374 AND MAGNIFYING TRIFLES. 



powder upon trifles such as these ; while an American 

 coming to England is equally surprised that little or no 

 notice is taken of matters so small in our home journals. 

 We are content to leave such things to the official parties, 

 within whose department they properly come, satisfied 

 that the national honour is safe in their keeping, whatever 

 party is in power. We would even be content to give 

 up all ordinary points in dispute with our American 

 cousins, as a nurse does to a noisy child, without any 

 fear that his after-crowing would in any degree 

 weaken her authority where matters of moment were 

 concerned. 



