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"ACHILLES OVER THE TRENCH. Thin role Achillas dear to Zeta; and round The warrior's puissant aboutäkra Pallas firing Har fringed mégis, and arbund bin herila The glorious goddens wreath'd a golden cloud, And from it lighted an all-shining flame. As when a

to Leaven an island girl with foes, All day the men contend in grievous war From their own clly, and with set of sun Their fires fiame thickly, and aloft the glare Flies streaming, if perchance the neighbours

round

Far off from from a city goes

May see, and sail to help them in the war So from his head the splendear went to heaven, From

wall

I to dyke he slept, Le stood, nor join'd The Ashmans-honouring his wise mother's

There standing, shouted; Pallas far away Cal'd; and a boundless panic shook the foo. For like the clear voice when a trampt shrills, Blown by the fierce beleaguerors of a town, Bo rang

the clear voice of Bakidas; And when the brazon gry of Balidos. Was heard among the Trojans, all their hearts. Were troubled, and the full-mated horses whirl'd The chariots backward, knowing grief's at hand; To see the dread, anwariable fire

B

And cheer astounded were the charioteers

for the

great head

I

That o'er the grou Palgia lakásos made it barn. Thrice from the dyiso le sent his mighty shout,

Thrice backward reel'd the Trojane and allisa; And there and then twelve of their noblest died Among their spears and chariota.

~Alfred Tennyson.

UNDERGROUND.

There wasn't a better mate over struck at the head

1

of a drill,

Ever ready, and willing, and cheerful, with

A smile and a joke for us all. And mang's the time in the ranges, if any among

up took ill,

That Tom's stop was like rain in the summer

when we hadn't expected a fail,

He was just agoing for splicing, and had run

up a bit of a hat,

And the rally was all out for the fences, and

the bark on the roof had got dry ;* 'Twas a crib that a girl might be proud of, all

ship shape and tight, only but

A man don't know what his life's worth, if

he ain't got insured on the aly. "Twas a sun-bappy day in the winter, when he

went on the afternoon shift;

And his girl was around by the brace to give

him a bit of a smile,

And he wasn't the man to miss her, for fearing

THE CHINA MAIL.

[No. 4512 DECEMBER 15, 18776

and aut infrequently charm the talkare in order for commencing work

and willld a week therefrom 1. was du my friend. „No matter how sakutely;be endos. | are many daughtẩm, they none of them to whom they give ear. The nice listenar odly the pără: morning, a Thec bat way to Brisbane with my hard-earned yours to smooth over the matter, he cannot marry, for many only at a comparatively; in pretty sure to get a name for intellect, ripple apon the water, mar a breat

wages in my pocket.

expect a British matron' to believe that advanced age, has been oba ›rved by every. War battlour: Bardolink, and we

What a strange thing life is! As memory when her husband has a package of seven body, and we submit that the reason for culture, wit,readine for

carles me back for the period of why wives openly delivered at his frout door, he an otherwise unsccountablo' phenomenon through the skill, plaiddelskassfor sh quality, indeed, which he or she does not să like nothing. “Indolhughing, singing boyhood, when living on our little lalandis conducting himself in a way that deserves has been givad. But it is only the Best reveal, and may not possess. The person kuntokes of songs, and folding as merry among my brothers and sisters, and the her affection and respect. If the unhappy lover the man who mount the breach fond of talking usually endows the per- as il-en dar may be a wedding.izin our people of our triboj I cannot but come to chairman refuson to receive the King' a pre- who suds the task so difficult. When one son who listens with whatever attributed course, we had fich runt parallel with and the conclusion that in many respects our sent, and leaves the seven young Fijlans daughter has been married, the rest ho thinks he has himself; and his good tie spur referred to of the main coral social and political life is preferable to, and upon the hands of the expres company, he surrender at discretion. opinion of the listener growe steadily roof dawa daladalong the edge it looked in advatise of, what I have soon pruchsed will be guilty of exponing his Heathen fel like a floating forest diminutive-enow, in so-called civilised communities As low crestation to misery and starvation.

