The Purse-Suit.
[The Echo in a recent article pictures Mr. Maskelyne starting off in search of Mr. Irving Bishop to recover the ten thousand pounds awarded him by the Jury in the libel suit.]
Air—“Excelsior.”
The mail train blew its final blast,
When, dashing frantically past
The barrier, rushed a breathless man,
Who muttered ever as he ran—
“Ten thousand pounds!”
His cheek was flushed, his eyeballs seemed
To burn like fire, so bright they gleamed;