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IN THE PARK.

(_Souvent femme varie._)

Little girls in June attire,
Grumbling to your governesses,
What is it that you desire--
Chocolates or satin dresses,
Jewels, or a tiny hound,
All your own, to drag around?

Governesses who betray
Little love for your employment,
If a fairy bade you say
What would give you most enjoyment,
Would your fancy not pursue
Unsubstantial shadows too?

"Fleeting joys have little use"--
So, as teachers, you endeavour
In your charges to induce
Virtues which will last for ever;
But, as women, you resent
Anything so permanent!

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"A half followed, which made Vardon dormy 3, and another half at
the 16th, where he made a brilliant recovery after he had hit a
spectator, gave him the match by 3 and 2."

_Times._

The recovery of the spectator wouldn't matter so much.

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"A man who gave the name of James DewTJnamedhiskmhmhfr mhafr awdih
acsih frdw hurst was remanded at Doncaster to-day charged with
attempting to pass a worthless cheque for 30s."--_Liverpool
Express._

As soon as the cashier saw the first eighteen inches of the name at the
bottom of the cheque he had his suspicions.

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[Illustration: THE LAW OF THE AIR.

_"Suburbia" writes:_ "My neighbour says the air is free and nobody can
claim it. Granted. But what I say is--ought my neighbour, considering
the narrowness of his garden, to be allowed to erect what is called a
giant-stride for the amusement of his sons and their young friends? When
will this dilatory Government take such matters in hand?"]

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THE YOUNG EVERYTHING.

Under this comprehensive title Messrs. Byett and Prusit have arranged
for a new series of books for the youth of both sexes, the aim of which
is to provide instruction in a number of the most desirable and
profitable walks of life. The principle of the work is that it is never
too soon to end. The General Editor will be that profound and
encyclopaedic scholar and publicist, Mr. ANTHONY ASQUITH, who will be
assisted by some of the ablest pens in the country.

THE YOUNG BANKRUPT, by Sampson Waterstock.

An exhaustive treatise on the right mismanagement of one's affairs, with
hints on the best method of bringing about a meeting of creditors. Among