MARRIAGE IN WASHINGTON. until sometimes it amounts to positive capped trees and shrubs below the surface any rate our simple life is never marred by The express company will not undertake to Recently the New York Avonne Fres worship

It is not enough to liston meraly 014, then

wan Belastingdon when we had reaches about half the dis low vices incident to all European countries support seven hungry young women, and byterian Church was the scene of a remark negative, manner, for this appears like pomi-circle, and to jeb aurons, we had to ing, bothug, frickery it every shape and on the streets jolad in the simple garb of ponstructed as to make it an exceptionally resignation, like silent suffering, like follow the contour. We had not far to go form la business, the tasseling and strug their native land, the phairman of a mla beautiful scene for an evening wedding. uncomplaining martyrdom, and, besides, before we came to an opening where the gling after the god mammon, often to the stonary socialy who ignores the Fijian at It is lighted in a manner similar to that may be mistaken for stupidity, which is aps of the reef receded sufficiently-low exclusion of friendship, and the violation own front door canol, with any con-used in the Legislative halls at the Capital fatal to the listener's hope and objecting through. The boss bow was turned there, my tale is ended, and I won't take thousand miles away. Bither he must above the glass ceiling and the auditorium beneath the surface to admit of our get of good faith between man and man, But sistency, pretend to care for the Filan ten that is to say the gas jets are contested One may be as stupid as an owl, in into the gun, and to pulled away under the up space moralling of philosophising. A hocept the King's present at the price of is flooded with a mellow light only low society, but his listeners must disguise impression that for the line we were done. I said before, it is a strange world, and the the ruin of his domestic peace, or he must penetrating and more becoming than day- his stupidity if they would be accepted; with the difficulty of ozonning thin barrier, drama of real life opens up a wider field refoss and ruin his reputation as a consla light. The pulpit, reading desk, etc., are and above all, never indicate or intimate This ides was soon exploded. We had not for thought than that of fiction. Last year tent supporter of the missionary cause. It beneath the arch, supported by columas to anybody else that the speaker has got more than 200 yards from the month. I was daring the dangors of the deep is seldom that an excellent and deserving which give an opportunity for an elaborate any possibility of stupidity. We can be opening when we had to call a up North: this year I am employed looking man fe put in so perplexing and dangerous floral decoration: The columus and arch dulness and commonplace itself with reet. As we had plenty of time on hand, trustworthy quadraped. I often look into King was duly warned by the British of Wednesday, aid from the arch depended halts, forlin front of us again appeared tire after Oldi Dandy-holimsy but quiet a predicament. It is said that the Tijlan wore entwined with flowers for the wedding impunity, provided we seem to think the stoppage caused as no irritation, and we his kindly old face when he comes to me admiral that the chairman of the Loudon the initials of Ex and T., of the bride and well of our acquaintances. We may be pulled in gurgoare, it pur pipes, and deter in the yard and pits his big load on my Misionary Soolety would not be permitted room--Miss Emma Fornby of this city, insignificant, and yet bear reputation for mined to rest awhile and look about us, shoulder, as much as to say of Give the & to marry the néven gratuitous wives The and W. Howard Chy of Harrisburg, Penn- individuality, cleverness and character,As we smoked sway, we chatted on dif. rub and feed, old man and think what a lot him eat them, was the generous mon-sylvania. These initials were composed of so long as we assume prejudices in favor formt rublepts, sad among others the pecu montrast in the mods of life I now lead, arch's reply. Of course the chairman white flowers, and interlaced. On cithar of our neighbors. And by listening arity of the zoophytes, polypes, and tending his wants, and that of my pearl cannot do this without creating remark, side of the letters were hanging baskets the extraordinary and incredible Rapidity asking oxperience. Where shall I be next and perhaps incurcing the condemnation of filled with flowers. Wherever it was possi patiently, earnestly and pleasantly to with which these dangerous coral resta are year? or you either for that matter, my the stricter part of the press.

