O’er mountains, valleys, hills, and dales, The fleet-foot coursers fly, Nor heed whate’er the sport assails, Resolved a stag shall die! Roads, trees, and hedges seem, to move, Such joys does hunting yield; While Health a handmaid deigns to prove, When huntsmen take the field. With a hey ho chivy, &c. Thus virgins are by man pursued, And beauty made his aim, ’Till, by his wily craft subdued, He hunts for other game; And since e’en life is but a race We run till forced to yield; Yo, ho, tantivy, join the chase, Arise, and take the field. With a hey ho chivy, &c. ―――― SONG OF THE MATCHMAKING MAMMA. Bright chandeliers the room adorn, Each thing’s arranged with care, And gayest smiles and silks are worn This night to catch the Heir. With a heigho! Letty! Hark forward, you forward Miss Betty, To-night we hunt the He-e-e-i-r―― To-night we hunt the Heir! Poor Heir! you feel our sport a bore, We read it in your face; If you’ll propose to one――no more You’ll find us give you chase. With a sigh from Letty! Or forward, too forward Miss Betty! No more we’ll hunt the He-e-e-ir―― No more we’ll hunt the Heir! From _George Cruikshank’s Comic Almanack for 1848_. ―――― A HUNTING SONG. (_Dedicated to the Jamaica Committee._) Our chance at EYRE we claim this dawn―― Our witnesses are sworn―― A new indictment we have drawn, Despite the public’s scorn. Dogged hither by a yelping throng, The Governor draws nigh―― So raise the burden of our song―― “Peccavi” he must cry! _Chorus_――With a hey, oh, levy Subscriptions our victim to chevy. Law charges heavy! (_Here comes a yelping of hounds._) “Peccavi” he must cry. * * * * * Despair! Our Christian sport is o’er, The judge has spoilt our case; “A colony preserved” no more Can we pronounce disgrace. The jury no true bill returns,―― To cheer the public dare! No gratitude our labour earns―― We can’t hunt down our (H)EYRE. _Chorus._――With a heigho, heavy The legal expenses to levy! Vain our chevy! (_Here the yelping grows faint_), “Peccavimus,” we cry! _Fun._ June 13, 1868. ―――― HUMANITY HUNTING SONG.