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Our new correspondent 'KrATINmc' hav. ing sent us the following story without a caption, we have ventured to take its mo ral for the ntece.s ry heading-as above written. The style. our readers will oh serve, is very original. To our own( per halmp ratier p;ampercel) professionarl taste. it has a delightful relish--secrnine to is like OssIAN familiarizedi and spictd with a dash of playful satire. 'The writer's logic wants a little bracing and looking after, it is true, but her pe'rceptions are the easy andl far.reaching ones of genuis, and, in her poetizings of the plain prose of 'common life, she certainly answers the French description of genius:--'sun ofu.r monnaycur (pui change continue/cen/ les gros sous en louis.d'or, el qui souren/ fail de res louis-d'or dc gros soui.'-L nr. INRz had just escaped. with all her glowing charms, from ioa rding scho d thraldom; and notwithstanding the careful culture, and rigid discipline of a mdlel trio of maidenly sisters, was beautifully fresh,. unaffected, impulsive, wild, un governable and attractive. 1Her fu!l dim. pled form had thriven well on tho bread * butter regim1en, and the blo'mni of ier cheeks and red of her lips had depliene in the shades of school-girl obseurity. Not one bf .the matchless pearls of her sweet mouth had broken in all their nut. cracking tasks. Her eyes 's- brightly dark, and darkly blue,' were uniid iii mI by the labyrinthine problems thyrv uul seen entangled, or the meshes of lace they had seen disfigured. Anid never was ~a flood of golden brown hair parted nore simply on a lititle low white! brow, 'tIhi would be classically beautiful, in defiance of the intellectual expanse her Iiterary friends held up as the true style. Ulm if you look on all these beauties coslly, see once her little rose tinted lingers in; a wild revel of music-making, and hear the in. petuous, unrestrained giushings of that free joyous spirit, and you love luez. I f you do not, I know who did.-one pert, one artist, one principal of a JTiheological institute, one rich Southerner, one parofess. or of' music, three seniors in college, anid not less than six freshmen-. Moneta wvas a shade oldler, two shiadles darker, as enthusiastic, but many~ shw'les r more thoughtful and1( discreet. Slae was at times more hi illiat, andt in a fa vorablde tight, under pleasu rabtle, sociaml or meritalI excitement, was called mnagnuilicent. liiez caredl nothing for the fut ure; but Moiiet a looked 'b~efore and after, andn often withI her laughter, some pain was franght.' These two met; and like tIwo alow drops S flashing on the same leaf in the sunt, thtir souls danced and flasheid, uad mi rrored above and aroulnd, in their own bosoms even as one. Life floated gaily over them, with only an occasional tenar.elouid, which never hung long betweeni them anda light, so soon in youth susch clouds (is. solve. Moneta wvas the guiding spirit; thu ~she being less universal and difflusive ini her nffections, looked with some misgiving on ihe dozen lovers at the feet of Inuez; atid could not see, without pain, the first lion. est hhart-love of sonie solitary student th 'be all and end all' of his love.huistory of fered at a shrine where so much ine'ense wvas mingling; some so fleeting, anid none so prized, or treasured, as not to be blowni away by the next breath. As yet her heart swung round-n word ini ebaos. Light had not vet been spokeni, ail thme sun moon, anid stars shone not in their, propier spheres. But she wrote long let ters to her cousin Fred, and talked phtiloo. phic nonsense to the professor in miatie. mnaties, who statedl his love ini a prIoblemi, .anid foiund the answer before udhe (tidt, andi said heo could prove it rigt, white shie iii sisted it was wrong, but could not priov'e We will leave Incr. for a linmc in a fuall tide of success as heart-cc ie~ror, ini possession of the soges ofthe cast, the vo. lulptuous votaries of pleasure in the west, church-men, and world-men, the grave and the gay, the weak and the witty. When torn from