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BYG ORP. “ Aa'll o no vurtber, gentlemen." The speaker was an elderly rustic of the neighborhood, acting as guide to mysdf and another young Londoner. The time was many years since, and the scene an Enghsh sea-side country, at that time in great part uncultivated. Indeed, though time and ad- vancing civilization have not failed to make many a change, rock and mountain, moss and shingle, must ever in certain districts forbid the plough. Of such a district, as darkness fell, we had reached the borderâ€" an expanse of land utterly waste, not in any part be yond bearing the roar of the breakers, which, in three winds out of four rose over the yog- ed reeks of its coast lineâ€"a region, which, In addition to the difficulty of faint and pre- cipitous paths, here, it seemed, the extra weight of superstitious dread. . _ “ Why not li’ asked my companion, "18 the road dangerous 2" ‘ “There he hills to break yan’s neck a dozen times over ; but it's not they, if yau knows the road." “ Is it thieves i" p “ Noe, too vew travellers. It be neither earth nor sea, nor living man ; but that that comes 0' none 0’ th' three. What's there Aa’ll say newt on ; zome do zsy there’s nowt there. But if ’ee like to stop at Joe Mor- den's place near by over night, Aa'll take ee through in mornin ; but Aa ll not cross N om- lau by night vor all the money so ever zaw.” “ Is the road worse than we've travelled today i" “ Nay, Aa'll not say it’s worse. For that ‘ matter, the dark’s the main trouble.” “ I vote we 0 on,“ said Thomson. “ If we lose the true we can light a fire; thereZs plenty of fallen branches; and sleep by it tillfiaylight." “Aa’dlight no night-fires in Nomlan. Queer volk comes to on. But Aa've warned ’ee, and Aa'll be going back. Best come back. Tell ’ee, Aa veel uu now,” said the peasant. "Well, well," said I, impatiently, tired of what seemed to me nonsense, “what is the next village along the road '3 ’ “ Dortou be the next, six miles on; there he never a house ti‘l theere. That's called past Nomlan." " Well, will you go there to~morrow and wait for us if we should stop a bit on the road 2" “ Aa will, vor zure ; but mind As. tell ’ee vurst.” . “Yes, yes; all right." And we saw his form presently disappear along the chif- bordered road we had come, into the deep ening shadows of the fast-coming night. . I could never tell why, on that occasion, we should have so anxiously desired to push on by night, in direct contravention of the very object of our journey, namely, to see the rugged scenery of these, then little known, localities. There seemed to be_ in the air we breathed something persuading us to advance, an inaudible Circean song which drew us onward. This was the mean- ing, as I afterwards heard, of the peasant‘s then incomprehensible “ I veel on now.” A feverish desire of immediate exploration oppressed us, and we moved forward. My companion, Frank Thomson, B. A., by the way, a tall and handsome young gentleman just leaving college, was not ac- customed to be afraid of anything intangible at all events, and only wished, as he said, if there were any supernatural humbugs around, he had a jolly good hold of one by the neck. He would try what it was made of. However, we moved along the path, which led at first, apparently towards a very precipitous descent, as far as, in the gloom, we could judge. “ J ones," said Thompson, “ are you good for six miles before supper! Surely we can reach Dorton, six miles, as the fellow called it, in a couple of hours." " That depends,” said I, “ on whether these miles be principally horizontal or per- endicular. Give me the level, and I will do them in eighty minutes." “ Give me a prep for my lever, and I will move the world,” answered my friend. “ That observation is more common th an correct," said I. “ I don’t think Archi- medes ever used it. If you count up, you will find, I believe, that a man would need, moving at the speed of a cannon ball, to change the position of his end of the lever to a distance which would require him to keep moving for some trillions of years before he could move the world an inch.” “ Ah," said Thompson, “ your correction will never check the currency or the fallacy. Speaking of fallacies, I mean to expose that of the silly belief in the supernatural, and shall commence with that ignorantly fast- ened on this gloomy tract of country.” “ To commence,” I responded, “ will you just make plain the mystery of the road, I can see none beyond, none even here. Have we lost it 2" West was strange, we had got suddenly away from the hills. I' seemed but a mo- ment before that precipices frowned on all sides ; new, a beautiful diversified country expanded before us, in the moonlight its wealth of alternate grove and meadow. A low ridge of hills stood back on the way whence we came, but that was all. “ Confound it l" said my friend, “ we are outof the way altogether, and have wand- ered inland. This place is no doubt inhabit- ed, ihough I see no houses. And the road ; is there a track at all here