Charles Edward Carryl

“ As the sideboard slowly floated along through this strange forest, Dorothy presently discovered that each tree had a little door in it, close to the water’s edge, with a small platform before it by way of a door-step, as if the people who lived in the trees had a fancy for going about visiting in boats. ”

“ Now all this was very distressing, because, in the first place, Dorothy was extremely fond of visiting, and, in the second place, she was getting rather tired of sailing about on the sideboard; and she was therefore greatly pleased when she presently came to a door without any notice upon it. There was, moreover, a bright little brass knocker on this door, and as this seemed to show that people were expected to call there if they felt like it, she waited until the sideboard was passing close to the platform and then gave a little jump ashore. ”

“ Now the Pirate had a treasure (mostly silverware and gold) ,
And Sir Peter took and stowed it in the bottom of his hold;
And said “I will retire on this cargo of doubloons,
And each of you, my gallant crew, may have some silver spoons.”
Now commodores in coach-and-fours, and corporals in cabs,
And men with carts of pies and tarts, and fishermen with crabs,
And barristers with wigs, in gigs, still gather on the strand—
But there isn’t any music save a little German band.
“I think Sir Peter was perfectly grand!” said Dorothy, as the Admiral finished his verses. “He was so composed.” ”