Far other had it been when down the lane
You graciously inclined your pretty head
To listen to me. Yes, I was insane
Enough to hope that one day we might wed,
Until your double-dyed deceit grew plain.
I like to think my letter was, when read,
A note of pain.


"Sitting Room Only."—The election of Sir L. Lyell for Orkney and Shetland on Saturday last brought the General Election to a conclusion. By this final result the House became quite full, if not quite Fullerton.