SICK.

Dear MR. PUNCH,—Excuse this tosh,

But I've succumbed to measles (Bosch),

And all my dreary hours are spent

Inside a vast and gloomy tent.

So, as I'm feeling rather blue,

I thought I'd better write to you.

All known diseases here you'll find

(This letter's steamed, you needn't mind);

But in my tent there's only one,