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Bortfolio.

"KIFTY HAWK."

A Marina Dialogue.-Poet and Kitty.

POET.

Where the seas, worn out with chasing, at thy

coldly facing,

Kitty Hawk! Facing, gazing Beaward over, on each weak or strong endeavour, but in grief or pity, never, Kitty Hawk! Esgies, ses-gulls round thee flying, land birds spent with speed and dying, even Man to thes oaterying,

Kitty Hawk!

All thon sea'st, alt thou hearset, yet thou carest manght nor fearest, flesh nor fowl to thee is dearest,

Kitty Hawk1-

Art thou hamant art thou woman? art thon dead to love, and to man more than all relentless, ever?

Kitty Hawk! Hast thou wrongs to right, O Kitty? wrongs that move the soul to pity tell me thy mournful ditty,

Kitty Bawk!

Tell me all! how some false lover, vagrant shipboy, sallox rover, loft, beroft thee, threw

theo over,

Kitty Hawk!

terrora,

In life's sunny morning wo think not of And fear not the pitfalls which lie in our

'Tis only when lator, repenting our errors,

We learn the mistakes which beclouded

our day.

way,

eagle,

And start from sweet childhood to live

life again, Would not we shrink back, though our

birthrights were regal, If our past life experience we might not

retain.

sterious unknown,

shall be sifted, Then wisdom eternal shall clearly be

Selkirk.

shown.

C. M. S.

THE CHINA MAIL.

For come Antipodean savage, loft thy rage the springless relic of the orca world-famed five goblots; no glass86. And I noticed conciled me with my fate and fare. As to dare say the old Burg will hold out for and dogs and huntsmen..There was the

shore to ravage (with a faint idea of salvage),

How thy Tague but tragic story, promontory, calls in accouts

Kitty Hawk!

clothes the sandy monitory,

Kitty Hawk! How thy feline appellation, in accipitrine com.

Lination, most befits a rhymed narration,

Kitty Hawk

KITTY.

Festive tramp! around me prying-man with hair unkempt and flying-growth with neok and head retractile,

Like a clam.

That I am.

Draw withingby soft enclosure, stop this cels

bral exposure, for that's not the kind of hair-pin If you're me apostrophising, with this attitudi-

nishing, prithee, basten your aprising,

And in time.

On this beach, which is the Station's, lerve some certain indentations" foot-prints" for same Bailing brother,

Who might rhyme

All your talk,

For my name is Jane Maria, and my father, Kesuriah, though he greatly might admire, As one of the town officials, might prefer that his initials should appear, just as he writes

them..

Bret Harta,

K. T. Hawk.

LEAVING ENGLAND, · In heaven the moon was broad and bright,

No olond her gentle bosom heaving, Shining with all her lovely light,

Upon the land that we were leaving As though she would have bleat the shore With every radiant beam she wore.

I watched the cliffs reading white

With shadows deeply darkly wrought, And looked beyond their towering height

To one beloved spot, and thought, That if there were a wish, a prayer, A hope that I had breathed, 'twas there.

world. But other surprises awaited me. Never was a botter, cook than at Junker stein; the cellar was excellent; the service perfect; the shooting was one of the best romember of ita Elnd-au average por day of some three hundred head of game to our eight guns.

complets-tray, teapot, sugar basin, kettle, and the rest," remarked the Baroness; also two cups, and some spoons and forks and knives, But it gave so much bother to clean. Besides, we had our wedding set-that one over there; and so I bad the old things melted down, and his big tray made out of it. It is the same silver, you know; and we always call it the Great Peter. It gives no trouble, and is more useful. The jug was lost at the time, and we only found again after the tray dame home. But we never use the thing, and

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Amongst the guests was one men of about alat--who almost monopolized at tention i a tall, broad-shouldered man, with a long grey beard and moustaches. He was a ospital shot, indefatigable on his legs, the very type of a trus. Nimrod ; moreover, say you won't give it to the horses." "It's do not hold with elaborate fingle-fangle | him to haul down the fags, and, as he did who was smoking bird's-eye out of the

