13 MAY 1955, Page 27

The atmosphere of Boston was neatly summed up in the

well-known verse : '1 come from the city of Boston, The home of the bean and the cod, Where the Lowells speak only to Cabots And the Cabots speak only to God.'

A prize of £5 is offered for a four-line epi- gram on any town or city, at home or abroad-preferably not too obscure.

Entries, addressed 'Spectator Competition No. 274,' 99 Gower Street, London, WC1, must be received by May 24. Results in the Spectator of June 3.