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PROLLA MYSTERY.

(FROM ALL THE YEAR ROUND.) In the last will and testament of Mr Jobu Smith, of Allsop terrace, Halifax (thie in strument may be cousulted by the incredu

effect

touch to a white Andalumen bull in a frenzy of silver. It canst bave been worth, at the very lowest estimate, a thousand guineas.

Mr Smith was as reticent and an embar

the kingly champion.

TEN CHINA MAIL.

a

Fon

which

No. 1437JANUARY 11, 1868.

close. It looks alf as well again at a disthat, perhaps, sometion, after all; the right ficcit. dowry. One of the first uses sha

Turn Owl says that Oxford, who was cen tance," he added nervously, a J. S. inay come in for one of Proll's pretty maile of it was to commence that series of viated years ago of firing at her Majesty, gratoful offerings, which doubtless reached has been released from the prison for or Your Lazy Salty ejaculated Slade. thingumboba

Blair destination. Later the same evening, as Slade again randoret netussary.

The mystery was minal lovaties. Ilu is, however, never to "Why do youtoall it so ??

by my

wife's upwiling. Danse that's its name," retorted Mreat beside his friend, awaiting the solicitor

It is atated that Captain bir F. Leopold lous of the usual expogas of a bhilling and rassed us ever, and bis friends and to fall Smith, "Look 'ure i and he pointed to who was to receive mestructions for the in peas to let it be known how indifferently be permittal to reside in Enginard, patience), will be found a paragraph to the back entirely on confecture

device and legend on the slick borne by tended legacy, the curate quistly revived that dear old lady at Cupfold had fulfilled M'Clintock will receive the honor of being nasal side- What in the world did it mean Could

the sabject of Prull's mysterious gifts this office of her keeper. Hence, she adopted

for her names I give and

bequeath in Proll, the donor have been sonu grateful patient

Short-sighted Mr Blade put on his glas

nursery appellation, You are quite certain think, whatever or whomsoever that may prove to of the deceased apothecary is But no, forsen, and rando out, for devices, a bull's hosd John-that you bave never beon in a posilias, you will observe, about as striking be, his or her heirs or legal representatives, why conceal what would be so honourable and neck encircled by a broken chain; and tion to render sozis extraordinary and Leblance to the real one, as such pet

names usually bear Poor, gallant Stith the sump of three thousand pounds three to all the parties concerned. Could it be for motto, the well-known words in which timely service to this Proll ?? per cent. Consolidated Book Anouitice, that a sudden monomaniacal passion for the marshal of a tournament gave signal to

anid Mr Smith, Well, well! The remembrance of such ensures

act of heroism may-modest as he was desiring that

by executors, hereinafter objects of this description had possessed ignger allor." named, shall make every reasonable effort. John Smith even to the absorption:

of full

singulur, resumed Mr Slade, bave brought with it a certain senso of for discovery

the aforesaid "Proil' two vods

income in a single purchase?

in a very "Lazy Sally .. 1 said so," exclaimed the pondoring. Do you know--but tell me, satisfaction. Yet, had any one whispered

so much in his which offocle shall compries Hardly that, for he was sent and abrowd lever of art! I wish it wasn't quits, so fret, has any event of real, importazes, bably have faltered out Merely my out Merely my though. Where ever it's to stand such, I mean, us would remain among the would the timid, nervous little gentleman so as would dine that, nervous lirib gift, now big, though

duty!!" Smith, you are collecting quite a beat renoubered incidents of an ordinary

Mr Slade coughed. have been able to summon this courage and museum remarked the curate Your experience, ever sccurred to you, that decision required to complete such a bar will want a custodian shortly,"

Courage, colenet, I have heard, is con- miglit, indirectly, perchance, connect itself

atitutional, and gain The curiosity on the subject grew "Woll I don't think it'll come to that," with this enigma”. Think!"

