One of the "twenty Harvard reporters of the New York Sun" it is, we understand, who has displayed his ribald wit in the following licentious verses :
JUNE, 1883.Ben Butler crossed Charles River Bridge,
Escorted by the Lancers,
Their coats were red, their noses, too,
Their horses all were prancers.
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The mounted peelers pricked their steeds
Among the crowds so madding;
The gin'ral's aides were fair to see
With braid and shoulder padding.
The damosels of Cambridgeport
The gin'ral's clances courted :
And when he doffed his monstrous hat
With joy they were transported.
The festive gamins of the Port
The frolic fishhorn tooted :
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