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I h. > >.hi \ 0.4. Tlii ordars wsy Awl UM re.1 leaves .lance, and whirl and rustle Away away ; Par tfc Uutrr in Hellng with footUlii mil, Thrcojib the run.ni iile to tilt organ loft. The resll*** bird And the itartlt*! btre look tolily oat, Kriuu lumber lintxi ; Tor lli Mi'er m ultyiuR ttie eveuing breeze Ii Uie nunjiii.t; light ua ib funet ky. Tbe old plnei groan, And th, 1 >' nog iHiiea nuiu aud 1 am silent Alone -alone; For tbe M**ter U caJUag out very eouoil Fruui Ui lurest abadM and the air around. Tbe loosened bark Ami tbe ibikulei ing viueo briuj harmonic! >tal- Down from tbe dark >nd rympboateii breathing Irani tbrllllag mow. \Vbeiv tbe oa*V grteo anu to tbe tueaanree toe. A dep, sweet sound From the Qotuio douieo, roiU tbe uielodv Arouud arouud ; Fe tbe oug gl It winging hii manic flight Througb tbe etarleM grovel and tbe (ombre night. \Ml.lerthe luiuj- And rwilter tbe tiuie-a rbytboile ruibiug Along along On tbe iimvtruiK branubw, on quaking leaves, Whr the frightened KOUI of tbti apn grieves. A revel mad. A oatulval wild, do tbe Digbt-woods bold, So gltd eo glad '1'hal the wbole world U limping, aave tbem and me. A*4 tbe unaeen oul of tbeir uiinitnUy. Ob men who deep Vffccu tbe work Ii done ! Ob wuuien wbo wak To weop. to wMp ' Itaow tbe ntgbt bae ite niuiu- tbe torm i ebrer 4 nd ami wtiiebepaah* to Him wbo willbear. PHYLLIS. * T TBB DDCBBM. Airy Author of "Molly Bawn,' "The) Baby," Falrr l..::i.. '.<- etc. " I need not Mk ambody ; I can see fo myself W Ut do you do all day long bu play billiard!?" " I beg your pinion, Miu Beatouo. Yon estimate my capabilities at a ve>ry imprope Ue I. I do oo end of things betideei bil liares. 1 shoot, amok*, eat. and talk t yo." "What a way to spend one'tlifel Mverely. " I wonder wbire you think yon will go to when yon die T" M I hope wherever you go. I lay," pita onaly, "don I Mold a fellow ou loob a splendid day don't ; it'i uaoommoo tflliot tog of >ou , and don't pal on your glove* for a little looker." -Why?" Because I like looking at roar band* though at tbe ume lime they alwsya irri ate me. Tbey are the very prettieet ever taw ; and forgive me for Haying it but I always want to kisa tbem. Now don't begin aKiu, please ; remember you hare lectured me for a good hour." Tl:i n 1 have wasted a good hour ant done nothing. I B >ve yon up ; yon are pan 1 1 remember earning bare once before, break* in Lottie llastingn' voice. " am wiahiug for something, and 1 really got i before tbe year waa out." " Must one wait a wbole year ?" asks Bi Mark. " Then I shall bave to write miu down. Give you my word that if my own name wae anppra**ed for a year I don' believe I would recollect what it was I toe end of it." " Are we bound by law to name our wishes?" asks Cbipa, earneally. "Because if to, I Khali have to sink into tbe grount with shame. I'm horrid bashful that is my most glaring fault, you know Mini Beatonn and 1 would not d inclose my aeoret desire for anything you oould offer.' For anything I oould offer," repeats Miss Beatoun. "Are yon aura? Shall tempt you? Would you not, for insteo.ce take " Tbe eye* Bay tbe reel. "Don't," exclaims Thornton, putting bis bands over bis ear*. " I won't listen to yoa. I refuse to undentand. Miss Halt ingn, will you permit me to sit by yoa " Mass Beatoun i bebavicg with more than ber usual cruelty." "Come," says Miss Haatings, smiling and pulling aside her dress to give him room to seat taiiuself oo tbe grass near ber A* Cbipe leaves Bebe, Lord Cbandos qniotly slip* into bit place, to Miss Baa tonn's evident inrpriBe. " Is it fair to encourage that poor boy so very openl) ?" begin* Cbsudos, calmly. " Wbat .'" says HIM Beatonn. " It it kind to flirt so much witb young Thornton ?" repeat* Lord Chando*, still very calm. " Yon must make a