ble to as flowers, there they appeared, whoever addresses us, even when we constructed. The boat lay quite still, and doar render. "This is a question none of us

de bernd even the white ribbon, dividing off the seats find nothing in the discourse that is now as we surveyed, the surroundings it was can answer, and if we could I don't know

reservat for the relatives and more intim. or entertaining, we may be certain of evident we were in a circular chamber of that it would do us any good. One thing

ate friends of the two families, was covered The water below us was so I do hope, and that is, that I shan't be

with white blossoms. The bride is the 1 securing friends, since in so doing we the reef. silently compliment others and repress transparent, that every object could be seen down among the quear objects to be seen

daughter of D. G. Forney, editor of the whatever savors of egotism,

distinctly, The depth of this basin was when pearl fahing in Torres Straits.

Stenday Chronicle of this city, and brother } the reef walls seemed to be almost perpen. about five fathans, and within this ares

of John W. Forney, formerly editor of the iquiar, but to the south of where the boat

Washington Daily). Chronicle. The bridal party entered the church in a different floated it shelved if gradually, and there

manner from that usually adopted at/ appeared to be an archway, loading, under

weddings. The two ushers onnen fret, the reef, tall eyes were concentrated upon

next the four, groomsmen in paire, then this spot, as it porgand to be allye with fak

the groom walking alone. The parents going in and out. I pepposed to shift the

of the bride followed, and the four undes boat to the centre of attraction, and I

maids in couples last of all the bride would put the diving dreas on for the

entered and walked alone up the aisle, purpose of sesing what it all meant. We

As she drew near the altar her father drews over the.1opening and cast the

stepped forward and took her hand and anchor, and in * very short space of time

led her to the groom. After the ceremony I found myself at the month, of what

which was brief, the beide and groom led proved to be the access to a coral care

the way down the aisle, the bridesmaids The entrance or hall-for that was what

following with the groomsmen. The bride's it resembled was about twelve feet wide,

dress was a rich, soft lustrous white julle extending Long beginning to opening

out Princess The Hont was briunet with point face, and the material and the train, fully three yards in length, wire garnished with natural lilies of the valley, white talle and white silk. The waist wan high and the sleeves to the elbow. The vell was very long and full, and fastened to the head with natural billes of the val loy; a bouquet of the same flowers was hald in the hand, Nene but natural flowers were used with this elegant tollet Graphic BAL

The bane of all society is egotism, which is so restless and exacting that it never pausea to see what mind and merit may lie behind the externally uninviting -Harper's Bazar.

PEARL FISHING IN TORRES. STRAITS.

PART IL-BT J...

AMONG. THE BEASTÉK

* CHINESE MOURNING,

(Concluded.) The one year a mourning la worn for grandfathers and grandmothers, when the cap-knob and tall tip are yellow. One year's moursing, should be worn by hu bands for wives, whether hest or second; but among the nonofficial alasses, this is frequently neglected. For comenbines there is no mourning prescribed unless there are children by her, when the should be mourn- ed for three mouths (the 8th class), but this algo neglected. Brothers and sisters should mouth a fear for their brothers, but topstomas only to mourn if the decess

LOVE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

We would invite commisaration for the luckless swain who happens to fall in love with one of half a dozen sisters, none of whom are married, and all of whom are living under the paternal roof. That man, we will venture to say, has before him ons of the most disagreeable and difficult taske to be met with during the long campaign of life. We may lay it down as an almost absolute rule, that it is easier to carry off an only daughter, who la at the same time an only child and an heiress, than It is to get engaged to one of siz girls, each of whom is more or less willing-let us say—to and a lover, and all of whom the parents would The pearl bede in Torres Straits are very

gladly ses established In life. In the case different to the Ceylon fishery off the coast

of an only daughter, a vertain loneliness opposite the villages of Condatsby and

which she necessarily experiences from the Anipo. This bank measures something like

fact of having no sisters, fosters in her the twenty miles long by eight or ten miles

sd be the elder. Unmarried, sisters should, romantic temperament. Though she may broad, and several feet thick. None of the

