The
BREWER'S
Coachman
.
By
the
Same
.
HONEST
William
,
an
easy
and
good-natur'd
fellow
,
Wou'd
a
little
too
oft
get
a
little
too
mellow
.
Body
coachman
was
he
to
an
eminent
brewer
—
No
better
e'er
sat
in
a
box
,
to
be
sure
.
His
coach
was
kept
clean
,
and
no
mothers
or
nurses
Took
that
care
of
their
babes
that
he
took
of
his
horses
.
He
had
these
—
ay
and
fifty
good
qualities
more
,
But
the
business
of
tipling
cou'd
ne'er
be
got
o'er
:
So
his
master
effectually
mended
the
matter
,
By
hiring
a
man
,
who
drank
nothing
but
water
.
Now
,
William
,
says
he
,
you
see
the
plain
case
;
Had
you
drunk
as
he
does
,
you'd
kept
a
good
place
.
Drink
water
!
quoth
William
—
had
all
men
done
so
,
You'd
never
have
wanted
a
coachman
,
I
trow
.
They're
soakers
,
like
me
whom
you
load
with
reproaches
,
That
enable
you
brewers
to
ride
in
your
coaches
.