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... TU QUOQUE: AN IDILL IN THE CONSERVATORY.

STOMPRODS-NOUS,

NELLIEFORE J

If I were you, when ladies at the play, sir, Beokon and nod a melodrama through, I would not turn abstractedly sway, sir,

If I were you!

FRANX

If I were you, when persons I affected

Wait for three hours to take me down to

Kew,

I would, at least, pretend I recollected,

If I were you!

NELLIE

12.

If I were you, whan ladies are so lavish, Sir, to keep me every walts but two I would not dance with odious Miss McTavish,

If I were you! olmur 24

FRANK. If I were you, who vow you cannot suffer

Whiff of the best, the mildest "honey

dew,"

I would not dance with smoke-consuming

Puffer, If I were you! If I were you, I would not, sir, be bitter, Even to write the Cynical Revicto 2.

NELLIE

Home very beautiful the variety befog endless, and all floating or gliding to and fro in a most mysterious way--he will have some idea of what my sensations were I felt a creeping about my hair and whole body, and the strangeness of my marine associates, and the surroundings, conveyed the impremion to my mind that, if not to the "other" world so much spoken of, I any rate in a world quite different from our everyday working world. What added to the strangeness of the objects floating about was the fact that they were all magnified by my glass face thus making them look more weird than they otherwise would have done..

Whe

THE CHINA MAIL.

That night, when we reached the vessel and explained what had occurred, the cap tain said he would not allow another man to go down without being encased in the diving-dress. The next day the poor fellow was buried upon the island.

but for an adventure which occurred to us in the course of it

This Simpson loved to lie on his back and smoke. He had a Scotch terrier who kept him company, and I never knew him wish for anything better than to be lok alone; when he sprawled upon the beach with his straw hat over his eyes, and his dog between his legs, anffing at the waves. Appearances are deceitful, however, for while the two others, the tutor and solf, were tracking our heads over aorists, Simpson contrived to pay a very assiduous court to Lizzie McDermott, the red-okeeked daughter of our hoste

No, 4458 –October 13, 1877.

The loon who took the poor mon's one: little ewe lamb was doomed to dos, as Nathan the Prophet said," replied Allan, curtly, th

“I am afraid we shall have to claim pro- tection from the police, was Tutor's next observation.

But Allan's rugged, grey fase expressed only contempt.

*Whe cares for the palica ?. I've three- braw laddies wha walna let their sister's shame bo poblished in Israel. Get ya gape, and tell the kern that he mauna think to oscape our wraith by doing or wailing before the Fiscal

could literally, séð nótting* We had to right close to the boat Hathak, no sooner

and we had to take Tutor thio counsel. Tutor's face lengthened, but, walle sovere guppe our way as best we could. This got his head above water than he let outs obscurity had one Advantage, and that was yell that reverberated through the island Allow me to mention, by the way, that ly disapproving of Simpabu, he said that the giving me a better chance of elading our and the water round him was tinted with young men never study much Sophocles marriage, was a holy, institution, and that, friends who were so enrious to keep blood. He reached up his hand to patek when they roam from oity to city with a man should not be compelled to enter it. company. Whether we had succeeded in bold of the gunwale, while simultaneously I knapsacks on their shanlders, as we did. by a blunderbuss. He went and wisted as accomplishing this feat, wo at present could and his companion seized him by the hair of After a six weeks tramp through Scotland, much to old Allan.nl subog pabiyat not tell Weobald their ou see frothing of the head. We got his body on a level with we had not once opened a book, when at "Aweel, I dinda wish to spill bluid un- then as we stele, silently conWho we the boat, and in the act of lifting him in a length we settled down in a small ion of a less I'm druven to it," was the dry answer had got what we natiuated about two miles shark sized hold of his only remaining leg town on the shores of the Firth of Forth, he received but ye maun be sicker sure away from the veel, the mata atracles and early wrenched him from our grasp which shall be nameless, and resolved that that onless that young down does justice match down that hold, and exantined the The poor fellow, while down below, had boon now was the time to go to work. This to the lasué, he'll nae gang after another compass to see how we were going! vez attacked by a shark, who had taken off his arrangement amited two of us and the tator, kirin so lang as he lives.

