THE VOICE OF UNDER THIRTY [To the Editor of THE
SPECTATOR.] SIR,—May I be permitted to " rattle the sabre " once more, in order to assure " The Voice of Under Thirty—III " that he is dreadfully mistaken in thinking that his readers have not understood his point? They have indeed, and more than that, they have understood the manner of young man he is. I was amused to see the unanimity on that point in the replies. To put it in colloquial language, " we have him taped." He is filed neatly away in the particular pigeon-hole that fits him and his type, and he shall be left to guess the particular name on his label, for himself.
" Under Thirty—III " is not, actually, worth calling on at the present time, and I do not suppose any parson will bother to do so. Thank goodness, there are, as a fact, such stacks of " Under Thirties," keen, enthusiastic, and Christian MEN, who work for God, that it really is pure waste of time to bother about young men (even directors) who admit they are " far too lazy to offer their services." Well, well, I daresay the world will manage to go on without him, and indeed, it will likely enough go on much' better without the dead-weight of the TYPE of person he represents.
And, Mr. Editor, if he continues to write in your paper in the same strain . . . I shall give' up taking Punch.—I am, Sir, . BERTRAM MAYNARD.
Bodham Rectoryr Holt, Norfolk.
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