"Post Scripp. I forgot to tell you that i cant git enuff to heat, missis is sitch a skin Flint, unless I Steel it, & that's unpossebel, for she always takes care to lock upp the Cold Heatabels." [Illustration: JULY.—"Dog Days" ] ┌─────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │1836.] │ JULY. │ ├─────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤ │ │Dear me! how hot the weather grows— │ │ │ There's scarce a breath to cool one's face; │ │ │Through _Air_ Street not a zephyr blows, │ │ │ Nor e'en a breeze from _Wind_-ham Place. │ │ │Down Regent Street, so lazy all one sees, │ │ │There's nobody "industrious" but "The Fleas." │ ├──┬──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────┤ │ M│ Season's │ =Odd Matters.= │ WEATHER. │ │ D│ Signs. │ │ │ ├──┼──────────┼──────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │ 1│belly │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2│back │ A DOGGEREL FOR THE DOG DAYS. │ (that │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 3│hips │Most _doggedly_ I do maintain, │ is to say, │ │ │ │ And hold the _dogma_ true,— │ │ │ 4│reins, │That four-legg'd _dogs_ altho' we see, │ beginning │ │ │ │ We've some that walk on two. │ │ │ 5│all │ │ at the │ │ │ │Among them there are clever dogs; │ │ │ 6│full of │ A few you'd reckon mad; │ beginning) │ │ │ │While some are very jolly dogs, │ │ │ 7│aches │ And others very sad. │ ♍ ☉ ⚹ ♍ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 8│and │You've heard of Dogs, who, early taught, │ ♓ ☽ ♑ │ │ │ │ Catch halfpence in the mouth;— │ │ │ 9│pains │But we've a long-tail'd _Irish_ dog, │ │ │ │ │ With feats of larger growth. │ I do │ │10│because │ │ │ │ │ │Of Dogs who merely _halfpence_ snatch │ │ │11│I know │ The admiration ceases, │ prefer │ │ │ │For he grows saucy, sleek, and fat, │ │ │12│not │ By swallowing _penny-pieces_! │ │ │ │ │ │ │