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'. i . - .r ‘ Y ' t w ' . , , 7 a ~g'ag,“ ‘t. i ,f Liiijéiiiifgortii: - SIOWlY' alo'lg, mounted on a brown forester; ‘1 fine, ClVll fellowaas ever “1“? leel-“a Showed that She S'll’lye‘l‘ PHE SCIENGE‘OF LONG LlFE‘- “$53 enthuses we. Sllo “Id, there is, the Best and ‘he‘ln’i‘et’ "black, and the’ , I , . I. ., - . - ' ‘ :t . _ ' . i A ’Tis his old, old home.- ~ , , {l father sat, ilioiv proudly, ' By that hearth-stone’s rays, And toldhis children stories 1' Of his, early manhood’s days ; And one soft, eye was bszuning, From child- to Child ’twnuld roam ;:: Titus a mother counts her treasures 1n the old, old home. The birth-day gifts and festivals, The blended vesper hymn, (One- dear one who was swelling it. Is with the Seraphimd The fond “ good-night.” at bed time, How quiet sleep would come. And hold us all together, In the old, old home. Like a- wreath of scented flowers, gelding.1' The further gazed for raw-l livedâ€"kind to ' e'verybodyi He’s second as if at a less to recognize just been three months on theestate; the party addressing him, grasped he came _l'iere. the, hand ofthe person 'who had ? marquis (lied- ‘ salutch him, at‘id‘c'xclaimc‘dé ‘ilBle'ss ,‘ujs, Lamm’erdyke '. glad to seem ye.,,,.wfloio’fl, a’ wi’ ve, late 3 hoo’s tl'ic,.vvife an’ the bairnsl’ ‘ Finely, finely ; a’ weel, a’ wool. vAn’ hoo ha ye been yerscll-and hoo’s1 a’. the folks ,at hamc l” was the sol-1 ute of Lammerdyke. as he heartily shook his/friend by the hand. - -â€"never»wcrc better. Y'e"ll be gaun aforc ye gang hame?’ I ‘ Not at present. . l’v‘e been co'l- lecting cash for my Sales at the last ‘ Man, we’re a" prime! first-rate l; to spend t-wa or three days wi' us; :think I hae kcnt him a V‘hai‘itle ilan K l’mwu'er ~ and where [has seen him‘,l l canna iiist" after the auln "at, as ye say, 1 b 2 . tell.’ As he's’pokeJhey'te’ ijoincd Frazer, and "Lainmerdyke, assuming courage, addressed himâ€"â€" ‘ Fine winter morning this, Mr. F ra ze r. 7 I, ‘ It is ,; just 'such a morning as sets aman’s blood dancing in his Veins,’ was the answer. I ‘ A glorious morning for curling, sir. Are yo :1 curlcrl’ ‘Kecn l’ was the rapid answer, With a graceful movement of the band. the scene around her;_ while with heart and good Will, the honest fare, _ triers paid their rudc yet generous homage to her rank and her beauty. " Is it not time the game‘ was com-‘- incticiiig?’ inquired the, marquis of anang grey-headed farmer. 1‘ I’m ‘ mnckle 0" your lords‘hip’s opinion,’ altswcred the _' farmer. ‘ VVha’s gaun to lead the opposition to his lordship’s rink! Come, Tweed- moss, you’re the very man.’ I v ‘ l’d rather decline at present]. re-_ plied Twcedmoss ; ‘ but since you have named, me, I’ll gie my lord- ship upto Mr. Tudhope 0’ Laminar. dyke.’ Home for Lai’ninerdyke l’was the universal cry, for he was known for and near as one of the best cur- | ~ l . mg , ,_ ,- , . lypc,hardly to be CliqjlllgUISlJQd from separated from a Stone, the same mi“~ racle is there, acting in higher or in [myor degrees. The higher We ascend the greater gro’ws the" won’- dci“,thc more intense and complicated the ‘inarvcl; congerios of miracles. From the bulb of‘the hair, the briglitness'of the eye, and the redness of thallium the indu‘rated skinrnpon the sole 'of‘the foot, the bod y of man is indeed ‘ fearfully and wonderfully made.’