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NOCTURNE.

Up to her chamber window

"A slight wire trellis goes, And up this Bomoo's ladder

Claribers a bold white rose. I lounge in the iter shadows,

I see the lady lean, Unclasping her silken girdle, The curtain's fold between.

She smiles on her white-rose lover,

She reaches out her hand And helps him in at the window

I see it where I stand? To her scarlet lips she holds him, And kisses him many a time- Ah, mel it was he that won her Because he dared to climb!

-T. B. Aldrich.

LIE STILL AND SLEEP. (A SANG FOR WAUKRIFE BAIRNS.) Ohi lo still an' sleag, my bairnies,

An dinna maka din, Or a muskle man wi' a pock Will soon be comin' in. This muckle man's at ilica door, The cunnin', thievin' loun, Ready tas tak a' wankrife weans

Wha ar'na sleepin' soun'. Noo, lio still analeap, my bairnies,

An' dinna speak une mair, Or the muckle man wi' the pook

Will sune be up the stair. He's stannin' at the voter door Just ready tae fiing doun

His pook, an' tak my bonnie wenne

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Wha ar'na sleepin' soun'.

Noo, lie still an' sleep, my bairnies,

An' nasthing need yo fear, I'll hop yo snugly wi' the claus, An' watch ye, sittin' hore, Then I'll leave ye tae yer Father, Till mornin' licht comes roun; He keeps in safety a' the weans" When they are sleepin' soun". -W. A., Aberdeen.

THE man who chooses to seek may find original characters, queer combinations of events, surprising revelations of individual and family experiences and an unlimited fund of amusement, especially if he is dis- posed, perhaps even while he submits to an overpowering conviction that all life is tragie, to summon into prominence those humorous phases of social existence which, as in the best of artificial tragedies, are permitted to appear in real life as the foil of that which is truly sorrowful. To depict events that are simply amusing may not be the highest and best funotion of a writer; but if he has a to undertake such a tasks in the intervals of more serious work, it may be that he performs a duty

THE CHINA MAIL.

[No. 4898.-Avaust 4, 1877.

snow. This so discomfited them that the returned again to the fort.

and boxed them up and sent them to a mis¡ A RESULT OF THE FULLER CASE | THE AUTOPSY OF THE LATE CAP-1 and made a careful examination of the signs, sionary station on the west coast of Afrios Lord Lytton's decision in the Fuller case

TIAN LAHRBUSH, A man named Ridley went out with the has borne fruit in Oflyss, short time

which were abundant in the snow. Having People who attain extreme old age have satisfied himself as to the number of the boxes and stayed in Africa for several ago, when the stealder Doriya was fonding usually a certain toughness of constitution thieves and the general direction they had when they determined upon another sortie. Here they remained bat a short time, months. When he returned, tlie Dorcas at Chandbali, and whilst the Commander of which triumphis over injuries that weaker takin lio determined on an attempt to re- This charge was made with such deter- Society, of course, was anxious to hear how the steamer was In lid cabin with some late Captain Lahbush, whose age has been ill afford to stand. Accordingly, with and the trappers were compelled to fall natures cannot survive. The autopsy of the capture the horses whose loss they could mination that it could not be withstood, its donation was received, and Ridley one friends, the man of a boat alongside, with stated at 111 years and 25 days; furnishes twelve of his bunters mounted upon the back, retreating inch by inch, and lowering evening met the members and told them a cargo of timber for shipment, reported about it in a little speech. He said:— that the colles had refused to work any new and remarkable evidences on this point. fleetest of the remaining horses, they started and firing as rapidly as possible.

