depart
Without unaffectedly owning
A pang of regret in my heart.
I know thou wast stuffy, non-porous,
Unstable, top-heavy and hot;
But O! thou wast grimly decorous;
The bowler is not.

* * * * *

Agreed.

"Original and inspiring as are Mr. Chesterton's writings, the
man is very much bigger than his works."--_Everyman._

* * * * *

"TOWN PLUNGED IN DARKNESS.

Population Warned by Syrens and buzzards."

_Evening Paper._

"_Our_ little town," writes the correspondent who sends us the above
cutting, "was warned by dryads and wombats." And of course there is the
well-known case of the Roman geese and the Capitol.

* * * * *

"Organist (willing to help train choir) wanted for country
parish. Might suit clergyman's daughter."--_Church Times._

He might, no doubt; but it is not safe to count on these affinities.

* * * * *

"The Manchester City Council on Wednesday decided to accept the
free use of Professor W. B. Bottomley's patients for the
conversion of raw peat by means of bacteria."

_Provincial Paper._

If we were the patients we should make a small charge for the loan of
the germs.

* * * * *

"There has been a naval skirmish in the Baltic, where the
elusive Goeben has been engaged by the Russians with the usual
result--the escape of the fugitive battle-cruiser behind the
mined defences of the Bosphorus."

_The Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.)_

It must have been a fine sight to see this elusive vessel jump right
across Russia and back again.

* * * * *

"The _Cologne Gazette_, referring to the simplicity of character
displayed by King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, says that frequently
when walking about the streets of Sofia he purchases a sausage
from a stall and eats it with his fingers as he passes along.
Latest advices say he is slowly recovering from his illness."

_Daily Express._

It might have been much worse if he had eaten the sausage with his
mouth.

* * * * *

A FLAT OVERTURE.

I.

_3, Fotheringay Court Mansions, S.W. March 1st._

Mrs. Sleight-Spender presents her compliments to Mrs. Crichton and would
be obliged if she would prevent what is evidently a schoo