What will its muzzer do?
It is sans la bouteille
Which it suck all ze day through!
Hélas!—Le pauvre bébé!
It can do nozing but cry!
For its fazer, ze ‘Tommy’ has gone!
Saying ‘adieu!’ bye-bye!”
“We must not forget to mention that Messrs. Shrewd and Sly, makers of perambulators to the Royal Family, have kindly given one of their ‘Empire Model Prams’ to be raffled for, for the benefit of the Fund. Anyone sending a postal order for One Shilling will receive an elegantly mounted photograph of ‘Tommy’s Pram,’ together with a beautiful copy, printed in mezzotint, with a specially designed “Art” cover, of the Marquise Dégagée’s appealing verses. We recommend the public to lose no time in sending their shillings to Miss Jane Muddleup, who will, as far as possible, attend to each applicant in turn. No loyal mother and mistress of an English home should be without the picture of ‘Tommy’s Pram’ and the inspiring lyric of ‘Tommy’s Bébé.’”
Mrs. Arteroyd gave a short contemptuous laugh.
“Inspiring lyric! Stuff and rubbish! Absolute gibberish!”