_2nd Dir._ Indeed, my friend, The many-sided Brougham doth grieve at that, And in that point swears we are more to blame Than are the rascals that have gammoned us. To-day, another genl'man and myself Did sit beside him, as he took his lunch In a steak-house, whose antique sign peeps out Of a dark court, not far from the Exchange. To the which place a poor sequestered stag, That from a fall in shares had ta'en a hurt, Did come to languish: and indeed, my friend, The wretched animal heaved forth such groans, That their discharge annoyed the diners round, Almost to cursing; and the big, round tears Coursed one another down his innocent nose Into his stout; and thus the hapless stag, Much marked of the many-sided Brougham, Sat o'er the poor remains of a small steak, Moistening his plate with tears. _1st Dir._ But what said Brougham? Did he not moralize this spectacle? _2nd Dir._ Oh, yes! into a thousand similes. First, for his weeping in his needless stout; "Poor stag," quoth he, "thou makest half-an-half As tapsters do, putting more water in To that which had too much." Then, being alone, Cleaned out, forsaken by his moneyed friends, "'Tis right," quoth he, "I foresaw what would come Of joint-stock companies."—Anon, a lot, Who'd sold in time, sat down hard by to dine, And ne'er asked him to join 'em. "Ay," quoth Brougham, "Dine on, ye fat and greasy citizens; Had all their rights, you'd be in the same book As that decayed and broken bankrupt there." Thus most invectively he pierceth thro' The Stock Exchange, the City, Capel Court. Yea, and Directors; swearing that we, too, Are men of straw, humbugs, and something worse, To fall foul of the stags, and drive them out Of their assigned and native dwelling-place. TO FIND OUT WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS Go into Trafalgar Square, on a breezy day, without a mackintosh or umbrella. Then stand under St. Martin's cab-stand when the fountains are playing. If you get wet through immediately, the wind is due W.; if it takes a little time to do so, it is N.W., or S.W.; but if you remain quite dry, it is N., S., or E., which can only be ascertained by standing respectively at the foot of the column, under the terrace, or before the club. It hath rarely been known to fail. THE TRADE WIND GENERATOR.