bethlehem....

...describing his ancestors, the first settlers of Amoskeag Falls, says . Of the goodly men of old Derryfield, It was often said that their only care. And their...world to come, Was a string of eels and a jug of rum. Rev. Mr. Wildman, of Southbury, Conn., was accustomed to sharp sparring with Rev. Dr. Bellamy, of Bethlehem....

...even poetical licence, we may realize the magnitude of the fishing interest at that day. He says : — And their only wish, and their only prayer, For the...world to come, Was a string of eels and a jug of rum." If all this could be said of the eel, we leave some future poet to extol the value of the shad and...