am
he.

_Will._ Which he, Sir?

_Touch._ He, Sir, that must marry the woman. Therefore, you Tory,
abandon--which is, in the vulgar, leave--the society, which in the boorish
is, company--of this female,--which in the common is, woman; which together
is, abandon the society of this female, or Tory, thou vanishest; or, to thy
better understanding, skedaddlest; or, to wit, I defeat thee, make thee
away, translate thy majority into minority, thine Office into Opposition; I
will deal in programmes with thee, or in eloquence, or in epigram; I will
bandy with thee in faction; I will o'errun thee with policy; I will "mend
thee or end thee" a hundred and fifty ways; therefore, tremble, and depart!

SONG (_behind_).

It was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the stubble fields did pass
(Together WILL caught 'em).
In the time of autumn,
When M.P.'s spout, and "manoeuvre" about;
M.P.'s (who are "out") love autumn.

About three acres and a cow,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino;
The artful country folks know now.
In the time of autumn, &c.

Since that the franchise was their dower,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
The Country Voters are a power.
In the time of autumn, &c.

And, therefore, at the present time,
With "an Agricultural Policy"--funny, ho!--
_Both_ Parties simple HODGE would lime,
In the time of autumn, &c.

_Will._ (_aside_). Truly, though there is no great matter in the ditty, yet
the note is very untuneable. [_Exit._

_Touch._ Trip, AUDREY, trip, AUDREY,--I attend,--I attend!
[_Exeunt._

_Jaq._ (_appearing_). There is surely another political deluge forward, and
these motley would-be couples are seeking the official ark! [_Exit._

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[Illustration: _William_.... SIR M-CH-L H-CKS-B-CH. _Touchstone_.... J-HN
M-RL-Y. _Audrey_....THE AGRICULTURAL VOTE.

"AS _HE_'D LIKE IT."

SCENE--_The Forest of Ha(w)arden._

TOUCHSTONE. "I AM HE THAT MUST MARRY THIS WOMAN! THEREFORE, YOU CLOWN,
ABANDON THE SOCIETY OF THIS FEMALE;.... I WILL BANDY WITH THEE IN FACTION;
I WILL O'ERRUN THEE WITH POLICY; THEREFORE. TREMBLE, AND DEPART!"--_As You
Like It_, Act V., Scene 1.]

* * * * *

THE TRUE TENNYSON.

We have all been startled to find from the researches of Mr. WOODALL in
_Notes and Queries_, that "Bet