=II NEE '1 J. M. WAAKLBY, WALLACE J THE QozvEr* 1)TO W. By T. BUCELANAN READ. The earth to I. nd .Ith dlecontootmota muttered By foollah..motitha—tlio Haab and the - Ilan , .And yet a world of Agony muttered idea holdnd lips theiliever tell 'their pule.:' . . . . The voiceless dash is loaded with ropunlancis,' ' In solemn cnirts of Midnight, where, Outcast ' With sorrow, Conicloncelibbits Its silence sentence igainst the culprit actione of the past: And cnunti ear oyes • ri , ,slitte . With Hot refloetlens: Stare !torn •the higliwr2; Which their feet. hay* ifilere'atand atir thegboetty rerolection.i, Like frowning titninen not to lie Verthroar.. fancy 0000 them rim In Fottilmtiene, A armoire illo'itiong tot um way, To Wight the holits'a niot chill the nwointlono,. While Night Bhould maralml for tho coming daj Oh! ye Who cower a•trombln at. the errors-- •-i Rehnithgi Mentor , conjures where yon *alt. Rise, and again , t the pet with all.its terrors, With band 'whim tnt, seri% the Iron Wel Stir, In th., Golden Noir. and opn Its portnl, Tint do. r Nrey which tomorrow never ova— Worthy your ow Lhood and yone soul Immortal, to forward to the harvest of your hopes; Nor I. t the, fluare mantle f Iles-tither 1111C01110 a coward's rack el..th, when gray, ar :mod avg•ii,h to romom or The prechlus daturas 7 .11 refee- today What',inne to d.-mn- , -let en.rorn p ;at recalling, In gutty watort of °Vision drown; The trot or retr •npection, Ivd tipil Wlltm to the root thr flower oreenrage been Vtail drvalr halt make, the toil' Contented, nitTD tel tic tpir nt..tho y'et n o t lod : Potpetn3l brrtAl oror rrinit's rot euted,. Is but the drug dconetnnt ruleteh. Sunh honor in n o n .), rorolgoii; g For future wiltlnru , tmen'tiato of care, • • While cheorful tt . ntt .thtn are happy wog-birds, lord With laytimn nmeic nil thn Sommer tar The vAln r.grele we nurtu•e iu our !HIM!. Are tlendly tiltattsbadee, whiclrete feed with. Rut 01l the heart becomes a bed of blen•envt, WI eh e, Jocund anti contentment oboe e. !..ht, to Irmo yoor foot [toot pith oho:comma Scorn Agnlhnt th• ntclt ne'nr to hr undone! ontthet rivnds tinrknnsn. Mtn the ru ruing tth Mon, g Muir, go tot th into ii nun. sad Co 'the anty neerrn , most dollant, With ittentlfeet courage; Cu, yonr tlttouldertoi it eng h A ed conquering mere than like a giant • --Arian the muster er Stocrlo , nt Irngth. ProOietie hop.n stall lead you to new pl. twine Alting the yielding pathway of the plough, To.pellew hermit', and to orchard treemurke, Tlie.i.frult of notion In the Golden Now. A nott,irhen th• tranquil stoning crowns your labor' With sheaves, and fruits, and welnune household Ilesrou, your conscisure. and 3 - rr n,nthbur, ...,11. - Sigu your p,eyerful heart where it belongs. Prom 4qrlish Mcirtit.) -T WIVE MISTAKEN. FROM A DACTIELOR'S DIARit Christmas Ere. rlalf-prist nine: Crnmms comes into' my room to Clear tray tea. "I suppose, air," he says, as though .L wero a subject not admitting of a loubt—" I suppose you don't dine home ;d-anorrovr." Both tho,tone and remark are unfortu tate. I have not an invitation to dine tut, and I cannot insist upon dining at come, ,as my arrangement with the s:' , lnfnnrmigQvideli for ; dinner on Sun days oral.. I had intended to put my difficalty? to . my - landlady, who- is good natured and easily, persuaded. I find, instead.; I have her husband to deal With, so I close my book, slowly and lay, " Well," as if I were thinking and not quite certain. Mrs. Crummy could have waited to hear what I had to say ; not so her hus band. Ito loriks surprised at my busita- Mon, and quickly-puts in a clencher. • " Mont gentlemen dine.ont on Christ mas day," he says, staring at the wall some, feet above my head "and Mrs. Cromms always expects a holiday on that dad'-." I feel, after that statement the only .ling to be done is to surrender grace• 'ully. "Of COUrtifi ; quite iight. 