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· Pray, Bapa, do you relate to me tho history of Philip Willowly-Rackstraw
ERICAN
Fork World, referring to the
recunt incident in London” and “Soy- thampton, when British Territorials un- Hittingly took part in a demonstration to advertise an American Ein, says:→
This furore in England over the uae of British soldiers to make publicity for an American movie has one effect that harts, by contrast, it holds up & mercilia mirror to our own obtusener in regard to this sort of thing
Good taste, obviously, is on the side of the English But can we, with any honesty, pretend that such as epizode would have caused any stir in "Ame- rics 1. Not at all."
Only a few weeks ago the whole re- giment of midshipmen. at Annapolis was ordered out to help make a movie The Secretary of the Navy oven asked the President to take part. We were only saved from the spectacle of the
Certainly, Albert, Philip George Francis Gabrirl Karquharson Willowly Hackstraw was born in Kensington, his füther being a high official at the India
Office or some such bonourable retreak." Anyhow he was very comfortable. Now, when this child was christened neither bis parents (his mother was a Leicestershire Harkaway) nor his godparents (of whom one was Sir George Buffle, K.C.S.I.) normovies taking charge of a great public his nurse (whose name was Bugg) nor the priest that christened him (and he way an Oratorian) had sny premonition that this child would one day be the saviour of his country. Yet much was to be the
case
Indood, yes, Paps!
ceremony, with the Chief Executive as the central fgure, by Mr. Coolidge's sense of taste.
1995
WOMAN IN THE DESERT
NIGHT OF HORROR IN ROOM OF
TROUGH INNER DESERTA TO MEDINA,
Countess Malmignati (Philip, Allan, ros. 6de
This is a remarkable secount of a tunan's, wanderings in the deserts of Countess Malmignati started Arabia. from Danrascas, joined the great desert tribo of the Realla, and shareil their strange existence in the wilderness. Sub sequently she was seized by the fanatical southern Araba and carried to Medina, whence she returned to Damascus by train.
The desert Arabs un very fine men.
Nothing mars the calm and harmony of their lives and actions. I fult my heart mors at peace every day, my eyes and mind became clearer, my very move. ments changed into the slow and digni fed movementa of the Bedouin. Haw simple all their life is? What clean living men they are Proud and strong. as their faces are their actions, and yet they have the faith and the heart of à child.
But her subacquent adventures › Were terrible, and it is astonishing to think. courage, unbraken. At one time this wis that she came out alive and with: ber
shut up in & ghastly room.
By the dim light of the lantern, I say two long black lives across the floor, They seemed to be moving, and, bring-
In Chicago a man- acquitted of murder. For ten minutes there was the court-room, supposedly a place of “anstore dignity, a scene of confusion.
• Flashlights "exploded," : photographers leaped here and there to get "better shots, even the judge came in for shouting the lantern Dearer to them, I saw ed commands as to how to pose. And the judge what did he do↑ He smil ed indulgently, enjoying the show, *** The commotion in England serves na Bad reminder how far things have gone already.
gloriously ever since. Above all, he has remained" an Amateur, and has never stained his honour with Professional isti
What is an Amateur, Papa? An Amateur. is a poreon who plays the Game for the Caine's Sake, and never for Money or Reward,
Pray be silent, Albert; and do not sniff. If you ask me whether the infant Willowly Rackstraw was marked in his craille as one set apart for a high dos tiny, like the infant Chrysostom, on whore month there settled a swift of becs in token of the sweet eloquence that would be his; like the infant Garguantua, who immediately he was born began to roar and bellow for wine; or like the int Theopompus of Mitylene, who at ondu astonished and delighted his parents by propounding with his first breath a Syllogism in Baralipton, I am bound to
In the year 1925 the Lady Angela Plum was finally selected from a long list of reply in the negative. But it is an irre- noble and beautiful aspirants to the hand futable fact that on the occasion of his of Willowly Rackstraw; on which oeen- third birthday he was presented with his kion, as you remember, Parliament ad
journed and London was illuminated... Aunt (whose name was the Honourablo
Has not Willowly Rackstraw, Papa, Teresa Paling; she married Sir William | been subsidised by the Government for his Goober, K.C.B.) with a large and in-services to the country! posing Rabber Ball. This Ball (now in the possession of Lord Fibblethwaite) was brightly painted in red, blue, green, yellow, and black, and bore upon it also two pictures by an artist at present une known; the one depicting a little Pig driving a Cort, the other a Cat taking tea with a Babbi... Engravings on steel of these two famous pictures are, 1 am informed, to be had of Mr. Tallboy of Bond-street, at a guinea, cach signed by an Academiniza.
