At last one day he had to go; they came upon the pier;
  The French girls sobbed, “Mon cher!” and then the English sighed,
        “My dear!”
  He looked at all the threatening waves, and cried, the while embracing
        ’em,
  (I mean the girls, not waves,) “Oh no!  I don’t feel quite like facing
        ’em!”
    And all the young things murmured, “Stay, and you will find sweet rep-
    aration for the folks at home in Damsels of Dieppe.”

  And day by day, and year by year, whene’er he sought the sea,
  The waves were running mountains high, the wind was blowing free. 
  At last he died, and o’er his bier his sweethearts sang doxology,
  And vowed they saw his ghost, which came from dabbling in psychology. 
    And to this hour that spook is seen upon the pier.  If scep-
    tical, ask ancient ladies, once the Damsels of Dieppe.

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MR. PUNCH’S DICTIONARY OF PHRASES.

ELECTIONEERING.

“The Party which befriends the cause of the Working-Man;” i.e., “The Party which (at election-time) rather wishes it had done so.”

“The Party which advocates economy and keeps down taxation;” i.e., “The Party which likes to make its opponents do the expenditure on Army, Navy, &c.”

IN THE SMOKING-ROOM.

“I remember, years ago, I used to take exactly the same view myself;” i.e., “But, unlike you, I have made some use of my opportunities and experience since then.”

“But there you see you are begging the whole question” or, “My good fellow, you’re only arguing in a circle;” i.e., “Rather than admit that I am wrong, I would begin the argument over again.”

“Of course you remember that splendid passage in ——­;” i.e., “Decided score! Know you haven’t ever heard of the book.”

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SHAKSPEARE’s “deeds” going to America?  The World is the richer for his words, and certainly to the country of his birth belong the records of his deeds.

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JOURNAL OF A ROLLING STONE.

SIXTH ENTRY.

Still endeavouring to earn an honest, but unpleasant, penny as a (temporary) Private Tutor.  Begin to be vaguely conscious that my grasp of the Latin Grammar is not as firm as it might be.  Will my classical training see me through, or will “ERNIE” see through my classical training?

ERNIE (before breakfast) offers to conduct me round the grounds.  Must take the youngster down a peg or two.  So, when he shows me the stables, rather proudly, I remark, pityingly—­“What!  Only three nags?”

“Oh, I ride a pony,” he replies, airily.  “What can you ride, Mr. JOYNSON? Do you know how to ride—­or do you generally fall off?”