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Special Supplements, containing the preceding Chapters of Bronwcn," may be had, pTÍfJe One Penny each. BUG N WEN, A HISTORICAL TALE OF OWEN GLYNDWB. BY MB. BERIAH GWYNFB EvAKS, IJJAHQADOCK, (All Eights Reserved by the Author J CHAPIEE XXVII. A CORONATION AND A REVELATION. The English had again retired, and th3 Wdsh Trere c: ce more loft in peaoo, and had time to tarn their thoughts to home matters. It vra-2 nrar-imooely decided to claim for a place amorg raiions once more, by chooeing fit prince, and crowning him with blooming poxip. Accordiugly, the chiefs of Wales were earn- moiled to attend a Parliament to be hald at Machynlleth. The Parliament duly met, Glyndwr was oboaan by acclamation aa Prince of Wales, bat, bafora the coronation, the usual ceremony of challenging opposition to the title of the new sovereign waa gone through. The championship was allowed ta devolve npon brave Sir Rhya Tudor, and none deserved it better. Himself of royal blood—soma ocuddetiiig hia claims to be fcugerior even to thJdo of Glyndwr himself —ho had been one of the chief leaders of this rebellion which had now turned out eo auspiciously. Among the first to join Glyndwr'e etand&rd, none had been more faithful than he—the only one, indeed, who might be deemed his rival being the Black Knight, between whom and Sir Rhys there had been a constant but friendly rivalry for the plaoe of honour at their chief's side; but as the Black Knight had not eeen fit tothiow off his incognito, lie eoulfl not, for obvious reasons, appear as ohampion. Witn a proud glance around, Sir Rhys before the assembled multitude, and, 1Il the face of the sun, the eye of light," challenged the whole world to dispute the claim of Vychan, of Glyn. dyfrdwy," to be crowned Prince of Wales. No one venturing to raiBe his voice, Owen was declared by acclamation to be Prince of Wales. The ceremony of coronation was performed by good Bishop Trevor, who had been so harshly diiven from Henry's presence, and whose conscience had thereafter permitted him without; a blush to follow his heart to Glyndwr's camp, and impressive indeed was the scene, when, the bishop, having placed the coronet on Owen's head, in a glowing prayer desired Heaven's blessings upon the doings of the day. When the prayer v as concluded, the aewly crowned prince rose to his feet, and was greeted with deafening aheerd. Signing for silenoe, he made them on .mpresaiva Breech, promising to uphold the tracithns of the Cymry and the rights of the people. Then, when the burets of cheers which grcetod his speech had subsided, he culled for lolo Gaoh to appear before him, ard then drew from his bosom a snaili gclden key secured by a faded ribbon, and holdi-jg this in hie hand, he told the assembled multitude the story of the key, and of the inspiration whbh had more than two years since descended from lolo Goch, showing him then the scsne which had juet taken place. Loud and continued again were the cheers which greeted this revelation, and lolo, glad to be able to touch his beloved favourite harp once mere, kissed the hand of his prince, aud, striking the chords of his harp, he forth such a lay as surpassed even himself, and held the vast multitude entranced on hia lips and tie sound of the musioal chords. In the aftexroon the firBt lavea of the newly elected sovereign was held, at which he received the congratulations and allegianco of his nobles, and the expressions of their respective eovorc.gns' friendship end well«wisheQ from special ambassa- dors from France and Spain. Ono trcsne especially took place at this levee j which defcerves to be recorded. Six Gam, a Welsh noble of South Wales, and brother-m. law cf the Prince Owen, incited, it ia said, by Henry, King of England, made a dastardly attempt to assassinate the prince. His hidden dagger was already drawn forth, and aiinod at the piince's heart. Another moment would have seen a fatal ending to the pomp of the ceremonial, the universal joy would have been turned to as univer- Eal wailing, when the Blaok Knight, who Btood near, by one sudden blow of hia gauntletad hand, broke the traitor's arm, the dagger whioh ho held falling on the prince's foot, and the arm which had wielded it dropping limp and useless at its owner's side. Deep and loud were the impreca- tions uttered by the incensed ohieftaina at this dastardly attempt upon the life of their beloved prince, and it is probable Sir David Gam would then and there have paid with hia life the penalty of bis anknightly act, but the prince, rising to his feet, commanded silence, and said that he would not have the joys and glories of his coronation day sullied by blood, and that therefore Sir David should be spared, but that as a warn. ing to traitors, he should be kept in close con- finement at Llaneaintffraid. This sentence was carried out, and in this dark prison Sir David lingered tor many years, until he was finally released by the payment on bis behalf of a heavy ransom by King Henry. The ruins of this old prison may yet be seen in Llaneaintffraid, in the vale of the Dee, and are known by the name of "Owen Glyndwr's Prison." „ Though the student of history may be satisfied with the historical account we have given above, the general reader perhaps may be unwilling to bid farewell to Gruffydd and Bronwea in their present unsatisfactory mutual relations, and with the mystery uncleared. Fortunately for Buch, we have in our possession an old manuscript which sufficiently clears up the whole, and as this manuscript, if produced here in facsimile, would be worse than Chinese to most of our readers, we shall lay before them its contents in plain At the conclusion of the levee, Prinoe Owen retired, attended only by his mow immediate fiier.de, among whom were Sir xCnys iudor, Madoc Vychan, Gruffydd Vychan, and the Black Knight. These assembled together in one of the rooms of the royal residence, the Black Knight quitted the room, returning in a short time with Bronwen leaning on his arm. Standing thus before the prinoe, with all eyes directed upon him, he said in a deep voice which caused tihe prinoe, Madoc, and Sir Rhys to start, "My sovereign prince, and you my fellow nobles, who have so kindly borne with my eooen- trtoitiea eo long, it is now time that the mystery clear J? i have enshrouded myself Bhould be yend ere 1 do 60 I wial1 to know whether alone6 Wi-1 been of service, not to Wales personally CQr whilom Owen Vychan, the Prince, can no man a hotly ann. brave knight, «u many Wales the tide of k ui h aided in turning for that in the heat offtl ?nhd oft £ *re 1 thought 2*2 sssfc-g? in ..vet ooo question more .1 not that I wilfully prinoe, and thick no t, w« theo pam without have .hS v telling me what d::l e nøw for Sf thT^ «' My God I' eK^^ J^Pnnoe, covering hia face with hia ^oangwer be a hard mat^W W There on^ i to me, before me, whioh I WoJ3d hfe which ever mea undo it, which S give even my fiath weighed me down witn eun- light often darkness. -Rio,f»k Knight, t>omMnn "Does this," asked the to the device upon las br eward driveu t length upon the ground, wltf :%?» the hilt in hia breast— pourtray Aye, that it does, alas! too truly, lowered the Prince. „■ aTfe well my Then," said the Knight, raising hii nsotto, for I will prove it true,' a?d, rax to the vizor^ he discovered hie noblo coanton- w'a0n attoniehed group around him. The PJ* he saw the face before him, bee time aeac y w and sank back upon hia seat gasping while Madoc Vjchan and Sir Rhya TadOfj one voice exclaimed, Sir Howel Sele 1" Cf What?" gasped the Prince, and do the dead indeed arise ? And art thou come to torture mef" The dead will indeed arise at the last day, brt I am rot come to torture thee, though Resurpsm,' Howel Sele shall nae again, and Howel Sde hath risen. Feel, priuce, my arm; it is stout flesh and blood, as rainy a Saxon can testify!" "But that ia impossible," exclaimed the Priiica," mine own Hand killed theo, mine own armG boro thy dead body to the blasted oak, mine own eypa eaw thy whitened skeleton within it iu thjf-e years after the deed I" TiJy pTTord did, indeed, pierce my bosom, and my body wao carried in thy Qrm1 to the treo, but thou didst not see my skeleton, for heve, see, the I tl-sh and mvscion I have aow oovering my bones," said Sir Howel. "0 Heaven, could I but believe thet}!" ex. r'airnfd Vhe Prince, '■ Wr-i3, listen then while I explain," said Sir Ilcwel. When that unfortuaate enoounter as it did, and us it ought, in my baistr b,-cight to eaitu, 1 was not dead, though neemirgly 80. I was in a trance, how bro?if?ht t'.bopt "Ernot tell, bat in it heard I all thou E&i-3st, witnf.sped thy rief at the tsntowa-d ending, heard my iijfant Alyfariwy oall upon me, uut, were heaven to ba my poriion for moving istscle or speaking a word, then heaven would not Ve mice, for it wa-j beyond my power. Thy sword let;: in my body prevented the flow of l-'ood. CoBKP.ioviEr.eP3 at length began to return, and I htwvod a Bigh and opened x-y t-yrs. As I chd so a rustling of the bushes outside the blasted oak I haard, and a. irMi peeped is—it waahewhoia nawmy faithful esquire— the beat les-jh in ail Walaa, nay I Efe had xeated by the tree and heard my sigh. He bore mo in his arras outside. He was, it ieetne, uoquainted with my features, snd h boro to a cave he knew of on Cpwch. There tended he me with skill, £ wcrd nud stopped the wounds, and day by day I gathered strength. One day he mf, icarirg on hia arm, tu wa.lk in tho opon air. While there a robber attached us, but my preserver soon overcame him, laying him dead at his feet beyond even the rs^ch of his own skiB. As I saw him lyirg there with the sword wound in his heart, a. thought struck me, and telling my irieiid, he that Eight bore tha robber's body and placed it vntbin the trunk where thou had at left me. I then, to do penance for my past sins, determined, vowed, to exile myself from home, and wife, and frier.de, and never to discover myes'fto living being as Sir Howel S^le, until I could, by saving the life of Owen Vychan, whioh I had sought to take, wipe out the ein I had been guilty of, and God be tbanhed who aided me to do eo." Ay, God indeed he thanked exclaimed the Prince, eeizitg hia cousin's hand. ily cup of joy ja indeed full." But not to overflowing," said Sir Howat, PO I'll e'en put in another drop for thoe.. Come hither, Gruffydd, noble youth and friend." Grtffydd advanced, and tho knight addressing him, with a mercy twinkle in his eye, asked "DoBt thou yet love Bronwen ?" Tbat is a needless question," answered the youth, "for while my heart beats withia my bcEom every beat shall say Bronwen "Then," said the knight, "ask thy father for her." Thou canst guess, Sir Howel, why I refused before?" asked the Prince. I can guess," s.id Sir Howel, that the pure epirit of Owen Vychan revolted from the idea of hip Bon rnftiryiny the daughter of a man whom that pen's father bad killed, even though uainten- tioKa'ly." 41 Tlar was EO," replied the Prince, and now, my KOB, if thou 'eanat f~ot Sir Hotel's eoxsaoat, ti.ou bast mine aad my biaseing top." itiite is given NO it. ia asked for," said Sir Er-wel, ¡;lc¡.û hia daughter's hsad ia that of Gruffydd. — It was indeed 8û; Broiiwoti, tha reptiued ORBghter of Madoc Vychasi, wag no other thsu Myianwy, Sir EOIVd infant daughter, wiioia Sir Owen had been coinpsllei to carry with him. le%t sLe should betiay hia secret. Ha had con- fided hie secret to hia brother Madoc, who had sided him by adopting M?f$n.^y and passing her df £:8 his own dstiDghtcir under the name of Brou. wen. The weiidiu? was not long colavoa, ana celebrated with great pcrap. being as,tendei by the chief Welsh r.oblee, as well as tho Ambassa- dors of Franco and Spain, at the Court ot tha bridegroom's father. The ceremony was per- formed by Biehoij Trevor, and lolo Gooh shona fcith as brilliantly in his nuptial lay to the hippy pair as he had done in his stirring martial song^ Lovg and happy was the life of Graftydii Vjchan and Myfanwy Sele, arid though SIr Howel always called his daughter by her baptismal nama of Myfanwy, he remarked with a smile thai, to her husband she waa ever BEONWEN 1 THE END.

