They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a bull-calf in a pinfold, an' that too they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was a bull-calf, an' another he said "Nay; It is just a Rural Voter who has lately learned to bray." Look ye there! They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a two-three children leaving school, an' these they left behind. Look ye there! One said that they were children, but another he said "Nay; They're Denominational-divvels, who want freedom _plus_ State-pay." Look ye there! They hunted, an' they hollo'd, and the next thing they did find Was two street-spouters and a crowd, an' these they left behind. Look ye there! One said they were street-spouters, but another he said, "Nay; They're just teetotal lunatics who on Veto want their say." Look ye there! They hunted an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a dead sheep hanging by it's heels, an' that they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was Welsh Mutton, but another he said, "Nay; It's the ghost of a Suspensory Bill; we'd better get away!" Look ye there! They hunted, an' they hollo'd, an' the next thing they did find Was a fat pig boltin' thro' a hedge, an' _that_ they left behind. Look ye there! One said it was an Irish hog, but another he said "Nay; It's our plump, pet Home-Rule porker, which the Lords have driven away!" Look ye there! So they hunted, an' they hollo'd, till the setting of the sun; An' they'd nought to bring away at last, when th' huntin'-day was done. Look ye there! Then one unto the other said, "This huntin' doesn't pay; But we've powler 't up an' down a bit, an' had a rattlin' day." Look ye there! * * * * * [Illustration: BRILLIANT SUGGESTION. (_Overheard at the Sea-side._) _She._ "SO MUCH NICER NOW THAT ALL THE VISITORS HAVE GONE. DON'T YOU THINK SO?" _He._ "YES, BY JOVE! SO JOLLY NICE AND QUIET! OFTEN WONDER THAT _EVERYBODY_ DOESN'T COME NOW, WHEN THERE'S NOBODY HERE, DON'T YOU KNOW!"] * * * * * QUEER QUERIES.