We trust this is only preliminary to a further advance.

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"Shepherds in Scotland are feeding lambs with whisky and
hot milk. Many titled landed proprietors are acting as
shepherds."--_Daily News_.

Surely our Radical contemporary does not mean to suggest--

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FAIRIES.

There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
It's not so very, very far away;
You pass the gardener's shed and you just keep straight ahead;
I do so hope they've really come to stay.
There's a little wood, with moss in it and beetles,
And a little stream that quietly runs through;
You wouldn't think they'd dare to come merrymaking there--
Well, they do.

There are fairies at the bottom of our garden!
They often have a dance on summer nights;
The butterflies and bees make a lovely little breeze,
And the rabbits stand about and hold the lights.
Did you know that they could sit upon the moonbeams
And pick a little star to make a fan,