EPILOGUE. Nothing purporting to be a historical tale of Offen Gljndwr would be deemed complete which leaves him immediately after hia coronation, and yet cur tale is practically completed when we have landed Grnffydd and Bros wen in bliss. To suit, however, all tastes, we shall add here a few facts respecting the subsequent career of Owen, Prince of WaIfs-dry facts, which the more novel reader will do well to skip, but whioh to the hiatcrical student will bo solid food, though in a rather indigestible form. When the Percye became disaffectad with Henry's behaviour towards them, they naturally turned their eyes towards Wales, seeing thera already a powerfal ally, could they but secure Owen on their side, and as their Bide was opposed to Henry in this, they had of oourBe no difficulty. The alliance was formed, Britain, South of the Tweed, was divided on paper into three kingdoms, J'rgland. Notthumbria, and Wales, with Mor- timer, Percy, and Glyndwr, their respective sovereigns. An f lliajjoe, offensive and defensive, was formed between the three would ba monarchs. At the battle of Shrewsbury, theae plAua were entirely tlpSfJt by the success cf Henry. Glyndwr, how ever, did not part in the battle, The floooed Severn separated him from the combatants. His advance gufird only of 4 fJOù men, led by hia brother in-lw, Sir Jenhin HantSor, engaged tha English, and the brave ilantner waa killed. It. 1404 an alliance, offensive acd defensive, was ooccluded and ratified between Prince of WalEs, at d Charlee, King of France. A copy of the treaty is still in existence. In the campaigns of thIs jear, tbe other Princs of Wales, Henry of Monmouth, afterwards Henry V., took a promi- nent part, the success which had hitherto attended Owen deeerting him, tho fickle goddess nestling in tie bosom of hie rival. In the terrible battles of Grotmcnt and Pwllmelyn, in tho spring of 1404, OWEn was defeated, hia army terribly cut np- his brother Tudcr killed, and Gruffydd, hia lion, taken prisoner. Tho latter was, hovrevtr, aharcly after exchanged, fîen mot of the English histories ceaae with the temporary overthrow of Glyndwr. He indeed retired ditheartened, and 10]: gome time took refuge in a lonely cave not far from Towyii, Merionethshire. Here, however, he did not loBg remain, star again became ascendant. An embassy difpatched to France proved successful, and a French force of 12,000 men landed from H:0 ships at Milford Haven. Owen united his gathered force of 10,000 Welshmen to these, and together they marched to within eight of the gatee or Worcester. Hecry came to meet them, and for eight days the two armies were encamped within sight of each other near Wood. bury Hill, both being afraid to risk the chances of a baifle, each seeing the consequences of a defeat—for to the Kiig of England aa the Pricce of Wales defeat meant dethronement. Finally, the Weleh, with their allies, retreated, followed too rashly by the royal foroeB, who were severely .punished, and who lost many men in varions skirmishes, while the boga and marshes, with which the Welsh were thoroughly acquainted, proved almo"t Be disastrous to the English as did the monntain passes of Eryri. The year 1405 waa spent in comparative quiet. 1406 brought a second French aid. The years 1407 8 were not marked by any important move- ments. In 1409 the WlJb. under Rhys Ddu and Philip Seudamore; made a raid into Shropshire, which proved disastrous, the force being annihi- lated and the leaders taken and executed. From 1409 to 1413 there was almost undis- turbed peace, Owen being left in possession of the throne he had gained by his sword. In 1415 Henry V., mindful of his obligations to GJyndwr, Bent offers for ,au honourable peace. They came, however, too late to do aught but crown with triumph the dosing eoene in the life of the Welsh Prinoe, for when the ambassadors arrived he was on his death bed in his daughter's house at Mornirjgton, Herefordshire. The treaty of peace was ratified by his son the following year. and Wales returned once more to that connection with England which has never siDco been broken, end which, after tho accession of Henry Tudor (Senry VII,), the great grandson of the Sir Rhys Tudor who figures in our previous pages, to the thrones of Bolingbroke and Glyn- dwr, the Welsh have never felt inclined to dispute the title to the throne of the English monarohs, as tbeea English monarohs are, in fact, direct lineal descendants of the old Prinoea of Wales. FINIS.

PICKINGS FKOM « PUNCH." AN AGGRAVATING TEUTON.—O'Reilly (in the heat of a political discussion): The fact is, sorr, all you Germans are prigs, regular prigs Herr Muller Ja wchl! all va ChermanB are brioks, recular bricks O'Reilly I said prigs, sorr- not bricks Herr Muller: I haf ears, my vrient You said brioks, of course—not prigs. O'Reilly Prigs, Pig-headed, oould-hearted prigs! Herr Muller: Ja wohl' Big-headed, gold. hearted bricks! O'Reilly Ah get out wid ye Ye're past praying for Herr Muller: Zen vy do yon go on braying, my vrient P [Exit O'Reilly foaming at the month. Herr Muller chuckles for the rest of the day.J GRASSMAK.—Invalid: I've had a wretched night, Mrs. Wobbles. Nurse: Dear, dear me, air' I thought you moet comfortable! Invalid (with a groan): Oh, Mrs. Wobbles, do nee the adverb! Nuree: Yes, air, I'll see about it directly. sir-bu t- (uzzled). I reely don't think there's one in the OUSG, air!! MRS. PONSONBY DlB TOMKINS'S "DAY AT HOME."—Moa. Ponsomby de Tomkins So good of you to take pity on Uil, duchess! ana you too, dear Lady Adeline! We were really feeling quite deserted, and——Footman Mrs. MaoHalliater. Mrs, MacAlistor (an aunt of Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkins's—quite unexpected, and by no means a person of fashion) Hech ye didna think to set eyes on me the day, my bonnie baimie! Andhoo's a' wi' ye and the gnidman, lassie P [Sits down, and makes herself quite at home J fcitanned by the awful apparition, Mrs. Ponsonby de Tomkins mentally ejaculates, "Oh heavens! what will the duchess think and loses all presence of What the duchess daid to Lady Adeline, wiving home Niee motherly person that Mrs. o She's the wife of Lord Finsbary'a Torek- it seems. I'd no idea Mrs. Q 188 "ad euch respectable connections! °nT.—Vicar: Sorry I never see you at vcu ouoht+lteu a leadice man in the parish, Well tit an0 OEe of tho Pillars Squire hnttpoMeV6Ilt0» I'm not a pillar, I'm one o' fa-ow s"ways to be found outside, you

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Special Supplements, containing the preceMng Chapters Two Curious Courtships." may be had, price One Penny each. TWO CURIOUS COURTSHIPS A STORY OF LOVE AND FINANCE. Being art adaptatwnfrcm the French, and in many parts entirely re-uriiten. BY HOWARD PAUL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PART II. CHAPTER VI. The Bsrcn von Pfuhietein was too practical a man to live near his buainesa so about the time he founded the company of which he was man- ager, he purchased a Urge house in South Ken- sington, 1.0t. very far from the museum. It waa a new hemee, had never been occupied, having been built by a well known contractor named Bryton, who had come to London from Yorkshire, it was said, with the traditional half-crown, and in ten years had accumulated a fortune of a hundred thousand pounds, But he wue a modest man, and took as much pains to conceal hia fortune, and offend no one, as most parvenus do to display wealth, and flare it in the eyes of the public. Though he oould hardly sign hia name, yet he knew and practised the maxim of the Greek philoeophar, which is, perhaps, the true secret of happineas-" Hide thy life." In fe,ot, his adherence to this maxim almost approached a mama. At the time of his greatest prosperity, for instance, having need of a carriage, he bad built for himself two ordinary cabSj out- wardly similar in every respect to those ueed by the public, but luxuriously upholstered within, and drawn by horees of common appearance, but who could go their ten miles an hour any day. Haying the carriage, the worthy builder deter. mined upon having also his own house, built by himself. But this required infinitely greater pre- cautions still. For as you may imagine," he explained to his friends, a man does not make as muoh money as I have, without making many bitter enemies also. I have against me all the builders who have not. succeeded, all tha sub-contractors I employ, and who say that I speculate on their poverty, and the thousands of workmen who work for me, ard swear that I grind them down to the dust. Thfy call me already a taek-master and a robber. What would it be, it they caw me living in a beautiful house of my own ? They'dswe.« that I could rot possibly have got rich honestly, and that I must have committed Borne crimes. Besides, to build a hacdgocie house on the street would be, in case of a etriko, setting up windows for the ptoneg of all the raecilJs who have been in irsy employment." Such were the Yorkehi;email's reflections when, as h expre«st<l it, he received to build. A riece 'of land was? for sale in South Kensing- ton. Be boutrht it, end at the eaue time purohaaed the adjvKirg house, which he immediately caused to be pulled down. This operation plaoed in hia possession a vast piece of ground, not very wieie, but cf great depth, fctretchicg back some coreiderable distance. Work was at once, according to a plan which his architect and hiir self had spent several months in maturing. 