POETICAL TAVERN SIGNS.

(Vol. viii., p. 242.)

In an old collection of tavern signs of the last century, among many others I find the following. On the sign of the "Arrow," at Knockholt, in Kent,—

"Charles Collins liveth here,

Sells rum, brandy, gin, and beer;

I made this board a little wider,

To let you know I sell good cyder."

On the sign of the "Shoulder of Mutton and Cat," at Hackney, in Middlesex,—

"Pray Puss don't tear,