The difficulty with "pets" of this kind is that they are hard to get and
almost impossible to keep.
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"An Englishman usually finds it about as difficult to produce an R from
his thoat as to produce a rabbit from a top-hat--both feats require
practice."--_Provincial Paper._
In this case we fear it can't be done, even with practice.
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[Illustration: MORE ADVENTURES OF A POST-WAR SPORTSMAN.
_Mrs. P.-W.S._ (_to P.-W.S., who has been pulled off at a gate,
consolingly_). "NEVER MIND, HENRY; THE HUNTING SEASON IS NEARLY OVER, AND
YOU HAVE THE SATISFACTION OF KNOWING THAT YOU HAVE DONE YOUR DUTY IN THE
STATION TO WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN CALLED."]
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