0" the line of the street arose a house of the most modest appearance, two storeys only in height, with a very high and very wide carriage door for the pseeage ot vehicles. This was to deceive the vvsJgar eye—the outside cf tb& cab, as it were. Behind the horse, between a EpRcions court and a vast garden, was built the residence which Mr. Bryson had dreamed; and it really was an exceptional building, both in the excellence of the materials used and the infinite care whioh presided over its minutest details. The marbles for the vestibule and stairB were brought from Afdco, Italy, and CorBioa. He sent to Rome for workmen for the mosaics. The locks and joiners' work were entrusted to the cleverest artisans. Bepeating to every one that he was working for a great foreign nobleman, whose orders he went to take every morning, he was free tJ. indulge his most extravagant lanoies without fearing un. pleasant remarks. SSESSS- Poor old man! The day when the last work. man drove in the last nail an attack of aroplexy carried him off without giving him time to say, Thanks!" A week after all his relatives from Yorkshire came swoopingjnto London like a pack of wolves. Two hundred thousand pounds What a windfall to divide! Litigation followed, as a matter of oruree, ard the house was offered for sale under a judgment. The Baron von Pfuhlstein bought it for twelve thousand pounds about one third of what it had cost to build. A month later he moved into it; and the expense whioh Le incurred to furnish it in a style worthy cf the budding itself was the talk of the neigh. bourhocd. And yet he was not fully satisfied with his purchase. Unliie Mr. Bryson, he had no whh. whatever to conce&l his wealth. What! La owned ore of those exquisite houses which excite at once the wonder and the envy of paesere-by, and that house waa hidden benind tuch a common looking building. I must have that hovel pulled down," he said, from time to time. And then ho th ught of some. thing else; and the "hovel" was still standing on that evenirg, when, after leaving Alfred, M. de Erevan paid"hie call upon the Baron von Pfuhlstein. The servants had, doubtless, received their instructions, for as soon ae Maxime emerged from the porch of the .front houee, the porter advanced from his lodge, bowing till he was almost bent double, and hia mouth extended from ear to ear by tfce most obsequious Bmile. "The baron has not yet come home," ha said, without waiting to be questioned. "But he cannot be much longer away und of course the baronct-B in at home for you, my lord." Standing aside, he struck upon the enormous gong that stood near hia lodge a single shary blow, intended to wake up footma.n 011 duty iu the vestibule, and to announce a visitor of note. Silently, but not without quit i ly observing eveiything, M. de Brevan crossed the courtyard, covered with the finest gravel—they would have powdered it with gold duet if they had dared— aud surrcmnded on all Bides with bronze baskets, in which beautifal rhododendrons were bicseoming. It was nearly six o'clock. The manager of the Unlimited Confidence Company dined at seven; and the preparations for this important event were everywhere apparent. Through the large windows of the dining-room the steward could be seen presiding over the Betting of the table. The butler waa coming up from the ioellar laden with bottles. Finally, through the apertures of the basement arose the appetising perfumes of the kitchen". What enormous business it required to support euch a Btyle, to display tbiB luxury, which would ehame one of those German princelipgs, who exchanged the crown of their ancestors for Prus- sian uniforms 1 Meantime, the blow struck on the porter's gong had produced the desired effect and the gates oil the vestibule seemed to open of their own acoord before M. de Brevan, as he ascended the steps. This vestibule, of which the splendour had im, pressed poor Madge so deeply, would, indeed, have been worthy the attention of an artist, had it been allowed to retain the simple grandeur and severe harmony which Mr. Bryson's architect had imparted to it. But the baron, as he was proud of boasting, had a perfect horror of simplicity and, wherever be discovered a vacant space as big aa his hand, he inserted a picture, a bronze, or a piece of china. Two footmen were standing there when M. de Brdvan came in. "Please to follow me, my lord," said the younger of the two, withoutasking asy question. Opening the wide glass door, he conducted M. de Brevan up a magnificent marble staircase, the elegant proportions of whioh were absolutely ruined by the ridiculous profusion of objeots of art of all descriptions. This Btaircaae led to a vast semi-circular landing, out of which, between columns of pre. cious marbles, opened three wide doors. The footman opened the centre one, which led to the baron's gallery of Flemish pictures. .But M. de Erevan had not time to examine the paintings, with which, iedeed, he was already acquainted. The footman showed him into the email drawing, room of the baroness, a bijou of upholstery in crimson satin and gold. If you will kindly take a seat, my lord," he said. 1 will inform the baroness of your lord. eh jit's visit." The fcotman uttered these titles of nobility with greatpGlnp, and as if some of their lustre were re-fleeted upon himself. Left alone, M. de Btevan threw himself upon a Beat. Worn out by the emotion of the day he felt thankful for this momentary respite, which permitted him, before taking a decisive step, to collect all hia energy and preaenoe of mind. In two minutes he was 80 deeply absorbed iu his thoughts that he started like a man suddenly aroused from sleep by the uoiae of an opening door. At the aame moment he heard a slight exclamation of surprise. Instead of the baroness, it was her daughter, Marguerite, who had come in. tfou should warn people," she said, coming into the middle of the room, and acknowledging Manime's respectful bow by a familiar creature. "I came here to look for mamma, and find you instead. Why, you made me juBip." She took the young man's hand, and pressed it to her side. Feel," she added, "how my heart beats." Younger than Nelly Braneoombe, Mdlle. Mar. guerite von- Pfuhlstein had established a reputation for beauty so thoroughly that to eali it in question would have seemed a crime to her numerous admirers. And she really waa a hand- some girl. Tall and well made, she had a fine figure and a beautiful neck, though her throat was perhaps, a little too thick and too short, She' had hair of that golden red whioh Titian admired, and which the Venetians obtained by exposing themselves to the noonday sun on the terraces of their palaces. A fresh complexion, eliEhtly freckled, red lips, white teeth, and full blue eyes, completed the sum cf her attractions. More devoted to fashion than taste, she wore a dress of one of tbe newest and most .peculiar shades, combining tho latest eccentricities of style with the lightest revelations of figuro. Do you know that ita's porfeotly stunning to eee you here ?" sbe eaid to 51. do Bres\*n, throwing bertelf into a chair. JuEt ltuagiiie wnat a face the governor will make when he sees y°*j- Yon know, I suppose, tbat he has aeen badly hit. M. de 13r6van replied in vague terms but it was one of Marguerite's habits never to listen to the answers which were made to her questions. ''Branscombe," she continued, papa scishier, has just started on a littlo pienio to bpain, I believe. Do you know him i" Very little." "An old fellow, always dressed like an under- taker, and with a face like 0110 of his mutes. Ana papa, an old bird, was fool enough to be t*ken in by him? He looked like a man who has lost a abillit g and found sixpence, when ha aaiae toO tell mamma and me that old Branecombe had gone off with a quarter of a million." And has he really carried of. that enormoue sum P" "Not entirely, because it wasn't siuce the day before jeeterday that he began digging into the c.-mpeny's funds. For yeura this venerable old mute has be;.fi leading a somewhat variegated existence. And as he was not exactly calculated to be Eldored at par, why, it cost papa'p share. holders a pretty lively premium. But anyhow, he must have earned off R handsome nugget." And, fcouncirg to the piano, feha began an accompaniment loud enough to crack the window pnees, Bil ging at the same time the popular refiain of the 4 Gallopirg Snob." A stranger would doubtless have been sur irised at Mdlle. von Pfuhlstein's odd manners But Mexime de BrévflD. had known her for sonr. time already, and was faeciliar with hei t&siea and hiiOite. At the age of twelve this young lady was sent elf to a boardit g school in Paris, where girls are initialed irto the arts of the toilette, and from which they emerge knowing how to see without Fetwing to look, and to lie boldly without blushing; in a word, ripe for society. The dirpctiees of the boarding school, a lady of fashion who had met with reverses, said of "ildlle veil Pfuhlttein, for whom she was paid three thousand five hundred franca a year, She gives the greatest promise, and I shall certainly make a briiiiant woman of her." But tl e opportunity was not allowed her. The Baroneti vm Pfuhlscein discovered one morning that it was impossible for her to live without her daughter, and that her maternal heart was lacerated by a separation which was against the sacred laws of nature. She brought her home, therefore, at the age of fifteen, declaring that nothing henceforth, not even her marriage, should separate them, and that she should finish herself the dear child's education. From that moment, in fact, whoever saw the Baroness von Pfuhlstein always saw Marguerite following in her wake. A girl of fifteen, discreet and well trained is a corveidicnt chaperon a chaperon which enables a woman to show herself boldly where she might not bave dared to venture alone. The presence of a mother followed by her daughter disarms slander. Under the pretext that Marguerite was only a child, and of no consequence, the Baroness dragged her everywhere, to the park, to raoes, visiting and shoppitg, to balls and parties, to Scarborough and Brighton, to public balls and city dinners; and to all the first nights of the crutch-sti. k and toothpick theatres, like the Gaiety, the Folly, the Globe, and tha little Royalty, up a back street in Soho. It was mainly at the theatre that the child's education, so happily commenced in Paris, had received the finishing touohes. At sixteen she was well up in all the theatrical scandal of the day; she could imitate Nelly Farren in burlesque to the life, and cculd take off Kate Vaughan in two or three of her graceful pas with surprising accuracy. She had heard much of the goings-on at the musio- halls, but her indulgent mamma drew the line at a grille at Evanr,'s, and once in a way treated her daughter to a private box at the Canterbury l'bep tie of Varieties. Be