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 i^; lOD] Rto St, J, Cl-lass DWELLINGS ^LIC BUILDINGS ,* SOK, '•• Toronto, p bean MedJoru,, «. =oesa.inthetxeata.e„,T^ Jdlseae. „isi„^, °J [CINECO..Tcroate. BiifcHERS, I generally, ' J your locality to pick up on sitisfactorj guaranty 'E Park, Vermont, C. 8, fulfyjoin in the chorus tist/ie subject before us^ ie rest, •' hiUst, her buns are tii s she dare iet before us. IfEAST. PRJCE5CENT thens nt .constituent of Fleah. nd o'lr blood in order fALYSIS has clearly m Ml )n of FLESH, MUSCLE int. of m-nsrai talta of a's Fluid Beef basjthe â-  ng, sick and robust HAM MILLS lOLD THIS SEASON, i r Fanning Hills t irket. Circulars and ioforma- fintr Appnatus eaves 60 to SO bushels per led to any of the g the last four yean. ;LL, Mannfer, [, Ont. if [ITAnOSS of less OIL, I properties. Full; sqaal to the ««n"» 0., TORONTO. SOKTOk 9A JU 9Bi9,i*9 00 ..... 98.«M0O 1SS.544 Ok •" Saw M in, BsQ^^ /^ mnmrnAiMimM^: ,«lfci4.VW-s! -A»i !j g.*a5 |.Jv' *i.i CHAPIER XII.â€" (dosTiyuii)^ ij?^?*^ *•' ' The next morning by-fftyliglrF*'fie con-T^^*'S- {isneJ r-is j lurney, DOt forgettiDg to blaz3 ^ith his axe the trees to the right and lefc te went aloag. The ground was so jpQEgy and wet that at every step he pInog«d sp to his knees in water, bt he seemed no gjarer the end of the swamp than he had jjeen the day before. He saw several deer, t rcoon, and a groand hog, during his walk, but was unmolested by bears or solves. Having passed throagh several creeks, and killed a great many snakes, he felt BO weary towards the end of the second jay that he determined to go home the next morning. But just as he began to think his search was fruicless, he observed that tn* cedars and tamaracks which bad obstructed lii path became less numerous, and were cQcceeded by bass and soft maple. The !tt48i|fcite MfctiB^pijaqi 4^ " What do you mean by trimmings t He laughed. "Good sngar, and sweet cre*m.. Coffee is not worth drinking with- out trimmingi." ,Q^en in atter years hive I recalied the c:iflFee trirnmings, when endeavoring to drink the vile stuff which goes by the name of ccffee in the houses of entertainment in the cotmtrv. We had now pasted through. the qarrow strip of clearing which enrrouoded the tav- ern, and again entered upon the- woods. It was near sunset, and we were rapidly des- cending a st'sep hill, whea one of the tracn that neld oar sleigh suddenly broke. D pulled up in order to repair the damage. Bis brother's team was close be- j our'n, that are fall of on and wickedaesa. Ere day's last glories fade. hind, and our unexpected stand-still brought ground, also' became less moist, a^d he was I *?" ^°"^» "P?" "« before J. D-â€" could L.n ascendine a risini? slone. oever«l with !*«?P *°«g»- I received so violent a blow eooD ascending a rising slope, ooversd with ash acd beech, which shaded land of the very best quality. The old man w»s now fully convinced that he had cleared the great swamp and that, instead of leading to 'he other world, it had oondacted him to a c'jcc try that would yield the very best re- tnrrs for cultivation. His favorable report led to the fonndation of the road that we are about to cress, and to the settlement of ?etet borough, which is one of the most proinifiing new settlements in this district, aari is surrounded by a splendid back coun- try." We were descending a very steep hill, and encountered an ox sleigh, which was crawling slowly up it in a contrary direction. Tnrte people were seated at the bo'.tom of the vehicle upon straw, which made a cheap Bubs:itute for bufiFalo-robes. Perched, e^ we were, upon the crown of the height, we looked completely down into the sleigh, and during the whole course of my life I never saw three uglier mortals collected into such a narrow space. The man was .blear-eyed, with a harelip, through which protruded two dreadful yellow teeth that resembled the tuaks of a boar. The woman was long- Uced, high cheek, boned, red-haired and freckled all over like a toad. The boy re- sembled his hideous mother, .with the addi from the head of one of them, just in lihe back of the neck, that for a few minutes I was stunned and insensible. When I recov- ered, I was supporte-J in the arms of my husband, over whose knees I was leaning, and D^ â€" 'â-  was