IN a perfumed orange grove, ajacent to Cordova, I taught the English Grammar unto a lady gay; The verb "to osculate" I taught to conjugate, Corporeally depicted, in kindergarten way. But by eavesdropping trick, A caballero quick, With lapse of condescension,-- But where I may not mention,-- In dexter handed flick, The Spanish verb to "stick" Corporeally inflicted, in kindergarten way. The verb "to do," he did it, For Spanish laws forbid it; To translate free, Corporeallee, The verb "to love," and practice it, Upon the pupil, 'tis unfit, To illustrate, Its active state, When passive hate, Behind a gate, Doth lie in wait, To teach the verb "to suffer," In kindergarten way; He taught the verb "to suffer," By impromt sword display, I learnt the verb "to suffer!" And would not, could not stay, So left upon that day, My fee he did not pay, His ingrate, Spanish way! [Illustration: Curtain] OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE BARNEY BRADEY BROCHURES BY WM. THEODORE PARKES. "It is pleasant to turn from these gloomy details to the hearty, rollicking, honest, joyous spirit of Barney Bradey. He sings the Prince's Installation to the tune to which _Ingoldsby_ sang the Queen's Coronation, and with very much of the same spirit and success. The details are full of real good humour, and are thus picturesquely concluded with a touch of the Ulster King at Arms.... Barney Bradey's eye was pretty well everywhere but it failed to see one incident of the day.... All this is worthy of being sung by such a bard as the author of 'St. Patrick's Ruction.'"--_Athenæum._