Curtain._
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[Illustration: "BREEZY BRIGHTON."]
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[Illustration: THE REVOLT OF THE RATEPAYERS AGAINST KING KOUNTY
KOUNCIL THE FIRST.
(TEMPLE, WEMYSS, AND SAVORY LEAD THE ATTACK.)]
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THE BOARD ON BOTH SIDES.
SCENE--_A Railway Carriage. Present two Passengers
discussing the Topics of the Day._
_First Passenger_. And then there's the School Board! I am on my way
to record my vote.
_Second Pass._ And so am I. I hope, Sir, we are of both of the way of
thinking?
_First Pass._ I hope so, too. My idea is to give the children of the
poor every possible advantage. Let them learn all they can. Yes, Sir,
let them learn all they can.
[Illustration: "Why, it's as plain as the Nose on your face!"]
_Second Pass._ (_excitedly_). But, my dear Sir, what can be the good
of that? It will be of no use to them in their future, and will only
make them dissatisfied with their position.
_First Pass._ (_calmly_). Ah, my dear Sir, you evidently take a narrow
view of the subject. Why should not the poor enjoy equality with the
rich? It is only the accident of birth that divides the peasant from
the Peer.
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