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[No. 4877-FEBRUARY 22, 1879, "Pray come In; my wife is still in the hardly been one since Peter the Great of hangings. While 1 stood wondering been robbery; for evidently my hosts had kitchen, but she'll be with us in a minute. I stayed at the Burg, when he was taking the what the ghost of Peter the Great would not the slightest motion of the value of You're just in time; the didmer ball will waters at Pyrmont; for I'm certain that no have said to all this, one of the boys ex what stood neglected before us. But, even sound in half an hour, and you know we Fronoby ever pazze the soil of the claimed, Haven's you enough of the smell after what had been said about the tapestry, are as punctual as 'n boodle at christen-Schrenkenburg in the God-forlorn days of apples? There's nothing alse to see." I mustered courage to suggest a dealer from of that adventurer Bonaparte." "Peter I didn't wish to see more; and, hurrying town to value the things and a public sale Inge.".

o followed him up the steps, and, the Great ?" said 1. Yen; the boys can back through the same long row of rooms, at Berlin or Vienna. But the Baron would passing through a very narrow door, we tell you all about it; they know better than falt thankful to leave these desolate places, not hear of it. "No, no, said he; white feet sink erabracing, thou still sittes If age could renew its fair youth like the cutored a long and oddly shaped room, I do, and they can show you his room, and, My friends had taken a walk through the "noither valuors nor sales se long as there with five windows opening on the courtyard. his bed if you like; and, the wife has a stables, and I followed them, curious to is a Schreckenburg alive! I'd rather you It was exceedingly low; I might have milk-jug, part of a set of plate ho gave to see if I really should find old Gobelins in a took it for nothing." 1 shook my head. touched the once white colling with my my great-grandfath in remembrance of cowhouse. The boys had not exaggerated." Well, if you won't, let us go up the outstretched hand. The thickness of the his stay." You shall see it after dinner," There stood a bullock with a Cupid and the soup must be ready, and my stomach is walls-quito four feet, I believe-gave it a said the Baroness, returning with Mamsell head of a Venus on his back there a cowringing for supper. And up we went, sombre, underground aspect; one might and her two "lady helps from cutting with the bust of hero; there another with followed by the Baroness, by Trudel, and have fancied oneself in the collars instead brend and cheese, and putting two lamps some shepherdessen on the borders of an Jottchon, the two dairy fairies, the milk of in the reception-hall The walls were of splendid butter on the table, She seemed ornamental lake in fact, nearly all these soup and the rest; and soon we sat round Yet children we are, till the vale be uplifted painted a light green and covered with old in all her glory; and, patting Tradel on animals bad shared in the plunder. An the steaming bowl, the same company as at Which conceals from our spirits the my-family picturos, half a dozen worthless her rosy cheeks, she said, "I hope you'll involuntary glance passed between the dinner, minus the Herr Pastor, who bad engravings, and a collection of horns and praise the butter; it is this child's first Count and myself; and our host, noticing gone home for the evening service, so that When worlds, by their Maker, like wheat hudting trophies of several generatious. In attempt, and right well does it look" and the effect of this exhibition of old tapestry, Picflor's presence an fourteenth was no sach of the windows were two black Trudel blushed with pleasure, while the old mald, "You think me a bruto, I dare any; longer required. A rubber terminated the horsehair armobairs; in a corner at one Baron, turning round to me, explained that but blankots cost money--this stuff doesn't; day; and nine o'clock found the schrecken- end of the room, facing the entrance, a the young lady was the daughter of a Herr and these old hangings may as well rot on burg household, master and servants, all in

Commercien Rath in the neighbouring the backs of my cattle sa in a deserted bed. buge blue china stove, with an old sofa to its right and two more armchairs; in the town: "for you must know that in stato-room; for none of us are likely ever Nor were the Count and myself sorry to ether corner a dot leading, as I found out Germany the daughters of clergymen, to live there again." I ventured to say retire. We were lodged together in one TWIXT OLD TIMES AND NEW. lavited to pass a month during the by-and-by, to the apartments of the Baron, officers, and such like are glad to join a that he might have sold or exchanged then; large room, the guests' chamber, into which In the middle of the room was a long and country household, there to learn the whereupon the Baron turned upon me & the provisions of my provident companion shooting season in North Germany, I ar-

