Horseman who rode to the meet,
And talked of the Pads of the fox as his "feet"—
An error which furnished subscribers with grounds
For refusing to make him a Master of Hounds.
He gave way thereupon to so fearful a rage,
That he sold up his Stable and went on the Stage,
And had all the success that a man could desire
In creating the Part of
"The Old English Squire."
Moral.
In the Learned Professions, a person should know
The advantage of having two strings to his bow.
I
the Poor Indian, justly called "The Poor,"
He has to eat his Dinner off the floor.
Moral.
The Moral these delightful lines afford
Is: "Living cheaply is its own reward."
J
stands for James, who thought it immaterial
To pay his taxes, Local or Imperial.
In vain the Mother wept, the Wife implored,
James only yawned as though a trifle bored.