r just leaving_). "Hi! Mister. Is this your
umbrella?"]

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A Long Turn.

"To-morrow evening Miss Phyllis Bedells makes her final
appearance at the London Empire, where she has danced without
interruption for nine and a half years."

_Bristol Times and Mirror._

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De Mortuis....

"Tired of this much worn physical life Chief George Moshesh
bursted the bands of morality as under Tuesday, November 2nd."

_South African Paper._

"Tenders invited for alterations and additions to the late Mr.
Waata W. Hipango, Pitiki, are hereby cancelled."--_New Zealand
Paper._

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[Illustration: _Neighbour._ "And how does your son like his training?"

_Proud Mother of Recruit._ "Oh, he's very happy. But he says they do
take him very long walks."]

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THE XMAS ADVENTURES OF A DRAWING.

_From Robert Simpson, Edinburgh, to Joan Dalgleish, London._

_December_ 15.

Dear Miss Dalgleish,--I send you as promised, when we parted in Skye,
one of my little drawings. I am sorry I have had no time to get it
framed. I am off in ten days to India to resume my work. If you have no
room for this little picture on your walls it will do for a Red Cross
Bazaar.

Hoping to meet you some other summer,

Yours sincerely,

R. Simpson.

_From Joan Dalgleish to Robert Simpson._

_London, December_ 17.

Dear Mr. Simpson,--So many thanks for the drawing of the bay. It will
always remind me of our delightful holiday in the North, and in the
murky days of December it will make me feel again in the fresh air of
Scotland.

With best wishes for a pleasant
journey,

Yours sincerely,

Joan Dalgleish.

_From Joan Dalgleish to Mary Morris, Manchester._

_December_ 23.

Dearest Mary,--I am sending you a little Christmas card, in the shape of
a water-colour drawing with a calendar attached, which can be removed
each year. It will remind you of the fine time we spent bathing and
boating on the Welsh Coast, which I know you people in the North adore.
I have long wanted to send you some token of our days together in that
pleasant land, and, after much searching, here at last it is.

Your affectionate Friend,

Joan Dalgleish.

_From Mary Morris to Joan Dalgleish._

_December_ 24.

Dearest Joan,--What a treat to see that glorious Welsh