Is Willowly Rackstraw as famous and belovod, Papa, as was the late Lord Nelson?
I regret, Albert, that such is not the case; though several Generals in the war believe, received large money grants Nu, doubt, Papa, the nation at large has wiped out this reproach-by heaping
wealth on its saviour?
that they were columns of enormous sota, My eyes becoming more ne- customed to the dim light, I w enor mous irettes everywhere, and big hor rible spiders along the walls; and, in acorner, lizards with great, ngly heads
When at last the day light shone through my tiny window the floor was a regular battlefeld, cover ed with dead bugs, spiders, beetles, and ants
Altogether this is one of the most vivid al exciting books of travel that have eppered for a long time. The author catches the atmosphere of the desert won dorfully well, and, if her book has its share of horrors, it also has its full share or charm and delight.
DIANA'S DEVELOPMENT.
NUMBER OF OUT SIZE
"INCREASING.
WOMEN
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exceeds that of thirty years ag
The number of big wonen to-day greatly
ing the last twelve months no fewer thars
laference to my hooks shows that dur fifty-seven women were possessed of rings shall be constrained to beat you, was only nme, and twenty years ago too small for them. The year before it Albert, until you are sumb and dazed it was only one. Previous to this the on have the egnical effrontary to ang number of out-size womey must have gest that Willowly lackstraw, has ever been somewhat of rarity, for only one made a penny out of his work for Eug occurred in twenty-ve years. and Playing thic Come for the Game's Duke isnt the rond to wealth thank
Heaven: I should not have to remind
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But has not Willowly-Backstraw also Papa, a deservedly fanions reputation for literary stylofon
A facre £5,000 per annum, Albert; out
of trouble, too. A girl owing pearls in time gets accustomed to a certain bhug.” later she takes to sport, and the peari rope appear to shrink, with the result they do not hang properly. The truth is that she has filled out and the length of the bang is reduced.
200 DOCTORING. EXCITEMENT OF TREATING A WILD CAT.
Why, yes Albert, and as truly national idol as the Earl of Beacons field and Mr. Donoghur At Rugtor,
at ancient foundation whither he was not more. I am told, than £100,per week sent at the proper time, be proceeded to The same applies to such no less public. hit not only rubber bails, but bills of spirited activities as Footwear Adviser to differing sizes and material with imple-Snelibody's, Neckwear- Adviser to Bar ments of varying shapes, learning to his borough's, anul Headwear Adviser to them better, more strongly, faster, and Framleys more accurately than anyone else, and also a little Greek At Oxbridge, to which
Undoubtedly golf, swimming, and tennis he went up in due course, he astonished,
have much to do with the physical develop- the academic work and expanded the
meat of the modern girl Goodness only fime of thom venerable Halls of Learn of which he has to pay at least £2 10% knows what may happen if ever womca ing, already celebrated, still further by per week regularly to a Mr Bal, seriously tear up football, baseball, and his brillianes and promise. It was here fessional literary man. Beyond throwing that he decided though so many enticing believe, he has nothing save the twenti avenues iny open before him to devote or thirty gold cigarette cases showered bis genius exclusively to his first love on him weekly by indignant patriots the Hubber Ball, for such it was, though on the courts; and you may have observed covered, instead of with gay colours and that he can only afford, when fighting on uppaving pictures, with woher cloth foreign wil, to pat un half a dozen or This hull he hit to and fro aeross a net so of his relations at the Splendide, the with such superb address cod ripe know Astoria, or the Platz. I repeat. Out of ledge that the Master of his College, the (ime which has enabled him to com (whose name was Dumbwhistle) cried oat mand his country's love and gratitude ho londly one day in passing: Jam nora has never made a single penny, progenies erlo dimittitur alio 1 which this singular, Papa st, the urgent request of a Senior Classic Yes, indeed though Britain has many there present, he was pleased to teadsiate, sons who Play the Game
M This new guy.certainly has the goods! What about Henry Frimble, Papat From this time the career of Philip You awake in me the strongest horror symptom Willowly Rackstraw is a national pro and loathing Henry Frimble, once an perty. On coming down from the Univer Amateur, was happily discovered and sity he want onen recognised as the branded in tims with the shameful marke hope of his
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