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Bartholic.

THE KING'S CHRISTMAS.

AUEREND OF NORWAY. Constantina E: Brooks; in Scribner) Within Kindred Jaris at least Held King Orm bis Yule-tide feast,

Drinking morrily

Foamed the ale; the din of revels Founded down the long eand levels

Of the wild North Sea.

Berserks shunted runes and rhymes, Bagas of the older times.

Deeds of fores and mighty Mixed with hymns to martyrs glorious And the white Christ, the victorious,

Born a babe to-night. Midnight came, and like a spell On the hall a silence fell—

Hushed the Berserk's tale; Only the deep ocean thunder, And the pine groves rent asunder

By the Norland galo,

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In that silance of the feast Rose a white-haired Christian priest,

Spoke with accents mild: "Will not each some offering proffer- Each some birthnight present offer To the new-born Child ?**

Up there started Spend the bold,

Bed his shaggy locks as gold,

Black as night his oyo;

"Lands of Nordenfields twice twenty Miles, where firs grow tall and plenty,

To the Church give I.”

Runald next; where sailed his orew Sea-wolves swam and eagles flew

Watching for the slain. Gold I give doubloons an hundred, Last your in Sevilla plundered, When we ravaged Spain." Thus they shouted, each and all, Through the long low-raftered hell;"

Each his gift proclaimed.

Then again the bush unbroken, For the King had not yet spoken,

Nor his offering named.

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In a sweet and gentle tone Brave King Orm spoke from his throne:

What befits the King? Christian priest, I pray thee, tell me, That none other may excel me

In the gift I bring."

In the aflance of the feast Spoke again the white-haired priest

Mid the listening throng Pardon grant, O King, and pity, To all men in field or city

Who have done thee wrong.

"Whose pardonsth his toes, On his Lord a gift bestowa

More than lands and sea, Such a gift--it cometh solely From a heart that's royal wholly

With heaven's royalty.'

"Be it so," the King replied, "All men from this Christmas-tide

Brothers do I call."

Through the hall all heads bowed loyal *King, thy gift has proved thes royal j

Thou surpasseat all!"

That sweet Tule-tide gift wont forth, Bearing through the rugged North

Blessings far and wide

Men grew gentler to each other, And each called his neighbor brother

From that Christmas-tide.

MIANI.

BY CARL A FELLREEG.

THE CHINA MAIL.

No. 4557

FEBRUARY 9, 1878.

certain, it other fires on the beach. My efforts were successful; after why hours the vessel approached near enough to sond a boat ashore. The men stared at the wild figure that came down to them and waded out into the water.

***Thero is wator in the other one, lada, beach was fringed with coconut palms, the idea of articulate speech. After that pretty wild girl påsed into & feeling of sung down the mato's voice. You might and that behind it a green jungle sloped she eagerly tested her discovery, touching almost adoration for this phre, loving, and aa woll go down now as start without it? upwards. As I stood I heard the same the various objects wo onaguntered, and innocent woman, As I lay at her feet, "The knot of panle-struck men left the bird-like gong, und at a distance I saw my trying to repeat the names I gave them. the pressed her baby to her bosom, and half-launshed beat, and hurried away. I pretty gavage coming along the firm wot When I had heaped together a sam with her large sericus eyes fixed upon, my sorambled into it, and with my open knife Hand. She was not alone, far as she tripped cient quantity of dry wood on the top of face, plied me with questions about the began backing at the ropes that held her. Long singing, flight of wild pigeons the highest hill-top, and had provided the world and mankind. How could I vonture There comes Robinson Crusoe, It was an act of madness and I worked circled round her head, joining to her means for keeping the fire. I had lit con- to explain to this roman, spotless as she heard one say to the other. But when I ike a madman. The chip larohed heavily sport. As she came near she perceived me. stantly burning, I could but abandon came from the hand of Mother Nature, the told them who I was-a survivor from the over-the boat dashed against her side: I With a startled gesturo she stood still, myself to the only life possible on that sin, the slinge, and the suffering which wreck of the turrency Lass their kindness worked fiercely. A white face showed at ready for flight. I essayed a smile, and island, collecting stores of food, eating, make up the sum of what we call life, was an unbounded as their wonder. They the rigging-a shont, half cares and half pointed to my mouth. She nodded, and, and sleeping. Such luxuriant abundance Yet I had to answer her questions, and soon had me on board the schooner, and ory, rang in my ears, sad then my boat approaching timidly, showed me a store of of food-producing plants I never saw with those eyes upon me I could not, lie, the skipper, as he shook hands with me was free, and I was clinging to the thwarts nute, fraits, and rects, where I was stand. gathored in one little spot before. Miami And it seemed to me that as she learned after hearing my tale, said, as she drifted astern of the larching vessel.ing. Ior flight of feathered playmates lit scomed to have tasted all, and to know more and more, she grew more thoughtful, It's Christmas day, friend, and the A moment more, and a hell of shrieks rang on the sand and watched me doubtfully. which were wholesome or not. Nuts, and very and. Her innocent gaiety fadod, most fortunato, I reckon, that you have in my ears; the boat span fariously round

