drawn.
Never has the condescension of county people to those less exalted in
birth been described with more delightful irony. True that some of the
_Firebraces_ kicked over the traces and married whom they listed, but
the family as a whole was rooted deep enough to stand shocks which would
have devastated people of less assured position. The scenes of the story
are laid in and around Lewes, a part of England dear to Mrs. DUDENEY'S
heart, and of which she writes with real comprehension and devotion.

* * * * *

By a self-denying ordinance Mr. Punch declines, as a general rule, to
review in these columns the work of his Staff. But he may permit himself
to announce to all lovers of the gay humour of "A.A.M." that Messrs.
HODDER AND STOUGHTON have just brought out a new novel, _Once on a
Time_, by Mr. ALAN A. MILNE, with illustrations by Mr. H. M. BROCK.

* * * * *

[Illustration: A CONSOLING THOUGHT.

_Belated Traveller (surprised by a bull when taking a short cut to the
station)._ "BY JOVE! I BELIEVE I SHALL CATCH THAT TRAIN AFTER ALL."]

* * * * *

"Alexander had his 'Plutarch' always under his pillow."--_British
Weekly._

This must have been a very early edition.

* * * * *

"Colombo is suffering from an attack of rabies and there have been
38 cases reported so far. In the first six months of the year 1,300
days were destroyed."--_Singapore Free Press_.

Let us hope that every day had its dog.

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153, NOV. 28, 1917***

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