31 DECEMBER 1898, page 17

[to Ter Editor Or Thz " Srscraroz."3

Sus,—Two anecdotes illustrative of the inconsiderate pitiless- neas of children may amuse your readers. The late Lady Taylor, wife of Sir Henry, gave a child's party, at which......

The Nationality Of Our Lord. [to Thai Editor Of Ten

"SPECTATOR.") Sin„—If the question of our Lord's nationality be raised, would it not be better to describe Him as an Israelite rather than a Jew ? He said of Nathaniel, "Behold......

4.- Poetry.

THE SOUTH COUNTRY, WHEN I am living in the Midlands That are sodden and unkind, I light my lamp in the evening: My work is left behind ; And the great hills of the South Country......

The Fear Of Solitude.

I WOKE at dawn, and risen from my bed, Gazed at the new-born day serene and suave. Silver and gold and pearl were overhead Like some sea-shell new garnered from the wave,. And......

"non Di-sputandum."

[To THZ EDITOR OF TH2 " BrzorAmos."1 Sin,—Sir W. Broadbent must have set many owners and managers of public rooms and public vehicles thinking how they can best bring moral......

A Limited Liability Bell.

fro Tio: EDITOR Of THZ " SPZCTATOR.") Sin,—The following incident is so characteristic of the close of the nineteenth century, that I think you will find a place for it in your......

"the Pied Piper Of Hamelin."

[Yo Tim EDITOR Of VIZ "SPLOTATOR Silk—While thanking your reviewer for the kindness of his notice of my book, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," in the Spectator of December 24th,......