We had got out of the bourse slightly right leg before he got to the surface, and it who were in carnest; but a third, one But to shoot Mr. Simpson would be but this was soon rectified, and in a short was while we were palling him in that the Simpson, whose degree day was still six murder, remonstrated Tutor, mildly tiine we almost ran aground on the island same or another ravenous bruite took off the months off, excused himself from joining One day when "down below" sending up we were going to rock off, but the bed was other. It was a clean bite, or he would our labours under the pretext that too the pearl fish, I was startled by a great on the opposite side to where we brought certainly have snatched the man from us much Greek at a time made him fil. shark lashing about all round madid up. Our tank was now easy, an all we had We laid him in the bottom of the boat gent not feel what you would call alarm; but I to do was to follow the shore round. After ly, and did all we could to allay his suffer should have felt more comfortable by the getting sufficiently far round so as to effect inge, Poor wretch, how he suffered absence of my frisky friend. I stood quite inally hidelus from view, so far as the Lae Heaven only knows what he went through. still to see what he was at, and to be pro- of vision from those on board the schooner He only lived about ten minutes. Judging pared for an emergency. The brute was was concerned, we castauthor to swalt day from the contortions of his face, the fight evidently disporting in a most hilarious light, for it was impossible to find the bed ful writhings of his body, and terrible manner, and I soon had ocassion to arrive in the dark. As it wanted some two hours groans, the time, although so short, to him at the conclusion that my grotesque appear before it would be daylight; I was appointed must have been a long lifetime of agony. ance bad something to do with his friskiness. to keep watch while the other five slept He salled round and round me, escl gyra After they had all lain down and were fast tion narrowing the circle and each being vari- saleep. I felt a drowsiness come over me ed by extraordinary attitudes. As sharksbip and do what I would I could not keep my kept up the performance for some minutes, eyes open. The end was that in a short when all as once he isy still with his bugete was just as sound unleep as any of head within three feet of my body. He my mates. My sleep, however, was very looked me over from head to feet as care- disturbed, for I felt my responsiblity, but fully as if he had been a detective survey the flesh was weak. Just as the first streak ing a man wanted." As he now lay of dawa was bronicing, I was awoke by poised I could see his full length and great splashing right alongside the boat allowing for his being magnified by my and the first thing I saw was a great alli

glass face," I estimated his length at gator in hot pusuit after an Immenss twelve feet, with body proportionately dugong The latter was evidently severaly large. Every now and again he would open wounded, for he left in his wake a wide hla great month and show his immense stream of blood, but neverthuiles he rent "It is the cause.". I mean, your chaperone teeth, and apparently lick his chops How through the water at a tremendous rate

Bringing some well-ourled juvenile. Adieu! much longer he might have continued to Whether he was ultimately captáred or not lashing about, and after several vain at prevent my taking a humorous view of his returned to us rubbing his left ear. That

survey my trembling person, I don't know, for 1 began to feel rather uneasy at the If I were you!T

sight of his great teeth and luminous eyes Go, if you willst once-and by express, staring at me, so 1 made a splash with one

of my legs, when, to my horror and aston Where shall it be F To Ching, or Pera Pishment, he commenced dancing round and playing with me somewhat in the way that Go! I should leave inquirers may address, sir, a puppy often plays round his master. I now began to get alarmed, and at once signalled to the tender" that I wanted to go aloft. Let me assure the reader I was not sorry when I found myself sitting un the denk of our boat. I must, however, do his sharkship the justice to say that he never attempted to shap at me, but it was the very opposite of pleasant to have so much affection and playfulness exhibited by so strange a customer.

'FRANK.

No, I should doubtless find flirtation fitter,

If I were you! Really you would ? Why, Frank, you're

quite delightful ! --

VELLIS.

Hot as Othello, and as black of hue;- Borrow my fan, I would not looks so fright

ful If I were you!