Well, you know, we got the clothes mere, as they had not up to that time had eater; at the age of ninety his daily dose could not fail rapidly to lossen the distance taken the recovered horses to camp, ap

For sixty-one years he had been an opium at once in pursuit, riding at a gallop which out there all right, and after a while wo

About this time three hunters who had their dinner. The time was about 3 p.m. distributed them among some of the natives The Captain, said that he would come and of gum or crade oplum was estimated at between the two parties. Although at peared upon the ground having become in the neighborhood. We thought maybe see about it presently, and after a short ninety graine (Troy), but the physician who first it was a very easy matter to follow the satisfied, from the severity of firing, that it would attract them to the mission, but interval jumped down into the boat where attended him abortly before his death re-trail, yet it soon becaule extremely difficult, the contest was becoming critical, and their it didn't; and after some time had elapsed the coalies were. He is said to have made presents the old man's daily allowance owing to the herds of buffaloes which had services were undoubtedly needed. Thus and not a native came to church with the use of some strongish language, and ordered as only half of that quantity. Captain crossed and recrossed it during the night. reinforced, the trappers made clothes on, I went out on an exploring 8x- the coolfes to go on with their work at Larbush had a full allowance of the ills This rendered the tracks vory indistinct, fighting with such ferca hravory that the stand, pedition to find out about it. It seems opee. On this the colles one and all that flesh is heir to, but seems to have been and in some places entirely obliterating Crews once more fell back to their fort, that on the first day after the goods wore jumped overboard, and awam for the shore, strangely unconscious of them. Be had no them. distributed one of the chiefs attempted to where all arrived nately, except one man, yptoms of renal disease, and yet his right. The party halted for consultation, as thoy

from which they did not venture again. dress himself in a shirt. He didn't exactly who, when about half way to land, threw kidney was gone entirely, its place being saw no signs of the Indians; and it was it was not renewed.

Both parties had enough of fighting, and understand it, and he pushed his legs up his arms, gave a shout, and disappeared occupied (and considerably more than plain that their own animals must have several wounded but none killed, while fully The trappers had through the arms and gathered the tail up The facts were at once reported to the coupled) by a tumor the alza of a child's rest. before proceeding further. The day a fourth of the savages had fallen before around his waist. He couldn't make it authorities, and an investigation was held bead, with a smaller tumor of similar kind was pretty nearly gone, and, after a free the deadly aim of the hunters' rides. stay up, however, and they say he went by an Honorary Magistrate, a European attacked. This fact does not seem to have exchange of views, it was decided best to Having accomplished all that they desired, around inquiring in his native tongue what resident at Chandbali. The result of the boun auspected before the diagnosis made go into camp for the night.

Carson and his companions drew of, and kind of an idiot it was that constructed a investigation was that when the steamer during his last liness, The left kidney About a third of a mile to, the left was a garment that wouldn't hang on, and swor-arrived in the following week, the Captain was contracted. There was a cyst in his large wood, towards which the party imme- Arkansas River.

soon after, rojoined their companions on ing some of the most awful heathen ogths.

The heart was fatty. The walls diately headed. One of the men rode con was arrested, and sent to Balasore for trial liver. At last be let it drag, and that night he got for osusing the death of the wooly. The of the sorts were nearly penetrated by siderably in advance of the others, and apon his legs tangled in it somehow and fell Magistrate thoroughly investigated the several ulcerations. Els ribs were a soft reaching the wood, instantly raised his over a precipice and was killed.

Another chief who got one on properly age, and came to the conclusion that the an artilage, so that they could be easily hand as a signal that he had discovered

Captain could not be held in any way

But trifles like these something. The trappers instantly halted, went paddling around in the dark, and the responsible for the death of the cooly. This did not at all affect bis general health. He while he redo forward to reconnoifre. He people, imagining that he was a ghost, view of the case, however, did not appear to was at last brought down with congestion returned in a few minutes, and leading his sacrificed four babies to keep off the evil fall in with the ideas of the Commissioner, of the lungs, contracted by exposure in a horse by the bridle, rejoined his' compa spirit.

who wrote a very strong report en it to the storm. From that complaint he was slowly nions. Lieutenant-Governor, who has ordered that recovering, when an abscess formed in his the accused is to be sent for trial before the thigh. Three operations were performed Judge's Court at Balasore. The Captain for the relief of the abscess, and thirty-twe was, in consequence of this order, again ounces of fluid were withdrawn; this proved arrested, and will shortly be re-tried for an too mush of a drain upon his system and offence of which the Magistrate bad pro- he died of asthenia, 1. ., general debility.

out with scissors.