-â€"~ Not only this,rbut his organ and his Life,iofany sort, in tlfe vervhig’hl est! or in the _lo"t__,_e',_st'form, is 5 s‘fziifd-j jmiracle. ' From the lowest po- llumnn, life is itself a. a plant,» or the vegetable} hardly to be- littiej'd'qubt'fbut that, ‘asyve have“: sl'iown, we Sliotild lie-able notionlyi [QICDtltlijfllltlman life more worthy of titstuallfigvisc Creator,,.buj,,alzso to cx-f tend thesumof our existence very, materially. ‘And who ,will deny but, that. life in any state org-“class isa blessing~ which-swe may, all .legitb ovately desire to prolongil , THE‘LIGHT OF A CHEERFUI. FACE. ' There is no greater every day‘vir: tuc than cheerfulness. This quality in man amongan ,is like sunshine to the day, or gentle, renewing mois- ture to parched herbs. The lightof crest over the helmet brown ,orr’griay'; All‘suclrcameos are wroughtbyg the‘ lapidarv’s lathe, \vlthipoin'ted inst‘rtia',‘ merits of? steel; by means ::of diamond dust. « Shell cameos are; cutu'from large shells-,found on 'the' African-“th :Brazilianv coasts, - and‘ generally show- two laycrs,onewbite” and the other'a pale coffee color or" deep reddish orange. The subject‘_ is out with small steel Chisels out “of- the white portion Of the shell. _ Shelli adapted for camcocuttiiig are dense,» thick, and conSiSt, usually, of titre" l layers of ditliii‘cilily' colored Shel material. In one Variety of these shells each layer is composed of very many thin plates, that is, is laminat- ed, the laminw being perpendicular Close intertwined each heart, Beltane ll‘ySl, an’ Pm keen to keep ‘ {"0le to meet }00, S” let's on the Borders ; and, at the )growth, [0 the "mun-“v of the man, a “heel (“I r‘lcehdlfiuses “SS3”; find i to the plane ofthe imam layer, and; But time and changein concert hamcward as fast as l .01”). But heartily exclaimed Lammerdyke, cry, thmmcrdyke stepped proudly is but an extension of the miraculous Commumcales l 9 happy 5P“” 1 Mt each lamina consisting of'a series oft .Have blown the wreath apart, But sainted memories, Like angels ever come, 1f 1 fold my arms and ponder, On the old, old home. . J. “3" . literature * . ,_/ ., . uranium Marni. C II A PT E R I.‘ A SCOTIIS‘g BOILDI‘LR TALE. .To a stranger, who for the first time witnesses a band of curlers en- gagedin the Scottish“nationalgame of curling, the impression would be, that the players were all stark mad. ‘ Vv'hat:plcasure”â€"â€"\~'ould be the re- flec-tion in the mind of such stranger beâ€"‘ what pleasure can these men feel‘in hurling ah‘uge round mass of stone along a long line of smooth ice ; dancing about'as it glides for- Ward, flourishing their broom bosoms ,w coping a_nd',yclling like so, many witches riotind ‘chai‘mcd cauldron, or so many wild Indians performing a war dance ; while all around them are standing gaping on. with red and blueâ€"colored noscs,sliivering to death with cold, yct apparently fascinated to thespotl’ Good stt‘ai‘igci',\vci‘c you a ‘ curler kccrl,"‘v0rscd in all the mys- teries-of" the crisp and tec,"â€"â€"-if you knew how to “shoot straight,’ to ‘break an egg,’ or 'lic‘a proper guard,’ without incurring the risk of becoming 'a ‘ liog‘~â€"-j ou Would ;find more charms in‘tl’iis our‘ cele- ‘brated nationitl game than you are' possibly aware of, even independent- ly of the. ‘ beef and greens which every curler has in prospect at the termination of his hard-contested game. . , - A curlcr’s dinner is proverbial for free. goodrfcll-ows-hip and humor -; and few jovial "curlers keen’ would {care one straw for‘carthls fair sur- faCe covered with a mantle of hoar frost, and some frozen water to pur- ‘Iuc their favorite pastime. “streams have no" charm for them ; they would rather see'them bound up in firm bamls of solid ice; and as for flowers, the [tail plant is the only charming thing in their eyes. To such as those, Lapland would be Running ' what’s a~ this turn-out the day? I see yc’vegot yer curlin’ostancs flung on aliint yc. Ye’ll be for the ice ; some parish game, I suppose l’. ‘No, no. Our young laird, the Marquis 0’ ~Balla-roch, has made up his mind tospend his Christmas and New Year-On his estate ; 'so to keep up the‘fun, he challenged his tcnuni try to iilay against him and a picked body 0' curlc‘rs at a game on'thc ice. We’ve ta’cn up the challenge, and we’cr 'jus't km our road to meet them. Comic,“ you had "better join us:_â€"yc’ll get some capital fnn.’ »‘ “feel, I «wouldna care ; but then I havcna my curlinhstones here, and . -. * - a i ‘ Hoot, hoot, that‘s settled. Â¥e’ll get its many as "'ll stan’ bethcn here ah’ an-merdyka sac nae mair objections, just turn wi’ ‘me.’ A" Willing 'inan's easy led; So, turning '"with his friend, Lauri-ner- dyke was rcsolvcdto let home and all pass,f0r a game on the ice and and the fun attendant onit, As the two friends proceeded to- wards the. place, of rendezvous. in in passing a road leading to a forrcst on they left, they, were joined by a young man, who had come along this road as they drew nigh. 'l‘wccd~ moss instantly drew up'his stood and raising his hat, saluted the new comer.. * - ‘ "Good morning, Mr. ‘ Frazer ; I hope you are well, sir l’ ‘ Very Well, thank you,’ was the frank. kindly answer, given in alSPOl- l l l I stretching out his hand to the young man, who grasped it, and returned the friendly ‘ squeeze.‘ All restraint was thrown astde, and an animated conversation ensued, Which lasted till, turning a high projecting angle of rock, thc,sccnc of thcldays' am- Uscmcnts suddenly burst upon their View. ' i ' :At one spot where the rivcrgradu- zlily“widened till it assumed the as pact of a small and beautiful lake, the banks on either side gradually Sloped backwards, forming a natural amphitheatre, crowned with larch andsi‘lvcr firs. Along the‘ sloping embankments large booths were placed,'and a commodious wooden building had been reared for the ac4 ‘commo‘dation‘of the tenantry, and for the purpose of dining in after the games were finished. Smaller erections were scattered here and therefor the farmers to stable their horses in, and "everything denoted a desire to promote the comfort of the parties invited. On each side of the river, close to the stream, two elegant marquees were pitched for the-"private accommodation of the young nobleman and his own imme- diate friends and followers. Large bonfires blazed all along the banks, attracting hundreds who-came moro- l-y' to look on during the games. Servants, in drab grcatcoa'ts; were hurry ing' backwards and forwards, and crowds; on crowds of horscnicn and pedestrians came flocking to‘ the Hundreds.ofskaters were tone of voice so, cheerful and melt). darting hither and thither, and group dious, that it sounded on the ears of upon group collected on the ice, the hearers like sweetest music. ‘1 wasanxious to have seen you Mr. Frazer, to have returned my me. They cam-r in good time. for bad they not been placed in the by or as you directed, that last awful stormy night would have buried the Mn: to ruins, and killed the whole of my kye.’ ‘ ‘l am heartily glad they were of serviceto‘ you. 'i If the factor had allowed me to send more, you should have had them,’ ivas tlie'con'iplaccnt rejoinder. ‘ j ‘ Are you going to join us in our game ?’ inquired Tweedmoss. ‘ No; I have no intention at pre» sent ofdoing so. . Our forestcrs‘have all taken this as a holiday, and l have l lending an animation to the scene at once interesting and pleasing; while herds of urchins, in all the revclry thanks for the two trees you sent of holiday recklessness,- ’made the banks reaccho with their gladsome shouts, as they dashed after. each other in rapid movements along the various slides appropriated 'by them- selves for themselves.’ 'l‘wccdmOss,accompanied by Lam~ mcrdyke and Mr. Frazer, pushed forward, when they were Stopped by a latrqucy who Suddenly seized ’ ‘Twcedmoss’s horse by the head. b‘H-illol 'sirrahâ€"what are aboutl’ demanded the farmer. ‘ Losh, laird,’ grinned the lacqucy. ‘ you’re no gaun to play on. the ice on horseback ! r' I’m waitin’ to stable your boast.’ . _ you forward. " Hold!’ cried the marquis proud- ly, as 'he Waved his hand. ill pleased enough to hear such plaudits follow the announcement of liainmerdykc’s nameâ€"J hold! is this, fcl gen- tleman, i mean, a tenant of ours,or connected with our estate! , The game is confined to such aloncv.’ ‘ My lord,’ said Lamincrdyke, dryly+‘~l, and my forefathers for hundreds o-’- years before me,ha-vc hold pakture [and 0' your forefathers and yourself d0wn to "the present day. i’m but a part tenant 0’ year lordship, as I hold fifty times more land elsewhere: so may exclude the if ye likc.’ Herc Mr. Melville, the aged fac- toronthc estate, stepped forward and whispered something into the matquis’s car ; and his lordship, turning to Lammerdykc. with a bland smilc,-snidâ€"â€".- _ ' i be; your pardon.Mr. Tudhopc thy-factor tells me that many, is the good foray your forefathers and mine have rode together to the Borderâ€" sidc.’ ' ‘ ' ” ' ‘Truc, my lord I; and many is the good hard 0’ nowt and sheep they lifted, although the times then were muckle as they’re now. Your fore- fathers reaped a’ the profit and honor and tho scorn.7 A titter of laughter ended iii-one loud general pcal of mcrriment, in u hicli his lordship pretended to join, although, from the fire glittering in his eye, it was plain he feltand-woud resent the honest yeoman’s bl'untness They were soon, however, recalled to the sports of the day by'the "old factor, who cautiously hinted that time was wearing on and the day short. ' ‘ \Vhom do you choose as partners in your rink, Mr. Tudhope ?’ he in- quired. _. _ . ‘ Why, I’ll take young Mr. Fraser the forester for one, Mango Dykes for another, 'l'an’i'Teonant for ano- ther, John Cochranemand here he ran ever a list of names which it is Unnecessary to cnui'ne'rate. The other rinks were also specdil‘yrmade up,land all began to prepare for the grand struggle. ,Spadcs were pro- cured, the ice smoothed, the lung space for the rinks duly measured and completed ; the crisps and tees and mine a’ the trouble, the scaith, chain. The pulsation of the heart, the extension of the finger, is each wonderful ;. what, then, are the re .ception of outward nature upon the eye, the growth of thought in the brain, the eloquent language of the tongue? Fullof wonders are the Almighty’s works. 'Thc Caffrc-or the, Earthman, theCaucasian or the Mongolian, the criminal or the philâ€" anthropist, the ignorant or the phil- osopher, the peasant or the peer, equally exhibit theamiracles we speak of. ‘ W’ehre farand away shore rank orpreccdcnce in; this master; ours is an affair oftgangliods, and: nerves, muscle and bone, flesh and blood; ingffact, of Life! Life, be», iiigirtiiraculous, is therefore precrous. There is, humanly spcaking,nothing soshockingly Wickedias taking life. Murder comprehends all kinds of sin; and this, Whether it be short murder or long murder, quick inur- der or slow murder, he murder whiCh is done with an, oath, an angry word,and a sudden blow,oi‘ the murder \Ylllcllilfi done try-"over work in factories. in close courts, by had hit, by foul feeding, and a thousand of those. necessitieswhich, forced upon the human race by. society, thin.its ranks and shorten to every individual member the length of its days. if the sunshine. bc a glorious thing,and light and, air, blue skies and fair winds, glorious ,ageiits'ii'i ,producii‘ig health and lifeia jllldl wonderful.matcrial which lies about us, he who, directly or indirectly, deprich anything of. these is guilty of murder; He maydo this ignor- antly, licmay do it without thought, hefimay totally overlook or__uttcrly deny his moral responsibility, but, nevertheless ’ he” is guilty. More knowledge Would enable. us to ex- tend thc sum of human life,because such knowledge ast have has en- abled us to do so alrea‘dyto a’grcaft extent. Human lifc is notincces- sarin short 3 its extension depends, under the \vill'of God, very much upon man himself. By physical analogy, we shall find that man i l less than one hundred. Great pru' deuce in living, immense strength of Constituti0n,ar_id other circumstances should secure for men even a longer per’ibd of existerrce.