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I IK ttlii Village l>rpl. There h?*'ula tbe old atallou-hruee out in th rain. * utout . inroer away fn>m th Joor, \Yiui it* u iad-li.iu ton wall a as lU wcither nckim ptiiuv A t u ickely rat bsnuttsl floor; Itu-!i>-> me hrnmni an I ! iintelisre gassec \Vnli tun jick kuiveeol t*,'uty luui; year*. A^il II,. Vt ttlure tUtf Wlugl G( tbe*Wallo . iOC t)Mb-U Are toudiiHl with the kinship of tears. Oldhouie! It loom, up like a ghost In the gali An.i kiboor- aud groan* m the bla*t. An. I tpnaka, vith * xnr.l and a weariless wail, Of tu* -ii .u lrriualable past. On tt.f nlil. .lir . y I'latl >rui that girdle* it ruum '1 be wu*Jih uf the prairie uuc puured ; Au'l ilsily tbe carriage uf couiuirrce oatua dow WiiL the wares of tbe uierihaut aboard. Twatbere wbers our brotbari went off to tb van; We bleestMl them and bade them adieu : and we wlc mod tbeui here, 'ueath a banner u tan When me wrrlble cou flirt wae through ; And here bi-ru the bare-fuoted ln>y> am at pla Tb> war trumpet* ttiaudrnxl uf yore . And tivre cm tbe coma* in ghastly trray, Of tbo dual soldier dead to our door. 'Twa hear the young brl le in bar beauty tat bloum, To her cheek felt tbe parting kin pieet ; And Lt-r,- beat with rapture) the heart of th groom As he cia i u 1 her form on his breast. And h-rj lu hit squalor the uieudicant crept. To tirlu r niumt-lf from tbe blat, In tbe ui.rclie** uildnigbl. aod dreamed as b slept Of the happier day* of the paal And here came the imaiage, more fleet than th dovo, O'er the wan.lt rind, wavering wire, That Dilod u> with grief, r thrilled ui wilh lot A* we , eacefully eat round the Ore. Ah I the old staliou-house ! It will loon luuibl iluwo, It* timber* are crumbling away, Bat iu record w writ o i tbe heart of the town, And iu glory abiueth fur a>e. / .V. tlattknci in Toledo Bladt. PRUDE.NCH HART. T OXOBOUXa M. CIAII. " Well, the is a demure little soul," iai Keith Verner, " and not much of a beaut oertaioly." Upon which Mrs. Verner replied witl deoiii m : " She is quite as uiucb of a beauty my dear, at there u auy need (or ber to be." Aud tbe young man at that rttpoo laughed. Toey were speaking of Home one who hat JUkt left the room UUM Prudence Hart, a young person who bad entered tbe Vernera family ouly twa days rx fare to fill tbt pae of companion to Mrs. Veruer'* only daugb tar, Mabel. Mabel Vtrner was 19. aud was in not very robust health. Bbs wan a liltle (anoiful too, and bad of late developed t oertalu fretluluees, with which her mother who wai au active and cheerful woman, ua uol ranch ivmpatby. " The obrfd triit me exceedingly," ibe bad often laid to ber busband. " 8he ban everything to make her happy, and yet she is uol bappy. I wonder," ahe bad suggested one day, lately "bow it would answer to give ber some companion of ber own age T" Wbat, another girl ?" aaked Mr. Vtrner ' Well, thai is uot a bad idea." " 1 have bad it iu my mind tor some time," continued Mrs. Verner thoughtfully The only objection ie that there might bn eem> difficulty with tbe boys." Oh, uol ths leant fear of that '" ex olaimtd ber husband in a ton* of amaze tueut. " Tb* bays, you may be sure, would like it." I have little doubt that tbey would like it," Mr*. Verner answered shortly. " Wbat I fear is tbal tbay might like it loo wt 1 . II it were not tbat tbey are so little here " " Ah, >e*. tbal makes all tbe difference," be assented, " K tbty were living at home I should not think of such au arrangement (or a m mint, but seeing bow much tbey are away 1 am dupjeed to think that tbe piau inigbl be tried ; epcially tf we could floe en>s nice, quiet girl, nut very gjod lookii.g." laid Mr*. Vorner. Aud then something in the nature of a protest rose to her buchaud'a lip . . but, ou it fl oiion, be did not utter