_F._ Oh, yes; he was in the habit of declaring that there wasn't an animal on earth that he couldn't whip. He got come up with, however. By the way, ORION was the original Homoeopathist. His proposed father-in-law, DON OEROPION, having unfortunately put out his eyes, in a little operation for misplaced affection, he hit on the now famous principle, which, if fit for HAHNE-MAN, was fit for ORION. He went to gazing at the sun. What would have destroyed his vision if he had had any, now restored it when he didn't have any, and his sight became so keen that he was able to see through OEROPION--though, I believe, he reinforced his powers of ocular penetration with a pod-auger. _D._ (Drivelling again! More Bitters, I guess!) Father, why were the Pleiades placed in the Head of TAURUS? _F._ Well, my child, there are various explanations. On the Earth, they pretend to say it was meant to signify that the English women are the finest in the universe--the most sensible, the most charming, the most virtuous. No wonder, if this is so, we find their sign up there! What said MAGNUS APOLLO to young IULUS,--"Proceed, youngster, you'll get there eventually!" And MAG. was right. _D._ Pa, why do they say, "the _Seven_ Pleiades," when there are only six? _F._ Well, dear, [_kissing her,_] perhaps there's a vacancy for _you!_ I expect the Universe will be called in, one of these nights, to admire a new winking, blinking, and saucy little violet star--the neatest thing going! But not, I hope, just yet. _D._ Boo--hoo--hoo--hoo! _F._ Well, hang the Pleiades! Boo--hoo--hoo--too! * * * * * ~Good for Something Better.~ We like enthusiasm. We are ourselves quite given to the admiration of great people, as they, in their turn, we have reason to believe, are given to admiration of their dear PUNCHINELLO. But when an English adorer says that he considers "MR. CHARLES SUMNER fit for a throne," we are tempted to inquire what throne there is fit for _him_? The fact is, thrones have come to be rather more disreputable than three-legged stools. "Every inch a king" may mean six feet of mad-man, or five feet of mad-woman. We sincerely hope that there is no intention in England of making MR. SUMNER the King of Spain--we mean of abducting him for the purpose; for of course, he would never voluntarily assume the purple. * * * * * ~The Difference.~ Fenian General O'NEILL bore down upon Canada with a martial charge, but he was sent back in a Marshal's charge. [Illustration: AWFUL SCARE OF THE BRITISH LION AT THE ADVANCE OF THE FENIAN HEAD CENTREPEDE.] * * * * * ~Woman's Right to Ballot and Bullet.~