Truth, August 2, 1883.


The following description of an unpleasant nocturnal adventure has been written especially for this collection:—

The shades of night were falling fast,

One mile from town was Knightsbridge passed,

We found ourselves (it was not nice)

Tripped up by two men in a trice,

And felt so sore!

Our brow was muddy, as beneath

Their pressure we could scarce draw breath,