iween limes she studied the fashion books, delighted in the Figaro, the Hornet, the Sporting Times, or any paper that contained chit-chat and gc Be ip, and society on dits. She learned to ride on horseback, to fence and t;: shcot, and distinguished herself once at a pigecn-match. She kept a betting-book, and cculd take a, hand at loo or baccarat, and onoe, during a vitit to a French watering-place, she not only astonished the natives with the novelty of her bathing, costumes, but finding herself one day the centre of a circle of lookers-on, she took a sensational header with great pluck and consider. able applause. She could smoke a cigar, empty a klass ot champagne neatly, and once her mother was obliged to bring her home, and put her quickly to bed, because she had insisted upon trying a combination of liqaids entitled Home Rule,"and her conversation had become suddenly ecoentrio. Leading such a life it was difficult for public opinion always to spare these two ladies. There were sceptics who insinuated that this steadfast friendship between mother and daughter had very much the appearance of two people bound by the complicity of a common secret. Yet, as the baroness and her daughter's mode of life waa, after all, the same as that of a great many women who passed for being perfectly proper, and as there was no positive or palpable fact brought againBt them, moat people dismissed tho gossip which attacked them as idle slander. And why not, since the Baron von Pfuhlstein, the most interested party, seemed perfectly con. tented P 4 To- ill-advised friends, who ventured some ailu. sions to the public rumours, he would reply "My daughter can amuse herself, if she likes. As I shall give her a dowry of forty thousand pounds, she will always find a husband." Or else, "And what of it? Do not American girls enjoy unlimited freedom P Are they not constantly seen going out with young men, or walking or travelling alone P Do they make worse wives and mothers than young ladies who are models of propriety ? Hypocrisy is not virtue." To a certain extent the baron was right. Mdlle. von Pfuhlstein had already received several very eligible offers of marriage. She had refused them all. A husband she had answered each time. No, thank you I am quite equal to spending Biy dowry ior n.yeelf. By-and-bye, perhaps. When I have cut my wisdom teeth, and am tired of my freedom." She did net seem to be weary of it yet, though she pretended that she had lost her illusions, had exhausted every eensation, was thoroughly biases, and that life henceforth had no surprises in re- serve for her. Her reception of M. de Brevan was, .therefore, one of Marguerite's least eo. centricities. .« i1 Eee' Pleaetire>" said M. de Br £ vao, that the embezzlement of whioh yonr father has been the victim does not in any way affect your spirits." "Would you have me ory r" she said, shrug. gingher shoulders, "because pa's shareholders haT c been swindled P Console yourself they are used to it. I see no one to pity except the wife &Ld daughter of that old pump, Branscombe." They are., indeed, much to be pitied." "They say the mother is a good old oreature. She is an excellent person." And the daughter ? O'FlaBh was crazy about her once. She is an angel,' he used to say, and when I have given her a little style she'll be a BCDsationr Now tell me, is she really as good- looking as all that?" She is a very pretty girl." Better-looking than me P" It is not the same style, Miss Marguerite." Mdlle. von Pfuhlstein sat at the piano; half turned towards M. de Bi 6van, she ran her fingers listleeBly over the keys, striking a note here and there. as if to punctuate her soutencejs. Ob, how nice she exclaimed, and, above all, how gallant! Really, if you venture ottea on such declarations, mothers would be very wrong to trust you alone with their daughters." You did not quite understand me." lea I did. I atked you if I was better-looking than Miss Branscombe, and you replied that it was not the same style." Because there can be no comparison between you, who are a wealthy heiress, and whose life is a whirl of enchantment, and. a poor girl, very humble and modest, who rides in an omnibus and makes her own,dresses." I A contemptuous smile curled Marguerite's lipa. "Why mot E" she interrupted. "Men have such funny tastes." And turning suddenly she began a rondb from Les Cloches de Corneville I may te piincess, leastways madam, from my style at once is seen; Mv taiht r I don't know frvm Adam, 1 But 1), ium or duke he must have been. M. de Brivan was watching her very atten. tively. Be had not been deceived by the great surpriae she bad manifested when she found him in the little boudoir. "She knew I was here," he thought, "and no douct her mother sent her. But why, what for ? OJ Jfeverthelees," she resumed, "that flweet rB. Branecytub0 ano her modest daughter are me. fearful mesa. What a smart BP, marquis, They have a great deal of courage." NaturaLy, But, what is better, the daughter -^ftrT,? ,eEuld Vt?^0: P leaat so her prolesaor told Oilash. Why shouldn't she go on the stage ? Actresses make a lot of money, you know. Papa'll help her, if she wishes. He has a great (halof influence with the managers, papa has." Mrs. and Mies Branecombe have friends." "Oh yes, O Flash." "Otberø besides." Oh, he'll do to begin with. O* Flash is gallant and generous, why shouldn't he offer to that tiaud damsel a nice little position in mahogany and rosewood ? That way, we should have the plea- sure'cf meeting her at) the theatres and at the What a little wretch!" thought De Brévan. But as he did not yet understand very clearly what she wanted to get at, he kept on his guard, and remained cold and impassive. What a face you're making!" she said, turn- 1Dg towards him again. Are you jealous of the festive O'Flash?" "Not I!" Then why den't you want him to succeed in his love P But he will, you'll see. Fifty pounds on O'F- ILsb. Do you take it r No ? I am sorry; it's a cead loss for me. I know very well that Mies—what's her name ?" "Nelly." Jolly A nice name for a oashier's daughter. I am aware that she once sent poor O'Flash and his offer to Bath. But she had resources then, whilst now- It's disgustingly commonplace, but ptople must ea.t There are still women, Mdlle. Von Pfuhlstein, capable of starving to death." M. do Bievan now felt satisfied. It Beemed evident that they had somehow got wind of his intentions, that Marguerite had been sent to feal the ground, and that she only attacked Miss Bianscombe to irritate him into betraying him- BOX-- Boah Bhe said, If Miss Branscombe is like all the rest. If she had to choose between the amiable Ferdinand and the Thames on a dark night, she woulcu't take the river." Mazime had always disliked this young lady, bnt at this moment he thought her insufferable, and had ho not been so anxious to isse the baron and baroness he would have withdrawn. Spare, I beg of you," he uttered coldly, a poor giil stricken by a moat oruel misfortune. Worse might happen to you." To me 1 And what do you suppose can happen to irep" Who knows ?" She charted to her feet so violently, that she upset the music Btool. "Whatever it may be," she exclaimed, "I say in advance, I am glad!" M. de Brvan was astonished at her vehe- mence. Yes, I am glad!" she repeated, because it would be a change, and I am sick of the life I lead. Yes, sick of being eternally and invariably happy with the same dreary happiness. And to think that there are idiota who envy my fate To think, that when I drive through the streets, I iear girls exclaim, looking at me, Isn't she iKtsy Little fcols! I'd like to AGO thom in MY I place. They live, they do. Thoir pleasures are not all alike. They have anxieties and hopes, 13PS and downs, rain and sunshine; whilst I, always dead calm! The barometer always at Set fair What a bore Do you know what I cic to-(if,} { Exactly the fame as yesterday; and lo-rr.errow I shall do the Eame as to-day. "A ueoo dinner is a good thirg; but always the rich ciuner. Too many fal-lals I'd like ageccinsh stew, cr some greens and bacon. Eire's ihe entire programme, and no charge for it In winter, theatres and balls; in summer, races and the seaside summer and winter, shop- ping, the pfrk, calls, trying on dresses, perpetual adoration by ma'a friends, all of them inane fellowB to whom the mere thought of my dJwry g.-ves the jaundice. Excuse me if I yawn it is the thought of their conversation, chiefly sap- ported by tucliing their toothpiekB. And to think," she continued, that this will be my existence until I m?oke up my mind to take a huybai.d For I'll have to come to it, too. Pa will present to me some swell, attracted by my men ty. I'll answer, I'd just aa soon have him as any other,' and he will be admitted to the iclcur of payirg his attentions to me. Every mornilg he will send me a bouquet; every after. neon, after bar king hours, he'll come to oali, in lavenaer or primrose kids. During the afternoon ho ai d papa will pull each other's hair out on the subject ct the dowry. At last the happy day will anive.^ Can't you see it ail before you? St. George's, Hanover square, nuptial ceremony; three parsons, if you please—big breakfast-lots of people—a few tears, speeches, champagne, whizz, bang !