The Country Diary For the time being today's instalment of the country Diary will be the last from the. able pon of Mr. BS. Wilkinson, who Is leaving for A short holiday: In England. There is every hope that when he returns ko will again take tp the tas of keeping readero acquainted with all the fascinating things he manages" with is trained eye to perceive in the country, writing In'his inimitably. graceful and cacy style which ads so much to the charm of his notes. Tu is Arliele today Mr. Wilkinson tells how he was persuaded to take-up the work, and It i per-flaps, a form of poetic justice that Mr.
Sowerby. is acling temporarily" as his locum fening, for it was Mr. Sowerby who. suggested that Mir, Wilkinson was the very" man for the Job, That has proved to be correct, and. Mishing Mr, Wilkineon, a. good. holiday anda Festoration io health after all the recent strain nas been through, this Journal expresses the hope thet when he tetums he will continue to Alford the enjoyment he has given during these fast four yours: Mr. Sowerby needs no Introduce ion fo the readers of this journal, o& for many Yours past he hes contributed. most interesting Aaructes to these columns on a variety of sub: fects, On Monday he will commence a series tivafure Notes" which will be continued. on Sfonaays, Wednesdays and. Fridays. of each week, They in their turn it 1s believed will prove of Interest to readers, for it is an astonishing fact that though the average Knows little about natural history it Is always fa subject in which his interest io readily kindled.
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