and lavish profesion. It seemed to be a face. It had to be. The sities wore us berries, roots, pods, were there in endless and a look almost of care settled on her over had in this world.” in a sickening vortex, and all was over.

"I searched for oars, but could only find

place exempted from the effect of the storm soft, the ocean as bine, and store laughed one. My boat drifted among bobbing bits

doom pronounced on man. In the sweat as gailys over at the shadow of the of wreckage, bat, although I looked eagerly

of thy face thou shalt eat bread. We had great world had fallen across our little isle, I could not seo. a hord. I shouted, and

but to stretch out our hands, eat, and be and the sunshine of Paradise grew cold, listened. Not an answering cry, Istrain-.

filled..

and dim, and dead. He has destr ed my eyes to pieres the luminous darkness of the night, but in vain. I was alone on

the sea.

invitation, and, wondering that she came "I was not slow to avail myself of her

again unaccompanied by any of her tribo, sat down and ate of the food provided. She shared the repast, throwing fragments to the birds, which approached more closely. In the intervals of eating I tried what few fragments of the Pacific languages I hap pened to know. She listened with pleased curiosity, and mimicked the tones of my "Despairingly, I abandoned my efforts voice, but they evidently conveyed no and crouched in the bottom of the boat. meaning to her. Then I spoke in Eng- The same dumb stopor seized me, and Ilish. She seemed equally well pleased, lay motionless till reused by the gray light and, when the sound of a word struck her of the coming dawn. Then I stirred fancy, tricd reproduce it. An effort I myself and looked round, as the growing made to establish communication by signs light made objects visible. Nothing was caused her great amusement, and she burst in sight, not even floating spar, only the into her strange unhuman laugh. Then long regular rollore crested with little she began to imitate my gestures, evidently foaming wavelota.

without attaching any ideas to them. Was she an idiot! The bright intelligence of her face forkade the supposition. She was a mystery.

The sun poared its hot beams on my head, and I tore a piece off my trousers leg to shield it. The boat contained neither food nor water, mast, nor sail, only a single oar; and the part of the Pacific in which the reef was situated that had wrecked as way, as far as I knew, without islands, and seldom visited by trading vessels. It seemed certain that I had only exchanged a quick and comparatively easy death for one of prolonged torture.

"Perhaps I might have degenerated into a mere animal. Life-mere existence was so pleasant in that lovely fragment of Paradise. Surely the san of Eden never shone with a more genial glow, nor could the breezes that blow through its blessed groves have preserved a more unchanging, eternal freshness. But I remained a man and did not become a brute, because of Miami.

**This extraordinary girl displayed the most marvellous quickness at acqulring the art of speech. In an incredibly short space of time, how long I cannot say, for I had lost all count of days, she could converse intelligibly. And then I had the rare delight of watching a bright human intellect, matured in solitude, and sudden-, ly unlocked by the key of speech; ovincing the boundless curiosity of a child, directed by the intelligence of a woman.