They're in there," said he, his face lit up with pleasure.

NAVAL PREPARATIONS. We were never stronger than at present in unarmoured corvettes and aloops, and the vessels we have are of the very best description. Indeed, with the exception of France, the Navles of the other Europearr Powers compare very badly indeed in that respect with our own. But when we consider the extent to which such vessels are required, in consequence of our widespread and extensive colonial possessions and mercantile interests, it will be seen that a very small unarmoured naval force is left for European weakness, for small unarmoured ships would be of very little service to us in a European war, except for carrying despatches-and when the Trish and Mercury are completed, which will be very shortly, we shall be unapproached in swift vessels of that kind.

And then, you know, those trousers yon sent out? Well, they fitted one pair on an idol, and then they stuffed most of the rest with leaves and set them up as kind of new-fangled idole and began to worship them. They say that the servicos wore very impressive. Some of the women split

us to be an interference with the judicial he might have quoted that General's famous legs used thom to carry yams in; and I saw

as well as the executive powers of the remark about the Peninsular war, "That one chief with a corduroy leg on his head Magistrate; but then, if the actions of the ulcer in my extremities ate out my life.- as a kind of helmet.

"I think, though, the socks were most course those of such a much lower court as

High Courts can be interfered with, of N. Y. Tribune. popular. All the fighting.men went for that of a Magistrate can. Nor is this all them the first thing. They lied them with The Captain wished to engage the services sand and used them as boomerangs and of one of the leading counsels at the Cal- war-clubs. I learned that they were 80cutta bar for his defence, but was advised much pleased with the efficiency of those that it would be only a waste of money, na socks that they made a raid on a neighbor he was sure to be convicted, and had there- ing tribe on purpose to try them; and they fore better avold all useless exponse till he say they knocked about eighty women and appealed to the High Court. This, at any children on the head before they came home. They asked me if I wouldn't speak the State to which our mofusil judges rate, shows the opinion in legal circles of to you and get you to send out a few have been reduced by Lords Salisbury and barrels more and to make them a little Lytton. Englishman. stronger, so's they'd last longer; and I said I would.

a few pairs in half, and after sowing up the nounced him not guilty. This appears to/As he was a soldier of the First Napoleon, i trappers, who had entirely lost the trail,service. Nor is that faot to be counted as a

This society's doing a power of good to those heathen, and I've no doubt if you keep right along with the work you will inaugurate a general war all over the con- tinent of Africa and give everybody idol of his own, all they want is though socks and trousers. I'll take them when I go out Then the Dorcas passed a resolution declaring that it would, perhaps, be better to let the heathen go naked and give the clothes to the poor at home. Maybe that is the better way.-Mas Adiler,

which is more obvious because the common again." inclination of those who tell the story of human life is to present that which is earl and terrible, and to lead the render, whose soul has bitterness enough of its own, into contemplation of the true or fictitious anguish of others.

THE ROMAN HISTORY CLASS.

THE BARONET AND HIS TICKET.

SCENE AT THE PERTH STATION.

A scene of an unusual character was wit-

nesed on Sunday morning (last week) at the in the drama being Sir Robert Menzies, General Railway Station, Perth, the actors Bart., and a posse of railway servants, Sir Robert had travelled from Aberfeldy to Perth on the previous day, where he booked afrosh to Edinburgh, returning north on Sunday morning, in consequence of having missed the last train from Auld Reekie. On arriving at Perth, it was Sir Robert's intention to proceed to Aberfeldy, and so far all was well; the gallant baronet having his return ticket between Aberfeldy and Perth in his pouek. A Highland ticket-collector, in the due performance of his duty, came to Mr. Barnes, the master, read in the Edir Kobert's carriage and demanded to see was made only a little lower than the Engels, history better than in any other way by that when Sir Robert Menzies left Aberfeldy was made only a little lower than threational Monthly that boys could be taught the maveller's ticket. Now tudi posed is the only animal to whom laughter is permitted. He is the sole earthly hair of immortality, and he laughs. More than this, the process is healthful to both mind and body, for it is the man who laughs with reason and judgment who is the kindly, pare, cheerful and happy man.- Maz Adeler.