mittake," say* Bebe, provokiogly. " You know I never flirt. Ic the first place, I don't consider it good form." " Nsitber do I consider it ' good form' for a yonng lady to talk slang," vary gravely aud quietly. " I wouldn't do it if I were yon." " How do yon know what you would do if yon were I .'" " At all event*, yon must acknowledge that it ia not becoming." " DJ you profeaa to understand what it becoming to young ladiet ? Have you been tndying them? Oome, then, if yon are to good a judge, I will MK you to tell m* if this bat ia ao vary becoming aa tbay all say. Look well, now, before yon decide ; it is s question of tbe utmost importance." This saucy little speech in accompanied by snob a bewitching glance from under tbe (aid hat that Lord Cbandos lows bis presence of mind. "I oannot bear to see yon flirt BO muoh a* yon do with every one," be mutters, hastily ; " it torture* me. Bebe, why is if. 1 " Mitt Beatoun growl decidedly white, even to ber lipt, yet i* still thoroughly composed. " But do I flirt ?" she *ayt. " I don'l believe I do. Do you believe it, my darling, my treasure, my Tito ?" to the dog. ' Not yon. No, no, Lord Cbando* ; it ia not that at all." Wbat is it, then ?" impatiently. " Why, it it ' every one' who llirtR witb me, to be aura. And that IB not my fault, IB if.'" with tb* most bewildering assump- tion of injured innocence. And now wa all rise and saunter towards tb* well. " If you would only wish aa I do," whin- pen Sir George to Dors, " I would be the happiest man alive." " Would yoa," sayi innocent Dora. " Bnt how shall I know what yoa are longing for ?" " Can yon not guess T" " I am afraid I cannot. Unlea* perbapa bat no, of course it would not be that. Indeed I do not know bow to reach your thoughts. One mutt want BO many things." ' I want only one." " Only one ! Oh, how moderate ! Only one I Let me see," witb a delicious medi- tative air, and two slender finger* pressed upon ber lips. ' Shall I tell you ?" " Ob, DO, no," with a pretty *bow of eager fear. " If yon told any one the charm would be broken, and you would not get what yon want. Perhaps - who know*? tbe boon I am going to demand will b the very thing yon would tall me." Thi with a sufficiently tender glance from the Inatrous azure eyes. For my part," says Bebe, wilfully, " I ball v.iah for something I can never gat, juet to prove bow absurd it all it." From time to time we every oat of us do that," say* Cbando*. " We banker after tbe impossible. I begin to fear I shall never gat my heart 1 * deeire." He glance* expressively at Babe. " Than think of something else," suggests that young lady, tmootbly. " Yoor second venture may be more successful." " No, I shall keep to my original wish, until I either gam it or eUe find further hoping folly." Pbyllu, it ia your turn sow. Will you not descend and court fortune ?" call* Harriet. I am deeply engaged listening to mamma while she reads to me Billy's last effusion from Eton, to which place ha returned the second day after our ball. It is a pity to disturb Mr*. Carring- ton," lays Sir Mark. "Sbe told me this morning sbe bad not a with left ocgralined." Marmaduke raises bia bead quickly, and, flushing warmly, turns a pleased and rather surprised glance at m*. Nevertheless, I will oome," I cry incau- tiously, vpriogiog to my feet, " and beg for tba continuance of my happiness, which includes everything." ' Ob, Poyllis !" orie* Hebe. II On, Mra. Carrington," exclaims Sir Mark ; " what a rah proceeding ! Why did yon say it aloud ? Yoa have deatroyed every chance of receiving that good gift." Yes," say I, " how provoking I Never mind, contentment still remains; and that, [ have heard, is quite M much to be desired."' Everybody laughs heartily, and Marina duke says, " You will get nothing, Phyllis, f you declare yonr want* *o openly-" " Neither