[cartoon]
BUFFALO BILL AND BOUNCING JOE.
ECLIPSING THE GAIETY OF NATIONS.
"The gallant Colonel leaves us, 'never, never, never to return!' "—Vide Posters.
"Mr. Chamberlain [1] is going abroad shortly, and will not make any further political speeches this year!!" —Vide "Pall Mall."
[See Cartoon Verses, p. 167.
Buffalo Bill and Bouncing Joe
(SEE CARTOON.)
In case you should not know, My well instructed quill Now scribbles to tell 'tis a season of woe When you ought to look dumpish and ill. The news is sad, and oh! It might go nigh to kill; But nerve yourselves stoutly for meeting the blow,— You are losing your Buffalo Bill! Alas! that great hero Of many sided skill Is leaving the country: yes, he and his show, And never more cheer us they will. While Chamberlain, our Joe,— Ah, what a bitter pill!— Has, in spite of our feelings, determined to go Out of England, like Buffalo Bill. Our tears may overflow, Our cup of grief may fill, Yet upon us this year he no more will bestow Written wisdom or speeches that thrill. To part's a painful throe; The shock is crushing;—still We must try to survive without eloquent Joe And the wonderful Buffalo Bill!Note 1: Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914), a British statesman, renowned orator, and liberal politician, was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1895 to 1903. [back]
