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MR. S. W. PHILBRICK OF SKOWHEGAN

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E were sittin~: round the tables, the other night at Young's; We had eaten Moosehead square·taiJs, which had loosened up OUl' tongues; And I was telling them a story, of the days at old Moosehead, "'."\Then a tan form loomed above me anll a voice succinctly said:"Don't put it on, too thickly, when you do Uie in cal.'t()on ]1'01' my advices are authentic: you propose to do Ine, soon. I am wOl'rying about it, for I really (b'cad the can Can't you sing a little softly; or, pel'liaps, not sing - t alI." a Now, there were sitting at the table several men, I need not name; nut 'twas such a delegation as is recognized in 1\faille. And to aU of these, as jury, I deferred our friend's request Alul herewith transcribe the verdict, they unanimously expressed:"Say that Philbrick's the sole pebble, on the beach at Kineo; Say that Philbricl.: is the PaJ.'ty, that maIms the steamers go; Say that Philbl'ick stands for Coburn and has munbered all the trees; Sa:r that Philbrick ru'ives the rivers and dl'ives them as he please; Say that Philbrick is too modest; and; if any more be saidSay that Philbrick of Skowhegan is the whole thing, at Moosehead," nut being anxious to conciliate--not offend in anything I have chloroformed the 1\fnses and have forced them not to sing.

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