(1) 1881.

(2) Written for the "Book" of the Edinburgh University Union Fancy Fair.

(3) Professor Tait's laboratory assistant.

(4) In Dr. Murray's admirable new dictionary, I have remarked a flaw SUB VOCE Beacon. In its express, technical sense, a beacon may be defined as "a founded, artificial sea-mark, not lighted."(5) The late Fleeming Jenkin.

(6) This sequel was called forth by an excellent article in THE SPECTATOR.

(7) Waiter, Watty, Woggy, Woggs, Wogg, and lastly Bogue; under which last name he fell in battle some twelve months ago. Glory was his aim and he attained it; for his icon, by the hand of Caldecott, now lies among the treasures of the nation.

(8) Since traced by many obliging correspondents to the gallery of Charles Kingsley.

(9) Since the above was written I have tried to launch the boat with my own hands in KIDNAPPED. Some day, perhaps, I may try a rattle at the shutters.

(10) 1882.

(11) This paper, which does not otherwise fit the present volume, is reprinted here as the proper continuation of the last.

(12) 1884

(13) Now no longer so, thank Heaven!

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