FRANI.

I shall retire. I'd spare that poor Adonis,

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NELLIE

FRANK.

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If I were you le..... No, I remain. To stay and fight a duel

Seems, on the whole, the proper thing to do, Ah! you are strong, I would not then be

cruel,

If I were you !

KELLIE.

One does not like one's feelings to be doubted. One does not like one's friends to misconstzne

FRANK.

NEME

If I confess that I a wee bit pouted

FRANK.

I should admit that I was piqué, too.

NELLIE

Ask me to dance, I'd say no more about it,

If I were you!

[Waltz-ersunt

-Austin Dobson.

My next visit to the mysteries of the deep was on the day succeeding the incident recorded above. As I descended the ladder, the thought passed through my mind that I had no wish to renew the acquaintance of my frisky friend. The professional diver told me if he came again to make a great splashing and atir up the mud or sand, and he would go away. This advice I determin, ed to follow if his sharkship attempted his larks with me; at the same time, I had my doubts whether such a determined tumbler would be deterred by suck simple meRNE.

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My mates now got up, and the question was discussed as to whether we should go on to the bed, and commence operations, or try and give them the lip." The question of going to work was decided on, as prefer- able to wasting time in trying to elude

I will tell him that he has done wrong to tride with your daughter, but we, his friends, will protect him against violence.” And Tutor looked righteously combative as he thus spoke.

"Aweel, it's mair easy to say that than do it, rejoined Allan, quietly. Maybe when yo see my sons, Jack, Donald and Andrew, raise the whole toon to stane your freand with stanes an beat him with

sticks till there's nae a sound bane in him,

How he contrived to do this without exciting the suspicions of any of ne best Some days after this sad event we were me at the time and surprises me stall. He anchored over the bed where the unfortunate, kept his game do secret that I was taken native had lost his life. I was working down aback when one day he came to me in below in the diving-dress, and sending tip afagitation to say that old McDermott had fine lot of splendid pearl fish-the biggest I smelt out the pot cun roses cultivated be had ever seen. I had been at work about tween him and Lizzie, and threatened to an hour, when all at once I felt something shoot him with a blunderbuss if he did not strike the side of my helmet. I put up my marry the girl.ETUADA right hand to feel what it was, when to my Simpson's yellow hair was steeped with amaremont I found a fish about two feet the moisture of fear, and it was easy to see long stuck hard and fast. His tail was that he was not joking. But this did not Tater drew a breath of perplexity, and situation, para a old Allan meant murder was not sure; bub "People don't get shot in that way, the threat to have Simpson mobbed, stoned,

and berten was evidently to be taken word, You've long legs and can bolt."HAN ...” But what if he should follow me? He for word; and so it became a question for says he'd pursue me over the border, he'd Simpson's consideration whether on the. rent me out at Oxford, he'd hunt me round whole he would rather make Lizzie McDer the world, if I gave him the slip."

Lould not tall, for the two diappeared tempts I managed to secure it. I got a round the end of the island. While I was firm hold, and tried to disconnect it from will garing in the direction the two had my head-gear. But pull as hand as I could, taken, heard a role exclaim, "Good not a move could I get out of the brate, morning, Jumbo How are you?" 1 While I was struggling away might and turned about, and to my astonishment there main, another of them fastened on to my lay the schooner's boat at anchor within a left side. I was now badly fixed. While hundred yards of tn How long they had one lashed with his tail cross the glass been there, or how they had managed to front of my helmet, the other did ditte stick to us through the dark, it was impos- soross my stomach. When the second had taken hold, I let go the tail of the first, so able to tell

that both had full swing now. It is all very well to describe the position I was in, but to feel it at the time I tell you was no joke. Only two had fastened on to me, but how could I tell at the time whether I might not have every inch of my body similarly occupied. What sort of fish were they and what were they up to These were the questions that I asked myself as I seized both fish, and vainly endeavored to discon nest, them from my person. Full as I would, not one inch could I move either Still I worked away at their tails, de- termined to conquer it possible, I might just as well have tried to balance our boat upon my nose, Stir they would not. In the midst of my tussel a turtle came swim ming close to me, when to my great relief both fish let go simultaneously and darted off after the turtle. Whether they caught the unfortunate or nut I don't know, for they were soon out of sight.

them.

