BARON DE BOOK-WORMS.

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Cursory Rhyme.

(_By an Elderly Victim of Cyclomania._)

Rush-a-by, rush-a-by, biking man!

Kick up a shindy as loud as you can.

Frighten me, floor me, then chortle with glee,

And fly away fast from the gutter and me.

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RACING NOTE.--"_Fiorizel II._" seems to be an unfortunate name for a

horse expected and intended to be "_Fiorizel the First_."

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[Illustration: UNLUCKY SPEECHES.

"WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE WERE AT THE WORTLEBURYS LAST WEEK--AND YET

HOW DULL IT WAS!"

"YES, DEAR. BUT IT WAS MUCH BRIGHTER AFTER YOU LEFT."]

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