or better facilities for getting away from its delights now
and then, and this proposal to extend the Cab Radius has the warmest
support of Yours,

EASILY SATISFIED.

SIR,--By all means let us have cheaper Cabs in Greater London! The
County Council should subsidise a lot of Cabs, to ply exclusively
between London and the outskirts. Or why not a Government Cab Purchase
Bill, like the Irish Land Purchase one? We want a special Minister for
Public Locomotion--perhaps Lord RANDOLPH CHURCHILL would accept the
post?

Yours, spiritedly, HAMPSTEAD HEATHEN.

* * * * *

"HARD TO BEER!"

(_ADVANCE-SHEET FROM A PROJECTED ANTI-BACCHANALIAN TRAGI-FARCE, TO BE
CALLED "BY ORDER OF THE KAISER."_)

SCENE--_A Market Place in Berlin._ German Students
_carousing._ Emissary of the Emperor _seated at table apart
watching them. Apprehensive_ Waiters _nervously supplying the
wants of their Customers._

_First German Student_. Another flagon of beer, Kellner!

_Waiter_. Here, Mein Herr! (_Brings glass and, as he places it on the
table, whispers aside._) Oh, beware, my good Lord--this is your second
glass.

_First Ger. Stu._ (_with a laugh_). I know what I am about! And now,
my friends, I give you a toast--The Liberty of the Fatherland!

_Chorus of Students_. The Liberty of the Fatherland! [_They all
drink._

_Em. of the Emp._ (_apart_). Ha!

[_He makes an entry in his note-book._

_First Ger. Stu._ And now fill another glass. Fill, my comrades--I
pray you, fill! Kellner! glasses round--for myself and friends.

_Kellner_ (_as before--supplying their wants and warning them_). Oh,
my gracious Lord, be careful! Your third glass--mind now, your third
glass; you know the risk you are running! But one false drop and you
are lost!

_First Ger. Stu._ (_as before_). Well, my good friend, be sure you
supply us with no drop that is not good! Ha, ha, ha! Eh, KARL! eh,
CONRAD! eh, HANS! Did you hear my merry jest?

[_They all laugh._

_Em. of the Emp._ (_as before_). Ha! (_making an entry in his
note-book_). And they laugh at a witless joke! Good! Very good!

_First Ger. Stu._ (_joyously_). And now, my comrades, yet another
toast--The Prosperity of the People!

_Chorus of Ger. Stu._ (_raising their glasses_). The People!

[_They all drink._

_Em. of the Emp._ (_apart_) Ha!

[_He makes an entry in his note-book._

_First Ger. Stu_. And now, a final flagon! Kellner!