Give him the slip and set. Meantime, what does Lizzie say 22

*She agress with her father."

"Agrees that you ought to be shot?" "No, only that I ought to marry her Nothing will shake that notion out of her head; it's no use trying

1

maybe ye'll think he'd a done better to marry the laggio,”

mott his wife, or take his change of being

exemplarily chastised. Tutor was judicious

another matter,

Man

nough to add that he thought a certain», modicum of punishment not unsuited to the merits of the case, and that if old. Allan would consent to inflict, but an ordinary beating he, for his part, should not object. Simpson, in disgust turned to us, his three "Well, come out of doors without taking friends, and asked whether we did not any luggage. We'll walk to the first rail- think four Englishmen were At to cope way station; you'll climb into a train and with a mob of Scotchmen? hereon Tator make for England. Once you've gone, remarked that we might compute fira old McDermott will cool down and I'll try Englishmen, for that he certainly would to make your peace, and cape too, but whether with success was

Simpson concurred, that this was a pra-

Having said this Tutor sat down by the dent thing to do, and we set out as though for a mere walk, unhindered. On the way window, and looking out saw Lizzie Mo he told me enough of his amorous doings Dermott nested outside the inn-door and to show that old McDermott was partially crying as she shelled peas into an earthen justified in talking about the blunderbugs were bowl. Being a worthy man he called and, indeed, Simpson revealed himself in our attention to this touching, sight and many new lights as he poured out his moralised upon it." After all said he to simple confession. At the station nobody Simpson, is there any positive reason prevented him from taking a ticket. We why you should not marry Miss McDer shook hands; he and the dog ensconced mott ?? themselves in a carriage; and when the train was gone I walked back to the ion to When I went aloft and taid the divers of tell our friends what had occurred. The my encounter, they only laughed at me, ex- tator, being about to be ordained, was plaining that the fish that had fastened naturally shocked, and offered some remarke to my body were only enckers," We during dinner about the duties of man subsequently taught one of them with towards the weaker sex. line, and on turning it on its back it fasten- The watered to the deck, and there was not a man on was as clear as crystal, and I could see board the vessel strong enough, even with very distinctly all round me. As I both hands, to displace it. The "sucker" saw me they made towards me, and began gazed in the direction of the other bost I is at the back of the head, and looks some going round my person, and at laat came saw what subsequently proved to be one thing like an elongated five-shilling piece -That drinks the greenness from the ground right up to where I stood. 1 kept very of its divers--but at the time I caught with fretwork, in the centre. This sucker, six feet high, Lizzie, whose mother was

when-it takes bold, forms a vacuum, and nothing less than a torpedo shook would loosen the hold when once fixed,

UNDER THE VIOLETS. Her hands are cold; her face is white; Nor more her pulses come and goj Her eyes are shut to life and light;

Fold the white vesture, amow on snow, And lay her where the violets blow.

But not Beneath a graven stone,

To plead for tears with alien eyes, A Mender arces of wood alone

Shall say that here a maiden lies In peace beneath the peaceful skies.

And gray old trees of hugest limb,

Shall wheel their circling shadows-round-

To make the scorching sunlight dim,

And drop their dead leaves on her mound. When o'er their boughs the squirrels run,

And through their leaves the robins call, And, ripening in the Autumn sun

The soorns and the chestnuts fall, Doubt not that she would heed them all.

For her the morning choir shall aing Its matias from the branches high, And every minstrel voice of Spring That trills beneath the April aky Shall great her with its earliest ory. When, turning found their dial track,

Eastward the lengthening shadows past, Her little mourners, clad in black,

The criaketa sliding through the grass, Shall pipe for her an evening mase.

