Bortfolio.
REMINISCENCES OF CHILDHOOD. How, sweet, when gliding through, this vale of
strito, To wander
hack
prense of earlier life:.
To leave awhile the tumult of the crowd, The clam'ring discord, and contentions prond, And ball those days of innocence asia joy When sight would please, and nothing would
alloy,
When did was pleasant as the radiant sun, That dock d the hill top ne the day begun To feel the flock ries to our pale wan chooks, As we recall thoso many, childish freaks, To marshal forward, in one length sing trainQ
reminiscence of youth again; To see before our die suffusing eyes s The well-known haunts and scones of childhood
The thatch'd roof'd cat with ivy-covered green (That Boom'd Is though 'twould fain its old age
ness. As a "nervine" It is a million times belter than medicine, and for improving the complexion it is worth a whole harbourful of lotions and washes. It will put an edge on appetite that you can't buy at the doc tor's, and in promoting digestion is better than a corner drug-store's entire stock of bitters and pills. If you have never tried it, take a walk. Keep your mouth closed, your shoulders well thrown back, your head up, and remember that your leg and es pecially your hipa-were given you to walk with. Some people walk with their knees, bodies, and shoulders-and no wonder they don't like it. We don't like to see them There is an art in walking as in other things-Christian Globe,
THE DETECTIVE OFFICER. By Waters. GAMENTERS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
over, whose favours I s extremely desi rons to return in kind, 2ashed with increased conviction sprogs my mind. This surmise of course kept to myself and after em phatically cantioning the ladies to keep our proceedings, profound secret from Mr Merton, I took my leave, amply provided with the resources requisite for carrying into effect the zoheme which I had resolved I also arranged that, Lustead of upon. waiting personally on her ladyship, which might excita observation and suspicion, I should report progress by letter through the post.
**If it should be he 1' thought I, as I emerged into the street. The bare sumpi sion and sent the blood, through my veins with furious violence. If this Sandford be, as I suspect, that villain Curdon, success will indeed be triumph-vlotory). Lady Everton need not in that case seek to animate my zeal by promisor of money re- A little more than a year after the period compense. A blighted existence, a young when adverse circumstances chiefly the and gentle wife by his means cast down result of my own reckless fellios-compelled from opulence to sordid penury would me to enter the ranks of the metropolitan stimulate to energy and action the dullest polies, as the sole means left me of procur-
Bosven my suspicion prove correct; and of the principal chiefs of the force was at- trasted towards me by the ingenuity and then, mine enemy, look well to yourself,
for the avenger in at your hools!" manifested in hitting upon and unraveling usually present at the Italian Opera during boldness which I was supposed to have
Sandford, I had hean Instructed, was a clue which ultimately led to the detection the ballet: the box ha, generally occupied and punishment of the perpetrators of an artistically contrived frand upon an ami- was designated in the memoranda of the nont tradesman of the west end of London. police; and as I saw by the bills that a very The chief sorts for me; and after a some-Roessful plece was to be performed that what lengthened conversation, not only evening, I determined an being present. expressed approbation of my conduct in the particular matter under discussion, but hinted that he might shortly need my services in other affairs requiring intelligence and resolution..
a
(No. 4664-JUNE 15, 1878.
M.B. has asked me to marry him. As you are no longer here, I beg you will let me know in a dream if fought to marry him, and to give me your consent. In order to communicate with you I profit by the occn. sign of the death of Mme. O., who is going
to Heaven." This lotter, whish bore the A malignant soowl passed over the superscription, "To my mother Josephine, scoundrels, features; but he made no reply who is in Heaven 1" is truly a poom of in- Ultimately it was decided that one of the genuous piety. Baltimore Bulletin, fraternity should be despatched in search BANK NOTE BURNING. One a week, of the required amount. He was gone says the Tatler, the contents of about nine- about half an hour, and returned with aty boxes-the notes paid by the Bank of bundle of notes. They were, as I hoped Lugland in the corresponding week five and expected, forgeries, on foreign banks. years ago-are emptied into a huge kihi. Mr Morton looked at and mounted them; Fire is applied, and as soon as it is seen and play commenced.