At any rate, an attempt to show men and their actions in a purely bumorous aspect is justified by the fuota of human life; and if fotion is, for the most part, tragedy, there is reason why mush of the remainder should be devoted to fun. To laugh is to perform ment.

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Just after the opening of the fall session there was some trouble the boys' depart

POPULAR PREJUDION & HEALTHY COMPETITION,

Whom do you mean ?" inquired Kit. Tho redskins we're after; and the horse are there, too."

This was pleasant information to the and had no hope of coming up with their enemies before the morrow.

The day was wall gone, but it was not dark, and for fear of discovery it was deem- ed best to withdraw from the vicinity of the them. grove and wait until night before attacking

In regard to troopships, we have only They accordingly retreated to a secluded to name the Indlan rellet-ships, Jamna, part of the grove where there was no dan-Serapis, Crocodile, Euphrates, and Malabar, There has been some rejoleing among ger of their being discovered, and, as their and then to add the Himalaya, Tamar, property-owners lately (says the San Fran first duty, secured their own animals, so Orontes, Juno, and Assistance, in order to cisco Bulletin) that the bids for stone blocks that there was no fear of their being stamp satisfy the most timid regarding the oapabl for paving purposes have been reduced to eded by the enemy. The latter would beltlas of the Royal Navy for the conveyance And since stone is the material with which could succeed in depriving the trappers of are in possession of full particulars regard- more reasonable figuras. There were signs glad enough to make the attempt if there of troops to any part of the world. But of a healthy competition in this article. was any possibility of success, and if they boaldes Her Majesty's ships, the Admiralty It is hoped the most of our streets will be their animals, they would be almost entire-ing the ocean steamships belonging to the paved, the property owners on unacceptedly at the mercy of their foes. atreats and all tax-payers have a direct in- Having done all that was possible to terest in preventing anything like a corner guard against this contingency, they next in granite or basalt blooks. It is well turned their attention toward their arma, understood around the City Hall that a These were put in the best condition possi- atone ring already exists. The ring has ble, and as soon as it was dark they started hitherto been prevented from accomplishing for the grove, enger for the fight with the contractors; another has been opened. Then circuit of the grove, and then approach the much by the fact that as fast as one quarry has been gobbled up by a combination of It was deemed prudent to make a partial there is likewise the circumstance that ves. Grows from the direction of their own trail, sola arriving from China, New Zealand and as it was thought they would be less appre other places opcasionally bring stone, vir-hensive of an attack from that point. tally an ballast, although appearing on the manifests as regular consignments.

daring thieves.

Their movements were made with all the stealth and caution characteristic of veteran Indian hanters, and it was several hours before they reached a point from which they could gain a view of their enemies. had predicted, that there were about fifty When they did so they found, as Carson of the Cresping quite a distance fur- ther, on their hands and knees, they dis covered that the Indians had erected two rough forts, and that they had divided into were tied the stolen horses of the trappers. two partion. Just inside one of these forts

the result of their thieving excursion, and The Crows were in jubilant spirits over were holding a dance by way of celebrating suspicion of danger, and that there was a It. This proved that the Indians had no froo opportunity for Carson and his men to display their courage and stratagem.

many as their pursuers, and as it was well As the Indians numbered four times as

known that the Crows would fight fiercely cluded to wait until they were all asleep for the stolen property, the hunters con- before making their attack. This proved

prinsipal lines in the Mercantile Marine; and not only so, but negotiations have already been concluded with these companies whereby their vessels will be available for the public service if occasion should ever require them. At the present time, when trade is so dull, and many of these ships are

many as can possibly be required, and that, laid up from want of employment, there will be no dificulty in despatobing fully as too, at a very short notice. We are glad to fud that their Lordships have not neg lected the consideration of troop and bosta and rafts, Already thirty of these useful uecessary appliances for landing a military forge are in hand, the contracts being given to four different builders of proven compe- tenoy for the work. Tenders have bean very short time these also will be in hand, invited for building as many more, and in a Hence in a few weeks we shall be supplied rith every requisite for despatching and suding troops, so that if the War of 18 as prepared as the Admiralty, there will be no delay should the worst come.

