stabilizing fins, and a rudder which waggles as she glides about. Her whole hull seems to be enveloped in a roar of sound from her engines.
R. BODIAM.
A RAG AND BONE MAN.
Always trudging along pushing the same old barrow, always wearing the same old shabby suit which he has worn for years. His face is old and wrinkled, showing that it has seen better times. The soles of his shoes are almost worn through to his feet, on which are no socks. But for all his hardships he is always jolly.
H. T. JOYCE.
A CITY BY NIGHT.
A vision of the. city's gay sect of society who derive most of their pleasure by attending theatres, dances, and other such frivolities, when day has ceased. Then, to its best advantage, can be seen the flash, and glitter of jewels ; the elaborate dress of women ; the sweet aroma of perfume, and above all the glare of the city lights. It is this picture that throws into relief the one of loneliness, poverty, squalor and slum life of a great city. How many poor creatures, alas! regard the night as their enemy, for they have no shelter save the darkness itself. To such people, the illuminations or advertisement hoardings, houses, palaces and hotels must seem a mockery in its attempt to shut out the inevitable night.
J. PIPER.
JACOBS ISLAND.
Jacobs Island ; ramshackle building, in a way picturesque, but by no means fit for living. This Island is divided from the mainland by a muddy ditch, which, when the tide, is out, emits awful smells. The houses overhang the water, their windows are shattered and broken, and the walls are crumbling, it is a wonder the houses stand. The streets are narrow and of cobble stones ; rubbish and litter is thrown over them. You must look where you walk, because of the large holes in the road where the cobbles have been torn up at some time, probably in a street fight. Truly a quarter for down-and-outs is Jacobs Island.
A. BAXTER.
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