it. Huou after this, Mrs. Vsrner. having con- sulted with ber daughter, and reoeived Mab- I'M siient to bsr scheme, beg%n to make kuowu auiougit ber ac juaintanoes tbal she ]-*'! i-i rtot*ivs iuto ber b o-e >>oujt voong person of a modest aod itaid d^mi-snor i . kVi-cqueuoe of wuich numerous yung pert-out were propound to her, and (ruui amoogel lbee various candidate* ebt finally eloou-d one who seemed in a happy degree to combine tbe several qualification! that be most de-ired to eeouie. For, by tbe lady who reojmmsuded ber, Prudence Hart Was oer lifted to be cheerful, clever, domes- tic, of a tweet temper, aud wilh regard tu propriety aud mudealy of deportmtut, all that tbe moet anxioue mother could de maud. And tben, to sum up all, sht was not haudawmt. Mn. Virner law her with ber own eyee, and could testify to tht fact " A pleasant (ace : ye*, I tbeuld call it decidedly pleanaut, heal hy aud fresh, but no preteuuu-ui to go .d i ...k-," she stated witn (1- ''i~iiiu to her buibaud, tpukiug of Miss litrt b> fore the young lavly took up ber abo ie. mritb them. " A uioe, plain, reiir u g. Kd)-like looking girl-jutt tbt tort uf pereou I bad in my miud. Mrs. Preaoott speaks of ber in tbe wannest way. Bbs says we shall find the will be a comfort to M all." " Well, that it, I inppost, assuming we ball be. iu need of con, fort I" t-uggented Mr. Verner ; but hi* wite did uot respond to this nnoalied-for remark. It was tnruing dark on a spring evpuiug when the fly that had hi ought Miss Hart aud her luggage from the elation drew up before Mrs. Verner's nail Joor. " Will you tsk* my two portmanteaus in, if you please? Tne> (.re is thres-and-eix- peuo?, " aid the yuuug lady, aud paid the mouey and entered tbe fauuae. Tbe i. 1 1 moment sbs saw Mabel coming oroeiH tb" hall to meet btr, nod she pnt out her h mil with a little smile. " How do yon do T' Mbel said, "lam afraid yon are cold. Wt bad hoped you would o'iruK by au earlier train, you know." " Tbit hae been a very inoe train," answered Prudence, " and I like arriving at places in tbteteolcg." And tb>u Mabel took ber to her mother, who wan waiting to receive ber In the draw- ing-room Miss Hart was a young woman of ap- parently two or three and twenty, with a planid. ronorled face, and glo*sy hair, divided in tbe middle and put smoothly h - (rom a bread, i,,.. f i^vi The forehead fsirly handsome, but tbe rest of tbt tea tnrtw were homely enough. " I call her plalu, decidedly,'' M*bel aid, after nut tfcJ been iu her company for ao hour. " Yes, my dear," replied ber mother, " I told >uu ahe wae plaiu, but I doit't oouiider that tlial is auy drawback." And then Mtbt-1 said, "Perhapi not," but thought at the tame time in her heart that it u'ui a drawback, for M-tbel wax pretty l.i n-i-lf, and cared enough (or her beauty to fnuoy that life would cot be worth much without it. The day after Miss Hart's arrival the girls pueut a good deal of time together, aud Mabel (ouud btr new companion plea- sant enough. " Sht talks a good rt-al when he IB aloue witb tut." kbe told ber mother, " and bbt can be amnning too. I ratber like ber. I dare say, you know, she feels leithy wi'.b me than Bbe does wi.h pap aud you." " Vtry probably," answered Mrs. Vtrner uavtli. " That it only natural." And she went presently to her desk, and wrote a grateful note 'to Mn. Preaoott. telling ber i' a Mi" Hart had arrived, aud thstso (ar she give entire satisfaction. " And certainly I have tvery reason as yet to be pleased witb tbe result ot our ex- periment," she laid oomplaoeutly to ber uusband at night. To which Mr. Verner replied, "H'm b* u an odd little paraon. Bbe won't con- tribute very much, I suipeol, to tht general liveliness of tht houoe." Bbe will c >otribnte probably quite ax much to it ae it it at all detirablexbeihotlld