It looks as if the stone ring suggested the resolution adopted by the Board of Super- visors on Monday. This resolution declares any street where China granite has been that the Board will not hereafter accept used for paving purposes. Now there has not, so for a we are aware, ever been any

labor in California. pupal expressions of opinion that the use of Chinese granite interferes with white letting each boy in the class represent some he availed himself of one of those cheap Caucasians have not found it out, But it The Society of historiest character as if he had done them tickets which the company issue for the himself. This struck Barues as a mighty accommodation of local travellers between ed that the stone ballast arriving from

the Eastern struggle, the principal share of Is probable that the stone ring has discover

It is generally expected, and with reason, that if Great Britain becomes involved in good idea, and be resolved to put it in prao Saturday and Monday. But although this Ohine has assisted in keeping up a healthy

the operations will fall upon the Navy. The far in its study of the history of Rome as it either on Saturday or on Monday, it is not take advantage of the anti-Chinese senti-

any considerable test probably because the fice. The school had then progressed so coupon enables the holder to return with competition. So they have endeavored to

Turks have not yet put their naval force to the Punic wars, and Mr. Barnes immediate available on Sunday. The collector declined ment to fleece property-owners and the

Russian Black Sea fleet refuses to meet them. ly divided the boys into two parties, one either to take the ticket or suffer the baronet City Treasury. No petition was ever pre Romans and the other Carthaginians, aud to proceed without another. Alternatively, sented to the Beard on the subject. The

But if we are called upon to protect. the VITAL FORCE.

certain of the boys were named after the he must either get another ticket or if come action of Mr Roberts in introducing the

for our ships to do; and if Russia attempts route to India we shall find plenty of work Let us consider a few of the many ways leaders upon both sides, All the boys cot." No men, more especially a Scotch resolution was entirely gratuitous. in which we waste the staff that life is made thought it was a fine thing, and Barnes man, cares to pay for the same thing twice

to extend her boundaries nearer India she of. It has been well said that "the habit noticed that they were so anxious to get to over; and Sir Robert, we need Boarcely callent quality. Any person so desiring it

possessions difficult to retain, but also that Chinese granite is admitted to be of ex-

will find that not only are her newly-acquired of looking on the bright side of things is the history lesson that they could hardly remind our readers, is a patriotic son of his worth far more than a thousand pounds a say their other lessons properly.

country. He argued with the collector upon street, between Kearny and Montgomery.a severe ordeal, as the redskins were excee- Without a navy worthy of the name, sho

san examine the specimen laid on Clay

her northern shores are difficult to defend. year," and certainly it is a habit that must When the time came, Barnes ranged the the stupidity of the rule regulating the use Why, tlien, try to prevent property owners dingly hilarious, dancing and yelling in the will find it easier to lose Cronstadt and St. add many years to the lives of those who Romans upon one side of the room and the of these so-called privilege tickets, pro-and the tax-payers from having the benefit most extravagantly grotesque manner, and Petersburg than to gain Constantinople, acquire it. Really every fit of despondency Carthaginians on the other. The recit claimed it to be unfair, a thing quite of it? As well might the Board of Super were in no particular hurry to bring their and diffoult to maintain a footing anywhere and every rage take so much out of us that ation was very spirited, each party telling irregular, and founded upon injustice. But visore banlah Chinese tea from the Alms- selebration to a close. any one who indulges in either without a about its deeds with extraordinary anction. the collector was obdurate. He was a Shylock house; er Chinese rise from the City