‘""But then 'we l l grows for twenty years, and his nit-l , ,_ tural term ’of life should never be] TheiN. Y. Tu inspires it. The sourcst. temper must sweeten in the atmosphere of continuous-good humour. ,As well might fog,'and cloud, and vapour, hope to Cling to the sun-illuminated» landscape,"as the blues and morose- ncss to combat jovial speech and ex? hilarating__l:iugliter. Be cheerful always, There is no 'path but Wil' be. easier travelled, no load but will be liglitet,‘nuisliad0w on heart brainflbut will liftsooncr in presence of a determined chberfdlness.” It may sometimessecmedifflculiifor the happiest tempered to ltecp_,tlic,coun- tenancc of peace and content. ; but. the difficulty" vvill vanish when we truly consider that eullcn gloom and passionate despair do nothing but multiply th'orns'» and thicken sor- ro’w‘s. {I‘ll (Comes to us as 7 provider»? tialiy‘asgoo’d-â€"and is a. good, if we rightfully apply its lessons ; why not, then, cheerfully accept the ill, a‘ndivthu’s' blunt its apparent stingiâ€" Cheerfulncss ought to "bathe fruitof, philosophy ‘and of Christianity-v. VVh'ti‘t is gained by peevishness ands fi'ctfulxi'cssâ€"4â€"by“ perverse . sadness. and sullonncssv-l- lfwe are'ill, let,» us be cheered by the truest ‘that we sh‘all‘soon be in health; ifs-misfor-~ tune befall us, let us be cheered by hopeful visions of bettcrgtortunc ;, if deat‘bsgg‘ijpbs usg, dear, ,gones, let us be cheered by tithe thought that they are only gone before, to fthc ,‘b‘lissful fibowers Where we shall all meet, to part no more forever. Cultivate checrfulness, ifonly for personal profit. You will do and hear every duty and b'urdcn‘be‘tter by being‘cheerful. It will ‘be'your consoler in solitude, your passport and commendutor in societv. You will be more sought after. more trusted and esteemed for your steady cheerfulncss. The bad, the vicious,may be boisterously gay and vulgarly-humorous, but scl- dom’ or never truly cheerful. Ge- nuine checrfulness is an almost cor» tain index of a happy and a pure heart. - blet furnishes the fol lowing statistics oantholicity : The Catholic world is divided into 1,007 bishopricks, or prelacics with episco- pal jurisdictions under different titles -â€"~apostolic vicariates, ‘abital juris- elongated prismatic cells, adherent to their" king sides. The 'lnminae'ofi the outer and inner layers are paralé l'cl to the lines of growth, ‘whlle those of the‘ middle layer "are at right angles to theln. In another va- riety, knbwh as the cow-ries, there-is an additional layer, which is If'dua" plicate of'the naceous layer, formed w’hétiҤthé Jani‘nttaltihast attained its fdll growth; ' ‘ TEACIIINGS OF ARI '1‘ I‘I‘METIC. _â€".