do," replied Mrt. Verner witb empbaain. A prominent, thowy sort of girl would uol, I consider, have been it all tbe kind of person to suit us." " Well, uo no. I dare ssy not," statuted Mr. Vcruer. " I only meaut to sty tbat sbt was not particularly attractive." "And is there any ueeessity," icq'lired his wife, " why kbt thould be particularly attractive ? It seems to me that there in every reason, on tbe contrary, why sihe -hould bo rather the reverse. There is K-itb, remember, eomiog ont to morrow uight " 11 Welt, my dear, yon n'td give yourself no concern about Keitb. lit wnu'1 bt unit- ten witb her, "replied Mr. lerner, and went bit way laughing. And in fact, whin Keitb Verner oime ont tbt following tvtning, be was certainly not B-mitten with her. Keith was tbe tl Jest of Mr. Verner ' two out; tbe other was named Oodfrey, and tbty were both at tfiis time walking tbe h | i.al in London. But though they lived in London, tbey came down nearly slwsys once a week to their father i bouse at Tunbridge Wells, and sometimes even more frequently. On this oeoaaion Keith had oome ont by biuiwlf, aud before be took bis let** next morning be aaid to bit lister Mabel, " I dou'l think much of your new friend." I believe she return* tb* eompliment." replied Mabel, " for to judge by what ah* ba< said, I should not imagine that abe thought much ol you.' " Wbat do yon mean that she bit said ? ' inquired K- itn, pricking op bis ean at this, and rather taken aback, (or the young man set some store on bimaeK. Aod tben Mabel laughed, and informed him by de-green that Mitt Hart hid aaked If bt wa uot conceited, and rataer idle, and bad also implied a suspicion in regard to Ibe depth of bis acquirements which, with sisterly (rankueas, Mabel remarked ibat tbe did not consider ill-founded by any jeans. " Well, upon my word !" txolaimtd Keitb, witb what wae, perbape, in tbe oiroumstan- ate, not unnatural warmth. "Ob, abe ii very acute," sail Mabel. ' V .u would not think it, but she uotioes a ; ol many things." "Aud spparsutly the Imagine! a good many more," retorted Keitb ; and then, itviogno more time to apare. be curtly bade good-bye to bh lister, and hurried to bit train. But at be walked hastily down the road be did not forget Mi-s Hart. "The mpertinout little minx ! " be said to him .ii That ii the wont of thttee balf-bred Hople ; tbey mltlake flippancy (or wit ; and, now tbal Mabel hat got it Into htr itad tbat this girl ii clever, I forties there till be uo end to tbe way in wbich the will enoou-a'e ber. But wilt till I see her again t ' And wilh tbit vague menace, iiob conveyed a certain leuae of ratisfao- u to him, Keith bent bis slept btvok to own. A couple of days afterwards, it tbe end if the week, the two brothers name down o Tnnbridge Wells together. I don't think much of thai girl my notber lia.-i brought into tbe bouu," Keith ltd already laid to Oodfrey. " I don't know how other* may feel, but to me tbe teems no lady." Well, bal( the governesses going are not dies, you know," returned Oodfrey. < Tbit irl ii not a governeee exactly, I luppo-te ; uut it's all one." ' I think tbty should have been more iirticular in their choice," itid Keith. Xbere are plenty of nioe Kirlt tbty might sve got. Miit Hart, to begin with, U at ugly ae eio." That is a bad buaineet) auy way," eplied Oodfrey. Aud irnpreesed by tbit fact, when Satar sy came he went down to bie fsther'e, not xpeoticig 10 experieuot mnob diligbtfrom IK introduction to bin mster'e frieud. But Keith, on bie part, felt a decided oorioeity to see tbe young Udi again. It ad t mine quite cletr to bin miud that girl who w .H capable of eptikinn about im to Mabel in tbt way which Mabel td aae>rt-d she had ipoken, waa a girl bo required to be taken down, aod bt at rsgar, with the natural esgerneee o( a rtuoue