to mourned for one year, married, for mine, be, for a girl, faldly frank and ingeannas, beds that I have worked on in the Straits the care, about mixteen feet. A months but this seems to be generally depend upon it she cherishes in her heart sens or channels have covered more than a wended my way through this hall, the dispensed with also. A generic term for certain thoughts, fancies, ideals, and hopes, few hundred yards, and the layers are walls of which seemed quite perpendi-to-marrying isronsw the bow string, but which she does not communicate to her generally very thin. The oysters, however, cular, appeared to drive before, mean term specially applied to re-marrying a parents. She abstains from doing so be procurable in some of the Streits beds army of any soldiers When I reached maldén, as distinguished from a widow, 1 cause she instinctively knows that she will think are equal, if not superior, to those the mouth of the car, what a wonderful walling up the vacant] room. One year's not meet from them all the sympathy she obtainable in the locality named,

sight was "before "mef. The dimensions of mourning la also worn by the sons of wives, requires. Her parents would probably be There is an impression on the minds of the apartment would not cover more than or concubines for other concubine-consorts perfectly kind, but, Instead of agreeing many people that the "fish" encased in a hundred yards Aquare, but the formation of their father. As before stated, the own with her absolutely, they would give her pearl anells is not fit for human food in the was rogus neither circular, son of such a woman weare motirning for good advice, which is by no means the way that the common oyster in. This is oblong, nor great mistake. If stewed, curried, or in tion of all three the roof forming a sort further, prescribed to be worn by a son for more likely to be romantic, and what la but a sort of combina- three years. One year mourning. 18, thing she wante A girl to placed in much fact properly cooked in any way, the pearl of dome, made to by the raying, branches his mother, being his father's ex-wife, who called sentimental than one who occupies oyster is very palatable and nutritious. of the coral reed

that bordered the has been sent back to her father's family, a less solitary position. She thinks mure, Our orew used them extensively, and go-chamber wall, having a circular opening owing to Incompatibility of temper, How feels more, dwells, more pathetically on Tarned crooked. I knew that death waenerally preferred them to the salt juba in the centre of the roof through which the ever a rood, son would generally wear the images of love and romanos, and the man when compared with the Russians. The

that she might be tifft,

And there wasn't a thought betwixt them,

that God was awaiting the while. And before he slawed on the ladder for the

range was a little bit weak, And Tom always went down by the dry shaft, what he sometimes was late for the start She pinned in his cost the flowers she had

brought up fresh from the creek, And the sun hid right in a gum-tree, cos be

wouldn't look at them part. We was working in reach of each other; I was

holding my drill in the face, And Tom-Ohl he was a striker, there ain' When sudden there came a rush, and all

many the likes of him now-

wir in the place

about in that row.

I clung to my drill and he passed me,

clawed at the back of my abirt, And left me in darkness not thaukial

there wasn't time then to think.

the

But I scrambled quick back on the mullock,

and Tommy was hart; ·

And the boys tumbled down to the level,

́like water when tapped-in-a-"-sink." ~".-

We Imew there wasn't a show, when we saw

what a heap had come down, But it aint the time to argue when real work's

got to be did; And even the bosses stopped lawing, and never

titubered the "crown"

Where the loose rock hung, sulkily thinking

it hadn't done all it was bid. He hadn't had thing to cry ont, or to think of

a bit of a prayer, And crushed under bigh twenty ton a man

ain't a pictor to me,

Bat somehow the candles burned dimmer, and

something besides us seamed there; When we'd lover'd away the last and stooping down to lim wo sec

Her flowers on his tips.

-G, N. O.

"GRAINS OF GOLD,

A SERMON need not be very long; but it ought to be very broad.

How immensely would our conversa. tion be abridged if all mankind would speak the truth,

If I had my life to live over again think I should tell the truth every time.

-William Tweed.

I

Never tell a man he's a fool; in the first place he won't believe you; in the next, you make him your enemy.

