TAM HTAB
(To the Editor of The London Mercury)
Sir,—In vain Mr. L. Pearsall Smith held out a juicy carrot. Lest Mr. J. J. Biggs also be disappointed in his hope of a solemn ass, I beg to offer myself in that capacity, and with well-feigned eagerness point out that this page, if held to a mirror, will show that TAM HTAB is no more the reverse of BATH MAT than MOOR EEFFOC of COFFEE ROOM.
As you say, these public inscriptions are responsible for much distress.—Yours, etc.,
A. P.
January 6th.