9 JUNE 1894, Page 18

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—A daughter of mine,

in her earliest youth, was much perplexed by the line, "Foul, I to the Fountain fly," in Top- lady's hymn, "Rock of Ages." Her comprehension had suggested "Fowl, I to the Fountain fly," and it was a mystery why that inelegant though estimable bird should be regarded as a type of herself and fellow-sinners.—I am, Sir, Sze.,

F.