rubb'tjing my hands and temples with snow. ** There, Mr. Moodie, she's coming-to. I thought the was killed, I have seen a man before now killed by a blow from a horse's head in the like mEuiner." As soon as we could, we reeumed our places in the sleigh bat all ei! j oyment of oar journey, had it been otherwise poss.ble, was gone. When we reached Peterborough, Moodie wished us to remain at the inn all nii;ht, as we had still eleven miles of our journey to perform, and that through a blazed forest road, little travelled, and very much im- peded by fallen trees and other obstacles but D was anxious to get back as soon as possible to his own home, and he urged UB very pathetically to proceed. The moon arose during our stay at the inn, and gleamed upon the straggling frame- houses which then formed the now populous and thriving town of Peterborough We crossed the w.ld, rushing, beautiful Utonabee river by a rude bridge, and soon found our- selves journeying over the plains or level ticn of a villaccus obliquity of vision which f"ghtB beyond the village which were thin- "i J ly woodea With picturesque groups of oak and pine, and very much rendered him the most digusting object in this singular trio. As we passed them, onr driver gave a kncwicg nod to my husband, directing, at the same time, the mobt quizzical clanoo towards the strangers, as he exclaimea, ' We are in luck, sir I think that ere gleigh may bs called Beauty's egg-basket " We made ourselves very merry at the poor people's expense, and Mr. D â€" with his odd stories and Yankeefied expres- sicns, amuBcd the ledium of our progress through the great swamp, which ia sammer presents for several miles one uniform btidge of rough and unequal logs, all laid loosely across huge sleepers, so that they jump up and down, when pressed by the wheels, like the keys of a piano. The rough motion and jolting occasioned by this collision is bo dis- tressing, that it never fails to entail upon the traveller sore bones and an aching head for the rest of the day. The path is so nar-, row over these logs that two waggons can- not pass without great difficulty, which is rendered more dangerous by the deep natur- al ditches on either side of the bridge, formed by broad creeks that flow oat of tbe swamp, and often terminate in mud-holes of very ominous dimensions. The snow, how- ever, hid from us all the ugly features of i the road, and Mr. t) steered us pine, and very much resembled a gentleman's park at home. For below, to our right (for we were upon the Smithtown side) we heard the rushing of the river, whose rapid waters never re- ceive curb from the iron chain of winter. Even wbi!e the rocky banks are coated with ice, and the frost king suspends from every twig and branch the most beautiful and fan- tastic Crystals, the black waters rufh foam- ing alontr, a thick steam rising coitinually above the rapids, as from a boilinc' pot. The shores vibrate and tr«mble beneath the force of the impetuous fi-.od, as it "whirl? round cedar crowned islands and opposting rccke, and hurries on to prmr its tribute in to the R ce Like, to swell the calm, majes- tic grandeur of the Trent, til! its waters are loss in the beauiifu' bay of Qiia'e, and finally merged in the blue oaean of OitJirio. The most renowaed of oar Eagliah rivets dwindle into little muddy rills when con:- pared wi:h tie sublimity of Cinadian wat- ers. Ko langUuE^e cap adcque^tely express the solemn c^racdeur of ner lake and river scenery the '.oriou8 islands that il)at, like visions from fairy land, upon the bosom cf these azuie mirrors of her cloudless skies. No dreary breadth of marshes covered with I fl;ig8, hide from our gaze the expanse of i heaven tinted waters; no foul mud-bink8 through in perfect safety, and landed us »« 'gpreadtheir unwholesome exhala ioisorourd the door of a litte log house which crowned., /^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ crowned with the the steep hill on the other side of the swamp, ^^^ tie birch, the aHer, and soft map'e, and which he dignified with the name of a ^.^^^ ^jp ^-^^j^. ^^^^ ^^^^ j^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^.^^^^ I and from every crevice in the limestone the harebell and C'^nadian rose wave thsir tavern. It was now two o'clock. We had been on yjjj^,.