i ' We lighted matches and examinéd the ground. There were hoof-marks, but more like those of horses crossing a field than the appearance of a travelled hi hway. “Horses do sometimes here,” as d I. “ Listen,” said my friend, “ Horses are coming now." “No, replied I, “it is the sound of the sea." “ It is both." said he. “ Then we cannot be inland. Yet this is not the country des- cribed to us. There is something wrong. But see to your arms; no knowing who these may be." At that time. in doubtful districts, most travellers carried the single- barrelled pistols of that day, and we had but time to see that these were in readiness when two riders came up with, it seemed to me afterwards, remarkable rapidity, and had drawn rein by our sides almost as soon as we heard the hoof strokes plainly. There \houss is just beyond that next grove, and have you not 2" asked the lady, in a voice singularly sweet and clear. “ You are travellers, I think ; at least I do not remem- ber seeing you in our neighborhood. Weâ€"at least Iâ€"trld who we were, and of our intention of reaching Dorton to sleep. “ You would sleep soundly enough before reaching it," she said. “ The road, well enough on foot by day, is absolutely impassable with precipice and beg in the dark, and the moon sets in less than an hour. There is but a couple of miles of country like this. No ; there is a much better way. Allow me to introduce myself. Miss Bertramâ€"the Hon. Miss Bertram, if you are patioulsr about titlesâ€"daughter of Sir Harry Bertram, K C. B., et catera, whose where, if you will so far honour us. I am happy to promise you more agreeable and perhaps safer quarters than you might find on the road to Dorton. you choose, you will find it easy to get there. Tonight you cannot. You will bet- ter understand my self introduction when I explain that we are relatives of your own, sir, (bowing to Thompson) and had heard that you were travellin be in this vicinity to-nig t. country to a stranger, and I took my horse, and came to see after you." The efi'ect of her voice and manner I can- not describe otherwise than as enchanting. Yet there‘ was a subdued mockery in some The “ perhaps safer quarters ” had an inflection which will ring sometimes of i‘s tones. in my ears, I think, for life. But the tone, the look, drew you to her as the song of the We were delighted; all desire of immediate travel had vanished, and, guided Lurlei. by our fair hostess, to whom Thompson had, of course introduced me, and who rode slow- ly beside us, the groom following, we re- cesded in the direction she had indicated. “ I had no idea, Miss Bertram,” I remark- ed, “ that this stretch of sea-coast, Nomlau, I think they call it, was inhabited, or, in- deed, habitable." “ Ncmlan 2" answered the lady, and her features seemed at the moment to grow darkerâ€"or it might be the shadow thrown by the moon. “ Oh, that is a name given to a ruder part of the country, further on, by the common people. Here we use simply the name of the shireâ€"this is, in local phrase, the west riding. Just here all is in- cluded in the name of Bertram Hall, our house, as the estate comprises all the land within sight. As you see, our road inland is very different to the rough footway you travelled.” We could, in fact, looking in that direc- tion, see the broad turnpike road, wind- In the morning, if near, and would It is a difficult have a flavour In ev vegetarian and, orâ€" . u‘t periodisa, but try this sherry." “ jingo l" "Itsasgood as my father’s '95, which one only tastes once a year," “ Thank your stars that they led you to Confound it! anything make you shiver about here 2" Some chill we‘ve got in that deep glen." I had noticed in, fact, an occasional chilly feeling. But just now it wasan odd one. It seemede as {fa cold your fair relative." " Led her to me. “ Yes, slightly. teaming hand had touched me “ I fancy so. though. Pass that wins again. “ Here you are,” and bowed himself out. “ Didn't notice,” said I, sleepily. We go 2" the sequicus John with my hour. view, their trees a graceful wall. I found Miss Bertram presiding at a lux- uriously appointed breakfast table, which, I observed, to my surprise, was only laid for “ Surely," I said, “Thompson is no: two. sleeping yet '2" It By no means,” replied my hostess. “He was up much earlier than yourself; but, I am sorry to say, a messenger arrived here, despatched from your last stopping place, whom he was obliged, on pressing busi- ness, to accompany thither, meaning to stay overnight, and return here to-morrow. In the meantime I promise myself the pleasure of showing you some scenery worth a tourist's mg, far and level, a bright ribbon in the examination" moonlight, through a beautiful and picturesque country, dottel, here and there, With farm houses and cottages. The moonlight, now superb, lighted up the scene, and rested brilliantly on a mass of whire clouds which inland banked across the whole horizon. “Excuse Mr. J ones' having had no idea, Miss Bartram," said Thompson, “ that is characteristic with him. Now I had an idea that We