0 yea ! shall dino out, Crumnan." " Vefy welh sir," he replies, in a tone in if he had never raised the question, mt was simply taking an order in his ddenpacity of hotel whiter. "Anything dee, sir? Good night sir." Then" grumrun guen doyen , stairs tri srepliant, .and I doubly regret having tayed in town,-Instead of going home, .inc.e I shall have to' get my solitary . - lbris(Ans dinner at a London hotel. ChriOncif -day. - Mrs. Crumms thin ime brings in my breakfast,. She bee targoopron 'pinned' Over the front of . er dress and her sleeves are tucked up rhich mean, with her, • cooking. Ai she -ete out the things, She wishes...me th• °mid i merits of the' sbasith — "And 111;14 ou'll enjoy yOuraelf, hir," 'she nude; • for I am sure you iyant'a holiday, with if• sitting here reading tg all boon of ho night" • She 'imam) it kindly, and not as a hint: pay Air , my own doills ,anct candles—for former particularlY,, they being sup ied by, the Crniiinaes=-so I tlitink her her goi?if whihea. I di:;n't anticipate enjoyment ; on the contrary, I rn at a! loss to knots what td tie.. 'With' iyaelf, and hea l itily wish that the' day as over. • One o'clock. - I flee through the win-_ ae"L como,baek„from ohurph, that le Crunimses are at high dinnei: rumms himself is in his shirt sleeves ad on his loge,, anal looks, very much i if, lie wore making a. speech. There oe cries of "Bravo, ~pe , and a great :al of laughter, , both ~of,ve b Joh !abet& , iry rapidly , as 7 l One ,of the' millast of the ninny small ,Orninmses, • mien to, Bre deof,:nd th her. title. cheeks • id chin:hearing just "signs Hiding. She just peeps , out to sea who. is; aml,:theti .ricampers. away,, as „if raid efloon in g sOno, of .tlia geed things . the parlor, goy, this, want ,of , respect the lodger, I hear hoy'manntia.rebuke ar sternly, and- then Crumme says : Never mind, mother; nobody • is aughti CW1'1466,8' day."''Rounds ' go irpritaiii, - and •odeedi'ivith Stibooli:"" • • 7:itio••,.6!debeit. • T ring Hui tielrfor Some )t, water,' 'and Crumrnd'iinh4ireie . it in 11 Walter's dress, white tie,' ooni; td , , a* ' cut wafstoolit,7'iih6v;qii,i'''i rge nantiumt ot ° Oda erOiiil.in` !burnt° trill., Ho 'Hie it hii'lo 6 ' 1' ,iery proud 'll4 pro k:•rniter like ,1 4iter to wash': hlth; Yd 1166 s, " literiiniearn And With jug, Which he eke ci6ivn 'Why, Orumms;" where iqe s Olit' 4 4 , aititi# sir." 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"I always, go , out ;waiting on Christmas day," he adds, ".and I have been to the same house for fourteen years: Tho gentleman and lady are a couple as came to the Crown at Newford the year I married Mrs. Crumms. We wore both at the hotel, you know, and were just leaving to come up hero.' Tho lady took a groat liking to Mrs. Crumms,.and one day she said tome, So' you and yOur wife are going tip to London. Crumms. NoW --- yon - must come and wait at my house When we want help.' And I have been there every Christmas day SUMO then—not missed ono. I go on other days"—ho saya this quickly in an off hand manner, as if ihe other days wore of no import ance—" but they ain't regular." " You go thorn and help wait, I sup pose ?" • " Well, Ido most of the waiting ; all of it, you may say," he replies: '' They don't.keep a man, and there 'aro only the feMalo servants. They ain't much good, opt like Mrs. Crumme. She oould wait, she could. She was . wonderful handy. 'That's what first made me look at her!" - " And whore do you go to?" lin =I "Wilford Square. Domville is the gentleman's name." On the spur of the moment, just to see what Crumms will say, I ask, " Will you take me with you to-day?" _ " You, sir !" lie replies, in surprise. -" Well, - really, sir, I don't think Mr. Domville would, though I 'have known Lim those fourteen years, lam afraid he'd think it rather presumptuousof me, to introduce a gentleman into his house!" " I suppose so," I answer ; the idea of the waiter. introducing a friend as a guest at the dinner being certainly very absurd. "But I didn't mean that. Take me—with-you-to-wait." ' "You ! you go out waiting?" says Crumms, holding his breath. " Yes ; if you will take me." " Well ! I do call that a good joke," - lur gasps -- oat.