I CAN BE VERY NASTY, WHEN I LIKE!
(The Song of a Mouton Enragé.)
["I own that I am sorry that a louder, and a stronger, and a prompter note of reassurance has not been given to the Irish people with regard to this obstructive power of the House of Lords, and that I look to the Autumn Campaign with anxious hope for a clear and certain signal."—Mr. Justin McCarthy in the "New Review."]
Enraged (and enrhumé) Leader, with his feet in "hot water," sings:—
Yes, I'b wud with the yug Ebperor id this— Extreebs—as has beed ofted said—do beet! (Wow! this water, I declare, is od the hiss, Id is very hot iddeed to by poor feet!) By cowd is beastly troublesub, at tibes; But, although I ab as patied as poor Sbike, I'b bowd to kick whed subwud galls by kibes; Ad I cad be very darsty, whed I like!
Yug Williab fides it needful to speak out, Ad, like that Hebrew persod id the play, He cad be "very darsty," there's no doubt; Ad so cad I, of course id by owd way. A buttud's wudrous angry whed aroused. Ad if those Liberals sell be, I shall strike. Owd Oirelad has so freaquadly bid choused— Ad Pats cad be very darsty, whed they like!
Bister Borley we all dow, and he's all right, Ad Shaw-Lefevre's sowd upod the goose; Sir Williab "is a fighter"—will he fight?— Yug Rosebery—well, jokes are dot buch use. That Asquith's dot a fascidatig bad, As hard as dails, plaid-spokud as a pike! I wish agaidst the Lords they had sub plad,— Oh I cad be very darsty, whed I like.
There bight have bid a protest strog ad sterd, But do! they let the Peers, id sileds, score. Sir Williab dever said a siggle word Whed they kicked "Evicted Tedadst" frob their door. It bight have bid a local turdpike Bill, Or Act to regulate the Scorcher's "bike." I bust idsist od "bizdess," ad I will, For I cad be very darsty, whed I like!
The Irish are begidded to have doubts (Ad Redbud, he is goid to give be beads). If "Ids" betray by Cudtry, there are "Outs"! Hobe Rule bust dot be shudted, like stale greeds, The Shabrock bust be shaked at those Peers; Or BcCarthyites bay go upod the Strike!— Ad the Rads he chucked frob Office—yes, for years!— Oh! I cad be precious darsty—whed I like!
"TERRIBLE IN HIS ANGER!"
J-st-n McC-rthy (reading extract from German Emperor's Speech). "'I can be very disagreeable too, when I like.' Ah! so can I!"