Wherein, mid this world's inharmonious strife, The infant form first issued fato life. Bless'd
s'd home. of childhood! where, in purest The filial blossings of this world abode; Than the social hearth at night wo drow, lag food and miment, the attention of one aven, that over crawled the earth. Pray provided with pistols, I should, I felt, have |--quadrupled! His brain was on fire; audpat his money to the exchangers" in-
apartment was brilliantly lighted; aroulette bye, exclaimed Sandford as entered, table and dico and pards were in full activi-Waters, gan, lend you the sons for an hour ty; wine and liquors of all variation were or¿wo-for a consideration, he added in profusely paraded. There were about whisper, it will soon be returbed. half-a-dozen persons present,. I soon dis- No, thank you, I saswered coldly. I covered, bosides the gang, and, that com- neger part with my money till I bave lost prised eloven or twelve wall-dressed deape it. radeon, whoss sinister aspect induced a momentary qualm lest one or more of the pleasant party might suspect or recognise my vocation. This, however, I reflected, was scarcely possible. My beat during the short period I had been in the foros was for distant from the usual haunts of auch gentry, and I was otherwise unknown in London, Still, questiontag glances were eagerly directed towards my introducer; and one
that the mass is well alight the doors are big burly fellow, foreigner the rascals. as it went on, so vividly did the scene closed. By the next morning the paper, were the scum of various countries was recall the evening that had spaled my own which represented many hundreds of thon- very unpleasantly inquisitorial. Yen ré- run, that, I grew dizzy with excitement, sanda of pounds, is a mass of ash and dust, ponda!' I heard Sandford may in anewer to and drained tumbler after tumbler of water ready for the dustman to cart away. Now bis iterated queries; and be added some to allng the fevered throbbing of my veins. and then, however, a curiosity is saved from thing in a whisper which brought a sardonic The gamblers were fortunately, too, mugh the flames. One such is shown in the shape smile to the fellow's lips, and induced a absorbed to heed my agitation. Merton of a noto, dated July, 1780, and presented total change in his demeanour towards fost continuously without pause or inter on the 9th March, 1847--clean and in good myself. This was reassuring; for though mission. The stakes were doubled--trebled preservation Had the owner of this note little change with such atterly reckless he played, or rather lost, with the recklesstead of into a secret pocket, his hairs would have received it with usury "fo ruffians as those by whom I was surrounded, ness of a madman. Play was proposed; and though at first Back I what's that I' suddenly exclaim- the extent of a little over £.000. An even overcome by irresistible temptation, and had been gradually slipping the man the stoutly refusing, I feigned to be gradually pd Sandford, from whore Satanic features more curious caer happened at the bank on Christmas ovs last. A bank post bill sat down to blind hazard with my foreign had so long worn before Merton. * Did | fór £25, and a note for £20, dated Decem
ber, 1752, were presented on that day. friend for moderato stakes. I was graciously you not bear a noiso below? allowed to win and in the end found my My ear had caught the sound; and I Had these documents been invested at self richer in devil's money by about ten conid better interpret it than he. It cessed. compound interest, the value of the fermer pounds, Mr Merton was soon absorbed in Tpoh the sign-bell, Adolphe,' added i would have been £11,182 146. 11td., and the chances of the dice, and lost large sume, Sandford.
of the second £8906 3%. 11‡d. Moral"— al- for which, when the money he had brought
ways change your bank notes and spend with him was exhausted; he gave written
the proceeds. acknowledgments. The cheating practised upon him was really sudacions; and any one but a tyro must have repeatedly deceated it. He, however, appeared not to entertain the slightest suspicion of the fair play of his opponents, guiding himself entirely by the advice of his friend and counsellor, Sandford, who did not himself play. The amiable assemblage broke up about six in the morning, each person retiring sinely by the back way, receiving, as he departed, a new password for the next evening.
Where
The evening consultations to pursue; That home, where first a mother taught her son, To tread the footprints which his Ghid had done;
Firet sow'd the secde of virtue and of truth, And hate for all unaoeming vice and rath; Or tanght,
with all her goutteness and care, The infant tongue to lip the simple prayer: Hats, where a father school'd the youthful mind,
To feel humanity for all mankind;
Or pointed out the path to bonest tame, And bid his child acquire an honour'd ur me. Bless'd thoughts of childhood! once mare let me Inam,
fancy's wanderings, near thst hallow'd home; Cuts more to wander in the woodland grove, That echoed nightly with the oft-told love; Where off the rantic stroll'd at eventide, With same coy
maiden ling'ring by his side, Each breast consuming what it would impart, Yet lack'd the courage to unveil the heart. How oft
oft have I, while Hesper sherr'd his light, Mark'd, the
the lone bittern wend its homeward fight!