-" Lord,—sir,—what an idea !" Then, dropping his waiter-like manner altcgother, and ,becominglhor °uglily human, he burst out laughing. I had only intended to chaff Crumms, but it strikes sue that going out- with him will be more lively than spending Christmas day by myself, and I bogie to hoPe that be will take me. . "I dare say Mr. Domville would have no objection to an extra hand," I wife, and I could go as a young friend of yours, who is just beginning and wants to learn his business." • "Lord, sir," pante Crumme, "you ain't aeriousw"------ "By Jove, I am, though I say.. I don't know what on earth to do with myself all day. I should like to, go out waiting." Ormolus' laughter, which is vory•pro. longed and load, and accompanied with a groat deal of coighinrand? wheezing— for be is rather stout—brings his wife up the stairs and finally into my room. r, , w.rrieg . s my patrami ior , tne and then turns to her husband. . " Crumma,". abe says, "yea' mum% excite yourself. Remember, you are going out waiting," " Yes, yes,• my dear ; I remember," he answers, as soon as he recovers hie breath. " But hero is Mr. Herbert want ing to go Out wafting-too." " Mr, Herbert I" sap my landlady nurprnaal iii her turn. " Yes, Mr. Herbert," repeats Cru mins ; and his laughter bursts out again like a smouldering fire. I immediately begin to enlist Mrs. Crumnis on my aid... She is a merry, good-natured woman; witrather a 'par tiality to " ill' young ente." as she calls them, and is fond of telling tales about the young fellows round Newford when she was at the Crown hotel. There isn't anything particularly wrong in my going out waiting with Crmnms, ,but his wife seems to think there is, and puts her in mind, she says, of Mr.. 'Somebody atOer old place. " It is just what he would do, sir," sho continues, "and I 'did thiar you were such a quiet young gentleman, Mr. : , Herbert. Law 1 Crtunms," she adds, turning to him, "you wouldn't spoil a bit of fun like that, I know." "But Mr. Doraville—" begins her husband. "Nonsense, Mr. Doinville; I" she re. . "Un needn't know ; and if he does, why, lied. laugh as much av any • - "But you will be careful, sir, won't you ?" says Crumms, yielding to the two of us. "You won't let Mr. Doinville 'know. There isn't any one...likely—to be there as will recognize you, I hope." I satisfy him on these points; then Mrs. Cramme, with due regard , for her 'position among our neighbors, raises one nearer home, "It won't do, though, sir," M) says, "for You and Crumme to go'oet togethoF. • The pooplo about, here all know.that ho is going out ymiting ;- and may be, if they ; ma* you together, tliey might think-,you were a waiter MO." I don't see that it would matter if they did, but to my landlady such a mistake seems to represent some dread ful calamity ; so it is arranged that Cruinms shall go first and mid a cab, `and then .wait for me- in the crescent a ilEtle distance off. Three o'cioek: Crunnns and I are-In the •dith our way to Bedford equare.' The .wholdithne he in either Jaughingltt' my goingont , with him Or nervend as to the result.. In: the' latter , meod . ho is' almost Piteous entreaties to nte.to he ,earefel,"and 'repeats .over and over Airentions how to watt.' We stop the cab at the corner ' the street' leading to the csquare,"and walk on to tho'honse. It is a big bonen"'rich alarge hail. Mime is a .windirri by the eitrOot door at one end, and ii broad itaireaeo at' the ! Other, ' The diiiing