When we were opposite this picture, the porter recited with some dramatic power the description of this model domestic:—
“A trusty servant’s portrait would you see,
The emblematic figure well survey:
The porker’s snout—not nice in diet shows;
The padlock shut—no secrets he’ll disclose;
Patient the ass, his master’s wrath to bear,
Swiftness in errand—the stag’s feet declare;
Loaded his left hand, apt to labour with,
The vest his neatness; open hand his faith;
Girt with his sword—his shield upon his arm,