very narrow table; laid with a splendidly duties of a thorough Hausfrau; and our rather prond legk Sold them No. 1 bad been smuggled by one of his men. rived one morning at Junkerstein; my white but rather coarse table cloth, and Trudel promises well, as you see." By should blush for so mean an act. We are The paper made a lasting impression on friend's place, after having been jolted with covers for eleven, steel forks, tin this time the boys had come with wine; too poor to keep the place as it was well, my mind. It was sky-blno, with prin:nd for nearly eight hours in one of the

abooting scenes, groups of impossible stage most abominable conveyances imagluable, spoons and plates (shining like silver), and and I confess that a glass or two soon re- then, let it fall to pieces with us. But Thurn and Taxis posting days, which might that there was a space at the table between the seven worthies below the poster, another generation or two." I began to usual white china stove, and two short and the five goblatted places and those of the need not say that they keenly appreciated think that ble originality and eccentricities narrow wooden bedsteads with feather have compoted with any Russlan tarantas other six moreover, there were only three his "extre," a treat as a rule reserved for were only a mask for wounded pride and bedding that nearly touched the low or Mexican mail-coach. Passing over the

the family birthdays, Christmas, Easter the feeling that Fortune had turned her ceiling. There was a sofa large enough for drawbridge and through an ancient gate, chairs, the other seats having no backs,

While I was thus glancing about me the Sunday, and New Year's Day. The rest of back on his house.

a family of ten, with a round table in front my position announced our arrival by what door opened, and in came two boys of the year they were total abstainers. Nay, At tant momont, leaving the stables, we of it, and half a dozen shaky chairs, two was meant for a merry tune on rather a twelve and sixteen-handsome, strongly I noticed that they had not even water saw old Prefer and a boy passing the tiny washing-stands, each with a basin not hoarse and unmelodious post-horn. flow ever, it had the effet of bringing my friend built lads, looking as healthy as Naturo during the repast; and it appears that it is, court with a wooden pail, followed by much larger than a tumbler; while, hanging or was, in most German houses customary dozen retrievers and short-legged turnspits, against one of the windows, a looking-giasa and half a dozun, servants to the fore; and herself. They came and shook hauda, and, I soon forget the martyrdom of the last turning to their father, they said, "We for the upper and lower domestics, and even "The doge dinner," said the Baron; and, about the size of my hand indicated by a hours in a huge, ill-shaped, but most com. have brought in that stack of hay, but it's for the children, to bave their meals with hailing Pfeffer, he shouted, "Bring that gentle motion that the wind and free scor

half rotten; the inspector says he won't let out drink. Now long German pipes were pail over hero! We'll see if your pensioners thereabout. The stove gave out an un- fortable old armchair.

"Nonsense," shouted it, and a capital cup of coffee added much are loyal subjects of tho king." And, bearable heat which even the draughts Junkerstein was a quadrangle with five the horson have it, towers, and dated its existence from the the Baron, "Friedel is an idiot, as I'll tell to our comfort. The coffee was served on putting the bucket down, Pieffer and the from doors and windows could not reduce happy days of Clefch yon Buitec. Vold him when he comes to dinner. But, there, a very large silver eslver, quite three feet boy withdrew to make room for the hungry within reasonable limits, so that we werd. of architectural beauty, and only calculat go and open the door ; is the Herr Pastor, by two; and on it, next to a very ordinary company. The doge fell voraciously on obliged to open one of the windows. Thon I wage it will strike twelve ere he is up the silver pot and sugar basin, stood a tiny their food; when the Baron thundered looking the door, we unpacked our culinary ed to combine safety and comfort, it was stairs; he has never been late to my know-aream jug, a gem of workmanship and out, "Prussian meat! Prussian meat!" tenures, to which, I need not my, due suitable to the practical but simple tastes ledge for a convert of spoons and forks." taels, and one of the finest specimens of Instantly the dogs left off, and, turning honour was done. But it took us hours of our ancestors. My friend had, however, managed to make up for external de At that moment the dinner bell rang, and old Russian plate which 1 have ever aver round, they moved slowly away with their ore we could suficiently screw up our ficiencies by interior decoration: he had in came the Pastor, a venerable-looking even in the Czar's dominions. It was the tails between their legs. I was at a loss courage to plunge into the Baroness quite a museum of the Middle Ages-aman, and no doubt a scholar, liko most of gift of Peter the Great, who daily had used to understand the meaning of thir, when feather-beds. However, by putting chairs collection of German, French, and Italian his brethren in the Lutheran Church; yet, it during the three weeks he was staying our host tapped me on the shoulder caying: against them, we managed to scramble in

