10 APRIL 1915, Page 16

[To Tor EDWOR or rex ..Sracraros."] Sin,—Some years ago, when

stationed in Ireland, I was paying an afternoon call upon the wife of the vicar of a oonntry pariah. The housekeeper opened the front door, and I was at once greeted by the vociferous barking of a small but aggressive King Charles spaniel. On my remarking upon the sudden outburst, the old lady replied " Ab, Sir; if he was as big as he is little, 'tis a terrible beast he would be ! "—