mind, to vet bimsl( sboat this eoe*sary work Bo ht began by greeting er when they met in the mom ohUlmg ay, and tben kept hit attention ou tbt ert, tbat bt mi^bt bn ready, whenever be tir-t opportunity offered, to pnt ber own an nbe deserved. But the hours patted, and MiM Hart ae M. qaiet tbat tbe opportunity for which t w itched wae alow to come. Bbe) eat at tbe dinner table, and In tbe drawing room, the moat unobtrusive of woroeu, hardly peaking violet* ithe wae) addmaaexi, and peakir>g then only in tbe nioetmodeeitway. Hli was bright and alert, but btr alertness eoowed iteeK in act*, not word* ; abe wat u iiiok to perform little eerTioit, to bring a but all tblt wai done in tbe quietett way aud aoron,pnied for the most part only b utilo deprecating, lujuirirg, grateful, u kindly noiilt*, that i; uu'<i Aave beeu uex to iiupoaaible fur auy oue to take (.deuce at "Sue Beeiuntaeet on very well with then .11. oerlaii.l.," Keiiu thought to' "and tu be very ami >! lu aud well-meaning If it were not that Mabel is a girl who tell the truth " But theu Mabel essentially was a gir who told the truth, and to Keith wat per plexed. Late in tlio evening ha oame suddenly on Mm liart Btaudiug alone out ot doors by tbt verandah, looking at the clars. This Nfeined to him odd, fur be was not romau i -. aud uever went Btar-gaeirg himself ; in fact, her oocnpatiou appeared to him so quter a one that be peeped at her iuquir lugly when ht can. - upon her iu the dark aud siid, "Ilallol' He had oome ont to moke a cigar, and was uot thinking of tbt atari. " Why I say, areu't yon cold here ?'' h exolaimtd tbe ue-xt moment. Cold in this sweet air?" the asked Sht looked at him aud laughed. " I uav, been fainting Indoors witb your olosed wiu dow* nil night." Well, yuu have not looked Ilk* ii then,' ht replied bluntly. " Yon ire laying tbat at hazard. Yon dou't kuow bow I bvt looked," the youug Inly rejjiuedv " Why tbould I not know ? Do you think I have not eyee? ' be asked. And then she laughed again, very ao(Uy and witb a peculiar tout, aud made uo other response. Bbe was rather a imall woman, witb firm rcnn led figure, not slypb-likr, but pretty in ite way, and Bhe dreaged well riue bad beeu Btaudiug in tbe shadow wbtu he first tpoke to btr, but she oame ou s Up or two beyoi.d tbe verandah a! ter bin U-t question, and, at the uigbt was uol a dark one, be oould see aome bing < t htr faoe tbeu. He waited (or a (ew momenta after .. he- bad laughed, looking at her a ha waited with sotnt attention, and theu " I don't tee tbe fun," be abruptly nid "Very hktly not," >he anewered. " I did not pxpc o* tbat >ou would." " Well, upon u. y word I ' aaid Keith. Perbapt as Prudence Hart hsd OUUMO to tay, Kt i.h Verner waa couoeiud, but tbere were enough good qualities in him, in spite of bisoinesil, to make him likeable. He wae tall and well- looking ; be was iu gentral kindly and pleaeant. It wat, to tell the truth, eomttning rather new to him to find himaeK stubbed, and above all it was new to find bimilf stubbed by a girl whose natu- is! attiljdt toward him ought, as be eoniid- trad, to be one of dtfdranot aod respect. He looked at ber for a moment, aod thin at mads up bie mind tbat tbe thing mutt bt put a Hop to. Bbe mistook her plaoe. He was a gentleman ae h* was abun- dantly aware, aod she was- uol quite a lady ; be must therefore givt a leaeon to her. Bo be lit the better part ol a minute pass, and tben, having taken that time to arrange hi* word", he. delivered himself of a grave and, as be flattered himself, a ratber dignified speech. I don't know from what yon draw your conclusions, Mist Hart," bt said, "but, teeing tbal you have only been acquainted witb me for a very short time, will you allow me to aay that I think yon assume in yourself a power of judging me that I