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There was a seconi lad, in the dini. ing room, (we quomte from the new nor el of 4David Copperfield,) of a slight, short figure, dark anil not agreeable to louk at, but with some appearancc of ioo( loolk top, wh lattracted my attenl. tior; perha1 se canse I had unt expect ed t6A0"her; perhaps becauso I had found m yself setting oppi.site to her; petl. pa of something really renirkable In ler. a black hair and eager black eyes, afl was thin, anid hadlct a sear upon her li). It was an old scar - should rather call it seam; fotr it wVa.A;,nut..sisCdigred, and had healed years ago-which had once eut through Ij her mouth, downwards towards the chin, blit was noVbarely visible aeross the tablg, except above ald on her npper lp, the shape of which had altered. I conch'ded in m own tmii( timt sh wLS ahoptt thirtv .vI of age, and that she wis4ed ,to mnied She was a little said'gimi appearance of good looks. IIer thhiness suened to be the Liket of some wastizna fire wvithiin her, which1 foni..ventIn lier gaunt eyes. She wasintrAdueed as Aliss Dartle. and ,.both Steerforth and his muther called, her Rosa. I found that she lived there, and had been for a long time Mrs. Steerforth's com panion. It apieared to me that she never saiI anything she wanted to say, outright: but hinted it, anil male a great deal noreC of i: by this practice. F.0r Cx tmiple, when M11r. Steerrmith *bser-. more in jest tman earne-t. that she. lear. ed1 her s:nI led hut a vil I life at cmlle. Miss Dattle iwit in thms: ' Oh, r~e:11l? Y'.1 k -wm h1'r i.- r I am, and that f o ok fttr i,;Ih tioi, but isn't it ab . -o Tn .igi . tlat kind of life was on all mhanis uIdlerstom)d to hI -eh?' -It is educaitioni for a very' grave pro fessuiu, if you menm thmt, Rot's AleMs. Steerforth answer'ed, nmith sine cold ness. 'Oh! Yes' TIhat's very tiruie, 'i' enir ed Miss Dartle. 'Jut iis't it, thmough? I want to be puit righjt it I ama wroupi -isn t nt reaill. 'it:aill; whm at?' sai.' M1:s. Stttrifori h. to hieari it! Njw II know0 whI.t 1'lo. TChat's the adtlmagae of' asking . I sh:11 never allow pelelO tom biefol m1,~ e!u wvastef'ulness and. pr'ofligacy,' and .l fort~h, in connection wiithi tha:t lif, anyv 'Andi youill lie ighAt, satid \ rs Sterfomrthi.-'My son's tuit'r is a ctou scientions genitleiumi; andii if I hllint impllici t rel iance oin'. m: sn, I sh *ol I haive reliiance onl him .' ' 'Should you? sid' li;; 1 arti. 'Denar me! C2onscjiminus is lhe ? I ka:l 'Yecs, I am cenvinced of it,' s:iid Mrs. Steerforth. 'I low ve(ry nice!' exclained Mliss cons9cietionns! Tlhei#hn's not-but tom course hie cant bme. if he's reall y coimei. t'utions. Well , I sihallI he qunite Ii hppy in myV opinion ofI him, from this tine. You' con't think how it elevates him in my~, Opildmon' to knlow fo r certainm that I Ii- own viewvs of everyV ri1estion, and hcer correction of every. thin~g that wvas laid to whieb she was~ opi esed. iil i$Ss Darthe insiniuate'd in the samea wayi): someJitinies, I cold not cmonca i n nyse'lf, with great power-, t honl i Z',..tiindictionm crent of' Steerf'orth. An' in.iMan has hp~ ipponed b~eforei dini nipt~ dono,1010 -p~s. Stoeerforth speak ing to mni($&out initention of going ufkI saiiiemzard hofwglad there wit c me; and explaining to him that 1 was ging to se miy old nurs-, a111 Mr. Peg otty'sfiamih-, I reminded him of the boatman whom he had seen at school. 