This cartoon, which refers to matters of current interest in the Quebec Local House, was originally accompanied by the following rhyming comment:
Pity the sorrows of a little man[[1]]
Weighted with load beyond his puny power;
He does his best—the best a small man can—
But sinks, contorted, in the trying hour.
Chauveau would willingly bestow his aid,
But, all engrossed, stuffs Education “Bill;”
While Cauchon’s grunt is heard from out the shade,
“Root, hog or die,” he cries, “It is my will!”