incident....

"_Hashton Weekly Hash._"

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"A gem ring lost last summer by Franz Schroder while
travelling in a steamer on the Danube, near Prague, was found
inside a carp caught at Mayence by his nephew."--_Manchester
Evening News_.

The fact that Mayence is not on the Danube need not bother you. Only
last week our uncle lost a white elephant while travelling in a barge
on the Regent's Park Canal, near Maida Vale, and it was found inside
the hat-box of the Editor of _The Manchester Evening News_ by FRANZ
SCHRODER. Bless you, these things are always happening.

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[Illustration: _Irate Cottager._ "Hi! YOU'RE BREAKIN' MY 'EDGE!"

_Mild Sportsman._ "OH, NO; YOUR HEDGE IS BREAKING MY FALL, AND IF YOU
WILL KINDLY PUSH ME BACK AGAIN I SHALL TRY TO REJOIN MY HORSE."]

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THE COWARD.

It is impossible to describe to you exactly how Herbert looked. But
shame, defiance and unconcern were the principal ingredients in his