ELLISTON’S EPIGRAM.

The following has been handed about as from the pen of Mr. Elliston, now

of the Surrey theatre. It may be his or it may not, but whichever way

the fact be, it can do him no harm to publish it. The point is in the

Greek Anthology, though we do not suppose that Mr. E. went there for it.

_The best Wine._

“What wine do you esteem the first,

And like above the rest?”

Ask’d Tom--said Dick--“My own is worst,

My friend’s is always best.”