At last the rootlets of the trees

Shall find the prison where she lies, And bear the buried dust they seize,

In leaves and blossomito the skion: So may the soul that warmed it rise.

If any, born of kindlier blood,

Should ask, "What maiden lies below P" "Bay only this: "A tender bud,

That tried to blossom in the snow, Lies withered where the violets blow." Oliver Wendell Holmes. :

PEARL FISHING IN TORRES STRAITS.

We had our boat anchored over a very good bed of pearl fish, and when I got to the bottom I stood and carefully surveyed the surroundings before beginning my work, My line of Tision extended through the clear water for about 100 yards, and within that circle I could see every object toler ably well. To my left there was a sort of sandy bed, over which a large school of small fish were swimming, and directly they

We soon took up our place, and after breakfast the diver went down and the work of refilling our boat commenced. The crew of the other boat, as we had expected, drew up in a line with us, and also sent down their divers It was now a question of skill and hard work to secure the greatest number of the precious shells. We had two professional divers in our boat, besides myself, and so as to secure as much expedi. tion as possible, we had very short shifts, When it came to my turn to go down below, the mate who was the opptain of our boat' drew-told me to bollent as far from our boat, and in the direction of the other as I could, Sud by the moans out the others off from the bed as much as possible, we were anchored in about the centre. I put on the diver's dress and went to the bottom. As usual, before I actually began to gather the pearl-fish, I surveyed the locality with my eyes.

When we had been working about for some nine months, and collected a good number of pearls, I was sent on an exploring tour in the boat, my arew consisting of the native who was with me when his mate was killed by sharks, and a boy that we had taken from another schooner which no longer required his services. The lad was about fourteen years old, bat rather stupid. We had put on board our boat provisions to last for three days, and we were directed to cruise among several small islands, the farthest not being more than ten miles from the Pear-lo.

"I don't see any reason why I should," grumbled Simpson, in sullen mood.

*These is the prospect of a beating, and that is a very cogent reason," said Tutor.

“I think it's douced hard lines that a fellow should be forced to marry under threat of a beating," declared Simpson, in- a tone as though he would appeal to the whole of mankind for sympathy.

"Well, Lizzie is crying very wretchedly over those peas," said Tator; "if you wore a good fellow, Simpson, you would consider whether it is not possible to atone for the wrong you have done her."

“There you're all turning against me now," exclaimed Simpson, growing furious. "Who told you that I wanted to wrong anybody? All I mean to say is that I won't go through the marriage service like. a dog who's afraid."

"Oh, I like her fast enough!" fumed Simpson, flordering about the room with his hair all rumpled," but a fellow dopan't marry in that oft hand way; he wants time, reflection, and all that sort of thing. Be- sides, I want to take my degree, and they won't give it me if I marry without college leave,

Allan McDermott's im, the "Three Crabs," was a very primitive plane, with sanded floors and rooms that smelt of fish. His three sons were fishermen and prowled about at odd hours barelegged, with nets on their backs. The smallest of them was still, and they swam through my legs and sight of it it looked the most hideous object

dead, acted as housekeeper and waitress, arms, and poised about my body in a most I had ever seen. It resemble dnothing in

often attending on ne at dinner when her familiar manner. I had my arms extended earth or heaven, so far as I know. When

brothers were out in their boat, and the and my handa wide open. Every now and I caught sight of it it was stalking along the

servant girl was busy with her saucepans again one of them would rest in the palm of bottom at right angles from where I was

in the kitchen. Old Allan spent most of my hand, and 1 determined, if possible, to standing, and looked 20 feet high, while the

his time in a parlour, smoking a clay pipe satoh one, just to see what it was like. I strides It made seemed to cover yards. I

and reading London newspapers which we "Dogs don't go through the marriage. made the effort by closing my right hand had never seen a diver when down below

lont him, and in which, methought, he took service, remarked one of us three, I forget suddenly on one of their number that I myself before, it will therefore not be a

excessive interest. He was a keen politi-whom. felt sure 1 should have no difficulty in surprise to the reader when I say that I

cian of the Free Kirk Radical order, and "To put the question plainly do you, capturing. What was my astonishment could not make out the monster now before

had given his three children a solid educa- or do you not, love Miss AloDermott 2" when I opened my fingers to find that my me. I was on the point of sending a signal

tion with the conviction that ignorance is asked Tutor. finny friend had disappeared. How he got to be drawn up, when the object of my

the clogging chain of the lower orders, away I conid not tell. He was right in my terror faced towards me and advanced in

and makes them belpless to claim their rights. hand when I closed it nevertheless he my direction. It now flashed across my

