Praps my enthewsiasm in the cause of Whales may be xcused when I reweals the fack that I am myself arf a Welchman, as my Mother was a reel one before me, and so, strange to say, was my Huncle, her Brother.  There was sum idear of dressing me up as a Bard with a Arp, and I was to jine in when the rest on us struck up “The March of the Men of Garlick,” but I prudently declined the temting horffer.  I need scarcely say that Welch Rabbits will be a werry striking part of the Maynoo, being probably substituted for the Barrens of Beef.

I’m told as all the Ministers is a cumming.

BROWN, with his ushal raddicle imperence, says it’s becoz they knos as it’s for the larst time.  Yes, much BROWN knos about it, when he sed jest the werry same thing larst year!  I’m told as Mr. BALFOUR and Mr. GOSHEN is to be seated nex to each other, so that they can take the Loving Cup together.  So that will be all rite.  We are going to have a splendid Persession—­the werry longest and the werry hinterestingest of moddern times!  So I adwise all my many kyind paytrons and Country Cuzzins to “cum erly.”  There’s no telling what dredful changes may take place in these horful rewolushunary times, and ewen the “Sacred Sho” may be stript of sum of its many attrackshuns, or ewen erbolished altogether!  But that is, of course, only a fearfool wision, begotten, as SHAKSPEARE says, of too much supper last nite, “a praying on my eat-oppressed Brane!” No, no!  There are things as is posserbel, and there are things as ain’t, and them as ain’t done werry often happen.

ROBERT.

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THE TWO GRACES.

    [Miss MAUDE MILLETT was at Cambridge last week, when the
    Grace of the Senate for an inquiry into the Compulsory Greek
    question was placeted by a large majority.]

  The tug of war, when Greek met Anti-Greek
    In deadly feud, was over in a trice. 
  They spoke out promptly, when they had to speak—­
    They would not have the Grace at any price. 
  But undergraduates of every race
    Flocked to the Theatre, each night to fill it. 
  The Grace THEY placeted was just the Grace
    Of one fair maiden—­pretty Miss MAUDE MILLETT.

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A CHILI PICKLE.—­The following advertisement is sent us, extracted from the Chilian Times:—­

CASA QUINTA!—­TO LET in Vina del Mar the first story of a comfortable house, with beautiful garden and yard, situated in the finest part of the villa, and consisting of eight rooms, baths, gas, cellar and all other comforts, etc., against rent or board to a matrimony—­Apply, &c., &c.

If Chilians can treat English like this, Americans will stand a poor chance “against rent or board to a matrimony.”  The terms of the lease in Chilian Legal English would probably “afford employment for the gentlemen of the long robe.”