said Smith."I shian't dutret the consts-

John reflected. Come now, you know tell us, old

fel-ble." tow, where these gold and silver ininus of Mr. Blade: farghed, and observed that higExcept yours are situated?" inquired the somewhat friend bad

slightly mistaken hio moaning rough-mannered Mr Gripper, adopting that The curate's prophecy. seemed likely

which

was fairly his come true. Other objects of art continued Where?" indeed, but was

at uncertain intervals, until not

of the

or her, an advertisement, thrico leading London Journal, as well as the local papers of Liverpool and Birmingham And, in default of such efforts proving suc cessful within a year and a day, then my said executors shall expand the fand aferealniost into patu; said in the purchase of some suflicing tokens for the

of any remarkable deels of the foward of personal prowess whichi aliall be and occur with three years of decoasa

.

to

I don't know about that," returned the that in Juns, forty-two-colone! For my own part, though 1 Ive seen a shot or two, and stood my #Yes cried his friend, eagerly, observ- ground no worse, I hope, than others, I ing that he paused. You landed. How? and well preparing to chute, bag ane if I shouldn't be lucfined to turn tail provided there was cover at land? And In the pool, below the weir," replied

would keep bio ward heroin as he could only winutes-with a single gut-brow well look... patridge fy. He weighed pine pounds and

I am at least

certain, "enid. Mr Slade, Mr Slade fell into another reverie. Sud- a low vulos, "thist had our departed Sufriend buen more fully sensible of the

The singular wording of this bequest Frank tone ended, on this docasion, to to the bones but could boast of at Vir Smith, faintly, "I landed him in the colonel looked 25 little ka man who

and loeg wterest at the time, and a corresponding frankness.

unusual amount of attention to the char

charantor and history of a harmless lit-

tle man who might have out of this

baseling

otherwise slipped world as noisolussly as

roomin

* 1=-1 don't know what you mean," xalinst one rich and beautiful specimen, blitt Mir Smith, the won smile tickeringin selected by a taste as pure as the expendi and out of his irresolute face, like a damp ture it must have involved was Wick that will not ignite kindly,

Mr Smith's collection arrived | at the value

was not unusual for persons in

8 in the count

county who delighted in such things, to traydi considerable distances to visit the accom-

ion. acquisitions, and refined art

it

he resumed

:

appointed one of her Majesty's de-camps whenever a vacancy occur.

Tax total of the receipts it the French Exposition was fifteen million france, of which ten millions were taken at doors, which are unexpect each instance edly large, and which have put those inte rested in the financial results

amiable showi

humour great The coal mines of tho. East India Coal Company (Limited), situated in the district" of Rancaguange, Bengal, were sold by ano tion on the 12th Nov, by Mr Murrell for £20,000 under the winding up.

The Queen has fixed in the pulpit of the Chapel

Royal Savoy, a sandglass of the measure of eighteen ruinutes. It is devout. ly to be wished the all her Majesty's cleri. cal subjects will aceept this wholesoins bint, and that all "aggrieved parishioners “ subscribe to supply the pulpit of their churches with this admirable sermon meter. THE United Statea Treasury recently. received in a letter without name or expla nation 19,834 dols, which was net down

s i

conscience money."

wilt

he had dwelt piit,

Mr. John Smith was the only son of Now. I'll tell you what, my friend.!! for at least ten thousand pounds; and It coours to ine, Sinith, as not a litt vice he had rendered, he would have felt whom 45,000 are white males over twenty: Halifax, apo Kenary, who left the boys death, which did not occur until was past forty, the possessor of an iucoine

of five hundred pounds a year. John had

resumed Mr. Gripen, antch, his trained the truculent manner which always warned bis interlocutors that he was going to any

something very unpleasant indeed," I see

remarkable that every me of these mystori ous offerings contains some reference to an

pliated proprietor, and congratulate him Ahox!" ejaculated the invalid.

been destined (in his cradle) for his fall," ther's profession, but nature, in the form Mr Smith looked disturbad, but it was knowledge which dictated their aolection. "Hox" - of a peculiarly braid and susceptible temps not the agitation of one, whose suuret is on The suit of Mila srmour was an

Tue nair ducotory of San Francisco gives the population of that city as 131,100, of ul for laying been the instruque years; 27,000) are white females over deeply grateful ment of

so providential a deliverança," As meck as he was intrepid, eh" said and females under eighteen years, 40,000

