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a long poem entitled " The Song of Savages," in 

 the metre of " Hiawatha." It begins : " Should 

 you ask me, whence these diners, Whence this 

 Babel round the table, Whence these jinks and 

 Savage revels, On the eve before the Sunday ? 

 I will answer, I will tell you, From the 



" Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier before the Committee of the 

 Savage Club (No. 322)." 



A Royal Academy Caricature by Wallis Mackay. 



(From " Society," June 18, 1881.) 



mountains of Bohemia " — and goes on to tell of 

 their Saturday nights' entertainments. Among 

 the first-mentioned members is " Tegetmi, the 

 youthful Pigeon," and the poet goes on — 



" Here he is, the wily Pigeon, 

 Tegetmi, on Field the bravest ; 

 Tegetmi, the Queen's first favourite, 

 Striding steed of steel and leather, 

 ' Nimble as a boy unbearded.' " 



