and and Grey Sand." I don't know
anything about it. Never mind. I'll take part in
anything, it's all the same, if you're loud enough.'

Here we have a round of considerable antiquity, though the
date and author are alike unknown.

[Figure 3] or [Figure 4]

White sand and grey sand:
Who'll buy my white sand?
Who'll buy my grey sand?

_Glee-Singing_

A feature of the Harmonic Meetings at the 'Sol' (_B.H._) was
the performance of Little Swills, who, after entertaining
the company with comic songs, took the 'gruff line' in a
concerted piece, and adjured 'his friends to listen, listen,
listen to the wa-ter-fall!' Little Swills was also an adept
at 'patter and gags.' Glee and catch singing was a feature
at the Christmas party given by Scrooge's nephew, for 'they
were a musical family, and knew what they were about.' This
remark can scarcely be applied to the Malderton family, who,
assisted by the redoubtable Mr. Horatio Sparkins,

tried over glees and trios without number; they having
made the pleasing discovery that their voices harmonized
beautifully. To be sure, they all sang the first part;
and Horatio, in addition to the slight drawback of
having no ear, was perfectly innocent of knowing a note
of music; still, they passed the time very agreeably.

Glee-singing seems to have been a feature in the social life
of Cloisterham (_E.D._).

'We shall miss you, Jasper' (said Mr. Crisparkle),
'at the "Alternate Musical Wednesdays" to-night; but
no doubt you are best at home. Good-night, God bless
you. "Tell me shepherds te-e-ell me: tell me-e-e have
you seen (have you seen, have you seen, have you seen)
my-y-y Flo-o-ora-a pass this way!"'

It was a different kind of glee party that left the Blue
Boar after the festivities in connexion with Pip's indentures
(_G.E._).

They were all in excellent spirits on the road home,
and sang 'O Lady Fair,' Mr. Wopsle taking the bass,
and assisting with a tremendously strong voice (in
reply to the inquisitive bore who leads that piece
of music in a most impertinent manner by wanting to
know all about everybody's private affairs) that _he_
was the man with his white locks flowing, and that he
was upon the whole the weakest pilgrim going.

Perhaps the most remarkable glee party that Dickens gives us
is the one organized by the male boarders at Mrs. Todgers',
with a view t