~â€" \Vhen the pupil does not under- stan‘d'the q‘uGStion orproplisittonp he should be allowed-40v reason open it in his own way, and agreeably to his associatiotisai‘=-IWhetlien- his way is best or not, on the wholerit istho bestiway for. him at first. and the ought by no mean-s to be interrupted in it, or forced out of it. The‘vjudi‘ cious teacher will leave him to math age it entirely himself, and in his own way, ifhezcan. .Or, ifhc meets with-a little difficulty, but isstill in a way that will'lead to a proper re- sult, he will. apply his aid, so as ,to keep-him in ‘liisfowh way. When the scholar has been. through. the processin his own way,‘he Should be made to explain how he has done it ;" and ifi'he has“ not proceeded in the best way, he should be led by degrees into the best way. Many teachers seem not to know-that there is more than one way to do a thing, on think of a thing; and if they find a scholar pursuing a method differ- ent flidt'trlt'hoiroWn‘ course he must beiwro‘ng,'iirid . they-check him at once, and endeavor to force'him into their way, whether he understands it or not. lf‘such tenet-leis \vduld have patience to listen to their scho'g lore, and examine their operations, they wouldfrcqucntly discover very good ways thatliziVe never occurred to them before, Nothing is more discouraging to scholars, tlianto jin- terrupt them, when they are pro- cccding by a method whichthey know to be right ;‘ and to endeavor to force them into-one which they do not understand and whichis. not agreeable to their ways of thinking. And nothing gives scholar-sr somuch confidence in their dtv'ii’tpovvers, and stimulates them-so much to use their "ownedorts, as to’al'l’ow them to puri- suc'their Own methods, and to en- " ~ )- ‘ .*) ‘ v - ~ - ' - ' ' . A ' ' ~ ‘ y | . a ' - r . - o .o t ' . in perpetual ltllfldibt, if they were folIOWed their example -, bestdes,~l ‘ I like to .:see that done mysel’, were duly cut, the hog-scores drawn go to bed [ate and .459 late ; we 'd,cnon,- or ten-n(,,~,es,,mgcu3 1,0093i3_ courage them in llmtlLâ€"IVCU‘I'GII OlllY POHUVC lllt‘lllmv Could rely on wish tose'e somewhat more of tcn- answered the farmer; ‘ so lead the and each man parsed his curling- strain 0,“- iacuifies, mlsspénd 005,. O’f'lh‘e 1,007,681 are in E,,,.Ope'128 Cglbum, ’ . . ’ a constant supply of beef, greens, fill \t‘liislgy.ettiddy. . Ten years have now elapsed. since 'on it bright sunny morning, in the ‘month ofDocem bcr, crowds ol'horse- men and pedestrians were seen wind- ing their way towards ore of the prettiest rivers on the borders of Scotland, It Was a clear bracing morning, such a one as awakened joyous thoughts, and. pure love of recreation. The crisp frost mantled all the fields around. and myriad: of brilliant icy prisims glanccl and sparkled, reflecting the bright beams of the sun, till'the earth seemed titre-wed with diamonds. Every hedge and every treehad assumed robes ofvirgin purity, and the snow- flakes hung,r in light festoons, tremb- ling in the morning breeze, While a-ntry upon the eState,’ was the answer. ' Lammcrdykc, while this conver- sation was goinz on, vas keenly eyeing the stranger; there was something about him that puzzled and bewildered the honest sheep far- mer, for such Lammct‘d)‘ kc was. He was sure that he had seen thefacc before. ~The voice sounded faitiiliar to his car ; but where, how, or when they had met,-he could not'tcll. His dress was plainâ€"a simple suit of strong blue pilot cloth; the coat formed like a hunting-coat, with a broad black jappaned belt around the waist, and a case on the left side containing a small, neat hatchet. A dark-bloc bonnet, surrounded with black fur, plaid of shepherd tartan thrown carelessly across the left way.’ Thus saying, [he followed the ser- vant, and, having seen his horse pro- perly pot up, gave charge of the curling-stones: to the lacqucy, and speedily rejoined his friends. No sooner had they steppixl upon the ice than a loud shout proclaimed the appearance of the young Marquis of Ballaroch, and, issuing from one of the marquees on the riverâ€"side, that young nobleman appeared with his cousin, Lady Emily Ballaroch, leaning on his arm, followed by a herd of attendants. veloped from head to heel in the thickest and most costly furs, there yet seemed to be little warmth in the attenuated figure of the young marquis, who shivercd and shook in the wmtry wind as if every blast Although en-r istonos and flourished his broom, ready for the conflict. ' Then Was seen the true curler from the would- beâ€"l/Lought one. Off went great- coats, plaids. and bonnets; and some in their enthusiasm, even throw off coats and vests, and stood manfully to it in their shirt sleeves, notwithâ€" 3standing the chilling wintry wind which blew around them. Matters being duly arranged, and every man at his post, the Signal was given, and the first stone wont ‘ whurr, whurr’ over the ice with a deep hollow sound, and settled on the lac at the opposite end. ‘ W'ell played! hand to that, lads l' was the cry. ‘ ' Up came the stone of the oppon- ent, and, rooting out the first one :niost unceremoniously, settled down youth, distress our minds, cabin, and confine the body in the very narrowest hunts, and then cx~ pcct the body to endure all this, and when it suddenly/grows old, or suc- lcurnbs, we putdown the fau't at the l wide door of Nature. of long life appears to consist in temperance, sobriety, chastityâ€"â€" three virtues strongly inculcated by the Christian religion. Calmness and evenness of temper; faith and its concornitants, chccrfulness and hope, are great producers to a long life, and also to a-happy one. The old adage of a short life and a merry one is very false. Accidents ex- cepted, the sho'rtest'livcs on the average are those of the ever- worked factory people. Neither di unkardsnor gluttons, nor the idle, l l crib, in Asia, ‘29 in Africa, 146 in Ame~ rica, and 23 in Oceanica. in Europe there are two patriarchs, 116 arch- bishops, 484 bishops, 45 concathe- drals, 15 abbots or p’riors'with quasiâ€" episcopal jurisdiction, 6 military cha- The secret plains, 18 vicars, delegates and apo- stolic prefects. In Africa, there are 10 bishops and 19 apostolic vicars and‘prcfccts. in America there are 22:1l‘('lll)l8l]0p8, 115 bishops and 9 apostolic vicars. In Occanica there are 2 archbishops, 1‘2 bishops, 8 apo- stolic vicars, and 1 apostolical pre- fect. As regards Europe, the fol- lowing is the detail :â€"-In Italy, 1 pa- triarch, ‘47 archbisliops, 215 bishops, 44 concathedrals, 11 abbittal tcrri. tories andl military chaplain, In Spain, 9 archbishops, 45 bishops, 1 cutica-thcdral, 4 military chaplains or COLos.â€"â€"If a man begins to cough as the result of a commoncold, it is the result of Nature herself attempt.- ing the cure, and site will affect it in her own time, and more effectually than any .man can do, if she is only let alone and her instincts cherished? She ubhors food‘and craves warmth. Hence, the’ moment a man is satisfied that he has taken cold, let him do three things. lst, cat hot an atom; 2nd, go to bed and covcr up warm in a warm room ; 3rd, drink as much cold Water as he wants, or, use as much herb tea as he can, and in three Pasasout of! four he will be almost entirely Well within thirtysix hours, lf‘hc does nothing for the cold for forty eight hours after the cough 0 'c‘oi'nmenCes, there is nothing he can, icicles. hanging .. from the extremity shoulder, formed a drapery so easy was piercing him through. Far.coolly in its place. In rapid suc- (“550mm, and iuzy, can hope legm- mimics, [IO-rmgai 1 Patriarch 2 ‘S-waiibw that wiii do hpn'anv good. of the branches, wavedgcntly back- and elegant. that a sculptor would difierent was Lady Emily. A small ; ccssxon the players followed, and as maielv for length of days. Cor- archbiglmps, 14 ' mlhops an’m {or we (,Oid with sup}, q Sui“ r . - v - 4 ~ . ' . , . , . a t ,‘ ‘, wards and forwards, assuming all the varied tints ofthe rtiinbo iv, lead- ing the locker-onto dream of fairy