iooin cali:k.itdd: the crane liang`iound with . lt rathei dark and heaii looping,, hotvcver;'`d4id tbo Old!and'matibbir, ' l thOriii are tbrOo' 4abis -*Oink atiotit' r4itifi ti4 l ikaiici hilt 'tit bue't 'table! Th'dy iitare etatid bY the aide of 'he intrOdupie 'Me; ae . a' "dpict t little Waittrig, arid: ivtiOrd l e hoti; l as if' biyt ho gOroi!Oft , add atdia'adieral iztjkitiOWsiii:tOtbo, notice that the servants all' treat ion with great respect, and ho, in ireturn, is •copdesceniling and Polite 'to rn , the With .nle, when: they are in, the' rodrif, . - assumes:loo ,s .alitlioritativo ale; and all .the tima he is iniVY'grhire,'hnd looks 'as if the cares of his ncialtion were too' much sralleS''once,^ when we are alone, asTliandlhim a jelly; and then, hie muscles being relaicd, his old fit of laughing suddenly 'brealte ~ont again. He cannot laugh aloud, but he laughs - inwardlyiatid - shhkesiurtrenien:` tously - that - the - jelly - rolls - and - tromblek to an alarming degree, and it is only by the means of promptly ' s taking it under my 'own protection that I save it from being shaken on to the floor. _ 0 Lor' ! to think of you being here," ho mutters, and the next instant is gravity itself, as Mrs. Dornville'd voice is heard.on' the stairs. She is a middle-aged lady, and speaks in a'friondly manner to Crumms, and is' particular in her inquiries after his wife and chldren. s lie points me out as a young friend of his, who hae come' to help him; and Mrs. Domville seems quite satisfied, and, goes up stairs again to the dining room. - Four o'clock. The dinner is ready, and all =guests have arrived ; .Criturms_ stations.= behind the • door, and goes himself to the head of the table, and I watch the people as they come into the room and take their places. . They are mostly middle-aged, ;like their host and hostess, and-evidently old friends.; for - several nod to ermine, and one gentleman is quite hearty in his greeting, and says it would not seem like a Christmas dinner without Win. Mr. Doraville laughs, and asks after Mrs. Crumms; but Crumms refuses tom-tie thawed, and . replies in a tone as if such, trifling questions interfered with the responsibility of his position. So far everything has gone right. Then comes a slight mishap. Just as everybody is seated and silent, and Mr. Doraville going to say grace, Crumms gives me a signal, and I step forward quietly_to. close . the _door. ,The move ment attracts the attention of a young lady, who.is sitting with her back to me, and she turns round: She evidently has not noticed me before, and her laughing, gray ayes scan me with surprise. My face is a new one toper among the many well-known faces round_ the _table... I gripposs she thinks I am .a guest, who has arrived late and just come into the room, and, seeing ale standing tberoand no ono taking any notice of me, she says courteously : "Ifn't there a chair. for you ?" Then turning round to Mrs. Doraville, "0, aunt I here is a gentleman left outside in the cold." Mr."Domvillo, irmtead'of saying grace, looks up, stares, and half raises from his chair, while the ,^OTll l l.,Zir all turn toward me. Ia is-serOtt . .ty ar embar rassing moment; but . Mrr. Domville comes to the ttntree, am' t;- quietly, "It is quite righr., .1.140 e 'r e y . oung lady looks a little, t . id then ,Crumra , !.,, is MT. _Bpog t . everything by . "AO , ier and "Ho'ic come t.l: , • 3Les Linton." . My fair champion :' tycupon blushes very deeply, and ,begs may pardon ;, sev eral of, the guests have -simultaneous twitchings of the mouth ; Crumms looks half angry, half apologetically, at me ; and at last Mr. Domville, in a shaky voice, says grace, while Miss Linton. bends her head very low, and hides her face. The next minute. Crumme, seri ous and imperturbable na ever, removes the cover off the soup, and the dinner