For we've bettered in numerous ways
Those polysyllabic old days,
And the names that confounded the Bosch
Were monosyllabic--like FOCH;
But for brevity minus alloy
Give me Generalissimo OI.
NAPOLEON now is napoo;
ALEXANDER, THEMISTOCLES, too;
And you could not find space on the screen
For MILTIADES, plucky old bean,
Or the names of the heroes of Troy;
But there's plenty of room for an OI.
I picture him frugal of speech,
But in action a regular peach--
A figure that might be compared
With a Highlander, chieftain or laird,
Like THE MACKINTOSH, monarch of Moy,
Redoubtable General OI.
Anyhow, with so striking a name
You'd be sure of success if you came
To our shores, and might get an invite
To Elmwood to stay for the night,
And sit for your portrait to "POY,"
Irresistible General OI.
So here's to you, excellent chief,
Whose name is so tunefully brief.
May your rule be productive of peace,
Like that of our good _Captain Reece_,
And no murmur, no [Greek: otototoi]
Be raised over General OI!
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THE BRITISH TARPON.
_By our Piscatorial Expert._
I have read with great interest, tempered by a little disappointment, the
article of Mr. F.A. MITCHELL-HEDGES on "Big Game Fishing in British
Waters," in _The Daily Mail_ of September 1st. He tells us of his
experiences in catching the "tope," a little-known fish of the shark genus
which may be caught this month at such places as Herne Bay, Deal, Margate,
Ramsgate, Brighton and Bournemouth, where he has captured specimens
measuring 7-1/2 feet long within two hundred-and-fifty yards of the shore.
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