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THE SHAVERS.
Four-and-twenty bridesmaids dressed in hoop and feather,
Eight-and-forty flunkies standing all together,
     The bride ringed and jewelled,
      The groom gloved and glum,
     And both of them look foolish,
      And both of them are dumb;
     A thousand spectators
      To see the pretty match,
     A thousand tongues to whisper,
      "He's made quite a catch."
     Eight-and-forty ninnies
      Marching out of church,
     Like so many schoolboys
      Running from the birch.
Oh, what a sight to look upon as ever I did see,
The world makes a great fuss for nothing, seems to me.

Return Under the Income Act.
I A. B. do declare,
I have but little money to spare,
        I have
    1 Little House,
    1 Little Maid,
    2 Little Boys,
    2 Little Trade;
    2 Little Land,
    2 Little Money at command:—
Rather 2 little is my little all,
To supply with comfort my little squall,
And 2 little to pay taxes at all.
    By this yoti sec,
    I have Children 3,
    Dependent on me,
       A. B.

The Shavers.

An old rhymster says:—

The barber shaves with polished blade,
The mercer shaves with ladies' trade,
The broker shaves at twelve per cent.,
The landlord shaves by raising rent,

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