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I was a little frightened at not receiving any letter from you for so long. but your note today calmed my fears.

I got a jolly letter from Uncle James the other day, he gave me 3 pages of sermon and one of fun.

do you know how I signalized my entrance into the higher line? why: I have got up a monthly journal, The Stonyhurst Figaro, to come out monthly I and a fellow called Roscell are the joint editors and correspondents, we make up little poems and essays to put in it. we have finished writing the November one, and nearly all the higher line have seen it. here are the contents of vol 1—which filled a large 2 penny themebook.

The Figaro’s Prospects (poem) by Arthur Roskell

Some wicked Jokes by A. Doyle

The students dream (poem) by A. Roskell.

The Abbot By A. Doyle. (poem)

Music of the day & music of the past (essay) by Roskell

Bluestocking court (essay) By Roskell

After the Battle (poem) By A. C. Doyle

‘It was incumbent to write poetry (so called) on any theme given,’ he recalled in Memories and Adventures. ‘This was done as a dreary unnatural task by most boys. Very comical their wooings of the muses used to be. For one saturated as I was with affection for verse, it was a labour of love, and I produced verses which were poor enough in themselves but seemed miracles to those who had no urge in that direction.’