^jj ^^.^ ^, the road since seven and men, women, and j graceful blossoms. children were all ready for the good dinner » jj^^ g^^^^.^ droughts of summer may dim- inish the volume and power of these romantic dinner had promised U3 at this I •, splendid house of entertainment, where we were destined to stay for two hours, to re- that Mr. D- resh ourselves and rest the horses. " Well, Mrs. J what have you got for our dinner ' said our driver, edtet he bad seen to the acoommodationa of his teams. " Fritters* and pork, sir. Nothing to be had in the woods. Thank Gad, have enough of that " D shrugged up else we his shoulders, and stream?, but it never leaves their rocky channels bare, nor checks the mournful music of their dancing waves. Tnrough tae openings ia the forest, we now and then caught toe silver gleam of the river tumbling on in moonlight splendour, while the hoarse chiding of the wind in the lofty pines above us gave a fitting response to the melancholy cadence of the waters. The children had talien alssep. A deep J at nil silence pervaded the paity. Night was " We Ve plenty of that same at home, above us with »»«' ^^y^"""" V*!" ^^e But hunger-r good sauce Come, be spry, !S°'«°^i*'T ",^^^^^^ ^l^l^k Zn t^ widow, and sec. about it, for I am very side, and a foreboding sadneis sank upon my wiuow, j»uu oco heart. Memory was bug; with the events TSJuired for a private room for n^self ' o^^iany years. 1 retraoed step by sli-p the and the children, but there were ho private rooms in the house. The apartment we occupied was like tha cobbler's stall in the old song, and I was obliged to attend upon them in public. " You have much to learn, ma'am, if you are going to tlie woods," said Mrs. J â€" â€" .. " To unlearn, you mean," said Mrs. D «' To tell yon the truth, Mrs. Moodie, ladies and gentlemen have no buai- ness in the woods. Eddioation spoils man or woaian for that location. So, widow (turning to our hostess), you are not tirsd of living alone yet " "No, sir; I have no wish for a second husband. 1 had enough of the first. I like to have my own way â€" to lie down mistress, and get up master." " You don t like to be put out of your old way," re'umed he, with a mischievous glaoce, 1. V bhe coloured very red but it might be the heat of the fire ever which she was fry- ing the pork for our dinner. i was very hungry, but I felt no appetite for the dish she was preparing for us. It proved salt, hard, and unsavoury. D pronounced it very bad, and thp whiskey still worse, with which he washed it down. I I asked for a cup of tea and a slice ot bread. But they were out of te», and the hop-rising had failed, and there was no bread in the house. For this disgusting meal we paid at the rate of a quarter of a dollar a- head. I was glad when the horses put to, wo escaped from the the fried pork, bnd were once more in fresh air. ' WeU, mister did not yon gm^ yottr money for that bad me»t?" bM V- when we were once more seated in the ilwm. "But in tbeae parti the worse the Uxt the, "rwoi5dSbkw«jw4t',| â- Â»â€¢* V^'ftil could haw oot amp of !â- â€¢â€¢ i ^-^l_^j "Tea J W» P0« traih. I wnjr omU drink tea In nyltf^ Ba«IUlnooffM*wIi«ft were again rank odour of the pilgrimage of my past life, until, arriving at this pasiage in the sombre history, I gaz jd through tears upon the singularly savage scene around me, and secretly mur veiled, "Wa-at brought me here ' " Providence." was the answer which the soul gave. " Not for your own welfare, perhaps, bat for the welfare of your ohildrm, the unerring hand of the Great Father has led you here. You form a connecting link in the destinies of many. It is impossible for any human creature to live for himself alone. It may be your lot to suffer, but others will reap a benefit from your trials. Look up with confidence to Heaven, and the sun of hope will yet shed a cheering beam through the f:rbiddinp depths ofthis tan gled wilderness." The road now became so bad that Mr. D was obliged to dismotmt, and lead his horsesthrongh the more intricate passages. The animals themselves, weary with their long journey and heavy load, procesded at footfall. The moon, too, had deserted ns, and the only light we had to guide us through the dim arches of the forest was from the saow and the stars, which noi^ peered down w^on us, through the leafless branches of the trees, with uncommon brilliancy. It will be past midnight before we reach ycur brtit aer's -oliarin?" (where we expected to spend the night), said D " I wish, Mr. Moodie, we had followed your advice and staid at Peterborough. How fares it with you, Mrs. Moodie, and the yoimg ones? It ia gtowing cold." â-  â-  We were^now.in the heart of adark ced^ swamp, and my. mind was haunted with visions otiwolvea and bears j but beyond the long, wild howl of a soliti^ry wolf, no^oiher â- oond awieke the sepalohral silaice of that di8mal4ooking.wooo. ., ♦ .