Lizzie McDermott could not play the

was gone,

I often tried the same experi mind who and what the monster was, and

piano or paint, but she wrote a bold band, ment, but never succeeded in catching one. I could not help laughing at the idea that

rockoped the longest score for whiskey in I had not been working long in filling my who was similarly dressed looked to my The second day after we had left the moment and was learned in the laws of bag to send up aloft before I felt something brother diver equally monstrous, We vessel we were sailing in between two islands the Pentateuch and the Books of Kings and trining round my arm, and to my dismayadvanced towards each other, and he when the native, who could tow say a few Judges. She was not exactly pretty, but when I looked to see what it was, I found extended his huge hand, which I took in words in broken English, asked me to haul fresh as rose and sharp as one of the That is true; but if it is only a ques- a water snake firmly coiled round, just mine and we had a hearty squeeze, both down the sail and cast the anchor, as he thorns that protset this flower. How it tion of time, I think we can manage it," re- above the wrist. I at, once seized hold of shaking at the novelty of the scene of our thought we were on a good pearl bed. The came that she and Simpson had wrought plied Tutor, "I will go and nee McDer the brute's tail and tried my best to pull greeting, then bu qL

wish was soon complied with, for in less time tolly in Israel, to use her, father's expres-mott, and he wont downstairs again. it off but all to no purpose. What was Next day when I was down diving I saw, than it takes to describe, the sail and anchor sion, would have been inexplicable but for When old Allan saw that Simpson had to do? I tried, and tried again, but no sitting on a patch of green stuff, a white were down, t

the fact that women do not see men with ceased to be stiffnecked, he himself became use. At last I encompassed my left arm, object exactly like a monkey. So. complete. The native only had a pair of old trousers the same oyes as we who wear coats. Per les obäurate. If a promise of marriage where the reptile lay coiled, with my right was the resemblance that I could not dis- and shirt on, which he began to take off haps the Scotch lass had discovered that within a reasonable time, gay six months, hand, and pressed downwards, and by this cover any difference, except the color the preparatory to diving. When I saw what he Simpson's soul was a thing of sweetness. was duly drawn up and signed before wit means slid the slimy visitor down over the eare, lege, arms, hands, eyes, and attitude was going to do 1 remonstrated with him, as He was in any case of age to marry with- nesses he would not object to delay, said he, hand, and he glided away as if nothing was being precisely like those of the ordinary the captain had given orders not to go down out his family's consent, and he enjoyed especially if the delay had for its object the matter. At the time I felt very nervous, monkey. I tried to approach it, so as to get without the diving dress. The native some property, which would enable him to the perfecting of Simpson's education; but for I had never come in contact with one a neater view, but the first step I took it however took no notice of me, but in ha keep a wife and advis

he sternly warned this slippery lover that the of them before, but I learnt by subsequent was gone! How or where I omild not tell plunged. I and the boy sat watching for Lizzie's eyes were red after. Simpson's falfilment of the promise would be strictly experience that they are not dangerous. but sa the disappearance was so quick, in his re-appearance. He had been down for departure; but as old Allan made no allu exacted when the time came, and that After working away for two weeks we fact like a flash of lighting, I came to the what I was sure extended beyond the tummalsion to the truant or his offence we made ash-sticks and blunderbuss could reach cleared out the bed we were then on, and conclusion that the brute had a hole close to time, and I was getting alarmed, Well I none either. It struck us, however, that him as easily six months these sa then, our provisions being short, we wolghed where it was sitting, down which it had might At last the fore part of the body Lizzie's taxes brothers had suddmly dis Simpson, who saw in delay potential re anchor and set sail for the vessel.

gone. I could not however discover it, al-came up, with a stream of blood and ofly appeared, and indeed they were not seen lease, answered civilly, and said that be While we had been absent, another pearl though on, this, as on subsequent occasions substance floating all around him, and before for three days, when they turned of his words. The prozoise was accordingly should always be equal to the redeeming fishing schooner had anchored. alongside of when I saw it, I tried to do so..

