Moreover, the next to the last line was calculated to give offense to the hermits, and perhaps lose us their advertising.
Indeed, there was too lightsome a tone of flippancy all through the paper.

It was plain I had undergone a considerable change without noticing it.

I found myself unpleasantly affected by pert little irreverencies which would have seemed but proper and airy graces of speech at an earlier period of my life.

There was an abundance of the following breed of items, and they discomforted me: LOCAL SMOKE AND CINDERS.
Sir Launcelot met up with old King Agrivance of Ireland unexpectedly last weok over on the moor south of Sir Balmoral le Merveilleuse's hog dasture.
The widow has been notified.
Expedition No.

3 will start adout the first of mext month on a search f8r Sir Sagramour le Desirous.