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"CHWECH ENGLYN 0 GLOD I MR. WILLIAM AYEES, CAERDYDD." (PABHAD.) Pe fcnaesi y testyn yn crybwyll am y clod i Mr Ayres, Edmygedd oedd o'r blaen o fldigon oBd os am y clod jriodol iddo y cynygid ) Un a'i Adwaenai oedd y goren o ^digon." Dylai can o fawl fod agos mor fanwl am ei gwirionedd a marwnad canya oJfanloddiadau y thai hyn ag y dylid dweyd ynddynt pa beth Jw y dyn mown gwirionedd, fel na cbamfarno y UuawB o barth i'w oymeriadan gellai dieithriaid a ddarllenai englynion Edmygedd dybied fod yr &vidwr yn aon am rhywnn o haeledd Peabody, !leu gydymdeimlad Howard, nen ddyngarwoh TVilberforce, nen am un o'ngwl^garwyrCymreig oJfoethocaf a haelioo.øaf. Gwyr pawb agaydd In adwaen Mr. Ayrea ei fodyn self.made moun, 1Vedi dJfod i fynn o aefyllfa y gweithiwr i aefyllfa o annibyniaeth; weddol gyanrna gwyr pawb ag tydd yn ei adwaen ei fod wedi byw yn ddyn diWJd. onest, didwyll, a ohymwynaBgar; ond, taegya y lleill o hODom. yn mhell o gyrhaedd y transcendentalism eithafol ao ynfyd a briodola ^dxnygedd iddo. Y mae englynion o fath rhai Edmygedd, yn lie bod yn foddion i gynyrohu parch tnagato, en gwrthddxyob, yn foddion yn hytzaoh i gren ohWVWn am ei ben, ao i'w ddi- yBtyrc. Nid yw yr awdwr wedi talu y aylwlleiaf i radd na EefT^a oanai awdwr fel hwn i'r ddryw fach fel ag y canai i'r eoø, ao i'r 60S fel ag y oanai i'r ddryw fach. Y mae flngyrau a brawddegan bach dyegleiriog fel drws aur hen ddyddian, "ffwawrto'n gerub oymdeithaaau," uoed.ddriDgo." &0., yn Bior o fyned a bryd beirniad arwynebol; a Rellir yn hawdd adwaen pob beirniad o'r fath, oddiwrth y gweithiau y bydd ef bob amaer ynaicr gwobrwyo. Y mae englynion Un a'i Adwtenai wedi en oy. fanaeddi gyda phwyll a ohymedroldeb, a ohidaJr amcan o gyflwyno y gwirionedd yn nnig; y maent yn cynwya deegrifiad oywir a goneat o Mr Ayres, o ddyddian boreu ei oea hyd ei ddyddiau preBetol. Gweithiwr oedd Mr. Ayrea, ond Wedi tJfn i fynu drwy ei ddiwydrwydd nefl myned yn nwoh na maanachwr," hyny yw, i fyw yn retired. Mae yn berohen y riniaft Korouant ddynolryw," sel diwydrwydd, oymed- roldeb, cymwynaegarweh, haelfrydedd, didwyll- edd, ac, yn benaf oil, onestrwydd ni chlywyd ei fod, megya llawer o dwyllwyrein dyddiau ni, wedi peidio na methn tain i neb erioed ao mae y llinell In yr englyn eyntaf yn berffaith wirionedd, ao yn oddefol o ran ei expression nen ei gramadeg, er fod 7 beirniad wedi ceisio gwneyd gwawd o honi, drwy ddweyd, ei bod am wneyd Uadron o bawb eraill ond Gwilym Ayrea yn nnig mae y Uinell fel hJn- Un gaid, o bawb. gwedi byw Tn 'stad gwr onest ydyw," Yn awr, meddwly frawddeg ungaid obawb yw un gald o neb, nen nn gaid yn anad neb, nen nn gaid yn lenof o neb ac nid un dyn onefit a neb arall; ao mae yn ddiaa y gwyddai y beirniad y gwir feddwl, ond ei fod am gael rhywbeth i dafla Un a'i Adwaenai o'r neWa., nen ynte, beth arall oedd yr amcan wrth Ion am y fathfryohenyno Wall, agadael "> gwawrio'n gernb." "yn ddyn yadawodd yno, rwron pur o a heian eraill, heb eon dim am danynt yn nghyfan. Boddiad EdlD1,edd ? Y mae englynion Un a'i Adwaenai yn briodol i Mr Ayrea a neb arall j yn Soeth a chlaaorol on harddull, yn ijdweddol ea fingyraeth, so yn gynwyafawr eni med^ylddryohau, acfTgyfryw addaliwt en chwUio heb waethygu o dan ddojlsw 7 MJ*>7 «*J.« goleaedig » ohl"«oL Unwuth, wrth Cjco, jn ,h«or.-W J r?.< Sdmymdd yw y medruBaf j ODd f, oanmolft ØJ/wiraf, Uo a'i Adwaen V t Iawer, Z7 £ eA,.« J11 ddiambeU »««<«-1- *jbodol o hyn.

BARDDONIAETH* BEDDAEGEAFF IEUAN AP IAGO. Tma cwsg awdwr Hen Wlad fy Hhadao Ban barch ei tfentdl- dan burachgwenau Na llawer brenin, llywlwr breinim. Lljw y Delynw, tanllyd ei linau- Diwyd ei f jwyd, BE ami ei feiau- Helseth ei RarMd gwlithog eteiriau Cfctid Ieuan, roes yn ddiau—fyth i'r Gan, Fjwyd a than ar dajjd a chanaa. DZWl Wis 0 ESSTI.LT. ENGLYN EISTEDDFOD. CPyTrpift Gwalia, a'i dydd gwyl.-pUas Apollo, a phreswyl urdd a ohan a hwyl, hen j2igt6ddfod ftiiwyl# rtyA ne DKWI WTN O EBSTLLT. ARALL. Qwyl fy» hedd, ddyrch Gwyddawr.-a Gwyl Y Gun ar G«rdd glodfawr, Yw'r frodawr A ilea fwrdd. a'i ailu n q CAN BBIODASOL," gan C.C)fnwn ei bod yn rbJ Wedaidd ei harddnll i'r Weekly Mail, Did Jft y oetddi priodaaol yma yn werth en cyhoeddi,— Did oea dim newydd na dim dyddorol ynddynt o Swbl.

An cflBoial report abont the VienM Bnrg etstea thot iaticar the ten months from bePtoniber 1 to Jnne 30, 291 new pieoea had been in to the management, 74 of them being The authors eeem to hare ransacked *«eir brains for extraordinary titlea. For ex* •tople-" Pope Pius andViotor Emmannel, two deaths a trajredy in nine acts. The Assassin 2 A6 Living Per BOD a » The Bloody Neoktie ois • Executioner,&c. In most oases the Oicial reader was satisfied with rpadinaf a siirjle Only four out of the entire 291 pieces were •Commended for acceptance. yYILLlAV.'S (Pontardawe) WORK LOZBN«ES are vereally considered the most eSectiT# rmedy fer human system of o-li kinds of worsts* fiir» "Wor~f'a for some time used your AnthelmimUs ar BPtefll zen8«s in my family, and find them a rerj and efficaciouu cure for ascandes, and «keir tion convenient form is a great reooa»«emi»- Sold V^'ldren. W. HBTCHINS*N. Vioar of Howdea." ftMnra #9^ 13*d. and & 9d per box, or for 14, or 34 the foil J. DAVIGS, Chemist-, Swansea. Aay of eynaptoms worms: variable ^'Wcb" br»atb, acid eructation, patas in th« J>aiec(gB head, grinding of teeth during sleep, countenance, occasional gxipiag paics- ^>out nave1, short dry cough, aisd H..w the body, cfren mistaken for deolipe. >*w-gular rutse, tOHietiaea oonvuUife • 1\:¡ Bidden d.ah.a94

THE FREE LANCES. A ROMANCE OF THE MEXICAN VALLEY. BY CAPTAIN MAiNE EEID. CHAPTER XXVII. A LETTER DEXTEROUSLY DELIVERED. Pepita it was. though in a different style of dress to what he bad been accnstotned to see her in; as at New OrieauB she had tot kept to her national ccstume. resides there was a soup con of shabbinete about her present attire, and thau the shoeless feet 1 "Dismisted the Valverde eervioe-out of a aituation—-poor girl I" Be would Dot bave eo pityingly reflected had he eeen her as the was but a short half hour before, in a pretty muslin drees, snow-white Blockings, and blue satin slippers. Sinoe then she had maOf) a. change in her toilet endor direction ard by the htlp cf the condeea, who had attired h*r in a way more befitting the task intended. Kearney in full belief of her being a discharged servant rememberiag her many little kindnesses to hiccaeif in the CaBa de Calvo, waa about to oall her up aDd speak a word of sympathy for old times' sake. Dominguez was still absent, and the neareet sentry engaged in a chaffing encounter with someone in the orowd. Just then he observed a slight tremour of her head, and with a sudden movement of her hand which seemed to say, No, don't speak to me." She, too. could talk that mute language, so well understood in her country. So restrained he kept silent, to see her now glanoe furtively around. if to make sure no on else was observing her. She had again closed the scarf over her face, but in the hand that held it under her ohin something white—a pieoe of paper he aupposed-appeared. jast for one instant, then drawn under. Another significant look accompanied thia gesture, saying plain as words could speak it, II You see wiat I've got for yon; leave the action all to me." Be did, for ho could not do otherwiee; ha waa bed to the spot, she foot free. And the use she now made of this freedom was to walk straight out into the street. Though not as coming to him; instead, her steps, as her eyes, were directed towards Cris Book and the hunchback, who were at work some paces further on. She seemed bent on making a closer inspection of the odd pftir, nor would anyone suppose she had other object in croBBiEg over to them. No one did, save Kearney himself. Bivas had been again ordered into the sewer. and waa at work in it. Besides, he did not know Pepita, though he was the one she moat wished to be neari Chidly for him waa the communication the had to make. It could not bo, however, without a demonstra- tion likely to be observed, therefore dangerous. But her wit waa equal to the occasion, proving how well the ladies had chosen their letter carrier. "Ay Bios she exclaimed aloud, brushing pest tne young Irishman, and stopping with her ejes bent wonderingly on the strangely contrasted couple; then aside, in sotto voce to Kearnsy, whom she had managed to place close behind her, apparently nnoonacious of his being thera-OJ A hlletita, Don) lorenoio-not for you—for the Senor Bivas-you can give it to him—I daren't. Tiy to take it out of my hand without being seen." Then once more aloud, Gigante y enanol" just as others had said, Rue cosa estranja!" (what a strange thing.) She needed to Bay no more, nor stay there any longer. For while ehe waa speaking the crumpled sheet had passed through the fringe of the scarf, out of her fingers into those of Don Florenoio, who had bent him to hia work, bringing his hand to the right place for the transfer. Ber errand, thus vicariously accomplished, with another wondering look at the giant and dwarf, and another "Ay Dies I'' Bheturnsdto go back to the side walk. But before passing Kearney she managed to eay something more to him. "Carriage will come along, soon—two ladies in it—one you know—one dear to you aa you to ^Street words to him, though muttered, and he thanked her who spoke them—in his heart. He dared not speak his thanks, even in whisper; she wasalreadi too far off, tripping back to the flagged footwalk, along which ahe turned, Boon to disappear from his sight. What she had said about the coming of a oar. riage was to Kearney not altogether intelligible. But, no doubt, the note, now concealed inside hia shirt bosom, would dear that up; and the next step was to hand it over to him for whom it WAS intended. Luckily, Eivaa had not been unobaervant of what was going between the girl and hia com- panion. Her look. seeming atrange to him, had attracted hia attention, and though still keeping steadily at work, his eyea were not on it, but on them, which resulted in hia witnessing the latter part of the little episode, and having more than a suspioionit also concerned himself. He was not taken by surprise, therefore, when Kearney, drawing closer to the edge of the drain, spoke clown to him in a half-whisper— I've got something for you. Bring the point of your tool against mine, and look out when you feel my fingers." Muy bitn I I understand," waa the muttered response. In a seoond or two after the shafts of their im- plements came into oollision—aooidentally, it ap. peared. He would have been indeed Sharp-witted who oould have supposed it intentional, and lynx- eyed to have seen that scrap of twisted paper pasEed from one to the other—the Beoond transfer dexterously done aa the first. All anyone oould have told was, that the two scavengers seemed sorry for what bad occurred, made mutual apolo- gies, then separated to the full length of their coupling chain, and went to work again, looking meek and innocent as lambs. It was new Rivaa* turn to prove himself pos, sessed of quick wit. Be had reaaon to think the letter required immediate reading and how was this to be done P To be seen at it would surely bring the sentries upon him, even though Domin- guezwas not there. And for them to get posses- sion of it—that were a oalamity perhaps worst of all! Possibly to compromise the writer and well he knew who that was. For a time he was perplexed, looking in all di- rections, and thinking of everJ" way possible for him to read the letter unobserved. But none did seem possible. He could stoop down, 80 as to be nnBeen by those passing along the sidewalk; but close to the sewer's edge were two or three sen- tries, who would still command view of him. All at once a look of satisfaction came over his countenance, as his eyes rested on a side drain, which entered the main one, like many others, from the adjacent dwellings. He had jost scraped the mud out of its mouth, and was close to it. The very thing, was hia thought—the very place for bis purpose. And Bhortly after he might bave been seen standing before it, in bent atti- tude his arms busy with hia shovel, but his eyes and thoughts busier with a sheet of paper which lav at the bottom of the branch drain, some two or three feet inside it. It was the Mlletita, and though the oreasea were but hastily pressed out. he contrived to make himself master of its contents. They were but bnef and legibly written the script familiar to him «• OUERIDO,—Soon after. receiving thia-aay, half an hour-look for a oar riage-landau shut up Ztwo ladies inside-pair of large honws-fnsoms orfiv When opposite, be ready—with him who Bhaxea your chain. Leave manners in the mud, mike a rush, Btorm the oarriage, eject the »ndalw — violently—and take their ;S your life* Do this,, ±' YSABEL," country's sake, as also that of

CHAPTER XXVIII. TnnKlNG OUT FOR A LANPATT, LOCKING U ted the ««billetitft». From the way Bivas -i ~qq unacquainted after he had finished reading ^nrmnnnfl ^ey with its contents might have fl°PP mn^iT made him either mad, jealous. Instead of taking it up tenaeriy, ana treasuring it Iway, he planted his muddy boot upon it, and with a back scrape the main eewerrstai keeping and trampling it with both feet, lifted and set downaHernately, the while shovelling away, ae though he had /orgotten all ab°nt it. Not so, however. The treacUmill action waa neither accidental nor involuntary, but for a purpose. The writer had oommitted herself in 16? namei by other particulars, and should the letter fall into hands he knew of, her danger would be aa grart aa tta own* u In a few eeoc*d«, however, any uneaaineaa about this1 was at an end. The moat ourioua chiffonier oould n°t have deciphered a word written on that sheet, y^ohbythe ohurning he had submitted it to njusthaw been reduced to»TZpulp. During all thia time no one had taken notioe of his proceedings, not even the olXed to him, except by an occasional side giaaoe. For Kearney, well aware of what he waa at, to dn» Irom bim l»a jot "orfjdomonK^tioa with idtbink of no other way to Beoure inattention the tongue* 0 geBturea which KearneS W« «tPd° engrossed the attention of all within effected, engr tbftt not an eye waa left for eight or bearing »_ieT the letter, the surreptitious f j oame to an end—whioh When the akamq menoea it saw it should it aid soon as be who oomm dfawn aroQad -the knot of Bpeotetora befor0. But not as per sed, leaving t"?1S?ftrnev Very different now before felt Rivas and Kea > botll trying the thoughts Btirrmg «»t _reat0at agitation, to appear calm while omlert their heads For they had again contrived1 to.on abou(. tha together, and the latter now k parp01.t contents of the oondesa a \ette apart being fully explained. Nor .did they « eB^b. till a thorough underatancing Bhould lifted between them as to the action t U AU thia without loss of time waa translated to Tria Bcck, who was told also of their re to0 attempt eeoape, in which the Texan was but too o ld to take part. Kearney would have fhere, f-na gone back into the Acordada, ^atha 1 roh it was, sooner tnan leave his Irviofprki'c comrade behind. He could never filibustering j g j d DOr oeaa0 to feel whotad offered to give up Ent'there'waa no need for Bock being left be- biJd Eivas hia self wiahed it ^th^wiBeformore than one reason 5 but one gooa one, that inetea of obstructing their escape he would be an aid lt*The hunchback alone was not let intothe.secret N6 doubt be too would be »l.d to 8« cha ns, eir.ee he was under a sentence at impri fiotment for life. But who oould tell whether at the last moment he might not purohaae pardon by turning rouud and betreyinir them? They knew him tT be vile enough even for that, and so kept biiu in the dark about dea'go» There was no need for further premeditation or contrivance of plans. That had all been traoed mt for them in the singular epistle aignad Yt&V elj" and a few whiepred worda from oua to the other completed the understanding of it, with what wan to be done. From the time thia was EO tlfd cut never looked three paiw of eyes more r f-pc-rly aiore a street than did theira aionj tha Cslle de Piatercs, never wag carriage more ar.xiouely awaited than a lindaa which should nhow itetlf wuh hood rtp, drawn by a pair of grey heuEs. ? «- It is now well on in the afternoon, and tha beauty and faBhion" of the Mexioari metropolis waa bgitlDjt18 to appear in carriages, with ics chivalry on horseback, along the line of st;rgetfl leeoing to the Pasco Nuevo. Tha proc3a,Üoll of tbemoising would little affect the ustiil evaain^ dit-play, and already several equipages hai the place where the chain-g ang ws at work. But as jet appeared not the ons so anxiously looked for, lina the h*lf-hour was up. Still 10 minutes move without any sign of it. More anx:cua cow were the three pxnosera who contemplated tEcape, though not oil to the same degree cr for the eame reason. Kearney feared there had been a failure, from betrayal by the coaehmM) spoken of as so trustworthy; he did no think of suipecting Pepita, The Texan, too, believed some hitch had occurred, a bit o' crooked luck," as he worded it. Not so Rivas. Though, an the others, chEdillg at the elaJ, bo still had csnfideuca in the carriage ccmicg, as he had in the directing head of one ho expected to see inside it. It waa being purpoeely kept back, he fancied; likely as not, lett it might attract attention by being too early on the street. Whatever the cause, his. conjectures wera soon brought to a close, and abruptly, by øeoiDg the thicg itself. *'Bueno!" he mentally exclaimed, than mntber. ing to the others—" Yonder it comes Frisones pardos-coachrnan in sky blue and silter-be ready, camarados." And ready they were, as panthers preparing to spring. Bock and Bivas, as Kearney himself, were now out of the Bewer and up on the street; all three still making believe to work; while the dwarf seemed to suspect there was something in the wind, but could not guess what. He knew the instant after, when a strongr hand, grasping him by the collar, lifted him off his feet, raising and tossing him further aloft, as though he had been but a rat.