should certainly find some charming country here, though not," he said bowing to our conductors, “ that we should obtain so charming a guide." ' “ No compliments by moonlight,” said the lady, " one deception at a time." And her smile show ed aset of excellent teeth, which, yomehow, seemed slightly lorg, giving a somewhat tusk-like expression. They were however, very straight and regular. “ I am glad Thompson gave his idea liber- ty as soon as he got it," said I. “ Its future loneliness would otherwise have been piti- ablc. But what a magnificent castle ! ’ l ;‘Bertram Hall, our place,” said the young :2. y. Toe groom opened the gate, and, passing under a winding avenue of immense oaks, We gained an eminence where spread before us a wide lawn of velvet turf, beyond which arose, high, massive and four-square, with great turrets at each angle, Bartram Castle, a noble specimen of the architecture of ancient, relieved and modernized in some lpirts by the improvements of recent days. l When the servant led the horses through the great archway, Miss Bartram, whom my friend had carefully assisted to dismount, conducted us to a species of pavilliou built against the original wall. The door opened are we reached it, and a spruce footman in brown and gold livery appeared. “ You are fatigued, gentlemen,” said the lady. “ I am unavoidably engaged. this evening. but you will, I trust, mako yourselves as com- fortable as circumstances will admit of. You must not think of leaving us for a day or two. People often stay With us longer than they intend." Again that odd darken- ing expression crossed her face. “John, see that everything is attended to for the com- ' I)“: of these gentlemen." Iand a how, she was gone. The footman, full of bOWs and complain- auce, preceded us to bedrooms supplied with all lavatory accommodations, and presently, thereafter, to a neat dining room, where supper was already served, with a profusion of brilliant plate, clean linen, and newly cut flowers, most agreeable to belated sojourners from a barren heath. “This is something like. We will wait on ourselves,” said Thomp-on to myself and the footman in a breath. The man left the room. “ I am astonished you never mentioned your relatives living so near our route,” said I. “ You have more reticencc than you get credit for." “ DJn't credit my reticeuce but my ignor- ance," said he. “ My father hazl, I knew, relatives of these names in the county, then h we have not met fI-x x ears. In fact our ong absence from E: . 4? till three years ago prevented it. But I neither knew that we wereso near them. hr the: they lived in such style. Tho-re is surely something strange. And with a smile “ me," said I, “ if there’s nothing strange about that pigeon pie, will you cut it up "’ “Smellsstrangely good, ” answered Jones." Pass those potatoes ; what fine lloury mas- ses l" “I was about to acquiesce, when a extra- ordinary thing occurred. I could have sworn that the cold, warning finger again touched my face, and seemed earnestly for one second I started topress me towards the door. slightly. “ What was that '2" asked the lady, in a careless tone, gentle and plessing, as her But never voice and face I had glanced behind me, when in the mirror at my back I canghtisightof herlcok, regarding with extreme auger something there, which I turned towards her ; she was plscid as a lamb, merely evincing a slight curiosity as to my sudden move~ voice was ever. expressed such different feeling. I could not see. ment. “ Nothing," said I, “ I thought somgfthin et knew it was not fancy ; nor was the look 1 had seen. Clution, in spite of myself, seem- ed to pervade me; and impressed nowwith an I thought of nothing but refusing all further oivilities, The touch had seem- ed,â€"-I can state it no otherwise than the ex- to meâ€" "Fly for your life 1” A feeling of some dan- ger most vivid and terrible possessed me, and I at once added “However, you must excuse me at. once following my friend. There are reasons why we must not part companyâ€"reasons he may not know. we will, it you permit us, again ask your touched me; but it was fancy.” idea of extreme danger, and leaving the place. pression that it had seemed to say hospitality on our return." “ Too happy,” she replied. As she spoke. she was sitting at a magnificent piano. Run ning her hand lightly over the keys, “ Do you like music? ' “ Very much." “Then rest yourself yet a few minutes, It is a fairy and tell me how you like this. song.” Tell me now and tell me true “'nencc my being came. Iris 1! 