He swaggered forth at eventide
And stayed till dawn next day;
For I will not attempt to hide
That worms behave that way.

So pious folk like you and me
Should not be filled with woe
At thought of Father’s tragedy;
His morals were so low.


Our Courtly Contemporaries.

"The Earl of Athlone walked away on foot, as is the simple way of our Royal Family." Sunday Paper.


"High-backed chair of Tudor period, about 1660."—Advt. in Daily Paper.

We don’t question its genuineness, but infer that it has been subjected to Restoration.


"Furnished House, consisting of dining, drawing, eight breakfast rooms, etc." Sunday Paper.

Would suit a large family inclined to be short-tempered in the morning.