When the word has been said, and the honeymoon's over,
And you're safely returned, say, from Folkestone or Dover,
If you see your hub ailing,
And painfully paling,
And you wish to be off, and not linger about him,
But enjoy to the full your new freedom without him,
Remember, remember,
From Jan. to December,
You must tie yourselves down, and be constantly near
With the pill-box and posset,
And all that may cosset
That bore of a husband, whenever he's queer.

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CELA VA SANS DIRE.--In reply to the Salvationists' Solicitors, an
opinion was given, signed by Sir CHARLES RUSSELL, with WIT. Why drag
in WIT? When CHARLES RUSSELL's name appears, the wit is taken for
granted.

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THE TRAVELLING COMPANIONS.

NO. XXIV.

SCENE--_The Piazza of St. Mark at night. The roof and part
of the façade gleam a greenish silver in the moonlight. The
shadow of the Campanile falls, black and broad, across the
huge square, which is crowded with people listening to the