Or watch'd the cawing rooks in numbers fy Across th' high dome of heaven's ethereal sky; Or traced the day's last vestige to its rest, Beneath the summit of the far off west; Or sitting by some smiling shady brook, Of From nature's bounty some row food, partook, As o'er my head the warbling songsters Law, And on the landscape soon ware loal to view.
These are thy charms, bless'd childhood! these
are thine,
And to thy mom'ry I my heart consign, And till pale death shall wait me home to rest, There,
thy sweet themes, shall concentrate my breast E'en as the mariner, thro' the darksome night, Pierden the distance for the well-known light, And, as he sights it, knows that, close at hand, Is that bless'd spot on earth-his native land; While as he gases childhood's thoughts ariso, And melt the tear drops trickling from his eyes, And the lone wand'ror in his bliss, forgets 4.ilor's hardships; and the sad regrets; His soul is waited where the billows cEDNÉ,
peace.
-Daily Review.
SPRING.
JA
Fen an a child, who through a thund'ring
night
Slept in a posso which set the rout to
#corn,
Waken at the glad beam of the new day's
Waters!' be at last stammared, feebly accepting my proffered grasp who would have thought of mosting you here ?'
Not only theplay, but the very breathing of the villains, was suspended as they listened for the reply.
It game. The answering tickle sounded pro-twice thrice. All right!' shouted Sandford. Proceed! The fares is nearly played out."
wait on the landing till summoned by me to enter sud seigs, the gamestors. The back entrance to the house was also securely but unobtrusively watched.
One fear only disturbed me it was lost the coundrels should take alarm in sufl. cient time to extinguish the lights, destroy the forged papers, and possibly escape by some private passage which might, unknown to me exist.
taken se almost certain that the great mais of the Polish nation has under present cire oumstances no idea of rising against the Russian Government. The orrespondent who bends this news is of opinion that it would be different if a war were to breaks out between Russia on one side and Eng. land and Austris on the other, and if the Polish question were brought in an autho ritative way before Europe. In that date the Poles would readily exert all force at their command to recover those rights which they have never ceased to claim. · Until then, however, the Poles will certainly not allow themselves to be led away by expec tations which bitter experience has taught them to be nothing but illusions.
I entered the house a few minutes past ten o'clock, just after the commencement of the ballet, and looked eagerly round, The box in which I was instructed to seek
NEWS has reached Warsaw, and is said to my man was empty. The momentary die-
have caused great consternation there, that à appointment was soon repaid. Five mi-
number of arrests have been made by the Three days elapsed before I received theater had not elapsed when Cardon, look
Hussian police of persons stated to belong expected sammona. On waiting on him,
to a conspiracy "for the overthrow of the" I was agreeably startled to find that I was 1ng more Insolently triumphant than ever, entered arm-in-arm with a pale aristocratic-
I had instructed the officers that two of Empire." Who these persons are, or what to be at once employed on a mission which looking young man, whom, from his strik
them in plain of the should present them are the means by which the alleged conspl. the most sagacious and experienced of ing resemblance to a portrait in Lady
selves at the front door, obtain admission racy proposes to attato its object, is not detective-officers would have felt honoured Everton's drawing room, I had no dificulty
by means of the pars-word 1 had given known, but it is darkly hinted that a coal- to undertake,
"Here is a written description of the in dealding to be Mr Merton. My course
them, and immediately reize and gag the tion has taken place atween Russian So parsons of this gang of blacklegs, swindlers, of action was at once determined on
doorkeeper. I had also acquainted them cialists, and that they propeso to begins with the proper anser to the signal ring their nefarious action by restoring Poland, and forgers, concluded the Commissioner, Pausing only to master the emotion which
the sight of the glittering reptile in whose A few hours afterwards, I waited on the three distinct palla at the bell bandje com- The police ars very busy, and not a day summing up his instructions. It will be poisonous foide I myself had been involved Commissioner to report the state of affairs.municating with the first floor. Their compassos without arrests and domiciliary vi- your object to discover their private haunts, and crushed, inspired, I passed to the He was delighted with the fortunate début fades wore then to be admitted, and they aits, obiefly at night. Whatever may be the and secure legal evidence of their nefarious practices. We have been hitherto bailed,pposite side of the house, and boldly I had made, but still strictly enjoined were all to ascend, the stairs silently, and real causes of these proceedings, it may be
