. Punch . affected at having to part with their horses, and were in all direc-tions seen cutting off locks of the animals tails—most of them, by-the-bye, are sham—to keep in remembrance of the animals from. AFFECTING INCIDENT. whom they were about to separate. One old veteran, who took themto Dixons yard, was so much affected, that the following patheticballad suggested itself to the mind of a sentimental bystander :— 1 The Soldiers Tear. Upon the ground he stood, To take a last fond look \At the troopers as he entered them In Mister Dixons listened to the neigh So familiar to hi
. Punch . affected at having to part with their horses, and were in all direc-tions seen cutting off locks of the animals tails—most of them, by-the-bye, are sham—to keep in remembrance of the animals from. AFFECTING INCIDENT. whom they were about to separate. One old veteran, who took themto Dixons yard, was so much affected, that the following patheticballad suggested itself to the mind of a sentimental bystander :— 1 The Soldiers Tear. Upon the ground he stood, To take a last fond look \At the troopers as he entered them In Mister Dixons listened to the neigh So familiar to his ear ;But the soldier thought of bills to pay, And wiped away a tear. Beside the stable door, A mare fell on her knees ;She cockd aloft her crow-black tail, Which fluttered in the seemed to breathe a prayr, A prayer he could not hear ;For the soldier felt his pockets bare, And wiped away a tear. The soldier blew his nose, Oh, do not deem him weak !To meet his creditors he knows Hes not sufficient read the writ-book through, And mid the names, I fear,You re sure to find the very Blue Who wiped away the tear. WAXING DISLOYAL. Among the amusing announcements put forth by Madame T
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