happiness nor contentment, bow diamal '" exclaim I, laughing too. Well, I iball keep my third aud last tbougbt to myself." And having hoped in my own mind that [. ir J Cbandos would very soon again ask Bebe to be bia wife, I go through tbe form of drinking a little of the pure spring water Master Chipa offers me witb due solemnity. Tbe principal bosine** of tbe day being c included, our party onoe more breaks up nto detachment*, some straying out of sight in pretended search of aoer ery, some ollowmg tbeir mmjle in an opposite direction without any pretence at all. Sinking down again by mother's side, I loutent myself with ber and Harriet, while Marmaduke and Sir James stay to bear us oompauv, and smoke unlimited cigars, I ile cfforiug a Iszy remark every now and then. Do you feel no deffire to investigate the neighborhood ','" auk* Sir Mark of me, carelessly, aa he paanea by ; and a* I answer, No," with a Minle and shake of my bead, ie Baunteri off towards Lottie Hastings, witb whom be commences a flirtation, calm but vigorous. Somehow it is a peaceful hour we spend, and one that drivea me from the vague rritalion that tx fore tormented me. In he quiet of tbe present I forget all life'* vexation) and remember only snob good bings aa are witbib my gTMp. How paltry now seem the trouble* that oppress me ! I ear yet know not what it i* I fear. I loubt yet, if compelled to do to, would Ind a difficulty in giving my doubt a name. Thin tweeter mood continues, and travel* tome with me, although we do not reach llrangemore until it i* nearly nine. Here, at an early sapper, we all find iur*elves in tbe wildest spirits. Glancing uriously at Dors, attracted by somt name- eae new expression in ber eyes, I feel con 'inoxd tbe day baa been to ber one of unmixed triumph, and that already tbe tubing Well bM granted ber desire. A* I gat near ber in tbe drawing-room, I man age to wbi*per, What i* It, Dora? lid he? Are you " " Ye* he did, and I am," responded Dora, it h a smile ef unn*nal- liveliness for ber. To night you shall know all." How wa* it, Dora? How did it bap- pen ?" I ask, two hours later, M I Bit pposite to ber, my bandt embracing my it to ber M a settled thing. Yoa under- stand T" I do, and begin to entertain rather an admiration for Dora's astuteness. " Yon will forgive m* now, Dora T" I aay , suddenly leaning over to pot my hand ou hers. " Forgive yon ? Forgive what ?" " Well dear, when I married 'Duke, you know, I thought you were rather vexed you aaid so many things ; and sometimes I have fancied, *inoe, you still think I was in the wrong." " My dear Phyllis, what a carious ghl you are I ' Forgive you I' aa if I bad uol done *o ages and ages ago if indeed there was anything to forgive. Surely you couldn't bava thought me so vindictive, ao unohriatian, to retain bitter f eeliug against you all this lime ?" 8be has opened ber childish blue eyas to tbeir wid*t, and is gazing at me plain- tively, an though grieved I abould imagine her oipable of any vile fetlirg. " I eometime* feared " I stammer, utterly abashed in tbe presence of S3 much sweetness. " You must pnt snob idea* out of your bead, Phyllis ; they are very unworthy. I never harbor unforgiving tbougbt*, I should bope, towards any one least of all toward* you, my sister. Beeidee, I ought really to be thankful to you, if anything. M*rma- doka and I would bava been most nnsuited ta eaoh other. He is far too frigeant aud masterful for my taste. George is in every way more desirable." I don'l quite tee all thia, but reserve my sentiment*. " He is giaatly to be liked," I say, witb trulb honest, good-natured George Ash- urst having won bu way into my affections long *inoe. " I don'l know that I was ever more delighted about anything in my life." " Yea, everybody will be pleased, I ima- gine papa aud mamma