'Oh! That hiff feilow!' said Steer. forth. 'lie had a son with him, hadn't he?' 'No, That Was : his nephew,' I repli ed, 'whoin(o lie adIoided, thi igh as a son). Ile lms a very pretty little Iiece, too, whom e h a s: adoptedl asi a daughter. Fu short, his house (oI rather his boat, for he lives in ote, on dry land) is fill o opeople who are oIjects of his gener ositv aml kindnes.-You vould be de li hted to see that ho uselold.' I think 1 should. I inust see wNIat canl he0. done. It wvouI'l be wortlh a journey --not t > Inition the pleastire (1 i jour ney with Vou, Daisy--to see that sort of pe lie togedl er, and to lilike oie of' i. my heart leapcd with a new hope of pleasumre. But it was 'in reerence to the itine in whieb l he had spoken of 'that Sort of people' that Misi 1)ile, wiose spokigeyes ha"d been watchfl fus mmlow broke in 'lai. ')h, but, reaIlly? Do lul mne. A re the.v, thugh'* she said. '\r'e they.' what? And are who wii it? ' sail Steer forthi. 'Thiat sot 1 , cople. Are they re ally animal!s and elods, and beings of al other order? I want to know si much.' 'hy, there's a pretty wide cepara tion tietweei them and us, said Steer forth, with imuifferenee. 'I'ley are iot to be expected to be as sensitive as we are. Their delieacy is not to Ie shock e., or ut very ('asily. "They are woI'rfully virtu us. I c'iare "ay som peolIe contend for that, at least; and I am sure I dont want to Contra diet them--hot ther have n1t I 'rv fine natures, .1md they mmav be thaikfil that, like their coarse, rough skins, they are n4t easil woulnded. 'Rcadlly' said iss Dartle. 'Wep, I dont know, now, when I ha e Ien better pleased than to hear that. It is ouch a delig1 t to knowthat, :lntky. havo eeu rmte uineasy for tfhnt s-rt n i ''lle; but now I shall just 'iiss Lth' 4idea of them ll'altether. Live am lea rnI. I 1 ml. iny ioults, / en fes, bit iow i te 're clei'l up. I dii.tt know, mill iw 1 do know; m ith sh.vs the advmiage of usking-dtliL t I believed1 that Sterfoth i aai hat 'he had in jes: ir to draw Nlmi Dartle ol; 1m11 i expreted Into i Isav as iluich wtenl s'w( was goIn' :md \we two WerT Se tingIA befiore tie fire. Ili lie merely asked me what I thougiii, -f hir. '.esvr c.*ver*, is sae nit ? I '(Ih~ - * She b'riin .s every' tlhing to a1 .i -il it. as .he has r lwr'm l h t ov. i fiace and ligai'e these .aIs pist. 1ic hasI~ worn herselfA1 anav he con((,IstanIIt sharpeinmg. She' is all edg.e.' \\ hait a rem::uabldie scar that isup teerfiirth-s lace Ifell, and e ia s. \\'hb the fact is,' he returnedh, '/ \ iaueli ate !e, ato' Iw at vVmer n uiIIhve rut n'.-~hee.;Lu' ii\IiI ia *.!e l srry toji hal e t uche D(n1s'wh , A:inful theme, Nut tatIun e ,i ".1 sL?hae hIme luar c e v 4t a nei asi~ vitn ise e.- ilI: he r~ib 'aiu- lel hiar it to ther gravegi sheee e il fale - leet'. 41 h i t t i te Il ev t Ii I will ever tet a;nimu'here dthe u.(s th n~theraL of childofal sa-rof, tousin o mthr is at waC then thids w.i bost he hieeto bte compaiy o er.