The terrace seats, elbow us in the lobbies,
Chatter and laugh, and care no more about
(Elderly) senators than boys or bobbies;
Why then, Sir, all M.P.'s of nerve and _nous_
Will say that, though we love the babbling beauties,
The swarming of these "Angels in the House,"
Will simply play the devil with its duties!


[Illustration: "NOS ET MUTAMUR IN ILLIS!"

(_INTERNATIONAL FELINE AMENITIES._)

_Fair French Republican_. "SO YOU 'AVE RETURN FROM PARIS? HOW DID YOU
LIKE IT?"

_Lady Godiva_. "OH, _PAS DE TOUT_--IT IS SO ALTERED FOR THE WORSE! FOR
I CAN REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS IN THE DEAR OLD DAYS OF THE EMPIRE!"

_Fair French Republican_. "AH, MILADI, IS IT NOT POSSIBLE ZAT PARIS
MAY FIND YOU A LITTLE BIT ALTERED TOO!"]

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STORICULES.

IV.--A REVIEWER'S CONFESSION.

I am extremely fond of sitting and looking on; but I do not care about
taking part in anything. There are some people who cannot even witness