_Friday_.--Reinforcements for both sides. A general engagement
considered imminent. In the meanwhile, _pour passer le temps_,
skirmishes and slaughter of thousands.

_Saturday_.--First-class, regular all-round battle. A large force
arrived to fight the Miners, Gatlings and Krupps blaze away without
intermission. Losses on both sides pretty considerable.

_Sunday_.--Conversion of the Great Hagglenaggle Fields into a
cemetery. Great rise in shares on allotment. Ten acres of booking in
advance!

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LAYS OF MODERN HOME.

NO. III.--OFF FOR MY HOLIDAY.

Yes! I'm off for my holiday. Forty odd pieces
Of luggage, three cabs, and a van, and a 'bus too.
Without counting loose wraps, and umbrellas in creases,
And sweets that my darlings are sucking with gusto.

Yes! I'm off for my holiday--wife in hysterics,
Since nowhere on earth can her poodle be found;
And the nurses and children--ANNES, LILIANS, ERICS--
All screaming, and fussing, and fuming around!

Yes! I'm off for my holiday--Tyneside, or Deeside,