. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. all the figures stand, M here one of tjiem Three Graces might just hold it in her hand^ Or may be ]3aileys Charity the favour would allow It would really be a chanty to hang up Davids Cow. We havent nowhere else to go if you dont hang it here. The Water-Colour place allows no oilman to appear, And the British Gnllery sticks to Dutch, Teniers, and Gerrard Douw And the Suffolk Gallery will not do—its not a Suffolk Cow. I wish youd seen him painting her, he hardly took his meals Till she was painted on the board correct from head to heels ; H
. The choice works of Thomas Hood, in prose and verse. all the figures stand, M here one of tjiem Three Graces might just hold it in her hand^ Or may be ]3aileys Charity the favour would allow It would really be a chanty to hang up Davids Cow. We havent nowhere else to go if you dont hang it here. The Water-Colour place allows no oilman to appear, And the British Gnllery sticks to Dutch, Teniers, and Gerrard Douw And the Suffolk Gallery will not do—its not a Suffolk Cow. I wish youd seen him painting her, he hardly took his meals Till she was painted on the board correct from head to heels ; His heart and soul was in his Cow, and almost made him shabby. He hardly whippd the boys at all, or hclpd to nurse the babby. And when he had her all complete and painted over red, He got so grand, I really thought him going off his head. Now hang it, Mt Hilton, do just hang it anyhow Poor D ivid, he will hang himself unless you hang his Cow ; And if its unconvenient, and drawn too big by bait, David slian t send next year except a very little Beet ala-Daubc 477 THE YEOMANRY* AMONGST the agitations of the day, there is none more in;acrount«L able to a peaceable man in a time of peace than the resistanceto the disbanding-; of the Yeomanry. It is of course impossible for anyone so unconnected with party as myself to divine the mmisteriaimoiivcs for the measure; but judging from my own experience,1 should have expected that every private at least would havemounttd his best hunter to mik- a jump at the offer. Itappears, however, that a part of the military body in questionbetrays a stiong disinchnation to dismiss ; and certain troopshave even offered theirservices gratuitously,and l)een accepted, al-though it is evident thatsuch a troop, to be con-sistent, ought to refuse,when called upon to act,to make any chargewhatever. Amongst my Scottishreminiscences, I have avivid recollection ofonce encountering;, onthe road from Dundeeto Perth, a party ofsoldiers, having in theircu
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