CHAPTEE XXIX, A CLUMSY COCHERO. Perhaps no people in the world have been more accustomed to spectacular surprises than they who perambulate the streets of the Mcxioan met- ropolis. For the half century preceding the time of which I write, they had witnessed almost as many revolutions as years, seen blood spilled till the stones ran red with it, and dead bodies lying before their doors often for hours, even days, un. removed. As a consequence they are less prone to curiosity than the dwellers in European cities, and the spectacle or incident that will etir their interest in any great degree must needs be of an ulioommon kind. Bare enough was that they were called on to witness now— such of thm as chanced to be saun- tering along the Calle de Plateroe, where the chain gang was at work. They first saw a car- riage, a handsome equipage of the landau special- ity, drawn by a pair of showy horses, and driven by a coachman in smart livery, his hat oookaded, proclaiming the owner of the turnout aa belonging to the military or diplomatic service. Only ladies, however, were in it, two of them, and the horses proceeding at a rather leisurely pace. As several other carriages with ladies in them, and liveried ccachmen on the boxes, had passed before, and some seen ocming behind, there was nothing abcut this one to attract particular attention unless, indeed, the beauty of the two senoritas" inside, which was certainly exceptional. # Both were young, and if related, not likely to be Bisters, in contour of features, complexion, colour of eyea and hair, everything different, even to contrast. But alike in that, each after her own style was a picture of feminine loveliness cf the most piquantly attractive kind; while their juxtaposition made it all the more so, for they wero seated side by side. Such could not fail to draw the eyea of the street passengers upon them, and elicit looks of admiration. So far from courting this, however, they seemed desirous of shunning it. The day 8S one of the finest, the atmosphere delioiously erjoyatlo, neither too warm nor too cool; other carriages wero open, yet the hoods of theirs met overhead, and the glasses were up. Still, aa these were not curtained they could be seen through them. Some saw who knew them, and saluted, gentlemen by raising the hat, lady acquaintances by a nod, a quivering of the fingers. For it was the hour of promenade to the Alameda. Others to whom they were unknown inquired whose oar- riage it was. But not a few noticed in the faoea of ita fair occupants an expression whioh struck them aa singular, something of constraint or anxiety—the last 110 unlike what should have been there. And No all along the line of street, until the carriage oame nearly opposite the entranoe gate of the Alameda, atiil going slowly, at which the pampered, high-spirited horses seemed to chafe and fret. Just then, however, they showed a determination to change the pace, or at all events the direction, by making a Sudden start and shy to the right, which carried the off wheels nearly nave-deep into the ridge of mud recently thrown out of the sewer. Icstinotively, or meohanioally, the ooaohman pulled up. No one could suppose designedly, since there waa sufficient likelihood of his having a overturn. Still aa the mud was soft, by bearing on the near rein, with a aharp out of the whip, he xnipht easily oleax the obstructions This was sot doae. and the speotators wondered it was not. They had already made up their minds that the balk was due to the ooaohman's maladroit; driving, and this further proof of his stupidity quite exhausted their patience. Shouts assailed him from all sides, jeers, and angry ejaculations. Burro" (donkey), exolaimed one, a second crying out, What a clumsy cochero," a third, You're a nice fellow to be-trusted with reins. A rope tied to a pig's tail would better become you." Other like shafts. equally envenomed, were burled at José's head, fcr it scarce needs telling that he was the driver of the carriage, and the ladieB inside it hia mistress and the Condesa AlmontS. For all, he seemed little to regard what was being said to him—indeed nothing, having ecough on hand with hia restive horses. But why did he not give them the whip and let them have more rein ? It looked as if that would start them off all right again. And that was what every one was shouting to him to do, he instead doing the vexy opposite, holding the animals in till they had commenced plunging, The ladies looked sorely affrighted, they had frcm the first, for it was all but the occurrence of an instant. Both had risen to their feet, one tugging at the strap to get the sash down, the other wdiking at the handle of the door, whioh perversely reluaed to aot, all the while uttering cries of alarm. Several of tbe passengers rushed to the door on the near Bide to assist them, that on the off being unapproachable by reason of the open drain. But on this also appeared resouers-a pair of them- not street promenaders, but two of the chain- gang All muddy aa these were, they were advancing with as much apparent eagerness aa the others- more in reality—to release the imperilled senoritas. A proof that humanity may exist even in the breast of a gaol-bird; and the speotators, pleased with an exhibition of it, so rare and unexpected, were preparing to applaud them entbusialltioally. Their admiration, however, reoeived a rude aDd almost instantaneous check, changing to wild astonishment, suooeeded by equally wild indigna. tion. The forzados got their door open first, but the ladies, apparently terrified at the rough, unolean creaturea, refused to go out that way, and only ahrank back. Luckily, the othec waa by this also opened, and they made through it into the street. But not before the two scavengers had leaped up into the carriage beside them, und, as if angry at their earlier offer being declined, given them a rude shove outward.! That was not all the spectators saw to aatonish them. Other incidents followed equally unlooked for, and with lightning rapidity. One was indeed of simultaneous ooourrenoe; a seoond oouple of the scavengers-the gigante y encmo—rushing towards the coachman's box, clambering up to it, Book flinging the dwarf before him, as one would an old carpet bag, and mounting after. Then, jerking the reins and whip out of Josh's hands- letting him still keep his seat, however, he loosened one, and laid the lash of the other on the horses hips, so sharply and vigorously as to start tbem at once into a gallop. Meanwhile, the uncouth couple inside had pulled to the doors, shutting themselves in, and taken the Beats late occupied by the elegantly dressed ladies—a transformation so grotesque aa to Beem mere dream than reality. Andao off all went. leaving behind a crowd as muoh amazed as any that ever witnessed speotaole on the Btreets of the Mexioan metropolis. (To be continued.)

CALEB BOOTH'S CLERK. BY MRS. LINNÆUS BANKS. Author of II God's Providence House," "The Manchester Man," "Under the Soars," &0., &0. tALL EIGHTS EESERVED.J part III. CHAPTER I. A PLEASANT SURPRISE." To Caroline Bootht) great surprise, Mr Daniel Dent, and not her father, presented himself at their lodgings on the Esplanade, as the accredited proteotor of herself and Willia ok the homeward journey; and but that her dear parent a kindly face would have been the more welcome sight to Caleb Booth's son and daughter than Daniel a sallow cheeks, thin lipa, and cold grey eyes, f™ould.> no manner of objaotion to the his treat 1Qodo in whioh thafc fulfiIiad tiICr«6nfoC,r vhe!r .Edging bill or luggage waa Se ? k*ai!s, whioh was not always t"V0»ed with her father; and L w ,Etudled doubtless he had) how J^a»Tonr> be could not have done ao more effectually than m the thought and attention he bestowed on her lame brother. And not the inost friend could have been more aBsid- ucmsjnbia bereelf than he waa,though Bomethicg made her feel that he was no longer the mere but rendered hia services as a gentleman to a lady-not as a olerk to his maotar a daughter, as had onoe been the ^Tbey travelled by rail, and their cavalier fi' Dillon* the line, the lodgings they had laft, Wflnirfl and other specimens William had j MTSiM O UØ.U»1tl, ho mk4 Booth t&d from the library—one and all cain cpon the iopis,and appeared to have more interest than the Willows, whither Caxoline's thoughts and qtiestioEB turned repeatedly. He rea Qr- was only too eoon apparent. Thej bed fourd the phaeton in waicicg at the etatron ar.d P Jightcartfor their luggage-S-ahol-js ewrierderirg tho reins of the former to Mr Dent, wHIet he took ckf.rga of the latter. Bury lane su, k deep beloar the lavel of the rp&r-s-?Tg railway bridge, ran between ateap bsi 1" luzr;r;r>.rt with eezdicg grasses and late 11I;11<j fLElij; ima crowned with rugged hedge? of fbcra p.rd bramble, and the downy-leaved deg- rree. But fca-s-a and hips and blackberries hsld the place cf flowers, and through the thinning J Met last red beams of a crimson sunset si ote tifcoa tbem as they drove on in almost m < (.lu s silespe, till the banks and hedges dipt :d, tre road tcok a torn, and twilight came eloiiiy and eat'ly down. Ae they rattled up to the gate after dusk, WiiJsVm exclaimed, in coma surprise, Why, Caroline, the drawing-room ia lighted Surety tber has no viiiitoril the Ilight wa aire Lome Eo kcows I do not like Strang The bars of greeu light, streaming tHrou/a the Venetian?, tt-Id nothusg; yc; Caroline felt k ttrfti go firkiflg of hpast. Whstj should tha brilliant lightirg up of that room n>.oan? la her axswtr to William aha puii the best eonskuation upon it. Perbsps, William, there may be frisnds, and not ttrargers, there to receive us, and father may wish to give us a more than usual welcome hoaie after on: long absence." In my opinion our old parlour'a'the best place to welcome us in—that is home-like. The draw- ing-room is so new; it seems to ma all finery and frigidity," remarked William—adding, "Inever urn comfortable in it." "I thick," observsd Mr Dent, as he helped Caroline to alight, that your good father has a pleasant surprise for you, Miss Booth;" and he turned from her to assist William, leaving her thoughts to fly eff at a tangent to Frederick, and the possibility of his unexpected return. It was nothing half so agreeable. The hall door was thrown open as they approached, and in the light of the lamp she saw her father standing with a lady on hia arm, richly dressed in silver grey satin. She had barely time to observe that her father was no longer in mourning, and that the lady was Mies Dent, their housekeeper. Then the hearti- ness of hia parental embrace drove the first impression from her thought; but the gay gowna and cap-ribbons of Jane and Becka, who waited in the background to shake hands with young Miesis," again struok her with an uncomfortable sense of change. The soft, silver-grey dress led the way, without a rustle, down the passage between the morning. rocm and kitoheB, to the drawing-room where the chandeliers were alight and the chairs uncovered to receive them. Along with a ham and a cold tongue; potted meat, cakes, and jam, glass and silver glittered on the table; and to Caroline's surprise—for it seemed wholly unnecessary—a new and costly china tea eervice. Caroline had taken all this in at a glance before William's nimble crutch (he had grown stronger at the sea-side), which followed them, had passed from the noisy oilcloth to the noiseless carpet. She bad shaken hands quietly with the wearer of the silver-grey satin in the hall, and was about to atk why this special note of preparation, when a new greeting from that strangely radiant indi- vidual caused Caroline to expand bar full brown eyes and throw up her head in amaze- ment.. We are gl&d to have you home again, Caro- line ?" • Caroline Did she hear aright ? Could that be MisB Dent making so free with her Christian name ? And William too," continued the lady, advancing with both hands to take both of his. Caroline looked at her father, as if to ask the meaning of this familiarity. He was intent on tha satin dress, and playing nervously with the seals dangling from his watoh-chaiu. Between her desire to check the housekeeper's