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white males under twauty-one, eighteen Colonel Commerall. A beautiful com Chinese, male and femal, 3,600; entoured, bination! And now let me complete my male and female, 2,500; white males, who Yuins. Froll, that is

Bira. Commerall,

to 4,000

rofused their names and place of birth, positively refines to hear of anything to

transient persons, 9,000. The num her advantage faulting from Mr

34,710

rament, faired such objections, that the project had to be abandoned, and trouttrary it was with something that seameding by the circumstanca that an inscrip that to my mind, ha a decided significance." will, eave the gratification of knowing that of children vinder fifteen:

fishing in smainer, and soipe-shocking in Winter the young man's life, until these sports were interrupted, for a season, by the decrease of his respected sire, and this consequent duty of looking into his own affairs. This discharged, Mr John returned to the supe and trout with undiminished ardour,

formed the leading

ling occupations of

Or bull. It is an ancient sacrifice, a the point of being discovered. On the contraction, and was rendered more interest-billfight in the arenas, or even in crest or dovice, as in the armour instance. Now Did you ever say, in your reckless youth, my friend over a misunderstanding with a a baller

I exclaimed pour Smith."Stay though. With s box, I ad

like curiosity, that he ejaculated, with un- and been discovered on the breast-plate nshat emphasis;

heneath the surest. 16 had, however; been purposely obliterated, and now only courryed a suspicion that it had been,

en in modern

without affording any

Thon wh what the devil is it?" There's a woman, and a woman with mosty, you lucky dog is the case,

In what enso? Where?: grisped Mr Smith, in euddon terror.

In love with y, that's all!" The change in his habits indeed, so Bir Swith turned deadly palu. His hair, light ne to be hardly perceptible. Even had its constitution permitted, would have the two old servants, husband and wife,ased an erect position. Who had, from time immemorial to him, Hoavan forbid! In love with me? formed the domestic ostablishment, and Whatever have I done? Come, Gripper

chue to its significance.

Hal aid the curate, brightening up show was that?"

the brave follow remembered her. Your hither, solicitor, whom I saw in thy favoured me with a opy of the codicil. My wife

will

Ir

8. woman doss keep a secret, it is pretty sure to be with tolling effect.

WHEN falla, how often

thermometer fall

BEN slip on water when it is frozen, and ofon whisky when it 181't.

in carrying out the dafirable object

nist gladly cooperate with you

rewarding deeds of self-devotion. It is a thing we rarely do in England, where duty

Thus matters went on, until the moved Fatos," who spare the hapniless little as the oppressor, kilooked of the quiet "I was a walking quietly down Hollow-u matter to what extreme it be carried door in Allsop terrace, and imperatively de- ross lane, when there como Abellering popularly, though I think erroneously, manded the body of Mr John Smith. bind me and a wan rushed past, crying

balisved to provide its own reward." The pretence was this. One day, towards out that a infuriated box had broke out, the close of

ows keen and jealous of tramping, and ran on ; but there was a grows: diansand, suparanausted, with a bandsome yon, now said pour little Smith, almost his diminishing sport, Mr Smith-while in quickset hedge on each side, and no gate. alldwauce, insisting

ting that Master John was piteously. "Say you're s-quizzing now." thu heat of a life-and-death contest with a So I made a tremenjiods leap, and, got

without them, not getting on

came Tenth, John, is kindest,

painful duty felt) was more than up- -slipped down

whoo Jie (on) bad, from kinilly motives, you'ro always ready with your cliff, ain't aweru pieno trout season, when your and was coming down the lane; I heart |

quietly backed without the alight-inflexible Gripper. It is my led the four-pound patriarch, whose time (overre in safety 7"

resumed

is and a funny little flickering not scruple to accept, intending, all t

Fool

the

B

The conversation was never renewed, for

THE CHIMES OF ENGLAND. [The following beautifal lines are taken from an American publication, "The Chria tian World"]

The chines, the chimes of Motherland,

Of Bugland, green and old

out from fame and visit tower,

A thousand years have told:

As

4.48 breaks the hallow'd day, ice,

A nation up to Reay.. Those ones that tell a thousand tales, And ring a thousand memorica At bridal and at burial,

At vesper and at primo;!:

