They gave him of the standard Gold coinage of the realm, As much as one stout guardsman Could carry in his helm; They made him an ovation On the Exchange hard by,―― And they may slap their pockets In witness if I lie. And every soul in England Was glad, both high and low, And books were voted snobbish, And ‘gloves’ were all the go; And each man told the story, Whilst ladies’ hearts would melt, How Sayers, the British Champion, Did battle for the belt. Yet honour to the vanquished! (If vanquished then he were) Let the harp strike a bolder string And the Bird of Freedom clap his wing For the fight so free and fair. And forge another girdle That shall belt as brave a breast As ever sailed to English shore From the broad lands of the West. And when some sterner battle Shall shake along the line, The Lion flag of Liberty In Freedom’s cause to shine,―― To fence its ancient honour, And guard it safe from harms, May _two_ such Champions hand in hand―― Twin brethren of the Saxon land―― Be found together to withstand A universe in arms. H. CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL. This excellent parody has appeared in numerous editions of _Puck on Pegasus_ (published by Chatto and Windus, London), it is here given by special permission, and with corrections and additions recently made by the author. The desperate fight it describes took place at Farnborough on April 17, 1860. Tom Sayers, the Champion of England, stood only about 5 feet 8 inches high, whilst John Heenan, the “Benicia Boy” was upwards of 6 feet in height. Both men showed great courage and endurance, but Sayers displayed the most science, and had not the fight been interrupted, he would, in all probability, have been victorious, as Heenan’s eyes were fast closing up from the punishment he had received. As the fight was a draw, a silver belt was afterwards presented to each of the men. _Punch_ also had a very long parody on the subject, from which a few verses may be quoted. THE FIGHT OF SAYERIUS AND HEENANUS. _A Lay of Ancient London._ (_Supposed to be recounted to his Great Grand-Children, April_ 17_th_, A.D. 1920, _by an Ancient Gladiator_.)