Inez, Moneta was like i star that had lost a ray from its bosom; ad Inez was that ray wandering in inti. anto space. Through long 'enrsofscpa ration, Moneta held out her spirit-arms yearningly, to embrace again the lost >art of herself. Fortune wafted her fur Vestward and southward: sometimes she ang; and the same breeze swaved the mistletoe, anid wafted leer song under it omthern sky. Sometimes she roamed bhrough northern glens, and grew thought ul and eariest under the invigorating in fluence of a coler clime. Life at length lost its rainbow imes; socie ty, with its con ventiona lies anti insifiidi. ics. o idnger ministered to her spirit. The soul turnted to itself, and vain yenrnings, rid a strange qtest of knowledge, sprung up within. The only link she had with visible Jhings, seemnedl with nat ure. 11er paths of ktowledge became invisible. to her friends, anid.al I grew cold and st range. itt revelations were made to her, and sh became a poet -spirit, douued to war dhip attd man torever in, vet never tt'r the songs of, that !Music sphere. - Now thr tlie first tine, all suddeniv, a >ei+:g unlike herself, jrus:s helure iher; pierces her very youl with his far search ng, quliet eves; takes her captive at his will, anl rules her des:inv. Their lItves onutingle in a singular flow of artistic and musical harmoniy. Net ii dreams, amd fromt his hand cre ations of beautv glowut- with lif', atnl around his name lays the prophetic light of immortality. floniet a dlreai m- but her uisions dissolve into intangilule f1,rii , :nl vani.. It is six vea's since our two vouthful friienis parted. lon ta re'eIves a itcs. :age, begging her by the sincere <levoted ies of liin e:irl and heiiifilul friendshi,, liy tle plcadinr voice of natur." to cone td s'e hert - I uez--.niv .\1rs. G raV, alco ihr. Grav. little itse antd lillv. lin the :pirit of the y'oti nger she closes her lImtreaty w1Ii lthe assrin.Ioce t " No nier nn eve"r corneth, N i twilight ever g'litihilt hut I nn thmiine, inure only thine." iIneta wii td not io del; ; she woulld s!i( he once' beautiful idol of a ga' worl, il her homite, a wi lu atnd a miother. he vioultl see to vlou such perfectiou (f >eauty, such rare grace anl ccomptlih in:nt, hal hi:-eu given; ptrhapi"s strong+ st if all wast the dteI ti e(' KenIi mraler he iitluence of a heinu. who hl hen rrisi ib.l. 'l'hreibctire the 'cse: of a sultry tiy in August l.'ft two wtar' tra:'llers at a ufst)' depot in at retir 'l ci-r ofa N w -inglandf villaget. A\n houtr's ride, on thp, >anks it a lovelv riv . ,ait! the carrig :topped at the dour of an un till pitu'rsqutt. mtpoihti :1, whbite lomse. This lBoed not lhike the abdltle of tniz, hilt .\lioea had b'''n :upperzed of" a - tr:, in lit tuttou, ." olI .\lG. Gray. and wis prpt:'d for so:me thing less tihm thle ii:gniitl:nm ' of thtir lirat paie of wedhded histo'ry. On en:crimng leae liah.' irllt', how vr, fthere was mnt a diiel 1s (l ttto i , theirie vger iiiicatins iofa :i t e. 'itas of fl ea rs, pterfunn- d tht room,: lte piao Was ipn, ati leaves of c~hla oms ic Wre, captered carelesslyv aut:ul two or three t God~c piintings iltne u t he Ilto 1', . ande a uhdued m:d pleasing limh a ramiz-~, d the whole. muez soon entered. Shte wa'cs mItre nieullowu riml~inc softeed th Ii ve thIat meie ghenwdo wvi!d joosas ~ Th 'ttses ofi her'i chieetks hol p ld, btut there'i xasl~ a inStred igrae oft ouitlia in ti tutuoius liswelli itt he perfet aigure, ai! :lmi l w issst ioniit a .s it t. jssuraice of tie r, thaitigi i'so ap e li to th.