"I sat by ler a man in a dream while

& the Jolly sailors wore making merry in honor of Christinas. They tried to enliven me, but soon gave up the attempt. But though I told them about the wreck and the island, I said nothing of Miami.

"I had not spoken of religion, for how The rest is soon told. The sahooner was I to explain creed and dogma to her; was bound to Sydney, and brought in there. but as she lifted me into a higher and My old employers found me work. Since purer life, the religions, sentiment of my then I have lived the life of ordinary men, childhood grow too strong for repression. and at times I catch myself wondering So, as she listened to mo with hor infant whether Miami and bar beautiful faland at her breast, I ventured to tell her the might not have been part of a pleasant story of Christ and the redemption of the dream." Written for The Queenslander world. It was not difficult for her to seize Christman Supplement. hold of the grand idea of Christianity in that lonely island-for there were no Christians to contradict it.

'

Dead Lotters.

Colchester,....

York......

"My Evo was now complete. Every Alexander, Mrs J., 16, Camp Villes, emotional faculty had scope, and she grow in moral stature to her fall height. Senio Anderson, 9., 147, Cheaney Street, New by acalo I also was sloughing the serpent's skin, and perhaps in time I might havo Antoine, F, Grande Maison de Comestf-

blos, Parts, been fit to dwell in Eden. But it was not to be. Living man may not again ontor Baer, Paulino, Singapore,.. Paradise.

Bendall, E, 21, Field Street, Everton,

Liverpool

The first shock came in this manner. We lay one day under a flowering bush watching the sun sink; and as the intense light faded, the horizon became distinst. Suddenly Miami started to a sitting

pointing with the other over the ocean. followed the direction of her anger, sail was visible on the furthest varga of the sea.

Brown, Mrs, Laygate Hill, S. Shields, Bruce, Mrs O., 49, Moore St., Hendon,

Sunderland,...

Buckley, T., 46, Lomax St, Newton Heath, Lancashire,................................................

Hunger and thirst being satisfied, there came with roturning vigor the desire to explore the strange plaod on which I was cast sway. It was obviously useless to attempt any explanation of my meaning, so merely rose and walked down to the beach. She followed me, and, as I walked, kept pace with me, tripping merrily, and As the sun rose higher in the heavens over and again addressing-I can ass no the breeze died quite away, the heat beerms other term-some wild bird in its native changed before my eyes, the progress was posture, and laid one hand on my shoulder, | Collins, F. C., Post Office, San Francisco, 1 unbearablo, and thirst tormented me, It note. was then that the whole bitterness of death came upon me, for my senses wore keen to feul and suffer, my intellect was unimpaired, and fancy was busy sketching the agonias that awaited me. I hoped for a rapid ap. proach of the delirium which, as I had read, robbed the death to which I appeared doomed of its final tarrers.

"So the day passed, and night approach. ed. It was with a feeling of positive delight that I caught myself raving in- cohorontly. at intervals; the longed-for madness was approaching. The sense of extreme thirat also was less acute, the nerves were becoming numbed, I watched the sun set in an unclouded sky with a feeling of comparative calm, and as the darkness wrapped me round sank into a doop sleep.

"I was rudely awakened. A dash of etinging spray in my face, and a violent grinding thump of my boat, brought me to my senses, and told me that I was wrecked a second time. A hurried glance showed nie a dark masa, evidently land, looming near, and that my boat was in a jumble of breakers. It was only a glance I was allowed, for at the same moment a wave seized the boat and dung her broadside on a rock, pitsking me over into the boiling surf, I struck out under water, I felt my head emerge; then another roller bearing me quickly forward, and them came a blinding crash and unconsciouNDJES.

CHAPTER II,

** It seemed evident

With speech came consciousness. Like our first mother, she sought to be clothed modosty sprang into existence from the knowledge of shame. Rapidly as she

so uninterrupted that it seemed natural. Yet it could not have been very many weeks; certainly not many months, before the frolicsome little savage that brought me nuts and raw roots had become an intelligent and eager girl, drinking in what knowledge I had to impart with insatiable avidity.

