PARLIAMENTARY HIGH JTERS.

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 149, 21 July 1883, Page 10

PARLIAMENTARY HIGH JTERS.

— ♦__ , — . "Paddy Mubpuy" gives his account of the recent, Saturday evening entertainment in the l°bb>^pj&& the House: He says :^_" Jhe first 'teg that^w^^p called on . -.1 song was Dick Seddon. ' Dick has ; a fine ba:,--. ...ie voice, and he riridhered VThe. Arp thafc o u . -•_ .hro ugh -.Tarn's Awls ' in illjgaht. style, so he d.cv Mt.sthev ifonroe, 0' "Westport, • was the noxt to volunteer a song, an' he warbled „ a miludy .-ommenciu' as follows, in' the silvery doovick o. tbe N O3-th : — j • O" a' the amis the win' can Maw, i 1 doarly lo'a the. west. I "Mi,- ;t her Wyim -Williams, who may be termed; the | ujemier mi;.... Una Ught coniinedian o' the House, j 'i.ns then called upon, an' he rindhered a -new. _-_tiJo<h-. entitled, < Oh, law ! watt a line,' a- local . j gnu ay his r\\n composition, darlin' with the West • j (.'east Railway. Just then, Sii- George dhrops in,. j an' ".vas r...11ed on for a ricitation. Aftber some j flight pressin' he gave a new. piece, entitled, ' Oh, ■ Die Sham.' I've' only been able to get hottld o' | one varse ay it. Here it is : — Oh, the Sham, the beautiful Shanii t Plinty o' .biinkuinVan' plintwb' cram; *A j Spoutin'.'sKoutiU'.'skitiniaioiilfi '"Vv - I Beautiful Sham can. do no wrong,-, i-,. *y. • Swindlin' the people, they- don't erire a-g—rush, Thousands are humbugged by -beautiful Sham. Misther Rolleston • Was •nist.calle,d<.u.pon 1 j an' ha favoured the bpys ;w;J;hVthe folloW^n ,: %i^f'es : — . V'Theycalline honestTßill, bbys, ,• . Bocausel.thpft.toplan ,y. -^, A.system nat.ej.which wUl^Dojisi^ y ' '. HO-ive every'daeint man ' ,-'J_nfsi. ..,-- ..^-'.A^it'O' ground to till, boys, yjv. y| £%ss?*■' In.SQjne convaynient place,-lsV*fi • 7-y Foi .farmers who have skill, $oy_i,*< 1 **'y „ r rher^pt^in;j4ke.. v a,laise, *,:& j. . . '%*- ■a f ,-: •"'. 7. .ji'vC'- 5Ki4-i4>^'t^y_. vi 1 ' - l nould the laisin' principle Is always safe an' souud, Through it I think tho people will Get settled on the ground-; '-;• The Dummies are disgusted; boys, Theirs is a hopeless case, The big runs will get busted,' boys, ' ' Be nothin* but a laise. ■ ■ . •■ Now look around an' see, boys. What laisin' here ha« done, y , Me collaig. _es honM an' me, boys, Distinction high have won , 7 ; 7, Be larniii' how to settle down, An' stickin' to our place. Our tinure seems perpetual— Ay-. We've got a lingthy laise. y.V' . Misther Rolleston's song ivoked tundhers aY applause, an' then Kimiill Brett favWedVAhe ' audience witb a, vocal ditty wbich he snnjf&a. ; swait tinner voice with the' laist. taste W*ih<* brogue. I'vo been only able to get a bould 6' one , varse o' the illusion. It runs as follows : — ' vy-. I'm Kl_rl.il] Brett, o' the mushroom peers, -iiP*^' I know no fears, ond the loud ' hear, hears/ *#*'■ ', O' M.H.R.'s that. assail mo ears, W y} . Were niver heard in the Army ; They talk o' elearin' the Council out, But lot them spout an' rave an' shout, I'll stick to me sait, they cannot rout, Bo'.ild Kurnoll Brett o' the Army. . . There were scveraV other s6ngs simg, but I must. not trespass on any more 0' yer space this .week- ' _■■ * ''-"'.'>.'? ■

A Lovely Chaplet.— A late fasbion report says: "Nothing crin be prettier than a chaplet of hop ■ vines in blosseiH." A recent medical review says: "Nothing can be a better renovator of the health thaui Hop Bitters. Thej aid in all the operations, of nature j .'. toning np the weak stomach, .assisting the fooptb be- > come, properly assimilated, and promote healthy 'action. / in all tbe orgwiß, Tfce^dict»ti^>rte«lu«f,,aftiw^i_. the" «f*^t^ «_ttk« fc*our * rifbtftppu^Uonot hop«.