SHE.—­No.

HE.—­You shall not vex me, though your treatment’s rough;
No, madam, I am made of sterner stuff.

SHE.—­Stuff.

HE.—­Really, if thus your minister you flout,
A single syllable he can’t get out.

SHE.—­Get out!

HE.—­But try me, madam; time indeed will show
Unto what lengths to serve you I would go.

SHE.—­Go.

HE.—­We both have power,—­’tis doubtful which is greater;
These crooked words had better be made straighter.

SHE.—­Traighter (Traitor.)

HE.—­Farewell! and never in this friendly strain
(My proffer’d aid foregone) I breathe again!

SHE.—­Gone.  I breathe again!

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SONGS OF THE SEEDY.—­NO. 2.

I cannot rove with thee, where zephyrs float—­
Sweet sylvan scenes devoted to the loves!—­
For, oh!  I have not got one decent coat,
Nor can I sport a single pair of gloves.

  Gladly I’d wander o’er the verdant lawn,
    Where graze contentedly the fleecy flock;
  But can I show myself in gills so torn,
    Or brave the public gaze in such a stock?

  I know thou’lt answer me that love is blind,
    And faults in one it worships can’t perceive;
  It must be sightless, truly, not to find
    The hole that’s gaping in my threadbare sleeve.

  Farewell, my love—­for, oh! by heaven, we part,
    And though it cost me all the pangs of hell. 
  The herd shall not on thee inflict a smart,
    By calling after us—­“There goes a swell!”

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A PRIVATE BOX.

During the clear-out on Wednesday last in Downing-street, a small chest, strongly secured, was found among some models of balloting-boxes.  It had evidently been forgotten for some years, and upon opening it, was found to contain the Whig promises of 1832.  They were immediately conveyed to Lord Melbourne, who appeared much astonished at these resuscitation of the

[Illustration:  HOME OFFICE.]

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THE LOST MEDICAL PAPERS OF THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.

“It is somewhat remarkable,” observe the journals of the past week, “that the medical division of this scientific meeting has not contributed one single paper this year in furtherance of its object, although the communications from that section have usually been of a highly important character.”