"Never shall I forgot her horror when, yielding to an irresistible craving for animal food, I caught and killed a plamp pigeon. She wept passionately as I cooked the bird, but when I began to eat she broke from me with a shuddering ory and fled into the nearest thicket.

Dockrell, Mira, 42, Northumberland Road,

Dublin, Fencook, W., Secretary, R. N. Reserve,

Deptford,

With one fierce bound it sprang to life again-sager hope, longing for strife-all Ford, O., Skelton School, Yorkshire,....... the bolling tumult that had lain sleeping Greatres, Chas, & Son, Wausau,...................... so long. Miami had risen to her feet-Grey, Mrs, 20, St. Paul's Square, Bouthsea, followed bor example.

Hinton, W., 66, Papineau Road, Montreal, Hunter, Mrs E. J., 12, Fleetword St,

Belfast,.............aammm mierea Kerr, B., 8, Sir Michael St., Greenocks, .. 1 Lapham, Mrs T., 32 Pleasant St., Dublin, 1 Low, Mrs W., 5, Criel Terrace, Homerton,

London.....

Mascarenhas, J., 19, Native Town,

Kobe, .....................

"Slowly, sadly, and without a word she led the way up the hill-gide. The light was fast fading as we reached the rock and the signal heap. I put down the burning brand that I had snatched up and carried with me, while I strained my sight over "It was days before I could resume our the sleeping sea. The sail was now dia. Lowe, 8. B., Fost Office, Salgon, ..................... 1 former intimaoy, and only on a promise tinst-there was every probability that Main, Miss Fanny, Stonington, Conn, that I would never again commit an ect to those on board would see the signal light. which she could not even allude without Waking as from a trance, I saw Miami shuddering. She did not object to my bearing away the creepers that had grown catebing fish and eating them, but nothing over the firewood; her child was crowing would induce her to partake of such food. on a tuft of herbage, and the tears fell

"But her former relations with the wild | fast on her work. denizens of the island were broken. She could no longer throw herself under trees and cos to the wild pigeons, and bring them circling round her, to pick a ripe berry from between her lips. The wld galls no longer walted fearlessly for her approach on the wet sand, but few away, screating harshly.

About half-a-mils along the banch brought us to where a little valley pierced the low hill that rose in the interior of the island. A brook ran into the ses at this spot, and following up its course we came to a little flet, overgrown with huge forest trees, the interlacing boughs making a green, cool gloom. Here my companion showed signs of a desire to assume the leadership. Stepping lightly forward, she led the way to a spot where the brook, issuing from the hillside under a very bower, of graceful oreapers and ferns, fell in a fairy cascade into the channel it had worn for itself. Here, supporting herself by a supple cane, she climbed lightly up the hillside. I mounted more deliberately, and found myself on a little plateau of dry Band, overhung by two or three projecting rocks. One of these reposses was so thoroughly sheltered as to form a little natural cave, and here a heap of dry gras and leaves seemed to indicate a sleeping place. It surely could not be my guide's home-if so, where were her companions, her tribe? Was she alone? had I perchance stumbled on the hiding place of the queen of the fairies, driven to exile by the scoffs of an unbelieving world? To test the question, I again tried the language of signs. Pointing to where the sun was fast sinking, I put my hand on my head and feigned sleep. She watched me in tently, an intelligent look passed across her features; she laughed her bird-like

"Often I caught her wandering in the laugh of triumph, and showed her com- cool shade of the few groves of the forest prehension of my meaning by throwing trees in the island, cooing a trembling arself on the couch of leaves and pro- bird note, and shedding quiet tears be tanding to slumber. I solooted another cause her old playmates would neither sheltered nook and lay down to rest. answer nor come to her call War and again, with the full current of life flowing sacred friendship of Eden had vanished, **The morning sun found me strong death had entered har paradise, and the through my veins. Clambering down the never to return. hillside, I bathed in a freshwater pool, and

"It was ready, and I held the glowing stick in my hand. Miami bent over her child so that I should not see her tears. Then I stopped and sald' Miami-you will come with me?',

"A shiver was the only reply as she strained her baby closer.