bowers, where diamonds, rubies, amethysts, and emeralds, grew on , treesof- SllVel‘. Many a merry )- group passed along. and the Very have rejoiced to behold it. The handsome figure of the young man ; his open,‘ yet proud aristocratic look and lofty forehead ; his darksbro‘wn movement, pointed him out to be hair hanging in natural ringlcts ; the. easy dignityiand grace of every. fur cloak was thrown carelessly Over? her shoulders. and she tripped care- lessly along, bowing and smiling, and returning the salutations of all around her with ease and grace. The elegant symmetry of her form was Scarccly consealcd by the cloak the number of the curling stones in- E"creased in and around the tee, the blood of the players warmed more and more. , ‘ Oh, man, play just to my“ hatl~â€"â€"- {break an egg on that Sltlllc. That’s iguardingmwcel played l, Hurrah! care, who was wild in his youth, lived to a great age by reforming his excess, and eating so little, that at last an egg per day sufficed him. This rich man,isays Temple, who wishes to‘ live Limpily,“ must live like a poor one. COliSlClBl‘lllQ‘ that p Confederation," 6 archbishops, 16 ai‘cl'lbishops, 65 bishops, l mili- tary chaplain. Belgium and Hol- land, 3 archbishops, 9 bishops, l apostolic vicar. Austrian Empire, 16 Archbishops, 48 bishops, I ah- hot, 1 military chaplain. Germanic 18 run its course of about a fortnight, in spite of all that can be done, and; what is swallowed in the meantime, intho way of physio, is a hindrance; and not a good.-D/'. Hall. tobin icdâ€"btcast poured forth his above the common herd around which she wore. The CtlSp f-ost,soop him up! soap lmn up 1’ was the m our somotv Since the invention of bishops 3 apmmlicni views. or de_ clelglma“ m 1,3'll‘SIllmt “l” “"5 “ma song With more cheermg art, as if him. ' and snow on the ground, showed ! cry, as seen of the parties’ friends cooking each of us feat annuallv legatcs’ United Kingdom of Great Skilqu as an angmflmn popular as upmac’m' Welcoming the jovial groups which passed his patching-place. ‘ Hillo, Twccdmoss, what’s in the wind to day l’ cried a stoutâ€"looking man. wrapped in a strong plaid of ‘Twecdmoss, a word with you,’ said Lammerdykc, as he drew his friend aside. 'VVho is that? ,lg‘IlS face and manner arcjust as familiar ' 13 : The bright sparkling eye, and small tome as one o’ my ain bairns. shepherd’s tartan, accosting a halo he 0’ the Ballarcch family 1’ hearty farmer, who was joggingi ‘Tui’ nonsense, he‘s only head which partially displayed her pearls the purity Of her fair complexion even to more advantage; and the rosy tint on her choekwas rendered even more resv by the fanning wind. ruby lips, half-parted with a smile, .panccd and danced, bending the ice Ito gain an inch or two, and sweep- ing away thedrift-snow and all im- pediments on the rink before the wl‘iurring stone, as it slid towards the mark. a £1117 be Continued.) fourteen hundred and sixty mealsm inot .,counting_ luncheonsaâ€"«in . the icoursc of the year, it believes us to out little. Many of us, too many, dig our graves. with our teeth, ac~ cording to the old saying. But did Britain, 5'archbishops, 38 bishops, 3 apostolical vicars. Malta, Greece and Turkey, 6 archbishops, 14 bishops, Sapostolical vicars or pre- lates under different names. Swnz- crland, 5 bish‘ops, 1 abbot, and 2 ""we prize life as we ought, did welapostoli'c prefects, having fallen into conversation with some of his, parishioners, on the benefits of early rising, mentioned, as air instance, thathe had had that morning, before breakfast, composed In sermon and killed a solmonâ€"an achievement oiiwhich, he planted himself greatly. “A wool, sir,” ob: served one of the company, “I would rather has your salmon than your sermon."