Snowball was the name of this good steed, and great care had evidently been taken in her grooming to make her worthy of her name, her bridle being also gaily decked with coloured ribbons, for, as John said, when attending to these duties, You don't go out a weddinging every day, do you, old gal?

An ex-LMS Class 3F 0-6-0T, No. 47482, emerges from Darlington works after overhaul with its number painted on the tankside in NER style.

The speech went on for hours, but the long and short of it is that not much has changed since last year.

Lenerengo, as usual, forgot everything else in the fiercer pleasure of berating her spouse.