-and away we go to the 'continoag' to speid our blessed honeymoon. Papa will do the thing well, for he'll get an advertisement out of it. the Morning Post will publish the names of the biidemaids and the principal guests. He'll wcrk that, 30u may depend. He's an arttul old pa, though. His face will be as long as a fiddle when he remembers he's got to pay the dowry. Mamma will be all upset at the idea of becoming a grandmother. The bridegroom will be in a wretched humour, because his boots will be too tight; and I shall lock like a goose, because I shall be dressed all in white, and white is a stupid colour, which is not at all becoming to me. Charming family gathering, isn't it P Two weeks later, my husband will be sick of me, and I shall be disgusted with him. After a month, we shall be at daggers drawn. He'll go back to his club and his bachelor friends, and I-I shall have con. quered the right of going out alone; and I shall begin going to the park, to balls, to raees, whare. ever my mother goes. I shall spend an enormous amount of money on dress, and make debts which papa will pay." Thcngh anything might be expected of Mar- guerite, still M. do Bi 6 van seemed visibly sur. prised. She laughed and continued. That's the invariable programme, and that's why I say I should be glad of a change, whatever it might be. You find fttult with me for not pity- ing this Nelly Branscombe. How could I, since I envy her P She is happy, because her future is not Eottied and laid out in advance. She is poor, but she is free. She is twenty she is pretty; she has a beautiful vcice, sbe can go on the etageta- morrow. and become one of the pet actresses of London. What a life, then! Ah, that is the one I dream, the one I should have selected had 1 been mistress of my destiny." She was interrupted by the noise of the opening door. The Baroness Von Pfuhlstein appeared. As she was going to the opera immediately after dinner, and afterwards to a par'y, she was in full drees. She wore a very pale grey brocade, out audaciously low, &nd trimmed with crimson. In her hair, "orn high over the head,she had a bunch of fuchsias, the flexible stems of which, fastened by a large diamond star, trailed down to her vary shoulders, white and smooth as marble. But though she forced herself to smile, her countenance was not that of festive days, and the glance which she cast upon her daughter and Maxime de Erevan was laden with threats. How kind cf yon, marquis," she began in a voice of which she tried in vain to control the emotion, to respond so soon to my invitation of this morning! I am really distressed to have kept you waiting; but I was dressing. After what has happened to the baron, it is absolutely indis. pensable that I should go out and show myself, otherwise our enemies will be saying everywhere to morrow that I am in Spain, preparing lodgings for my hueb&nd." And, suddenly changing her tone, "But what was that madcap child of mine g you?" she asked. It was with surprise that M. de Brévan dis. covered that the entente cord/iale which he sus- pected between mother and daughter did not exist at that moment. "Mies Marguerite," he replied, veiling his conjectures under a jesting tone, was confiding to me all her little troubles." Do not take the trouble to tell a story. marquis," interrupted the girl. Mamma knows es well ae yourself, for she waB listening at the door." Marguerite!" exclaimed the Baroness. And she only came in, because she thought it was quite time to cut short my confidences." The face of the baroness became crimson. "I be child is mad she said. The child burst out laughing. "You should not have sent me here against my wish," she Went on. You made me do it; don't complain. You were sure that I had but to appear, and M. de Erevan would fall at my feet. I appeared and—you saw the effect through the keyhole, didn't your" Her motber'a eyes flashed; she twisted her lace handkerchief between her fingers loaded with ringe. "It is unheard of!" she oried. "she has lost herBenBes!" Thanks for the compliment!" said the young lady, dropping an ironical ourtsey. "Unfortu- nately, I wae never more completely in possession of all the Eense I may boast of than now. What were you telling me a moment ago P Run, the Marquis de Brévan is coming to ask your hand; its all settled.' And what did I answer? 'No use in troubling myself; if I were hung all over with diamonds and rubies, the marquis would not have me for a wife.' She drew nearer to Maxime and looked him straight in the face. "Come, DOW," she aeked, "am I not right, marquis? Isn't it a fact that you wouldn't have me at any price ?" M. de Bievan's situation was Bomewhat embarrassing between these two woman, whose anger waa equal, though it manifested itself in a different way. It was evidently a previous dispute which was now continued in his presence. "I think, Miss Marguerite," he began, "that you have been Blandering yourself gratuitously." Thr-t ia not an answer," she said; but as M. de Br^van'said nothing more, she turned to the baroness and continued. Now, you see, who was crazy—you, or I? You imagine here that money is everything, that everything is for sale, and that everything can be bought. No! Tnere are still men, who, for all the gold in the world, would net give their name to Marguerite von Pfuhlstein. It is strange; but it is true, my dear mamma, and we must make up our minds to it. The men of whom I apeak," she oontinned, slowly and distmotly, and turning towards Maximo marry the girls who can starve to death." Knowing her daughter well enough to be aware'tbat she could not impose silence upon her, the baroness had dropped into a fauteuil. She strove to preserve an appearance of indiffer- ence whilst her daughter was speaking, but every moment an involuntary gesture betrayed the inward storm. "Oo on, poor foolish child!" she said, "go on." ALd Marguerite continued. Finally, were the marquis willing to have me, I would refuse him myself, because, then"—a bluch coloured Lor checks and her bold eyes dropped. Because, then," she added, lowering her voice, he would no longer be what he is. 1 only came here to expose myself to an affront which r I foresaw, because I wanted to make sure of a faot, of which a word from O'Flash the other day go,, e me an idea. I wanted to find out the marquis's secret; and I have found it out." M. de B:évan had come to the Von Pfuhlstein mansion with a plan well settled in advance. He had pondered long before deciding what he would do, what he should say, and how he should beltin the struggle. What had taken place showed him the idleness of his ocnjectarsp, and, an a natural consequence, upset his plans. To make the best possible use of the chances of the hour was now the wiEest thing to do. "There was no need of artifice," he replied to Marguerite, because I have nothing to conceal. You had but to question me. I should have answered, Yea it is true, I love Miss Nelly Bransocmhe, and before a month is over she will be Marquise de Br<Svan. The Baroness started to her feet at these woi dB, and pushed back her chair so violently that it relied all the way to the wall. "What!" she exclaimed, "you are going to mairy tbat girl—yon 1—yes." "The daughter of a defaulting cashier, a dishonoured man, whom justice pursues and a prÏion awaits P" Yes Whatever may have been Mark Branscombe'a crime," replied M. de Brovan, in a significant tone, which caused the baroness to shiver. Whether he has or has not stolen from the funds of the Unlimited Confidence Company; whether he is alone guilty, or has accomplices whether he bo knave, fool, impostor, or dupe, his daughter is net responaible." You know the Bransoombe family, then F" Enough to make their cause my own hence- forth." I he bareness did not attempt to conceal her cgitation. A nobody's daughter she said. I Jove her." Without a shilling Why, that's the very reason a man may marry her," exclaimed Marguerite, with a smile; ard heleiinfr out her band to M. de Brevan, she added, What you are going to do is noble Mad, unhappy child! exclaimed the Btronesa, wildly, if your father should hear!" "Who should tell him? rhe marquis is too much cf a gentleman to make mischief, and you caie not I" The baroneES drew herself up to her full height; her head thrown back, her breast htaving with anger. Marguerite," sbe ordered, with flashing eyes, "leave the room, I command yon!" "Pray calm yourself," returned the girl, ironi. cally, remaining motionleBB in her place, "or you will spoil your complexion for tha rest of The ever-it-ig. Do I complain P Do I ,>t excited ? That Miss Brenscombe should get married, that shp should be harpy, have lots of children, darn her husband's pocks and make his ea-that's aU right it i8 her part in life. Ours, my dear mamma, 38 jon have taught me-8 to laugh end have plenty of fun, night and cay, until death." A footman rbo came in interrupted her. Ha bELr6od a card to the baroness. The gentleman is in the large drawing-room," he aid. The turned very pale, and twisted the cnid between her fingers. "I will be back directly," she Baid, loavinjr the rorm. An embarrassing silence followed her departure. Marguerite *?s leaning against the mantelpiece, her esbcek reetirp upon her hand, still much ex- cited. For the first time in her lifa her bold blue eves wero tnnvdJy caot fiown. as though che feared i they mi|?ht betray her thoughts. M. ce Bréwlin remained in his place, having reed of all the self-command which he possessed. He was not conceited, but Mdlla. voa Pfuhlstein had been tco explicit to leave him a doubt. All she bad said couid be comprised in one sen- Len r;c-- My parents were in hcpgs that I should beccne your wife I had judged you vell euoogh to n.