begins. I believe I acquit myself creditably. Crummy declares that I did wonderfully well, and is inclined to think, I.bolieve, that I have Wasted natural talent by not beine; a waiter. At any rate, I don't spill anything over anybody's dress, or knock anybody on the head. I carefully watch Crummy 'for his signals, and, thanks to having been at a dinner be foroi-though not in ,the capacity of a waiter, I have some idea of what ought to be done, and so remove the , right covers, and hand round such dishes' ought to be handed at tbb proper time. The greatest difficulty I haw is to keep my, countenance, particularly whet') halld - anythin`oS" Miss Linton. She is so' bright looking, and it i's such fun. to see the sparkle. in ' her eyes, and the way they drop if they meet 'mine, and" a little; repreSsed.smile steal over her lips,; that it taxes' my pon;Orre to the' utmost to keep from laughing. , I feel that I should very much like 'in change places with the' young fellow _pitting by her side. Ho does not seem to have touch ,to say fur himself, and ho examines every dish - 'as . it-is handed to him, thro'ugh an eye: glass. His inspection is so long, and his wise is soehise; ihat I haVe a, grow., ing ibelination each time bob the dish ,up in his face. For'inore than hitlf the dinner hp is silent, then he talks a littl e pollties 7 — staunch Conservatism--and Miss Linton immediately ontmeiatem the strongest radical upholds' wo.: man's iiiffrage, and their hOving Ad:stein . Pariiarnent. This seems to ,overwhelm him, and he retires from thO contesp.with: a sigh. - Later 'on, ho trios agai,n,• when the mimeo pica are being handedYOund. you havo happy rnonth?".ke asks with a faint smile, whieh disturbs his, oyklass and bringslt down.latobis lap. He readjusts it slowly, ,and, not , trusting himself to ropeat thojoko ? :aski ber.to havo Someminee hio. , • A. No, Aiti; I rumor eat them," she roplies.: • • ' • • • , iii.l'ave tahted. them '?" ho enie, frodiningae if he icon: a paiiietei• eress•Mcatnining' but probably because hie glees 'gives a 'prorkinitorY . . . 'C!,.. yea; I have 'tastee hut'i don't care alma thenty # 'elnite:niovei4i.. Ho has ccinitnent fair :1'44, and' h6'hellie litmecilf eile6Ce 7 l.' .o, Hex o'cdock. Crummy and I soleininly, put on the ivine .!tnd glasses, piis'4,` the 'dessert diishes '4+ hi' 'thti l 'hi%ll: i• t'' *Ma 'i t If tile teifl'ind watter;'lnd s litelitinten misteklildyou 101 a; '4.Y,\(ll;«,t;ti"liW • ' • A' 9 . !) • ! 4, r. , .f. are, a and 'keilt, is ahrrtyr'fi• g'ent,,T But you tctidastit"ria;'• sir. • t Te whs dierous.".''' • • • . ".P2orfeetly."' ancient :Kul, .Cruinnaa. are Yini . 'goin,g lit)* ?" WO; 'air," he says;"&itning a llttia 'nearer. "I generally have sZnnetliing in the 'housekeeper's morn.' ", 'Maybe, You wouldn't like. %tht, tho'ugh.).. : a4l . be quite alone." . , . •., . . As I want something, to-cal., and am not Particular where I Vet it, I follow verunttnaTdOWLY , stairs into the kitchen. ThWaoriittii ta :Oahu 41•6 tint platys and—Alstkes, amid a general smbll of iliimer and hot ie far frCirdPleasan. The housekeeper .tilkes us at _.onCo into lee roam, there is a cloth *Sprimil upon the, 1"it1le, and a row of the gird things from up stairs on a kind ofdrossOr.' "You are mire - yen don't mind, 'sir„ says aremms the, wkian we are alone, g‘bdeause I'll wait till ytiu arMdone, if piti like. I iim e(), Inni4rS,'" " Bat ,I am. and I shall not begin till you do,?' I 'answer ; and We . sit down together.. The'soup is cold And fast be ,epniing a jelly ; - tbe - flsh 'poke mangled and unsavory; so I decline soup and fish:, I find 'that the . having- a ilittle somethinginthf,'lcitchpirOifter dinner - is over up stairs, requires training before it becomes really enjoyable. CEIIIIIVIIB evidently has had ,the full amount of training that, is necessary. For a man who