am obliged to request tbe liberty to dis- pute " Wbat makes yon inppost tbat I assume any power of judging you 7" ibe replied to into addrete, composedly, but bringiag ber eyes ai the spoke with rather a sudden movement down to bis face from tht stars " You did it jutt now," bt said quiokly ; and tben be added, not perhaps quite wisely, " and y .u have done it before." Indeed?" xht relurutd inquiringly. I think you can baldly deny it ?" be aid. " K yea will tell me to what yon refer" she tpoke quitt pleasantly " tben per- uap> I ohall b able to understand yen "I reftr to tbt o(inion which you did me tbe honor to express about me to my ister a few dayisgo." " And which eht lias repeated to yon ?" " Yes, the bat repeated it tome." " Ai tbe has al*n to rnt repeated yours about mytelf, Mr. Keitb, I am very happy to be able to mtet your charge with a oouuter charge." And thin Miss Hart softly ihafed her hand, and laughed in his faoe. Keith, who did not relish being mido ridiculous, fell very hot while Miss Hart's mzoking little laugh rang on the sir, and if he could bavt naid something to ulenoe her he would unquestionably have said it with a will ; but iharp edged words, unbap- to bli motbtr'*) feel, to pl_ (ather'e newtpaper baeide bin, to Mabel'* aowmpanlmtnta whn ahe bit plsy ^^f J .L . - - . -. -~.M|*MMIMVUIH WUVH HUB MIIK, w food, and tbe eyes ( *, ,., in MB > r th . Mogt UlJM ^^ ^. pily, will not always come at need, and so in the sndden pause while be remained dinoomBlted , M >tt Hart fl r it amused btrtelf with her mocking laughter, and tben, being for her owu part quite ocol aod mUtrte* of hern. If, proceeded qoietly to make another peeob. " I alwayi find (hit it it wieeet to have very clean bandi belore I Indulge in aeon- nations," the mid. But, perhaps, Mr. Keith, you are loo youug to have learnt tbat leiwon yet ? If so, yon ought to bn grateful to me for tenching it to you. Ar.d uow I will go in, and leart yon to imoke your aigar in p.>toe." And the went accordingly, quite unmoved by tbe olnmay. "Ob oomtl I aay I" which were tht only tjtoulationstbat tbe exigeucy of tht ronmeni had power to force (rom Keith'* unready liptj. He said to ImiiHoH presently, " I'll be even with her yet I ' But, for tbe remin- der of tin* etenirig, at any rate, iibt gave him DO ebance if brirg tven with ber. Ween b eaw her next, sht wan kneeling at IMH moihrr'f ft, picking up a ntitob that Mrs. Verner l.m dropped in her knitting, witb nooh an fipr.Mioa if sweet sbeorp- tiou in her faao that ahn 1 v.ked an incarna- tion of all the domeetio virtues, and never until the bade him good-night, either pur- poiely or h y accident, did the allow herself to come wi'liui speaking distance of him again. He. un hi> part, however, wae punned a good detl by the thought of ber, and found bimetlf watchirg ber almost againit hit will. Alan, wi. ii-ii wai enriotu, when Msbml spoke to him next about Mite Hart, ae she did upon tbe following morning, expatiat- ing on ber character with mneb frankness ae tbe walked by his side to oburoh, be made no return of eoufldenees, and Mabel remained in complete ignorancie of tb* little he had together the previous night. Iu fact be mads uo meuliou at allot tbat euooun '. r iu the garden. "You have seen so little of ber yet, 1 Mabel said to him: "but in rpite of her 1 1 ium-i. I do really thiuk you will lik 'r in time, for I am sure ebe U clever Von have uo idea bow oboervsut (he it I . am afraid to tell mamma, (or 1 am uot sure if the would like it ; but she it such iiuiric tbat bhe sometimes m*.kei rue die o( laughing, It ii a pity khe is uot pret tier, it it not ? I think sometimes tbat i be were nioe looking ihe might be very effective. You ooosidtr ber quite plain, Huipoee!" said Mabel, lookiug up icquir lugly to Keiih'i faoe, and perbapt