This should make a beautiful retreat for an elderly _Lothario's_
declining years.

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"The Basement Tea Room is near the Boot Dept., where Afternoon
Teas at moderate prices are obtainable."--_Advt. in Evening
Paper_.

Very _à propos--des bottes_.

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[Illustration: _Governess_. "WELL, MOLLIE, WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE
OF?"

_Mollie_. "'SUGAR AND SPICE AND ALL THAT'S NICE.'"

_Governess_. "AND WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF?"

_Mollie_. "'SNIPS AND SNAILS AND PUPPY DOGS' TAILS.' I TOLD BOBBIE THAT
YESTERDAY, AND HE COULD _HARDLY_ BELIEVE IT."]

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THE BOMBER GIPSY.

Come, let me tell the oft-told tale again
Of that strange Tyneside grenadier we had,