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59 179 Tit for Tat. 1 To ■watch a man whitewash the wall of some large honse one day 2 Then gave the youngsters such a splash, they screaming ran away 3 You see them round the corner here, discussing ways and means 4 Just then the maid brought bread and cheese, and such a mug of stout £ The man sat down his grub to munch, with satisfaction great 6 They see him once more roll his sleeves, as quite refreshed he feels 7 This view will leave no room to guess his very sorry plight An Awkward Exchange. 1 That some dark deed they are about to do, which some day they may sorrowfully rue 2 And so the trio think it no small joke, to put him like a pig into a poke 8 But while he’s thus engaged another man, with such another sack, into the station ran 4 And our old friend once more comes hastening back and snatches up es he now thinks his sack £ Our old friend thinking it tremendous fun, the Comp’ny was so nicely being done 6 They both, without a ‘ farewell ’ or ‘ good-bye,’ to their respective destinations hie 7 The one behind a boarding makes a stop, the other marches to a butcher’s shop 8 And here is pictured with much vividness, the look of puzzled wildering distress The Amateur Sweep 1 And when it is inclined to smoke, like that theyVe standing by AA^hy then, youMl guess it is no joke, and makes folks * fit to fly * 2 With calm deliberation, he has now made up his mind, That for the smoky misery a remedy he’ll find Z And 80 , as all good workers do, when they begin to clean, Ee tackled first the topmost flue, as may now here be seen 4 He then descended from the chair, a rather sad old chap, And with a photographic air, removed the Stove pipe’s cap 5 A pretty picture now he made as you may plainly see; He rued that be the filthy trade usurped so cheerfully 6 And now he got on swimmingly—exerting every limb : He filled with soot, as you may see, the tub quiie to the brim 7 Just then his wife came to the door, and when she viewed the scene She would have fainted on the floor, had there a clean spot been S At last his eloquence prevails—she wipes her weeping eyes, And though the mischief she bewails, to raise a smile she tries 9 With anger she directly fired, and gave him such a snub, In consternation be retired, and tumbled in the tub. The Lion Couchant and the Lion Rampant 1 But here you see uow gathered round, as strange a crew as could bo found 2 He shouts and beats upon the cage, to put the lion in a rage 8 And here you see the dire distress—the sad alarm—the dreadful mess