-^ "What a ilomny not " Mdd I to my hasband. "^theoMconatiy.rapwrtitian wooM ptopiftit with. ghPrti." r. «• Ghorti 1 'Ibero.WM t^jgifi^ to x^mmmm this wood through which yon are pasang. Until a very few years ago, few white per- mae had ever paned threngh it and tha Bed Man would not pitch his tent in such a place as this. Now, ghosts, as I ondeivtand the word, are the spirits of bad men, that arentft allowed by Providence to rest in. their graven but, for a punishment, are made to hwint the spots whece thcb worst' deeds ue committed. I don t believe in all this but, supposing it to be true, bad men musthave died here before their spirits could haunt the place. Now, it is more than pro- bable that no persim ever ended his days in this forest^ ao that it wanid be folly to thuk of seeing hi^ ghost." This theory of Mr. D' -â€" 's had the merit of originality, and it Is not improbably that the utter di^lief in supernatural appear- ances which is ooounon to moat native born C^adians, ii thei resist of the saqw very reasonable mode i^, arguing. The unpeo- pled wastes of Canada must present a dreary aspect to the new settler tiiat the warldwaa to onr first parents af tor their expnkfon from the Garden of Eden all the sin which oome defile the spot, or haunc it with the associa- tion of departed evil, is concentrated in their own persons. Bad spirits canaot he sup- posed to linger near a- place whete- crime has never been committed. The be- lief in ghosts, so prevalent in old countries, must have had its foundation in the con- ssiousness of guilt. After clearing the low, swampy portion j of the woods, with much difficulty, and the, frequent application of the axe, to cut away the fallen timber that impeded our progress, our ears were assailed by a low, roaring, rushing sound, as of the falling ot waters. " That is Herriot's Falls," said our guide. " We are within two miles of our destina tion." Oh, welcome sound But those two mUes appeared more lengthy than the whole jour- ney. Thick clouds, that threatened a snow- storm, had blotted ont the stars, and we continued to grope our way. through a nar- row, rocky path, upon the edge of Che river, in almost total darkness. I now felt the dullness of the midnigLc hour, and the fatigue of the long journey, with double force, and envied the servant and children, who had been sleeping ever since we left Peterborough. We now decended the steep bank, and prepared to cross the rapids. Dark as it was, I. looked witb a feeling of dread upon the foaming waters as they tumbled over their bed of rocks, their white crests flashing, life-like, amid the darkness of the night. " This is an ugly bridge over such a dan- gerous place," said D as he stood up in the sleigh and urged his tired team acros* the miserable, insecure log bridge, where darkness and death raged below, and tme false step of his jaded horses would have plunged us into both. I must confess I drew a freer breath when the bridge was crossed, and D congratulated us on our safe ar- rival in Djuto. We now continued our journey along the left bank of the river, but when in sight of Mr. S 's clearing, a large pine-tree, which had ne^ly fallen- across the narrow p.ith, brought the teams to a stand-stiU. Tho mighty trunk which had lately form- ed one of the stately pillars in the sylvan temple of Nature, was of too large dimen- eions to chop in two. with axes and after about half-an-bour's labour, which to me, poor, cold, weary ^ight I seemed an age, the males of the party abandoned the task in despair. To go round it was impossible its roots were concealed ia an impenetrable wall of cedar- jungle on the right-hand side of the road, and its huge branches bung over the