And a soul below,
With leather between,
And swift it doth go.
On horse, with man a-straddle.
The answer is a saddle.
CHINESE TEA SONG.
Punch has favored the world with the following song, sung before her Britannic Majesty by a Chinese lady. It looks rather difficult at first; but if the reader studies it attentively, he will see how easy it is to read Chinese:—
Ohc ometo th ete asho pwit hme,
Andb uya po undo f thebe st,
’Twillpr oveam ostex cellentt ea,