uot long iug very ardently to hear her suggestion disallowed. But Keith beaitated a little. " Oh, well, I don't know, I thought ber plain at first," he aaid. " But the bat goi good poiuti, jou know." "Bbe bae good eye*," laid Mabel dnbi ouoly. Yet, and the knowi it." exolaimec Keitb, with enough fervor to make Mabo open her own fine orbs. What makei yon think that?'' she aaked rather quickly. Ob, I meant nothing. I thought ihe played them off a little that it all," be said. 14 Yon dou't mean in a ooqnettiih way ? ked Mabel severely. If you think that you are wrong altogether. Oh no," and abe abook her head with decision ; " the is no ocquette. Bhe doee not care about men a bit" Hn the told* you so?" a*ked Keith bluntly. ?*. , v " Yee, of oourve, the ban," laid Mabel But I ihould know it even without her nay iug auy thing. Bbe u always laughing at them. She dots not care in the leant about getting married. Perbape, to be urv," added Miss Verner reflectively, that may be partly because the doei uot hiuk ihe it likely to have any lovers." Keith did not have any talk witb Mise Hri duriug tbe morning o( this day, but rather I ato iu tbe afteruooo, as he happened at one time to be oroesingtbe ball, be beard a a< uud of titgiug coming from tbe drawing room, and putting hi* bead cautiously in at Ibebalf-oieu door.be perceived Prudence's amvll figure seated on tbe music stool. On whiob, be debated witb himself for two or three moment*, and at the end c ( tbat time entered, aod listened till the song oeaeed. He had ocme in, as be thought, in the iioxt uoiseloee way. but yet tbe young lady. >y tht time tbe performance ended, seemed to be quite OOUMUOUI of bis presence, (or, without turning ber head, the said, at ahe struck tbe final chord Tbat IB Handel: But I don't liug well. Yuu ought uot to liiten to me." Then yon should not eing in a room witb tbe door open," be replied. " I left tne door open in order to keep wopls away," abe said. " Well, you see," he answered, " it bis lad the opposite effect. ' And tben, ai he movtd a little nearer to her, be laughed, and added, " Which perhipt does not iur- >riee yon very much." But if be bad bad any bop* that this retort would embarrass ber, be wae dmap- toluted. Bbe merely looked at him (or a moment with, a(paremly, an entire want of comprehension in ber eyes, and, then, vouchsafing no reply, rot* up and began to survey her bauds. I shall never play well I can't, you ee*\" ehs said " They are too small" " They are verv small, certainly," be answered. And tben be looked at them too. " Very small, and very pretty." " They are like my mother's," ibi said WDiively. " Have yon got a mother ?" be asked. She shook ber head and sighed. "Oh. no ; I was unhappy enough to lose ber long ago," i-Le replied. "Bbe died when I was quite a child. And I havt lost my father too. I am both fatherlem and motherless." "Ob, dear," exclaimed Keith sympathet- oally. He did really for tbe moment feel sorry or bur. It was so clear that she needed aomebody to look after her, h* thought Bhe had (olded ber band* and wai stand rg gizing thoughtfully on tbe ground. ?bey were both silent (or a few momenta. unrig which beooonr. iad bimscK in regard Dg her, and tben, beginning to find tbe llenoe a little awkward " Well, I hope yon will be comfortable lere," be said, abruptly sxdgood natnredly. " It won't be my mother's fault, I think, if ( u dou't soon (eel at boms." "Oh, uo, I don't think it will , I believe that thoroughly," ibe replied with earnest- V -ur familv have been very kind ome, Mr. Knith Your mother, and your atber, and Mabel have all been kindoeHs teelf. Even your brother Godfrey was aod enorgh to talk to me for a quarter of an hour list night quite affably." Poor Keith's blood mounted to bit faoe. If tbe soft little flngere had