"Think of the beautiful world you will Harold,' she asked despondently, see, and all the wonderful things I have Why is it that, now I have learned to | told you of mankind and sil their works. talk to you, they will no longer speak with

"No answer. me?"

CHAPTER IV.

"Think of my parents, who will welcome youths friends you will aske, the love that you will call forth when you are asen. "A suppressed cry, a sobbing moan, was still the only reply.

"A moment's hesitation, and I flung the brand circling down the hill-zide, Come,

may pass us by." Miemi,' I said, let us go down-the world

Miner, J. H, 122, Warren Street,

South, Liverpool,.... Rasmussen, N. O., Denmark,.. ཐན་་འ་ན་བ། Robinson, J. S., Sydney.......... Bergent, Mrs. H. A., 21, Orange Street,

St. Pauls, Bristol, (Registered), Sinning, O. A., Mörabausen, bei Mel-

sungen, Hesse, Germany,........ Sturrock, Miss, care of Mrs. Passmore,

Gresham Road, Staines, ........ Sweatser, Mrs. C. W., Hall, Yorkshire, Thomas, hire. W 887, Clay Street, Oakland, Ösl....poreiser disenfriti Wal Ashau, Hongkong....... Webster, R. P., Harbour Office, Hong- wilson, Mrs. Rose, 8, Ualon Terrace,

kong

Everton, Liverpool,.............

The above letters have been returned from various places at which the addressees cannot be found. If not claimed within ten daya they will be opened and returned

to the writers.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 8th February, 1878.

Miscellaneous.

the Australasian-I am told that there is an order in the colonies from the British SIGNS OF THE TIMES-Egles writes in

Government for £100,000 worth of Brook to be used in the erection of barracks at Port Sail-the Mediterranean month of

"A vacant wonder was my first sensation then I became cobsalons that I lay on soft ground, and that a spray of some broad- "The events I am about to relate oscar-leaved creeper kept the sun from my face, red many years ago. At that time & good A slope of hot, glistening, white sand lay deal of quiet trading was done in the Boath between me and a sheet of dancing blue Seas by some Sydney Arms. There was water, cut off by a line of thundering surf

"She was very affectionate affor this, no recognised labor traffic thes, although I from the cooan. believe a little kidnapping was carried on

"I had hoped to get, when she acquired was my darling, but I never re-entered It dawned upon my then made my way to the beach. There the full power of speech, some axplanation Eden. Although I saw no angel with confused senses that it was among those I found Miami, as I had mentally named of her solitary presence on the island, but flaming sword standing before me, yet he by a few semi-piratical rovers. My breakers my boat had been wrecked-aber, at play. The morning was fresh, and I was disappointed. Her remembrance of principale, however, were honest traders surmiso confirmed by fragments lying just the breakers rolled in considerable waves on the past was most vague and confused, and Remorse, anger, and every evil passion had was thore, and guarded the entrance, and we bartered with the natives for sandal above watermark on the beach. But how to the beach. With little shrieks of de-avidently only went a short way back. woke to life, and they scourged me. In wood, tortoiseshell, or any other articles of had I, half drowned and unconscions, commercial value they possessed. I was struggled up the sand slope to where I was light, she was running out to meet the She could remember that she had been stead of peace, I had useless repinings, fits at the time supercargo of the Currency then lying? When I attempted to raise coming waves, letting them bear her back smaller, but always no living in the same of moodiness and hidden rage.. Ls66," one of the smartest schooners in

to land. my head it swam and throbbed, and on

As soon as she saw me, she manner. She had wandered up and down "I repelled Miami again and again, the trade.

lifting my hand to it, I found the hair long black hair to the wind, came to great from its streams, playing with the wild found her trying to teach her child the the order is a conditional one as to price, abandoned her pastime, and, finging her the island, eating of its fruits and drinking and she took to solitary wanderings. the Suez Canal. This looks like business. "It is often delightful weather in among clotted with blood. The problem was the South Sea Islands, sailing on the insoluble, and as I lay weakly wondering.me. Springing up the bank, she found birds, and romping with the waves. A cooing note of the wild pigeon. Perhaps and I presume is for red gum or jarrab, as sleeping Pacific, but it is a treacherous the pangs of returning thirst made me

one of the little hoards of nuts she seemed great storm remained vividly on her she wished to return to her mother Nature, soft wood could be obtained at some nearer acean. Give me the honest buffets of the moan.