precipitous bank of the river. " We must try and m^ka the henrses jump over it," said D " We may set an up- set, but there is no help for it; we must either make the experiment, or stay here all night, and I am too cold and hungry .for that â€" so here poes." He urged his horses to leap the lo? restraining their ardour for a moment as the sleigh rested on the top of the formidable barrier, but so nicely bal- anced, that the difference of a straw would almost have oysrtumed the heavily-laden vehicle and its helpless inmates. We, how- ever, cleared it in safety. He now stopped, and gave directions to his brother to iollew the same plan that he had adopted but whether the young man had less coolness, or the horses in his team were more diffiâ- ^ult to manage, I cannot tell the sleigh, as it hung posed upon the top of the log, was overturned with a loud erash)' and ajS my houjsehold gcods and ohattela were scaitered over the road. Alas, for my crockery and stona china scarcely one article remained unbroken. " Never fret about the china," said Mr. Mo-die; "thank. God, the man and the horses are uninjuried." I should have felt more thankful hai the crocks been spared too; for, like most of my sex, I had a tender regard for china, and 1 knew that no fresh supply conld be obtained in this part of the world. Leaving his brother to collect the soittered fragments, D proceeded on his journey. We left the road, and were wiading onr way over a steep hill, covered with heaps of brash and fallen timber, and as we reached the top^ a light gleamed cheerily from the windows of a log house, and the next moment we were at my brother-in-law's door. My brother in-law and his family had re- tired to rest, but they instantly rose to re- cdve the way worn travellers ;- and I never efljoyed mere heartily a wttrm welcome Mter a long day of intense fatigue, than I did that night of my first sojourn in the backwoods. yfeâ€" *SgSte«fess" 4\tjJSt5 .:." young. BCfli enas WhealiataiA'clBaaie mm No longer shall rejoice Xhe woods ^here.erst it rnoci liament, 1ubAi%, wSd riter 1 AhandJsjonthy maat$ That will bind thee in.a chain No force ef thine can sever. *\ â-  Thy fdrions headhmg tide. In murmurs soft and low. Is destined yet to glide To tneet the lake below And many a bark sba ride Sflou^ on thy breast, ' ° To waft«erk^ the main Rich stores of 'gofden grain ' From Oe valleys of the West. 'Vulgar Canadiaa for potatoca^ tlje banks o| the river lu^ fiafla been denuded of trees. The rocks that termed the falls and rapids blasted ont. it Is tame enough now. tTba Indian name for one «t tiie many expansions of this.heantif ol river. §Some idea of the rapidity of this river may be formed from the fact that heavy rafts of timber are floated down from Herriotils Falls, a distance of nine miles from Peter- borough, in less than an hour. Tho shores are bold and rocky, and abound in beautiful and picture«qne views. (to BE OONTIITUHD.) tftrHMBBSKS \dUHKa." s!t fMMi a â- omn'i »~niAn Artkt's' Seady Seply. of its severity by a happy ba^Keal)a'meiaAig, aaii it ia In A Leooard'a Den. 4 led answer that ia no less for- tanaI»«bbBabla to ism a, good natnred one. ,«r jTah^i -jg ats a a 8 a ta «9i, whoultim- ^gJjeoam Hi ti w i ftM Pt tha Aayal Scot- u?B Academy, ased to teH this story of Jt-Tid JP.*lmil*ton i "I'tfad exhibited far sevatal. years, but without any particular snooess. One year, however. Lord Palmerston ^pk a sudden fancy to my picture oalled Sammer in the Lowlands,' and bought it at a high price, ^is lordship^fj ;^e same tan? made inqni- Ties after the artist and invited me to call upon him. I waited upon JtUa acoordiiwly. He complimented me upon the picture, Wt said there Was one thing abaut it he could not undemtand. •*. What! is that, my leid f ' I asked. " That there should be such loi|g grass in a field' where there are lio many sheep," said ids lordship pramptly and with a merry twifiUeof the eye. It was a dscided hit, and having bot^Eht the picture and paid for it ihe was entitled to his joke. • How do yon account for it?" he went on, smiling, and looking first at the picture and then at me. "Those sheep, my lord," I replied, «' were only turned into that field the night before I finished the pioture." " His lordahip laughed heartily and said •Bravo " at my reply and gave me a com- mission for two more pictures, and I have cashed since then some very notable checks " of hie, dear, old boy ' Thb Otokabxk. Dark, tushing, foaming rivw 1 I love the solemn sonnd That shaklBs thy shores aronnd. And hoarsely mnnmin, irer. As thy waters onward bound. Like a rash, unbridled steed Flying madly on its course That shakes with thundering force The vale and trembling mead. So thy billows downward rweep. Nor rock not. tree can Btv Their fifiilfce, imj^tdotts-wayj " Now in. eddies whiriiBg desp. Now in npids white, with spray. Tlo»Bthoeji«»ndyri*«r! ' ' Thy hollow f t tl ew tott,i Thy oad«?