ilspped his cheek be could hardly have felt more hot, " Now I say I" be broke oat, etsmmer- inr, " upon my word that's too bad I And so you mean to eay that / am the only one Ibnt 7 treat yon differently from all tbe rest?" " Ob, no I am saying nothing about you at all," she replied, lifting up btr eyes suddenly with a xmile in them that teamed to him as cold a iteel blade. " Tbat would be a piece of prenumption, after your rebuke lait night, tbat I should be aorry to be guity of." " Miri Hart, yon are an awfully aaroastiB woman I" be exclaimed. " How IH one ever to know how to have you ? To siy lueb a tiling ae tbat to a (ellow it enough to knock him down." There is not tbt least fetr of yonr being knocked down," the replied, with a little sudden, aoornfnl langb. " Borne people's word*, I dare say, might have an effect of tbat kind upon you, but not mine.'' But all at once, as iht made thit aniwer, *be smiled, and tbe smile bad a curious, unexpected sweetneei iu It that itrnok tbe youug man with inrprise. For a motneut, tbe faoe tbat he bad been culling plain looked, to hi* eyee, almost beautiful. And then, before be bad more tban half reoov- ered (rom this first change in ber, there came a second, which completed hit ameie- meet. Yon teem great deil, aud wjbo has no home exotpt what y our people give tue, and no friend except" Aud tben she t>toppd, aud Ibe paute and the uuflniahtd teuteuce were very eloquent. Hut before be ojul.l reply fhe bad Middeuly pteaed by him, aud siip- p. d through the I 1 reuob window, aud wai .- - 1 to view. After this K-iUi spent a quiet tveuing. The giils went to church sgaiu, but ht did uot go auy more to church. Tbey did uot, however, lack an attendant on their way back, (or Godfrey, when tbe ser\ ioei wan over, appeared at the cburon, door, and escorted Uiem home. "I thought )ou were goiug over to Mr. Marshall's), Oodfrey .' ' Mabel xaid to him, when be met them, but the young man only laughed, and autwered tbat he had changed bis miud. And then he set himself at Prndenoe't tide, and talked to her, and Mabel took btr walk bom*, listening, and, perhaip, in tome surprise. Ths next morning, as the two young men went back to town, Oodfrey said abruptly to hie brother, with a langh " Well, I think my mother has caught a Tartar. Of all the uncompromising flirts I ever oime across, I have ntver known one to beat tbat girl!" "Oh what you think tbat too, do yon?' said Keitb. "Why? has) the beeu talking to you? " "Talking to met I should jutt think she bad," answered Oodfrey. But I don't know when you were together," said Kith, quickly. " I never aw yon witb ber." What does tbat provt ? I never saw you with her," retorted Godfrty. And then Keith, knowiug that undoubt- edly, at far ae bt wae concerned, that fart proved nitbiug, btld hie peace. I think certainly she U a flirt," he agreed, after a few moments' silence ; " and it U a pity, (or tbe oibeii don't seem to have a uotiou of it." Well, it will do them no barm not to know. Don't yon lay anything to them.*' exclaimed CJ idfrey, "for the it splendid fun. Wbat a pretty little minx she M, tool I thought with you at first tbat the wai plain, but, by Juve, she kuows how to make tbe moet ot herself." Bbe is a very odd girl," said Keith gravitly. ' I am afraid she is not a very good companion for Mabel." Ob, Mabel can take care of herself." answered the younger brother oareleenlr. " Besides, she wante shaking up, and Mits Hart is just the sort of person to give her a fillip. '1 here Ii LO real barm in ber at least, I don't think there i. Bhe it a thor- ough paced flirt, tba>'a all." Well, hot that is bad enough, I eup M," aaid Keith. Ksitb wee a little uueaay as h* went to bis work that day. He bad a strong sus- picion that be cught to give his mother some bint of ths