... crowded, the enthusiasm warm as ever; and if encores were granted to all the pieces ‘asked for,” they would be * plentiful as blackberries ;” but, with a wise discretion they are tabooed, and this senseless and foolish custom will, we trust, be soon extinct ...

... intonation, charming flexibility, and tine taste. The other vocalists equally acquitted themselves, and encores, plentiful as blackberries, testified how highly their performances were appreciated. The ‘¢ popular” music was a great feature—the dance music especially ...

... breed of St. Bernard. A few children here and there would be no loss to the Chief Commissioner. Children are plentiful as blackberries—a few can be ch)l sEa.rcd. Again, the great chief has opened the ride, as he says, more especially for doctors and lawyers ...