entored the box. Cardon's bick was to patience and caution. It would have bren principally, I think, through too hasty zeal wards me, and I tapped him lightly on the easy, as I was in possession of the pass of the offers employed; you must especially shoulder. He turned quickly round; and word, have surprised the confederacy in avold that error. They are practiced if bastisk had confronted him, he could the not of gaming that very evening; but acoundrels; and it will require considerable scarcely have exhibited greater terror and this would only have accomplished a part. patience, as well as soumen,
unkonuel and bring them to fustice. One of their rise. My aspect, nevertheless, was of the object aimed at. Several of the studiously bland and conciliating, and my fraternity-Sandford amongst the numbor more recent victims is young Mr Merton, outstretched hand seemed to invito a re-were suspected of attering forged foreign son by a former marriage of the Dowager newal of our old friendship.
bank notes, and it was essential to watch Lady Everton. Her ladyship has applied
narrowly for legal evidence to insure their to us for assistance in extricating him from
Bousing myself, as soon as the play was the toils in which he is meshed. You will
conviction. It was also desirable to restore if possible, the property and securities of resumed, from the trance of memory by which Mr Merton had been pillaged. which I had been in some sort absorbed, Nothing of especial Importance occurred and first ascertaining that the handles of for seven or eight days. Gaming went on my pistols were within easy reach for 1 as usual, every evening, and Mr Merton knew I was playing a desperate game with became of course more and more involved: desperate men-1 rose, stepped carelessly even ble sister's jewels, which he had sur-to the door, partially opened it, and bent reptitiously obtained-to such a depth of forward, if listening for a repetition of degradation will this frightful vice plunge the sound which had so alarmed the com- men otherwise honourable-had been staked pany. To my great delight the landing and lost; and he was, by the advice of and stairs were illed with police oficere Sandford, about to conclude a beavy mort.silent and stern as death. I drew back, gaze, in order not only to clear off his and walked towards the table at which Mr enormous debta of honour,' but to acquire Merton was seated. The last stake-an fresh means of * winning back'--that ignis- enormous one-was being played for. fature of all gamblechia tremendous Merton lost. Ho aprang upon his feet, Ilusses! A new preliminary dodge' was, death-pale,, despairing, overwhelmed, and observed, now brought into sotton. Mr A hoaree execration surged through his Merton esteemed himself a knowing hand clenched teeth. Sandford and his associates at écarté: it was introduced; and he was cool y raked the plunder together, their permitted to win every game he played, features lighted up with fiendish glee. mach to the apparent annoyance and dis- *Villain traitor 1-misareant?' shriek comfiture of the losers. As this was pre-ed Mr Merton, as if smitten with sudden cisely the snare into which I had myself frenzy, and darting at Sandford's throat falle, I of course the more readily detected you, devil that you are, have undone, it, and felt quite satisfied that a grand coup destroyed me!' was meditated. In the meantime I had not been idle. Sandford was confidentially informed that I was only waiting in London to receive between four and five thousand
call on her at five o'clock this afternoon-
Not you, certainly, sings you stare at an old friend as it he were some frightful goblin about to swallow you. Really
Huch! Let us speak together in the lobby.Au old friend, be added in suswer to Mr Merton's surprised stare. We will return in an instant.
Why what is all this, Waters' said Cardon, recovering his wonted sang froid the instant we were alone. I understood you had retired from amongst us, were in fast
what shall I say?' 'Ruined-done up! Nobody should know that better than you."
in plain clothes of course-and obtain what ever information on the subject she may be And chuthood's men'ry ills the storms to able to afford. Remember to communicate directly with me; and any assistance you may require shall be promptly rendered. With these and a few other minor directions needless to recapitulate, I was dismissed to a tack which, difficult and possibly perilous as it might prove, I balled as a delightful relief from the wearing monotony and dull routine of ordinary duty.