-cersttiid th.:? er;r. Precisely because. I love jou, I acknowledge mveslf uaworthy of you and I wish jou to kn^w that if you had assed my banc- the hana of a girl with a. vast co -.vry-I should have Cez.bt;:¡ to tsteexa jou." That such a feeling shculd have blossomed in Marguerite's EOBI, W ithered as it was by vanity, Mid blunted by dissipation, was almost a miracle, I an aetonishkg proot of love it ltve, at LLy rlte, which she gttvc, and Maxime de Erevan would hate been less than man not to be moved by it. What a miserable wretch I am she cried, iuccenly. You mean unhappy," said Maxime gently. What can jou xnink of my frankness ? You must think it. et-anee, impudent, immodest r" Be liited his hand in protest; for she gtvehiai no time to pat in a wtrd. ALd yet," she continued, "this is not the first time that I felt ashamed of myself. Once I fancied thfrt this mad existence of mine was the oaly one that could give happiness. And LOW I discover tfcbt 1 have taken tbe "Hon read, and there id no ibility of retracing my steps." She turned very pale and her voice took an almost despairing tone. "Eveiythirg tails mo," she said. It teems E.S though I were iailine into a bottomleKj abyss, witheuu a branch or a tuft ot grass to cling to. I tin Lot yet twenty and )t seems to me that; I have lived thousands of years, and exhausted eveiy fensation. Yen tee me act like a brainless hcyoen. I ting, laugh, jest, talk slai.g. In reality I am tiied to death. What I feel I could not express; there are no words for absolute disgust. Some- times I say to ml self, What can I want ? I am Soucg, handsome, and rich.' But I mult want something, or I should not be so miserable, tormented by^gue aspirations and unattainable desires. Wi can I do? Seek oblivion in plea- sure and dissipation ? I try, and succeed for a few hours, and then comes the inevitable re-action, wringing my heart with ten times more anguish. What it3 to become of me, without a memory ia the past, or a hope in the future to which I can cling ? Oh! I wish I were dead And she burst into a flood of tears. M. de Bievan rose, feelirg more deeply moved than he would have liked to acknowledge. I jested with you a moment ago," he said in his grave mellow voice. Forgive me, and believe that I pity you from the bottom of my heart." She looked at him doubtingly; tears quivering in her loBg eyelsBhes. "And JOE will not go away with too poor an opinion of me?" I shall retain the firm belief that, when you were yet but a child you were spoiled," he replied. She passed her hand gently and sadly over her forehead. Yes, that's it," she murmured. "How coald I resist c-xan. 7-;Ip How could I help becoming intoxicated when I saw mjself, as it were, in a clotd of incet.ee, when I heard nothing but praise ano :I?plaut:e r A-d then there is the money, vh,ch deprs-ice -.ilen :it,-omes in a certain way." She ceased to speak but trie silence was soon brolen by a eiigLt noise which came from tne ad- joining room. Mechanically, M. doBruvan looked round him. The EmaH drawicg-ioom in which he found himself was divided from the priLcipal drawiiig- room of the house by an archway, closed only by heavy curtaiN, which were partialiy drawn. Such was the disposition of the mirrors in the two rooms, that M. de Bievan could see almost the whole interior of the large one, reflected in the mirror over the mantelpiece of the little room wheie he sat. A man of suspicious appearance, and wecritg wretched clothes, was standing in it. Maxime fancied he tad Eeen him before, but he could Lot rcocllect where. Suddenly the man bowed very low. It was probable that the bareness, who had gene round through the hell to reach the large drawing room, must be coming in; and in fact she almost immediately appeared wi uin the range of the glass She seemed stilted and, with a finger upon her lips, she waa evioently reoommending the man to be prudent, and to Bpaak low. It was therefore in a whisper, and such a low whisper that Dot even a vague murmur reached the smaller room, that the man uttered a few words. They were such that the baroness started back as if she had seen a precipice yawning at her feet and it was easy to understand by her action that she must have said— "Is it poesible?" W ith a voice which could not be beard, but with a gesture which could be seen, the man eviuentuy replied, "It is so, I assure you." Then, leaning towards the baroness, who seemed in no wise shocked to feel this repulsive per. Eonafe's lips almost touching her ear, he oeg&n speaking to her. The surpriee which this species c,f vision caused to M. de Brévsn was great, but did not keep him from reflecting what could be the meaning of this Ecene. How came this suspicious-looking man to have obtained acceEE ? Why had the baroness, on Kceiving his card, turned whiter than the lace upon her dreES ? What news couid he have brought, which had niacta such a duep impression ? What was it he was saying that seemed at once to terrily and to delight the Baroness von Pfuhl- ,EteiL P But Eocn she interrupted the man, beckoned to him to wait, disappeared for a minute, and, when she came in again, she hold in her hand a packet of bank-notes, which she began to count upon the table. She counted tes, which so far as M. de Brévan could judge, must have been five-pound notes. The man took them, counted them over, slipped them into his pockct wick a grin of satisfaction, and then seemed disposed to retire. 7 he baroness detained him, however; and it was she now, who, leaning towards him, commenced ,to explain to him, or rather, as far as her attitude showed, to ask him something. It must have been a serious matter, for he ahook his head and moved bis arms impressively. The strangest suspicions flashed aoroas Maxime'a mind. What was the bargain to whioh the mirror had made him an accidental witness ? ior it was a barg&in, there could ba no mistake about it. The man, having received a mission, had fulfilled it, and had corco to receive his pay. And now a new ccmmiesion wae offered him. Put M. de Br^van'e attention was now called off by Marguerite. She had shakeSi off the torpor which for a moment had overpowered her. But why grizzle and fret F" she said, answer- irg rather the objection of her own mind, than ecdressing hersslt to Maxime. Things are what they are, aid I cannot alter them. If only the mistakes of iife we: e like soiled clothes, which are allowed to accumulate in a wardrobe, and then are sent out to the wash. But nothing washes out the past, not even repentance, whatever they may say." bhe made an effort to recover her usual manner. Bah ehe said, "that's enough sentiment fof one day; and instead of staying here, boring 5ou to death, I ought to go and dress; for I am going to the opera with my sweet mamma, and afterwards to a ball. You ought to come. I am going to wear a startling dress that Howell and James have been working on for a month. The ball is at Mrs. FitzStephen'e, in the Regent's Park- one ot our friends, a progressive woman. She has a smoking-room for ladies. What do you think cf that ? Come, will you go r We'll drink champagne and Jaagh Nor Then go to But, as she was leaving the rooc. her heart failed her. This is doubtless the last lime I shall ever see you. M. de Erevan," irhe said, m a very different voice. "Fttrfwehl You know now why I envy Nelly Branscombe. Once more, farewell. And, whatever happiness may fall to your lot in life, remember that Marguerite has wished it all to you." She wer^t out at the very moment the Bar von Piualstein returned. (To be continued.)

CUTTINGS FROM FUN." King's Cross 1" shouted our conductor as our omnibus pulled up during one of the recent series of showers. "And small blame to his royal majesty," remarked a passenger, whose nation. ality remained no longer doubtful; 'deed, then, its annybody'd be cross, bedad, with the weather we're having now entoirely." GRIN AND BEAR IT.-When Shakespeare referring^to the slings and arrows of oatrsgeons fortune," says we may "by opposing end them," L hte philosophy is for once somewhat at fault, for of course you end-ure troubles if you bear them uncomplainingly. THE COMPLETE ANGLES.—A mother of nine daughters who hae married them all well." A SELL.-Customer, who has brought baok the article he had purchased Now. look at this! I call it too bad; no sooner do I put anything in it than it all oomea to pieces. Bland StLopman All too pieces Ah, just ao—a brief bag, I think. HIGH ENGLISH. Friendly Enquirer: And how is the good firm of "John Smith" getting on? Flourishing, I hope. Junior Partner Oh it's no longer John Smith," but'' Smith and Cow and I'm the Crw! • ACCOMODATING.—Lady Visitor Can vou tell me whether there is a circulating library "in the tcwn ? Native: First tnrning on the left miss; our cew etorep, mibs I be a himployed theer; circulatin' library, pork butchers, hiroamongerB, chcmists, lokil mattremonial hagency, and undertakers-vre 'ud I be most 'appy ter git yer a 'usband, cr bury ver miee, moet 'appy. [Exit L. V. rapidly.]

Some intention is entertained by Mr Slme Becvee of retiring from the pmfessioa which. he has EO long adorned. A rather liberal K- one which *ould dc..btbs. leave a lar^ of profit to the person ma^ng it, has bean let before tim by an enterp^iug mu £ ica! epecuW The gentleman in question proposea to ri™ thV Jot <5 £ r. &SST in COD LIVER I'ISUAS £ ,S or a HE Ch b- /b» M1 'T10N aU countries u, w consider a, incomparably tne ^emJdv?oC™^Pti°ariDd Dl^ses ot iie oZk r ravio y ifot-t- res th» exhausted streoerh, SpriR TL., ^ECMOLS bt eiiM.cii.tiou, up fit livfir v ier P11,^103- quiets the cough ana ex- Fvfl" f!p » fcr P* Alices a more marked and favour* Ftue .inhucoce on the local mainly. Dr. ^Wm-Jby, ircjBKi-jn .o the Hart-ford Ii frrciry. writes:- — cr'n tska Dr. dy Jorgh's Light-Brown Y?" L;ver Oil without a»y difficulty or dis-.isc, avd with us little inccxivmienoe as v.&ter !>!one Not ( nly in n^y ovni ease, hut iu many o*5:era I horn it fcrvs caused sn inopryv-jroent cf cb- st synij-toma ar.d an in^waao of weight, PO BOO a and Fo )"st.q,!y, as to be qtii'.o renwrlable. I bs»l:eve Dr. de J., njjh'n O'I to bo the most valuable remedy we P' SFt ri, tcr '.I;roi'ic ana cj.istitutioaal distune •' tv. de Jo- oVs L:sht-J*rown C.'xl Liver OLi is •- ca- ja^rial ba f-r-i-.rs, 2s. C. 3 piliSs 4 L"? qsiMts. fa witn his si.rp an(L s pi- ..j >t hiB so:e ccnsi^m, o5 rl,e c*} sule aad tbe 't, aJUhj.mists. S,ie CoMig«*s ADS- sad Co n, ijtra'id, London* J

