"HERE'S TO THE CLIENT."
Here's to the client who makes his own will,
And here's to his friends who dispute it;
Here's to the case which is drawn up with skill,
And the time that it takes to refute it.
Here's to the felon whose crimes are a score,
And here's to the wretch with but one, Sirs;
Fraudulent trustees, directors galore,
And the various things that they've done, Sirs.
Here's to the costs which will mount up apace,
When the action comes on for a hearing,
"Retainers," "refreshers," and all of their race,
Which they lavish on us for appearing.
Here's to the Law, with its hand just and strong,
Which has grown from the earliest ages;
And here's to this lay, which we hope's not too long
For Punch to put into his pages.
New Version of an Old Saying (adapted for exclusive swells who cannot enjoy even a Sport when it becomes "so common, don't-cha!").—What is Everybody's pleasure is Nobody's pleasure!