On close examination he finds that the numbers
correspond with those in the catalogue, and that No. 1, "Horse
Fair"--fare--is represented after a realistic fashion by a handful of
oats and a wisp of hay. No. 2, which he expected to find a spirited
marine sketch, is in reality only a toothbrush lying beside a
jack-plane; while the supposed companion picture, "Caught in a Squall
Off Yarmouth," is represented by a red herring. No. 4, "The Last of
Poor Dog Tray," is a sausage, and the exhibitor particularly begs that
no gentleman will on any account whistle while passing this picture.
No. 5, "He Will Return, I Know He Will," presumably the agonized cry
of a forsaken maiden, is in reality a poor-rate collector's paper,
marked "Fifth application." No. 6 is represented by a numbered ticket
only, with no object attached to it. The exhibitor explains that "The
Midnight Hour" has not yet arrived, but that any gentleman who likes
to wait till it does (which will be at twelve o'clock punctually), is
very welcome to do so. The "Heroes of Waterloo," Wellington and Blucher,
No. 7, are represented by a couple of boots known by those distinguished
names.
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