Energy and power result from ceaseless looking forward in the hope of making to-morrow better than to-day Clarke

*BARD

the Russian batteries. The Turklan

Theman who intrudes upon a family of five artillery is as to well known, already armed orsix girlsfinds a very different sort of ground with Krupp gund. When, la 1888, the for his exploits, and meets with a far more Sultan Mahmoud II set about the ro complex reception. Where there are alz organization of his artililery, be entreated sisters living together, they do not allow of the assistance the chief of that arm of secrets, even in thought, being kept from the service in the Prussian army. As- each other. The solitary daughter lives, cordingly a lieutenant of the 5th Brigade so to speak, a private life, no matter how of Arthlary and three non-commluloned, great the number of her acquaintances; for officers of the artillery of the Goard were if she chooses a confidants, she chooses one dospatched to Constantinople. These offi only, and one who will second, and not ears.translated the Frussian regulations check, her own sentimente and aspiration into Turkish, Introduced and taught the But girls cannot choose their own sisters. Prussian drill, and, laatsted, not withstand- form a society which I not altogether a co- officers in the fervios of the Porte, that the operative sooloty. The moment a young batteries ahould be armed with Prusslan fellow makes his appearance, he is the object guns. The instruction thus begun was no rank has as yet been obtained of a critical examination, not by one only, ostinued by Wendt, Lehmen, Graab,

A CORRESPONDENT of the Golos, writing from Sistova, dwells as great length upon the superiority of the Turkish artillery The work of procuring the pearl oyster sun's rays shone, giving justin attended at times with great risk from splendor to the Internal appearance of the such a case. One year's mourning is also prepared for his undertaking. He is the pieces of the latter are, it appears, very apt an iridescent full period of three yours' motirning in who woon her, filids the ground ready grooves in the hore of the bronze field. sharks, sudden squalls, &o, and is on all

worn for the unmarried sisters of a father,visible embodiment of her abstract ideas to become choked with lead i the projectiles occasions, and ander the most favorable,

As I stood and looked around, the ites Nine months mourning is worn for own and vague visions; and if she is unce die being covered with a coating of that metal pircumstances, a hard, comfortless, and forend itself on my mind that I had really brothers wives, for first cousins, for un posed to regard him with favour, there is to enable them to take the rifling. To such laborious occupation. No doubt the erreached fairy land, what a grand sight married own sisters, and for married sunte no one to interfere with the advance of an extent, Indeed, has this been the cas ployers of labor in this capacity made sit was Hard and there in the middle and (being father & sisters) mar * that sentiment into admiration and love., that a large number of guna" have been good pecuniary haul from the speculation, on both sides of this marine palatial spart Fiye months' mourning la prescribed for Her parents may disapprove of his sult, | rendered unserviceable, and an order has but the poor laboror "gots more kicks ment grow, coral op varying in height great grandfathers and great grandmothers, and may finally say so; but there la consequently been recently given to Herr than halfpence," while many lose their from one to three fest, having perfect (though 100 days in generally substituted nothing in their disapprobation to weaken Krupp to manufacture 1,000 steel field- lives. One of our divers lost his life by stems and branches, while their shape and in practice); for married own sisters (ignor the attachment already formed, but rather pieces to replace those now in use In the stupidity of his "tender."

