New-York tribune., 1885-01-13
TILE IACKDAW.


There is a bird who, by bis coat
And by the hOaIsenf IS OF MS nOte
Might be supposed crow W.,
Where bishoplile. he finds perch
And dormory too.
Above the steeple shines plate,
That turns 8. and & inps nows 10 lnSlSst 1Se Weather
LGot ugmyS,ST ISs ssns s1sa peases so iE S@
lie chooses 1t the rather
Fond of the speculative height,
ThitheI he wings his "a AIRY flight
The hustle and the raree show
That occupy mankind below;
secure and at his ease.
You think, no doubt he sits and rnuscs
on future broken bones ss and ,n, bruises
Employs his philosoPhic pate
The world with Gil its motley iout.
Church, army; physic, law,
Is no Concern at all OF his.
And says-wbat says hei-Caw
Thrice happy bird toohave seen
Much OF the yaDitios OF men;
d and s,Ss rsn q hSyns tess s1en mbs ncsgn
For such pair Of wings thine,
And such head between them.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: am the jackdaw
Tlnughter 1t Is my business 10 stahd Oh INC "e"'noi
cock and say cav. lRenewed laughter.l
SERVING AS SPECIAL CONSTABLE.
The establishment OF the Republic OF France had made
certain marty Of English politicians called Chartists
hey were considered twin brothers to rebels In those
days but would be regarded lberaconservatiye In
these enlightened tines somewhat discontented and
somewhat turbulent and somewhat ambitious. Ihey
wanted what they called the six points OF the Charter
aud they nearly all ofthese six points n0wand
treat deal besides without much show OF discomfort
sndlwith turbulence II is astonishing what number
of things YOU can get you will only wait for then But
on the 1Oth of April ls4S truly remarkable and as 1t
was thought portentous show took place at
formerly gentlemen OF advanced political opinions 1d
which been long converted INTO
ornamental park The monster meemg was hea p
60 present a petition to Parliament for.the immediate
Of the %Ts Tsgi an6 Tao to % %eps
appended over million signatures although
on subsequent Parliamentary inquiry it was
those OF innocent Sunday school children aughter and
thore rumor that the paper had pecn eIt i9r
Iiaughter and the Refuge for IncuIabes laugh
In case there Mas mighty mop bsre % to on
sands until the metropolitan police with great discre
bridges leading to the shore OF the Thames the
mighty multitude found themselves completely smut on
Bank OF England and other objective political points, so
the monster meeting which began as burden ended IN
set Il was aenou1ced as fraud The initial metropolis
underwent. nevertheless. on Sunday me yth ana MON
day the 10th tremendous scare Old ladies or my ac-
quantance and of both sexes turned pale They could
only in e.g accents S nnon that tbs French %er
coming; others said 1t was all the Popes DONG laugh-
No less than $4,000 of the Regular Army were under
arms with suitable force OF artillery. But the com
mandcrn-chef. veteran called Arthur Duke OF Well
1ngton had taken his measures so wisely ana SO wary
that not single soldier to be in the streets
Shey were hidden in churches, in warehouses;, In
the Yards OF prisons and In livery stables ready at
moments notice. And when the scare was over ana IL
Was found there would revolution no massacre,
the military marched wearly home to their barracks TO
The epyenng strains OF The Roast Beef OF Old Eng
land and The British Grenadiers." In addition 10
she military civilians called upon to defend the
throne and constitution No less than 10000 special
abes were enrolled for the noncc Your humble
servant being that time Of the mature age OF twenty
felt great pride in being sworn In as a
special constable for the protection aans,ls OF the
sce oicc took the oath prescribed by law. and was
presented with monstrous club or stan whereWn 10
snnibiiae Chartests and other dsloyal persons and
can never be grateful for my good fortune IN not
having met In the OF that eventiui uhy any
Chartes bigger than myself augher and able 70 take
my club away from me and Kill me with n H. Vm snS
morning OF the 10th my station WAS In the chufclyaN
pf st. Jaraess Piccsdilly very fasnionaoe ds.ct IN
London and very miscellaneous asscmblage OF spesias
were-peers Of the realm, retired ofcers eanoies,
clerks and shopmen, the manager OF Her Majesty VRe
house, Mr. BENJAMIN Lumiey, with all his scene shuers
and ali bis stage carpenters. One particular Special;
constable remember well. He was the eaiow lacea
ysntleman had seen at Mrs Horton's the dweiier III