I04 THE MERRY GEE-GEE 



He laughed and said, ** Not half a bad 

 shot, was it ? " 



Marvellous to relate, I believe Mr. 

 Chaplin was the only Conservative who 

 kept his seat in Lincolnshire at that time, 

 and the very next general election after 

 the extension of the franchise, they put in 

 nearly all Conservatives and turned the 

 Rads., who had given them the vote, 

 out. Moral: When you want something 

 you haven't got, be a Rad. and howl 

 while you get it; but when you've got 

 it, turn a respectable Conservative, and 

 try to keep it. 



You can teach a young girl to ride 

 in ever so much less time than you can 

 a boy, because they are so much firmer 

 on their saddles when properly placed. 

 I strongly advocate once more the 

 martingale for ladies, as it is impossible 

 for them, from their high position on the 