I FEMININE FOIBLES FAKOiEb, AND FASHIONS. By A LADY. (All rights Reserved.) FEATHERS ANX FPOKGES FOB THE MANXFACTUEE CF J1.XTILE FASEICS—FAKS CF FEATHERS— JTTIJO'S HE FCTPESSTTTION ATTACHING TO THE PEACOCK'S FEA I'HEES-MAHOMETAN OEIGIN OF THE DISH CF THE BSAISE OS' V, PEACOCKS—SUPEBSTI- v. EDUCATION-FKBECART THE 2ND THB DATE OF THE FEAST OF CANDLES— ('HAMOJS LEATHER GAEMKNT6 BETTER TilAN FLAKKELAS TS EAT PJTI. BEKVEAA—Is. NOVATIONS ON OLD 0CSTOAI.S—A WIDOW LADY'S :1ABBIAGE DEESB — A ■ SECOM) BRIDAL — BSAZILIAN BEETLES A? OJ^N^MFNTS OF DKESS—A PoPU. LAU IMNGSE S FEI-EHTOIAIE" EANSACKED— I GOOD Loess A FOWE^I UL FTUCOJUTTSNDAXION i/AYS — illE TOUNU TATTOOED PRINCES. Some while back I read that feathera were being utilircd in the MANUFACTURE 01 a new textile fabric, &1,d now hear a rt>.ort THAT an irgt-nioua Prussian has invented QUITE a tew kind oi cloth, which is made almost entirely of epcages. Not so very long ago there was s. great deal said about the glasB earmente, carpete, DTC., witictt hereto come Vienna, IooLd tiicugh, 1 suppose, there was seme foundation for the RUMOUR, I confess I have seen to SPECIMENS of the vrouderfui art as yet. That so brittle and nnpracticaole a substance as glass should ever supersede cottoB and wool as being convertible into cleih seemed very unlikely, and most of those who i.cc.ru tne current; report were incredulous, and, like Macbeth, exclaimed, Can such things be ?" AS regarcs feathers and I spotgeB, they also seem unpracticable materials to deal wuh, but it ceit&inly appears more feasible to weave clctti out of them than it would be t" M-KO it of glass, when we recollect that ° glass is a substance composed of Each ingredients as potash, soda, lime, magnesia, alumina, and lead, Eand, rocksalt, socp-maker' waste, and gas lime. It would seem to requite the skill of a magician, indeed, to weave a fashionable brocade O ut of such chemicals as these. The sponge cloth I have mentioned possesses, it is taia, various hygienio qualities which will recommend it, and I believe it is intended to convert it into stockings, vesta, and other articles of n&der-clcthmg, and even into shoes. It is said to be a very flexible material and easily washed. Amongst other pro- cesses of preparation, I hear that the spondee are Eutjected to heavy pretEure, hammered, beaten, and then dried; wards they are pared, or shaved, like apples, and ultimately, I believe, these SHAVINGS are sewn tccsther. Whether we shall hear more of this cloth, and have way I ocular demons!ra.hú1J of is beauty, or PER^ON^J exj.eiie-r.ee of its N-iiity, remains to be seen. iSotne things tIre very like GXICSTS ia this respect, that one often bears of, brt no CNA ever sees them. Badtg dealt with the sponges, I wili now return to ike cubject ci feathers. As a trimming tney not mean as regards the oraairentation d -rli?lefe of drae6 alo e, but fer tenc-sl ptpc.ee of decoration. Vf.ry pretty' har.dsc: :ene of them, the feather* being laid one over the other, tuns carefully ccEcealinp the stem of eacn feather, and hiciig :he fccr-cationa upon which they are sewn as completely as possible. I have seen in tome rocirs A fan-shaped ornament of peacock's feathers arranged over the mantel shelf, and alto upon the wails in other parte of the room, and it is asay to turn a shilling fan into an elegant and costly addition to the toilet, by covering it W:.1:L THESE exquisite feathers. One fan I saw had the upper part covered with the grey spotted plumage of the guinea fowl; phea- sants, partridges, and even the feathers of domestic poultry, euch ae geese and ducks, may be utilised in many ways for decorative purposes. In one lady RS boudoir I esw that the mantel snelf vailance was mace of pssceok feathers, and the brackets about the rorni were bordered with the seme. In oountry places all kinds of feathers can bo oitained at a reasonable price. More especially eo the feathers of game and wild fowl. Indeed, thelaUernot icirsquentiy may behadfor the askirg, as there is IN many districts a prevail. ing belief that persons cannot die on a bed or piScw which is stuffed with their feathers. Of course the plumage cf Juno's bird is more valued, and more cimcult to obtain. Peacocks are now only kept for ornament, and their harsh noise, combined with their unprofitableness, seem to make them raver every day. Those who do keep these birds, though they may gather up the plumage at ME n king time, do not eeem to let much store by it; bosides, many persons are Tery superstitious about peacock feathers, and imagine they bring ill luck to their possefsore. And sometimes they are accredited with causing great disasters, diseases, and even death. Once visiting in Derbyshire, I saw a per. son quite horriCed when a child entered the house carrying E. few of these feathers in her ha ad. I have many times ASKED people if they can account ior this prejudice of their., or throw any light as to whence it &zosc. For a long time 1 could get no coiution o the mystery. But the other day I as tolc THAT there is a Mahomedan tradition that it was a peacock who opened the of Paracise and let in the great enemy of mankind. A satisfactory reason, certainly, for regarding it as a bird cf evil, were the tradition founded upon fact. This dread of the bird, however, was not common to all the ancients, for we read that ¡ King Solomon's MANSERA brought several as a present to their icyil master, and a sunshade of these gorgeous TEA'ncrs is in the islatd of Java considered an attribute of nobility. Not much has been said about the edible qualities of the peacock, beyond the fact that Nero liked a chib. con posed cf tbe br&ins of a henti ed peacocks; whilst at the earlier rC;5al feaFts in this kingdom chroniclers say that the rcyai bird was stuffed with chest- nuts TNC much spice, and when covored with the shin AND spreading onoe more, it was; placed at the fceaa cf the table as a crowning feature. It often etrprieee me that people whose educa- tion and iijuning- might be supposed to plane them abovsi vulgar superstitions, seem to cherish them wi H an awe inspiring fidelity. For instance, I HA^RE seen J.E-ACAS quite distressed when, after C&rdieacat TVV, a shaken picture 1st fall from behind EC-me reirnsnt cf Lolly or mistletoe which had formed part cf the Christmas deooration. Even AN Ümccet withered berry, that hae lodged in some ANTUT peeled oranny, is by them regarded as a certain harbinger of woe. I would remind thciae who attrirute Euch fateful in SCIENCES to these scraps of VF getation, that the feast of candles coioe en February 2. I have heard many EDUCATED PERSONS afSrm that a picce of holly un. wittingly leit tho house a £ ter that date surely indicates death to some member of the family Ihere is an ANT sing eld rhyme I remember which øeeILB especially framed to work upon the fears of eervt: ts, It RURE ae follows: R OTU witli tbe rest nihry, and sa Down with the anu mistletoe; Down *ith tbe holly, ivy and rùl, WbU(Wlth je CfCoi. the Christmas hill; For leok, tow mny leaves there be, Leslie-.ted th're (maids trust to me), to many biins you shall eee, A threat terrible ennngh to warn all careless houtemaide to be diligent and thorough in clear- ing those places where dust does accumulate, AND holly may. The Scotch have a saying that— After Car tierces ray the fros will be morn keen, If ihe tuu shines brjgLter than bef..re it has been." The winter has already been so bitter that welcome as the eun is in out almost sunless clime, we will hcpe that the great central body of the solar sytteni will not by chanoe break forth into unwc rited smiles upon that particular occasion. I AM ture we shall all be glad to have brighter and warmer weather; but whatever may be said about the evils arising from frost and cold, I am convinced that camp is far more dangerous to health, to pr( serve which warm under-clothing is essential, and I thiDk garments made of chamois leather are better heat preservers than thosa made of flannel. I Itm aware that awne people object to leather clothing on hygieold GROUADS. I know, however, that seme physisians recommend it. and in many eases the results have been most beneficial to the wearer. Of course we all are aware that nutriment is the only true fuel, and that the cbir use cf wraps is to prevent the loss of animal beat by &ttraotion. Bet when the body is cot well nourishsd the supply of warai clothing becomes an absolute necessity. Chamois leather is Dot meant to be worn next the person some thin article ehccld be put on underneath it. I BEJFET A celicate persons won Id find the greatest posaible comfort and warmth from such clothing and if ANYTHING further is .needed to recommend it, the exqcieite mekc and finish of these chamois gaiwients would certainly furnish is. I oneerve that the waists of dresses arn growing perceptibly Bhcrter, and it is said the Bpring øeaLn will bring in numerous innovations on old cutt^ms. Old pictures and fashionable plates show us that with waists under the arm pits the hair V as DRESSED high upon the head, and tall combs were worn. There are many such oombs to be seen new, and they Beam to confirm the rumour that the fashion for wearing the LOW benind is fast going out. Short skirts, em. broidered stockings, und slipperB are all worn. In V?' ECEM to be ^RITIIOG towards those fashions wir.ch^ prevailed nearly a oentury ago. Stiff brocades, walking C^NEE, pce bonnets, and most of the etceteras whioh were component parts of be old style are re-appearing. 1 have been looking into 11: old mag&z;R.e cf fashion, and it is amusing to see hew narrowly we are copying the fashions of the past. Wcollen and dresses are made very simply ao far as the cut cf them goes, but they are profusely decorated with coloured worsted braids. J EAW navy bios serge dress ttimmed round the bottom, ARID ALTO round the lavense tunic, ar follows A claret-ooloared braid was run on nrst, tnen a myrtle-green, so closely plaoed as to hice the s tit oboe on the claret braid then fol- lowed an ecru braid and a scarlet braid, each laid one over the othex tc conceal the threads." Last of sli there was a pale blue braid doubled and sewn on to coves the Etitchesof the previous b,id, I dare?ay people who are fond of colour 1IJay iiic-tnis combination of briUiaut hues, but I confess that ouietcr ana more Eubdu^d arranga- ments please me ir :re. Brown serge, which is ttimmed wi h g. Ici cclo-or, ig, I think, far more E-ful stu For wedding coztutng- to ve worn by a t:r le v- TvT> fer.d once been a widow I saw tno fcJowiig .^tvZnl^rese: Pcach blossom brocage, tt:mr:eu vyirb old laoe, bonnet and dcim&n to match, clgj trimmed with old lace; the ard %-iovca <-arretponded. Arother la-jy were at h.t Eteond bridal a dress oi Paie bine cusbrrere, bat was trimmed with gold brccedo tCir mantic were alile coin. bit.ar.t.up c £ two colours. At this wedding four little boys, dreeeec in black velvet suits, and Ciiail^g { collars, eoted the part of yageR to the br ae. fjiere wetr, w orid&rcaic.a the litt'e boj ci wore great- rosettes on the toss of tbt £ » slices, whit« *x etockiEpfi With fri*l<i «f embroidery to h.ish vne very ehorfc Vfcivet ^uL? bookers ino n-.uat crs r.t-ro are selling wreatha cf the g:w-.ng tfrasstiiar 6 wrcuti'sare wcin round tb« V «,r«»«>•■? 886 dinner diOiseeK i-.mi c-n the r =.