You see they are all good Hanoverians, sinking at once to an unknown depth, with treasures, which I certainly did not expect like the majority, chained to a poor village at the Sobreckenburg. We had it all to End in this out-of-the way corner of the pulpit, and happy to have scoured £30 a

and they do not touch suything Prussian, feeling that we might never the day light year and a house after years of waiting,

Like their muster, they hate that race. "I again. Afraid of being suffocated, I lifted He seemed pleased to see company, and

was a boy of Ulriot's age when they flocked a clasir into my bed, which, forming a sort delighted to show that he had not quite

like birds of prey over our country, after of canopy over my head, inspired me with forgotten the little Englab he had learned

their shameful bargain with Bonaparte suficient confidence to risk a nap. But at enhool. He was followed by three rustic

and I well remember the day it was in what a night! The day's adventures haunt- looking men with sunburat faces: one of

April, 1806-when they-proclaimed the ed my sleep. I saw myself dressed in a about forty, the others twenty or twenty

annexation of the Guelphic lands. My shooting costume made out of the old Ave, My inspector and his youngsters,'

father wouldn't hear of Prussian rule, and tapestry, with a Et. Geronimus on my said the Baron; and, bowing politely, the

had all barriers and gates painted white back and a basket of flowers on my three remained modestly at the other end

and yellow, in Hanoverian colours, while breast;. 1 bad stewed potatoes and prunes of the room, "I say, Friedel," oried our

Hanoverian banners floated from the four with Peter the Great, and I walked arm. hoot, "what about that hay? The boys

tower of the Shreckenburg. They ordered in-azm down Pall-mall with old Pfeffer, he was highly amusing at table, full of life, rotton, Sir, and you'd risk an epidemic affairs," I looked at the Count, and the not even honour them with an answer, they Czar's milk jug. Altogether I was not "Theyount at me, and even the old Pastor sent troops down to enforce their will. We sorry when the blowing of a horn, which moreover, they wouldn't touch it." and in sprightliness and vigour the youngest won't, eh! I say they shall; and were I to neemed to acknowledge the vandalism of had nothing to oppose their artillery, and seemed near my bed, called me back to of the company. He was Freiberr von loas half a dozen horses I'm not going to our 1sts. It is the same silver, you hardly thirty man within the Burg. Yet reality. It was our host, who was in the Sobreckenburg. He prided himself on never having travelled by rail and having waste my hay. But to table, for there's note." Unable to say a word about tray when they summoned my father to open habit of waking up his guests in this novel or oream-pot, I begged leave to see the the gates he stepped out upon the wall but efficient way; and as I do not think that never seen a town; he had never touched the wife,"

and declared that never would he allow a I could add anything worth relating-un. And in came a quick, silvery, wisen little rooms of the great Char.. a nowspaper, never written a letter. And lady, with a white apron, an enormous lade These rooms were to be shown to me by Prussian to pass his threshold. Their six-loss it be that we had some capital sport- our host assured me that this was so true bonnet, and dark-green mittens. She bade my host's two boys. Through a half-rottan pounders doing but little damage, and not I will not oblige my readers to follow mo that the Baron utterly ignored tax gatherers us heartily welcome, but epoke an fast and door, at the top of the winding staircase, answering their purpose quickly enough, through the curious process of washing in notices, and never settled his rates or taxes until compelled by a military execu-gesticulated a rapidly that I felt quite we entered a large hall of imposing propor: they carted a few score loads of straw and large saucer with two pints of water; for tion; when, delighted with his gueste ha giddly after a minute's conversation, dur tiena. A bugs chimney-piece over which hay (our own, that was the worst of it!) the Sobreckenburg was quite innocent of ing which she managed to run to a sideboard the arms of the Schreckenburgs were under the walls to smoke us out. Then, such modern luxuries as a bathroom or a treated them to the best kitchen and cellar to see if the beer was drawn, back to me to shivering, was the only piece of ornament protected by their artillery, they made a tub, Honi soit qui mal y pense."-Fall could produce, and paid without murmur finish a sentence, then to the stove to look left. The walls had evidently bean rush, forced the gates, and after a short Mall Gatette. ing. Attracted by the eccentricities of this original, I was much pleased when he in. if the fire was all right, and then to the panelled, and here and there a remnant struggle they were of course masters of the