I bastened home; and after dressing with great care the best part of my wardrobe had been fortunately saved by Emily from the wreak of my fortunes-I proceeded to Lady Everton's mansion. I was immie diately marshalled to the drawing room, where I found her ladyship and her dangh tera beautiful, fairy-looking girl-await ing my arrival. Lady Everton appeared greatly surprised at my appearance, differ ing, as I daresay it altogether did, from her abstract idem of a policeman, however attired or disguised; and it was not till she bad perused the note of which I was the bearer, that her hanghty and incradalone stare became mi igated to a glance of lofty card again." condescendent civility.
light,
And as it laughed at eve, It laughs at
morn}
IL
So all unconscious what rough winds did
blow,
How winty elements had met in strife, Your Earth, from 'neath the blanket of the
ADOW,
Jumpsforth, all leaf bedecked, and laughs
with life.
-Thomas 8. Cleary..
WOMEN'S INFLUENCE ON SOCIAL LIFE.--
My good fellow, you do not imagine' "I imagine nothing, my dear varden. was very thoroughly done done brown, as it is written in the vulgar tongue. But fortunately my kind old uncle
*Passgrove, is dead !' interrupted my old acquaintance, eagerly jumping to a conoin iou, and you are his heir! I congratulate you, my dear fellow. This is indeed a
charming reverse of circumstances.""
**Tos ; but mind I have given up the old game. Ne more dies-devilry for me. I have promised Emily never even to touch
a
The cold, hard eye of the incarnate fiend
*Sandford ?'
But allons, or the
•No doubt of it,' calmly replied Sandford, shaking off his victim's grasp; and I think it has been very artistically and effectually done too. Suivelling, my fius fellow, will scarcely help you much."
Dog roared Sandford, do you hold your life so cheap ? and he rushed towards we, as if to seize the forged notes.
I was a quick as he, and the levelled tube of a pistol sharply arrested his eager pnslaught. The entire gang gathered near us, flaming with excitement. Mr Merton looked bewilderedly from one to another, apparently scarcely conscious of what was passing around him.
*Wrench the papers from him !' screamed Bandford, recovering his energy. Seizo him-tab, strangle him t
custody,
THE following is an extract from a letter on the Mahommedan rising in Roumella written from Constantinople by a Turk of literary attainments and good social stand- ingWe have to-day in the Rhodops district 85,000 brave and warlike men who are resisting the Russians and who mean to resist to the end. These 35,000 men are being reinforced by the Muhadirs, from So phis, from Bazardjik, from Philippopolis, from Hassekeul, and other places. They have guns and ammonition, patriotically furnished to them by Suleiman Fasha. That is the real cause of the arrest decreed against Suleiman.".. The Russians at Tilkiler began to pillage the country Hadji Ismael aga, & man of districts. standing, of Sultan Yéri, on this side of the arda (a tributary of the Maritza, on ita loft bank) came down to Gunildjinë, not far from Kara-Agutch and its remarkable bay, whereof we are likely to hear mors. Thence he could telegraph to the Sublime Porte, and lay a complaint against the atro- eities committed by the Russians-aftar the conclusion of the peace. He received no answer. A second time he telegraphed, with the same negative result. Then he returned home, and gathered together 2,000 men at Shikimier. Be invited the On the Russians to leave the district. refusal of his summons he surrounded them and dispersed them; whereupon the Rus- stans sent 6,000 men against Ismael Agu. Now Rara-Youssouf, a popular champion from the other side of the river Arda, is marching to join Ismail, and they may hope to beat the Russians.
