When a Prince is not engaged in his employment―― His employment, Such as laying by the score foundation stones―― ’Dation stones, His capacity for innocent enjoyment―― ’Cent enjoyment, For the cares of Princely etiquette atones―― ’Quette atones―― When he’s finished holding Levée’s for his mother―― For his mother, And has done official duties for the day―― For the day, He contrives his Princely weariness to smother―― ’Ness to smother, By indulging in a visit to the play―― To the play! So he’s often at one playhouse or another―― Or another, When there is no public dinner to be done―― To be done; And take one consideration with another―― With another, A Prince’s lot might be a sadder one―― Sadder one! When there’s no official business to be done, A Prince’s life might be a sadder one! _Truth Christmas Number._ 1884. ―――― AN ELECTION EFFUSION. When the Free and Independent goes a voting――goes voting, He is very apt to make his presence felt; And election-news is nowadays denoting――a denoting, That a nasty knock to Gladstone he has dealt―― Amid the Separation dust, and smother――dusty smother, The Unionists their task have bravely done, Taking one consideration with another――with another, They all wisely took the tip of Mr. FUN――wondrous FUN! When preserving of the Empire’s to be done――to be done, It’s always safe to follow Mr. FUN. * * * * * _Fun._ July 21, 1886. ―――― THE WHEELISTS’ CHORUS. When the city man has finished his employment, ――His employment; When anxiety and all its cares are o’er, ――Cares are o’er; He devotes his mind to wheeling as enjoyment, ――As enjoyment And voteth all his business is a bore, ――Is a bore.