I could get hold of what was left of the man, bringing Simpson with them, while the At the end of ten days we had filled our it was seized and hurled through the water dog trotted benind

drawn up, and witnessed by us all (Alan our vessel, and they had got their boat out and nearly ready for starting to work boat again, having far outstripped car op at a terrifo rate; leaving in the wake a wide was alone writing a letter when our and his sons Included) the same evening; My name is Sili Tarko, but on board ship When the captain and crew of this schooner ponents in the number of shells collected, streak of the poor fellow's life blood. We inckless friend entered, limp, spineless, and the only objecting party was Lizzle never saw anything more of him. He had and bereft of color. He said that the herself, who wept and declared that she the captain and men called me Tile. In aw our best coming up loaded with pearl and we set off for the Pearle.

The anchor of our boat had hardly touched guns to his long home, where the weary three McDermotts had overtaken him at wasn't disposed to grant delays, but wanted the month of May, 1876, 1 signed articles, few they put off to see what sort of success and shipped on board the Pearls for two we had had, and their eyes seemed to the bottom here before my two companions find rest" Savage although he was, be Newcastle and given him the choice between to be married on the forthcoming Sunday years, the vessel being equipped for a pearl glisten when they say our fine haal. It disappeared out of the boat. They had both was a good fellow," and I deplored his sad returning with them or being thrashed Old Allan bad to threaten hier with his

until all his bones were broken with three stick before she would be reasonable. ashing expedition among the pearl beds in took us some days to get our abells pat on dived down to explore the bed. In a very fate extremely

The captain was angry with me when I ash sticks whloig they submitted, for. Sla And yet see what whirling feathers wo Torres Straits. The orow consisted of the board the vessel, and re-provision our bost short space of time they both came up on captain, thres Europeans, and three of my for a fresh starts the boat of the other either side of the boat, each having in his told him what had happened, but the boy inspection. To an bis appeals they had men are, for it was owing to Lizzie and no own countrymen, After a prolonged and schooner had been ready long before cure hande & splendid specimen of the pear corroborated what I said that the unfortunate tarned the deaf ears of unreason one, one else that the marriage did not take seeing him waver, had even hinted at a place at the time allotted Two months rough voyage we reached Cape York where we were at a loss to know why they did not shell. They made me understand by their fellow would go in spite of me, t we stayed one night, and anabored the next make a start. The fast was the ground was gestionlationssthat there were plenty mors But I will now stop recounting my adrene tentative dose with the ash sticks by way after his return to Oxford, Simpson, tho day in a central position among the pearl new to the crew, and they did not know like those they had brought up down below tures and at some other time-perhaps not of preliminary en dat door

had been perforce keeping ups correspond

islands or beds.

where to begin, and they were waiting for They threw what they had to the boat, far distant will give an account of my last But why didit you resist-call for a ence with his intended (old Allan being When I engaged in Sydney, the duties to start so that they could follow and set and again dived. About the same space of year's experienes in pearl fishing in Torres peliceman? I asked, impressed with the cognisant of the same, and approving) idea that Simpson's valour was not shining Simpson noticed that Lizzie's letters began that appertain to sort of generally useful in longide un on the same bed. Our time slated to when they first went down Straits

Before I blose this paper I should just like at this trying moments

to grow gold, then they became career. hand were what I undertook to performy saptain, who saw through the scheme, gave when the one on the last side of the beas

