"M. HANOTAUX, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will shortly have
distributed in the Chamber and the Senate a _Yellow Book_ relative to
the conventions recently concluded between France and Great Britain
for the delimitation of their respective possessions on the West Coast
of Africa."
_Our Artist could not be restrained from designing a Cover,
which we respectfully offer to M. Hanotaux._
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The Jabez is Coming.
The JABEZ is coming! Oh dear! how queer!
Is JABEZ a-coming? What cheer? what cheer?
There's nothing much left though to hear We fear.
We'll believe he has come when he's here.
Hear! Hear!
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NOTE BY A HIGHLY CULTIVATED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL DRAMATIST.--About the
most fatal opinion that can be given on any play is to say that "it
_reads_ well." A play that is "a treat to read" is, as a rule, utter
boredom to see; for in proportion to the success in the study is, in
the majority of cases, the failure on the stage.
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GAMP TRIUMPHANT, AND JUSTICE TO AN OLD FRIEND AT LAST!!--In the
_Times'_ "Court Circular" lately appeared the information that "_Mrs.
Harris had the honour of dining with the Queen yesterday_." Now, and
henceforth, the immortal Mrs. GAMP, rising "morally and physically,"
can denounce any "bage creetur" who would dare to repeat Mrs. PRIG'S
"memorable and tremendous words," spoken of Mrs. HARRIS, the dear
friend of "SAIREY," "I don't believe there's no sich a person."
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