"CRAMMING."

Affectionate Uncle. "Glad to see you, Rupert. Now tell me all about it. What Form are you in, Old Boy?"

Nephew (just returned from Harrow). "Well, Uncle, not so bad, I think. I can generally manage a couple of Eggs, two Sausages or Kidneys, some Dundee Marmalade, and two Cups of Coffee for Breakfast. I always have a little Luncheon, any amount of Roast Beef or Mutton for Dinner, and I generally look in at the Confectioner's in the afternoon, and invariably wind up with a good Supper. What do you think of that?"

[Disappointed and misunderstood Uncle subsides, and thinks it best to make no comments.]


THE NINTH OF NOVEMBER.

The Lord Mayor's Show, I saw it from the Strand,

I stood and waited there an hour or so,

Till from afar there came with blare of band