For cottager and king

Sweet tales of olden time!

est ceremony, the provisional maid; and to arouse you to the fact that you have, bank, and into a deep pool. He was, it is "Why, no," replied Mr Smith. The their accustomed duties with all wittingly or otherwise (I am not your trus, rescued by some husbandmen and haggravating best had previously adopted the vigour of youth.

judge), ensnared the affection of some con- Gakari up, not only John Smith has been described, by

woman, with a good balance at her still holding to live, but victorious, a similar courke, and was in the Held afore How glorions must their music be,

But the results me. I saw his broad forehead, heard gendenso who lived in his hauudiste Bankers, whose Homage, ili che fuam of were serious. The pour-lite man sught a shriek, (but Whether twas my own voloo ghbourhood, as an under-ediated but gift, you, with a baseness of which I cold that set its fange in his delicate or somebody else's' I'm steard to say), and being knocked down itsensible, knew no little man, with a pug nose, should have believed you incapable, de chest, and ultimately sucked away his life

When conscious of his approaching end, more till I woke in my own use, with which seemed to have been caught wbile, to-to-in fact, concluded Mr he sout for bis friend Shade, and r

Hannah bathing my requested

Jed. from the tipple of the brook over which Gripper, shortly, to thWhich I What are tor with their quesic, Tons Gripper, to ever, romarket the cur

her over

over liim to allow himself, to be named co-execu-. "Then the matter is as unaccountable se the curate, with a disap: it had been his delight to haug since hood, Me. Jeki Jalan lowther, by fint talking about," wa watetea hobe beets, tas ir logo ay aghother thinged hardly be omite estivers

you wouldn't such a. and blad, he was perhaps very in- wish,

ho had greatly It ba dividual in the world to whom anything

esid that his old friend consented, and, pour

ining of a little romance of private life,

More than kerupulously did the friendly which may possibly be held not unworthy of a page in these records of the rolling executors endeavour to fulall the duty in

poned on thom; but their quest of Prill About twelve. yenks

before, and about was unsuccessful. They had ceased the three years subsequent to his father's lopuloss inquiry, and had begun to consuit death, John received a mysterious consignas to the best mude of carrying out the ment, which, being opoued, revealed that alternative measure provided by the will exquisite silver chalice which first attrusted when, oue morning, visitor sent in bis

oard to Mr Blade: its neighbours curiosity. A card accom

niod it, on which, is a beautiful female Colonel Commerell” hand, were written these worden

To J.S. From the

to attach

Fool, sir".

Tobímer-

most likely to become a rake in the bay-day

A Wise moralist marks that a man i of his

is youth.

A MAN in this city has got so deep into debt that not one of his creditors has been able to see him for mouths.

DRINK for a gardener, rum shrub j-drink for an undertaker, beer drink for a sailor, port; drink for a railway traveller, porter ariuk for a birdcatcher, gin; drink for a prize-fighter, punch; drink for a deserter, brand-y; drink for a doctor, champagne,

ABTATE fair isa queen; an agricultural fair is a farmer's daughter; a chural fair, is a parson's wife; a soldier's fair is the bost looking girl he can get hold of a ellarity fair is a female pauper; and the most un popular fair in the universe-a boarding- house fare.

WHAT IS

the difference between a spend.

thrift and a feather bed 1—One is hard up, and the other is soft down

MANY a girl thinks she can do nothing without a husband, iud. when she gets one

A WRITER, in speaking of bonnets, says the coal-scuttle was in vogue when blushing was known; but both are now obsolete..

romantic or mysterious was likely to stand don't talk so loud, pleass," continereupon, John Smith disburdened his andte Smith was beginning to sink, Those chimes-those glorious Christian finds she can do nothing with him.

and

thin

And yet

t John Sm

Smith had a romance mystory; and (like a queer little paren hed the other, looking nervously round, thesis in the social anals of the world). You don't know who might heat, and here we chronicls the same, taking up the perhaps believe your phrall; for it is choff, history about two years subsequent to

don't let's have: no more dif commencement of John's orphauhood. nos in it Come, be neighbours, now, Although Mr Smith had never been in That will wholly depend upon the the habit of giving regular dinner-parties, bourse I see you adopt," said Me Gripper, it was a frequent custom witli him to invite pileilly. (He was a good-natured inan, two or three of his chief gesps to partake and loved a joke, but his surtous raanner, of a brace of Wandle trout, most of which, and a gloomy look he had the gift of as- weight, condition, disposition, and all, were uning at pleasure, frequently imposed sit, unless you fisherman, that it think it to communicate the

