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less kitchen) "picturesquely situate in the midst of" 

 (a howling wilderness), " traversed by a well-stocked 

 salmon river" (which being regularly netted three 

 times a-day) of course " presents to the lover of the 

 gentle craft truly magnificent," etc. etc. 



Verily the tender mercies of such advertisers as 

 these are cruelty ! 



The following flowery effusion, of which the ori- 

 ginal is in our possession, if coming strictly perhaps 

 somewhat under the category of the puff hyperbolical, 

 has at least the merit of being comparatively harmless, 

 and with the exception of the "fishing" (which we rather 

 think, considering the locality, must have been the 

 addition of some wag), is no doubt honest enough, 



"WHY Go TO BRIGHTON? 



Pay 3s. travel over 100 miles to throw stones into 

 the sea no dinner Is. for the boat for sea- 

 sickness, and get home tired and weary ? 



WHY Go TO SALISBURY 



To see a lot of old rubbishing stones travel 200 

 miles waste your time and pay your money 

 tired and weary again ? 



WHY Go TO HASTINGS ? 



Who knows you there ? Nobody, and nobody cares 

 for you you pay your money, and they say, 

 ' There goes another Cockney.' 



