always leisurely, so this characteristic might perhaps be expected in a
story so much concerned with it.

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[Illustration: _The Mother_ (_overhauling little Tommy's wardrobe_). "OH,
CHARLES, JUST SEE WHAT THAT DREADFUL CHILD HAS BEEN CARRYING ABOUT IN HIS
POCKET! A REAL CARTRIDGE WITH A BULLET IN IT. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BLOWN TO
BITS!"

_The Father_ (_with a glowing consciousness of assisting his country at a
critical time_). "JUST PUT IT IN A COOL PLACE FOR TO-NIGHT, MY DEAR, AND I
WILL LEAVE IT AT THE WAR OFFICE TO-MORROW ON MY WAY TO BUSINESS."]

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Handel in War-Time.

"The anthem 'O Thou that tillest' (Messiah), will be
rendered."--_Dublin Evening Mail_.

No pains are being spared to promote agriculture in Ireland.

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"The river in many places has overflown its banks."--
_Henley Newspaper_.

Even Father Thames cannot resist the modern mania for aviation.