"Couldn't they have mauled me into At length they ceased, and three weeks. but after acting na "tander" to the diver: un instructions to go sway in the middle of again appeared with another large pearl fish to warn agilors and others engaging on board for a few days, i was informed that I would the night, to have no light in the boat, and Instead of throwing this into the boat and vessels destined for the pear-shing trade, nothing before the poliseman came up passed without his receiving a line. As have to take my turn at the diving. This we were to propel hot with muffled care going down as before, he rushed to the gun to see into the provisions and other little retorted Simpson, impatiently. Besides, the end of that time he received an uner I thought vary hard and unit, as I was. On our way from the bed we had previously wale, cant it in anyhow, and climbed up the domestic items supplied. The fare on board do you think I want. s. cot, with ez-pected illustration of the proverb, Out of only getting small wages, while the worked out, wo had discovered another and side of the old gentleman" were after the craft I was in was the very opposite of planations in a police court fellow right out of mind," for news ranched him good | in fact the ment was so salt and hard has to sing small in s scrape of this sort." that Elzzis had so far gone out of her professional divers were well paid. My it was to this spot that we were to direct him

But what had bebote of the other as to render it nnit for use. The dangers 29 In sum, then, you caved in, and paid mind as to transfer her affection to one prabost was not listened to, and I had to our courde. It was about three filed from ensade myself in the diver's dress and are the vessel, and on the ether side of at laland looked in the direction that he had gone and hardships of the life are quite bad the McDermotts their return journey fatalwart Donald Shaw, a fisherman whom plore for many, a weary hour among the which would cotupletely shut us out from down, but could see no sign of the man enough to encounter without being starved Yes, with refreshments on the syrah clandestinely married one bright day, strange inhabitants and singular marine the view of sither reste tum RT The one who had got into the boat came into the bargain. The story of my first At the station old Allen was waiting for us, without paternal sanction One of the Me harbage at the bottom of the Straits on The night came that we were to start Tver to where I was sitting in a state of year's pearl-fishing is ended users and he has given me four stid-twenty hours Dermotts it was who, being bound to Long to reflect whether I will marry Lanzte or don on other busines, stopped at Oxford I shall never forget the first time I reached he intensely dark, with heavy clouds float great excitement, and he begen gesticulats landera utzingo, 24 RE

go to the churchyard "angry the end on his way to bring Simpson tidings of this the bottom with the cumbersome diver's ing all round and giving strong indications Ing in a wild manner, pointing his finger to

** And what are you going to aboous ?* event | shi, in tertoring the Oxonian whis dress on. If the reader can vividly realise of raids. At midnight our wrew got guleily the spot where his companion had dived READING TOUR ADVENTURE.

“How the derisa is a fellow to choose f... wrišten proinine, this young Scotchman being in the scores of a few minutes trans. on board and silently based off from the To make me understand what he meant, he Seeing a young cousin stare fast Week ported from our world on a bright morning, vennel', siger Beyond the dark clouds Aying opened his mouth and caught hold of the for reading four with a friend, a boxful solaimed: Simpson in exseperation. Do | said, blazily Be

***Awwolf's ban gang to the de'il nød." With His ang shining clearly, and with the marons in quick sundossions, the tow stars calf of his legi While he was still trying of books, and a tutor, i was reminded ofron shink it's so pleasant to bayw, a family vels of his fellow beings bumming about Cass twinkled pre and lung and davy by this starting method to make me come similar journey which I once took myself; of Scotchmen running alter you silerar kins, to a world with no sound and among | indiatimet ontline) 61 The Land under the beehand what he wished to describe, tas while reading: les mer. Augustin Kat dia, ika olanley Park Man

somy of hideggs appeareers nei, m of which pur randi yon month, we burjust of our inliginda samo to the purines ""'ont (hield would uni hava kama miomariag Tas con/sustuks wat, in kruik, serious,

A SOUTH SEA ISLANDER'S YARN.

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The following "yarn" has been put together from particulars fursished by the South Sea Islander concerned. Be is now In my employ, and was with me before he wani pearling s****

A Tanks TERM replied Simpson,

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