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these here, we would refer to the toy books everywhere 

 sold for these wonderful specimens of English literature. 

 At the risk, however, of making the rest of our matter 

 seem prosy by contrast, we will copy just the closing 

 part of the description of a long slide of animals, to 

 indicate how much is made to depend on words and 

 music, and how little on the merits of the slide. 



[Sound of Horn. Music. Last tune of the " LANCERS."] 



Yes, here we are in full cry ! The real thing, too ! ! 



" Old Mother Slipper Slopper jumped out of bed, 

 And out of the window she poked her head ; 

 Husband 1 O husband ! the gray goose is dead, 

 And the fox is gone out of the town, O I " 



Yes, there he goes, and the old lady after him, and she 

 has called up John, the servant, and he joins in the chase, 

 and old Mr. Slipper Slopper comes next ; but he's rather 

 behind, as he's been to call " Bumble," the parish con- 

 stable, who has come out with his staff to catch the thief. 

 Tally ho ! 



And now, my children, recollect I told you that the 

 lion was the king of the beasts, and so, as a conclusion 

 to this entertainment, I shall show you how he kept his 

 court. (Music?) 



There he is, sitting in full state ; and now, if our kind 

 friend at the piano will play a " March," you shall see a 

 grand procession, and all the animals passing in order 

 before him. 



[" GRAND MARCH," during which the slide is moved slowly. ~\ 



GOOD NIGHT. 

 Tune and Motto, u GOD SAVE THE QUEEN." 