table. Here she exoclaimed in great agita- still clung to some of the umer us hooks place. An hour later they quitted the AMONG the accidents to be guarded against vited me to spend a few days at the tion, Trudel, where are your eyes, child? and nails which time and decay had not Burg, ransacked of all portable goods, and during a prolonged frost, not the least dan Schreckenburg, "Plenty of sport and, fresh air, but that's all and If you come There are only fire covers and five cups, yet displaced. This," said Kuno, was flaming like a match box, leaving my gerous is the explosion of the kitchen boiler. you'll have to put up with a featbor bed Don't you know that we have guests the entrance-hall; and in grandfather's wounded father and his family homeless. At Dumfries, a few days ago, one of these and simple Harsmannskost. I hats new. Quick! two more chairs, the dinner is days they had hire a collection of suits of After hours of hard work-and at the casualties took place, with the most latent fangled ways and fashions) I eat and drink coming." And Trade, a fresh-looking armour, and all sorts of weapons, some sight of the flames the men of all the viable rasnits, the cook being killed on the and sleep as any father and grandfather young girl, peatly attired (one of two of brought home from the Holy Land." lages around had flocked to our asalstance spot and the mistress of the house severely the Baroness's kitchen aldes-de-camp), hur But," interrupted Ulrich, the younger of we managed to stop the conflagration injured. Considering that the management and the rest of them did before me. No ried to execute the orders of her mistress. the two, when the blackguardly Prussians but three of the towers and two wings were of a kitchen bollar forma no part of a cook's French cooking, no sparkling inventions; one diab, home-mado beer, and a glass of At the same moment two lusty maids took the Burg in 1806, they burned the heap of smoking ruins, and what you see education, it is indeed surpising that cats old book; if that sulis, you, you are brought in a covered tin dish, as big as a two other wings, after stripping the place left of the Burg was stripped of everything strophes of this nature are not of more fre-

small sponge-bath, and placed it at the of everything they could carry away,"

they thought it worth while to take. After queut occurrence, more especially when, as welcome." Carious to see this baunt of bead of the table. Four smaller dishes of "And grandfather had to live in the offices few weeks my father recovered, and again is generally the case, the boiler arrangements ancestral simplicity, I accepted the invita- the same metal found room in the middle, and the servants' quarters, where we live hoisted the Banoverian flag on the remain- are such that a careful examination of them tion; and, my visit at Junkerstein terminat- ing,

1 set out on a Sunday morning for the round a gigantic pewter pot filled with now," added Kuno. We now passed into ing towor; but, whether they feared is impossible. It is the prevailing idea that Schreckenburg, my best driving me over home-made beer. We were just going to the next room, the banqueting hall. Take rousing too much popular dissatisfaction explosion cannot occur expopt through de in bis drag, secretly stored with all sorts. Gracious heaven we are thirteen That/care" shouted Ulrich, who had remained / whether they thought the first visit a suficiency of water in the boiler, while by a little behind; "For a moment, however, clent lesson and punishment, the Prussians some persons it is attributed to the melting of pâtés and cold visuds, For," said he, will never do the white cow is to calve in I did not more, arrested by something did not return, and my father lived to see by the heat of the fire of the ice in the pipes, "you have no idea of old Schreckonburg's

a couple of days. Do send for old Pfeffer which led me to doubt any vision. Once our Guelphs restored to their own.

