CHARLES THE FIRST.
Sir,—Did Charles the First walk and talk half an hour after his head was cut off, or not?
Yours,
A Verifier of Facts.
Sir,—Charles the First walked and talked one quarter of an hour, not half, as is erroneously supposed, after his decollation. We know this by two Dutch pictures which I had in my possession until only the other day, when I couldn't find them anywhere.
Yours,
Historian.
Sir,—King Charles the First lost his head long before he came to the scaffold. I have the block now by me. From it the well-known wood-cut was taken.
Consule Plauco.
Sir,—It is a very curious thing, but all the trouble was taken out of Charles's head and put into mine years ago by one of the greatest Charleses that ever lived, whose name was Dickens; and mine, without the "ENS," is
Yours truly,
"Mr. Dick."
P.S.—"'Mr. Dick sets us all right,' said My Aunt, quietly."