-gWf*t â- hP» tl The jrpo^y idM tiiatjiafif TteWt^Osi^iMind O'Ajtiv.'iO.Jf " Cigar" was a Hottentot, and a mighty hunter of both large and small game. Hu skill in the use of fire-arms was so great that report cr3dited him with having shot reveral white men. Circnmstancea made Cigar the guide and cotcpanion, in South Africa, of Parker Gilmore, who won his heart by treating him with kindness. One night, as they sat together on the wagou- box, Cigar told his master the story of an adventure witn a leopard, which we con- dense from the author s " Days and Nishta in the Desert" Oiie day, whfle looking out for bok, Cigar came across the spoor of a leopard, a beast far more cunning and dangerous than a lion. The Hottentots gun was an old flint- lock musket, which did not always go off. But he was nearly out of ammunition, and the leopard's skin would buy him a trade- bag of powder so he followed the leopard's 8 poor from stone to brush, and from stump to tree. The chase was a long one and led the hnnter to a rocky ravine, where the tracking would have been difficult and dangerous had not a pack of baboons unexpectedly come to his aid. When the baboons discovered their enemy stealthily creeping among the rocks, they followed at a safe distance, howling out their rage and hatred. Cigar heard the cries and made for an elevated rock, whence he saw the leopard ascend the opposite aide of the ravine and enter a cleft in the rocks. Knowing that the leopard had gone into her den. Cigar selected a hiding place within easy range of the ledge on which the cave opened, and waited for the animal to come oat. As soon as the baboons began to howl the leopard came forth from her den, followed by two cubs, about .twelve weeks old. Thereupon the baboons forsook the Hotten- tot, and directed their attention to the leopard, who had extended herself upon the ledge, and lay on her side, in order that the cubs might more easily take their food. Cigar having taken time for a steady aim at her heart, fired, and the beast rolled over on her back dead. The cubs ran into the cave and the baboons scuttled up the rocks. Cicar ran to the ledge, skinned the leopard, kicked the carcass into the ravine, and then considered how he thould secure the cubs alive. The interior of the cave was dark, and low in the roof, but smooth on the floor, which was thickly covered with sand. Cigar crawled on his stomach to the end of the cava, where he groped about and soon touched a spitting and hissing cab. With much trouble and many aerate aes and biteB, he secured it and brought it out into the daylight where he left it lying on the ledge with its four feet tied together. On re-entering the cave, Cigar took with him liis loaded musket, thinking that the father might return and discover liim rifling his home. The second cab had squeezed itself into such a disep crack that it took the Hottentot half an hour to draw it out. While tying its feet, the little light failed, all was dark within. There could be but one cause for the darkness, and the Hottentot prepared for the fight th^t must end in the death of hunter or leopard, or of both. He knew, even in the darkness, where his foe was, for the leopard's eyes glowed like balls of fire. The roof was so low that the ammal could not spring upon the hunter, and it had to advance slowly, stretching ont its body to its full lent^. Anxiously Cigar took aim the report answered the snapi^ng of the lock the leopard was struggling in front of the man. The Hottentot reloaded his gun â€" a slow process on account of the constrained posi- tionâ€"and then, knowing that the wounded bokst was straggling toward him, shoved forward