The Colonel!--Such A Creature! I Met Him At The Ball!-- So Fair In Form And Feature, And So Divinely Tall! He Praised My Dimpled Cheeks And Curls, While Whirling Through The Dance, And Matched Me With The Dark-Eyed Girls Of Italy And France! He Said, In Accents Thrilling-- "Love'S Boundless As The Sea; And I, Dear Maid, Am Willing To Give Up All For Thee!" I Heard Him--Blushed--"Would Ask Mamma"-- And Then My Eyes Grew Dim! He Looked--I Said, "Mamma--Papa-- I'd Give Up All For Him!" My Governor Is Rich And Old; This Well The Colonel Knew. "Love'S Wings," He Said, "When Fringed With Gold, Are Beautiful To View!" I Thought His 'Havior Quite The Ton, Until I Saw Him Stare When Merely Told That--Brother--John-- Papa--Would--Make--His--Heir! Next Day And The Day After I Dressed For Him In Vain; Was Moved To Tears And Laughter-- He Never Came Again! But I Have Heard, For Widow Dash He Bought The Bridal Ring; And He Will We Her For Her Cash-- The Ugly, Hateful Thing!