ion next day, and, being a confirmed early riser, he got
up in time to be shot at sunrise."

Uncle James sighed, possibly with regret, but more probably with happiness,
for at this moment they brought in his breakfast.

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[Illustration: _Pavement Artist_ (_who has not yet recovered the nerve
which he lost on hearing of the attack upon the VELASQUEZ Venus_). "PASS
ALONG THEM COVERS, GEORGE--THE SUFFRAGETTES IS COMING."]

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"It would be amusing, if it were not athletic, to read that this
satirist who ridiculed sentiment made himself ridiculous by falling
violently in love with a young girl of eighteen."

_Winnipeg Telegram._

He who runs may read--but apparently he mustn't be amused.

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"It is known the play is in three acts and nine scenes, and that there
is an exceptionally long cast, but beyond that the strictest scenery
is being preserved."--_Birmingham Daily Mail._

Which will be good news for Mr. GORDON CRAIG.

* * * * *

GRUB STREET GOSSIP.

(_By our Special Parasitic Penman._)

_How I Got There and Back_ is the title of a new story of adventurous
exploration which Messrs. Jones, Younger announce for immediate
publication. The author, Mr. J. Minch Howson, whose text has been revised
by the publishers, has had some astonishing experiences as a bonzo-hunter
in the Aruwhimi forest. On one occasion he was rescued by a mad elephant
from the jaws of an okapi, into which he had inadvertently fallen while
flying from a gorilla. During his residence among the pygmies Mr. Howson
became such an adept with the long blow-pipe that they offered him the
headship of the tribe; but, as this involved the adoption of
anthropophagous habits, he was reluctantly obliged to decline the honour.

Mr. Bamborough, the famous violinist, who recently changed his name by deed
poll from Bamberger, has compiled a further volume of reminiscences based
on his experiences as a travelling _virtuoso_ in all four hemispheres. Some
of these have already been made public in the Press, but in a condensed
form. He now tells us for the first time in full detail his astounding
adventures in New Guinea, where he was captured and partially eaten by
cannibals, and his awful ordeal in the Never-Never Land, when he was
attacked simultaneously by an emu and a walla