the waler from which, it is alleged, then menu, Be lives sa our forefathers did into come up and have his dinner bere; beautiful Gobelin tapestries covered the have not forgotten those days." (It will

comes into contact with the over-heated the darkest times of cookery, and gives you that'll make it right." and one of the walls. They were of course faded, and in be well to observe that my visit to the plates, and by sudden generation of steam combinations one shudders to think of, euch as potatoes stewed with pruues and boys hurried to fetch the Baron's game many places torn down ; but, to my horror. Shreckenbarg took place fifty years after aduces explosion. These ideas ara, as is raisins, and a slice of smoked bacon ; salad keeper, an honest and excellent old aunt, I saw that they were pierced by bullets in the firat and ten years before the necond pointed out by a correspondent of the. annexation of Hanover by Prussia.) Manchester Guardian, entirely erroneous. dressed with milk and sugar; and fro whose acquaintance I was to make on the hundreds of places. "Prussian bujield, And you'll now understand why my dog"The real cause of explosion is the stoppage

following morning. Thus having outwitted I said to myself. But I was wrong, A quently nothing bot huge sausages. Pre- fate, we settled down-the Barcu and word of inquiry brought the exp anation are taught to avoid everything Prussia by freezing of all outlets, which leads to an oaded by beer soup. But you will judge Baronas both at the head of the table, I that the buya did their pistol practice here like poison. See how they'll jump to their accumulation of pressure until the strength for yourself, and then understand why I to the Baronesa's right, with the Herr when it was too cold to eboot from their food if I tell them it's Banoverian." And, of the boiler is exceeded. It is essential always smuggle in some little provisions Paator on my other side, my friend and customary stand on the outer wall. They putting both his bands this mouth, he daring frosty weather that the inlet and for a quiet supper ; for, rising at four, they the two boys on the Baron's left. Then had had rere fun, they told me, in aiming at verian" and the dogs rushed from all effective measures should be taken to pre

hallowed out,Hanoverian meat, Hano

outlet be carefully examined, and, if possible, have breakfast at seven, dinner at twelve came a gap (room left for about two on each the eyes and noses of the figures; but a basin of milk soup in the evening, and side), which space was filled up by the having now done with these features the corners to their mess

vent their freezing up. If they are found at pine they are all snoring as one man."

were practising at the fingers. Buye,' "Now," sald the Baron, "we'll go and to be frozen-the fice should on no sccount After an hour's drive on a capital road, pewter pot and the four tiu diches; and on

the other sida--below the salt, an was said "you must be mad! These tapes. call on my Hausfrau; she is in her slåtebo lighted, or, if light-d already, should be we turned off on a most lamentable tracks. called in olden times--sat Pfeffer, the two tries have been of great beauty, and are room, the kitchen" and, passing through extinguished until the ice in the pipes is We bave passed into the Schreckenburg young overseers, and the two kitaben opstill worth lots of money," "Nonsense!" a corridor level with the courtyard, we thawed. No boiler too, abould be without boundaries, asid my conductor, with look of pity at his splendid testn; and prentices while the inspector and "Slam- anawered Clrich; "there are eight or nine entered the domain of our hostess. If the a proper safety valve; and it would be this is only the beginning" We spun sell." an old important-looking housekeeper, rooms in the other wing bang with that cocking was wretched, it was surely not better, of course, that boilers should be so

