...
Yours ever, HENRY.
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[Illustration: _Conducting Officer._ "IT'S NOT A BAD LITTLE BATTLEFIELD;
BUT I'M AFRAID IT'S AWFULLY UNTIDY."]
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A "POCKET" BOROUGH.
"Beyrout, the ancient Berytus, is 55 miles WNW from Damascus.
The port is strongly fortified, its walls being three inches in
circumference."--_East African Paper._
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THE EUPHEMISTIC MOSLEM.
"DEATH OF TURKISH MINISTER.
"A Constantinople message reports that the Turkish Minister of the
Interior has resigned."
_Australian Paper._
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GUARANTEED.
"You recognize, of course, that the situation is exceptional," said
Edith's mother. "You left New York on December 2, and arrived at Euston
on December 13. To-day, December 18, you ask me for my daughter's hand,
after a three days' acquaintance. Is this the usual American pace?"
"That is hardly my fault," I said. "We ran into a nasty bit of weather
off Cape Race and lost twelve hours."
"Still," she said, "under the circumstances you will admit that I have
the right to put a few questions. Edith is all I have. She has naturally
not told me everything, but I gather you have spoken to her a good deal
about yourself.
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