1 from room drew Or from burning flame? Flashed I here from moonbsam light, Through the starry way? Sprunz I with the sunburst bright To the lower day? Rose on dark volcano smoke First my living form? Came I when the lightning broke Thrcugh the mountain storm? What my name and what my race Tell me new today, - Or to my appointed place Come with me away. strange enchanting langu former suspicion, losing depart. former. " so long since a " Courtlers galloped o'er four counties, The hall's lair partner to behotd “ What a loss to you I" “ You enjoy it so much, then 2" r to any other which Does Must be. Queer feeling, (The door opened) “ There’s J lhn. Why. what. Oh it’s the passage shadow, His eyes looked on fire.” Nothing could have looked less on fire than the respectful orbs of the attentive John, as he placed our bedroom candles on a stand, “ Shall He nodded, and we went to our rooms, his cheery “ good night I" resounding down panelled corridor, hung with many an ancient shield and partisan; and. had 1 been less drowsy, I should have spent hours examining the splendid carvings intermix- ed. These were German. and, mostly, deal- ing of fantastic and weird subjects ; knights and ladies, wizards and gnomes, elves and faries, were shown in many a scene, and in all of them there was danger depictedâ€"in all of them, I afterwards remembered, some one was entrapped. I entered my room. locked the door (not by my usual practice) and slept long and heavily. Morning, whenIawoke, had long filled the room with light ; and first softly tap- ping, like Mr. Poe's raven, entered the ob hot water, Miss Bartram’s compliments, and a intimation that breakfast would be ready in half an While dressing, I had occasion to admire the splendid prospect from the great bay-window, which, in accordance with a charming modern cus.om, termed the south side of my bedroom. From beneath me to the far horizon undulated a sea of grass of brilliant green, dotted with mansions, some farm houses, many of pavilion form, while right and left great forests bounded the But The voice and execution of the player appeared perfect; but there was more ; a or seemed to fill the air, andIfound myself, despite my determination to " I did not expect," I said, “ in so secluded a place to find so excellent a per- " Oh, that is from your point of view. We are not so secluded as it must appear to one who came by that gloomy sea-side path. Excellent roads branch off here inland, and we see many people. As somebody says (you may remember the writer -I don’t) it is not And h :mbly hop: she caught no cold." There are no less that: four assize towns within easy distance. You 6 arms, of course.” I was obliged to own that I did not. Or you have, no doubt, found the greater ease to walking if keeping step with a hand. ghost oneii‘s accustode to it.“l the exhilara- n rap ,essy,an grace! motion, in harmony with pleasing music ; the natural excitement of the scene, the company, the contagion, so to speak, of en'oymeut, altoâ€" gether impart sensations of slight, I, at least. find in nothing else. You should try it. ButImust not detain you, if indeed, you are determined to go.” I went, and it seemed to me by a great sfl'ort, to my room in order to make some preparations for departure, when very strange feelings appeared to oppress me. I heard voices which seemed to call from a distance. I cannot say I seemei to awake; but suddenly I appeared to be in another place. I was lying prone on the rwky declivity of a mountain gorge, in a place I seemed to remember. and surround- ed by a crowd of countrymen. But what amazed me most was that a moment before, it seemed, in the castle, is was broad day- light, and now all was dark night, save that the moon showed gloomily througl; heavy clouds overhead. One thing was cer- tain and equally strange. I was weak as a child, and fell back when I attempted to rue. “ Where am I 2" I asked of the nearest. How came I here from the castle i" ,, No one answered ; they. looked at one another and shook their hands. A gentle- man, apparently a clergyman, stepped for~ ward. “ Sir,” he said, “ ask no questions at pre- sent. What may be near us here we know not. You have been saved from death. and I trust so has your companion, though he has received serious injury. Take them both up, men, and let us return as soon as p! asible.” My companion? I looked around, and saw thatmy unfortunatefriend was stretched near me, But how changed. Every drop of blood appeared to have left him, insomuoh that no more flowed from a wound in his throat, which seemed to have drained all life away. But there was no blood on the ground. A sort of horror as when one has by a great chance escaped from a deadly serpentovercame me, and orn- solousnsss fled. When I next regained it it was morning, and I found myself on a bed ma the clergyman’s house. He sat by its at e. . My first thought was of my friend. “ How 1s Thompson; how was he wounded; how came be there 2” I asked, feebly, and the very sound of my voice shocked me, so weak was its tone. "Your friend is better ; he will recover," he replied. “You walked along the road, after leaving your guide, to the place where we found you. When he returned here last night, certain of the neighbours, fearing you were in peril, ventured in a body where nothing would have tempted any of them alone, followed you, and found you within an hour from when he had left you, luckily in time.” - - - “ Ah hour 1" I said, “ What hour? After leaving him we spent the night and all next morning at Bertram Castle, which, of course you know, is in