An Optimist.
“The pastor of the —— Congregational Church has been ordered by his medical adviser to take a rest. The rev. gentleman is therefore spending a fortnight’s holiday in Ireland.”—Provincial Paper.
“During the period of waiting before the bridal party appeared, the organist played Wagner’s ‘Bridal Chorus,’ and ‘Cradle Song’ (Guilmant).”—West Country Paper.
The organist seems to have been rather a forward fellow.
With the Polo-season imminent we feel that we must not withhold from intending players the admirable and disinterested advice given in an Indian Trade circular:—
“The skill of a polo player lies in his well management of horse in the turmoil of Play. Ill-weighed Polo sticks make the situation worse if the horse is not so kept.
We try our best to construct Polo sticks in such a way as may help the player in the blur of game and put him in a more progressing mood.
Make a real pleasure of your game and not labour as other sticks than ours would tend to make it. A fond player would like to give anything for a good stick.”