that British Ironclada can enter. She may great struggle to prevent himself doing so. After a while Barnes asked a Roman to de-in his way, who would either have the fare hospital. To be consistent, the Board of much colder since noon, and it was still but she will find H. M.'s ships to be tougher Besides that, the weather had grown blow up a weakly monitor on the Danube, should be characterized as little less than soribe the battle of Canne. Whereupon or the body of Sir Robert. But the latter Supervisors ought to memorialize the Fede becoming more severe. The trappers, be- morsels then she has been accustomed to. to use an American expression a fearful the Romans hurled their copies of Way persisted in his refusal to pay an additional ral Government to probibit all commercial ing compelled to maintain a crouching pos We have confined ourselves to the naval fool." How silly it seems even to ourselves, land's Moral Science: at the enemy. Then fare, or yet to leave the train. Another intercourse with the Chinese Empire, and ition in the snow suffered greatly from the aspect of the question; the military position after cooling, to have acquired a nervous the Carthaginians made a battering-ram out official then arrived upon the scene, and the headache and to have become generally of a bench and jammed it among the Ro- altercation was renewed. The old line of the Consulates. Bringing the question withdraw and restore their beaumbed oir and the Alma. But whereas in 1854 granite to withdraw the American Legation and all exposure, several times being compelled to has not changed since Inkerman, Balaklava, done up, stamping round the room, and mans, who retaliated with a volley of books, argument was traversed, the rules of the down to a business basis, it amounts to just enlation by rough exercise and swinging walls proved formidable obstacles to wooden showing other signs of foolish anger, because slates and chewed paper-balls, Barnes Company were again paraded before Sir this: la this stone which vessels arriving of their limbs. But all things must have ships armed with 68-pounders, our Navy the dinner was five minutes late, or be- concluded that the battle of Canne had Robert's eyes, and were as speedily con- сацва воде one's respect for did been sufficiently illustrated, and he tried to demned to perdition. What was to be done?

from China bring as ballast to remain use an end; and finally the Crows grew weary of to-day, with 18 and 35-ton guns behind not quite ree to the high standard stop it; but the warriors considered it too Time was up," and passengers were eager the City Ball? Chinese granite will conily sank into a profound slumber.

less on the wharves, to benefit a ring around of their festivities, and, lying down, speed- stout armour-platea would make short work measured by our egotism! As if it wore not good a thing to let drop, and accordingly to be off. Heads were thrust out of the tinue to arrive on vessels from China,

of what was before a long job. Again, we far more important that we should save our the Carthaginians dashed over to the Ho windows of the train, and quite an excite-whether it is put to a useful purpose or Carson and five of his companions began at any price. There is a limit beyond The time for action had come. Kit say that peace is our desire, but not peace vital energy, and not get into a rage, than mans with another battering-ram and thum-ment prevailed, which did not subside when that the dinner should be served exactly to ped a couple of them savagely.

it got whispered abroad that there was a not. Mr Roberts may hope to obtain some crawling toward the stolen horses, which which it behaves every Englishinan to say the moment. One day a friend of Lord Then the Romans turned in, and the "row on" between the baronet and "twa resolution. But the general body of tax. These were easily freed by cutting loose it. When that limit is passed and we fear cheap popularity by the introduction of the they reached without exciting alarm."Stop," and not only to say it but enforce Palmerston asked him when he considered fight became general, A Carthaginian portera." According to our information, the max to be in the prime of life; his immediate would grasp a Roman by the hair and hus-twa porters" grew angry, and, it is said, Payers will understand its real object and halters. They then threw snowballs at that such will happen the country will, we reply was 79, But," he added, with a tle him around over the desk in a manner issued an ultimatum to the laird that he

purport.

them, and in this way gradually drove them believe, find that the Navy is prepared to playful smile, as I have just entered may that was simply, frightful, and a Roman must either surrender at discretion or elect

out of the grove without alarming the do its duty in every sphere of its operations. 50th year, perhaps I am myself a little past would give aftendish whoop and knock a to be pulled cot." But Sir Robert is no

--Broad Arrow. it!" How is it that such men werk on Carthaginian over the head with Green pigzoy, and his reputation for prowess is not

THE STAMPEDE.

