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SCARBRO'. 



The museum under the ardent zeal of Mr. 

 Roberts has great attractions. All the warm salt- 

 water baths are remarkably clean and well attended. 

 I invariably frequent those of my old friend Mr. 

 Ohampley : and I seldom pass a day without 

 paying a visit to Mr. Theakston's most excellent 

 establishment for books and newspapers. Let me 

 also mention my civil landlady Mrs. Peacock of 

 the cliff. We pass our time in her lodgings, as 

 comfortably as though we were at our own fire-side. 



These attractions cannot fail to draw many 

 visitors to Scarbro\ I myself, in company with 

 my two dear sisters-in-law, generally contrive to 

 be at this favourite watering-place, in about a week 

 or ten days after the arrival of the woodcock : and 

 for this particular reason, viz., that, when I see 

 this autumnal bird of passage hanging in the 

 market-place, I know that fires have become 

 general in the town. Without fires, I find myself 

 nearly as torpid as the little land-newt under its 

 winter stone. 



And now, a word or two on transitory exhibitions. 

 When Mrs. Wombwell, with her splendid collection 

 of living wild animals takes Scarbro* in her way 

 to the north, I have a great treat. She always 

 brings some new attraction with her. Tt was here 

 that I first saw poor Jenny the chimpanzee. 