-l ''at: mIr 'itrfniiiv iti iet ot fa ieri te'- ilslt I a -i i psstovert he stgeeting mh~tal'tcongrate. a'itions of ou fr mi fiu- rei;n wal fili cally vow itheo~ ent ubalonii. caimfntals andmio sr targits i' tols,'.'' bhes, r musieymoo filstriie remestliiy gitm mu, decib othe uaiktierr iiiud eiav.Jh roiest- it enti c fss e l truh'tuny ot' Meoeta, that tie oaried iu otntly l gciiastdy th h. Oe. mormen hisia. tionselas istImaed n heistliii at'genuch hei it ti. ihie soli ienc ofi pman. iitr, attinlenu 0 est puieiliI preen tl a puitse onvictirs; anth'dich surn'id rgeay' icsiteds thle)itre' t hicditmreb te sddhrsigarhaatran mintd hr bautiul ace cordant disagreement, than many who pre. tened to nicer harmnony. Thns far Moncta has perfect filh in Inez. She thought her an errant child of nature, often pursuing a trackless course, from a restless desire for novelty; and a natural daring abandonment of' self to im pulse. That she would violate fiith, that she would be doliberately or purposely f'lst to friendship, or honor! she never for a moment believed it possible. Days deepened, and weeks strengthen ed the power of the charmer, and lessened aind weakened the resistance of the charm. ed. Now sprung up a troubled doubt in the bosom of Moneta. Did Inez reprird the clains of frit*idship as hizhly as her own reckless love of adventure? Woutld she not viola: the most sacred tics for the gratification of her love of conquest? 'I wait patiently I will s ee calmly,' said Mo. neta. Iicr afTections seemed purified in the flarres of her virtuous resoiies and suifler. ings, and to herself she seemed ennobled. by cal tily seeing each diy the love, of iushauiil nail friend ebbing from her, and leaving her to pi sue thoughtfully, her leoy and neglected ways A t length a lirrofssionial engagement, bung po'ittonC(l, roused Keui froii fis liig, 'apjttrols dreaml, and he left for a distait city, to be a b tent some wetk s. The night before his departure lie coolly assu. red .Aloneta she need feel no u inesiness in regard to his aegiiintance with her fri'iend. Ile had been pleaised with ier, but had not the sinallest trifle to give a private re. cord in his In inn)ry, :and as there was no word orthmought connected with her he was not w illingr she should inspect, ht would take the liberty to sleep undisturbed over the. past aid in earnest'of the future; arid this disiniied with a brief 'good. night,' .\loneta closed her sleepless. eves, aId keni slept profoundly. A fter his denartule Inez was als trac. ted, unsettled, and restlt -. She wander. ed abourt like a troubltd ghost. Forl ret.lf From her ennui, she prpltosed fri'quient drives. ''he-e were through delightful woIlted scenes. ard Iby the gest nrid nmost t!roubhled stregknls. that eve(r glided1 aiong floiw:r- itiks; anid they never fail. ((l to i:nliveni the spitits of our friends. Through their omntual symopathy with nature, the lately filinig f'atu res of their friendslhip seemei to rev ivye, and conflid. once wasit reistoredt between them ii. It wa-s iho da4Y01* ofit prtlised rtutrn Of 1eni. A litter confirming til t' iltentrin. just received-la' itliln on the table. Thu itotiig nill Was shlillig oni w.Vords that seel(ed to tranispiort Inec. into anl ec'tary' of udehlht. '.\ 1d wlh t shall I sa to tl' frien di 'T (II Itr to Ib(" tlulict till I toi - i p. h t t' ino -n o fit h; that isso' 1o iy be' illt,' repIet 11 u tz ap itui l Antier a bil rother artlis It K. it wI' the otie la st ri tie' t titn dr 1 t:, rai l i r spif:.t, t r h i sl't int if Ia i i ti l l ished hltr 1he k i th ey'e i i ' I l I t i th At1 11.1' i hei t' I ( i o lovelo I. tIih i Itt hu. ive' Iy ht i ti ' . -i yu iind te g I >J l ' it ! t1 i l 'l hi :t iiu t! dti ' O rtt '!1 ioiu lit, I lt 'iii 1I lts iniow what isI :i: 16 !I.' tootl she wll ulndler ta.in thougb! mnc iI he ..p i.' '\\e are going to) ridle, \lan~eta-1 shlli IIn'1 h; (c6om ii, what a tir. i'iit ! f'uml ezI tittIa ihle 'eiins in her'' tile. eaelyvd.adad h piie his light, the dyed leaves-seemed bleeding and glittcring in their own lif.blod4i. g Monetu grew. faint and sick, and higged to he carried home. Hope, ibith, and strength failed and dio:] together. Site was borne 10 her room, and lay insensible alike to frost and sishine many days. st How did Inez meet Keni that night? y flow felt she towards Monetu? She de. Ir clined with efiieted delicacy the cordial h hand he gave; but a secret joy danced -in her eye, and for him she sang in sweetest C tones 'Sleeping I dreamed love,' even af- I to: refiusing it to her husband. To Moineta she was cool, collected, and slf-jtustifying. I 'Why do youi put on this martyr-look.' p said she; 'is it to accuse me to my hus hand he has no interest what ever in the Si allitir. Is it to make Keni believe I have betrayed hit? 