Punch, or the London Charivari, page 29 by Various Authors
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lic interest to distract them, "HOTTER TOMORROW," "HEAT-WAVE GROWING," "TERRIBLE HEAT."
And now the spell-of-hot-weather was stimulated to be really vicious. "I call Heaven to witness," it said, "that my sole desire was to be genial and beneficial. But what can one do when one is taunted and provoked, abused and nick-named like this? Very well then, I'll go up to 90!"
And it did. The sub-editors were delighted. "APPALLING HEAT," they wrote, "TROPICAL ENGLAND," "GASPING LONDON," "HEAT-WAVE BREAKS ALL RECORDS," "HOTTEST DAY FOR FIFTY YEARS," "NO SIGNS OF RELIEF."
And even the people who like warmth began to grumble a little--hypnotised by the Press. But the spell-of-hot-weather had had enough. "I'll go somewhere else, where I'm really welcome and they don't have contents bills," it said, and it crossed the Channel to Paris. It looked back to the English shores, deserted now by the happy paddlers and bathers and baskers of the days before. "I'm sorry to leave you," it said, "but don't blame me."
Yet the public did.
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"The downpour of rain, which lasted for an hour, was preceded by a remarkable shower of hailstones, some of which were almost as large as marbles, and were as hard as ice."
Yorkshire Herald.
And then came the rain, some drops of which were as wet as water.
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"The tussle between Mr. Matheson and Mr. Anderson was carried to the 18th green, where the latter stood one."--Daily Record.
"Mine's a gin and ginger," said Mr. MATHESON, as he holed the winning put.
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[Illustration: THE CREATION OF A MASTERPIECE OF MILLINERY.]
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THE GUARDED GREEN.
[It has been suggested that spectators at popular golf competitions should be installed in grand stands and other enclosures, and be restrained from wandering about the links.]
In playing his tee shot from in front of the Green Steward's marquee, Mr. Tullbrown-Smi