Fear.

two

How blessedly they ring! ¡ abort daya comprised all that was

Those chimes, those chimes of Mutherland, left of his incffensive life:

Up-Christian norn, Outbreaking us this angels did,

For a Redcomur, born flow inerrily they call afar, To cot and baron's hall,

With holly desk'd and misletoo,

keep the festival.

The chines of England, how they peal

From tower and Gothie pilo, The din cathedral aisle ; Where by and swelling authen fill

(abile yet in their natite element) so well upon his friends.); whole of tris admiring Froll deeply grateful and five, and whose countenance was bronzed Where windows bathe the holy light

to that a dimbang the circle facious plot to me, I will not answer

must have been like

of his personal acquautance to dine, upon there. These, with a nock of mutton and auy pretty little ting kiekabaw, such as Jnelice Shallow with commendable judg

for what, as a matter of honour and hu- shanity, I may feel bound to do"

"Plot? Whose plot? Why do you

And, in plains but unobstrusive characters, below the rim of the chalide was engraven:

To the intrepid Smith."

The colonel, who appeared about forty

by an Indian sun, was. a. that of stately pressues, and frank, yet gentlemanly

auner.

ment delegated to his cook, formed a light poor Smith, in a tone of such distress that would in some maner »lucidato itself during the latter part of which my coinme-

and pleasant banquet, which left the intol lect clear, and temper sweet, for the rubber

of threepenny whist that wound up the

v on one of these festive occasione

It was

attention was drawn to the first of a

series of remarkable objects, which seemed

to me as III was 2 Guy Fawkes pleaded Grippor all but abandoned his joke.

azid

Perplexed in the extreme, John carefully laid up the chalice, hoping that the mystery not without fear that he might be suddenly From whence come these magnificent called upon to account for appropriating presents ? And why, sir, do you calour and what was certainly intended for

I am just returned, sir" he said, from a long period of foreign service, aisations with home have been somewhat irregular. My attention has only how beou directed to your advertisement ad- dressed to Proll"

God bless me! Are you Proll P' exclaim.

The colonel laughed.

·

when questioned on the mattoria by no means uncommon name. And esitab lien questuraly. No one suspects Proll Yea. There was no mistake as tood the curate, starting from his seat. you of having stokou them: As little would the spelling: Poll might have beck mato

and natural, more familiar, No. roll it was. you afford to become their purchaser

Ali doabte, however, were

altogether out of keeping with the modest where the deboe you came by the judgment alarming resipt of the second prescut, judging from the turns of your advertise-

adornments

of the Smith mension.

a massive silver chatice, of most beautiful

It was workmanshich were

displaying three compart

BLOnes tauromachipresented:

of classic ball velvet-covered

maple

од

from the

to select then, if your funds permitted, is

*Well, no,” he replied.. “My wife is. dispelled by As her desire I have to explain what, the greatent anystery of all. There is lint the vase, accompanied by a note from ment, has remained, too long a mystery. So one solution; that, sir, who I have sug-Proll" expressing her get that Mr gor Mr Smith is gone? Well Peace to

" the brave. gested Asian to man, I demand yes, Saith's modesty a quality that always flie demand--an explauation."

attends true

fights. It stood upon a blue while Mr Gripper folded his arms, and called him from could have deferred" said Mr Slade.

pedestal, beneath a

it permitted a full inspection of the masterly devices on its gleaming sides, protected the exquisite object from dust or soil Jack, that's fine thing!" Tem

remarked

it

number que, suddenly awakening, as suemned, to the merits of the "thing" to which he had been sitting opposite for half I must put on in spics for

部

bour.

"I

this. Magnificent, by jingo! Look at it,

Gripper

Toro what?