'Hle knows better. As for me, yon l ought to love me as much as ever.' b ''I'ruth gnrd honor have died in the souls I have loved,' feebly and mournfully re. 0 plied Monet a. 'Il my heart, faith has died, and I have buried an earls' and love. IN lv friendship. Ilenceforth you are lost to me and wandering filr; and tlie re is no y attraction l inmy Onc' burning hosom to hrin:; hack t he sente dred ravs of our love.' c; e:ni was troubled, after hIwaring a free, I em an aeconat of all that hall passed fromi M onet a. 'It is all over,' lie said, 'her power is lost-the pel Il is broken. She . has been false t; frieiilship, and false to t mie. For I what have been she has not revealed, and n hat she has repeated were idle wvord~s diseolored lby her own ilm agin atirl. I at now awake to my own im. y pcerf e:ion and mistry. You alone should. fi be happy.' A pre.engagement to inake one in a it brilii tour, cciipelled hMneta once mnore to join the fitnily circle, and to sustain a t pirt in th comcinu: festival. Mr. and Mrs. ( ray, and servant, in their carriage, make the two days jonrney in silence. Neni 1aiA Monceta, in subdued and silent tones, review the pastt, in their little rock. p a way, anl renew vo ws of love and truth. t They arrive at the festal hall. amd great tI joy ni exeiteiiient prevail. liez prepar. V ell hcersel f or iton mre evening hoping u" to nmake a pulblic disptla.Iy, atinog her ear lv lovers, of the last captive in her trains. _ IShe was a shadc pe.nsive, but still a con-I se ltis ess of poteint beaiuty lent her eanst, ici gra"c, andch rst sentinent at the little instrruiption in tie( progress of her love, gave a hautghty cirve to her lip, anl arched Ieri neck with soci:viincg like dig. n utv . I cict ti.- .spirit of hecat ty had fled from . bet; tis it s c-iitd to Keni, as his eyeI p mtart Ic'rs. 'Fan'tless in fhrm and fiat. tI irc .' Im cncs'ui.'imici:ssinettri, a l intel-. n1i.d!y ca pi::bl, btiiu'--:mid be turnial his i ey. tio ti- aln dignity, the radiant reose of a 'ircit, that. like the gilc'n at. mihtt tr o I a t1 in cim siuomicncr sk., hun ar timi.l- i :-ite hccliivel Moneca; 'matt like hr is she bcaiul: sihe fadtl in t s Ib cl, re muy s -Il hmi drunk in the beatu. I v of her perfec-t worknicishcip,. Itat u ticr ii *an e vei renewinVcg charm in the f: fcc i:tonc , al Such alone Is wLc cr- a thyv myl s:uy !anmd cai:mble of emluring, I Ino:. nt r:itil m ar indignant at her sig nal oi re.--ad, hen the om was: rat. r: d I : 'I, l bu Irself aut Kni--You S have m !:c. n; youi lrantk the wine of mv ib-acn y aci if sl ed the giblet to im ti rh ;. it Si. LThe subtle drip thit in- . tox icatec-l yiin. wase ai arop cof fire-it will bi:uriia inccu i io-cc'ry, shineii ini youir a idrxancs aii lvri wdtring light. I shall tl be avi Kagiedc th ecnsceiuiness that I n c:.mcciLIt be forgtt n.' .-net .cc cit this hoiiur descr~iing thei first 6 ct.-n.i::hc inthe l'm Lciv of hri wed id bv-, t thie ;z-iJ, thet livel v bcble .\Ie ti, s-t c t. inIc- z. I am notc c surnrbcl:.-1. \\': ido not undicer i-cl . r- - itr cngely iiiid dliii r (io -, i .-..cutiful. 1'0 ad the-.,' Sciid :\hctc --.cnd Sh- pci: ac pak of Ilettrs icto) it thet hc:acn! if .\ln ci. Th.-- chitek -strck- two. Moinls andi ( tcrhsc'a .\tincctc, wvith thce hei,t pagcte of tE~ bo i revel:.tcion b-r- hir. -I csh tih-c n- emni c-ven between mei. au i m worish~ippl iblcal, hiing thue Iiight. fromc p, ~i?:? Ti ucly, the pia h to,' wi- lam ' ithona ac*i wihl'iccc-ss ccf iiv.,terb-. \\' the ut bi have~ mut ini wt.din th rm - ag in c -it~c i~cai'il I \' r tic t-ic l nont idccwht'n riditi in ( cc d c c i rt cc:." -~ i na ccyo acr I ab iely seur I: woc'i ccl:tocbe ccccdevoted to a ten lor. h cicccc' c. vc icc-to o o u impesc~cy with iher ( r iawitwh'ni; cccifc-r: ccowi tmneI co ovecr b n, o w~ bc m ret-i~xrn.d S ilv had ft iniv yuth bceen rt old, Ye' m.-:: -icm s stl, t cccw mid. THE GOD-SEND; i r how Money is somimes Twice Spcni -i A MERCANTILE MISCELLANY. 