27 JUNE 1896, page 33

Life In Poetry.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR "] SIR, — Will you allow me to offer a few lines of respectful criticism on your interesting article, " Life in Poetry, " in the Spectator of......

[to The Editoz Of The "srscraroa."]

SIR,—Idy children have lately set up a cage of white mice, One of them when given a ran has a way of making for tho chimney,—perhaps he p.afers a little colour. The other day he......

Bird-stories.

l're THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTITOR:9 SIR, — I had an opportunity yesterday of observing an in- teresting and almost humorous illustration of the development of special instinct......

Cat-stories.

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR. "] read with interest, in a recent number of the Spectator an account of the friendship between a hen and a kindly natured cat, the pet of the......

[to The Editor Of The "spectator:]

Sra,—Your readers may be interested in the following story of bird-life. A pair of blackbirds had built a nest on an ivy- clad wall in my garden, and hearing them make a great......

[to Tee Edit01 Of The " Spectator."]

Sin,—The following instance of "blue-tit" determination to get its own way has taken place in the garden here :—There is a small pump under a yew-tree, which on April 15th was......

" Bulls."

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " srEcuroa.i SIR,—The fatted "bull" can grow as well on English ground as on Irish. This very afternoon a lady of my acquaintance, having some slight......