For fifty long years I've ploughed Politics' ocean, And served my full time in the gallant State-ship; And indeed, goodness knows, I've braved many engagements, And many dark storms 'twixt the cup and the lip, I've tried all the parties now, Tory, Whig, Radical, Smiled on each in its turn, as to win me each strove; But I said in my heart, little Wales I love chiefly, And sweet JENNY JONES, too, in truth I do love! I agree with PARNELL, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, In loving fair Erin, of Islands the Queen; And having worn Blue, Buff, and Red in succession, I can't see much harm in now wearing the Green. But not e'en Hibernia, the sweet and the sorrowful, Like you, my dear charmer, my passion can move; For, indeed, in my heart I love "gallant little Wales," I do; And sweet JENNY JONES, too, in truth I do love! I parted long since from the home of my fathers, And then JENNY JONES was a dowerless lass; But now I'm a grey and storm-beaten old mariner, To wealth, she, through brave PRITCHARD-MORGAN, shall pass. May Gold--and Home Rule--bring you wealth and contentment, And ne'er from my Party, my dear, may you rove: For indeed in our hearts we all love Wales tremendously, And you, JENNY JONES, dear, till death will I love! [_Left philandering._ * * * * * [Illustration: "WHERE ARE THE POLICE?!" MRS. HOWTHDOWN AND HER DAUGHTERS, WHO ARE IN TOWN FOR THE CATTLE-SHOW, ARE DISGUSTED BY THE AGGRESSIVE VULGARITY OF THE LONDON STREET-BOY, AND THINK IT OUGHT TO BE "PUT A STOP TO"! _Juvenile Baked Potato Vendor (to Crossing-Sweeper)._ "'SAY, BILL, 'ERE Y'ARE! THEM'LL BE FUST AND SECOND PRIZE, AND 'IGHLY COMMENDED!!"] * * * * * A VISIT TO "THE LICENSED VISTLERS." In the Winter Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists, who, under their distinguished President, JAMES MCNEILE WHISTLER, may now be known as the "Licensed Vistlers," there is some good work, and especially two sketches, 77, 83, and 335, by JAMES HAYLLAR, R.B.A.; 319, by H. G. GLINDON, R.B.A.; SIMMONS'S "_Sunrise_," 330; SOLOMON'S; 454, Professor GARTZ (pretty subject); 458, by HENLEY, R.B.A.; 466, by WALTERS, R.B.A. There is a remarkable picture of, apparently, A Serious Masher, which turns out to be a portrait of Mr. WILLARD, the actor who so cleverly impersonates modern stage villains as to be known as "Willinous WILLARD," by SIDNEY STARR, R.B.A. Artistic STARR painting Theatrical Star; quite right. No. 293 is a sorry sight--the picture of a nice portly young man trying to look like Lord ROSEBERY, but with the dye coming off his hair in evident patches. Very clever effect this, by THEODORE ROUSSEL, R.B.A.