The Lampoon.

The best pieces in the current number of the Lampoon are the bits of verse. Among the poetical squibs are several which are rich in both humor and local color.

Of the drawings, the cover-piece alone shows an artistic touch; but, unfortunately, it is scarcely original. Representing a "lone couple" sitting on a sand dune and gazing fixedly on the open sea, it looks like a crude copy of Gibson's "Solitude." The centre picture is intended as a caricature on the recent yacht race, but is neither clever in design nor amusing in point.

There is, of course, the usual short funny story; but it is of general rather than local interest. The customary specimen lecture is "drool"; the one editorial contained in the number is a mere flow of adjectives and adverbs.