AN EVENING CHAUNT. ? 



nonplus. Will you ride for me ? The nag is in 

 good condition, and, if he is not in one of his 

 tempers, may do the trick. ' The Nina,' who is 

 looking over my shoulder, says she will bet any 

 amount of gloves upon you. ' 



" Yours sincerely, 



" Fred." 



After the letter had been read, I chaffed the doctor 

 to no small extent, for he looked unhappy at the 

 price he had to pay for the gratification of his 

 curiosity, and then wrote to have the horse trans- 

 ferred to my stable, as I wished to train him myself. 



After dinner we sat out in the open, and songs 

 were the order of the evening. One of " the 

 Ducks " gave us " The Land of the West " in very 

 fair style, and as my stock of chaunts was rather 

 limited, I extemporised the following : 



THE LAND OF THE EAST. 



Air — Bonnie Dundee. 



Oh. ! the Land of the East is the land I love best, 

 It has charms far beyond any clime of the West ; 

 For the heavens there shine with an ever-bright blue, 

 And none of the girls catch a tint of the hue, 



