[She does so. He takes up the poker and resumes the altercation.
But let us turn again to the brighter side of things. Nothing fills a house-holder with such deep pleasure as a legitimate grievance against the Government on minor counts, especially when such grievances are properly ventilated in the daily Press. Thus:—
MORE GOVERNMENT CARELESSNESS.
SPARK FALLS ON A HEARTHRUG AT CROYDON.
Or
PRIME MINISTER ENCOURAGES PNEUMONIA.
FIRE GOES OUT AT PONDER'S END.
These are specimens of the headlines we may confidently expect, and little forms like the following will be found in the more popular dailies:—
PROTEST TO YOUR M.P.
I protest against the continued refusal of my fire to burn up, for which Government maladministration is responsible. I urge you to do all in your power to see that a warm ruddy glow is cast continually over my dining-room. The men, women and children of your constituency will judge you at the next election by your action in this matter.
And then there is the question of the miscellaneous material which is now being supplied in the name of coal, especially those large flat pieces of excellent slate. As things are now I often wonder that the miners don't make use of them for propaganda purposes. Chalked manifestoes such as—