POINTS FROM LETTERS A SCOTS PROVERB.
In the phrase " Friday's hair and Sunday's horn goes to: the dule on Monday morn," •the words hair and horn may have a reference to hair-dressing, e.g.,
" Here, tale how o' this' horn an' ready thi yuie a bit." EDWIN WAUGH (1879) ;
and dule may surely signify the dell, the devil, or deofe (A.S.), e.g.,
" But vain !DIM that Methody be 'at says, hee's aim o' being saav'd When he knows nut what a day may bring fcirth, whether he be fun
th' wark o' God or t' Dule."—Craven Dialect (-I824), - I think the quoted proverb is practically another way of expressing that a man may be "--A Sunday saint and a Monday • devil."—G. C. - Lanes,-
" Sum."
In his article, " Shot," in your issue of May 19th, Mr. Arthur Vivian makes a very serious accusation against the prisoners of war who were interned at Blankenberg Camp. Has he any grounds for his insinuation that those prisoners were so comfortable that they did not care to try to escape and for his accusation that they' gave their permanent parole ? If he cannot produce evidence in support of his statement, I think he owes an apology.—P. 0. W..
THE SAVIDGE CASE.
You say, " What remains undisputed is that Miss Savidge was hauled to Scotland Yard." The Home Secretary read a statement by the welfare worker that Miss Savidge went willingly. All prosecutions for perjury involve the reopening of the cases in which the alleged perjury was committed.. Are there to be none where the cases ended in acquittal ?- F. C. GATES, Cade House, Heathfield, Sussex.
WrucrE COLLINS.
I have for some time had it in. mind to attempt a critical and biographical study of William Wilkie Collins, and am now engaged in collecting the necessary material. May I, through your valuable columns, ask all those who would be willing to permit access to manuscripts, letters or papers in their possession, kindly to communicate with me ? I need hardly
add that all communications would be treated as confidential. , .
—DortoTriy L. SAYERS. 24 Great James Street, W.C.1.
MISS CROCODILE EDWARDS.
In the autumn of 1882 I returned from service in India in one of the troopships, H.M.S. ' Crocodile.' Shortly before reaching Malta, a baby girl was born to the wife of one of the military complement, named Edwards, and was duly chris- tened Amelia Melita Crocodile. The first name was, I presume, the family selection, the second that of the padre, and the third by command of the " owner " or " old man," alias the Captain. I imagine that on reaching the age which we nowadays call that of flapperdOm, Miss Edwards promptly jettisoned the Crocodile, if such action had not long before been taken by her parents.—W. T. L1- siccortn, Harefield, Romsey, Hants.
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