professes not to he hungry, and who has. had a good dinner a_ few hours. be, fore, he displays a capability for eating that is truly "wonderful. I" prefbr the dritbes that have not been touched up stairs • ,on the contrary, is tot equally goo ms with all of them. However, I ge Jinite enough to Ti.ttisfy me, and et there is a novelty in eating one't , Christ mas dinner with a waiter in a hack kitchen; The wine certainly is the best part. Crumms has taken care there shall be plebty of that, and makes a most liberal host with 31r. Dernville's port and sherry. Seven ,o'clock. .C 1 riming says he must I take the _coffee up to, the genHemen, and leaves the room. An SOOner is he gone than one of the. sereabta_eames_ in. ap parently in search of something. What- ever it is, she does not find it. She hunts about vag'nely for a minute, anti then stops opposite to inc. ___" So Miss Linton took you r,, :, gen- . Hainan," she says. with a laugh ' ‘• How nice !" : "MiFiii Linton in an unfortunate mistak6," I angwe gravely, imitr.iing Crtinims' manner. " Yell, I don't kiw c about that." she replica. "There is rertainly an e eus•e ler her cluing .so." 3 -This strikes, me as being •ery open flattery ; but,, under the civeinnsianees, it loses its point ; moreover, the speaker is rather warm from standing over• 'her tub of hot water, and very plain into the bargain. As I don't ale:a in, silo tries another subject "Yon are out of a situation at p; , •-( ain't you " Whore were yuu ashs "In the country." "Notts?" eho says, - knowing. Crumms came from that Part. "And so now you've some to London," At this moment Chrumnis shuts the Alining room door; and the girl, wit hont looking. farther for ,whateverits.xittit chit had pretended to come in t 6 fetch, im mediately makers a rapid reheat. "Been pumping you, sir `l Crumms, jet'. ing with his thumb in the direction of the kitchen. "Trying to," I answer. "I knew they would," he replies. "They are awful curious about ybu, them women. I wouldn't, stop lime Oct long now. There itin't anything mote for you to do, and I can say you''ee an appointment to keep, you know."! Acting upon his advice, _we go up stairs to the hall, and Crtunms let nee out, shutting the door quietly, beltiod ' It is a fine clear night, and I turn my face homeward, and stroll slow,ty along the deserted Srinate. I go all up the long, straight Gower street without meeting tiny one. By the University 1 see a figure advancing quickly. We pass under a gas lamp, and both pull up•. "Herbert, by Jove !" . " Why, Roche, what are you , doing 'Vero'? Going out to (limier I , " "Just had it," ho 'replies; see an old lady home." He 'thotr - naturally wolidets - 'What' I am doingoitrolling along the streets on phristmas•pighlt. 'tell I hate been out to dim= "They have, broken up very , early," he says.; and then asks suddenly, " Yen haven't sneaked off to•read; surely ?" This is. said in .n tons as if it were a mortal .sin. for a•man , to mild for an ox ,anination on Christmas ctrey. "That'd right,'." the says, when I had disebtimed any idea of reading. " Wolf,' you opine home with me. My people will bo %tory glad to senkoli. We always have a Oarget'danee or'something' in the evening.". • • • . , . . „ . L ;Iceopt- readily,_ 'atal go back wit t, Roche to hkhouse."' . . , Nine o'elode; AV . ti havo Clenrell Ilia yoom : e9y cinnFing, and tlio'ciri?t: had. just coiai , nezioiil 7, ,Xotihocug„ai.iJosl to get a iiat , toot., , 'l .ilatuliag op, 44 Iritidiag, itoail•iago,rolls uli tp, Lltt tit toot (Moe, au'd tlierii is a loail au nouli'cit ' 4 ,- cdnorri.. ' Mrs:Rauh° littrrieriA7ll .And mc,sh i s, hail. I 'hear her say, as they Como ffp " Yfaiall3 kite fprtfifi first iiance,',isp." .