'I have,' said Gipps; that is to say, I hope I have. But you must stay supper. I'll bring out the wine.' It was not very long after this that Gipps' friend Simpson received an elegantly folded note, enclosing two cards united by satin ribands; Mr. Samuel Gipps;' Mrs. Samuel Gipps.' Underneath the former, 'Come and take a cup of hyson poured out by the delicate hand of my housekeeper.' EPISTLE TO FANNY ELSSLER, AT NEW YORK, FROM THE OMNIBUS,' IN LONDON. SWEET Fanny! the Bus is half frantic The Western is now under way; The Yankees grow wild with your staying, Each step seems as light as a feather Oh! FANNY, just listen to reason, And stick to LAPORTE for the future; Or who's to attempt the Cachucha? Shall our bouquets in thunder-showers cover, In the Bus, grown as dull as a hearse, Applauding, for better, for worse, Those terrible long legs of COPERE'S! You pretend to prefer Massachusetts, But beware, lest, when bent on returning, Are as patient as sawyers at top e'er are; C. D. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY. APRIL, 1841. RUMFUSKIN, King of the nORTH POLE; OR, TREASON REWARDED: A TRAGEDY FOR THE FIRST OF APRIL. BY JOHN POOLE, |