POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1937, Page 10

POSTSCRIPTS

Chronicle and Comment Bt Percy.-Fiuge. Nature, Judge Callan .: reminds us, abhors a vacuum, but it seems to make no difference to empty-headed people. ■ » » '•:'•...■' Sez "Danny Mclsaacs": "It looks as though them faipule birds are put to feather their nest eggs at our. expense." ♦ # • " Another thing that this country'-sore-ly needs is a bigger and better range of near-millionaires who "are not interested in the longevity business. • ■• , # Mr. Savage means -well, but the fact' remains that Mussolini has not only got away with the Abyssinian horse, but has taken the unlocked stable as well. ... ♦ •. ■ # • • Says " 'Orace." —What has happened to the old-fashioned penny, dreadful, is a current inquiry. The answer wo jld seem to be that it now costs seven and « sixpence. ."',.• .. * • .. • .. ' . LIMERICK. \, "Atchoo" suggests that this limerick "may raise a smile somewhere." ':;. An. old cove, well named Ebenezer, Was known, as a wonderful sneezer; 1 When a neighbour in hate Sneezed his hat from his pate, Eb said, "Why, that's only a. teaser.l^ ■■■ ■ • • •..>.' :. .. \ , LUCKY BABIES.'./ ' ! . There's a bright outlook for ba'nies in the village of Chilham, Kent, this year. When they attain the age of 21 they will find a bank balance awaiting them. , Their benefactor.. is Sir Edmund Davis, rich mine owner,■ whs» is.squire of the village. He has promised to put £5 in the bank, .to acI cumulate interest,, for all the babies born in Coronation year in* his . village. "I think that babies, born in . such an auspicious year deserve some souvenir of the occasion," says Sir Edmund. "I don't" mind a bit how many 'fivers' I have to pay."- '■ . ' ■ * : * ■•■■■■'. STEP ON IT! '..•■; v; Quoting Sir Percy Buck: To hand on to the next generation those ideals ot artistic .right and wrong into which we ourselves have been initiated;' to save our: children from. , those falsa gods to whom we have all bowed tha knee in our time; to hand on what we have learnt of the meaning of.beauty and, of the technique by.whichit can be made manifest; to rescue them from some, of the waste. of , time and toil which made our own mounting of Parnassus so slow and ■ disheartening; is there.any higher life for a man than ' this?-.. ' : ■■'-. ■ .:■ .-.: Directors of Education and Broad.casting: Passed to you" for necessary ' action, please, adds ''Chanticleer.".who passed this on.to us. ; " ■ : •:. '■■ ■..»;■ -■• ; • ■ , x ':- , ' IN VICTORIA'S DAY. • 'Among Queen Victoria's nonrroyal guests were ,'Grisi," the celebrated; soprano, who/was a welcome visitor, Jenny Lind, .Mnie. Patti, Mme. Albani,, and the famous Barnum dw.a'rf, "General" Tom Thumb. Patti was. tha • Queen's favourite songster', and whenever she . attended at Buckingham Palace sang "Home, Sweet Home" at' the Queen's request. . In the spring ot 1919 an old and rather frail woman stepped from a motor-car in front of the Palace and gazed at least five minutes at its facade. It was Patti, who died a few months later. Tom Thumb appeared'before- Victoria at. the Palace on. April. I 1 ■"(significant'.date!), 1846, and his ; aplomb, and antics delighted the Queen and her party, which included the late King Edward VII, then about five years of age. Victoria seldom, ■if ever, asked any of Edward Vll's friends'to the Palace (you. can ■ guess why),-an omission, . which the King amply made up after he ascended the Throne." ;■ It is interesting to read that in 1840 the .Queen's mo.ther, the Duchess of Kent, received a shock when she was requested by her daughter to look for a residence of her own! A lady wtio knew her own mind, the "widow of Windsor." ' • -' ■ • ..•.,■ ,*. • . ' V SO THE DAY PASSES.' Sunlight on smiling hills As day dawns fair..- ■■■_■•- : Laughter on children's, lips ■ Filling the air. ' Shadows in sylvan glades ' , Filtering through trees; • Song of a thousand birds ' Borne on the breeze. ; . Translucent waters flow ■ Silently-by. . ■ ■ ' Gossamer banks of cloud ' ~Bide in the sky. /■ '■ • ..- Lumbering oxen plod • ■■■■■■: Wearily horne — •, Leaving the harvest fields ;. Quiet and alone. ~ Moonlight on sleeping hills Clothing the world; Night from her court beholds :. Day's banner furled., , _„ • MARJORIE A. SIXSMITH.Wellington South. :': .' ■.♦ ■'•■■. ■'•■■'■■'■■. '■■' : .'/.:.' INTERVIEW. / By Crikey Flage,—l come to town too cause I get te cheep ride on te plurry lorry dat bring te fish and other vegetables. '• I blow up to see my v friend Peter Fraser at te B.P. I knock at te door and peter says Come.in like one genelman to, another. Tenakoe peter Hullo Timi to what am I indebit for te honor of dis visit? Now peter doan you go off butchers hooks on te wrong foot, I already got te job and te plurry big job too. Oh yes says peter looking quite relieved, whats te good news? Good news-is right peter cos Im te plurry pig Smoke Cloud on te pig daily newspaper, and dere comes a look over his face, same as te wouldn't gass mask like te dour into te room. You dons mean te Evening Standard do you Timi? No fear you cant peter why ma and Flage—oh Flage. says peter, Flaga oh dats te horse of another color, la fact te horse of no particular political colour I see Timi and you want mm to give you tc right oh straight from te horses mouth as he speaks. Now peter I tole you before about gettm on .te wrong feet and we got te horse of te right color and he te good honest horse and always gives rte public a good run for.de're money with me/nd Flage to run him. And besides I doan ever remember secin you at te races before—l. was just about to men.ion (when you barges in) dat me an F.Ega would like.te. Broad Castor, to ; shew more indiscrimination :in to choice: ft te liquid matter put on te --hair Et night, and sometimes te people hava to scratch, dere -head 'to-.remove: to ox traineous matter dat te wirel«3 brushes in. Den peter turns to ts Tyi-o who sits at ts little side taols with to pancil stuck in her permanent w; ;c 3 to take notes (not £ notes-no ic:,v you cant) cf te deputsshum sni s-."£— Mis Sugly cr Mis S=h~pv;i<- 'at. ;> lady jn. te cacs may T'i--° minute pleace," Yes Sir ha!fa rn:i-.u.v ! Sir, "DireotoY Ero?d Caster::-. .-I r J ■note for future rsvsrr?"o_' ''\[" tt "'~~. ' Evening Pc3t (not S'rif^j." ; " > precedence" (init'aD1 'V.1.. ?'1 - • peter dent forget. I st-"- 'y? -'"-'; ! gz'brr— N^-no. w: ret::" 77..:, ar • -.' . initials. Py crikey drf-T-^y -r _ ' i are en P. r'kc^ ;c>-'.a D:_r Z. . .. i T.P., P.F...d.it p?'-:-3 i- r^~' -'■' .i drome an'd'ta Trcpcr Gir.-'-r fn y.t over ts hair. 1 . . ■c--::.-i ?j.:j.'