She may even be fond of her Earl--who can tell?
In the business of Life she has made her investment,
Which I trust most sincerely she will find pay her well.
And as for myself my ambition just _nil_ is,
With my pipe and my dog I shall stay on the shelf,
Though allow me to tell you, my dear AMARYLLIS,
I'd have made you an excellent husband myself.

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[Illustration: What will he do with it?]

A PUZZLER, FOR EVEN SIR ANDR-W CL-RK, BART. M.D.--Case of dyspepsia.
What ought to be prescribed for a patient suffering from severe
indigestion, caused _by having eaten his own words?_ Perhaps one of
the most distinguished members of the Medical Congress, possessing
a great experience among Cabinet Ministers and other Parliamentary
celebrities, will oblige with "a solution"? And this is a perfectly
serious question, although it certainly sounds as if it were only
intended for a Roose.

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MR. CLIP'S APPEAL.

[The Hairdressers' Early Closing Association of London
(whose Central Office is at 6, Swallow Street, Piccadilly,
W., and whose President is Mr. W.J. REED, and Hon. Sec., Mr.
A.M. SUTTON), has for object "to secure and maintain one
early-closing day per week, suitable to the neighbourhood,