The blasted tree of verdant leaves is stripp’d,
A fresher foliage on each branch to bring;
The aërial songster moults his plumerie,
To vie in sleekness with each feather’d brother:
A twelvemonth’s wear hath ta’en thy nap from thee,
My seedy coat!—When shall I get another?
NOTE.—Confiding tailors are entreated to send their addresses, pre-paid, to PUNCH’S office.
P.S.—None need apply who refuse three years’ acceptances. If the bills be made renewable, by agreement, “continuations” will be taken in any quantity.—FITZROY FIPS.