PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.
The Vicar. "What do you think of that Burgundy? It's the last Bottle of some the dear Bishop gave me. It cost him Eighteen Shillings a Bottle!"
The Major. "Very nice! But I should just like you to try some I gave Twelve Shillings a Dozen for!"
Noble Half Hundred!!!
"We mean to keep our Empire in the East!"
So sang the music halls with noisy nous,
Well, one thing now is very clear at least,
Our Empire in the East can't keep—a House!
Is our Indian Government fairly cheap? men ask
Are Anglo-Indian rulers wise and thrifty?
The Commons meet to tackle that big task,
And Fowler's speech is listened to by—Fifty!
ROBERT AT GRINNIDGE.
