But when we saw the picture,—
O Mrs. Chub! Oh, fie! O!
We perused the printed label,
And 't was JUPITER AND IO!
NOTES.—John Lempriere, an Englishman, was the author of a "Classical Dictionary" which until the middle of the present century was the chief book of reference on ancient mythology.
Io is a mythical heroine of Greece, with whom Jupiter was enamored.
LXXXIII. SCENE FROM "THE POOR GENTLEMAN."
George Colman, 1762-1836, was the son of George Colman, a writer of dramas, who in 1777 purchased the "Haymarket Theater," in London. Owing to the illness of the father, Colman the younger assumed the management of the theater in 1785, which post he held for a long time. He was highly distinguished as a dramatic author and wit. "The Poor Gentleman," from which the following selection is adapted, is perhaps the best known of his works. ###
SIR ROBERT BRAMBLE and HUMPHREY DOBBINS.
Sir R. I'll tell you what, Humphrey Dobbins, there is not a syllable of sense in all you have been saying. But I suppose you will maintain there is.
Hum. Yes.
Sir R. Yes! Is that the way you talk to me, you old boor? What's my name?
Hum. Robert Bramble.