22 MEMORIES OF MEN AND HORSES 



To the EDITOR of the "Sx STEPHEN'S REVIEW" 



NORTHAMPTON, 2ist October 1885. 



SIR, I am deputed by Mr H. Labouchere to ask 

 you to refer me to some friend who will act for you 

 in giving Mr Labouchere the satisfaction due to him 

 as a gentleman. 



Mr Labouchere has for long thought it better to 

 treat your scurrilous attacks on him with contempt, but 

 some verses reflecting on his ancestors, which appeared 

 in St Steven's [sic] Review a few weeks ago, and which 

 have only just been brought to his notice, have con- 

 vinced him that he owes it to himself and society to 

 punish you as you deserve. 



In making this proposal Mr Labouchere feels that 

 he is doing an undue honour to a person so insignificant 

 and obscure as yourself, and that he will perhaps be 

 giving you an advertisement which your own merit 

 would never procure for you. His course of action, 

 however, has been decided on after full deliberation, 

 and I will thank you, therefore, to put me in communi- 

 cation with your friend without delay. I have the 

 honour to remain, sir, your obedient servant, 



J. MANFIELD. 



At MESSRS JUDD & Co., 



ST ANDREW'S HILL, 



DOCTORS' COMMONS, E.G. 



2\st October 1885. 



SIR, I am in receipt of your letter, and beg to 

 inform you that I most emphatically refuse to entertain 

 the ridiculous proposal which it contains. 



I have no desire to inflict grievous bodily harm on 



