THE PROUD MISS MAC BRIDE.-J. G. SAXE. 1. O, TERRIBLY proud was Miss Mac Bride, There was pride in the head she carried so high, That her stately bosom was fretting; 2. O, terribly proud was Miss Mac Bride, Proud of her beauty, and proud of her pride, And proud of fifty matters beside That wouldn't have borne dissection; 3. Proud abroad, and proud at home, Over the door of a tippling shop!— 4. Her birth, indeed, was uncommonly high,- And in talking about her wealth and worth, To people of rank and fashion! 5. But Miss Mac Bride had something beside And he lived "Up Town," in a splendid Square, And gave her gems that were rich and rare, 6. An honest mechanic was John Mac Bride, Or graced an honest ditty; For John had worked in his early day, 7. A young attorney of winning grace, With true judicial celerity; For the lawyer was poor and "seedy" to boot, 8. The last of those who came to court In one who wears an elegant coat, 9. A courtly fellow was Dapper Jim, And smooth of tongue as neat of limb; And maugre his meagre pocket, You'd say, from the glittering tales he told, 10. Now Dapper Jim his courtship plied, With an eye to the purse of the old Mac Bride, For he said to himself, in his greedy lust, And yields to Heaven his vital trust, 11. And the very magnificent Miss Mac Bride, Half in love and half in pride, Quite graciously consented; And tossing her head, and turning her back, 12. Alas! that people who've got their box Should stock their fancy with fancy stocks, Alas! that people whose money affairs 13. Old John Mac Bride, one fatal day, Became the unresisting prey Of Fortune's undertakers; 14 But, alas! for the haughty Miss Mac Bride, "Twas a dreadful change in human affairs, From a Place "Up Town," to a nook "Up Stairs," 15. And to make her cup of woe run over, Was the very first to forsake her; "He quite regretted the step, 'twas true,- To quiet the butcher and baker!" 16. And now the unhappy Miss Mac Bride, Cramped in the very narrowest niche, Was ever a worse condition? MORAL. 17. Because you flourish in worldly affairs, Don't be haughty and put on airs, With insolent pride of station! Don't be proud, and turn up your nose But learn, for the sake of your soul's repose, A DISOBLIGER DISOBLIGED.-MARTIN DOYLE. 1. Two gentlemen, brothers, called at the office to take seats for the following morning, in the Kilkenny coach; there were fortunately two inside places vacant, as the elder brother was, from his appearance, obviously suffering under some oppressive ailment, and the other in rather a delicate state of health. Between the two there happened not to be more cash than was sufficient to pay for one passenger; the second brother said he would bring the fare with him in the morning, and went away. In a short time after, another person came into the office, asked for a seat in the same coach, tendered his money, insisted on the strict rule being observed, and was booked accordingly. 2. The next morning an hour before day, the brothers arrived; the invalid got in, and the other putting down his fare was told that the place was filled by one who had paid his money, and who threatened that, if refused his place, he would hire a chaise for the whole journey to Dublin, at the expense of the coach proprietors. The young man looked into the coach, and finding all seats occupied, begged, and was strenuously supported by his brother, to be admitted, even for a stage or two, as he was not in good health, and the rain poured down in a tremendous deluge. 3. The rest of the coach company seemed to yield, but the stiff gentleman was contrary, as will sometimes happen, and with his former menace silenced the agent (who was leaning to the side of mercy), and insisted with increased vehemence, that the rules of the office should be observed. 4. This strict person was owner of a great flour mill; he was anything but a jolly miller, but adhering literally and morosely to the principle of "caring for nobody," not because "nobody cared for him," but because it was the habit of his life to make every liberal thought or kind intention, which accidentally arose in his mind, like worldly charity, to begin at home, and centre in himself. |