Assuming that your postulate's indubitably true,
And all should be examined—there must yet remain the question,
Custodes quis custodiet?—For who'll examine you?
Wines or Mines?—Mrs. R. has on several occasions heard gentlemen talking of "passing the Rubicon," and she wants to know whether this is a Bill in Parliament about the Ruby Mines, or whether it is a modern expression for what was many years ago, as she was informed by her grandfather, a slang after-dinner phrase—"Pass the Ruby," i.e., the wine?
HOLIDAY TASKS FOR THE RECESS.
The Pr-m-r. To rest and sample (under the personal supervision of Mrs. G.) Home Rule.
The Marquis of S-l-sb-ry. To forget the speeches he had prepared for Loyal Ulster.
Sir W-ll-m H-rc-rt. To practise Local Option in the New Forest.