advances and her unwillingsesa to hurt Miss Dent's feelings she hesitated how to reply. Acting on a sudden resolve to ignore the former, she said, with quiet dignity. Rites Dent, I will trouble you to ring the bell for Eecka. She can bring in the urn, whilst I go to my room to rsmcve my outer garments." Miss Dent's hand made no move towarda th9 bell, but her voice caused Caroline, on her way to the door, to turn again-not because Daniel Dent was on the threshold. "Caleb, did you hear that? Have you not ac- quainted our dear Caroline P" She knew that he had not. Caroline gasped, and William stood amazad. What was coming now? Caroline and William, my dears, I thought," somewhat stammered Mr Booth, I thought Mr Dent would have told you." and, taking the hand of Daniel's Bister, he presented her to them. "My dears, we are married; this ia your moth-—Mrs Bcoth!" The involuntary check he made in uttering the word mother," waa its own commentary on that inauspicious marriage. Mother—Mrs Booth!" echoed Caroline and William simultaneously, in tones which certainly expressed anything but satisfaction. Yes, my children," again spoke Mr Booth, we have been married a fortnight. I thought Mr Dent would have told you. We did not send for you on the occasion, aa we thought a quiet wedding best at our time of life." Caroline had Bunk on a settee, and, with her face hidden in her hands, was sobbing violently. Oh, my mother, my poor, dear, dead mother, are you so soon forgotten P" had been her first in. voluntary utteranoe, before that flood of tears came as a protest against the bridal. William's lip quivered tremulously. Leaning on his crutch with one arm, his other stole round his Bister's neck, and bringing his pale face near to hers, yet shadowed by her black bonnet, he whispered, Never mind, Caroline, you and I will never fcrget our own mother, nour uncle Balph, either! Hush, Carry dear." But Caroline's emotion waa not to be stilled by a whieper. Her whole frame shook with her can- vuleive sobbing. Besides the insult to her dead mother's memory, a world of treachery and deceit had been unveiled by that announcement from her father's lips. Mrs Marsden's far-seeing caution came back to her with redoubled force— Miee Dent had indeed" taken too much off her hands." That "summer at the seaside had been the suggestion of no kind friend, but a wily woman, who wanted a clear field for her own Bchemes. Caroline saw it all, .and how her father had been duped. Not for one moment did she suspect him of premeditated deceit-sne knew him to be incapable of that; but she also knew that he lacked strength of purpose, and was easily led. Thus her tears fell not only over the grave of the past. but for the anticipated future. And if ever she longed for Frederick's presence to sustain her, it waa then. Wen over by Miss Dent's skilful and delicate attention to his diseased limb and his little wants during hia sister's illness and absence, William bad long lost sight of Frederick Marsden's warn- ing about "cats" and looking at the marriage fiom the standpoint of his mother's ten months' grave, he regarded it more as-premature than as unfit. His father was by no meana an old man, and the new Mrs Booth'a thirty-one or two years did not seem very disproportionate to the bride- groom's fifty. As William still bent caressingly over his sister, and Mr Booth looked on dum-founded, nervously fingering the seals pendant by a chain from a watch worn in an old-fashioned fob, his- new wife clung to his arm on the soft hearthrug, as if need- ing protection, every line in her colourless faoe saying meekly, What have I done to deserve this ?" Mr Dent had left the room. Presently Mr Booth broke the uncomfortable aiJerce by the deprecatory observation— Jtoy ceare. I thought I waa really acting for the best. You couid not expect me to remain a solitary widower all my life and wuo so fit to take matron]y charge of my son and daughter as she who smoothed your own dear mother's last hours, and won her dying blessing r" (Ah, deluded Mr Booth !) Carry, I think you are giving your father pain, and—her too," William sorrowfully whis. pered low in hia sister's ear; but even he oould not frame his speech to give the new wife a name.. A choking and a gurgling in Caroline's throat answered thia appeal in the effort ahe made to command hereelf. She rose, put her hand into her father's, and said in broken aooents, It has come—upon me-so suddenly. I may see it-differently-in time. I hope it maybe— for the beat, and—that you may be happy;" then. gathering round her the travelling shawl which had fallen loose, she turned away and left the room, unable to say one word off greeting or con- ciliation to her beloved mother's auocessor. In the large hall she enoonntered Mr Dent, who had evidently been waiting for her. Hia oouate- nance wore an expression of sympathy and com. miseration. Miss Booth," he beaDt. respectfully, extend- in g He hand, of which she took no notice, "believe me, I have been no party to thia marriage. I was taken as muoh by surprise aé you have been, when the subject was first mooted to me some three weeks back. I counselled Harriet not to accept Mr Booth's flattering offer, as being likely to create disunion in the family-a result I should most certainly deplore." Caroline's heart waa too full to heed hia apolo- getic disclaimer; ahe made a gesture as if she would pass on. He placed himself in her path so that she could not pass without absolute ruleness. Indeed, MisB Booth," he went on, eo fear- ful was I that you might be adverse to the mar. jiage, and so reluctant to give possible pain, taat I could not bring myaelf to break the news to you, as I think had been expected I should." spoke with an air of Bincority that would have convinced any unprejudiced person, but Caroline was not unprejudiced. She careel too little for him to be concerned about the share he had taken in pfo moting her father s marriage with his Bister, and ebe was in no mood to discuss the questbn one thing, however, she remembered, and, drawing heiBelf up witbsome littje dignity, eaid, Yet, sir, yctF'epcke of a' p!eaae.21t surprise awaiting mo. I do not reconcile that with your pi**ent statement. Permit me to pass, air; I am fat'eued ond troubled, and would fain seek com- posure in the solitude of my own room." He made way with-a deep obeisance. She stopped for an instant at the kitchen door to ask Beoka for a chamber canole, and left him to woader whether he bad or h&d not made a first advance into her favour.- Tho bell rang for the tea-urn, and Mr DeuVwent back to the drawing-room, but to Caroline made her appearanoe. The new wife, with a great ahow or magnanimity and amiability, took her place at the tea tabid, made herself Agreeable to WiUiami and, to prove how forgiving and kind a stepmother she was, sent a daitify-KMBged teatray up to the leas aniiable young lady, with the message that perhapa Mies Booth might be too fatigued to return to the chawing-room, and would prefer her tea upstairs. v And it is a fact that that little act of attention I and deference to wounded feelings did more to 1ç at fcrwflfa and jtwjncil? -.çt fa the j m amp-ge than any elaborate speech could hr. Ie effected. She remarked, too, that her chambsr hid besn arranged fcr ber comber wv,h faultless care, ani fourd on inspecting William's that the a act a attention had been bestowed on his aocsrnmoda- tior, ard Caroline was wissr than to aoc.-eoit eitler rougbharded Bicka cr Ann ?riih the neat- handed preparations. This obeerva/ion came wj.th the morrow. She ccnld rot master herself Hnfilci'.nily to q'lit her rocmcr join the family do^nsfe-vira that sigai. An 8poogy, with Becka, for hor mouthpiece, was all she could concede. Mr Dt had reir.ssir.ed to take a har d at a Effvxi3 of Vihit but soon after Rtcka, dd\vc>?ed hor eeS epeech he withdrew, waa followed tatvQ door by his sister, who took hun to t**k.for segleoting to bre&k tbe lJewBto Caroline. You haa xto tniiuess, Da«.iri, b let te girl come home quite unprepared. I don't winder H ) upset ber. Yoa kno v JOti. were to Soathport en purpose." Now, look ycu, Harriet," he answered, "I have helped :011 to position, ani don't you ixiteifcre with roe. on my to ruins. If abalsves you to tetter 1 rivlalr, tha would caver, forgive mo for- b^inp th Vsrer "cf j!l;tiding». 1 had to reti&a of making my iiist atep a falae cne." CHAPTER II. LITPKIKG AMOG FLOWERS. Caroline accepted the new wife much as we do accept the inevitable. For the sake of the father, whom ehe loved dearly, she made no outward demonstration of resentment; but not the less she regarded the marriage as a calamity, and the stepmother aa an intruder. Ia the latter particular, Leigh society must have been pretty much of Misa Booth's opinion, the second Mrs Booth waa so generally ignored. This was long before the No carda" epoch bus Miss Dent had suggested to Caleb, Perhaps we had better not have any wedding cards. I ehonld not like your friends to think I was pushing myself forward, Mr. Booth; and they might, you know. It ia not everyone who would eojgeterouely overlook tho discrepancy in our position as you have done." You are quite right, my dear, as you always are. I do not know whettar your good Bonae or your modesty is to be admired." And so there were" No cards." But modeaty and humility had less to do with the matter than diplomaoy. She was shrewd enough to know that a wed- ding-ring and a wedding.card, and a new name,could not transform Misa Dant, dressmaker and housekeeper, into Mra Booth, a visitable ac- quaintance for the manufacturing gentry of the locality. She could imagine the contempt and indignation which would greet the paste board in houses where she had quietly fitted on bodices and measured eff ekirta in pursuance of her oalling. And she foresaw that the frieuda of Caroline's own mother would cling closer to the young girl now if only out of pity, and so she hoped to edge herself in amongstithem by degrees, all the soonar for delicately keeping in the background. This was a slower process than the second Mrs Booth had anticipated. The announcement of the ma:riage seemed to have scared even Caroline's friends from the Willows; but the serenity of the placid bride was not apparently disturbed thereby. Sophia Marsden was the first to break the ioe. Discussing the visiting question with her mother, she said, with an impressive riss of har shoulders. Since our Emma's escapade, my dear mother, we of all people have least reason to resent a mesalliance. I don't suppose I shall like Mrs Bcoth number two one bit better than I did Misa Dent, there is too much of the pussy cat about her to suit my taste, but both John and I think it would be cruel to desert Caroline now, lest pnsay should show her claws in resentment. I mean to be wonderfully gracious to the ex-housekeeper far the sake of my dear Carry 1" You are quite right, my love; Caroline may want a true friend. I warned her long ago against the advances of Miss Dent; but I suppose the woman of the world was too much for the young and unsophisticated country girl. «' Ah, mother, I may thank my stars for th little peep I had into the great world with my aunt for chaperon i" "Thank God, my dear, that it waa only a little ¡ peep, a larger one mighii have sent you home less I lovable than you are." "Perhaps so," ahoassented, adding, "I wonder what the Ogre would Sity t-c that r I've an idoa. he does not think me too lovable as it ia. By- the-bye, I'm cuiious to know what secret attrac- tion draws Tom to Leigh so often. Birds of a feather flock together, and the raven and crow have equally black piniona. I don't think Tom a very desirable acquaintance; but preserve us all from the parrot nose, leaden eyes, receding fore- head and thin straight lipa of Mr Daniel Dent!" Aa maybe supposed from thia conversation, Sophia and the Bev, John were juat sufficiently gracious to the new wife to place her at ber ease, and prevent her visiting on Caroline the disrespect of Caroline's friends the ourate having held the lady in considerable mistrust ever since the late Mfs Booth's spasmodic attack in the morning. room. when MisB JEokersley also was present; albeit