En passant à Magny (Haute-Alsace) des fantassins allemands aperçorvent un enfant de sept ans qui s'amusait à les mettre en joue avec un fusil de bois, au canon de fer blanc!... Un feu de salve tiré par les brutes renversa le pauvre petit qui s'escroula dans une mare de sang!... Il était mort!... Nous autions souri, les Allemands ont tué. XXXI.] XXXII. A drawing by Armengol, from _Le Rire Rouge_, Paris. "Retreat from the Front" (Le Front se Degarnit). [Illustration: XXXII.] XXXIII. IN THE BAGNIO. By Gallo. "What did you do?" "I killed my mother. And you?" "I was Emperor of Germany." (Reproduction of a drawing in _A la Baïonnette_, Paris.) [Illustration: XXXIII.] XXXIV. THE CONSULTATION ON THE KAISER. _Dr. George_: It is astonishing how effective are the "75" pills of Dr. Poincaré. _Dr. Albert_: Yes, I agree with you; the treatment should be continued. [Illustration: Dr. GEORGE—C'est etonnant comme les pilules 75 du Dr. Poincaré lui font de l'effect. Dr. ALBERT—Oui, je suis de votre avis, il faudrait continuer avec ce traitment. XXXIV.] XXXV. "THE SACRED UNION." By Garcia Benito. _The Marchioness_: "Dear me—in uniform one can't tell mine from yours!" [Illustration: XXXV.] XXXVI. "THE SILENT ONE"—JOFFRE. By Leandre, the allegorical cartoonist, in _Le Rire Rouge_, Paris. The reputation for silence enjoyed by General Joffre is better-founded than is always the case with the reputed characteristics of great men. In the course of being shaved at a Paris barber's recently, an English client was told that General Joffre had for fifteen years been a regular customer at the shop. "And what sort of person is he really?" "I don't know, sir—he never said anything!" [Illustration: XXXVI]. XXXVII. French satire has not devoted itself entirely to our enemies, but has been frequently turned on France. There are comedy and irony, perhaps even pathos, in Albert Guillaume's cartoon in_ Le Rire Rouge_ of the fair and probably frail lady who replies to the Sister of Mercy's request for clothes for the refugees: "Certainly, Sister. Françoise, bring me my pink dress with silver sequins. Do you mind it's being slit up at one side, Sister? It does rather date it." [Illustration: XXXVII.] XXXVIII. THE SICK MAN'S BURDEN. The Two-Hunned Camel [Le Chameau à Deux Boches]. From _Le Rire Rouge_. [Illustration: XXXVIII.] XXXIX. AT THE GATES OF THE VATICAN. "Open! Open! It is unhappy Belgium!" The Pope's neutrality was not popular in France, even before he refused to pronounce an opinion on the violation of Belgium, as "that had happened in his predecessor's time." Many people consider that by this attitude the Vatican lost a priceless opportunity of re-capturing France. It is significant that this moving cartoon, from _Le Rire Rouge_, is signed: "A. Willette, Catholique." [Illustration: XXXIX.] XL. "The Pope says...."