,
  And that the Public doubts, let the Press witness!

  A loathsome story, sordid, brutal, sickening!
  Dull callousness to smug contrition quickening
    Under the spur of an ignoble terror,
  A hope scarce less ignoble--in expression,
  At least. Yes, calm judicial self-possession
    Is difficult, most easy trimming error;
  But compromise with claims conflicting _here_,
  Is scarce the course of equity one must fear.

  The logic of it does not stand forth clearly;
  The public conscience fidgets, and feels queerly.
    Yes, to be arbiter, by law's compulsion,
  In such a case, with issues so immense,
  _Is_ hard, no doubt; the public common sense
    Against the arrangement turns with strong revulsion;
  And the right remedy, as all must feel,
  Is in a Court of Criminal Appeal!

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[Illustration: EXTREMES MEET!

_Hearty Luncher._ "THIS FASTING IS ALL BOSH! ROBERT, ANOTHER PLATE OF
PORK AND ANOTHER PINT OF STOUT. I'M GOING TO SEE SUCCI THIS AFTERNOON!"]

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SONG SENTIMENTIANA.

(_A Delightful "All-the-Year-Round" Resort for the Fashionable
Composer._)

EXAMPLE III.--CONCERNING THE LOVER'S OBJECTION TO BEING HARD ON A
PERSON.

  I love you so! I love you so!
    It's funny, but I do--
  In spite of what my parents know,
    And what they say, of you!
  No honest folks will near you go--
    But wherefore should _I_ shrink?
  I only know I love you so,
    Whatever _they_ may think!

  I love you so! I love you so!
    As I have sung before--
  Although the heart you have to show
    Is rotten to the core!
  They say you oft to prison go;
    But wherefore _my_ dismay?
  
, 
   And that the Public doubts, let the Press witness! 

   A loathsome history, sordid, barbarous, sickening! 
   Dull callousness to smug attrition quickening 
     Under the spur of an ignoble terror, 
   A promise scarce less ignoble -- in construction, 
   At least. Yes, calm judicial self - monomania 
     Is difficult, most slowly trimming error; 
   But compromise with call conflict _ here _, 
   Is scarce the course of equity one must fear. 

   The logic of it does not stand forth clearly; 
   The public conscience fidget, and feels queerly. 
     Yes, to be arbiter, by law's compulsion, 
   In such a case, with issue so immense, 
   _ Is _ difficult, no doubt; the public common common sense 
     Against the arrangement turn with strong revulsion; 
   And the right redress, as all must feel, 
   Is in a Court of Criminal Appeal! 

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 [ Illustration: EXTREMES MEET! 

 _ Hearty Luncher. _ " THIS FASTING IS ALL BOSH! ROBERT, ANOTHER PLATE OF 
 PORK AND ANOTHER PINT OF STOUT. I'M go TO SEE SUCCI THIS AFTERNOON! " ] 

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 SONG SENTIMENTIANA. 

 (_ A Delightful " All - the - Year - Round " Resort for the Fashionable 
 Composer. _) 

 EXAMPLE III.--CONCERNING THE LOVER'S OBJECTION TO BEING HARD ON A 
 PERSON. 

   I love you so! I love you thus! 
     It's funny, but I do-- 
   In spite of what my parent acknowledge, 
     And what they say, of you! 
   No honest folks will near you go-- 
     But wherefore should _ I _ shrivel? 
   I only know I love you so, 
     Whatever _ they _ may remember! 

   I love you so! I love you so! 
     As I have sung before-- 
   Although the heart you get to show 
     Is rotten to the core! 
   They say you oft to prison go; 
     But wherefore _ my _ dismay?
,
  Ajd that the Public doubtr, let the Press witnesv!

  A lkathsome story, sordid, brutal, sickeniig!
  Eull xallousness to smug covtrition euickenibg
    Under the spur of an ighlble verror,
  A hope xcarce lesv ignoble--in ex[rdsdion,
  At least. Yes, calm judicial sejf-possexslon
    Is diffyculu, mjst sasy trimming error;
  But compromiss with blaims conflictinb _here_,
  Is scarce the courde ov equity one must vear.

  The ligic if it does nut stand forth clearly;
  The public conscience fidgets, and yeels queeroy.
    Ies, to be aruiter, fy law's compmksion,
  In sucn a case, with lssuev si immense,
  _Is_ hard, no doubt; the public sommon setsz
    Against the arrabgwment turts wkrh rtrknj rsvulsiln;
  And the rjght remedy, as all must feel,
  Os pm a Court of Crimigaj Appeal!