- L. ?J5C"?1C £ S of ri»*s and ueesKtE ylso'mad. + 'i EconciDvai lar itn are gladly av&i "na- of ite ffteti.x their eatsa tn velvet rc->■>€&; with a black satin diess marquise th>evs^ of white spotted net may be worn; on another occasion black laoe or beaded net may be Instituted, and the heavily jttted p-i.-troi.ic which cover the bcdice in front 17 ay a: ded and removed at pleasure al;&ra'v-one are easily made, and they so vary ttt up;- ears,use that the eame toilet n sy be worn agoin 1.6a.ili without exoiting umaits as to tie poverty ei jour purse or your wardrobe A b-dj wnj, has lived very much abroad uId no thtt (:¡:, txuiing to England she v. tc lui-Ct i.icagit«*fe:y ccn»:j*ous of the fact that cur j ogpt..i oi other was ruled less by personal encovsmentr by the roBonrcas of the toilet. 1 with 1 or-uld lave contradicted the a.-settkn, !:14;. ia tho- :ti fcete d truth I was foieed, wrh some restrvuuon, to agree with our acci. fr. Ae wait kg d-esses g-ow shorter eo do evening dresses get i./igc-r. ano -ti tj require some skill on the weare; V pmt to them properly. To secure & gore t.weep, tern to prevent them impe- ding locca o .ior, st?>pfe of wtalebone are sewn inside that part cf the train which lie on the ground lo ciapi&\ tho nry elaborate shoes ncv, worn the iront oI the dreBs is cut quite short, and slopes a*&v if the back. The eat must be perfect to t graoefnl fall, .nd no acattur er prorirniai ,1re shaker can, I jhink, achieve the rcsah otiy -ho most practisei aaadl perfection in ths it of cutting & skirt as now o-t In the interests cf my readers I asked a popular singer if out t t her p-.notrt she would reoom. mend a new arc! pi-^ttj- tai ^d. She named two favomitee—" ihr.- Clang or tbe Wooden Shoon," by Mollcy ana, secondly, Timothy's Wel. CCID6." I I think all mother? sympathise with the Prjtctes cf M aii.f, if thvrs ir any feundation for the report that the future King of Fngland hae allowed n¡m8e3 to be tattooed with all anchor uprn the nose, iuotiit.-fe naturally feel proud ot tne, good lcoi s 2: tht:r offspring, and when thes-e escape the E.T accidents incidental to child hooc, it llJ',2 indeed be vcxitious to ah parents, whcny.}i.! in the reoklessness of youth and thc^g-otiiissnefls, destroy what mothers and nirsts tuve been eo careful to pre- serve. Not w cider is it that we learn the value of good lo-hi, ncr realise what a power- ful letter ot recoamesection is earned in a fak ccrnteranc-e; Bi»-o:tscluws,y it influences the judgment of the wipoft. Amongst us Hope," says the aphorism t,c anchor of the soul." But it is LOt, desirable °.hat ihe nose dour future Soveieign thonic be p^rs»an«atly stamped with the sjabol oil that, etsetaiiiirf virtue, I believe we all sincerely tcust tsi- siory going the round of the r apert; mej not br trre. or otherwise that the mark: will not be fosne, ineffaooabie. Though Use detwet:1 of Koyal personages hove, in all £ ot:rd eager imisators in obeequictifi eorr'iere. Wieiher it were a goitre in the neck, a routed ";>?ok.3 or any other imper- ftciion rf form, wisn that Priucte AlliH" Edward's r_:i.re pv j-CoS ehomd fiad it tec-ssary to itt.ta: e-s their l jjaity, or proclaim their Fyeoptarey, by in^rjuig the einUetc of Hope on the organ oi í-1JLi

ODDS AND ENDS. r-ro.r. It is not true tiiat goal runs in a fasiily. No one ever saw gost n _ke a doaent abtempu at walk- iLg even. WcrlC j-ot- knew this txy to be my on from Lie resen bla/.ce L it*. 1;5 Tes, sir, tne- maker's name is stamped the blade." Do you keep aiij rlatuburg edg?ngr" asked a timid miss. No*, it '.It.L sell it. was tee part reply of the clerk. Le kept oome that day. An Irishman who had on a very raged coat, was asSeo of what ttafi It was made. Bedad, I don't know; 1 think the most of it is made of freeh air." The Bon of a coffee and spine dealer was asked at school where coffee from, and the reply was, Father said I icusn t tell, and ne'Uliok me if I do." A painter, who wat hard o! hearing, at a spelling match, the other evening, asked tae cap. tain to write the word down, so that a fellow can tell what it is." An English tiavnlier in the Holy Land, it is said, has discovered Jaoob's WelL We an delighted to bear it. There has been a rumour afloat that Jacob was dead. I walked the floor all night with the tooth- ache," said be, to wnich his unfeeling listener replied, "You didn't exoeet to walk the oeiling with it, did yotl. P" co Is there much water in the cistern, Biddy?" irquired a gentleman of his Irish servant. It is fun on the bottom, sir, but there's none at the top," said Biddy. Haven't you any milk that is more cheerful than this?" "What do you mean by thatf" asked the larfilacy. Way, this milk seems to have the bluet!" rcepooded the jocose young man. What terminates a nusu'e smile about as quiok as anj thing else, is tc have his cane slip out of his hand, and dnp through the grating in front of an unoccupied builciaK- A young man while out searching for his feather's pig, accoBted en h.-MnMi as follows — Save yen seer, a stray pig afa:,ut P" Pat responded, Faix, and hew tenia 1 wii a stray pig from any otherr" A newly married Tidy was telling another how nic6:Y her hu? base could write. Oh, you should just He some of hi? love iettera;" Yea. I know," wae thefreeziicreply I've got a bugbeJ of them in my trunk." Epitode is a political convention at Titasville, Pennsylvania. The Chairman The chair will not dispute the point with Ut. Carter." Mr. Carier: The chair had better not, unless he takes his coat off." Tte e~%ir did not. "I must get married," said a baoheior to a married friend, "for I never ean find a btti;ou on a cleat shirt." Take ca^e." said the Benedict, with a sigh, cr yea chance upon a wife who will not hnd you a clean ",b.rt to hncton." Feme wicked woman asserts that it was a great mis:aÈ9 that potato DUfrs weren't introduced into th6 garccn of EcU-c. tirce their presence tnere havt kept Aram at d Eve so buBy taat they wouldn't have had time fro go round foraguig for pippins. Among the gifta to a newly-married piir the other evening wae a broom, seat to the lady, accompanied wii £ the fallowing sentiment:— This tuning gift accppt from me. its use I would commend; in bunetmr use the brushy part, in storms the other end." "'w A little bey of seven had been ordered t~ claret by the doctor. A friend dining w tv-f family said to him, "You ehould po water to it; it brings out tbe taste." all very hue," responded the seven-y 8 I prefer the taste left in." but A park policeman seeing a handf cmely-drested worn' *< dog near two respectfully, and save. Utile to you, ladies?" ^Me-cJ, A pickpocket in Pans, taken with his hand in ecm*crfe else's pooket, endeavours to invent all manner of poBeibie explan&ziotu of the pheno- nienon. "What's tho ute of your trying to lie about it eo tlnmsilj P eays the magistrate quite benevolently. Haven't yon a lawyer?" J A gentleman orcsa^g London Bridge ia < eailiage at a foot paes wae aroused by a tap at the wii dow. The glast-was dim, and, thinking it might be a waytarer seeking assistance, or a policeman proffering it, he lowered the window and put his head out, whereupon hie hat vanished, as, two Beccnds later, did the thief—in the fog What is the matter, Alfred r What do yon find so interesting in toe river tbat you stare at eo fixedly f" "Hy wife is in bathing, and took a cive from that boat cut there, and she haa been under euoh a time that rm getting uneasy. How long hae ehe been nuder r" "About two hour £ —it wasn't quite three o'clook when she went j ic." Piuy, my good mnn," said a jadge to an Irishman wat witnet-s on a trial, what did pasB between you and the prisoner?" then, plaee yocr worship," answered Pat, "sure I sees Phelim atop of the wWl Paddy,' aayg he 'Here,' says he. 'Where?* (ays!. Whist?' says h^ • Rush save I and that s all, plase your worchip > ■«» seaat^enriB S°At \?7 fir8t tiaie vie5T sistr-r L ^E*>B,R!:URE for home her wafer Jl tC oaJry Bo:De e9a filifI, ,6, ■ u goes down i0 shore ato falis her vial with wRtcr. Better not tiU it up like that, missy," said a sailor, "bekivse. it being low water now, when the tide rises burst yonr bottle." Mias Calino, quite convinced, ponre out half the water and departs. A wealthy old Parisian wanted to get rid of his Eepjbew, ocst him & lot of inonev every year. All tbe cfiere he had made nim about getting marrieo had been declined under tbe pretext that the Eiils were either too old, or too young, or too bad tempered, &n In despair D went to a matrimonial agent, who showed him his register and photographs of soire his- clients. The surprise of the dear uncle is scarotly passible to describe when he discovered hia own wife's likeness, cut of rcitd. he (roes home and Btel'nly cemanos an iixpio.naticn. "I can't deny the fact," the wife gont.!y; but it was last year, rry dear, when you had been given up by aB the Grtiora," « ell dr; ecod lady cabled at a carpet warehouse, and at-hin to look at soma oarpets. The goods were shown, every pattern in the shop being spread cut for examination. After looking at everything about the place, and driving some very close bargains in the matter of price, the ladw selected a" carpet for each room in her honaA inixiirg vp a bill which fuiad the ootirteoue aa.lnn" man's heart with joy. iJi W&I co "Ie he a^hed where the carpets were to be S lady reph'ed, without dotation. Lf call and let him WKW. You if "my hntbr-cd bac 3-br>' ;»v«- a" ? added, ard talks of aeon bV ;? v/ ot ground, dees, ye.u on it. If he ard then I will call"a^ ome new cnpetø. Pro:<b8cr v 01 ^er these." "( r .6 l'e"er Northort ^cected with | exact-csF wus »ctea ohiefly for his speech. Or* }tff of eXiry day an tpw-tciv y-"v v awakened at cf tr.lai; get' revf 'vx- C'^e-oraaut Bounds a stud-ii-'B •rom the direction of he -i'rassas? hiaeelf hastily, dcr.> ve,Y *«* knooke on a bolted tflio^R ir ^dcut, Hi, yo« tWaV'r* y'n aafce less noise?" me '• vl response. It's W „• ? ° v are • a K' Pressor ..X eJr }',u ,h 1 iGclas! X. would have A- d 4.. c • ;e ri' 0c,5S- more!" Kr«V'' B ?8 ? "Landced, fiU the fliwiac Ik tt'Utdtd joac'f-r than ever. The affair a.- Vt r .uood to hy th^ professor.

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