TO DR. LOUIS ROBINSON.
(Who said at the British Association that a Baby was an animal as interesting as any which had been brought from the uttermost parts of the Earth.)
Quite right, Dr. ROBINSON, perfectly right,
No longer the need to repair to the Zoo;
No longer we'll see with increasing delight
The quarrelsome Monkey, the blithe Kangaroo.
But the "animal's interest" shall charm us instead,
Though it's scarcely a charm you've discovered,—at least
There's many a father who's pointedly said,
That his int'resting Babe was a "mere little beast!"
SEASONABLE BUT UNFAIR.—When you have to pay heavily for light refreshments.
