That it must be the slowest should see at a glance,
For Cricket, as long as the sport shall endure,
Must be in its nature a mere game of chance.
"'Tis all pitch and toss;" one can show it is so;—
'Tisn't science or strength rules its losses or winnings.
Half depends on the "pitch"—of the wickets, you know,
The rest on the "toss"—for first innings.
"Good Business."—An advertiser in the Daily Chronicle of the 12th inst., has not a bad idea of a fair profit:—
BABY-CARRIAGE Bassinette, unsoiled; 4 rubber-wheels, carriage-springs, reversible hood, handsome rug, complete, £27; cost £4 10s., last month. Mrs. W.