Why, take a nip of _Brandy_.

P.S.--This advice is not intended for confirmed Topers.

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"SUR LE TAPIS."--If the new Carpet Knight, Sir BLONDEL MAPLE--which is
our troubadourish way of spelling it--be exceptionally successful on
the Turf, isn't he just the man to "make his 'pile' and cut it"?

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[Illustration: A CONTENTED MIND.

_He_. "A--THE FACT IS, I DON'T CARE FOR POPULARITY. I ONLY WISH MY
BOOKS TO BE ADMIRED BY THOSE WHOSE ADMIRATION IS REALLY WORTH HAVING!"

_She_. "AND WHO ARE THEY?"

_He_. "THOSE WHO ADMIRE MY BOOKS!"]

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OUR BOOKING-OFFICE.

Not the least interesting figure in the circle of _The Racing Life of
Lord George Bentinck_, which Messrs. BLACKWOOD produce in a handsome
volume, is that of JOHN KENT, who, under the editorship of Mr. FRANK
LAWLEY, tells the story. KENT was trainer to Lord GEORGE during
the period when, to quote the characteristic Disraelian phrase,