- ihe lis a dmnd iiseasai o Iith'-n..skulks.e o, anosve the intere h ti whoerw or pore their moro genial brethrent, are siInply nen possesinag the atrt of pass ing off their insensibility for jvisdouw, their (llntleFs for depth; and of' coicenl i'g imbeeility of intellect under hiaugh. nilless of manner. Their. success in this small game is one of the stereo typed satires on mankind. Once str'p from these' pretenders their stolen gar ments, once disconnect their show of' dignity fromu thu ir real macaness, uld they. wmld staud *hivering and defence less, objects of their tears of pity, or targets For their arrows of seoilzn.. But it is the mrisfortinae of this norld's affairs, that of offices, fitly oiccuipied imiy by talent and genius, which des pise pretence, shloulil be filled by re lectable stnpidity and d(gified eipti iess, to whorm) pretence is the Very soul f life.- Malumner triipihis over ma er; 1ad throighulit society, polities, letters Mll Scielce, we are domlted to miiect a warim of dunces and wiulihags, dis uised as gentlemen, stitesmnlt.. and cltohars. (oleridge once saw at a iinner table, a dinnified man with a a'e!e as wise as the moon's. The awful 'harn ,of* his mamer was not broken intil tite mns alpeared and then the lip tf itlitt'ny th oreed fr1an hini the eami-,' thn's theFor tie!' A good ninber of such dignaaita rians reinia n1 utiiliscoveced. It is cliiolus to .tice hItow these 10om pons g--ntlemen ride in society and guv 2rnmet.-IIow often do history and 'Ie newsp-apers exhibit to us the Spee. 'acle of a heav y hiead ed stupiditariana n ofievial station. veiling the sheerrat neCOmpe~tenIcyi all myl'steiou;Is suiniity fr carriage, roleumly trilng away the ltercsts of the Slt'te. the dupe f his nvni (b'.hinate i-.nor:me, and engaged re(- after* year, in ruming a i oole kfter the most digitied ft h in YOU iave all spen that inscrutal.e (iisCpeisL ion known by the nam1e of the digni Jed gentlemien; an oihiodied tediousI les,r ueh sO iCi isapt not to tolerate >nt worsiip: a lierson 'hannoua' he sta!e coimiun places of civersition' vith the -n f rl u 11(cist 11 JoudO briiugibi. lowr.#Le valleys of.thumght.ly' oil In the wea'ther. thelam .itvel, or orne oither nothinlg of the day; wh is nepXriblysA1v shocked if your eternal !rratitile des not rel av hin for the rite iif'ilialion he consuimed your. hour n imp arinitg; and who. if youAl insinutel !,at his cahni, conitenltediin e:n al t~upnidi is peintvg ul.n his digity, il i uts nil 1 fice. Yet this m1an:1, xi h just eniillth knowle'.1h.'e t4 rise meI~f fromth111' jinsigui itae 1f a hlnev to) the di.,1ity (,I a b-orv, is '6till: i Lhigh favir even f thotnse1 ws: an ma i vo be14 ch am i Il,-w I 'wcaluse hot ' i.s, all say, s4 much of he i of a t n'.1T ,eist,~~? wil"1trd an woha a t ai it the( cr I f ..Ve :o eei.l eg~sth:na aeha ntalnd himl \ ;. l sso that'I hef v-4*11il-, u.w rei-et, .1 hehll l s i lignity wit w ib o u n U i w n' e i,''lu , .i :t irt am. I ll t mbi l'n :' Ii i t 'I, I . ti ? I 'r:n'.tI . 'I he lil M ; lit hear.' wi nf the tl'ie .itt it i e s ; mot eciu uhi.au'n ud. ill a it soe (nver ul'id ln .avh mehi al'C it ne." ,ai tokw i i. like. They aiit a patellin to whart I've saw--hut Tm11 all fired dry 1 Mishr barkeeper, give me a wiaJey punch, two of 'en ! 'I tell v -hat it is, gents, the whisky thC< .14s at those ur plittical mee. ittsp!' Ae dussedest white eye that evr 11,tt Up to m'y fiace, and niakekt felb Iv things what lie dun't see. 11, v er, that aint what I was talkin 'b . 