write to you that there are some printers' devils, especially in
English spelling."

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"Nelson himself being a Suckling on his mother's
side."--_Observer_.

We cannot know too much about the early history of our heroes.

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"Captain William Redmond, son of Mr. John Redmond, has been
awarded the D.S.O. He was commanding in a fierce fight and was
blown out of a shell hole, sustaining a sprained knee and ankle.
He rallied his men, and by promptly forming a defensive flank
saved his part of the line."--_Daily Express_.

This must have been in Sir WALTER SCOTT'S proleptic mind when he wrote
(in _Rokeby_):--

"Young Redmond, soil'd with smoke and blood,
Cheering his mates with heart and hand
Still to make good their desperate stand."

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[Illustration: A BIRTHDAY GREETING FOR HINDENBURG.

F.M. SIR DOUGLAS HAIG (_sings_). "O I'LL TAK' THE HIGH ROAD