Friday.—Another "Nicht wi' Burns." Sadder even than the last. But sooner over. By eleven o'clock report stage agreed to. "Shall we take third reading now, or would you like a third night with the Bill?" asked Trevelyan.
A shudder ran through the House; when it was over Bill hurried past final stage.
Business done.—Winding-up rapidly.
THE NEW NEWNESS.
"There is nothing new under the sun."
So said the proverbial preacher.
But surely 'twas only his fun!
A modern and up-to-date teacher
Would tell him that Humour, and Art,
And Daughters, and Wives, and Morality,
All aim to make a fresh start
In novel (and nauseous) reality;
And the wail of the Wise Man will be, pretty soon,
"There is nothing old under the sun—or the moon!"
Transcriber's Note:
Alternative spellings retained.
Punctuation normalized without comment.