Was

iner

to his friends the for- Yes # or blade. To be sure,

gratitude and enthu testimony of hur

"It was an sot, sir," said the colonel, I kare you," Proll enthusiastically, "worthy of the brightest asiastic admiration

age of concluded, "Jolin Smith, of 9, Alisop-ter

You don't say that is, do you think race, though you know tot me. And your

roll, your grateful hut invisible protec.so." said Mr Sialle, onutiously. tress, Pryll, will remain autil my dying

up a frown of extraordinary gloom.

Perhaps be overdid it a little. Perhaps a dim consciousness that Mr Gripper had no more business with the wutter than the Ty. coon of Jagan, awoke, in the gentle bosom

poor little Smith, the slumbaring mattress, At all events with an energy he was never day, to display before or since, he on- fronted is scowling friend, and, making body so

Indeed I do. But let mo relato, in for words, what you don't know of this

this most of the niggard stature metod out hie. Wateful," seid poor little Smit still," thought Mr Sinde:)

Mr Smith colored this your to him, boldly replied

father's, Jack 1

and hesitated.

"Well, no, My father ho didn't see to care much about the sort of things; but, I say Gripper just you try that brow

us, Paters, will you?”

the

better.

Quit your honse 17 ecoed Mi Gripper, dismissing his frown and joke together,

Our priestly bead that txlls,

and

in the Hoid tracers And banner-dighted walls.

And then those Baster bells in spring,

Those glorious Easter chimes; How loyally they hail the round,

Uhl news of holy times! From all to hill like sentiusis,

Respisively they cry, And sing the rising of the Lord,

From vale to mountain high,

I love ye, chins of Motherland,

With all this soul of mine,

And bluse the Lord that I am sprung.

if good old English line

And, like a am, I sing thy lay,

That England's glory tell

For she is lovely to the Lord, For you ye Christian bells. And heir of her ancestral fame,

And happy in my birth, Thes, ton, I love, my forest land, For the thy mother's voice shall be,

The joy of all the earth;

And there whers God is King, With English clues, from Christian spires,

The-wilderness shall ring

MISCELLANEOUS.

A SMART youuyster, heating his mother, remark that she was fond of music, ex- claimed, Then why don't you buy me a

irum?

RABELAIS the facetious divine. Idd a wager that be would make a declaration of love in the pulpit accordingly, he took

words for his text from the Canticles, these

It is far you, woman, that I die." DOGNES being asked why it was that philosophos sought the society of the rich much more than the latter sought theirs, plied "Because philosophers know what they want, and the others do not.”

WHEN John Kemble retired from tho stage he distributed his costume of Corin lange amougat his brethren., To Mathews be gave his saudala; upon which the comedian exclaimed, I'm glad I've got his sandals, for I an. sure I could not tread in his shoes,"

A curary old bachelor says that Adam's wife was called Bve beause when shu appeared mau's day of happiness wat draw- ing to a close.

Ir is difficult, if not impossible, for men to love and be wise; even the heathen guds, when they were in love, made forls of themselves,

“Boy, did you let off that gua?" ex- clained an enraged schoolmaster, Yes, sir." Well, what do you think I ought to do to you "Why, let me off."

-COAL-HEAVERS NO GENTLEMENA lady -complaincil of the insulence of coal-heavera.

To tell you the truth, madam," answer ed the employer, apologetically, if we have undertake the basincs." failed in our effort to get gentlemen to

How sweet to recline in the lapse, of ages many aged about eighteen.

THE worst organ-grinier & bellow tooth that plays the deuce.

Way is the letter T like your nose-Be-

THE

it before U.