he had taken himself to task for a lack of Christian charity anent his suspicions whensoever they recurred. Of course, the two dear young, friends who had been separated ail the summer had a long chat in Caroline's own room, in whioh the Rev. John and I, the absent Frederick figured solargely that there was little space left for discourse on the reoent marriage, although they contrived to arrive at each other's sentiments on thesubjeo before they separated. What does William think about her f" asked Sophia, aathey were about to leave the chamber. M Oh, she ia 80 attentive to him, he has long ceaaed to regard her as an interloper." i,-™ • *i k°pe her velvet pawa won't Boratoh him ra tiie long run answered Sophia, as they opened the door, and beheld Airs Booth gliding towards her own room at the far owner of the Equare landing. As Caroline shook hands with Sophia and the curate en the door atop, Scholes passed the gate, a down-cast, gloomy, embittered aspect ia hia worn features and bent form. Oh, Sophy," cried Caroline, do you know if ScholeB baa heard anything of his lost daughter ? I feel quite sorry for the poor fellow; he always lcoks so miserable and disconsolate." Sophia flushed Blightly. The question took her unawares. Suspicions were not certainties, and Tom, however unbrotherly, was her brother. She shook her head. U I fear he never will hear anything of her again; or, if he does, only what will give hiin fresh pain." The friends separated—the tall curate offering his arm to Saphia. o. jnst to see her through Atherton Park." He had observed her at Caroline's casual query, and with a lover's very natural desire to interpret such a sign on hia fair lady's face, he re.introduced the eubject of ScholeB and his grief as they walked along. For some time Sophia had felt Tom's seoreta burdensome, and had longed to share them with her betrothed; he had, therefore, no very difficult task before him in ascertaining that her blushes were for her brother and hia ill. doings. And then tbey took solemn counsel together, he promising to seek out deluded Nelly, and reolaim her if it were possible. But the clue he held was too slight, even if Nelly had not vanished from the Moor Farm. Before the week waa out, and the holly.hock and the dwarf-mallow had shown their last September flowers, and whilst the sweet scent of mignonette yet lingered in the air, Caroline was fated to hear more of §choles's daughter than she had dreamed when she had put her ohanoe question to Sophia Marsden. Caroline was in her own bedroom, sitting by the muBlin- draped toilet table at the large window, with the treasured portrait of Frederick Marsden in her hand, her dreaming eyea looking out over the yellowing tree tops with that far away look which tells of a mind abstracted and sightless eight. The sun was settiog in a glorious crimson and opal sky, the single;: swallows had sought their nests and the awarming ants and wasps had found for their tribes fresh habita- tions. A light knock at the door, twice repeated, failed to break upon her reverie; a sharper and louder tap caused her to start, look round, and say, co Come m." Atid in came, quietly attired, Mra Booth, with manner aa reposeful as her garb. "1 have a small box here for you, my dear," she said (always affectionate in her terms). "It has been sent on from Liverpool by private hand. Daniel haa just brought it in from the works." With a sudden exclamation Caroline had darted round her bed and had the box in her hands before her stepmother had finished her sentenoe. It was round, firm, and shaped, like a common ohip salve box, with an ovez-fitting lid, made, too. of some light, shiny foreign wood, so flexible, yet so tough, it had borne bending round and over- lapping to reoeive the wooden pegs which held ita sides and dieoa together. It was not more than a foot in diameter and half a foot in depth. The label containing the address had been pasted on the lid, but the only fastening was an elaborately knotted cord, which Caroline's trembling fingers in vain sought to untie. Permit me, my dear," said the new wife graciously, you are too agitated to unfasten so complex a knot." And, setting Caroline aside, she calmly proceeded to unfasten it, twist by twist, rejeoting Caroline's proposition to cut it as the quickest method, and somehow it seemed to undo very readily in her hlmds-no1; aa though the cord had been pressed tight and flat during a long voyage. But Caroline had no eyes toperoeive this; her sole thought waa to get at the con- tents. Ah, how eager we all are to precipitate fate! And now the young girl would glajly have dispensed with her stepmother's preaenca, but she was no longer a housekeeper to be dis* missed at will, and lingered as if there oould be no privacy between herself and her husband's ohild. Caroline felt differently. To her there waa something eacrod in that wooden case from the other side of the world, and to open it at all in tho presence of a third person was little leas than profanation. Yet her own impatience would not permit her to set it &Alde to be examined at a more fitting opportunity. She raised the olcsely. fitting lid, withia whioh a letter had been secured with tiatack, to preserve the delicate contents of the box from crushing. Had there been no one near, she would have snatched at that the first, and rained a storm of kisses on the paper. It needed all her self- control to let it lie while she lifted the thin paper from the clustering flowers beneath, gorgeous with the tints of nature. There wepe wreathe and sprays of scarlet and of azure, with leaves of brilliant green, rJIlDade from the gay feathers of Brazilian birda; and coihd at the bottom, as if to greet her with its hope and promise, when ber first flush of admiration was exhausted, lay a delicate wreath cf orar ge blossom. Oh, how lovely- how superb 1" had been her ejaculations, as ehc drew fcfcth first the blue and then the eoarlc-t flowers, the like of which bad never met hor sight before, and laid them OR the coverlet. But at the first glimpse of these symbolical wiiitw blosfome, with their golden hearts, a delioato blush suffused her cheeks and without biingn fr them forth to the gaza of her n&welcoRe companion, ebe was hurriedly closiog the silver fap over them to shut theni from too curious eyes, when her hand was arrested by a tcuch end a word from her stepmother; Stay, Caroline dear. There is something mere valuible than flowers in that box. I am almost cure I caught the glitter and sparkle of jewellery." Thus fiddrfFged, Carcrse cosld do no less than uncover the flowers, to ¡,hC)"" that the new wifa was mistaken. Sure enough tharo was something I littering at the bottom c* the box, and on drawing out fie ExqdHe wraath, she found a foliiaiy etrxiifg ent^i £ led in one c! the bloa terns. Hew i-hs cried. TtiY mast be Brrz lit; nd it. men da Ard aa the released tha wire brfore searching eILorgt- the paper for its fellow, she thought, .Hew foolish of iny darling Fied. when he had eo little money, to s¡;e,;d it in txpecaive jewellery for mú r I should bra Lim qxita as well wittout." her Ecarch RsoerffBt the prodnoedno record earring. She eoptied the b^x. There Wft3 tothirg there. liio dull gtsj eye cf Harriet Booth followed her every movement site, a singular expression in '•heir haze, the jrpHs expanding and contracting iikf thote ot a cat about to fcprirg on an unsus- psci'rg ino-u-s or bird. Daar there is cn!y one," murmured Cavciine, as if commnair-g with herself. "1 c&ve cot furely dropped it," and she shook eaah Fpipy cf Cowers, ard was stooping to examine the CHret, when agb. the stepmother intervened. •'OL.iy ore, did jou Bay? How Tery feirsnlar Very!" echoed Caroline, in a disconcerted manner. I hepe Ihave not lost 80 valuible a gift." (It was rot mark at value the true-hearted girl meant); and again she f&lt on the carpet by the bedside. Only one!" repeated Harriet Booth. It is really very peculiar. Would you mind letting fie look at the earring ?" and she held out her hand. Caroline laid the earring npon it. The grey eyes dilated; she seemed like one aghast! "What is the matter?" asked Caroline, simply. Oh, my dear Caroline, this is a very remark- able coincidence. I hope it is nothing more but it really is very remarkable 2" and a look of mingled pity and pain seemed to sadden the grey face of the speaker. Whatever do yon mean ? What is so remark. able? That cne ear-rteg ia lost r" interrogated Carolice, in Bcme perplexity, and, it may be added, some faint shadowing of alarm. Ko, my dear, far from that. I am only afraid that an es.r.rirg is fonnd, not Icat." Found, not lo¡,¡t! You speak ia enigmas. What ever coyou meanr" inquired Caroline, aa if on the very tenter hocks of suspicion. More pitiful grew the treacherous face. aa with every word she uttered she froze a. puke of joy. My dear child, do not distress yourself until we are certain. I hope it may be only a ooinoi. dence." Certain of whatexclaimed Caroline, impet- uously..0 I wish you would apeak out." She Bpcke out. Well, dear, I believe you are aware that Nally Scholes left an ear. ring behind her, and that her father found it." Yes, I think I have heard something of it. But what of that ?" asked the bewildered young girl, breathlessly. The ear-ring is your hand" (ahe hai given it bsck) ia as lite that of Nally Soholes as two pins. I am afraid it is the very fellow ear. tire," and her voice sank to a mysterioua whisper. Nonsense, Mrs Booth! That is preposterous. How could Fred Marsden, away in Australia, bave N-lly ScholeB' ear ring?" and Caroline's lip curled in disdain; but the curled lip quivered with a sickening jalous fear as the answer fell like ice upcn her heart. CertaiDJy-not unlesB Nelly Scholes waa away Viithhim in Australia, too." (TFI be continued.

FEMININE FOIBLES,! FANCIES, AND FASHIONS, I BY A LADY. t (AZ, rights Reserved.) THE LAST DAYS OF THE LONDON SKASON.—THE AUTUMN HOLIDAYS. —" WHERE SHALX, WE Go TOURISTS AND THEIR BATHS. — A POCKET TUB.—PANAMA HELMETS.—THE HEAT IN AMERICA. — THE FASHIONS. — LIGHT COLOURS —WHITE HATS.—BBOWN AND GRIEN COATS.—MADRAS MUSLIN DRESSES.—FLORAL TRIMMINGS. — FULL BODICES. — SENSIBLS CYEHCLOAKS.—CORSETS OUTSIDE.—IU NEW. BST JERSEYS. The laat daya of the London season are undoubt. edly fast drawing to a close. Society generally thinks it is almost time to pack up its trunka and depart. Indeed, many people have left town, and of my own intimates not a few have draws down the blinds, shut up their homes, and bidden me a long farewell, going with the orowd. some east, come west. others north or south, wherever, in fact, inclination leads them, or considerations of health have pointed out the way. The great yearly exodus having commenced, fthe Metropolis will very soon be empty.,That is, empty from society's point cf view, though I seppose the population of London will BtUl be represented by two or three millions of people. These, however, are the no. bodies, who do not count when the aomebodies, par excellence, are making their numerical calca- lations. The important question Where shall we go ?" ia agitating the muds of thousand* of my country men and women at thia season of the year, and the settlement of it appears to be a very difficult and troublesome busiuesa indeed. Nor should choice be made withont some deliberation, for it is certain that muoh present pleasure as well as after benefit depend upon our selection of the place wherein to spend the autumn holiday. To assist people to sol re that puzzling problem, "Whither shall we gor" and to aid them in balancing the conflicting claims and rival advantages of certain places of resort, I recommend a most use- ful little manual which bears the appropriate title "Where shall we go ?" It should be in the hands of everyone who meditates a trip to the sea. for it gives a very clear and graphic acoount of the various watering places on the English coast, and much trustworthy information of a kind especially serviceable to intending tourists. For while aome people like a gay resort which, with sea bathing, mingles evening entertainments of every kind, and amalgamated parties to various places of interest in the surrounding