[to Viz Editor Op The "spectator. " ] Sir,—can Anything...
delightfully bovine than this defence in a poaching case P "Indade, your Worships, the only bird I shot was a rabbit ; and I knocked that down with......
Otters.
[To MK EDITOR OF THR " SPIOTATS1.."] SIR,—I have recently received several instances of the ways in which British mammals contrive to maintain their exis- tence in spite of......
Poetry.
Wind on the hill-top ! Wind in the tree ! Is there aught in earth or heaven. That bindeth thee and me ? I, through the long hours, Feebly creep and crawl O'er the green smooth......
[to The Editor Op Ti H "spectator. " ] Sir,—last Year, In...
North of Ireland, the following two came under my observation. In a hotel the porter, for my information and dutifully in furtherance of the interests of his employers,......
A Cat-story.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR, — Possibly you may think the following worthy of its , forerunners. The hero is a busby-tailed tabby of Persian extraction. Its home is......
[to The Editor Of Tee " Spectator.") Sir,—the Following "
bull " was perpetrated recently. At a meeting where a committee was being condemned for their management, the speaker said : "Perhaps you think that in our committee half do the......
" Bulls."
[To TES EDITOR or TEl "Srsorklos.9 SIR,—Your correspondent, "A. B. C.," is of opinion that the gift of making " bulls " is really something to be proud of. The following remark......
[to Tel Editor Of Ths " Sprctator."1
Sin,--May I contribute this story to your collection P Am Irish friend of mine was describing a dinner-party he had been at. It was a great success, as two noted talkers were......
The Story Of A Ring.
[TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR. "] Sin,—Some time ago whilst dwelling in an East Coast town, I was wandering along the beach, and whilst rooting amongst the shingle I picked......
[to The Editor Op Ter "spectator.']
SIR,—I have myself heard the following curious blunders :— " A barn-door owl," "As cross as a bear with two sticks."—......
[to The Editor Op The "spectator. - ) Sir,—" Irish Bulls "
are not uncommon, but still less so are instances of the readiness of my conntrypeople in making appropriate remarks. Two kinds of conveyances are com, monly used in the South......
[to Tel Editor Op The " Spectator."]
Sin,—The routine of Government work in our Depart. ment has been recently enlivened by the introduction of an indoor boy messenger of purely Irish extraction. There is a strong......
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