Whatever I've tune for to make any matter." *

(“You might relate what I do in fewer water than ever,

When I understand."

had the good hap to Stado could not help him on this point, sinued his visitors Jolly young cortet," con- Then, sir, i rofuse; and the sooner you

A school, it is said, will be shortly can make it convenient to quit my house, so, to turn the ochversation, asked his engage the affections of woe who God beoped at Constantiurple for the united causse

friend why he had uvinced 30 marked a

a dispraint is still the blessing of my home. instruction of 300 Christian and 300 Mus-i

young handy who gives herself away sulman children. prospect,

Inse

her self-possession. inclination to having Proll's gifts closely She was an outly oiritd; heiress, in examined 9:

of very great wealth. Her father looked to

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who has recently beau WHAT is it that people wish to have, and naturiety, having some suspicion of our

good appetite, Lurried Rosina of, for a time;

a time, was removed from his post on account DÍ DIDN'T LAKE MOUSTACHES. Two rough. neighbourhand three miles Tas Paris police made a descent the thicket of hair all over their faces, met, and

eight

171-

If I wore to be guilty of the vulgarity Not tili have shaken hands with one ofthened embarrased for a ranite her to a member of the noble house nonoement that Captain Semmos, of le

sherry

of a

taple, aid dir Slade, the party at his own

curate,

the heartiest and pluckiest fellows in the

Jalin

he said ANTENA Wall, it don't. the truth. Some of my friends-not, you, Slade" affectionately pressing his baud), | to thu

Pavo Iswara narvous sort of timid olan, and from hence,

barma

roatter now; Boereach of a relative who lived in & aué of ability, and inapacity generally, soldiers, with pipes in their mouths, and a Think so?id Mr Sraith, rubbing his been in the abit of chaffing me cause sequester Singularly enough, my regi- other day in the pister quarries at La one womplained to the other, "Itali Couldn't you see that was only chafing if the ups and things of Proll's Reunied as ment was ordered into tha fery district. Villette, and arrested in well known what, Bill, I don't like those inustacher

I should whole range of my acquaintance. By Jove, be disposed to affirm that the individual Smith, what a spilßen you are becoming. who became possessed of that chalice at

800 b anything under three hundred and fifty hands, and at ortos returning to

·si our No was a lucky fellow."

pou earth did ho gel it?" said friend number thren to friend number four,

in't give i thus kind

our host credit for tastes of

a! There's a mystery, I take it,

about

edp

| yer

they was a chaling too. Every one of Quite as

as remarkable was it that my wife's vagia, just as Be minent that a mag. They do mop up such a lot of

n of grog," you asked his fiendi and, shortly after, thom you sos's talking of any courage, my father never knew of that coincidence. Se mucout banquet was being prepared: A BIT OF PROVERBIAL PHILOSOPHY.-We took his leave, mnoh liegasted at not have ardiland, and so forth. There's a motter palpable an interposition of fate was not to large jojut of horseflesh whes roasting over a have never heard of a case iu which capital on each. On the vase was written, To the be neglected. We that as often as possible brier, while ou another fire was cooking invested in playing Anst Sally has resulted ng been able to discover the secret.

Greater surprises were in store. Mr. Bras, devote was Tribute to death-defy of Cupfuld. So Roamna nousted a rough to which with a pdte de foie gras, fruit, game persist in their patronage, doubtless

Smith On the b of

stomach o Show myself I dared not in the quiet st

walks a savoury stew of ham, sausages, vegetables, in a profit. Yot the adherents of the ducal that chalice, remarked the ungrate Sinde, who was rather near-sighted, was

ing ampday, who, even while swallowing entering one evening his friend's always ad Smith And so tis in all of eu, made over to her by her aunt for ex- { preserves mines, tit laquOPS, 'SUNG EDR, on the

of the noble in the

·∙túl

Portal of the brown sherry, intended to silence hipon ball door, when he was startled hy al

onrsions beyond the park limits, and flew the plunder of different shops, promise to

n the principle" une bit, tarice shy."

How, who is aul ways perpetrating luid noticed the embarrassment of the little flash of steal and gold, and a tall menaung Somehow, though I couldn't

forn an oxsollent repast. If we had ouly bad jokes, persists in describing gamestors in near Hallow-cross Farm. How meadows,

first dived! hurt. nust oxamine more mitiutely figure, armed with a glittering labor, spent to believe that Proll was laughing at me in worn to let into in the willow

pitabualy explained one of as birds of par e dice; and he accounts for, and be stretched out his hand towards them to be about to make a of his her sleeve, I knew it would set those fellows On one of the ocensions she had tied the prisoners as he was being watched off.

