The Chap-book; semi-monthly . NOTES ^T have often wondered if future generations wouldfind as much that is curious and amusing in our news-papers and magazines of to-day as we now find in theperiodicals of a hundred and more years ago. The out-landish phrasing and quaint conceits of the reportersand advertisers of old time are so wonderfully ingeniousthat it would be immodest in us to claim equality ; yetif the things which are now so humorous to our eyes andears were but natural to them, it is no more than reasonto suppose our tritest manners will fill our descendantswith surprising merriment
The Chap-book; semi-monthly . NOTES ^T have often wondered if future generations wouldfind as much that is curious and amusing in our news-papers and magazines of to-day as we now find in theperiodicals of a hundred and more years ago. The out-landish phrasing and quaint conceits of the reportersand advertisers of old time are so wonderfully ingeniousthat it would be immodest in us to claim equality ; yetif the things which are now so humorous to our eyes andears were but natural to them, it is no more than reasonto suppose our tritest manners will fill our descendantswith surprising merriment. In a volume of the Gentlemans Magazine for 1731,I came across the following news : ** Moscow, Jan. 8. Advices from Derbent say, thatthe Princes of Georgia passed that place in their wayhome, much pleased with the honours they have receivedfrom this Court, and that one of them, who lives nearMount Ararat, had promised to send the Empress arelique of NoaPs Ark. ^A passionate love for thieving is almost sure to besatisfied, an
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