He had symmetrical proportions would have, per ed in practice); for the wives of cousins, everything to strengthen it. gone down to work below in the ordinary suaded any one that they had been regu and for great-uncles, and their wives. The way. The sex was calm, but there was a larly cared for, by a most attentive aquatic lowest grade of mourning is worn for great strong current running, and there was gardener, and not rested by insignificant great grandfathers, (in practice however rather an ugly reaf bordering the bed we little scophytes in this artistic way. To 10 days), which are not so very uncommon wore working on. When he had been down tight and left of where I stood there were in rural districts and for concubines with about half an hour he signalled as the alternate pillars and alcoves; in some of ohlidren, (in practice Iguered). Incidental tender said he surmised to have more the latter a small coral free appeared, with ly we may mention here that the wives of line let on. Coil after coil was “paid” a base very similar to flower pot. The all the officers belonging to the nine ranke, ont, and still the tug came for more. After tinte both of olfags, and stems of these are entitled, on petition to the Emperor, a time the tender got alarmed and called coral trees varied, embracing transparent to one of seven grades of female titles, of illook, for the other diver, to whom he explained white light pink, town, and dark red which, we may speak in detall hereafter the quantity of line he had let go, and that It was wonderfully pretty to see the differ. The ancestral tableta are invariably headed the demand was still unsatisfied. Imment shades of golden light thrown upon either with the words "Bearing the Imper. diate steps were taken to see how matters the tips of the branches of these different al Ch'ing Tartar Dynasty) Patent, of. There the whole air are together, and they in the strong opposition of the French stood. It was too late, however, for or colored doral trees. No description. I can where the fecessed 1 an official or au the second diver descending he found the give will confey an accurate iden of the official's wife, or with the words Walting life line and tackle all entangled on peaks seane. Within the care there were hum- for a patent from Imperial Ching," where of the reef, while the unfortunate diver dreds of fish of every description swimming stood upright, with his back against a porr in and out of the crevices and across the No mourning whatever is worn for renor pet by the six Individually and separ- | Jungmann, Blum, Schmidt, Stroker, and pandicular point of the reef, against hick further end from where I was standing, lations by marriage, nor for any lines ately, but by the entire half-dozen, aiding other Prudane, who have served amou the tide jammed him as tightly as if he had some of these were blood-red, others red, sendants, nor for any one in a lower and abetting each other in the sorating. 1886 in the Turkish artillery, and to hose been tied there with strong cords. He with silver and black stripes crossing the aguate degree. It may also be added So long as he remains on a footing of mere efforts this latter owes its present admitted- had his right hand extended, in which he grasped a knife-similar to: what most die body from top of book to belly, while others that an agnate giyen in adoption to an acquaintance with the family, he is ly high degree of efficiency. vers use below, and with which he had were mottled with gold, bronze, and silver agnate in a higher degree reduces his criticised ne fairly and dispassionately as DERING the present year eight now men severed the air tube, to, doubtless when pots. The attitudes they assumed were periods of mourning one degree for any human beings ever are by each other. Ent of war have been added to the strength of he began to safosate, and with the fdes singular, and the effect upon the one who dies and for whom he would the moment he beglas to testify a distinct the German navy, The Mucke, an arm- that by this means he would be able to beholder most peculiar. While the main otherwise have worn mourning previous preference for one out of the aiz, he exposes oured gunbost of 1,000 tons displacement, body glided about, passing and repassing, to adoption, Poochow Herald. se himself to observation and comments of a with 700 indicated borse-power engines, reach the surface. Let bis thoughts or others remained stationary, some appearing

fear equitable kind. He is discussed, and carrying one 30,5 centometre gun, and plans have hem what they may, they were to stand on their tails surveying the

