term. One can't lose four pupils, even if it makes it necessary to
write like this._

"A singularly bright and high-spirited boy; a little given to
mischief, as all boys are, but quite amenable to discipline. My
assistant speaks most highly of his progress this term, and of his
general intelligence. He seems well suited by our system. His conduct
is, on the whole, admirable. He is truthful and conscientious."

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COUPLET BY A CYNIC.

"Poetry does not sell!" cry plaintive pleaders.
Alas! most modern Poetry _does_--its readers!

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