• . . . Tho name.quitonskiltes yap, start,,;, . ; I • "By' jtive, if it.slinnid, hoillliss. Lin 'ton I" aa is.Myduttpros.l4)iptight. . • ~ I half kopo it may• bo;; ; I ;half • hope ,itti May not .bp ; and 1, kavon't Mine to Ala.., 'did° which bitlf , ..is tho. ‘ istrongeri,beforo, bible Linton., herself. comes. laughing•';in tho stairs. i . - ~ • _ - ' . 4t. the ,vary ; dud glimpso.of ; JIM:, 1 , ins. 1 'tithri . dtivoly , draw back into the ...shade, • and she and, ( lter,tnamma pass o.by, with-. 1 Mit notioing.mo. , , ..1 ~ ; ;,,t ut 7. , t, ; oji it i 1 1 ii. .. , i , soma) yoryr.Tidioulouti. to, Izpoet the, 1 ' eiiiio 1.A:41.1)0:lady, ,t mic di in pone, qvun in go; 164, as a waitor, and thou as; a..,gtlesti. 1 but thorn--it:hksionot , lib , •is 'n;),./16i 6,44 c0n't- , • lied,.. dad • Miss. Linton and I are ora t ..ti 'titlav tY'icts'i the same ,r66f."i'llii/IC(l6 . l`if . ~. , 1 , '' . '"i' • i'' Shp will recognize mo o an 4 1 watc t tm. • i wititi iiite'rat'ini'oll:(illjgti4';.itiiiti 'tit'e; wain glO'lleit 'lir 10,oi.J' , i w i; I ,Tliv Cm" o 9 li 1 4 ,eco'''o' °;! • , 1.1.,10 ~,, r • , 0...,1•,,:1t, ~ 1. . pii. . _ I , . . • , Poi- r)1 yii'l l 0, , J:;, •I I t -' ft ; ince , arvi raeLawicwaict cs, , jt - t • !. :,'` 1/ tiN • ' MASS standitig, wir,Yt r 'ner, sltn tops titer° "iihA when_titcY 'Cl'o hot di.inci+, ;tfl)cro • VP, a -, Tolly.tift,Pr A out," ho,vitislyors with hi;:e iM'Stlttle . d;)3Vll' St.l,ti I'S. r 7glllti - .1); 4 01!. Fr glass ; but yoli Quo it is my si(lo, - ••• 11,)01 1 ( 3 lends tiff •with,thel,hi . ?4o ••••?.. • Linton Visa (follies out nyitii i r6he'l,l,o i ; .; anti Linii:te'l7l:run -into (116 - light. • • she r and ovens li'er tyce iri sees rile.' Thaw is .ir Nn log Of' her lips, n . faintrAtiri);'i . ,Y , l ling, 'and tthenshe r 'fetch her .a glass of , Huclie luiA said .:41111 Chid t rather glad of the ineitito„tArk(4,tsy antlitave th y laugh thing. is 111012 11111.1 C Miss Linton 11:14 IllatlC "C. 'Cud I airi It wrii•t42,7:'lV4uf iion and coal than all ,o‘. •r Europe. .;,"cheir 'rail,Ways ale more in nund,elN than those of all the other radon, of the- - earth. Noplt..• rut now tr.tvel ft-m the Atlantic to the Paedie or.can, fr o m :Now Turk to . San 4rdistanc,i of ;3,,100 n01...5—it..(1110 coh, Wit.llol.ll.llall'ilig If now we, add to 'those „. iizining . eT(')l' the tinder ivhicli all raecsiunl re ligion.; of 4he earth li u safety" and happiness, we su.tll have a real pietnee or the (fnalifies or this Anieliedn Democracy..:' ' ti.tihiri - m..vsi I , 4o,inga lu.. )‘ hitterly. hAlteit;ittqa:,h,l : ••• NVliat. natter my Itttiu ; Thu Itu e r plied we. haidix gut. ,poyi 811:111{V,(! * tile) au tailor cup , i ecrue.7 " . .!.luz,ti thy; .11outu 7 Rd•,lhus.o te:1,4," . the' ";111,.1 , p,que.4llter that lip months without. lie sol(ls. tlzqp to p,.t,iutn t Ili AL"' ". I . Imy,"lCet 110 M lie -emit thv . t . uuui to; I. cur 4milT Attd the !jet nail lc . .'• ie fill "i 1 11)1,allip;.( i fiw,l, drat if. the tyoro t ealled tvay,all thnk,f .in ono day theta.,,tv_oup ,no.4e money, enough in :. thp coiditry,,, to do id,'; ,atottn.t. ft top4es,i hat, otnppidlihg,rind the ta•etit PePple n'tn;o r eaßed upon. ti, catcatiuone day,tlloy.o ylii(11 tiny, l!unsiane , ynayi 111cly , lyplii 3 OjioL, toon, Xinerinan peorloto,In;Itl i 1..; AT a social patty, a here .Itutaw•ous .cletiaitipas- was 1)110 or ilia gltple.;,of the 'eVenittg:`ffitj - qta i •sti;ol ‘6s i O , reltg !'" .."Th.1 . 11,;'011;" rep) i o'll tato of , tha . 11101.1,- blistiless.',oiia.a!':wii, '6 Is , agaitait, itd.kCivtirhl, , fi'a:'which • "r , "You never titled' a lot • of p6Oplei had yestetZlo,k," said 'a auriyed guegit, , ; 7 l“ waif! - . thirteen ..or • tliistn,".,iii;Wltitf, • tliirtoore 436mi11:A just .‘.! 01i; no, • no; .sit , l:llintooti rebutiles..jut , , ..,• . „t, r i, NoTaor.isu—a,metty widow._ • fli.F~:i~KeN:.~:l=lsz:.,:Vi!:Si!~~u..., : ~•r,...-.. ~'Lyt. f,Y?).,, •' t f =NM Id a'c Your Fritual, , M 13119 Front The) I itt I ...f t'io BE Eli