A PREDICAMENT lacussed without reserve, in the presence protected by 8-inch fron plates, was launch frustrated, for the poor fellow was quite apper regions, while others stood on dead when brought to the boat. This sad their heads as if trying to bore a hole chairman of the London Missionary Society forance; and this not from jealousy, or of the Weser Shipbulding Company at An unfortunate dilemma-to which the of the one for whom he is exhibiting a pre-ed on the 7th of May, 1877, from the yard fate is only one of many that occur from through the door of the mave. Among the was lately reduced, according to the New milles, or, indeed, any distinctively bad Bremen. On the 18th of May a sistership year to year, perhaps not exactly in the same form, but in one way and another number there were extremely hideous-look- Fork Times, by an ill-judged present made motive, but because he has suddenly evoked of the above, the Scorpion, was launched at connected with the hazardous nature at the ing brutes the devil-fish to wit 1.some of by King Thakombau of Fiji, is stated by livelier and peculiar Interest in himself the same establishment. On the 26th of the smaller fry however datvied this that journal in an article from hiss we in the whole family, and because they live June the Otter, a flat-bottomed gunboat, Who his fortune here would try, occupation, the external part of the one "creature" in particular I notice does he admire the efforts of the Bondon and among each other, and there is no view: Chinese, rivers, was launched at. Elbing, monsters in Aandish outline. There was take following extract Expedally their lives and speak their thoughts publicly intended for service against pirates in the The cleaning of the external The poor are only they who feel poor, shells, opening them to extract the meat. It measured, I should say, from tail to Missionary Bodlety, which, in his opinion, of him that is taken by any one member. On the 31st of July & twin-screw armoured and poverty consiste in feeling poor and searching for the spherical pearls that nose about five or six inches, having a sends out a finer quality of missionary than that is not communicated to the rest, the corvette the cheerwas launched The rich, as we reckon thew, and among are found inside, is a dirty, unpleasant un buli-dog fat-head; ppg nose, red glistening any other society has sent and as a proof object of his all Included. We feat it Bredow from the ships to the Valoan Com them the very rich, in a true search dertaking. Some of the spherical pearls eyes, with zayed bed spike cropping of his high opinion of this noble organisation muss ever remain true that love credits pany The Bismarck and the Blücher, both would be found very indigent and ragged, are very beautiful The theory of their out from the back, and a fail similar to he his just sent to its chairman soven young the loved one with perfections he does not built by the North German Compang at

Emerson.

formation is very singular. It is thought what his Botanica majesty, le generally and valuable wives, accompanied by a polite possess, and fails to percelys in him im Gaarden, near Hial, were launched, the and asserted by some soologists that represented in possess. In spite of this note begging the chairman's idceptance of perfections that are glaring. In other and former on the 1st and the latter on the grain of sand or other foreign substance and other repulsive objects that floated the trifling gift. Of course there are those older words, love is blind. But large 26th of July last. The Stoah, built by the Persons who talk are always in danger irritates the tender inhabitant to stakan well worth wings and I did not grudge entertains a gue hope of throwing of to be blind Five sisters take good care on the 8th of October, and the Mallic gaining access to the Interior of the oyster, about, me, the some on the whole was who will suspect that the Fijian King families do not allow any of their members Vulcan Company at Bredow, was launched of talking too much; the better they talk extent that in self-defense it immediately the time and laba spent.

the British protectorate, and that he wants that the airth shall be well acquainted with built by the Government at Dantzio, on the greater the danger. Nearly all men begins to emit the fald secretion is pro When I had diverted myself of the to provide himself with materials for all the peculiarities and defects of the man the 18th of October All these four last and women who have gained the repute vided with, and thus costs the intending diving dress we started on our way, and banquet in celebration of that event. There who is making love to her. It is astonish named "yeals are sister ships, ach of tion of eminent conversationalists are stom, whick increases day by day in size; reached sur destination before sundown.

le, however, really no student reason for ing how fastidious girls become concerning 7308 tons displacement, armoured" with Ittle else than monologiste, and monologue and is composed of presisely to samo ROS ge

terial that coats the inside of the abells and

thun doubling the disinterested motives of a man who does not want to marry them, 10-inch fron plates, aimed with five beary to as deadly a foe to conversation as in is called in fit hardened condition astra The heat day which hard at work sending the King" He says that he admire the and does, want to marry somebody se guns and driven by engines of 5,800 surable stupidity. We get tired, after a Bome of the beds 1 have worked at prodne up pearl oysters I saw one of the wides London Missionary Society, and feels kindly There is no commoner observation among indicated home-power. It calculated white, of hearing the most eloquent speeched pearl oysters that contained from one up monkeys. It was perched on its hind legs, toward its chairman. It would be unkind girls who are not sisters, then that they that they will be able to attain under steam. If it comes from one mouth, and we is to als spherical yearity, while other beds and appeared to be eating something from to look seven gift wives in the mouth, and are surprised Bertha in going to marry a speed of fourteen knot an hour while, wardly pray for what has been aptly have not contained one pearl in afty o7s the right hand the same way that one to impates hungry, instead of an honour Edmftud since he is not good enough as arrangements have been made for lifting called a few flashes of silence. How many ters, or even more. From this I infer that of our common brown monkeys munch an able motive to the givery and it would be for her." Yet many of them would have the fore when not in use and the shipa brilliant people there are in society whom the character of the ground the bed is formed #pple) placesus:bread or nuts When I grossly discourteous to intimate that a king been as little difficult to please as Bertha are fitted with fall-elbed spare, is in expected all their acquaintances fear on account of on the strength of current, or other site have mentioned the fact of seeing this does not tell the truth" If te alleged had they been in Bertha's place. I that they will the move Handy, and fast

