coffers of the secret-service money were depleted; the illimitable resources of the State were in other ways drawn upon. Where is FARMER-ATKINSON now? I am left solitary and friendless. For a while the Unholy Alliance triumphs; but they will find they have not done with DENMAN yet." The old gentleman took off his skull-cap; carefully wrapped it up; hid its plumage in his tail-pocket; and pressing his hat over his brow, shook his grey head, and walked wearily down the corridor. _Business done._--House of Lords adjourned for a week. _Saturday_, 2.40 A.M.--"Who goes home?" I hear the cry resounding through the Lobby. Well, if no one minds, I think I will. Been here since half-past three yesterday. For the matter of that, been here since the 31st of January. Coming down again at noon to sit till SQUIRE OF MALWOOD can see his prospect clear to bringing about Adjournment next Saturday. _Business done._--Mostly all. * * * * * Calf-Love. Calf-love is a passion most people scorn, Who've loved, and outlived, life and love's young morn; But there _is_ a calf-love too common by half, And that's the love of the Golden Calf! * * * * * Chary of Charing. ["The occupation for women exclusively is that of charing."--_Daily Paper._] Whilst year by year men kinder grow. And from employments won't debar Woman, It's quite astonishing to know Man's everything except a charwoman. * * * * * COMMERCIAL CON. _Q._ Why is a modern advertiser like an ancient knight-errant? _A._ Because he is inspired by the spirit of "ad"-venture. * * * * * Transcriber's Note: _x_ denotes italic text. [OE] denotes an OE ligature, PH[OE]BE (PHOEBE) Page 135: 'hallo'd' corrected to 'hollo'd', to match the others. ("They hunted and they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find") Page 142: [Footnote *: "_Fungar vice cotis_, acutum Reddere quae ferrum valet, exsors ipsa secandi." HORACE. _De Arte Poetica._] Translation: "I will perform the function of a whetstone, which is about to restore sharpness to iron, though itself unable to cut." * * * * *