IV.
Still we must admit the existence of high temper even in men of high souls, high aims and high achievements. Everyone may improve his temper. We cannot all emulate the patience of Job, but we can at least set before us the noble example of Professor Cawker, who redeemed the angular exuberance of his youth by the mellow and mollifying kindliness of his maturity. Even if Mr. Gladstone did break chairs, we should not lightly condemn him. You cannot make omelettes without breaking eggs. Besides, chairs cannot retaliate.
Marcus Mull.
A Cynical Headline.
"NEW BRITISH BLOW.—BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST."—Daily Mirror.
We congratulate our contemporary on its terseness. The Times took nearly a column to say the same thing.