to have made, squirrel-like, all over the memory, and she also recollected that she and take her child with her. "At times I old Atlantic, gonerally in a bad tempar, "Tho herbage near mo stirred; some-

island. But I had a surprise for her. Ahad eaten a certain berry which bad made grew ropontant, and then she was patient, point. The significance of the order in that rather than the sharp stroke that lies, thing was evidently approaching. Probably match-box in my pocket had proserved her very sick. That was all. She had gentle, and loving; but we never returned it indic-tes British military oconpation of

at least a portion of Egypt. always ready, under the smooth, smiling natives of the island. The leaves above some of its contents in a state fit for use. not the slightest remembrance of any to our happy, innocent confidence again. surface of the Southern Ocean. It is just my head were parted, and a pair of bright with one of these I lit a fire. At first human being till she saw me, unconscions, One day she was strangely delighted. THE Lancet, discussing "The Drink like a Bokle woman-one hour a smooth inquisitive eyes peared through them. I liami watched the smoke and flame with but alive, lying at the water's edge. A many-colored butterfly lit on her child's | Qestion," gives the following formal judg- hoaving surface of liquid glass; the next, & tried to raise myself on my elbow, and with wood, and the Are grew ferder, she ex- nevor solved. Perhaps she had boon the her head, had lit on her shoulder, as in the never be taken exe pt at meals, and, we curiosity merely; bat as I piled on brush- She was a mystery, and one that I arm, and a wild pigeon, after circling round out--Alcohol in any shape or form should white fary of driving foam.

a startled spring the oreature jumped ont However, that memorable night was on the sand. I use the term advisedly, for hibited every sign of terror; but this time only survivor of a boat losd, cast ashore old time. It was pleasant to see a smile believe, preferably at only one meal in the like this one. It was Christmas Eve; & I can find no other. Imagine, if you ea, gained confidence, and saw me put some yet old enough to feed herself from the I reflected bow little share I had in. it. in pernicious in the extreme, and in our sba shrank to, not from me. Soon she too young to retain any recollection, and on her face again, but it was with a pang day. The habit of drinking in the forenoon steady breeze filled our tails, and the handy a girl, young, beautifully-shaped, with clear little craft swung over the long regular light brown, almost white skin, and clothed Jams into the embore with more curiosity abundant and easily accessible stores of After this she left me more and more. I opinion wine or beer is best avoided at rollera with as easy a motion as the rocking only in her long abundant hair, fantastically roasted, her astonishments and delight the fancy crossed my mind that she was a my sight over the waves. And I could hear to be considered, combination and dilution than fear. And when I drew them forth natural food on the island. Sometimes wandered moodily on the shore, straining luncheon, In quality there are two things of a baby's cot. We were all in capital twined with flowers and bright berries. spirits. Trade had been brisk, and we lay still, and the beautiful savage timidly were unbounded.

spontaneous product of nature a second her laugh sometimes in the thickets, and of the alcohol, and digestibility of the were evidently making a successful voyage; approached, holding herself ready for

"Then I started on a tour of exploration, Eve placed in the last remaining fragment once that strange, musical bird song that I liquor. That natural light wines and light the captain had been in a heavenly tamper another backward, spring. Then I made a and Miami followed me It was not saf Paradise,"

remembered so well, and had not heard for ales are better, when they do not disturb throughout, and that night he had told us pitiful moan and pointed to my mouth. A lengthy trip. The island was apparently

so long,

digestion by their other ingredients, than his best yarns. One of the men forward look of intelligence passed over hoz face, about four miles in circumference, It

"So we went on till the end came. Ono alcohol everyone will admit, and, where was playing a concertina with the touch of and she disappested that I had been cast interior being occupied by two hills, or unheeded.

contained very Ettle fat ground, the whole a musician, and as I lay stretched on the

