Yesterday was Guy Fawkes's day, and be= ease "so "many of" the children "have. been evacuated irom the big_eities, itis, quite probable that the doy was not celebrated with all the: verve with "which "children generally observe the escape of the Houses of Parlisment {rom the 'Gunpowder 'Plot of 1003, Indeed It has been reported in the home newspapers that Ihe large stocks of reworks which were being prepared for yesterday, have been, owing. 10 the" outbreak of the war, stored away in anti> cipation of peace' celebrations. In" addition manutacturers"are_ also. proceeding" with the manufacture of additional stocks against the same happy event. Nevertheless despite. black out "regulations, which "may. have' prevented many an after dark bonfire, and the setting. of fireworks, doubtless children paraded. their snys, and exhorted the generously disposed 10
"ease to remember the filth of November
Should ever be forgot"
eno feasen why gunpowder treason gunpowder, reason and pit What simititude the guys took must be a matter speculation. at this date, but it. the masks which top off the. heterogeneous collection sutted clothing which goes to form the Image, took the likeness of a certain. well" known European Leader no one. in England. would be in the Toast surprised, "They may not have had the satisfaction of seeing him go up ina blaze Jor flame, though the doggerel-of the occasion did permit' of them to. dance around him singing:
Guy. guy, guy. hit him in the eye Mang. him en a lampest and there:
Fashions in guys do change, and if the face ix that which is suggested above it will merely mean that the man represented will have Joined that galaxy of villains who have at one time or Janother engaged the temporary attention England's children. They may be above or Hpelow polities in their extreme youth, but they ido know the characters of whom they cordially disapprove. found the young wife pouring whisky down the sink, bottle after bottle.
"For goodness sake, why pour that whisky down the sink, bottle after bottle.
"Oh, i's all right. 1 heard my hubby say to his guests Jast night that it was some very" old stuff," was the smiling reply.
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