So they went ashore, and the crew when mustered
Kicked Guzzling Joe, and cashiered Jimmee.
But as for Grand Old Billee, they gave him
Of the old "Deal Castle" the captaincy!
[A] As various versions of the popular song of "Little Billee" have been set to music and sung, no apology is needed for the insertion in these pages of the version most up to date.
ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT.
EXTRACTED FROM THE DIARY OF TOBY, M.P.
House of Commons, Monday, February 24.—"Look here, Toby, M.P.," said Arthur Balfour, almost fiercely; "if you suppose that I enjoy this sort of thing, you're quite mistaken." Hadn't supposed any such thing; hadn't, indeed, referred to the matter. Only looked at him inquiringly, as Attorney-General for Ireland, trudging stolidly through the mire, attempted to answer Charles Russell. "If I am Irish Secretary, as Trevelyan once said, I'm an English gentleman, and if you suppose I have any sympathy with the sort of thing that goes on at Clongorey, you're mistaken. But I am answerable for law and order, and law and order I maintain."