... OUR CAPTIOUS CRITIC. MODERN WIVES AT THE ROYALTY. THERE is, amongst what may be styled stock stories, a pretty well known one relating to Murphy, the almanac maker. It sets out that once, when sojourning in the country, he set out one fine morning on an excursion. After proceeding a short distance he came across a farm labourer, with whom he entered into conversation. This man, on learning ...