(_The Song of a Mouton Enragé._)
["I own that I am sorry that a louder, and a stronger, and a
prompter note of reassurance has not been given to the Irish people
with regard to this obstructive power of the House of Lords, and
that I look to the Autumn Campaign with anxious hope for a clear and
certain signal."--_Mr. Justin McCarthy in the "New Review."_]
_Enraged (and enrhumé) Leader, with his feet in "hot water," sings:--_
Yes, I'b wud with the yug Ebperor id this--
Extreebs--as has beed ofted said--_do_ beet!
(_Wow!_ this water, I declare, is od the hiss,
Id is very hot iddeed to by poor feet!)
By cowd is beastly troublesub, at tibes;
But, although I ab as patied as poor Sbike,
I'b bowd to kick whed subwud galls by kibes;
Ad I _cad_ be very darsty, whed I like!
Yug WILLIAB fides it needful to speak out,
Ad, like that Hebrew persod id the play,
He _cad_ be "very darsty," there's no doubt;
Ad so cad I, of course id by owd way.
A buttud's wudrous angry _whed_ aroused.
Ad if those Liberals sell be, I shall strike.
Owd Oirelad has so freaquadly bid choused--
Ad Pats cad be very darsty, whed they like!
Bister BORLEY we all dow, and _he_'s all right,
Ad SHAW-LEFEVRE's sowd upod the goose;
Sir WILLIAB "is a fighter"--will he fight?--
Yug ROSEBERY--well, jokes are dot _buch_ use.
That ASQUITH's dot a fascidatig bad,
As hard as dails, plaid-spokud as a pike!
I wish agaidst the Lords they had sub _plad_,--
Oh I cad be very darsty, _whed_ I like.
There bight have bid a protest strog ad sterd,
But do! they let the Peers, id sileds, score.
Sir WILLIAB dever said a siggle word
Whed they kicked "Evicted Tedadst" frob their door.
It bight have bid a local turdpike Bill,
Or Act to regulate the Scorcher's "bike."
I bust idsist od "bizdess," ad I _will_,
For I cad be _very_ darsty, whed I like!
The Irish are begidded to have doubts
(Ad REDBUD, he is goid to give be beads).
If "Ids" betray by Cudtry, there _are_ "Outs"!
Hobe Rule bust dot be shudted, like stale greeds,
The Shabrock bust be shaked at those Peers;
Or BcCarthyites _bay_ go upod the Strike!--
Ad the Rads he chucked frob Office--yes, for years!--
Oh! I _cad be precious_ darsty--whed I _like!_
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[Illustration: "TERRIBLE IN HIS ANGER!"
_J-st-n McC-rthy (reading extract from German Emperor's Speech)._ "'I
CAN BE VERY DISAGREEABLE TOO, WHEN I LIKE.' AH! SO CAN I!"]
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In Nuce.
THE pith of LABBY'S caustic elocution
Is that long war of words should end in deeds.
After the lead of the Leeds Resolution,
He wants to feel that Resolution leads!
A House of Words but little help affords
In a hot contest with a House of Lords.
But LABBY, were the issue quite so glorious
If--as some fear--the Lords should prove victorious?
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