Punch (82.1882)

May 13, 1882.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 219

MAY-QUEENS AT EPPINQ FOREST.

(A Designfor “ Windsor Tapestry.”)

Did Ellis fly higher, and counting as shady
That humorons title that ’s just half between
A Peer and a sweep,—hope to win for his Ladye
A Bart’s splendid style from his Q,ueen, his Q.ueen ?

But there—as we bowled past the Connaught Lake slowly,
Drew up on High Beech ’neath the blue sky above,
Though we smiled, still we felt that the day wasn’t wholly
Spun out in the fashion we City swells love.

For, since the Dutch sell had just set us a-weeping,

If hut past the Griifin her route could have been,

With joy on all-fours she had found Ellis creeping,
Feeling safe for a “hand ” from his Queen ! his Qmeen !

Mobilised Musetjms.—Acryhas been raised for the eonversion
of some of the Metropolitan eolleetions of Art and Hatural History
into Ambulatory Museums. Amhulatorv ? Walker!

HIS QUEEN!

Erief Epping Epic, sung with immense Success by the Corporation at their
one Saturday Pop.

It ’s over ! She graciously said we should greet her ;

Ho doubt in a rather circuitous way,

For we had to go down in a “ Special ” to meet her.

No matter ! we don’t get a ehance every day.

And “ her own ” fine weather was smiling upon her,

And Ellis looked grand in his best civic sheen ;

But the deluge had found him goloshed—there to honour
Her he had watched for, his Queen ! his Queen !

And Ogo was “ all there,” and IIanson, too stately
To lend to the thing any comical light.

Did each say to himself as he bowed most sedately,

“ ’Pon my word, after this, she might make me a Knight ” ?