F. ANSTEY

AUTHOR OF "VICE VERSA," ETC. ETC.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY BERNARD PARTRIDGE

METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET, W.C.
LONDON
1902

Reprinted from "Punch"

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.From Calcutta to Cambridge Oversea Route[1]
II.How Mr Bhosh Delivered a Damsel from a Demented Cow[8]
III.The Involuntary Fascinator[16]
IV.A Kick from a Friendly Foot[24]
V.The Duel to the Death[33]
VI.Lord Jolly is Satisfied[41]
VII.The Adventure of the Unwieldy Gifthorse[48]
VIII.A Rightabout Facer for Mr Bhosh[55]
IX.The Dark Horse[63]
X.Trust Her Not! She is Fooling Thee![70]
XI.Stone Walls do not make a Cage[78]
XII.A Race against Time[86]
XIII.A Sensational Derby Struggle[93]
XIV.A Grand Finish[102]
__________
The Parables of Piljosh[111]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE
"Exhorted her, with an Eloquence that moved all present, to abandon her Frivolities and Levities"[Frontispiece]
"Gave the Animal into Custody as a Disturber of the Peace"[12]
"Dismayed the Beast by his determined and ferocious aspect"[28]
"The Bullet had perforated a large circular orifice in Honble Bodger's Hat"[42]
"The Cantankerous Steed executed a Leap with Astounding Agility"[50]
"'My Daughter, I foresee many Calamities which will inevitably befall Thee'"[58]
"The Road was chocked full with every description of conveyance"[88]
"The Notorious Blue Ribbon was pinned by the Judge upon his proud and heaving Bosom"[106]