"DAYS, wanks, and months slipped past furious a battle of the elements I had never stronger liquor diluted. In the opinion of night there aross a terrible storm. So these disagree, recourse must be had to There was companioni, lalled by the swinging rock of away on an island inhabited by fairer rather one split in twe by the valley I autumn, nor winter in that lovely islet seen. The rain fell in hissing sheets, the many foreign authorities much of the evil

mentioned previously. From one end to fall into a pleasant fit of musing. The wanderings, and possessing more regular

was always summitar, and always young, lightning in cataracts of violet flame. We of drinking in England is due to the fiery convertina sounded at intervals, low and features-the girl was positively lovely, or habitation, and from the highest point tainly birds died, loaves fell, trees withering rock that sheltered us. Presently I As to quantity, it is far more difficult to Isy dreamily the musician's thoughts were Yet it seemed that her people must be suck could reach the most careful scrutiny ed-but the bountiful, ever-springing green Hashing lightning I could see that she was with benefit by one person, or at one time, missed Miami and her chlid, and by the down any rule, for that which may be taken evidently far away; the helmsman stood in the lowest depths of avagery, or she showed me only a vacant sen, unbroken fe of nature covered each vestige of making for a shelter at some distance, may injore st another. The quantity which almost motionless at his wheel; the mate would not have been so completely desti.by a single island. leaned over the bulwark, gasing idly at the tute of clothing. Perhaps they were

"Then I went to look for the wreck of dream, and if the thunder of the surf on Why she did this I never could imagine, is usually taken at a dinner party would, phosphorescent sparkles slipping by the cannibals. Even in that case I reflected my boat--it was strewn in jagged frag the reef outside, cacasionally woku a rebus as soon as I saw it I rose to follow. taken habitually, be unde abted excess. ship's side. It was hard to believe that we that I was hardly it for cooking in my ments on the beach. The tasks of building miniscence of a former and more active Hardly had I got into the open air when a For young and olive men a glass of beer, should be gliding so idly, so smoothly, so present condition, and that my cravings I had no skill in navigation, and there was the sleep in which time passed away. My while a crashing report shook the solid we believo, an ample supply; while men of happily to death

cance without tools was hopeless; besides, life, it more unusually sang a lullaby to fash of overpowering brillianoy blinded me, or one or two glasses of claret, at dinner is, It came in a moment. There was a satisfied.

no land in sight for which to stoer. My signal fra heap remained on the, rocky that a strange sound, a soft crushing fall, the third glass" of claret, shorry, or port earth. Even at the moment I was conscious middle age may with advantage "stop at sort of half-strangled ery of horror, mingled clear girilah voice; trilling, what doom seemed fixed, I had been saved hill top, but it was becoming rapidly mingled with Heaven's artillery and when I and fear no ill result. But beyond suck with the long drawn notes of the con- sounded like the notes of some wild bird from a lingering death on the so, to be overgrown. All manner of graceful creop: sould sea I looked towards where Miami general injunctions the infinite variety of cerlins; a chock that throw me groping song, heralded the return of my beautiful doomed to exile on this solitary island. Ja ing and flowering things twined in and bad gone. A bage reck and a mass of constitution, babit, and digestion would wildly on to the deck; a bareh grinding savage, carrying a large bunch of green a fit of despondency, I sat down and bid over it, hiding the ugly dead-trens and crack that throbbed through every timber coconuts. Biting down upon the Band, light touch on my head, and when I looked the place. I hardly ever cast a glance so

my face with my hands. There was withering branches. of the vessel. That was all!