wards is Mr Blade reeled instinctively bick off, so I soratoling out the writing on the up her pony in, the little coppe, and wes

the presence of blacklegs in a sheepfold by A MOTHER'S AFFECTION.writer beat citing the notorious fact that lambs are Smith caught him nervously by the gainst the cost, and then perceived that harmour's stemish, and wouldn't let no tripping across & flald, when slid was alarm titally remarke that, n man's mother in ways passionately fond of gamboling. Bleeve Net for wurkis, aid fellow Let his assailant was only the case of a warrior; one look too close at other thinge, you sec.ed by distant abouts, and turning, found the repruunbative of his Mikor Misfor HOUSE AND CART STORY. - English- le cant you be gasped ; and tank bolus, In fact, a thagnificent sur of Milun Now, what I want you to do in this," out herself within twenty yards of a furious tato ad mers, crime set nu barriers be nun in Prussia, where the people are much back into his clair with a perceptible shiver armour-silken surcoat and all, complete tinued the invalid, raising himself on the bullock, which lind plunged through a gap won bar and so While his mother given to horseating, was asked at the table

and which, being placed norms a mighty allow, "Ooouse, this

all gaminon in the edge, and was making Mr Blade aloitly turned the conversations of wood, in default of a steed, repre- Proll must be a lunatio never did her her "She and given herly for lives, a man has nue friand un earth who d'hots if he would try a little of their fa

up for Several months passed, yet the surprise

Just, will not desert him when he is needy. Her vourite v and. No, I thank you," be as have lived when a man- little man, too-with a deaffection flows from a pare fountain, atid replied,

altogether to the horse created by Mr Smith's purchase had not sented & knight in the filt yard in not to any service. How souli toel as I'd peruts bound, sloured the hedge, and cases only at the occau of c

обетніку. wholly subsided when a second and yet charge. A diadent entireling the wrongist gulet here since I was boril more custly obiect its appearance in the belt, denoted that this costly equipment buen taking money which may wont nina | Flint prompt and gouerous action bishop permission tu preachy the latter re-corted an

being in the gimcracks all

Itimself between her and the raging A Yousa ecclesiastic living naked of his A BASHFUG young man one evening. es drawing room at Allsop terrace. This time had enclosed the limbs of some chivalrous life from Preid's family

equally bashful young lady home. There may he oid Prolle, or little probably saved her life. She was presuplied, "I it was a gigantic vase, than which may be prince in ages passed away

The

e still rubbing his eyes, | Prolle, or, in slot, my good friend, I sech (especially in Germany) thany baths of

e good carate was s

damsel she said, entreatingly, Jelini, hark, and Rosida, from behind the Ir is said that some anthers in Newton't tell all Invobis, arid

oglody you bean'd me home, about equal quantities of gold and silver, ed in such a place, whten Mr Smith bustled legacy to Proll, at a

you must hedge; could perceive that, though knooked | York have grown so affectionate that they punch ashamed of it as you find her out if you can. I know you will down her caupium was not gored, and give their children chloroforms previous to

he, emphatically, don't you and was, liko is firedecessor, surrounded, in q with devices of the rarest mould--the sub- Why, Senith, what have you got there?: try. And, if you can't," conduded the was receiving all the nagtatanes his case the whipping them.

manded sing, dove was crusted with the desigit of a Sally, and was 'oping you'd like it," replied olating providing rewards for other bravo, reconciled Roatua'a father to my suit. We, that not one of his creditors line been able Washington to negotiate

incidents of the chase, or war. The Ah! I thought you'd like my Lazy with his long speech there shall be aft

fan were married, iny wife repolving, e magni- to see bim for months, matadur (in soild gold) giving the finishing the virtuoso, There, you needn't go too chops like me, you know, he anled

$12,000,000,

thy

Ido

i

maller dimensions. It was composed of and marvelling at such an object encounter made up my mind to leave a thun So was hel for the fat people were nature dot forbil you to do Ro, bat As they the dveiling of the

Ay Amerion paper complains that a A DESPATCH from the Havannas stater

Jack-card, being suggestive of stir. My good friend this is a treasure indeed.!" speaker, faintly, for lie was getting wearing Well, sir, the interposition of friends man in the city has got so desp into debt that Juarez haszent a commissioner to

loan of

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