Musical Criticism.
"Sir John French had stultified himself singing the order."—Irish Independent.
Personally we sing it over to ourselves in the bath every morning—all except the last two paragraphs.
Messrs. Bell quote the following appreciative notice of one of their spelling books:—
"The spelling exercises, largely alliterative—e.g., 'A Beach-tree, a sandy beach'—are quite attractive, and once in the mind remain there."—School Guardian.
This attractive way of spelling "beech-tree" will not, we hope, remain indefinitely in the minds of our readers.
First Clubman. "Well, how are you?"
Second Clubman. "Er—so-so, perhaps. Last week I thought I was in for rheumatic fever, but just managed to stave it off, and to-day a twinge in my left shoulder suggests—well, it may be neuritis or——"
First Clubman. "My dear chap, I didn't mean it literally."