with his amiable and
beauteous daughters. The little dapper-looking man in the white hat
yonder is the liberal, good-tempered Duke of Norfolk; and the dashing
_roue_ by his side, the legitimate heir to his title, is the Earl of
Surrey, whose son, the young Baron of Mowbray, follows hand in hand
with Captain Wollaston, an old man-of-war's man, who sails the Swallow
cutter. The female group assembled in front of the King's-house are the
minor constellations from East Cowes, and the congregated mixture of
oddities who grace the balconies of the Pavilion boarding-house
comprise every grade of society from the Oxford invalid to the retired
shopkeeper, the Messieurs _Newcomes_ of the island." "A rich subject for
a more extended notice," said I, "when on some future occasion I visit
Margate or Brighton, where the diversity of character will be more
numerous, varied, and eccentric than in this sequestered spot." As the
evening advanced, the blue-eyed maid of heaven spread forth her silvery
light across the glassy surface of the deep, yielding a magic power to
the soul-inspiring scene, and, by reflection, doubling the objects on
the sea, whose translucent bosom scarcely heaved a sigh, or murmured
forth a ripple on the ear; and now, amid the stillness of the night,
we were suddenly amused with the deep-sounding notes of the key-bugle
reverberating over the blue waters with most harmonious effect. "We are
indebted to that mad wag, Ricketts, for this unexpected pleasure," said
Horace; "he is an amateur performer of no mean talent, and delights
in surprising the visitors in this agreeable manner." "Rover, a-hoy,"
hailed a voice from the shore; off went our boat, and on its return
brought an accession to our party of half a dozen right merry fellows,
among whom was that choice spirit, Henry Day, whose facetious powers of
oratory and whim are ~166~~universally esteemed, and have often afforded
us amusement, when enjoying an evening among the eccentrics of London
and the brilliants of the press, who assemble for social purposes at the
Wrekin. The Days are too well known and respected as a family of long
standing in the island to require the eulogy of the English Spy, but
to acknowledge their hospitality and kindness he penned the following
tribute ere he quitted the shores of Vectis.

LOVE, LAW, AND PHYSIC.

In Vectis' Isle three happy Days
By any may be seen:
First, James, who loves by social