What a dress!-for a girl in her senses

To go on the street in light blue !—

And those coat-sleeves-they wore them last summerDon't doubt, though, that she thinks they're new.

Mrs. Gray's polonaise was imported

So dreadful!-a minister's wife, And thinking so much about fashion! A pretty example of life!

The altar's dressed sweetly-I wonder

Who sent those white flowers for the font ?→→→
Some girl who's gone on the assistant-
Don't doubt it was Bessie Lamont.

Just look at her now, little humbug !—
So devout-I suppose she don't know
That she's bending her head too far over,
And the ends of her switches all show.

What a sight Mrs. Ward is this morning!
That woman will kill me some day,
With her horrible lilacs and crimsons;
Why will these old things dress so gay?

And there's Jenny Welles with Fred Tracy-
She's engaged to him now--horrid thing!
Dear me! I'd keep on my gloves sometimes,
If I did have a solitaire ring!

How can this girl next to me act so

The way that she turns round and stares,

And then makes remarks about people;
She'd better be saying her prayers.

O dear! what a dreadful long sermon !
He must love to hear himself talk!
And it's after twelve now-how provoking!
I wanted to have a nice walk.

Through at last. Well, it isn't so dreadful
After all, for we don't dine till one;
How can people say church is poky !—
So wicked!-I think it's real fun.

THE KING AND THE AGED WIT

ANONYMOUS.

IN Persia, in olden time, lived a great King,

Whose name was Shah Noshirwan;

'Twas his custom, whenever he heard a good thing, "Zeh!" and his treasurer would fling

To say

A purse to the fortunate man.

"For three-score years I have eaten sweet food From the trees that I did not sow;

And would it not be base ingratitude

If I took no thought of posterity's good,
And paid not the debt I owe?"

"Zeh, zeh!" said the King-and the treasurer straight

To the old man a purse hath thrown.

"See, see! for good works it is never too late;

God hath given me food without needing to wait,

Before all my trees are sown."

"Zeh, zeh!" once again; ere the word was said

Another purse flew on its way.

"Till God placed the crown on your Majesty's head, Was such a strange thing ever heard of or read, As to reap two crops in one day?”

"Zeh, zeh!" yet again, and a third full purse
To the old man's hand falls nigh;

But the King in his horse's flanks drives his spurs,
Nor waits for more answer in prose or in verse,
Lest the wit of that old man, so prompt, so terse,
Should drain his full treasury dry.

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