("_No, no!_") Thank you! But I myself have an appointment
which I must keep, so therefore, I must conclude my entertainment--I
should say speech. Otherwise you would grow weary of me? ("_No, no!_")
Thank you! But before bidding you good-bye, I must sing you one more
song that I think will please everybody. It is called "_Home Sweet
Home_." (_Thunders of applause._) And now I will just get the right
key and fire away. (_He tunes up harp, and prepares to play._) And
now, Ladies and Gentlemen, silence please, while I sing the most
touching song in my _repertoire_. (_Sings with immense feeling, "Home,
Sweet Home."_) Now then, Ladies and Gentlemen, chorus, please--
"Home, sweet home!
Where'er we wander,
There's no place like ho--o--o--ome!"
[_The chorus is repeated as Mr. FARMER-ATKINSON disappears
behind a curtain on the platform, and the audience fade away._
* * * * *
A PENNY FRENCH--TWOPENCE BRITISH.
(_A FRAGMENT FROM A ROMANCE OF THE G.P.O._)
The youth, without a moment's hesitation, dashed manfully into the
sea. He was watched by the excited spectators, who cheered him as
he breasted the waves that beat against the head of the Admiralty
Pier.
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