the musket. Its muzele tonohed the leopard's body. Cigar pushed the gun, and pressed^the trigger. Tnere was a stun- ning leport and then all was stUl. He had won. It took him a long time to crawl over the dead beast, so closdy was it wedged in the passage, and a longer tame to draw out the carcass. His first shot had smashed the ammal's lower jaw, and the seoond had en- tered the chest and {Mssed along the spine to the rcot of the tail, where it lodged. The brave hunter to\d tdie cubs and the skins to a party of English gentlemen, for nearly fifty dollars in trade and cash. Onnosity Fully Satisfied. Small man (on railway train, writimr letter t his wife)â€" It would afford you some amusement, my dear, if yon could see the freckle-faced long, lean, gamble-shanked, knock-kneed, sneaking, impertinent, ill-bred half baked specimeu of a backwoods gawky that is looking over my shoulder as I write thisâ€" Large man on seat behind (fiercely) â€"Yon lie yon little scoun â€" Small man (turning round) â€"Beg pardon, sir are you speaking to me Large man (confusedly)â€" Y â€" no! No I I didn't say anything. I wasn't speaking. Small man resumes his writing. Large man goes back to the last platform of the laat oar on the train and relieves his mind by Swaring volubly at the flying landscape. Aee Affects Poetry. Office boy (to editor) â€" There's a lady out- side, sir, with some poetry. Editorâ€" How old is she 'Bout seventeen. Show her in. Cutting a Dash. Bob â€" There goes that ma^'nidcent troman, Mrs. Dishaway, driving her own spirited pair of horses. S»m â€" But who is that feeble looking person beside her ' He's nobodyâ€" only her husband. She would cut a better dash without Dash-away, don't you think so Aid to Memory. pumley (overtaking Brown on his way hom^ to dinner)â€" Aren't you ratiier late to- arhiBtownl .Thrown Yes â€" washerwoman â€" washer- woman. I've had a hard day's workâ€" waaher- wninan wa ahe rwoman. â-  ^T WitiHty â€" Whatare you mnmbling ** wash- flKCwoaHbii"fert aiowa-'-fio t^ltwiddirtlBigat ta adT CT. limiac a wa^Minmaaa Im uP aOmaaim'M Different Now. She had been reading of thci latest kidnap- ping outrage. " George, dear," she asked her lover, how much are you worth ?â- ' " About ?5.000, love." " George, suppose these horrid kidnappers should steal me,' would you give that $5,000 to get me back ' " Willingly, darling, willingly. Aye, If it were millions instead of thousands I would give it up without a murmur," he answered, as he folded her in his loviog embrace, ........ They are married now and the $5,000 sti 1 goes, but with this difference, ih^it George now wants to give it to the kidnappers. Giying Her Away. • Snobberly â€" " Have you ever crossed the ocean, Miss Flirty " Miss F.irtyâ€" " No, Mr. Snobberly, I have a dread of the water. I don't thLak I ever could be induced to embark in a ship of any kind." " How about a court-ship, sis " asked Jonny, Miss Fiirty's ycunger brother. A Babv. Something to live for came to the place. Something to die for, maybe. Something to give even sorrow a grace. And yet it was only a baby 1 Coobg and laughter and gurgles and cries, Dimples for tenderest kisses. Chaos of hopes and of raptures and sighs. Chaos of fears and of blisses I Lait year like all years, the rose and the thorn, Thu year a wilderness, maybe But heaven stooped under the on roof the morn That it brought there only a baby 1 She Enew What She Was Fond of. " Madame, I have the pleasure of present* tag to yon my friend Moos. T., the famous chronoloi^t." Madam* who ia a fool)â€" "I am very flad to know your friend, my dear M., but do nofc know what a chronologist may be." Mens. T.â€" "Oh, madam, notiiing danger- ous, I assure yon. A rimpel dcuJerin dates" Madame (surprised, but stUl polite)â€"" I am so very fond of dates." It Was A Tin Weddine. Dudelyâ€" "I say, chappy, didn't yon think the bride and groom looked splendid last night " Jack â€" " Well, now your talking I thooght it as pretty a tin wedding aa I ever saw." Dudelyâ€" "Er tin wedding, I oant-aee the point." Jackâ€"" Why, yes. Isn't she an heirassf, and h»^ bnt psnniless?" Dadelyâ€" "I belieye that is the way it stands, ont Where does the tin part 61 It come in t" "Blaine it all, man, are yon blind! 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