rbid him to go into this land. There he sat on the heights
of Abraham looking down on this land."

And crying "Wolfe, Wolfe!"

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GOLDWIRE AND POPPYSEED.

(_A Chinese Poem._)

I make a bow; and then
I seize my brush (or pen)
And paint in hues enamel-bright
Scenes of Cathay for your delight.

Two buzzards by a stream,
So still that they might seem
Part of a carving wrought in bone
To decorate a royal throne.

Two lovers by a mill,
A picture sweeter still:
Will Chen-ki-Tong in this pursuit
Evade Pa-pa's avenging boot?

Lotus and mirror-lake
AEsthetic contact make;
No interfering dragon wags
His tail across their travelling bags.

Blue terraces of jade;
Sherbet and lemonade
Regale the overloaded guests;
They loose the buttons on their chests.

Birds'-nests and shark-fin soup:
I join the festive group;
My simple spirit merely begs
A brace of fifteenth-century eggs.

Pa-pa with heavy whip
Waits near the laden ship.
The cloud that hides the ivory moon
Is singularly opportune.

Clamour of gilded gongs
And shout of wedding songs.
I do not fail to notice that
The ophicleides are playing flat.

Peacock and palanquin,
Lacquered without, within.
This is the jasmine-scented bride
Resting her fairy toes inside.

Joss-sticks and incense sweet.
The perfume of her feet
Creates around her paradise.
I also find it rather nice.

A Chinese tale, you know,
Works upward from below.
The sense of mine is none the worse
If taken backward, verse by verse.

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"Frederick ----, 14, was summoned for failing to display a white front
light on a bicycle and pleaded guilty.

Policewoman ---- stated the facts, and was fined 5s."--_Local Paper._

Most discouraging.

* * * * *

"Florists by the thousand for cutting. They are also nice for borders
round grass-plots, along hedges, round shrubs, etc."--_Dutch Bulb
Catalogue_.

We should not dare to treat a British florist like this.

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[Illustration: _Bright Beginner_ (_as opponent is serving_). "DOES THE BALL
COME TO ME NOW?"]

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CHARIVARIA.

"The English comedians are great," Mr. DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS is reported t