But the Barrister, weary of proving in vain

He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court,

The Witnesses proved, without error or flaw,

The indictment had never been clearly expressed,

The Jury had each formed a different view

"You must know ---" said the Judge: but the Snark exclaimed "Fudge!"

"In the matter of Treason the pig would appear

"The fact of Desertion I will not dispute;

"My poor client's fate now depends on you votes."

But the Judge said he never had summed up before;

When the verdict was called for, the Jury declined,

So the Snark found the verdict, although, as it owned,

Then the Snark pronounced sentence, the Judge being quite

"Transportation for life" was the sentence it gave,

But their wild exultation was suddenly checked

The Judge left the Court, looking deeply disgusted:

Thus the Barrister dreamed, while the bellowing seemed