'You mlust kul,' A, ' ine home tother night fronm: tdwmn ar ward inectinls, an, as I i. l r m before, the wh1isky they ke' j- is t tarnation meaii--ale 'bah iace. Iivi nothin shor.. t.er--hut I don't man M,:nuerate that I had swollered 1ont . i.; that is to, sayone *wr'th .Inenlti' ,ail as I went along, Sober as It an the f[st, thing I diskiver all the 'p Pq , they 'gin to wabble. and ned 1 tler, ou .. slosel, tried to get in ' W:y . But tihaat I thought was I' t pertikier queCr,ttIey all Vhowen "a .os if thmr1 was two lam1q .inston of one. 'JJy .bokey ! didfnt- they a m n reel, an 1 cut the widon'r'le Pede ien mny word of I did'r -dik o o'b em, was ;;wVine t hit n.i k i oi. e sineller, you c.1n s' it Corned? e Who's that said )C.LI ? N ), sir; L'i one of them rs whit ever a drinkis seppenl w hen, i "I.' - ,anl Coln- C quecehaillv. don't it: p. ;rned, not r OfFen, I don't. Bttit A. :.int neither I here nor thar.---tab ' t I wis gwine to SaV. Jost wa1it . aa ef -vou e all dl'iit lurst out ? Enthin'you maV ta!ke m ha). T v i When it j wa.s all over, 1 t t. a: Cussed I fool this gen ' . . efhuinself I I thought I siholil(i i:inanu.zed I JChosepihat, did ut . Lou'd er bin thar y l-'d er iat.}).! old INick wat&s er preachin to *u ouild.,O 11 -But, 31Ir. I:. * 'jxened to make vou e 'W hIV, y-oul seeA d' B. T., 'when i '.;ot hopelo sleepy-416d n mal , .n tharI la two aor :t~re baiin like fury.-mand sez Ito-hery'Rez 1 - the racket st'e 1 ?: Se. she to) t .ii a kinder whis-er, sez sh A . . i ie101me.10' Silo.t inl the hue'szse "e::.I ! 'Mayhex it' r' bbersV, . eeL it arl,' sex T. Well, thn a , .an takes fur pis. til. and14 walks to) v . s m ti Liide'r r'uslin inl th I , -'. You n94t kw thair was er tal: iurnin in the jiin ro mt), an it give jist little nuff ii.:ht so ls y l could sC, and could'nt 'e nei ther. I te11 you, was Inad ! t( I coA'ck il i ist it, :n.l gill to e.1ge t s- t % .e' uCiA vt 1 1 c 11 see wha1t was 1"Ae1,i1 uy Ihe rIiuI l.ow, tsez II w.hatl Yu 4 i tlar.' LIut he (idi t Thn I ,inl gi so stod igh:t strait up. I"o I t .rned rindi an4 hu'ld to tither ide er the tt. ta the jast thtig I sv was a fel h- sain thi w~itholut i.dtiiio hin buI t b si . 1 1a we I iu.l hhnia, kIw you d in-, tlair w~an't ntj naee e'iih h ' by un na hlil a: enuo-1.t~ 1-y 1 . . a Ir.--. uh -nI 1 1 \ 1 It. a n hat -: h kep a o . ---T t'e' i 1 .gint to 1 :'.I ~. ha la de i '1 's- - ii i a i li'il nI uI , a .t . lie e ii o 'tl..tn i '4me d u *r~, nun *l n:,tion nt tad. nu ht' 11cle a:; a '..3, tito buit r'. that het was er' ilth hit of er simuall iranny ba' il .h..nt jive fIt low---naot w~th'ier tas wvas re'd ain f.':y, an his hati"r was a storit of' er piey'x woodlS grey('. "Wlas / was er' saaii, hie kop er stez I, spea~k ,Vyui yaii' haired s'n of' er .rni, ori by guni .'ll shioot.' .IDut he woni't't. Theni / raised up an tuk i er' tiler aim right ait his bread bask te, an seaz 1 take thai i went m'ster pistil, an sich e' roar, a sick sioaik,, you never did' see! shan't forgit that night as long as .ni namle's . .3., Ishan't. ~ Come, boy: lets take a torn-ian'ged iU.'ve drn in an hour "But, Mr:B., asked X. 'did YO kill him?' "Licked you, then,' chimend in L. "Did:n't lick me, neither.' 'raps you hqllertd 'nuff?' ucriC nwered B. B.: "but cuss your pieters, i you want to tell the story, tell it.' 'fcrc Mr. B. was about to' retir )ut was. prey.iled'Ain to resume. "To make n alomi story short,' sai B1 u,pie silednl an I sid'eld up -he kep a cuniin, an I ky' uili is I said before, I 141"1e'd at'the eiias in then, crack. what er raokt!