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[Illustration: SUBJECT TO REVISION.

BRITISH HOUSEWIFE. "DO YOU REALLY MEAN IT?"

MINER. "WELL, PART OF IT, ANYWAY."]

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[Illustration: _Captain_ (_to very unsuccessful lob bowler_). "OI BE SORRY
TO 'AVE TO TAKE 'EE OFF, GARGE, BUT I MUST LET THE VICAR 'AVE A GO BEFORE
THE BALL GETS EGG-SHAPED."]

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SANTAMINGOES.

A FANCY.

[The santamingo is a kind of Oriental bird believed by foolish sailor-
men to confer on its possessor great content and peace of mind.]

East from the Mahanadi and north of the Nicobar
You will come to Evening Island where the santamingoes are;
Their wings are sunrise-orange and their tails are starlight-blue;
You catch a santamingo and all your dreams come true.

They've a crest of flaming scarlet and a purple-golden breast,