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the sense and nonsense, of his childhood.

The eldest of the three little girls is devoted to Punch, and has been for two or three years. Her interest in cartoons—she has been mercifully spared the “comics” of the Sunday newspapers—is suggestive. Why shouldn't some contemporary illustrators dip back into their childhood like the novelists? Tony Sarg’s clever drawing for a very poor little story so charmed these children—who have a natural taste for the humor that emanates from the artist, regardless of text—as to suggest no end of possibilities.

In that fascinating life of Kate Greenaway, which should never be allowed to go out of print, there is a skit by Randolph Caldecott, done after the manner of Kate Greenaway, that is both amusing and revealing to children and grownups who like to look at pictures. There is also much evidence of Kate Greenaway’s early light in cartoons.

We began with the wisdom and the sense of beauty inherent in childhood, and we would end with a plea for humor. For

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