-Th logs they squalled. an the cats the) >arked an the ni]ge- edikeu lidn't t),i' 'ler come, let's take lriik.' 'iut. .. .fl. h (lid you Com ut 'asked Ned ). "Hol your hols-es a mthinII .1ai orter skeered tw ii,;, rtr iLbg .n Ollie Out in thc.'wspaciers, fer thitr' C1ap what spy's ,round, an sees wia e can hear, an then goes ali prints it ,Vhat's he scribblin 'thar? Hellow team'oat! let nie 8do wvhat v6u bir vr-itill bout! ShaWvI Th.-a~iA lnothir mut pot books nud ero*s feet--btit iraps, its short hand! Look. er here ioSs, dolitydit a oand prit what J v< a v word thhr'l be er muss. IIere M. 1. smiled benignly, an ooked a cortradiction to Lix, s'ord'. "Mr'. B. ., will yeti be pleAsed ti Vo on?' -Don't fret the cattie-'ist wait"' m1init. You see, as I sed before, I kep-er:sidelin up an i kep or cumin a uledounte po~~n~l~ k arwas! anu &tbese -hedg!14m -,bi Icokin glasses in the room an I di<n know it, and thje feller.I shot . at wa my own .piotur intlo' glas--cuss in fool skini. Who's treat is it?' It wa.Is inl tm i oli t a ve v col winter, several,years ago, for ice 1I evenil ade inl our strees, whent a pirt of Soue three or four speculators sta ted Four Bstan to effect a big transa tion inl mimy bas. It appvared thi the article W;3 very scarce here at th time, lml inl great demand, ail ih parvty of g-enttlemeni liaving 1:ivately r ceivcd ew s that a large importati< w-as daily exl ected to arrive at ks: from I .1nilml, were I ur. ilig on, sill ,LX making a gi eat specitlation. Tie slipped oil, quietl, with.Itt savilng womrd, inl order to keep the thintg a Ir folm u1l secret. Oil arrivilitv at \lol ti to k t -e steamer o ..r lo t g., uel' when they nom ticedl that two strani; entiiilen wh Io luAm com over ni1 'm them 'mn the ~llmbile boat. wer~e also It.,d. There' v.as tinglti susiele~ ini tik to b~e sure. but stil there nx thir a't :tenitimn, andm : amil on o thir J at hadl5:~m said h though lt he recollkcted i ingte of thle strangers- oil 'el .antye, u C;smien t to matke1.1 the specuttlato~ Il' hI 'twe fieis were wa:lk in;; pia conivei :a't iin wA hen onea oft the i' eeni' unny ba-. le jmapediim to thmo ch. iat once, tl.at theiy were for l'i t'n iin the samie (rrand~lfl aisi'~l,am homedAiLa tely, s'aught hits coolx. aii.s ai i m1n them of the discovery lie b; mloh. 'l thmu:.;ht s,' said one. '.1In u b:. n'I m 'eted,' sait ianther:~'t wvhie third iomainsi; - lowa tilwn iidsch ceu'. thn havmt'e ''mit hmold of it?' 'Wel re in iedth evident header of the lant mu e imust head themt at all h~azardi Nm' letme sm',' andim here the si eenl tor, n hom Was an 'iild un,' 1it ut a vei it,' lmmu' mring his vmice to a wh lisper; 'y uimst ebaltter' the stag.e for A mta,i t ;n a we atrnvye at 1\lon tg tmerty, tal all the~ seats, tand kep~tI them back (' da.' ( 'G4)' " execka tiwd t he larit. 'eha~ingedl frm ine to) anotther', mmi fesiing thir aprobatjin of the maiti,m str'o ke of their t' 'lede. Oni arr*i intg at 31Iouitgomie ry ,the 'o tin' ,jumpied ashore bef'oie the bemat hie toucthed1 thte laninitg, rani up to ti stamge-Oil i(ce anid enngalged all the seat Wh'len the two straingors went to tali heir passaiges, they were atonished being told that the seats were till take .Illut,' saidl they', 'ho0w can that b therr ao'nly tour pansengeris'?' 