A CONTEST between a lioness and a Texas
bull is reported to have taken place on the 6th instant in a spacious amphitheatre erected for the purpose about three miles
Be seated, Air Waters, said her ladybe was little ela gleamed mockingly as pounds-part of Uncle Passgrove's legacy Inelimably great is the influence a sweet abip, waving me to a chair. This note there good intentions of a practised game--and then intended to hasten back imme Mr Merton glared upon the taunting mieded woman may wield over those around
informe me that you have been selected for
ster fell upon his ear; but he only replied:diately to canny Yorkshire. To have sean villain in speechless agony and rage, her. It is to her t at her friends would the duty of endeavouring to extricate my Very good; quite right, my dear boy, the villain's eyes as I incidentally, as it were,
Not quite so fast, Curdon, if you please,' come in seasons of sorrow and sickness for son from the perilous entanglements in But come, let me introduce you to announced my erised and intention! They exclaimed, at the same time taking up a help and support-ons soethig touch of which he has unhappily involved himself. Merton, a bighly connected pozsonage, I fairly flashed with informal gles! Ah, Sand-paudle of forged notes. It does not ap her kindly band would work wonders on I was about to reply-for I was silly the feverish child, a few worde let fall from enough to feel somewhat nettled at the care you. By the-bye, Watere, he added ford, Sandford! you were, with all your pear to me that Mr Merton has played cunning, but a sand-blind idiot to believe against equal stakes, for unquestionably her lips to the ear of a sorrowing sister noble lady's haughtiness of manner--that Iressing, confidential tone, my name would do much to raise the load of grief, was engaged in the public service of extir. for family and other reasons, which I will the man you had wronged and ruined could this paper is not gezinine.' which was bowing its vierim down to the pating a gang of swindlers with whom her after plain to you, is for the present so easily forget the debt he owed you !
Sandlord.'
The crisis came swiftly on. Mr Merton's dust in anguish. The husband comes home, 800 had involved himself, and was
mortgage-money was to be paid on the worn out with the pressure of business, and there to procure from her ladyship any feeling irritable with the world in general; information she may be possessed of likely ballet will be over.
Yes: do not forgot.
morrow's and on that day too, I announced, but when he enters the cosy sitting room, to forward, so desirable a result.
the fabulous thousands receivable by me But I was introduosd in due form to Mr were to be handed over. Mr Merton, and sees the blaze of the bright fire, bis fortunately the remembrance of my actual Merton as an old and esteemed friend, elated by his repeated triumphs at écarté, slippers placed by loving hands in readiness, position, spite of my gentleman attire whom he 3 andford had not seen for and prompted by his friend Sandford, and incets lils wife's smiling face, he on fashed vividly upon my mind; and instead many months. At the conclusion of the resolved, instead of cancelling the bonds sumbe in a moment to the soathing influ of permitting my glib tougue to wag irre ballet, Sandford proposed that we should and obligations held by the conspirators, to
from the town of San Antonio, in Texas, ences which act as the balm of Gilead on verently in the presence of a right honour adjourn to the European Coffee-house, redeem bis losses by staking on that game
The spectators numbered nearly 5,000 però bis wounded spirits, that are wearied with able, I bowed with leferential acquiessence. mostly opposite. This was agreed to, and his ready-monoy against those liabilities,
sons, and the scene, according to the account sombating with the stern realities of life.
for ladyship prooseded, and I in sub-put we sallied. At the top of the staircase This was at first demurred to with much
given of the affair by the Globs Democrat, The rough schoolboy fios in a rage from the stance obtained the following information we jostled against the Commissioner, who apparent earnestness by the winners; but
Look to yourself, scoundrel !' I shouted must have been more impressive than taunts of his companions to find solace in
Mr Charles Mortons during the few like us, was leaving the house. He bowed Ms Merton, warmly seconded by Sandrard, with equal vehemence. Your hour is edifying. When the lioness was released his mother's, smalle 1 the little one, full of months which had elapsed since the attain slightly to Mr Merion's apology, and his insisting upon the epucession, as he deemed come!-Officers, enter and do your duty from the iron cage in which the was con griek with its own large trouble, flads a ment of his majority, had very literally are wandered briedy and goldly ever our it, it was finally agreed that caste should hares of rest on its mother's breast, and so
In an instant the room was filled with fined she sprang upon the battle-ground as 'fallen amongst thieves. A passion for persons; but not the faintest sign of interest be the game by which he might hope to polles; and surprised, panic-stricken, though eager for the encounter. The bull ons might go on with instance after instance gambling seemed to have taken entire pos or recognition escaped him. I thought it regain the fortune and the peace of mind paralysed by the suddenness of the estas eyed her suspiciously, but appeared in of the influence a sweet minded woman has session of his being; and almost every day, in the social life with which she is connected. as well as night, of his wretched and feverish possible be did not know me in my changed he bad so racbly squandered: the last time. trophe, the gang were all secured without different to her presenos until the lioness,
