In the Swiss Highlands.

Brown. "This is rather a pretty figure. You start on the left foot, cut a drop three—then——" (Bump)

Little Girl (unmoved). "Oh, that's why it's called a drop three, Mr. Brown!"


Photographer (on tour, absent-mindedly). "Now smile, please!"


At the Celestial Restaurant.—Customer (indignantly). Hi! waiter, what do you call this soup?

Waiter (meekly). I not know, sir, but ze padrone tell me to describe 'im Cockstail!


Traveller (snap-shotting tropical river, suddenly confronted by hippopotamus). "Just keep like that one moment, please!" (Rapturously) "Such a delightful expression!"


Note by Our Traveller—At a station on the Elham Valley Line, "Kentish Pianos" are advertised. Are these adapted for playing only dance tunes, and therefore specially serviceable in a "Hop" county?