the level country be- yond the range of hills." “Sir,” he replied, “ it may give you some idea of the terrible deception you have ex- perienced, when I explain to you that in all the country you were found in there is no castle and no house, nor any level land whatever, being all barren ravines and rocky preoipioes. It is a place well known to be the haunt of vampires and of demons, of whose powers we know too much. What- ever time sppeared to you to ass, be cer- tain that you were less than an our in that haunted wilderness, and that whatever he- ings you saw were neither mortals, nor in any respect wh it they seemed to be. Be sure, too, that had We not arrived speedily you would both have ceased to.exist. The region is thus known among us as Nomlau, a corruption of Guomeland. You are both welcome here till you are suffieiently recov- ered to proceed on your journey; but we will, if you please, mention the subject of your adventure no more. Itis held. and for good ,reason, that silence is best on the sub- jectfi In a few dayr we left his house, but not to proceed as we intended ; the horror which oppressed us concerning the place was too strong. Thompson had known nothing after we apparently separated. He would say no more, nor did I experience any wish to dis~ cuss the subject. We each, in fact, appear- ed to fear that the other would breach it, and I believe it was really this dread which terminated our companionship. He never fully recovered his health, and is now many yours dead. I cannot say if what he remem- bnrerl of the delusion, or what you please to call ii, corresponded wito mine. Such is the story: in Was never told rill of late; and now, it may be, even the very neighbor hood where the events occurred or seemed to occur. may be destitute o‘ 21 memory of or belief in sun possibilities. it has been sug- gested that it might have been a dream ; she wound to have been produced bya ja (zed rock, but no one then, near there wouldhsve accepted any such explanation. The Chinese Question. The appeal of the Chinese Government to Great Britain against the infraction of treaty rights, growing out of the proposed exclu- olon of Chinese immigrants to Australia and Canada, has behind it a strong commercial as well as a moral hacking. The position of the British Government is embarrassing. It cm hardly steers. middle course, so as to pacify China, without offending the colonies The people of the United States are specillly interested for the reason that unrestricted Chinese immigration to Canada would prac- ticall nullify our policy of exclusion. It won] be impossible to prevent Canalian Chinese from crossing a line that extends the whole breadth of the continentâ€"[Phil- adelphia Record. Mrs. Miller, of LsFayette, Col., on whose farm a rich vein of fine coal has been dis- covered, is a'j ublic-spirited woman and gives away lan freely as sites for public buildings ; but every lot iven or sold is a:- companied with the stipu tlon that the land shall revert to her if liquor is ever sold upon it. In this camp of a few hundred isouls, she has refused $2,000 for a lot upon which to build a saloon. 1 comes THO , Alain a A I” ~ wm‘ ty apoor man's W “11" Economy is of itself a greats? [01m Be we bold man that first ate\_ tel-.41).,“ Swift. ' Nothin is daniedto well~dincted“' _[Sh- Joe ua‘ Reynolds. ‘ in The great duty of life is not to ' pain.â€"Frederika Bremer. ; Every one has a fair turn to bees yea " as he plasmaâ€"[Jeremy Collier. If you make money your it will pla- gue you like the deviLâ€"[Fie ding. They ans never alone that are accompanied with noble thenghts.â€"[Sir Philip Sidney. Common sense in an uncommon de so is what the world calla wisdomâ€"[Col dgo. Let prayer be the key of the morning and the belt of the evening.â€" [Matthew Henry. Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we oonverse.â€"â€" [Swift Narrow minds think nothing right that is above their own capacity.â€" [Rochefcucauld. Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and the beholder.-â€" [Zimmer- man. It is a way of calling a mans fool when no heed is given to what he sayaâ€"[L'Est- range. Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide towin all the duties of life.â€" [Addisorh Wit should he used as a shield for defense, rather than as a sword to wound others, -â€" [Fallen A miser grows rich by seeming poor ; an extravagant men grows poor by seeming rich.-â€" henstone. Whilst you are prosperous you have many friends ; but when the storm comes, you are left alone.â€"[Ovid. We seldom find people ungrateful as long as we are in a condition to render them ser‘ vices.â€"Rochefoucauld. He who cures a disease may be the s‘ "l- fullsst, but he that revents it is the as. t physicianâ€"['13. F er. ‘1. Every man’s life lies within the preseu ; for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertainâ€"I Antonius. ’Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, be it ever so humble there's no place like home.â€"[J. Howard Payne. The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market. It depends on two wordsâ€"â€" inâ€" dustry and frugality.