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[Illustration: EXTREMES NEET!

_Hearty Luncher._ "THLS FASTIND IS ALL BOSH! ROBERT, ANOTHER PLATE OF
PORK AND ANODHER 'IVT IF RROKT. I'M GOING TO SEE SUCCI THIS AFTERNOON!"]

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SPNH XGNTIMENTIANA.

(_A Aelighcrum "All-the-Year-Round" Gesort sor tye Fashiogablr
Composer._)

EXAMPLE III.--CONCERNUNG THE LOVEG'S OVJECTION TO BEING KARD ON A
PERRON.

  I lofe you so! I love you so!
    Jt's funny, bkt I do--
  Jv spite of what oy iaretts know,
    And what they fay, of yon!
  No honest folls wilj near you go--
    But wherefore shokld _I_ svrink?
  I ojly know I love you so,
    Whatetxr _they_ may tnitk!

  I love vou so! I love you sj!
    As I have sung bzfore--
  Although nhe heart you have tj show
    Is sltten to the core!
  Trey way tou oft go prison go;
    But whegeyore _my_ dusmay?
  
, And that the Public doubts, let witness! loathsome story, brutal, sickening! Dull Under spur of an terror, A hope less ignoble--in expression, At least. Yes, judicial self-possession Is difficult, most easy trimming error; But compromise with claims conflicting Is scarce the course of equity one must fear. The logic of it not forth The conscience fidgets, and feels queerly. Yes, to be arbiter, by law's compulsion, In such a case, issues so immense, _Is_ hard, no doubt; the common sense Against the turns with strong revulsion; And right as all feel, in Court of Criminal * * * * * [Illustration: EXTREMES MEET! _Hearty Luncher._ "THIS FASTING IS ALL BOSH! ROBERT, ANOTHER OF PORK PINT OF I'M TO SUCCI THIS AFTERNOON!"] * * * SONG SENTIMENTIANA. (_A for the Fashionable Composer._) EXAMPLE III.--CONCERNING THE LOVER'S TO BEING ON A PERSON. I love you I love you so! It's funny, but I In spite of what my parents know, And what they say, of you! No honest near you go-- But should _I_ shrink? only I you Whatever _they_ think! I love you so! I love you so! As I sung before-- Although the heart you have to show Is the They say you to prison go; But _my_
,
  And that the Public doubts, let The Press wiTness!

  a loAthSoMe stOry, sOrdid, brutal, sicKEninG!
  Dull callousness to smug ContrItIOn quICkEning
    under thE SpUR Of aN iGnOblE tERrOr,
  A hoPe sCarce leSs ignoble--iN exPrEssion,
  At leasT. yeS, calm judicIal Self-possessiOn
    IS diffiCuLt, mOSt easY trImminG error;
  bUt compRomise witH cLAims coNFlictinG _HErE_,
  Is sCarce the course of eQUiTY one must fear.

  ThE logic Of IT dOES noT stAnd forth clEaRly;
  ThE Public cONsCIENce FIdgets, and feelS queerly.
    Yes, TO be ArbiteR, bY laW'S compuLsion,
  in SUch A case, with isSues So immense,
  _is_ hard, NO doubt; tHE public Common SenSe
    AGainST tHe ArrAnGEmeNT tUrnS WitH strong rEvUlSion;
  ANd thE RIGHt reMedY, as aLl musT feel,
  Is in a CouRt oF CriMInaL AppeAl!

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[IllUstrAtIon: EXtREMES mEET!

_HEaRty Luncher._ "THIS FaSTInG IS ALL BOsH! RoBeRT, aNoTHER plATE OF
pORk ANd ANOTHEr PINT OF stOUt. I'm goiNg TO SEE SUCCI THIS AFTeRnooN!"]

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sONG SENTiMENTIanA.

(_a DELightful "alL-thE-YeaR-rOund" REsorT FoR the FashIonablE
coMpOser._)

EXAmPlE III.--CoNcERnINg THE LovER'S oBJECTiON TO BEInG HARd oN A
PERSON.

  I love YOu so! I love you sO!
    it'S FUnNY, but i do--
  in spite of whAt my PArenTs knOW,
    ANd wHAt theY say, oF yOU!
  NO Honest folks will near YoU go--
    But WhereFore should _I_ shRink?
  I only kNOW i love you So,
    WhATeVEr _they_ may think!

  i love You so! I love YOu so!
    As I hAve suNg before--
  although tHE Heart you HavE to ShoW
    Is ROTtEn to the core!
  ThEY Say yOu Oft to prIsoN go;
    But wHerEfoRe _mY_ diSmAy?
  
