BEASTLY TALES - THE HOGSHEAD MYSTERY
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(As with Beastly Banter Beastly Tales is written and illustrated by Richard Hersel.)
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Richard Hersel
BEASTLY TALES
THE HOGSHEAD MYSTERY
A most strange tale,
That may make you pale.
It dates from around 1832,
Rather macabre in a point or two.
A British gent, working in the U.S.A.,
Sadly fainted and passed away,
His folks wanted him buried in the U.K.
Now what to do? What to say?
Ships were the only way to cross the Atlantic
So all concerned became quite frantic.
The only way to preserve the cadaver,
Was in alcohol, to pickle it, rather.
So the body was put in a barrel of rum,
And lashed to the mast of a schooner in drum.
After about four long weeks at sea,
The Captain was going to have his tea.
When he noticed a particularly foul smell,
That certainly made him feel most unwell.
The crew, this smell, couldn’t abide,
So they tossed the cask over the side.
You may well be wondering, madame or sir,
Why such an occurrence did occur?
Some sailors had drilled a very nice hole,
In the barrel lashed to the mast pole.
Into this hole a tap was inserted,
Hidden away so no-one’s alerted.
Every night the crew enjoyed tots of rum.
Until they had finished it in days to come.
Of course the corpse, without grog, led,
To it’s rotting in the wooden hogshead.
What a dreadful thing to do.
But what a lively, happy crew!
I think you're on your way of becoming a great writer. I love the illustration you have. Keep posting!
Yaiikss... but ignorance is bliss. So they are are all happy drunken crew.
im loving this. And still dont know how you doing this. Each day great poem.
wah...that terrific can you imagine that they have been drinking alcohol from a corpse every night .
You are such a good writer,
permit me to resteem.
Pleasure derive from drinking rum mistakenly from a corpse.
Chai.. what a drinking crew and a funny post.
Cant stop smiling and imaging what the crew will feel like upon realizing they have been drinking a fermented alcohol from a dead body.
Nice poem once again.
Hahaha you just got to the peak of your humour......... I'm loving this more
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Hello @ beastlybanter .... very original story .... to where it makes fantasize the rum ... hehehe ..... all very happy .... greetings ... I hope to see you soon for my blog and have your Valuable support....
Ewww they drank his coops!! stealing is not good at all,i believed before hand they should have taken cognizance
Damn! At least they got something to drink. HAHA! Funny one.