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A CHARACTERISTIC CAST OF THE CACHINATORY CHARACTERS.

Evil Spirits:—

The Demon Miasma (an awfully bad lot, though a Fiend of common scents),

• Mr. Henry Thompson;

Ague and Malaria (his offensive offspring),

• Misses Villiers and Kate Blandford;

Satana (a supernatural preternatural, and altogether utterly unnatural Mephistophelian personage—in league with Miasma),

• Miss Goodall.

Demonio (not the Bel of that name, but a Metallic Monster—the dumb familiar of Miasma, who hasn't a word to say for himself, so is by no means vulgar),

• M. Espinosa.

Good Spirits:—

The Spirit of Fresh Air (a beneficent Fairy—the Guardian Spirit of Dicky-Birds in general, and Cock-Robin in particular, Jenny Wren's lively friend, and Miasma's deadly foe),

• Miss Minnie Sydney.

Health and Happiness (her attendant Spirits—Godmothers of Cock-Robin and Jenny Wren),

• Misses Nellie Burton and Lizzie Grosvenor;

Fairies Oak, Willow, and Fir (her three Fairy Subordinates, who are rooted to one spot, but are never in want of change, as they always have a little Sylva about them),

• Misses Mabel Gray, Whitmore, and Page;

Fairy Cook, Fairy Butler, and Fairy Fortune (Low menials who provide for Cock Robin's Hy-meneals—with her wheel but without her woe),

• Misses Flowers, De Nevers, and Roselle;

Fairy of the Fountain (The Spirit of the Water of Life, not to be confounded with the Spirit of Eau de Vie),

• Miss O. Armstrong;

First Fairy,

• Miss Laidlaw.

Wicked Animals:—

Cuckoo, Raven, and Sparrow (three conspicuous Conspirators, base to the back-bone, rejected lovers of Jenny Wren),

• Masters Bird, Beaker, and Mr. J. Francis;

Great Bear, Middle-sized Bear, and Little Bear (afterwards changed into three baser Bar-bear-ians, and more rejected than ever by Jenny),

• Mr. Templeton, Mr. Everard, and Master Grainger.

Virtuous Animals:—

Cock-Robin (the Bird who has been the burd-en of many a rhyme, the Cock that no one can be Robin of his fame, who's he-red-itary red breast can be recognized by hen-nybody),

• Miss Caroline Parkes;

Jenny Wren (the little Wren who has ren-dered up her liberty to the Dicky-Bird of her heart, and nearly breaks it when he hops the twig),

• Miss Furtado.

Descriptive Description of Dicky-Birds:—

Messrs. Twit, Twitter and Twutter, Flit, Flitter, Fly and Flutter, Hop, Pop, Crop, Pick, Peck, Tweet, Sweet, Dick, Chick, Beak, Tweak, Chip, Chow, Bill and Coo, Chatter and Chirrup, &c.

Mortals:—

Little Man,

• Miss Caroline Parkes;

Little Maid,

• Miss Furtado;

Gaffer Gray (Little Maid's Pa),

• Mr. Marshall;

Gammer Gray (Little Maid's Ma),

• Mr. Marshall;

Laundry-Women,

• Mesdames Suds, Soda, and Starch.

Mammoth Monsters:—

The Giant Herlotrobosanguinardodiotso,

• Mr. John Craddock;

The Giant's Footman, Lengthylankyshankylongo,

• Mr. Tallboy;

the Giant Wittleemgobbleem,

• Mr. Wolfem;

the Giant Clubemdrubem,

• Mr. Gogmagog;

the Giant Feedy Greedy,

• Mr. Hungryman:

the Giant Savagusravenous,

• Mr. Chopemup;

the Giant Gorgeumsplorgum,

• Mr. Longswallow;

the Giant Swearemtearem,

• Mr. Wickedword.

Other Personalities by Legions of Useful Utilities and Superior Supernumeraries.