A Bird-story.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—I am as well aware as " Ligurinus Chloris " is, that the greenfinch winters in England, but I know too that a pair which used to......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator."]

your interesting article on "The Ladder of Learn- ing" in the Spectator of June 17th, you imply that it is somewhat exceptional, if not unique, for a boy who has spent his early......

Old-age Pensions.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —The only obstacle in the way of your scheme of old-age pensions is that under the present regime many societies would find a difficulty......

Dedications And Epitaphs.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Six,—May I be allowed to suggest that the best instances of the lapidary style in English are to be found, not in epitaphs, but on the......

Poetry.

"GRACE FOR LIGHT." WHEN we were little childer we had a gnat* wee house, Away up in the heather by the bead o' Brabla' burn; The hares we'd see them scootin', an' we'd hear the......

Books.

JOWETT'S CORRESPONDENCE.* THE more one learns about Jowett, the more one grows to respect and love his character. To the outer world he was always more or less the learned......

" Le Style C'est L'homme."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In the Spectator of June 3rd Mr. P. de Jersey Grut supplies a revised version of the above quotation. As this rectification would make a......