The remaining trappers, who sofad some- vigorously to the end? Because they trea- leaf's Arithmstic. Hannibal got the head a mean or indifferent one.

In 1881, Kit Carson, the celebrated han. what as a reserve party, speedily joined sure their over diminishing vital force. They of Soipio Africafts under his arm, and studiedly refrain from making a pull on the Scipio, in his efforts to break away, stum out suggested itself to the two men, who Bear River, the principal tributary of Great forced, the entire company withdrew from his daughter in marriage. The answer wes, The impossibility of getting the baronet ter, with a large party, was trapping on Eit and his companions, and thus rein- A Young man asked an old gentleman for constitution. Reaching the borders of 70 bled, and the two generals fell and had a held a brief council of war, and, it appears, Salt Lake. They had spent the previous the wood until they reached a safe place, Go into the orchard and bring a number years of age, they as good as say them-rough-and-tumble fight under the black-resolved to call in an ally. This additional Winter or Salmon River, where four of when they haited for consultation. selves: We must now take care what we board. Caius Gracchus prodded Hamilcar "power" sent in his sid, and then the three their number were slain by the Blackfeet

A difference of opinion soon manifested number, and my wife one-half of the ba

of apples. Give me one-half of the whole are about." Of course, they make sacrifices, wife a ruler, and the latter in his struggles powers"-in other words, the three porters Indians, the most implacable foes of the itself. Most of the men were in favor of lance and half an apple over, sad to my avoid a number of treacherous gaieties, and to get loose fell against the stove and delivered a final ultimatum to the High-white men visiting the beaver runs of the returning, as they had recovered their daughter one-half of the remainder and half living simply, they perhaps give some cause knocked down about thirty feet of stovo- land chieftain, and receiving a flat denial to country. The trappers found their supply property. But a few, including Kit Carson, an apple over, and have one left for your singularity. But let those laugh who win, rally, and in five minutes they chased the ceeded to action. What followed is not were merry. Every night their guards chastisement for the outrage they had she is willing, you can have her. He of offence, for the world does not approve of pipe. Therenpon the Romans made a grand either pay or come out," the men pro of food abundant, and they ate, smoked and were anxious to give the Crows a thorough wolf, without cutting an apple; and then, if They hold the censorious observations of entire Carthaginian army out of the school clear; the ascounts are confusing. We are were stationed; but, having seen nothing committed. After considerable disenssion solved the question, and how many did he orities in derision, and maintain the room, and Barnes along with it; and then told that the three railway officials entered of Indians thus far, they became rather Kie and his friends prevailed, and it was bring? oven tenor of their way. In other words, they locked the door and began to hunt up the carriage of Sir Robert, and then a careless, and almost forgot that such a docided to make the attack, a

A TELEGRAFE TO SOUTH AFRICA --On they conserve their vital force, and try the apples and lunch in the desks of the furious struggle ensued, the lengthy limbs thing as danger threatened. One night

Carson's first action was to send three of Saturday Lord Carnarvon received a de- to keep above ground as long as possible, enemy. Blustering natures, forgetful of the truth

of the baronet enabling him to "look" there were two men acting sentinels, bis men, with the recovered horses back to putation representing the Eastern Telegraph After consuming the supplies they went himself into the arm-rests, &o., of the com- when one fell asleep, while the night was the camp. Then, with his comrades, he Company, and consisting of Sle Daniel that "power itself hath not one-half the to the windows and made disagreeable re-partment. It is asserted that the end of the only slightly advanced. The other, about advanced directly upon the Indian camp. Gooch, Mir Maney, M.P., Mr Ponder, might of gentleness," miss the ende for marks to the Carthaginians, who were stand compartment was almost knocked out, and the tarn of midnight, heard a slight dis- They moved silently and rapidly, and were M.P., Sir James Anderson, and Lord which they strive just because the force ing in the yard, and dared old Barnes to the passengers and bystanders suggested turbance among the horses, which aronsed within a few pacas, when an indian dog William Hay. The deputation urged the that is in them is not properly economized. bring the foe orice more into battle array that since bir Robert would not come out, his suspicions at once. He was about to gave the alarm. The moment the dog grest Importance of at once completing Then as regards temper: any man who Then Barnes went for a policeman; and and could not be ejected even by three start directly to the spot, when he heat geve his bark the Crows sprang up and the telegraphie communication with South allows that to master him wastes as much when he knocked at the door, it was opened, porters, his carriage should be unhooked and tatod. It was extremely cold, and, as a became fair targets for the unerring rides Africa, and explained to his Lordship a cause of would enable him to remove the and all the Romans were found busy study. Haft bekind. Anyway, Sir Robert was got justification of his reluctance to change his of the trappars. So rapid and murderous suggestion by means of which they wore of

