THE FLOWERLESS FUNERAL.

Funeral Reform? Oh! just a fad,—

Its advocates, in fact, as bad

As those who want Cremation.

A set of foolish, fussy fools

Whose misplaced ardour nothing cools—

A nuisance to the nation!

Economy, they're all agreed,

Should be with them a cult and creed,

Simplicity a passion.

They'd quickly wreck this trade of ours,

Since they would scorn the use of flowers,

If they could set the fashion!

Yes; parsons agitate, but these

Good gentlemen all take their fees—

We thank them much for giving

Such good advice upon this head,

But recollect that from the dead

We've got to get our living!

CHORUS OF THE OBJECTORS TO THE PROPOSED LORD'S TUNNEL RAILWAY.—"WATKIN the matter be!"