A Composer, whom we cannot do less than call a Musical Pump, so full is
his head of crotchets and water--has published three watery sheets of
music for the Pianoforte, respectively entitled "The Morning Mist," "The
Rainbow," and "The Waterfall." Why should he stop here? why not
thoroughly drain the subject? why not fathom it in all its depths, until
he has not left a drop of water that can be sounded, or out of which any
sound can be got, by any other composer? In our liberality, we beg to
suggest a few subjects for him.
THE SHOWER OF RAIN--dedicated to the Lessee of Vauxhall, with an
illuminated frontispiece, showing a view of the "Ten Thousand additional
Lamps," in water colours.
THE UMBRELLA GALOP, and PARASOL POLKA, dedicated to the fair frequenters
of the Horticultural and Botanical Gardens--with a fine running
accompaniment.
THE DELUGE--humbly inscribed to LORD MAIDSTONE.
THE MACKINTOSH MARCH--with a view of Chobham Camp--and a beautiful
waterproof wrapper.
THE BUCKET OF WATER--A composition for the milk-pail.
THE OVERFLOW--with a splendid engraving of the Surrey Zoological
Gardens, showing the overflow caused by a little Poole. "Exceedingly
playful."--_Musical Review._
THE CATS AND DOGS' SCHOTTISHE, as danced at all the Scottish Fêtes in
Holland Park, Cremorne, &c.
And when the subject of rain-water is fairly pumped out, there are all
the other atmospheric changes, of which our climate offers such a
tempting variety, and some of which must surely contain a few of the
elements of success. We scarcely know which are the most ridiculous--the
titles that are given now-a-days to new shirts, or the subjects that are
chosen, as the sources of inspiration, by our musical composers.
* * * * *
EXTREME CONSCIENTIOUSNESS.
The _Field_ newspaper prides itself in giving "No Reports of Prize
Fights." So conscientious is the paper in this particular, that it has
announced its determination--in the event of the decimal coinage being
adopted--to turn away every farthing, rather than derive a profit from a
single _mil_.
* * * * *
CAUSE AND EFFECT.--It is said that a cause is always followed by effect,
but this is not the case at all events at law, where a cause is too
frequently followed by "No Effects."
* * * * *
LINES ON THE BURIAL OF A BRITISH PROTESTANT IN SPAIN.
Not a knell gave out any funeral note,
As his corpse to the shingles we hurried;
And below water-mark we had bare leave got
That our countryman's bones should be buried.
We buried him, dog-like, on that mean site,
The tide on the point of turning,
At the wretched Spaniards' bigot spite
With contempt intensely burning.
No use in coffin enclosing his breast,
Nor in sheet nor in shroud that bound him!
For he lay where he scarce would remain long at rest,
With the ocean washing round him.
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