Old Queen Cole was a dear old soul,
A dear old soul was she!
Her hair was as red as a rose--'tis said--
Her eyes were as green as a pea;
At beck and call for rout and ball,
She won the world's huzzahs.
At fetes and plays and matinees
Receptions and bazaars.
When Old King Cole, with his pipe and bowl,
At a smoking concert presided,
His queen would be at a five-o'clock tea,
At the palace where she resided;
And so they governed, ruled, and reigned,
O'er subjects great and small,
And never was heard a seditious word
In castle, cot, or hall.
THE GREEN DOMINO.
In the latter part of the reign of Louis XV. of France the masquerade
was an entertainment in high estimation, and was often given, at an
immense cost, on court days, and such occasions of rejoicing. As
persons of all ranks might gain admission to these spectacles,
provided they could afford the purchase of the ticket, very strange
_rencontres_ frequently took place at them, and exhibitions almost as
curious, in the way of disguise or assumption of character. But
perhaps the most whimsical among the genuine surprises recorded at
any of these spectacles was that which occurred in Paris on the 15th
of October, on the day when the Dauphin (son of Louis XV.
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