etinstances that I cannos explainz, has White muring monkey to several people, these seven young and counting wives are 14 so much easier to criticise a poetk under Banvas y Allen kant had a their gift of utteranos |

**BEXLALET" Sept 1860.-Gentiation, † something to do with the matters. What they have ethilled doghts in their phiies now on their way to London, the question or a play than to write one; and it is so The art of listening is a delicate and

aut on my Wracity,aut firmly ballering arton what will the chairman of the sootety much easier to find fault with somebody feel it" duty owe to you to express my dificult art, and one that is seldom prac

that at the time I supposed the object was do when they seach him If they are do ple's lover than to groure faultless one gratitude for the great bensit I have de tiesd. It is delicate, because it demands, the productiveness of some beds to others before me I was lshortag under a mistake, livered at his door by the express company for yourself. Moreover, the mischief done fired by Aking Koron's Camomille Pil if not sympathy, a show of sympathy, in this particular as well as in the quan or had an aitant of usendablepsis. Nothing during his sense from hisme, his original in love matters in large families by criticam I applied to your agent Me Ball, Barkeley, of the kind. Let the fender was any dryer wife will probably have them asanding in does not end with aditicism.. That yet) for the above-named Pills, for wins in 15 and contintions attention as well as antity of oysters obtained Tung in Torres the hall for wait his return, and will prompt more terrible, weapon, ridicule, I brought stomach; from walah I suffered exornal air of interest. It is difficulty beastie

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Straffe for any timej zni ko will sonium ly betalte herself to her father's house, à to sear upon the divaldog lover and her ting pain for a length of time; having fried self-assertion is natural, and a state of Otte day I set out from the schooner with what any stouts me matters Enverting prey to poignant derbia sa to the real feel is a brave of a fortunate man who does not agerly overy remedy prescribed, but with passiveness without manifestation of a crew of fire hands. We had our bust color, the time is a perfect model of missionary labour. If the shaliman is at recoll, before its heartless miralle Any out deriving any benefit si all, Alber Weariness is ricsome to maintain. On visioned for a three weeks' rip our of the ordinary man eyes home, and receives the seven wives himself, man can be turned into ridicule, and no taking two bottles of pour valuable PIL, I destination being a bad of pearls that day at the end bereiten days we had he will flod is a difficult fans to explain man so easily as a man who is in love. was quits hatred to my usual, state of sccount of its delicacy and difficulty, not off an inland to the north-east of a spus of prison who working on, matters to his wife affection, even if he aforeover, the unfortunate we are thinking health. Please give this publicity for the less than from want of knowing how to the great Torres Straits coral reefs. We mawken a set kali for takes refuge in prevarications and alleges of has to proplifts, not ons gled, but sizi banakt of those who may tank ba aplinked manage it, it is the art mare in society, started early in the morning, ilk ka lang ang chewing katay khong tin thug done hits been consigned to him and we donni if the band have res hien wel am, Biry yours truly, ESSA AKP The fow listeners that understand listen, of having planty of time to take the port (and what ser two paraly for lasermotion, or that they are ini diacrvared of prepliating de roman ell mate the Proppletons of Nosser & Waxo log are invariably liked, oren sdmired | trai perlien en the bed, and goi arwysblog | peurs : kad nennt eriam for terminated, fonded for Mr: Opurgeon or some other the same time. The fact that when shoty mies Find SkippYR

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