neighbourhood, others require quiet, absolute rest both for body and brain, and therefore freedom from all exoitement. Then, while some persons like the north, with its bracing air and bold scenery, others delight in the soft atmosphere and gentler beauty of the southern coast. To prevent disappointment we should not decide hastily, but try to get as much information as possible relative to the places which seem most desirable to us. I have found the reports of friends who have been there occa- sionally unsafe—" So many men, so many minds," is a proverb which tereil no gainsaying, and people take such very different views of men and things. The little book I refer to impartially describes the peculiar oharaoleristios of each place, and gives authentic information about the prices of apartments tella us whether the air is bracing or otherwise. In ahort, it ia an exoellent guide, and furnishea the name of an agent in each locality to whom letters of inquiry may be ad- dreeeed. All people do Dot elect to travel seawards, however, and I am one of the few who prefer the moun- tain top to the seashore. Going to one of our large termini to see some friends off by train, I was amazed at the number of tin baths which tourists seemed to be dragging about the. oountry with them. They, the baths, are such awkward, J cumbersome articles, that it always seems wiser 1 to hire. though the oharge for a bath is often as much aa two shillings per week, which Beema a great deal to pay for the luxury. I say luxury, but a daily ablution ia the absolute necessity of many of ua. Not a few, I think, would almost forego their breakfast rather than their bath. In the oountry abath is not alwaya attainable, but the difficulty arises from the want of the bath proper, and ia not brought about by the scarcity of water, as ia often the oaae when travelling in aome places abroad. The aoant apply of that neoeasaryis a great drawbaok to the comfort, a ewer that holds about a pint of water, and towels that are very little larger than pooket- handkerehiefa. being decidedly iaimioal to the praotioe of bathing. An acquaintance of mine who ia about to start upon a prolonged inland tour, assuming that water is plentiful everywhere, but doubtful aa to the certainty of getting a bath in remote districts, has purchased at a shop in Oxford street a oharnwug oontrivanoe, which she calls her "pocket tub." It is really a very appropriate name. The bath is made of Rutta peroha, moulded into shape; the sides are supported by slips of whalebone, let in, at intervals. These serve to keep the bath firm and round. The shape ia that of an ordinary sponge bath. It is made in two sizes. When not in use, or required to be paoked, it can be folded into a very small compass—so small, ia fact, that it may be placed in the bottom of a lady's trunk, or gentleman's portmanteau, without taking up any appreciable room. For officers who live in tents, and often move from place to place, I think they must be invaluable. We learn day by day the incalculable benefit to be derived from the praotice of bathing the body regularly. Dr. Fraemus Wilson tells us that the number of pores over the surface of the human frame ia seven millions, and the length of the perspiratory tubes nearly twenty-eight miles; and a writer on the subject of disease says he is satisfied that three-fourths of the maladies to whioh mankind is subject may safely be attributed to the pores of the skin being stopped up. It is when we grasp these facts that we realise the advantage to be derived from keeping the surface of the body in a healthy condition, and thus a daily bath ia iese a luxurious indulgence than a hygienic agent of the very greatest importance. Though in the middle of July (no longer, it the hottest month in the year), we do not despair of getting some weather before the summer is ended, and though the precautions we bave taken to provide against undue heat have so far been supeiflaouf, we may yet find that our money, time, and forethought have not been entirely thrown away. A few days since I saw in B egen street some carious looking gentlemen's hats made of shining straw and shaped like a helmet; indeed they are rstyled" Panama helmets." These are to be trimmed with a puggarte, and will, I am told, be muoh worn by the sea and in country places. The extraordi- nary heat which has prevailed in Amenc, has not reached us, and though we complain of unseaconable chilliness we are better off than our neighbours acroea the Atlantic, where deaths xesaltirg frcm tbe excessive heat have been very numerous. There were, I believe, in New York. 79 deaths in one day caused by heat alone: the total number of deaths from the same oause being ro fewer than 158 in four consccutive days This ia enough to ahum us and induce us to prepare ior thf mal travel to ug from thence, much as the storms periodically I do. The Eun is a destroyer as well as a supporter of life, and hardly a summer paEEes even in frigid England without somdca-ea cf sunstroke. Coup de soleil was not, it seems, mknown in Paltetine. Did not the Alm ghty prcni?e His people that "the sun should not smite I them by day "r The eon of the £ huii&mite appears to have died in consequence of tuustroks. His ctilcwh cry of My head, my head,"when be was with Lia father in tbe fields brings tons a direct fBd bontely illustration that gses far to establish the connection between the and the present, showing how humanity has been pretty much tho Bame in all egee of tie votid's history, and serving to E2ke realistic that which otherwise might be regarded a& fictitious or allegorical only. AoW I must say & woids upon that all important topic, the fashions. Women eeem to try to ignore the rsct That the rain it raineth every" day," for they wear the thincett cf garment?, and frequently the lightest of colours, a caprice ;hd ia cispHyed by a few of the aterner pex. Dove or almoud shades are worn by some of the moat magnificent exquisites (tbeBe are not invariably jouug met). It is generally a complete suit of dittoa, the gaiters wort- over the boots (technically knowt?, I bsiievo, ss spatter-dashers). The hat and the gloves are all alike ef one colour. "White hats are all the fasLion," I heard a gentlfman remark to a friend,, after exchanging greetings with one of oar Cabinet Ministers, who was ridirg in the Row aEd wore a white hat, but I cannot afford them." I suppose the remark implied that white hats, gst'shabbier sooner than biaok ores. Why they should be called white hate at ail I cannot understand, for the oolour is really anything but white. Brown coats for gentlemen are, I see, becoming general. I few days.baak I noticed the Prince of Wales wearirg a browa coat when taking horse exercise with a lady in the How. Far from being an obtrusive or objectionable ooloar, I think it a very agreeable variety. Green coats are, it is said, to lie worn; but, however dark their hue, there is something in them suggestive of a hunter's or jockey's drees. Speaking of that long unpopular colour, green, reminds me to aay it has oome to the frost once more. It ia not generally a becoming ooloar, and has in late years been very little worn. There are many icjadioioas women who thick that beauty lies in the novelty rather than in the beocmingness of their attire, and to them I recommend the sow fashionable greens. There are a variety of shades to choose from, which are catalogued as followImpeyan green, cooked sorrel, vivid apple, and yellow greens, grass green, willow, and so on, made up in combination with ivory wLite. Some shades of green are tolerable, and as all greens are con- sidered artistic, why there is really nothing more to be said. Madras maslin dreeaee are charming for fete and bridemaids' dresses, though they do look as if we had utilised our window our tains and turned them into gowna. The muslin is of a deep cream tint, and ia always made up over a coloured foundation of sateen or foulard mauve, blue, pink, and the shade known as petunia, are the linings which are most tasteful and becoming. Ribbon bows to match are worn, also narrow kilta of the coloured material at the bottom of the drees. Bridemaids' dresses and hats ara often made of Madras muslin lined with colour; they are mostly trimmed with living flowers. Sometimes the Email caps are made exclusively of natural growths; collars of flowers, and even wristlets of them are now worn. It is the fashion to line the bodicea of black j transparent grenadine coatumeB with Bome pretty colaar. The skirts are not hoed. By } changing the bows aBd lining of the dress, it may be varied from time to time without much j expense; and by this simple means a monotony of sameness is avoided. The bodices of these dresses are mostly full and round waisted, with puffed sleeves; a wide sash of some suitable colour is occasionally worn round the figure and then tied in a bow behind, but this gives the wearer a childish look; I much prefer a sirspla ribbon belt and buckle. Abalayence, or eoloared pleating, is invariably worn at the edge of the dress and ia always changed when the bodice lining is. Fall bodices with round waists are euperaeding jeraeya and'the ccateee, so long popular. Some very sensible overcloaks have come into fashion they have capes springing from the shoulders and they protect the dress entirely when, as I rometimea see, they are lined with coloured eilk, their effect is very good. The cloak resembles an enlarged dolman, and the.opening through which the arm j passes is large enough to shew the Coloured lining. Dark brown alpaca, or summer scrgs cleats, may be variously lined with blue or a paler shade of brown. Almond colour, lined with tbe same shade or with rich blue, looka well, so does a black cloak that haa a crimson lining; this may not necessarily be silk, but it is advisable not to make a summer dust oloak at all cumber. some. The material may be waterproofed and then the oovering may be used as a rain cloak also. At Meaara Swan and Edgar's, I saw a few daya back a cloak of this description one corner of it was folded so as to form a temporary basin,, it was filled with water and an aquatio bird floated on the top. The test waa applied in a window, the contents of which would have been seriously injured by drippings from this improvised basin,sufficiently guaranteeing the water resisting nature of the fabric of which the cloak was made. I saw a lady to-day who wore what seemed to be her corsets outside, instead of underneath her dresa bodice. There was a Bort of loose vest, over which, laced very tightly round the figure, was an outer bedioe, shaped and whaleboned exactly like an crdinarytpair of Btaya. These much abused articles are now made of satin, pompadour, and many other pretty fabrics they are alao trimmed with lace. and the masculine eye has become so familiar with them, by reason of so much injudi. cious display in the shop windows, that I could not wonder at the remarks called forth by the lady's appearanoe, in what certainly do look reo markably like ataya worn outside her dress. At present that fashion doea rnot|'generally prevail, though one never can tell what surprises are in store for ua. What a pity it, is that injudicious women should thus challenge coarse and offensive criticism, by wearing a style of dress that cannot fail to provoke it when there are so many pretty, tasteful things thafcpossess the additional advan- tage of being lady-like. I assume that to dresa to look like aladJ is the ambition of most of us, and with suoh a very laudable desire it ia strange that 80 many should fall lamentably short of the standard. not by design, I am convinced, though some would have it so, declaring it is not so muoh an error of taste as a fault of the heart and understanding. One ia always the eager partisan of one's own sex when it is attacked by the common enemy man, whatever opinions we entertain of each other on separate occasions; but in this case I only state a conviction. Though deploring the undeaerved obloquy which aome foolish women bring, not only upon themselves, but on their sex generally. I repeat that I am convinced, with rare exoeptiona, that my siatera desire to be attractive only, not notioeable, by reason of aingularity. i g The newest jeraeya are, I 188, made with latitu- dinal atripea, and highly unbecoming they are, and moat terribly pronounced. I hoped that they would not become fashionable when I saw one last year at Folkestone; it was worn by a French lady of distinction, who looked, I thought, more like a huge hornet than anything else I could liken her

