THE CHILD AND THE ELECTION
'"Daddy,", said Isobel, "do. take me -to tho pantomime." ~ ■ .. ■ ■ 'TVhat pantomime?" I asted kindly.' She pointed one ot her tiny fingers in the direction of a. large hoarding opposite, upon which were displayed some of tho pictorial posters witn which political agents have so lavishly regaled us of late. "My dear," I expostulated, "thafs not a pantomime; thafs the General Election!" "Is it a circus ?" asked. Isobel. "No, my dear," I replied," "it iji ' not a circus. The General-Election is the' great contest that is .'at ..this inbment rending the country in twain. Our finest statesmen are busily engaged upon' the campaign. • Tho House of Peers'' hangs in the balance. The country is asked to decide whether it is to .be ruled by " "Then why do they have those pictures if ifs not a pantomime or a circus," inquired Isobel sulkily.—"Punch."
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 764, 12 March 1910, Page 11
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