James's Magazine
apparel; but looking back after dessending should he be successful--and was he not the slightest resistance, though most of who had passed behind him, suddenly life was passed at play. A run of ill-lock, a few steps, I was quickly undeceived. Asure of success he assured Sandford, that them were armed, and marched off in leaped upon his haunches and endeavoured HALL IN A GLOW."A walk in wintry according to his own belief-but in very sharp, swift glance, expressive both of en he would ever handle cards or dice. He
to fasten her teeth and clawe in his side, Weather is not, we are confident, enough in truth a run of downright robbery--had set couragement and surprise, shot out from should have heard the mocking merriment Sandford or Cardon, as chief conspirator which, however, being thick and exceedingly favour with oltr people spesially within against him, and he bad not only dis under his pent-honse brows, and as swiftly with which the gang heard Sandford repeat he had half-a-dozen allased-was trans tough, resisted the attempt. This attack three of sedentary habits. And yet it is sipated all the ready money which he had the best time of all the year for realising inherited, and the large sume which the vanished. He did not know how little 1 this resolution to amend his ways when be ported for life: the rest were sentenced to aroused the ire of the bull, who turned, various terms of imprisonment. My task and, madly rushing upon his antagonist, the full pleasure and proft of pedestrianism, foolish indulgence of his lady-mother had needed spurring to the goal we had both in bad recovered back his wealth
The day so eagerly longed for by Merton was effectually accomplished. My superiors caught her on his horns and tossed her in How grateful the crisp air is to this lungsi supplied bim with, but had involved him
We discussed two or three bottles of wine and the confederates-by the spoilers and were plaaned to express very warm co the ar. When she fell one of her ribe How inspires and sustains one in a self in bonds, bills, and other obligations to with much galety and relish. Bandford their prey-arrived and I awaited with mondation of the manner in which I had was evidently broken, and, metering savage swingles gale of four of Ave miles an hour! a frightful amount. The principal agent especially was in cauberant spirits brim feveriah anxiety the coming on of night. acquitted myself; and the first step in the growls, she retreated. The ball followed, How the checks glow, and the eyes shine, in effecting this ruin was one Bandford ming over with brilliant suesdote and Only the chief copspirators-eight in num promotion which ultimately led to my and presently catching the lioness again on and the muscles single with delightful man of fashionable and dashing exterior, vigour after such a walk through the winter and the presiding spirit of the knot of desparkling badinage. He saw in me a fresh, bezwere to be present; and no stranger present position in another branch of the bis giant horna, sent her ailing through rish prey, and his eager spirit revelled, by except myself a privilege, I owed to the public service was soon afterwards conferred space. The crowd shouted and abgered, sunshine! The able-bodied man who will peradoen whom I was commissioned to hunt anticipation, in the victory which he nothing moonshine legasy I had just roosiped-was upon me, Mr Merton had his bonde, the wildest enthusias prevailing the rough down chiveringly in the corner of a out. Strange to say, Mr Merton had the denbted to obtain over my excellent in- to be admitted to this arowning triumph of obligations, jewels, and money restored to ball, somering the lionem, actually hiin an air fetid from the pack of biludest reliance upon this mat's honour tentions and wife-pledged virtus.' about successful fraud. Oge hint only I had him; and taught wisdom by terrible ex pinned her to the door with his horns. Bemanity breathing and exhaling therein and sten now tricked, despoiled as he had half past twelve delock he proposed to ventured to give Mr Merton, and that under perlouse, never again entered a gaming. This ended the contest the unhappy -when he has only two of three miles to been by him and his gang-relied upon his adjourn. This was eagerly amanted to by a promise, on his honour as a gentleman, house. Neither he nor his lady mother lioness was in a dying condition, and after walk, deserves to be assetled by the de counsel and assistance for escape from the Ms Merion, who had for some time eshi of inviolable secrecy. It was this: Be was ungrateful for the service I had been the ball's final effort had not sufficient de Mens of influensa, pouralgin, coughs, colds, desperate popition in which he was involved. bited unmistakable symptoms of impatience ware, before commencing play to-morrow fortunate enough to render them. remaining even to groan, The Sght lasted and headache that lack therein. Even & The Everton sotstes had passed, in default and unrest.