anger or overcome an opponent. ing their lessons. When Barnes came in out, the whistle blow, and the train started; position, he muttered:

were the volleys poured in among the red-opinion that the financial obstacles to tas The little boy of 8 years old who in the with the defeated troops he went for Scipio Sir Robert himself, quitting the station, country is often seen driving a team of four Africanus; and pulling him out of his seat returned to Aberfeldy by posting from Perth ever lived; if he don't think it worth while pelled to retreat to the nearest fort, from expressed the oplulon that whatever might **Ther's Jim, just as sharp a sentinel az skins by the whites, that they were com- undertaking might be surmounted. They immenso dray horses, is one of the intumer-by the ear, he thrashed that great military We can fully sympathise with Sir Robert to go, what's the use of my wading out which they began a rapid return frs. be the merits of a line of cable on the able instances of the power of reason over genius with a rattan until Scipio began to Menzius upon the absurdity of suspending there through the snow 9"

This was what Carson and his men ad western side of Africa, the expense of mere brute force, which should induce vio ory, whereupon Barnes dropped him and these privilege tickets on Sunday, and we Not knowing his companion was asleep, been expecting, and every one had taken constructing it was such as it would be lent tempers to become calm from policy, if began to paddle Cains Gracchus. Then venture to hope that such an anomaly may he remained where he was, all heedless of sholtor behind the trees, while they pro impossible to meet; while they read a from no higher motive-Chambers Journal, things settled down in the old way, and be abolished. Moreover, we have yet to the disturbance which though slight, was ceeded to reload their guns. In this manner propoasl on the part of their company for

next morning Barnes announced that his learn that railway porters are justified in unmistakable.

a dropping fire was kept ap nutil daylight, the remission of a large part of their receipta THE DORCAS AND THE NATIVES, always had been; and he wrote a note to who decline to leave their carriages when the sentinels fully revealed itself. Daring their enemies and determined on a sharge, Mauritius, passing over the lines of the tory in the future would be studied as it committing a personal assault upon travellers When morning come the remissness of when the Crows discovered the weakness of on messages from South Africa and the the church are particularly active, but they opinion the man who suggested the new Robert Menzies, who are known to the fifty Crow Indians had stolen into the camp, this, and keeping well out of view they Lord Carnarvon replied that the whole The Dorcas and missionary societies of the Educational Monthly to say that in his ordered that is to say, travellers like Sir the darkness of the preceding night fully fully satisfied that they could vanquish Eastern Telegraph Company, which would were somewhat discouraged a year or two system ought to be led out and shot. The officials, and can be easily, got at should and silently stampeded (run off with) nearly

them. The trappers were prepared for amount to a considerable annual subsidy, ago by certain unforesson occurrences. The boys do not now take as much interest in legal proceedings be resolved upon. Some a dozen of their best horses. As soon as welted until the Indians were fully exposed, question was one of great interest, and Ladies of the Dorcas Society made up a Roman history as they did on that day. thing mere will, in all probability, be heard the loss of the animale was filsenvored, Kis They poured snotiser volley tafo them, would receive the further consideration of large quantity of shirin, trousers and socks, | Max Adgley,

of the adventure.Perihakire düsertieer, Carson went to the outskirts of the casen | which feld Eye of the squallants dead in the | Dor Majesty's Corerament,

Indians.