An accident of a very distressing character oe. curred on Saturday evening at Gorton, near Man- chester. A lad named Artingstaw was bathing in the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Bail- way Company's Canal, when he got out of his depth. Two companions, named Murray, who are brothers, tried to rescue him, but they also got out of their depth, and all three were drowned. The Duke and Duchess of Oonnaught were present on Saturday at the ceremony of presenting the prizes to the pupils of the Boyal Normal College and Academy for the Blind, Upper Nor- wood. Hia Royal Highness distributed the prizea, and the Duke, in acknowledging a vote of thanks proposed by the Duke of Weatminster, paid high tribute to the energy of Mr Campbell, the princi- pal, in developing the institution. Arrangements are being made for a dinner ia the Drill-hall, Bermondsey, at the end of the present month, to oelebrate the return of Mr Edward Clarke.. M.P. for Plymouth. It is stated that he will be presented with a purse of £ 1,000 aubaeribed by the Conservatives of Southwark towarda the expensea incurred during the late election in that borough. It ia expected that among theae present wi be Lord George Hamilton, Lord Bowton, Sir John Holker, and Sir Hardiage Giffard. My daughter, never tell any one your private antra," said a mother in sending her daughter away upon her first journey. Monsieur, a third class ticket, if J'QU pleaaeP" said the daughter at the ticket offioe. "For where?" asked the employe. 18 that any of your business f". answered Mademoiselle, indignantly, remembering her mother's advice. A traveller from Leadville ten. his neighbours in the Eaat how he had to travel fifty miles in a stage. When abont half the distance had been traversed they stopped at a email plaoe to change horses. While they were ohanglng, the pasBengera improved the opportunity to take a lunch. They atepped up to the counter of the little restaurant and each took a pieoe of pie and a cup of coffee. When they had finished the lunch they asked the price. The man in attendance said, One pfeoe of pie 50 cents; one cup of coffee 25 cents—75 oenta each." One of the party grumbled a little about the prioe, whereupon the old man behind the counter straightened himself up, folded his arms in a dignified manner and said, Stranger, look at me, do you auppoae I am staying out here for my health rU Is IT RIGHT TO EAT WHEN FOOD CAUSES SuFFEiiKG ?—When there is au all-gone sensation at the pit 01 the atomach. ooupled with a faintnes8 which food fails to satisfy; when, after eitang, a distressing fulness of the stomach is experienced, where there is a spitting up of food, unpleasant taste in the month acidity, heartburn, flatulency, a filling of the mouth with aweetish water, an often entire disrelish of food it is no doubt often mentally queried. Is it right to eat when food causes these sufferings"? It is known that tbe body can only thrive by ,Dourishmer..t recived throngh the stomach, it is equally patent that con- tinued abstinence from food would moan cessation of life, and yet so great is the suffering and distress from the severe forms of Dyspepsia or Indigestion tV nt- d«sjpite the strong inherent tendency of hamiinifv H cJiUK to life it cannot be denied that there are own «*> U.OM wk.t. tie dijettW.o^S'to"bXSS unpaired, their functions usurped. RtmirlS „ worked, means should at onoe be taken t.n 5' c ?7e?" more harmonious working, and to enabl«tho S £ to rect ive, with health&l^ # stomach pleasant to the palate. The causes a3 I* the symptoms deectibod ara amfn^ "86 mode of treatment, and if the ritrht a RufForAr win „ 1 lf\e rignt remedy be used the Mtommt Lflll enabled to psrtake of food with ntiHtv^ A h a senfie of aatisfactiou also as to 2 xA, P9B1tive remedy which wiU aid and restore the digestive organs, impart tone to the nerves, vigour to the body, anoensure the thorough carrying off frcm the syatem. at regaJar intervals, ty natural channels, of the impurities that have lodged in the blood, by the fermentation and corruption of food improperly digested or kept unnecessarily long in the stomach, is "SEIGEL'S CURATIVE SYRpr." This remedy cleanses out the corrupt and noxious matters from the stomach, and strengthens the stomach to disolve and digest the food, increases the flow and strength of thegaatric juica, and produces harmonious action between the stomach, the liver, and intestines All the organs work in ooncert—no jarring, no Over. taxation of one or (fan above another which always damages the nervous system, and works havoo and decay. Strength to the stomach, mvigoration of the liver and tone to the bowels must n&oessaxily follow tbe gf ywatiTe

GOSSIP IN THE WOULD/' j His Bcyal Highseie the Duke of Ediaburgh, j new crui íLIZ ia the Kt rculee, ia expected in Lon- don cn At-gust 4, and on the 5h he ia to leave fcr Ccburg,here he will be jJinoo by the Lcchf Es cf F duburb for & elay daring the re- ma;niig eamnur months. ii ie time pome alteration ehonld be made at Lore's Cricket Ground on the occasion of suoh i marches as Oxford ard Cambridge ana Eion and Barrow« The crowding ia eaormoaa, and ia fclmott unmanageable. On the second day of the I Oxford and Cambridge 12,000 pare:;E9 entered the groard. The club i* made up of 3. 000 odd mem- bere. and earn member is entiileo, not oaly to | adm:eeic3 for hiregtit. but aleo for his owa iaitns- diate circle, which the executive ot the club fairly ccEEider to be four. In future it would ba batter to arrange the ground te at Hurlisgham — j dispense vitfe gcte-c.c-i:ey,&.Bd ailow/e&ch member a c.Git&i^ ttui.bfr .A free tickets, ana »a unosrtaia lumber of ps)" tickets. The M.G. 0. hitherixt have ccz.ficered the public moat liberally; bat the I Btilifh public by LC means re&iprc.ciie tala gool attention; they stay away from the good E.sitehes and geed cricket, and prefer to follow tie fatbits, however indiftereiit the cricket may v be. Tbe club thia year issued a pas*, which, it was presumed, would oe a pareport to members' eicloturee. Such is the stupidity of tho atten- dants that thty aeeia to thinls ladies who have tickets for blocks are to go there nua bonded, and refuse adcieeicn to of the clab even to their own encio&ures. It would be batter to give printed directions in futaro, and aliow members bc.h to bring ladies in as well as out. A marriage ie arranged between Lady Henrietta Stewart, second daughter of the iate, and siover to the pieEent, Earl cf Galloway, &ud Mr Aigeraos Turner, second Elon cf Mr a-sd Lady Caroline Tamer. Mr Turner was secretary ta Lord Beaconfcfield, who, jast before leaving office, bestowed on him the appointmall of Fillanae. Secretary to the Post cfSca—a good berth with a salary cf jEl,b0C a vear for life. Society is enlivened by a bride and bridegroom whose united ages amount to 15 years. The former has been twioe led to the altar on previous occasions, but the virgin heart of the bridegroom has indulged in a oourfship by the side of which Jacob's dwindles into ineigaifioance, and whioh has at last been crowned by fruition—and £7.000 a year. Not always by their works ehall youkcow them. Who, for iastanee, woald have dared lay the burden of a pan on the shoalders of that Great UnkLOwn, that Veiled Prophet of Mystery fini Maudle, Mr Dante Gabriel Eos&ettir And yet, from a literary journal lately launched, we learn that this etern apostle of the Muses is really a fellow of infinite jeet. In the days when a yoaager bard sat at his feet—who now, indeed, has treated his Gamaliel much as the irreverent boy treated his graiidsire at draughts-and tuned his youth- fullyre to the praises of our Lady of Pain, the master observed of the pupil, poeta n iscitur, but, unfortunately, nori fit for publication; Short, bat there's salt in it, as Mr Brisk observes. I he Rev Sir John Caesar Hawkins, Bart., is credited with an act of anonymous generosity which deserves mention. For something less than two years Sir John has been rector of Chelmsford, which living he has now resigned on accouat of continued ill-health. On Sunday week a rouleau cf bank notes, to the valae of £500, was plaoed ia the offertory at Chehnsford Church for the benefit of the knrmMy in that town, and Sir John Haw- kins is generally supposed to be the donor. I regret to hear that Mr Waltar Cross, who was lately married to George Eliot, has been taken seriously ill at Venice on his wedding tonr. There was a slight commotion at the Lotus Club the other night. A member introduced two ladies," whose presence was distasteful to aome of the other fair ones who were present. They were, consequently, pclitely conducted out by the secretary. The offending member was, later on in the evening, tried by a mock court martial, and, although he pleaded youth and inexperience, was condemned to pay a heavy fine. In another portion of this week's issue atten- tion is drawn to the melancholy decadence of the Times, since it lost the critical supervision of Mr Delate. But I may point out that, though the Arabian is probably the worst editor ever known on a metropolitan journal, his csiieaguea are equally bad, careless, ana inefficient. Oa Friday last, in the Parliamentary intelligence, Mr DLcon was reported as taking hie Beat; in the same issue, ander the heading, Toangest Member of the Houae," the aune gentleman appeared as Mr J. Dicfcson." On Saturday it was announoed that among the latest arrivals by Canard ateamer from America WIUI Mr Dion Boucioault." Considering hat for weeks past the Times columns have been teeming with advertisements of Mr Bouoioault's performances at the Adelphi Theatre, which only erminated that day week, and that the Times critic had recently ocxnmented on those perfor- mances, such a glaring blunder aa thia is uncon- scionable. It seemed impoesible that a photographer could have hit upon any novelty, but Mr Samuel Walker, of 230, Regent street, haa accomplished the feat. His sitters do not come to him, but are taken at home,' in their own houses, which is an obvious saving of trouble and an advantage ia many ways. I do not know much about the reauirementa of anglers but I should think there could be none that are not fulfilled in a knife called the Fish, ing Gazette knife," which has been brought out by Messrs Thornhill and Co., and which ooatsins a perfect armoury of weapons. Thia knife has received a silver medal at the Berlin International Fisheries Exhibition. Here are two good stories of Irish distress." A landlord in the oounty Westmeathhas a tenant who refuted the other day to pay his rent, amoant- ing annually to some £4:>0, pleading inability to do so from the bad times. The landlord sent a ocurteona but a firm letter to say that he must take ateps to make him pay. A few days after, the tenant appeared at the London residence of the landlord, and offered to give him .£12,000 for the fee aimple of the farm A landlord in Ireland the other day had some fat bullocks for sale, and one of his tenants oame, and became the pur- chaser, and paid for the cattle down—ready money—is sovereigns The landlord, on going out, saw the tenant's cart standing at the door, mto which he was getting to drive away, and remarked Boma large full sacks in the cart. What have you got there in the sacks ?" Sure, yer honner, it's the relief male" (meal). Mr Aristidee Xenos, head of the firm of XenoB and Co., London, has just reoeived, through the Greek Embassy, the insignia of the St; Stanislas Order, conferred upon him by the Czar for ser- vices rendered to EuBeiaa sick and wounded during the late war. Mr Xenos, at the risk of hia life, conveyed many thousands of soldiers suffering from typhoid fever from San Stefano to Odessa in British steamers, in which he also transported the personnel of the Red Cross to and fro, free of oharge.