night, that the bonds and obligations you
twelve minutes, and the defeat of the: ride in a phaston robs the trip of half ite of male issue, to a distant relative of the *You will accompany us, Waters 1' said bave algued, the jewels you have lost, with
Honess was attributed by her backers to benefits, The air is good, to be sure, but late lord, so that ruin, abaslats and irre-Sandford, as we rose to depart. There is a sum in notes or gold to make up an equal the exercise i lasking, and its testling be media le, stared both the wretched dupe I suppose, no wow registered in the matri- amount to that which you mean to risk, vise of Monsieur and Madame O,, who were
AGIEL named Blanche was in the ser the fact of her being over-starved for the 2
occasion. melts to the blond and the muscular and and his relatives in the face. Lady Eyek monial archives against looking on as are actually deposited on the table. He mach attached to her on account of her fi BERKELEY, Sept, 1868.Gentlemen, Le netrons systems. Who that experienced it ton's jointure was not a very large one, and game played by others ?" moni uzchange the exhilaration that comes her son had been permitted to squander
prozaised to insist on this condition. It delity and pisty. Some days ago Madame feel it a duty I owe to you to express y O boj but don't ask me to play." involved much more than be dreamt of. from Being all in a glow" ofter a brisk stims which should have been devoted to "Certainly not si and a devilish ABGOT
O. fell ill and died very suddenly. The gratitude for the great beneft I have dese Walk through the sparkling air, for the the discharge of claims which were now curled his lip. Your virtue shall suffer roughly, complete) and at a few minutes 4 moment when alle corpse, already I applied to your agent Mr Bell, Berkeley
My arrangementa were at length the day after her death Blanche, profiting by fired by taking Norton's Camomile PIN sosial or merely lary satisfaction of having preased barably against hier,
no temptation, be assured." hat a ride? The reflections of the post I listened with the deepest interest to
past twelve o'clock the whispered past word prepared for the grave, was alone, made her for the above-named Pills, for wind in tha Holmes proud podestrian are no fanti Lady Everton's ratire. Repeatedly quiet, respectable-looking house in ons of altercation was going on. Mr Merton was suroud and then retired, precipitately, ting pain for a length of time, having tried
We soon arrived before the door of adnited me into the house. An angry way into the chamber of death, lifted the stomach, from which I suffend sacrucis ful sketch to the real lovers of a winter's during the course of it, as the insidentally the streets leading from the Strand a low insisting, as I had advised, upon the exhi. Those who saw her suspected she might nearly every remedy prescribed, but with walks he lassitude of spring and the lane alinded to the manner and appearance of peculiar knock, given by Bandford, was bition of sain equal to that which he had have been trying to pilfer the jewellery of out deriving any benefit at all. After quor of summer, which made sauntering Sandford, who had been introduced by Me promptly answered; then sither a necessity or a delight, now give Merton to his trother and sister, stapleton) which I did not asich, whispered by him sing, he was determined to recover his was found missing, but there was a letter was quite restored to my natal state of password, brought with him for, gooddent of win the corpse. Search was made and nothing taking two bottles of your valuable Pills, I way to the vim and vigour of health, seek which the police papore had Expt awaken through the key hole, and we pass in. Ing ita intoral expremier of aştivity under that the gentleman in question was an old
lasses to the last farthing; and although in the dead woman's hand. This buing health. Please give this publicity for the latonnable conditions. Winter walking is acquainsanon of my own, sad one, more the shuts of which were carefully closed, fewer, and a large agent in gold and Blanche to her caster, dand a long time am is, yours truly, HET ALGAR
We proceeded up-atelem to the first door, ble konda, bills, obligationu, kis sister's opened was discovered to be a letter from benent of those who may thus be silated. * so that no intimation of what was going cousins notes were produced, there was boraca. It was any follows imeMy, Asar and To the Froprietore at Boston's Garde an sould pouilly mach tha almas. The pill o besvy sum deddent Prolias gand Maiker,mrals ia în let you knew that ! MILE PULLEN.
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