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found among that body ; a day or two since he discovered the cause ot
this. Mr. Higginbottora, of Flayem House, Brixton, v/as regretting to a
friend and late schoolmaster, the dearth of classical assistants—the paucity
of ushers, who, at 30/. per annum, were wont to teach Greek, Latin, Mathe"-
matics, &c. &c. " Why," said his friend, " there was no want of such
people in my time ! No ushers to be had ! How do you account for it !*'
" My dear friend," said Higginbottom, " they're all gone into the New
Police !"

highly exasperated ; they declared that Saturn had violated his
coronation oath, and that if he did not abdicate immediately, they
would make him— or see themselves at Orcus.
Their threats came to the ears of Zeus, who at once resolved jura re
1?atrevi, to assist his father, whence, as some say, he was afterwards
called Jupiter. Accordingly, bestriding an enormous eagle which
he had tamed, he literally flew to the rescue. "My boy!" cried
Saturn, quite affected, when Zeus, or Jupiter, as we shall henceforth
call him, appeared before his throne—" My boy, my child—forgive
me—I have done thee wrong!" "Governor!" answered Jupiter,
" never mind ; I'll stand by you to the last." The parent grasped
his heroic son by the hand, and the youth returned the parental
pressure. The other children of Saturn melted into tears, and all
vowed eternal fidelity to their ancient sire.
This pathetic scene took place on the top of Mount Olympus, where
stood the celestial palace among the clouds.
By the aid of the great Jupiter the rebellious Titans were defeated.
The particulars of the contest would, if related, form a tremendously
appalling narrative, and one infinitely more spirit-stirring than any
description of carnage on a grand scale by the most graphic Irish
novelist. But the war of the giants, which will be chronicled in the
•next chapter, being just the same affair, only on a much grander
■scale, let it suffice to say, that after several volleys of rocks and
mountains on the part of the Titans, and much spirited thundering on
that of Jupiter, the insurgents were made prisoners, and trans-
ported to various penal settlements. Some were buried beneath the
Alps and Andes, some confined at the bottom of Vesuvius and iEtna,
and others sent to keep company with Erebus.
Will it be believed that after all this Saturn grew jealous of his
sou Jupiter, and conspired against his happiness and liberty I Such
was the melancholy fact ; and it placed Jupiter under the painful
necessity of deposing his ungrateful progenitor—thus fulfilling the
•decree of Destiuy. The treacherous Saturn absconded. He first
fled to America, where he expected to be hospitably taken in ; but
finding that he was taken in inhospitably, he shifted his residence to
Italy, where Janus, who was king of that country, was so good as to
give him half-a-crown—sharing with him his
sovereign power. He now, taught by adver- tJw^
sity, turned over a new leaf, and by promoting "\ STANZAS TO AN EGG
in every way his people's happiness, proved ^y/ fK />
himself a good governor. His son, therefore, /"\([ By a. Spoon.
forgave him ; and though he would not trust _-==j. Vjrv Pledge of a feather'd pair's affection,
him again on the throne of Olympus, where he Kidnapp'd in thy downy nest,
had very naturally established himself, he Soon for my breakfast-sad reflection !-
assigned him a temple among men and a very llfe-^ MuSt th°U m y°a p0' be dl'eSt*
comfortable planet to live in—rather cold, ^^^^^^^^) i What are the feelings of thy mother!
perhaps, but gods are exempt from rheu- j Poor, bereaved, unhappy hen !
matism ~^r- Though she may lay, perchance, another,
Things being thus settled, Jupiter, finding himself autocrat of the ' Thee she m'v ^ See agiUU-
universe, and in the possession of unlimited power, very wisely pro- Yet do not mourn. Although above thee
ceeded to make himself as comfortable as possible. He thought he Never more shall parent brood,
would look about him a little before he married; but he had his; Know, dainty darling ! that Uove thee
throne and sceptre re-gilt—his pavilion, which, was considerably
handsomer than that at Brighton, fresh painted and decorated. He
ordered in several pipes of nectar, and not a few of tobacco ; and ha THE WFATHEK
dubbed himself " Father of the Gods and Men." . c,, ... ~.,
Asa proot of the uncommon mildness ot the season, Mr. Snozzles slept
in an outhouse at Paddington on Monday evening. Mr. Snooks also left
off fires in his third-pair back, having come to the last of the banisters,
and the lodgers over-head objecting to the stairs being burnt as well.

\3\u\dy$ " Court Circular."
Her Majesty, in furtherance of her most gracious determination to
patronize the English drama, " commanded" the performances at Co vent-
Garden on Wednesday last. Her Majesty with Prince Albert, attended
by a numerous and brilliant suite, arrived at the theatre at five minutes to
seven. Her Majesty and the Prince were received by Messrs. Bunu and
Bartley in full court dress, and immediately lighted to the royal box. On
the appearance of the Queen and the Prince, the audience (and we never
witnessed one more numerous or more enthusiastic) rose, cheering and
applauding, whilst the orchestra immediately commenced God save the
Queen. When the anthem was concluded, the curtain rose upon a new
comedy, called She's Come at Last. Both her Majesty and the Prince
seemed to relish, with the keenest pleasure, the many sparkling and agree-
able points abounding in the play ; whilst She's Come at Last, as a general
performance, appeared to give the highest pleasure to the audience at
large. The Comedy was followed by The Agieeable Supri.ze, and the
Entertainments concluded with the Pantomime. Her Majesty staid until
the fall of the curtain, and then retired amidst the renewed cheers and
hurrahs of the audience, who evidently appreciated this condescension on
the part of the Queen, who, by thus giving her countenance to the national
drama, by thus patronizing one of the most ennobling arts, gives one pi-oof.
among a thousand others, of her high personal sense of the advantages, and
what is more, of the duties of her elevated station.



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