faced host and hostess,

stuff, and father thinks so little of it that from the meanness if the kitobon and its constructed as to make their blowing up through the most lovely scenery-rich pasture-land at the foot of a obain of well- The Pastor having said grace, the two whenever our oxen want covers in winter dependencies. You might have turned impossible, even in the bands of the most wooded hills, abounding with large game. maids, with horotloan arms and hands, time he has a strip down. If you go down four-in-hand round the tresser. The pan-ignorant and careless of cooks. Soon the Sobreckenburg came in sight, took the cover off the steaming dish before to the cowhouse you can see dorons of try, however, chiefly attracted my attention, situate on an oper platesu encircled by a the Baron, "A toast pig, Fastor; shut them dressed up in those old hang.ngs Here" wore gigantic cupboards and glass narrow rivulet one large round tower, do you say to it "One of the best gifts they are not worth a woolien blanket." cases the panes mostly broken-stored Banked at right angles by two four storied of a generous Providence, and one which Peter the Great's plate melted down for with the most curious medley of China and The most ordinary Winge-ovidently the remnants of a once shows that the bumblest of God's creatures "convenience," pistol practice at Gobelius glass I had ever seen. imposing square; and on what seemed to are frequently the most useful," replied stuff, and tapestry rugs for cows-what earthenware was elbowing the remnants of no bo the foundations of the miasing part were the old man. It was an entire pig-head, next was I to hear and to see? The next old Melesen service, sostly Sarres and rare two ranges of low buildings for domestle lege, tail, and-all; observing which, my two or three rooms had been, no doubt, Berlin Choice Venetian glasses and boat. And fools, by experience wise men grow. purposes, stabling, cowhouser, piggeries, horror increased on discovering that there state rooms, to judge by the richness of the tifully out crystal gems were mixed pell Not in vain are mistakes if more clear wo and the like. The whole was surrounded a dies in the middle, they contained remaining panels; but not a single piece of wine-dlaska, much of it broken. HaviNE was no bread on the table, As the four ceilings and the carvinga on soms of the mell with siz-penny glasses and empty discern

by an outer wall la a somewhat ruinous condition but speaking for the past its the celebrated mixture of potatoes, prones, forniture was to be seen the broken win myself a small collection of ancient glass pregnability of the old stronghold. Huter and raisins, I thought one might have dows were open to rain, snow, and wind and chins, I appreciated the riches so sadly ing through a dilapidated doorway into sutileed for us all but when I saw the and everything was in the most dilapidated lodged in company with the merest rabbish With sunshine around ne, and friends by the courtyard, I was at once carried back Baroness helping, i understood that even state. At last we arrived at a door with a and I could not help saying, "What a pit

our side,

hundreds of years. As the court was paved folir might not be enough, I will not huge padlock; and it was announced that Baroness, that you don't air your troaratos Treasures said she, Trew Who sexilingly datter and fondly caress three centuries ago so it was now-with waste time in describing my sensations we had now come to the two rooms of Peter a little Hot little renk we that such angela oft hide huge round stones, roughly Joined. Now whon dairy fairy No. 1 plated before me the Great, The sight of the key reassured stree, indeed One can't get at dupboard Only butterly wings 'neath their hypocrite one third of the space was taken up by a a mountain of this upchristian hash of three me, and I bald to myself, They are not without breaking some of There are

dress.

monster dungheap, patronized by now, (if served neparately) excellent ingredients, of an artistic turn of mind; but if they those thin and stupid glass with handles pigs, and poultry, The Baron received us Andish smile on the faos of the Count didn't know how to prize the Caar's plate, to them-wings and no waists. I cannot on the steps of a winding staircase leading told me that there was no hope of mercy, at any rate they have respected the rooms thinh how people could buy such ware

Kano pushed the they are as an feathers you can't feel from the round tower to the inhabited part A Test rib of pork made up my share and in which he lived." of the mansion, and, bidding us welcome to this moment I do not know how I door, and we entered a room as bure and them in your haud. it's almost impossible he abouted with all the night of his power managed to tail through it yet I did, and dilapidated as the others more so, perhaps to put them on a table afthout accident," fal lange," Hans, where are your ears that without bread. Add to this mixture for all the oak panelling had been pulledBut perhaps, they were not intended for Quick, my led! Fat the white mare tuto of pork, potatoes, prunes, raisius; and art down to make shelves for the storage of day use but more as ornaments for your the gowhouse, turn the two Bhestnuts out plo-sauce a pint of sweet brown beer, and apples and pears." This was the sitting aideboard and, so on." "Very likely on the gretny Bhd make room for the you an Ithagine that I trembled for the room," cald Ciries, and mother keeps retorted our hostess, but I do not hold Count's horses. Be sharp". And opt cams consentient However, I pulled through, her fruit here because there are no locke to with ornaments i what is the use of things Hans, red-faced and grinning, with Basen and felt truly grateful when the Baron the doors of the other room. The smaller if you can't use them I would change hair, blue linen breeches, a red waistcoat said, Wife let us have some cheese and one there war the superor bedroom. the lot for one good serviceable set, And, and rabote. Taking the legendary chios you, hore, go down and bring up a few He badn't much light in but they say seeing the interest I took in examining pte out of his mouth, he said, "All right, bottles of old Steinwein, and tell the girls frait keps best in the dark And, going actie of the rarest Venetian spesimeno, she Herr Baron and, if you please, am I to to bring glasses glasses for all I'm sure in, I saw the door. carted with straw with actually and explicitly proposed a bargain give them fresh straw, or will oura do you down there won't mind drinking the apples upon it. Even the old bedstead, a of that attire. I looked at the treasures, "Fresh, my boy, fresh everything neat; bealth of my gueste it is not every day summon docking four poster, had its load of and sorely felt my weakness as a collector, I over sin gute sud, turnley to in, that 19 190 8 foreigner, & faney there has the fruit, Te To of SOUTH NO Yestigo i But to have accepted the offer would have