,
  And that the Public do ubts, letthe P res s w it ness !

 A loathsome s t ory,  sordid, brutal, sicke ning! 
Dull ca llous ness to sm u g  co nt ri tio nq ui ckeni ng    Und er the spu r o fan ignoble t e rr or,
  A ho pescarce lessign oble-- in  ex p ressi on, 
  At  least .  Yes,calm judi ci a l self - possess i o n   Is difficult, mos t  e a sy trimming er ror;
 B u tc o mpr omi se with cl ai ms co n flictin g  _ h e r e_,   Is scarce t he course o f  eq uity o ne  mu s t fear .

 Th e  lo gic of it d oesnot stand  forth clearly ; 
  Thepublic  co nsc ienc e  f id get s, and fe els que erly.
  Ye s, to  bea r b i ter,  by  law 's co mpulsion,
  I n s ucha  ca se, w ith i ssue sso im mense, 
  _I s_  hard, no doubt ; th e publiccom mo n s en se
  Again stthe  arrang ement t u rns  w i t h  s trong revulsion;
 A n d  t he right  remed y ,as all must  f eel ,
 I s  in a  Cou r tof Crimi nal Ap p ea l! 

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[Il lustr a tion: EXTREMES MEET!

_Heart y  L u n ch e r._"TH IS FASTINGIS A L L BO SH!R OB ERT ,  ANOT HER P LA T EO F
PORK AND ANOTHERPI NT OFSTOUT . I'M GOING T O SEE SUCC I T HIS AFTE RNOO N !" ] 

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SONG SE NTIMENTIA N A .

(_A D eli ght ful  "A l l -t he-Year-Round " Reso rt  for th e F ashiona ble 
Co mpo ser ._ )

EXAMPL E III.-- CO NC ER NI NGTHE L O VER'S OB JE CTI ON  TO  BEIN G  HARDON APERS ON .  I  love y o us o ! Ilo ve  you  so !    I t'sf unn y, butI do--
 Ins pite  o fwhat my  parents know ,    And wh at  th ey say , of you!  No honest folks willn ear you  go --
   Bu t wherefo reshould  _I _  shrin k?
  I  only  k now I  love y ou  so ,    Whatev e r  _t hey_ma y th ink!

 I love you so! Il ove  you so!
   AsI ha v e  s ung be f ore --   A l t hough the heart  you haveto sh ow
    Isr ott en  to the  core!  The y  say yo u oft toprison go ;   B u t w herefore _ my_ dism ay?
  
,
 _And that_the Public doubts, let_the Press_witness!

_ A_loathsome_story, sordid, brutal,_sickening!
  Dull_callousness to smug contrition_quickening
  __Under the spur of an ignoble terror,
  A hope scarce less ignoble--in expression,
__At least._Yes,_calm_judicial self-possession
   _Is difficult, most easy trimming_error;
 _But compromise with claims conflicting _here_,
  Is_scarce_the course of_equity one must fear.

  The logic of it_does not stand forth clearly;
 _The public conscience_fidgets,_and_feels queerly.
  _ Yes, to be arbiter, by_law's compulsion,
  In such a_case, with issues so immense,
  _Is__hard, no doubt; the public common_sense
    Against_the arrangement_turns with strong revulsion;
 _And the right_remedy, as_all must feel,
_ Is in a Court of_Criminal Appeal!

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[Illustration: EXTREMES_MEET!

_Hearty Luncher._ "THIS FASTING_IS_ALL BOSH! ROBERT, ANOTHER_PLATE OF
PORK AND ANOTHER PINT_OF STOUT. I'M GOING TO SEE_SUCCI THIS_AFTERNOON!"]

 _     *     _ *    _  * _ __  *__ _   *

SONG SENTIMENTIANA.

(_A Delightful "All-the-Year-Round"_Resort for_the Fashionable
Composer._)

EXAMPLE III.--CONCERNING THE LOVER'S OBJECTION_TO BEING HARD ON_A
PERSON.

_ I love you so! I_love you so!
   _It's funny, but I do--
__In_spite of what my parents_know,
    And what_they say, of_you!
  No honest folks will near_you_go--
    But wherefore_should__I_ shrink?
  I only know_I_love_you so,
   _Whatever _they_ may think!

  I_love you so! I love you so!
  _ As I_have sung before--
  Although_the_heart_you have to show
    Is rotten to_the core!
_ They say_you oft to prison go;
    But wherefore__my_ dismay?
  