tpeoial proclivities tbat b* and Godfrey bad discovered in Miss Hrt. and yet be could not bear to hurt tbe girl by doing it. Mn. Vernir would have her out of tbe house at one* if she knew, ht Lboughl. And theu he remeoubtred how L'rudtnoe bad stid to him tbat ibt bad no othtr home than this ont, and bow she had aid that ane wai lonely and friendlesf, and ie fell that be oould not do it. Bo be made up bis mind tbat be would say nothing, aod that till the tnd of tbe week, at any rate, he wojid pat tbe matter ont of hie thoughts . and accordingly, to :be beet of bis power, ht did this ; but yt Mfore tbe week ended be found himself becoming very eurioue to learn how shs would conduct herself to him when be saw ber next. Wilh a certain undeniable interest he wailed for Saturday to oome, aud to tell tbe truth, when it arrived, and whtn. ae be entered in at Ibe gate o( bie father's reai- denes, be recognised at some flfly paces 'rom him a small g-ey ttgum flitting amongst tbe trees, tbe first impalse ui ques- tionably was to bend bit step* in Ite ai'ec iou, lor tbe tmsll grey figure was HIM t'rudtnoe Hart taking Military txarois* in tbesuutiy afternoon. But, after a little Mttie, be eiontinni d bis straight walk to tbe louse. Godfrey, in bis p'eoe, would have doue diflertntly ; but K-itn had scruples that were ignored by bit yonrjgr brouiur. (To be continued.) to look upon me M a very eVigning pnoc," she said abruptly, wilh her eyes (ull ot their new expreMBion, fixed on bis faoe, " and instead of that I am only , Prudence bad s lonely girl, who hat been left to herself a Hew le I.It, on .,,,,, it- , Mr. T. K Allioson writes to tbe London rimti to give tbe result ot some experi- ments which he has jut made witb tbe inrpoee of solving the difficulty of feeding he poor in London. The cry is tbat food s so dear that the poor cannot live. This i only true, Mr. Atllnaon says, if they 'ant luxuries. Oa plain and wholesome are they can live very cheaply. This the liter proves by experiments that be Has nade in hn own o*. A month ago be i*termu e-d to live without fl '-h o! any kind, milk, butter, eggs, obeece, tea or iff ee. After a month his weight bad iu reased 3J pounds. Tbe following passage xplaini tbe diet, which cost aixpenoe a lay : ' Breakfast consisted of a basin of Kirridge, made from a mixture of oatmtal aod wheat meal, which I found more palat- ablt than eitbtr mimly. Thi* I utually ate witb bread to ensure thorough intalivation. Tben came bread fried in refloei cotton- seed oil or fried vegetable baggii , for drink I bad a cup of eoooa or fruit lyrap with warm water and eugar. Tbe cocoa used wai an ordinary one with plenty of (larch in it, which makes a think drink, and no milk is then required. J)inner oomustd of a thick veglbla soup and bread, potato pie. savoury pie, vegetarian pie, vegetable tew, ktewed rice and tomatoes, eto. For a seoond oourse 1 had bread, plum pudding, tewed rice and fruit, baked tago, tapioca and apples, ttewed prunes, flgii, ratios and bread. Tea meal eonUsted of bretd and jam, Mewed fruit, or tome green stuff, as watercrest, celery, tniiiatce>i t.io. I had only three meals a day, aod frequently, when bniy, I bad only two, aud a cup of ooooa and a biscuit (or supper." A tramp who bad been given a hearty meal in Matlisn Tailor'! house in one o( tbe deep onu at Turkey Hill, Pa., hurried back breathlei-H half HU hour later and gve tbe family warning of a terrible snow tide that was moving down the hill behind their home. A few valuable* were taken out juit before tht avalaoeb* with a mighty roar twrpt ovtr the home. Jnhu B. Rodding, tbe Hooslei giant, died at Markle, Ind., on Wednesday. His weight WMiMponndi. Iltook IU feet of lum- ber to make his eofflo, which wsi 7 feel t inches long, M loobet wide and at inobes deep.