1' never went near earth covered the spot. ghe began tearing off the husks rapidly with her wall shaped white feeth, and cracking up the little savage was stroking my hair where the white blare of sunlight that Billed "The storm passed as suddenly as it them with a sharp stone, The cool liquor caressingly. I saw that her gray eyes the sky, melted into the vivid bice of the arces. Almost before I could realise what My God! it has torn the bottom out tasted like nectar, and it sent life through were filled with tears. There was at least ocean. I bardly even cared to return to a had happened, the ront clouds allowed the I was on my feet-that I know. There my Yelne. One after another followed, all interest for me in this beautiful wild girl world where men had to work, and strive, moon to shed a flood of brilliant radiance on

my entertainer burst into a strange laugh, and her mysterious presence on the desert and starve.

the earth, and on the heap of rooks, soll, was wild tumult an enzeed and raved, musical in tone, but hardly human in its island) running hither and thither without aim of articulation. To say that I quenched my

BEEEELEY, Bapt. 1869.-Gentlemen; f 理

"And then came an event whigh changed and broken shrubs that covered my daring

feel it a duty I owe to you to express my purpose. We should all have kept our craving thirst with the nuts would not be

the current of our existence The Eve of and her child, my Paradise became a mother: Words "Again and again I called her name, but gratitude for the great benefit I have de heads, I know, but no one on board aid, correct, but I falled its intensity. As I "I DETERMINED upon piling up materiais fail me when I try to tell of the infinits only a night bird answered me. Miamt had rived by taking Norton's Camomile Pulls, The shock was so utterly tinexpected: I drank, the wild girl watched me with a for a huge signal frs, as the only thing I wonder, the trembling joy with which gone back to her mother, and was hidden I applied to your agent Mr Bell, Berkeley, know that I lost my wits. Clinging to a steady stare of unabashed curiosity. At could do towards bringing about my rosets. Miami looked on her little one. Nor can I for ever in her arms. And the spent of the for the above-named Pille; for wind in the shroud in dull stupor, I watched the con-inst repletion had its effect, and drowsiness Before starting I gave Miami her first describe the change that same over her freshened flowers came more strongly on stomach, from which 1 suffered excruels. fusion, and felt the vessel still moving on overcaine me. As I dared away I heard a lesson in language, torching her, and re- The wild playini savage had long ago the damp breese, as the sollen mattering ting pain for a length of time, having teled wards, but growing heavier and duller every caressing murmuring song, in which the peating har name, giving mine also in the changed into a graceful intelligent girl of the thunder passed away over the dark nearly ovary remedy prescribed, but with moment, like some wounded wild animal sooing notes of the wild pigeon were dis same manner. She listened thoughtfully and now another metamorphosis occurred bean: which yet flies, though sinking with extinctly traceable,

Presently, as we were climbing the hillside, before my wondering eyes. I had for haustion as the life hood pours from its When I woke the sun was sinking; and I had somewhat distanced her, she companion a lovely and loving wottian Velns ka

and lis slanting pays poured, under my called Harold, and I instantly stooped *** The boats P

sareen of leaves. Life and vigas indros and turned in answer to her hall. She The ery roused me, I planged into a turned, and with a Bttle difcally I managed shouted with delighted laughter, she sang, preap of men who wais busy al que of to stand erect, expporting myself by the dances, and Bung her arme over her head jaim, making 1) ready to launch, sigm of a bath, "à cònh than see that the ¦ is picturesque triumph. She had mastered

the vessel, fanned by the balmy breeze, I skinned savages than I had yet seen in my the other there was no sign of human inte fresh, and grean. There was death ver oroached, side by side, ander the overhang-and potent nature of our habitual drinks.

I heard a horror-stricken shout; whose

I scald not tell.

of her

for food and drink would ef least bo

CHAPTER III,

decay, Existence became a luxurious

Yet the phrase hardly describes the reall-

make any, detailed prescription worthless, The ultimiste test in every case must be experience, and until men have enough moral control and discretion to limit their drinking to that which they absolutely require, all direction and rebuke will be thrown away,

out deriving any benefit at all. After taking ten bottles of your valuable Pills, I OHAFTEN V

was quite restored to my usual state of Next morning deliverande optie. The health. Please give this publicity for the by. For there was a childlike party about dawn that followed that dreadful night benefit of those who may thus be affilsted. her, which added a charm I have never showed another ship on the hurlson,I am, Bir, yours truly, BaxaT AUFAN seen in mortal women since. The kindly evidently standing in to the island. This To The Proprietora of Nossos's Chag sifesties I had begun to entertain for the | Ume X dred the olgnal keep, and, to make | x130 P1345–13097),