Bang went the piece, and as soon as the curling smoke was dissipated, they sought for their prize, but in vain; the piece was discharged so close to the lark, that it was blown to atoms, and the feathers strewed the pavement.
"Bolt!" cried the freedom-giving youth, "or we shall have to pay for the lark."
"Very likely," replied the other, who had just picked up a few feathers, and a portion of the dissipated 'lark,'—"for look, if here ain't the—bill, never trust me."
SCENE III.
"You shall have the paper directly, Sir, but really the debates are so very interesting."
"Oh! pray don't hurry, Sir, it's only the scientific notices I care about."
"You shall have the paper directly, Sir, but really the debates are so very interesting."
"Oh! pray don't hurry, Sir, it's only the scientific notices I care about."
WHAT a thrill of pleasure pervades the philanthropic breast on beholding the rapid march of Intellect! The lamp-lighter, but an insignificant 'link' in the vast chain of society, has now a chance of shining at the Mechanics', and may probably be the means of illuminating a whole parish.
Literature has become the favourite pursuit of all classes, and the postman is probably the only man who leaves letters for the vulgar pursuit of lucre! Even the vanity of servant-maids has undergone a change—they now study 'Cocker' and neglect their 'figures.'