Next morning up with the lark, indeed a trifle earlier, and after examining Bournemouth and finding excellent residences up above in beautiful air where it must always be breezy, I thank Mr. NORFOLK CAPES, F.R.G.S. and P.R.B.H for the Hospitality shown me in his exceptionally pleasant house, and I return by the swift 2.5 P.M. train, which lands me at Vauxhall at 4.30 to the moment. Of course I am now expecting my diploma as Honorary Member of the British Medical Association.
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ANOTHER JUBILEE.—That of the Old Stagers at Canterbury. Free List entirely suspended at the Theatre, with the exception of just A Scrap Of Paper in the house.
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KURDS AND AWAY!
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Indignant we spoke out, and any amount
Of strong language we used when we read
the account,
And a tear slowly rolled down our cheek
when we heard
Of the youthful Miss G. and the Kidnapping
Kurd.
We sat in our chairs, and, quite reckless
of life,
We wiped out the insult with war to the
knife;
And it only redoubled our anger to read
That the girl—so they said—had
abandoned her creed.
Such a thing was absurd, and, of course,
wasn’t true;
Much perplexed, we all wondered what we
ought for to do,
Though we heard with delight they were
on the girl’s track,
And we wept in our joy when we knew she
was back.
But the wonderful ending remains to be
told,
For the maiden was fond of the warrior
bold,
And embracing her husband (as is usual
with brides)
Mrs. AZIZ embraced his religion besides.
So our tears were all wasted, our threats
all in vain,
We can now feel quite calm and collected
again.
At the fate of the lady we all should
rejoice,
She is happy with AZIZ, the man of her
choice.
Good luck to the bridegroom! Good
luck to the bride!
Good luck to the knot they have hastily
tied!
With all due respect, let us venture to
say
That we hope from her Kurd she will not
run away!
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ROBERT SEES THE PHOTOGRAFF TAKEN.
Well, I have seen some grandly hinteresting sites in my time, I have, but never, no never, did I see anythink to ekal the picter as I seed on the werry larst day of July larst week, when, by such a series of good lucks as I ardly ever had afore, I was priveledged for to see the Rite Honerable the Lord MARE prepare hisself, with his two lately benighted Sheriffs, in the most scrumptious of their many rich dresses, and with the solid gold Carsket as was guv to the HEMPERER of GARMANY about a fortnight ago, and had most misteriously cum back from abroad, all for to be photograffed altogether in one big grupe, with all the Aldermen as they coud find handy in their rich crimson silk dresses, and several werry Common Counsellers and Town Clarks and


