The Mighty Deep 



Have we not given the rein too freely to our 

 National grumbling tendencies ? Would it not 

 be better if we thought more of the sunshine, 

 less of the clouds and rain ? 



It may perhaps be of interest to some to know 

 more exactly the proportions of the four classes 

 during those years. Both in these and in the 

 former columns it will be noted that one year 

 of the eleven is a few days short of the full 

 length the year 1894. This seems to have 

 been the only lapse in regularity. 



Here is the fuller statement : 



A.D. Bad. Half-bad. Half-good. Good. 



1886 

 1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 



1893 



1894 . 



1895 

 1896 



So if we owe our weather to the Ocean's 

 influences, it appears that we have more to be 

 thankful for than to complain of. 



King Charles II., wise in word though not in 



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