9 'Ha! ha! ha!'' 'Well, husband, what causes you ickr merriment?' asked Mrs. Gray, a 3ung and beautiful woman, after her isband had laid aside a letter which 9 3 had taken from the office as he was >ming from the store to his homes and id just finished reading. 'Vell, wife, it is a windfall.' e 'A windfall,' exclaimed Mrs. Gray, r bright eyes expanding with sur ase. 'Yes, a piece of good fortune, a white u one in the way of business.' 'Pooh, nonsense,' replied the wife, t ho smiled archly upon her young hus md, and resumed her domestic duties, Alieving it was a piece of merriment ly, and that any future questioning a old only result in some blunt reply, ti hich would turn the laugh upon her. 'Come here, unbeliever, and read for C ourself',' c 'Oh, no, Mr. Pre yman, you can't itch me again with blank sheet of aper! I hav'nt forgot the letter hich was adlressed to Inc and my re . rd for teasing and coaxing so hard for 'Upon my v;ord and honor, wife, I h n not going to chet you.' _ 'Perhaps not,' replied the wife, 'but >u know that a burnt child dreads the re.' s] 'Well then I will tell you truly what is. You know that when Foster h iled lie owed Inc one hundred and fif dollars. That was about two years b nee, and I carried it to profit and loss ng time ago. This letter is from him ited in St. Louis, and here is his note ivable in sixty days for the amount id interest. Hle concludes his letter sus: 'Since I came here I have been $ pry fortunate, and by industry have :cumulated a little money. The en osed note will be paid by Messrs. J. -, M & Co., of your city at aturity. You were kink enough hen I was in trouble to keep your de- t and from being presented, and exhibi- t d that kindness which I trust you will :w think deserved towards one who md the misfortune to be embarrassed. Iv other creditors will in time be fully aid, though I have a discharge from em, and in accepting this, you may .st assured that it does not concel all iy obligations to von and yoms for a sinny acts of kinaless.' 'Is lie not an honorable man,' said e irs. ( ray, whose eyes moistened when ie thought what a good heart a man lust have who, miles away, still re embered his former friends. 'Yes, I always thought there was ore in Fostet than lie got credit for. [-e worked hard when in business. man laboring under pecuniary dili i Cities is too ofteii the mark for ceni ire, and though lie may be strickly i:nest, there are those who arc ready lay the faults of bad success to a ant of capacity or uprightness.' Mrs. Gray acquiesced, and, sealtad e the tea tale, the happy couple a imght of~ this little sum, and though othiing was said, each was laying pilans v ar' its dlisbursenmnt ''1 l upose, said Mrs. Gray, after AImC lmomenits ofI mediation, "'taat you e ill now feel like ailfording aniew ouch li ''Yes,' said Mr. Gray, "it is a god. imd. 1 never' expected to get it, and l ,ximay as well lie invested.'' Another silenee ensued, and Mr. lrayv thoughlmt o.f several thinigs that liet .w could- atford to buy, and even his I -ife on the next day walked out and I ought a new silk dress, thmking it was *od-s'end,1 and had better. bze inves d.' Mr. G'rav~ order'ed a new suit of' lothes on the strength of' it ,and in a ee'k tile niew' couch came home. The peek :after the happy couple both felt oniderfuhlly like taking a trip to Glou ester, anid M ts. ( . proposed it and~ Mr. . ciintentedl, thinlking lie h ad a "'god end, and it might ams well be invested.' Ile. (G. was not in the habit of indulg og much in rides, hut the drives round loucester were so pleasant, and thme ecollection of this god-send being oni imcsont, that lie concluded he could t, aid thieldimes and thme dollars rat tied "way pre(tty fast. Returning~ from iloucester Mr's. G. thought it wvould iC a ver'y apipropiriate time to invite a 'ew friends to pass the evening. "Oun y a few cakes, and a little ie croamn, ny deair, for refreshlment.' "Will that be enoug'h?' said the huxs 'Yes, hiuisband, I thinjk it will he j'lent v,' nd Me #i lftr but on the