soon solved. Who could mistake those "Strange and beau tiful things upon which the morning sun above, a wondrous beauty flings?" With a bound he was out of bed, and for confirmation of his suspicions, glanced out of the window. His heart was pleased at the sight of the cold and frosty snow, for with it came visions of sleighing and skating. Seeing the old man below he shouted, "Hello, so late I What?" glancing at the clock, "Nine o'clock ! Oh, why didn't grandmother wake me ?" While hastily dressing, he bestowed more than an occa sional glance upon the mantelpiece, where his guardian an gel rested serenely. It was the face of a girl, sweet almost as the face of the Virgin Mary, "The beauty of which melts and subdues the gazer." Turning and addressing the pic ture, he murmurs joyfully to himself, "This is the day we go skating together, for at the first snow I was to come around for you." His eyes sparkled and lie thrilled with the thought. With a bound of exultation, he rushed down the stairs. Hieing to the kitchen, lie met his grandmother, and his face became illuminated with a look of reverence and love. With great tenderness, he kissed the wrinkled cheeks and smooth ed the snow-white hair, exclaiming rapturously, "Who has such a good grandmother as I !" "Oh, you foolish boy," she replied smiling, think I was your sweetheart." "So you are, Grandma." And then thinking of the oth er one, lie added truthfully, "Except—" "Except who? Except . May? " and her bright eyes sparkled, for she loved to tease the boy. "Come now, Grandma, and give me sonic breakfast. I am as hungry as a bear." Breakfast was ready in a moment, and together they entered the pleasant dining room,—pleasant to her, because it commanded a view of the whole street and consequently of "One would
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