THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE.
Some time ago Funny Folks remarked:—
"The Laureate ought to add a verse to his famous lay of the Six Hundred. It seems that whenever one of the immortal brigade dies, a couple of recruits, at least, appear and fill his place. There are already far more living claimants to the glory of participating in the famous charge than ever took part in it.
"When can their glory fade,
If from the Light Brigade
When ONE is sundered,
Two will his place supply,
Ready to multiply
Still the Six Hundred?"
And in a somewhat similar manner parodies on this famous poem seem to start up on every hand. One, not yet mentioned, appeared in Figaro, November 29, 1876.