After a simply marvelous, entertaining two and a half hour meal, they reclaimed their shoes and ceremoniously bid their sayonaras to the Japanese girls.

blanketings of snow

While they are waiting for their small allowance of mutton chops, and making that superfluous exertion which, in common parlance, is called keeping the fire warm, we will go a little back upon our story.

Only undertrousers or drawers should be worn instead of petticoats. Indeed, petticoats are not to be included in a boy’s outfit after he is two years old.