--_Curious Development of French Froggies into Toadies of
Russia_.
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[Illustration: "WHEN A MAN DOES NOT LOOK HIS BEST."--NO. 1.
WHEN HE MAGNANIMOUSLY CONSENTS TO GO ON THE PLATFORM AT A CONJURING
PERFORMANCE, AND UNWONTED OBJECTS ARE PRODUCED FROM HIS INSIDE
POCKETS.]
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TO THE GRAND OLD CRICKETER.
Dear Dr. GRACE, the season through
You've struggled on, and striven gamely;
Your leg, for all you've tried to do,
Has made your record come out lamely;
Your county suffers, too, with you;
Your failures very dear have cost her.
But better luck in 'ninety-two
To you, old friend, and good old Gloucester!
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THE MODERN CAGLIOSTRO; OR, THE POWER OF THE SPIRITS.
(_A PAGE FROM A ROMANCE UP TO DATE._)
And so PETER, learning that the veteran Alchymist was to be seen on
the presentation of a small coin of the realm, approached the old
man's residence. He had heard that the Sage had discovered the secret
of immortality--barring accidents, he would live for ever.
"Now that JOSEPHINE is true to me," he murmured, "I have no objection
to a further century of existence, or even two."
And he continued his walk. He had never seen so many taverns in his
life. On every side of him were distilleries, public-houses, and
beer-shops. He marvelled that a man of so many summers should have
chosen such a bibulous spot for his home.
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