There are, however, stories in this volume which deserve unqualified
praise. The shortest, "How Half a Man Died," is the best; indeed, it
is a real gem. But "The Missing K.C.'s" has a genuine thrill in it;
and, in a very different manner, "A By-Product" is proof enough that
the author can get his effects all the more readily when he keeps his
own feelings under the strictest control. Mr. OXENHAM'S XI. has weak
points in it, but on the whole it is a good side.
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[Illustration: _The Farmer._ "DON'T YOU KNOW, YOU LITTLE THIEF, I
COULD GET YOU TEN YEARS IN JAIL FUR STEALIN' MY APPLES?"
_The Boy._ "EXCUSE ME, SIR, BUT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY MISINFORMED. I
SHOULD COME UNDER THE FIRST OFFENDERS ACT."]
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Another Impending Apology.
"John Kelly, Aughanduff, while going to Dernaseer was attacked on
the road by a bull belonging to Thomas Kelly, and knocked down
and had three ribs broken. He was attended by Dr. ----, and we
think such dangerous animals should not be allowed to wander at
large."--_Irish Paper_.
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"J.A.M. required for St. Mark's Girls' School, Dublin."--_Irish
Times_.
A case for the FOOD CONTROLLER.
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From a letter on "How we are to be Governed":--
"Are we in future to see the party whips put on to decide
whether a 16 in.
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