'Yet said gen~ctt; 'but th eyIhave ehdurt< ed the stage, and you -must see them n about it' Oi remonstrating wVitithe;specula. y tors, thoy-replied.th atthey cxpected to tko in. sonia. friends on tho,. road. k 'You can take lie lower route, by . Macon and SaValikaln , gentlemen,' re u plied the 'old un' witi a chuckle, -only one day longer, you know,' 'All right,' replied one of the strangers: coolly, per. eclvivg that therewas Souething going onwhih he did not exactly understand. ' I'll bet you a supper and wine that we imnect in Washington.-'Done, for the party, replied :tl .'ol un;' ard the driyver . ereking his, whip, the. coach rolled ofT, .while the specultors , burst into a roar of laughter at their apparent success. The two -strangers- wro forced to take the stage fr Men, wieb started for Macou, which started a ieiv minutes afteriwards. .Notwithistanding they had a break down this side of Columbus and wtre kpt, half the iight out in the cold, hoy arrived safe at.Nlacon, tookl the eats for -Savamnah, got in at- mid niit, and .were just in time, . to take the-st.aumur for Charlesto Q hdd at tle .of erac wine aml a'Christmas dinner (for t was Christmas Day,) given by.,Cap tain- Brown,-of the Wmi,-. Svabrook, when, as luck would 'haveoit- tbey . met ,lo st.earaoriNiade, Capt. Smith, just, coming out of Charleston, on -her way: to Wihuington, .CarL..Brown signal ized hr, and, ruining alongside, t ferred his pasngers0g'~ 4W~1,ho linriadC the twQtIavq11ers were aistQcinshe~d t beholding the specti. dator:s~se ~atet neardtagoh, aud. wAp wei Dnot, ivare thatthey habbeen, b 1oarde4.by the.Cbarlest.c4s.1t hIe t wo friends were not, disexced upg1 theyla i e4 up An44wn.seyera. times passing the pechtorateach turn, wheN Abey I t; o for. ' mo t, :.think yoaapuh4regnlnp i saidi one of the .ri'ienda, wi jumile at their surprise, 'anqf thp14 will win here -T h you come frn asked the 'old un,' who wans as nuch a1 nuzzed as a man who tries to find a d elen sqpot on' a dirty towel. y 'That-s our secret,' said the stranger, r-lacimg his linger significantly on his lips, and to whom it was n10w manirest it the specilators had soie secret motive e for haslening North. The gauic of cards imiicdiatcly broke tip, and the speculators went Into conclave to con n sult lhat sAuld be do!e. We are ]I bent. I, geC1t1Lai:C1,' said the 'old 'un, iwhat shall we do? They Sharp that's clear, and i we don't a lok o't they wAill hlad us yet.' I'The only uay I see to save our , h , sahl oel, 'is to take them into I:anership w ithi us.' And this being e. te general opinzioni, the 'old 'n a bi delete toa m: ake the l(prooitionI. A p ni ~i.iachig the two atrngers, he said: s' i\, gentlemenl, you lave hecaded stran er, whoI was a great quiz. '( ing on to I ns:on, ch'r' said the m1 o )lJecuhte in --eh?' cntinuted the & 'li j; -gi: ay bags, iht' .aid.. the -(d i, s' th~e sh an~ger, deter 'e miing tot have hi un l. a- ' I was sure o it,' said the 'ol'un.' e I knew ' it: repli *ed the que:, ad the Al ho b ~ soik hand0..,si wl~ highied heca:rtil ii Now,' s.i l t!.e *old 'un', don~'t le A ui defeIteach(1 ether, iso I o'er to go in t w ith you j 'in ld, :and share pirOfits, T he j:arty arrh edl aitWsigo about S .ozlok ini the eveing and puit uip at' Ilr~wn's, w here the 'old 'u' or s dre 'a elendid supp1er of ducks and o ter withi nine to match. Amid the hi'ari ty that prevailed the quiz ex e anhnd ho lw he and his frienmd had over. e ia themii~, andi reated many ineidents ' o th iiidi. uhen tinzkinzg he hadt car ridtething far eunughi, lhe said-. WeI \\ll, getlemna, it is time I should un Nev y u. We are not going to I aon - 'You are not? exclaimed they with d 'At going to buy guntny bags?' ask e~ 'No, agirspowled the quiz. ii. 