OCTOBER.—Brewing.

OCTOBER.
Hail! honest Toby, who all grumbling hates,
Who quaffs his ale, and cheerful pays his rates;
Whose faith is fixed and firm,—in stout October,—
Who scorns dissent,—except, from being sober;
Who swears the cause is best upheld by drinking,
Since he who takes to water, takes to thinking;
Who designates small beer a public scandal,
And knows no heresy but using the pump handle.
D.Great Events and Odd Matters.Prognostifications.
1DIALOGUE.Now
2Customer: What can I have, waiter?—Waiter: What would you like, Sir?lest,
C. Can you give me a chop, or a steak?—W. No, Sir.
3C. Any cold meat?—W. No.peradventure
C. Crust of bread and cheese?—W. No.
4C. Why, you've nothing at all in the house, then, it seems?—W. Oh! yes we have.♉ ☍ ♉ ♀
C. What?—W. An Execution!
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it should
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hereby
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seem to the
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undiscerning
9A mob of Johnnies lay rough hands on the Spinning Jennies, 1779.
multitude,
10Spenser died, succeeded by Coats. (Query, Romeo?)
11 ♀ ♃ ⊕
12Day breaks.——Poor fellow! when, and where?that I have
I pity him, I do declare;
13 Unlike the surly wight, who said,deserted,
When rous'd up from his downy bed,
14 "What is't to me, if broke or no?♒ ☿ ♊ ♎
He owes me nothing." (Vide Joe.)
15 And Mrs. Day,—his loving mate,—the
'Twill break her heart, as sure as fate.
16 Oh, no! she treats it very light;—Celestial
She's run away with Mr. Night.
17 Should Mrs. Day, though, meet her sun,Science,
Then Mr. Night will be undone;
18 For by some magic,—strange to say,—☿ ♑
This sun will turn Night into Day.
19 and proved
20 an unworthy
21 successor
22 ♎ ♐ ☌ ♀
23 of the
24 defunct and
25St. Crispin. All Soles Day. Cobblers' Holiday. No business done in Downing Street.doughty
26

Moore,
27☊ ♓ ♑ ♌
28I do here
present
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one
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important
31Brewing ends. Malt-brun. Sir Matthew Hale.prediction,

ODE TO BEER.

Hail, Beer!

In all thy forms of Porter, Stingo, Stout,

Swipes, Double-X, Ale, Heavy, Out-and-out,

Most dear.

Hail! thou that mak'st man's heart as big as Jove's!

Of Ceres' gifts the best!

That furnishest