The Minstrel-Prince to his Wales has gone, In the ranks of the Bards you'll find him; His bardic cloak he has girded on, And his tame harp slung behind him. "Land of Song!" said the Royal Bard, "You remarkably rum-spelt land, you, One Prince at least shall try very hard To pronounce you, and understand you." The Prince tried hard, but the songs he heard Very soon brought his proud soul under, With twenty consonants packed in a word, And no vowels to keep them asunder! So he said to the Druid, "A word with you, Your jaw must be hard as nails, Sir; Your songs may do for the bold Cymru, They've done for the Prince of WALES, Sir!" * * * * * GOOD WISHES. (_To Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Barrie on their Marriage, July 9, 1894._) "When authors venture on a play, They have been known to find them undone, But Mr. BARRIE found the way To great success in _Walker, London_. A ready TOOLE he'd close at hand, And those who know her merry glance'll Not find it hard to understand How much was due to MARY ANSELL. Her acting in the House-boat Scene Led Mr. BARRIE to discover He'd lost his heart (although he'd _been_ Of Lady NICOTINE a lover). And those who felt sweet NANNY'S charm, Or who in Thrums delight to tarry, Long happy life, quite free from harm, Will wish this new-formed firm of BARRIE. Transcriber Notes: Passages in italics were indicated by _underscores_. Small caps were replaced with ALL CAPS. Throughout the dialogues, there were words used to mimic accents of the speakers. Those words were retained as-is. The illustrations have been moved so that they do not break up paragraphs and so that they are next to the text they illustrate. Thus the page number of the illustration might not match the page number in the List of Illustrations, and the order of illustrations may not be the same in the List of Illustrations and in the book. Errors in punctuations and inconsistent hyphenation were not corrected unless otherwise noted. On page 25, "o" was changed to "to". On page 25, "Isi" was changed to "Is it". On page 31, a quotation mark was added before "'DOWN WITH". PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 107. JUNE 21, 1894. * * * * * A RIVERSIDE LAMENT. In my garden, where the rose By the hundred gaily blows, And the river freshly flows Close to me, I can spend the summer day In a quite idyllic way; Simply charming, you would say, Could you see. I am far from stuffy town, Where the soots meander down, And the air seems--being brown-- Close to me. I am far from rushing train; _Bradshaw_ does not bore my brain, Nor, comparatively plain, _A B C_.