_"Anti-Reprisal."_--If you are out walking, and enemy aeroplanes are
dropping bombs on your side of the street, it is advisable to cross over
to the other side. Never shake your umbrella at the enemy 'planes. A
taxi-driver might think you were signalling to him.
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Some of our street urchins are quite bucking up in their education. The
other day a small boy called out to a Frenchman, "Pourquoi n'êtes-vous
pas en bleu? _Slackeur!_"
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"Unique Old-World Cottage (big), about 30 min. door to West End,
yet rural seclusion; frequent express trains, last 12 p.m.;
nothing like it so close town; suit antique lover."
_Observer_.
This should make a beautiful retreat for an elderly _Lothario's_
declining years.
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"The Basement Tea Room is near the Boot Dept., where Afternoon
Teas at moderate prices are obtainable."--_Advt. in Evening
Paper_.
Very _à propos--des bottes_.
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[Illustration: _Governess_. "WELL, MOLLIE, WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE
OF?"
_Mollie_. "'SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE.'"
_Governess_. "AND WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?"
_Mollie_. "'SNIPS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY DOGS' TAILS.' I TOLD BOBBIE THAT
YESTERDAY, AND HE COULD _HARDLY_ BELIEVE IT."]
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