'Scid! by the Iord Harry,' shouted .0 another. n '%fe, though!. ilfe boys, by the u. jgods!' exH aimet. thd sold 'un,'tid. the i-roim resounde& with jiafi 6ff he ;' Ind the jt able sho to iti' ocnt With 'tIt to thmelex friend na~iadat Washingto sact some affairs with t1e go e and fromthat day. theold 4he sobriquet of Gunny Bmgsiz4i Picayune. WVo: remember redig, French magazine..accounts of bassador from .the court-of-4 '0 or Charlemagne, to-that ot an eas or monarch. During one da, mi co n ith the barbariarn'king ade 'men of the cdu , iaid not 4nk'W regulations aind etiqutiee ot the m ssadorg vi'tiout dream any harm, movcd a dishW hief h T pilacel nea'r hiin 'oti the b16 lie laws 'of the trant re any guest toucied ,a dij] brougit fornard, 'bfr the t - ' self was ser;ed, he til er pena'tf 4 60 dusl T i eyes was tuined up 1 'of Charlema gi; n t) his favor b Il'dinl raiiiy 'T i bar an ir displease so great an emperor a lemague, but h fead to tr s his own laia da' t dor that he' kdathfot ..... lhe had ddn*O.i, with Amui A mur, but-J-InP P& - b bd 6ud eb-iI peror, vhose b teg- XoffotM die" barharian king Is thou should ufifeirdeath i res it JTgits the6 tht w ise wofi i t --14 Es o ev'ery thle ermne aga T.~ Thye wordilS t quest must ' ted "It is weld" sa'd eyes shall be plucked o.'fo But, when it waO asked seen :the embissador. mpv4 each courtier was eager.to.3uyA lie had seen the act. The serV. ant . exclaimed that they had n1 it, and the king declared a: not. ' Frank. "The deed, cannokec . proved Against mc!" The king as pleased, and .ot 6 paidoned him, but acknowledge4g praising his wisdom, sent him .4ho his master, loaded with. p 6e Y ankee Blade, How To PaoSPER IN 13Usr'N.da &f.e the first ince, maike up'your mind to accomi lish whatever you undedilike;de CideC upon some particular em'pldywfent; " persevere in it. All difficities-'re overcome by diligenice and assiduity. Be not afraid to wor~kiwith yorov~ hands, and diligently too. "A cav it I loves eatches no mice.' '' "lie who remains in the mill gri'd, not lhe who goes and comes.' -*. A ttend to your business, and nev'y 4trust it to~ another. "A poi 'that lokngs-to many is ill stirred tid orse boiled." - -.' e frugal. "That which' wil ot irnake a pot will mako a pot lid-'" "~ "Save the pence, and the poundd will. take care of themselves.' Be ab)steiiOUS. "WVho dainties love shall beggars prove.'' . - Rise early. "The sleeping' fox catches no poultry.' .Plough deep Iwhile sluggards sleep, and you i ill have - corn to sell and keep. Treat every one with res e d~ civility., "Every thing is gauied ~n nothing lost by courtesy. Good manners insure snaecOes Nover tnticipate wealth r& other source 'than labor- espeAl nerer plago dependence pon boopmig the possessor of an inhertan6.< "lie who wit~is for dead rhenhisho, may have to go for ahlon tame ~t footed.' "l10 who runs after a shado~ has a woairisomeo 'rpe.'' A bove~ all 'thi~ nito "Godis' he ' helpa tose wh Follo imp4 nothin en hind