I thought of one bleet hand below

That pointed to that world above,

Of songs remembered long agora

And eyes that looked a heaven of love.

And in the heart's emotion, say

O could tear it then away!

..:

I watched the cliffs until they grew

Like & pale streamer at the last į That from the strand will wave adieu

When every other sign is past, And manhood clung to nature here And smiling straggled for a tear.

Jals of the brave, the good, the free,

Shrined in thy deep's eternal green,

My soul is wantoning with thes

Though dean roll his waves between ; Adian, nor can I love thee less

Till I am all forgetfulness i

-William Harry Rogers.

CHRISTMAS BELLS.

By L. E. BINGHAM,

Christmas bells, ring out your sweetest,

Fill the air with gladsome paal;

Joy's light footfall, ever fleetest,

Near our bright'ning homes may steal; As with charmed ear she lingera,

Hark'sing to your welcome chime, Tinting, with her rosy fingers,

All the sombro hues of Time.

Bing your loudest; some may listen,

Love, that veiled and silent stands ;- In her eyes soft dewdrops glisten,

Joy unclasps her folded hands. Love and Joy, so oft divided,

For the sweet, brief hours unite; By your floating schoss guided, Walk together in the light.

Christmas belle, your notes are ringing

Through our hearts with soleina thrill 1

Are there angel voices singing

In the far-off distance atill?

Is the old, sweet strain repeating

· Ever në the years roll by P

Christmas bells, pour forth your greeting,

Pease on earth and Love on high. Graphic

EXPERIENCE.

The longer wo live the more we learn,

The light from the shade, which their dark

shadows throw.

Their disguise, like their friendship, may

last for a 408803, Should the sun o'er our fortunes continue

to shine j Bat the clouds of adversity mirrors theft

tresion, And teaches us lessons we fain would

decline.

Here, then, lley the shadow, but youder'tis

brighter,

For when false friends foriske te we

discover the true,

and who has not felt, how the burden seems

· Hightare.

When is friend in our need appears 'mong

sit down when the Baroness exclaimed,

a

But 1

Shipping Intelligence. The followingle corrected from the later London and Colonial Papers, &

VESSELS TO ARRIVE. AT MONOTONO, Neme, From

Penarthi

When

left.

Aug,

Oct

19, Hermann,

9. Uragi Sexot 17 Úllurnum, 16, Jagobige,

Liverpool (via C'aig

Liverpool Bromen

Nouv

8, Jan Peter, 21, Fulda,

Massinio

Hamburg

Dec

29, Rosaire,

Cardin

18, Blenheim,

Fishing

21, Houg See (v.),

London

23, Glamis Castle, 20, Toviot (6.), riam (h

Cardil

London

Liverpool

LOADING FOR OMINA AND JAPAN FORIE. At London,-Strams goin Sues Oenal, Gleniffer

Bienfalloob, Bootland, Merionotheatre,

Carricks.

Galley of Lorne, Sailing Vessels

At Liverpool Plomed (t.) Sarpedon (s.).

At Glasgow,

Glengon (s) vs London