A.P.H.
THE END OF THE SEASON.
Sympathetic Friend. "Well, you've laid her up nicely for the winter, anyhow."
MIXED METEOROLOGICAL MAXIMS.
(By a Student of Psychology.)
| When the glass is high and steady For domestic broils be ready. When the glass is low and jerky Then look out for squalls in Turkey. When the air is dull and damp Keep your eye on Mr. Cramp. When the air is clear and dry On Bob Williams keep your eye. When it's fine and growing finer Keep your eye upon the miner. When it's wet and growing wetter 'Twill be worse before it's better. When the tide is at its ebb Fix your gaze on Sidney Webb. When the tide is at high level Modernists discuss the Devil. Floods upon the Thames or Kennet Stimulate the brain of Bennett; While a waterspout foretells Fresh activities in Wells. When it's calm in the Atlantic Gooseberries become gigantic. When it's rough in the Pacific Laying hens are less prolific. When the clouds are moving largo There is no restraining Margot. When their movement is con brio 'Ware Chiozza Money (Leo)! When the sun is bright but spotty Diarists become more dotty. When the sun is dim and hazy Diarists become more crazy. When the nights are calm and still Faster travels Garvin's quill. When the blizzard's blast is hissing Repington is reminiscing. If you ponder well these lines You can read the weather signs In accordance with the rule Binding both on sage and fool:— Anything in mortal ken May befall us anywhen. |