ay to Mrs. Mayer's he thugghti f the indfall, ano copcluded that a few nine; y4 illies' and a little Roman .purndie: oud ot be very expensive. The party wen off: ery pleasantlye nd not a week passed that Mr. and Ira. Gray, did nob think that t was uite as *wefl to "invest the god-sencf, 11 the two . months expiredap to note was duly honored. Mr. Gray took out his percil the *si ' vening and began to look thoughtful. "Well, husband, what are you in sueh': blue study for?' "I was thinking that I would reckon. p and see how we liave spent' the. mo ey which Foster paid. I obtained it >-day.. "Well, so do," replied the wife band ig him a piece of paper; "perhaps there some left yet." "In the first place," said Mr. dray', there is sixty-five dollars for the couch; tere is twenty for your silk dress and ve for, making. Then a suit of black othes cost forty more, The trip to' Gloucester, including riding bills, fare, te. etc.' amounts to fifty dollars-and ten "Qh there is nothing rttote tliero' mn't be anything more, interrupted [rs. Gray, whose powers of. addition ad been hard at work. "Oh, yes, there is my dear," said Ir. Gray; "there was that party." "I forget that," replied Mrs. G. der ondingly. "I thought So,' drilly remarked the usband; "but that cost twenty-five l as more,' "There can't be anything more, hus and. "Well, wife, there is that oil painting; au forgot that?' "Well, I confess I did," said," said Irs. G., though there was little confes on in reality. "That cost twenty dollars, and still tere is that chair inlaid with pearl hicb cost fifteen more, and that is all.' 'That chair was cheap," added Mrs. ' Tray, who saw that the day was lost " ' nd wished to turn her husband's atten on; but he was looking at tho figures;. nd felt more like the man in the story ho expressed a wish, after hearing of is wife's actions from her own lips, that rabriel might be permitted to blow hiss ' _ ' rumpet and summon the approach of 1e Millenium. "Well, wife," said Mr Gray, 'bfus tands the account. The god-sends rrmunted to one hundred and sixty ight dollars, which we will credit to the - o ccount of Mr. and Mrs. Gray;e Then .. -e will debit the same two foolih per. )nages with-. 1 c.,ach . - 8G5 I Silk Dress. 20 Mtaking do. 5* .1 Suit of Clothcn. 4017 'Trip to Gloucceuer: 50 '-;' I t'.ry, 25 - 1 0:1 Painting. 20 I Funcy Chuir. 15 8240 Less '-god-send" 168 "But, husband, we have still the' ouch, silk dr-ess, clothies, oil painting, nd chair-"' "You had better stop, my dear, for it ti puzzle you to tell where the party4 ud trip to Gloucester have gone to.' - Mr. and Mrs. Gray spoke not, neith-' r did they sing; but in after years the' ttle Misses Guays worked upon their cml les in variegated colors: It is casy, very easy, to spend meney anticipation. 'PTus Fns-rSP'RI-E1.-"Never was drunk 'ut on3Ce in my life," siid a chap in my ear ing, "'never mean to be aigain. The treet seemued to be verty steep, and I lif Ad myi legs att eve ry .step as if I was get ing uip stairs. Several Carl w~heels wore aaking convolutions in my brain, aimd at neo t ime I faincietl that my head was a large carv-ing anid turning estnblishment Iohe ltes of which I was keepig in mo ion wvith my own feet. I could'nt con. :eive what was the reason that the town imdi turnied into such an enormous hill, mdlt what made it worse, was it seemed dli the while growing higher, and threat. ntedl to pitch over to me. Stop, stop, hought I, and 1'l1 heand this old hill 'et, or at least it shant head me. So- . ttrned round to go down and got at the >ottomn, but hanitg me if the town did not urn1 round~ with me, hteading me all the . imie, attd presentitig a bluff1 in front ot no. WVell sure enough the ground soon flew uip and struck me in the forehead, *.4 andl its sooni as thte stars cleared away I Ottfcmmenced climbing with my hands and knees. The next thing 1 saw a big brick hiouse cotming full sp'lit around the Oornler and I believe it ran over me, forel1 don't tremembler any more!'' Wo have little pity for others, untl we ar ' in a situation to claim it ourselves. '