PICKINGS FROM THE OOMIO PAPERS. (From Punch.) A "GENERAL" ORDER.—"Abolish moat of them.(Signed) "G. O. T." A KARA AVIS (in Epping Forest).—A Wayz- Goose." DONKEYS HAVE EARS."—Emily (playing at lawn-tennia with the new curate): What's the game now, Mr Miniver f Curate: Forty-love. irreverent Gardener (overhearing): Did y'ever hear such imperenoe! "Love." indeed. And im not been in the parish above a week. Juat I ke them parsons 1 AN ÆSTHETIC MID-DAY MEAL.—At thelunoheon hour, Jellaby Poatlethwaite enters a paatryoook'a and calls for a glass of water, into which he puta a ftesbly,out lily, and loses himself in contempla- tion thereof. Waiter: Shall I bring you anything else, air ? Jellaby Poatlethwaite; Thanks, no! I have all I require, and shall soon have done. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ACCOUNT.—" Com- pensation for Disturbance (Ireland) Bill." What an enormous sum Ireland will have to pay Eng. land THE BEST "BAIKES* PROGRESS."—On his Sunday School errand at Glouoeater, 1780. (From Fun.) OD BABBIT IT.—At Exeter a young farmer for shooting a rabbit on hia own farm haa been aent to pol for month, while at man brought before the same tribunal for brutally aaaaulting his wife waa fined five shillings. If the Exeter magiatratea think ao much of a rabbit and ao little of a woman, we think the powers that be should aay what they think of the Exeter magistrates. We refrain, for we have not any opinion of Sbem. HEMP ORDER.—GO and be hanged. WHY HE LEFT HOME.—Syren: And are all your brothers aa olever as you are, Mr Smith ? Smitb. Well I oan answer for their being all wrangLers: if that s anything. The houae ia like a bear garden. Syren: And what does the guv'nor aa you call him, Bay to that, poor man? Smith (drily): Why, he is the Senior Wrangler. Is DAT so DistinguishediFrench Literary Man (staying in English oountry village to study oharaoter): Ah, then, you do undareatand ma Engleesh talk trés good ? Jemima Haun 0 yes sir, you 'ave stayed 'eer so long you 'ave got quite naturalised. D. F. L. M. (iadigaantlv) • Natural eyes, by gar.» I do think zo; also 'ave I ze natural 'air and teeth likvis, von, deux, a.nfl atnree. II A STRAY SHOT."—Friend frae the North: What are ye nrin' at. Tam? Tarns OD, jist the wmdmill. Friend Eh, man! Gin ye wis tae sheet the muller P

Intense heat prevails in Spain, the thermometer having reached 128 deg. Fahrenheit at Seville and 100 deg. at Madrid. There have been many sad- den deaths, especially among children. In Italy aho the weather is very hot. Recently the Wolverhampton Corporation has given peimieBion to Mr Staveley Hili, M.P., to close an ancient meadow footpath on his estate and much popular opposition has resulted On Monday the town-clork informed ths Town Conn«;i that he had that day been Berved with an anony- mous communication, which asserted that gunpowder and dynamite had been laid under aDd about the house of every member, and that also cf the towa clerk, for the public held the bitterest hatred against all of them. Fonr Durham miners named Bichardson, Har- wood, and Hayes (father aad BOB), returning home lately met an idiot on the roadside. After crnelly tormenting him for some time they stripped him, and rolled him in a bed of stinging nettles. His cries brought a polioeman to his rescue. The four prisoners ktocked the offioer down, jumped upon him, and beat his head with stones in the meet brutal manner. The Chairman of the bench of magistrates on Saturday said he never heard a worse case. A sentence of four months' hard labour was passed upon each. To BE WELL AND KEEP WELL TAKE BRAOG'S VISITABLE CHARCOAL. It absorbs all impurities in the Btoznaah aDd bowels, ana gives a healthy tone to the whole eye term It1* one of the beet remedies known for Indigestion, Iflatuience. Ac., and for the carter, removal of Worms. In bottles 2a., 4s., and fis Tw on bed by most eminent physicians. Brass's C Biscuits in is., 2s and 4s. tins. Bi, Uaei*M» ia i«8 J* ijd, q; aii Gkewste^

ODDS ASD £ hu-e are frequently on epi&king terms, aad they lie to. A GAME or CAKDS.—Formal vifelfcs. DOESN'T COKE A.15S.- A boy baby. BUDY KADE —A girl willing to marry. A food lawyer ie tct a necessity, for aeoaasity knows A'-cir^t way d rodilcg & man to sleep—Stoning him to death. It i to tipr bc-c.TiPc 3. farmer is growing sage that he is becnaiisg wise. A FVWFRí KAME FOR THE PECPLE OF THE EKEKALD IFCLE.—Tee 'art-Aticc. Wanted to know if & avana cigar makes a maa ill, will tro ffi&k" a ma^liia? As a rule, the flower of the family does nothing tcw&tcs providing tie diily Siesd. A sign in the window ef a pork bvche: ia Taris reads, Cote csisfort-ibie h-.ae&gsz." t, .<$ A I JGHT WEIGHT.—Wa-icg with th gas tamed fell cn for tie old fdh t j gata b^ A Nevads Irdr.a i.3 gd?;«r vrii-h tha eFCfttly be&udful n&m<, ot Drifting Gojse r. George Eliot Women do't love mss for their goodness." Xaat is lacky, if true. JTis false," a; the firl said whoa fond lever told her she hai very oetumfu. hair. Ore hug is worth ? doz'rt; love bt-tsra, tad they cannot be introduced in a breach of promise suit. Never own a woman's right, for if you onoe do it the will go wrong all the rest of her life oa tae oonceit ot it. A Persian proverb eaye, Tec measure? o! talk were set down upon the earth, and the wema a took nine." The house fly. if in gooi health, can lay 2\0:)ù eggs in the eeason. Ir'fepity a £ y can't begratued on a hen. or Honesty ia the best policy," but too many people, eays Brown, cmia. that they oanaot afford the best of anything.. > „ A correspondent wants to know whether iet»orfl nndaly delayed in their transit through the poat- cffice eIltailuy oharge for over wait. "Mary, have you given the goldfish fresh water P" What's the user They haven't drunk up what's in there yet i" A child being asked what were the three great feasts of the Jews, promptly and not unnaturally replied Breakfast, diLner, and ecpper." The St. Louis police searched all day for a baby whose mother said it had been stolen, bat which was found under the bed, where it had fallea. A political economist says, "The beet wives are cheapest." Yet every good man who has a good wife looks upon her as a little dear." Before marriage a girl frequently cills her intended her treasure," but when he becomes her husband she looks upon him as "her treasurer." Soldiers must be fearfully dishonest," said Mrs Partington; it seems to be an ooourrenoe every night for a aentry to be relieved of his watcb." The pastor of a churoh in America is reported to have prayed the other Sunday for the absent members who were prostrate on beds of sickness and chairs of wellness." American girls chewed up severity tons o! gum last year. One halt of it can be found to-day sticking under mantel shelves. The other half was carried away by the young men who go courting and lost. Pat to one of his friends Why didn't yo write to me while yon were abroad ?" Friend MI didn't know yonr address." Pat: then, yon had all the more reasoa to write aDd &&k for it!" When a snow-ball ae hard as a door knob hits you in the back of the head as YOil are crossing the etreet no matter how quickly you turc, the only thing yoa can see is one boy, with ch innocent face and the emptiest hand era; corf rented a false accusation. An impecunious fortune hunter having been aooepted by an heiress, at tiie wedding, whaa that portion of the ceremony was reached where the bridegroom says, With all my worldly goods I thee endow," a spiteful relative of the bride ex. claimed, There goes his valise." Bcseini, being once invited by Napoleon III. to his box at the opera, hesitate 1 to take a aeat while the emperor was still standing. His Majesty at once settled the question of etiquette with these words, as polite as tattering, No ceremony amongst aovcreigna, pray, M. JJossini." As red as a rose was my love last night-Jel. red as a rose was she; but to-day my love's all pale and white as the blossoms of the apple tree. Poor thing, ahe Î8 pining for me, I think but the wicked neighbours say her mother stole in, while my love WIWJ asleep, and stole her pink aaaoar any." In some instances it takes one thousand pieon of Japanese money to make a dollar. When th basket is passed around in a Japaneae ohurch, it is frequently returned to the pulpit running over with ooins, and yet only ooataining aeveaty five oenta. Church going people find this money a great convenience. "Why, Jimmy," said one professional beggar to another, are you going to knock off already t- It's only two o'clock." No, you mattoa head." responded the other, who waa engaged in nnbuck- ling his crutch, I am only going to put it on the other knee. You don't suppose a fellow can beg all day on the same leg, do you f" It isn't often that a boy wishes he were younger but it is possible, at such times as he staada up before his teacher dear and pulls off his jacket for an afternoon matinee, that he longa for his earlier days when hie j acket and trouseri were made in one piece, precluding the possibility of such a cold-blooded preparation. Siamese twins have been born in a email fishing village in North Devon. The wife of a thatcher named Gayton, reoently gave birth to two children incorporated or grown together from the breasta down to the abdomen. They are perfeot in every other respect, having a head each and two bauds, two legs, and, it ia believed, a separate exist- ence. A traveller was badly hurt in a railroad acci- dent—two ribs broken and other injuries. He went to the offioe of the company to oomplain. What!" cried the offioe clerk, you waat to make a row about so small a matter? Not a month ago twelve of our passeagers wera killed and we didn't even hear a word of complaint from any of them The gentleman who had been off for a fishing exoursion and sent a paragraph to the local paper saying that "Mr Jones has sent home a fine mess of 'speckled beauties,' oould not account for the warm reoeption from his wife, until he read that Mr Jones had been fined and aent homefoI a meas with Bome freckled beauties," and then he went for the newspaper man with a rod. A countrywoman stopped aome ten minutes it front of a store in an American village to gaze at a patent fiytrap in operation which was pretty well filled. After studying the plaoard, two dollars," intently, she moved on, after piping out, to the great amusement of the bystanders, Tew dollars Tew dollars! Snakes ahves, I wouldn't give tew oents for all the flies in the village." A minister was questioning his Sunday School ooncerning the story of Eatychus—the young man who. listening to the preaching of the Apostle Paul, fell asleep, and falling down, waa taken up dead. What," he said, do we learn from Čibi8 solemn event?" when the reply from a little girl oame pat and prompt, "Please, air, miaistera should learn not to reach too leng sermons. He stood twirling his hat in hie hand in the hallway. It waa about time for the morning stare to begin their song together. "Well," and he moved one step nearer the door. Well," she replied, as she stepped to the door also. WeU, I-I must be going. If—" right, John, if," and ahe leaned her head on hia shoulder. If— you—have—any--conun- drums—to—ask,—ask—them—aow." He was measured for a new hat and a pair of kid gloves on the same day. At a New York mum sociable" the other night, all artifiaes, plana, dodges, subterfuges, and triaks resorted to by the ladies to make a oertain young man apeak failed—all but one. He offered to forfeit five dollars "for the good of the oause" if thej oould induce him to apeak a word within half an hour. The time had nearly expired when a young lady stole up behind him, and in a masculine voice whispered, "Bill, go out and have some whisky." "All rig-" and then he himself, but it waa too late. The Scotchman and the mineralogist, II Yon man Rave me his bag carry by a short out acrosa the hiUe to hia inn, while he took theater road. Eh, it was dreadfully heavy, and, when I got out of his Bight I determined to see what was m it, for I wondered at the unoo weight of the thi; and man. it's no use for you to guess what was in that bag, for you'd ne'er find out. It was atones." "And did you oarry it?" "Carry it, man, do you think I was as mad as himself r Nae, nae, I emptied them all out, but I filled the bag again from the pile near the house, and I gave him good measure for his money." ANECDOTE OF STVART—Near hit house there once lived a farmer named Greene, who supplied him with eggs and poultry. Oneday Stuart oaae in the house, and with a very grave voiee said, "/Greene ia going to die." Going to die?" said Mrs Stuart. Greene is going todie'" responded her husband. Why, Mr Stuart?" she asked, 'what do yon meinf Greene ia as well as yoa or L" The response was this, "Greene neverthe- less is going to die. I know it, tot he has just returned to me 10 dollars that I had overpaid him." Mr Munn adds that, singularly enough, Greene was never seen again, for in a short time he was taken ill and when next hoard of he WM dead. While a quiet family were seated around the hearthstone, the various profees.one which open for a man of ab^ty came up tor disou^on, a large majonty of the cbikren expressing a decided preferenoe for a snug sir ecure, whe*e the work was unimportant aad tfce salary exMss^a of tbe children eaid, • WtU I nLniV? l-i: on tt» roof 1i d.Ja, £ £ jaet like Joupb inEivM." x"° to do. attention of the fataiiv vae Joset)h ow» P^sage, "And Pharsah put "There," he said. have altr.rge 8IolarJ." .11 aWa^l^ the receipt of more insad*f that thie department stood He was frequently •• £ ° how to spell suoh words as diphthong" and "catarrh," and he couldn't be eure he was nsht without a dictionary to refer $0. ? day am oomia* when oar library will ct the biggest kin' of a diukshunary," said the presi- oent, in answer, but it am too soon now. Nobody eipecte us to spell as de white folks, an' nobody sees the need of it. We ain't worked up to dat rnt yet, We am still down among suoh words as soup-bones' and' tat erg,' an' de time for soarin a Ughør am way off. Darfore, if any of de members of die club am trfflicted with the catv or the dfj xiU litv: tc J'11Q *4 :15, (