rinciples
of Mill."

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[Illustration: HAPPY THOUGHT.

OUR ARTIST, FINDING HE CANNOT EXTERMINATE THE STREET
MUSICIANS, AND UNWILLING TO BE EXTERMINATED BY THEM, HAS
HIT UPON A PLAN FOR HARDENING HIMSELF--WITH THE HAPPIEST
RESULTS. JUST ONE WEEK OF THE DISCIPLINE REPRESENTED
ABOVE HAS MADE HIM ABSOLUTELY INVULNERABLE--HE THINKS,
FOR LIFE!]

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"BRITONS NEVER WILL BE SLAVES!"

(_A Scene from a Domestic Comedy._)

MRS. BOB BULL was the wife of a British Workman, and she got up at four
o'clock in the morning.

"Must rise early," she said, "to see that my man has his breakfast."

So she lighted the fire, and put the kettle on to boil, and laid the
cloth, and swept out the rooms. Then down came BOB rather in a bad
humour, because he had been late over-night at the "Cock and Bottle,"
detained (as he explained to his wife) by a discussion about the rights
of labour.

"Of course," said Mrs. BULL; "and why shouldn't you, after a hard day's
work, enjoy yourself?"

But BOB contended that he had not enjoyed himself, although he had
undoubtedly expended two shillings and eight-pence upon refreshment.
What BOB wanted to know was, why there was a button off his coat, and
why his waistcoat had not been properly mended.

"Well, I was busy with the children's things," replied Mrs. BOB; "but I
will put all straight when you have gone to work."

"Gone to work, indeed!" grumbled BOB. "Yes, it's I that does all the
work, and worse luck to it!"

The moment BOB was out of the house, Mrs. BOB got the children up and
dressed them, and gave them their breakfasts and sent them off to
school. When they were gone, she "tidied up" and dressed the baby. Then
she did one of "the bits of washing," that came from a family in whose
service she had been before she married BOB, and that family's
connection. And this occupied her fully, what with soaking, and mangling
and ironing, until it was time to carry BOB his dinner. In the pauses of
her work she had been able to cook it, and it was quite ready to go with
her when she was prepared to take it. It was a long walk (in the rain)
to BOB'S place of work, and it seemed the longer because she could not
leave the baby. But both got there, and the dinner, without any
accident. And then Mrs. BOB hurried back to give the children, now home
from school, _their_ midday meal. And Mrs. BOB h