. A parody on Iolanthe . L_^. y/K xi ^^^^^^ ^-r^ ^^^=^^^ - j\ -^v • ^^^^.)(f.^ -^W l//y.^. > •■ Y^//M^ —-^^ -vru/,( ^^^- V/Srr?- \/// V(// -^////J p\UEEN — Oh, no ; we bring you back to bliss and Alton. And now tell me :with all the world to choose from, why on earth did you go to live at thebottom of that Iowa culvert?TOLANTHE—To be near my son Strci)h<) — Your s(mi ! I didnt know you had a son. I hardly think youd oughter, —He was born shortly after I left my huslnind at your royal EI LA —What is he? TOLANTHE — He is an Arcadian brakesman. He is one o
. A parody on Iolanthe . L_^. y/K xi ^^^^^^ ^-r^ ^^^=^^^ - j\ -^v • ^^^^.)(f.^ -^W l//y.^. > •■ Y^//M^ —-^^ -vru/,( ^^^- V/Srr?- \/// V(// -^////J p\UEEN — Oh, no ; we bring you back to bliss and Alton. And now tell me :with all the world to choose from, why on earth did you go to live at thebottom of that Iowa culvert?TOLANTHE—To be near my son Strci)h<) — Your s(mi ! I didnt know you had a son. I hardly think youd oughter, —He was born shortly after I left my huslnind at your royal EI LA —What is he? TOLANTHE — He is an Arcadian brakesman. He is one of those extremelypure young persons who have passed a comijetitive examination of intelli-gence before they can become anything on the Alton Road. Ah, here he is.(Enter Strephon.)TREPHON —Good morrow, good mother;I m to be married to-morrow. $• TOLANTHE — Then tlie Counselor has at last given his consent to your marriage with his beautiful ward — Alas! no. He is obdurate. He wants
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