The Nonconformist Conscience, which doth mark
Poor PRIMROSE with the ire of an apostle,
Will probably consider it a lark
To see swift _Ladas_ beaten by a _Throstle_.
Accept the omen, ROSEBERY; turn 'cute hedger;
And try the Bethel blend of "Saint" and "Ledger."
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THE PLEA OF THE PARTY SCRIBE.--It is said that "upright writers" avoid
scrivener's palsy or penman's cramp. Perhaps so. But then there is so
little demand for upright writers!
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