-â€" [Franklin. The wise prove. and the foolish confess, by their conduct that a life of employment is the only life Worth leading.â€"- [ Paley. The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the nexa good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit.â€"-[Sir W. Temple. Few ever lived to a great age, and fewer still over became distinguished, who were not in the habit of rising early.-â€"[Dr. F. Todd. Nothing so reconciles us to the thought of our own death as the prospect of one friend after another dropping around us.â€" [Seneoa. Age makes us most fondly hug and retain the good things of this life, when we have the least prospect of enjoying them.â€"-[At~ terbury. He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper ; but he is the more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances. â€"[Humo. Laughing, if loud, ends in a deep sigh; and all leasures have a stin in the $3, though t ey carry beauty on t e facc.â€"[ _ - emy Taylor. ‘ .V ' Men with grey eyes are generally keen, energetic, and at first cold, but you may de- pend upon their sympathy with real sorrow. â€"[Dr. Leash. No school is more necessary to children than patience, because either the will must be broken in childhood, or the heart in old age. â€" [Richten Every man, however humble his station, or feeble his posters. exerciscssomeinfiuence on those who are about him for good or for evil â€"â€"[Prof. A. Sedwiclr. Never shrink from doing anything which your business calls you to do. The manwto is above his business may one day find his business above him.-â€" [ Drew. __.__ A... __._...._._.... PITCH-1N AT SUNDRIDGB. A locomotive Thrown from the Track No Person Injured. Soxmucs, Ont, Fol". G-As the mixed from the south due here at 6.10 p. m. was approaching the station she ran into a freight train which had just arrived from the north and was hacking into the siding. The en- gine of.the north-bound train was thrown off the rails and considerably smashed up. The driver and baggagemen received some injuries, but no one was seriously hurt. Toe semaphore was up, but on account of a blinding snowstorm it could not be seen at a great enough distance to prevent the lislon. In consiquence of the block . Atlantic express was delayed several hos}! until a special train was sent from Graven- hurst on which to transfer the passengers. baggage, etc. We have pleasure in calling the attention of farmers and others who are desirous of effecting loans on their property, to the advertisement (to be found in another col- umn), of the Credit Fancier Franco 0am- dien, a company with a large capital, which is prepared to make advances on very favor- able terms. Borrowers who desire to do with a company who will treat them well, and meet their wishes in everythin that is reasonable, need have no hesitstiou apply- ing to the Credit Fancier. Full information as to their rates, doc, can be obtained by writing to the Manager, Toronto. Mr. John Wanamaker, the great Phila- delphia merchant, ls said to be an earnest see or after a place in Mr. Harrison's cabl- uet. His success in business may be accept ed as fairly good roof that he is a man of ability, but his ch of recommendation for a cabinet ofiiec, according to the Democrats, is that he raises $400,090 to help defray the campaign or uses of his party. Virtue of was, however, nothing startling in their a - psarances. It was a young lady, apparen y of much grace and beauty, followed by a mouthfuls, may be good. But it is not a groom. Both were mounted on splendid potato at its best. For that you must bake black horses, whose eyes seemed to flash fire it. So done, and well done, by a cook skil- with desire of movement, as, restrained by ful to evaporate the moisture, then a potato, their riders, they curvetted and pawed when lying in its subdivided shell of s ightl the ground. toughened golden brown, itself two hemi- “ You have lost your way, gentlemen, spheres of purest whitb, then, my boy, you “ Of all life’s pleasures it is chief,” she said. “ I have often looked on, and wondered what they could find in it." “ You were not a part of it. Did any one ever drive you in a carriage over a rough road? Of course, and you have taken the reins yourself, and then found no jolting; you were in harmony with the movement. The l’cp': health, which has been very poor for some months back, has taken a serious turn. A special d tch received from Rome announces that his Holiness had a fainting fit on Saturday which caused on. conciousness for half an hour. The death of a Pope is always attended with critical contingencies, and at present the College of Cardinals are preparing for eventualities. this sort is 0 early not its own reward. Four hundred heirs of average thickaosn would cover an inch of space. The blond belle has about 140,000 filaments toes! and brush, while the red~haired beauty t to be satisfied with 88,000; the brow haired damsel may have 109,000, the bin H haired but 102,000. “ A potato boiled,” moralizsd I between