especially. I don't see how papa can make the fainteet objec- tion in any way. Ha mutt feel gratified." I think of Sir George'* rent roll, aud have tbe word*, " I should tbink so, indeed," upon the tip of my tongue, but desirous of keeping np friendly relations with Djra, refrain from uttering tbem. Bbe evidently takes her good fortune a* a matter of oanrae, bsvmg ever rated herself at a high price, and believes she bas got ber bare deserts- no more. " 1 bope you that is, I hope be will be very good to you, I say, making the cor- rection in time. " I hope we will be very good to each other. Indeed, 1 see nothing to prevent our being quite happy and comfortable. Don't you think he appeara very food of me ?" " More Iban that ; I think ha appear* to love vou vary dearly." " Yea, I really think be does," Bays my sister, running ber lingers lazily through her silken yellow bsir. " And yoa, Dura do yon love him?" " of, course, dear. Would 1 marry him else? Am I tba sort of person to sell inyaelf lor mere money'* sake 7 ' Indigna- tion of tbe mild and virtuous order is in ber tone. " No," says Dura, calmly looking me fair in tbe ayes. " I would not marry a man unless I loved him not if be bad the mines of Goloonda. Tola ennobling sentiment in, I feel, aimed at me, aud justly judge it will be uuwike to esx tba matter farther ; HO I *ay, " I am uees, in my favorite position, my head bent forward in eager anticipation of ber i*w*. " I hardly know. It WM all that Wiab- ng Well, I fancy. For tbe future I shall eel it my dnty to be superstitious. At all vent*, it surely helped to bring it about, be only wanted the opportunity to eolare himself," say* Dora, complacently. " What did ha aay, Dora ? WM ha tier v- m* or " Very nervou*. He (eemed quite afraid o oome to the point. Yon see I am alwaya > diatant in my manner," say* my modest ter, " he bad no way of judging what my nBwer wa* likely to be." " I am snre whatever ha ha* laid WM ju*t bat it should be, be is *o thoroughly sin- ere," I remark, atill anxious to get at the oot of tbe matter. I am afraid I oannot altogether satiety oar onrioeity, Phyllis, it hae all gat *o ixed np. Of oonrsa ha told me princi- ally what I knew before that he adores for instance, and WM desirous of mar- rying me, and so forth. He WM slightly luouuerent, I thought ; bnt it really signi- fied very little whether bia English wa* good or bad, so long ae I managed to under- stand what be meant." " Of oourM not, darling. Oh, Dara, I am so sorry w* let mamma go without tell- ing her." ' I did tell ber, dear. At leant, that is, be George told her." Sbe bringa out the Christian nama of her beloved with a charming amonnt of diffidence. " lie aaid be would like to make snre of ma ; and indeed I thought myaelf it might perhaps be M well be should be the one to mention to Kind, darling 1" but tay it very weakly. " NeverlbeleuM," goes on Dora, after a moment's pause, " as I do love him, it in very fortunate he should be so well off. Yesterday be told me be bad twenty tbous aud pounds a year, llalher more than you bave, dear, is it not? ' No, Dora bas uol yet forgiven me. "A great deal more," I say warmly; " we bave only fifteen thousand. Hut then, Dora it waa only to be expected you would make a far better match than I oould." " Well, yea perhaps so," admits Dora, casting an admiring glance at her own pretty shell pink faoa ae it smilea back at ber from an opposite mirror. Tbe door opens, and Marmaduke come* in. " Ob, 'Duke, ' I ery, rising, " jdat fancy ! Dora I* but you shall guess my news what is she 11 That i* a rather embarrassing qnea- tion," aays be, smiling. " Ware I to tell you all that Dora ia my eyes, we would get no sleep to night." Dora laughs, and I say : " Nonsanee 1 A list of her perfections would be no news . we all know tbem. Tell ma what yoa think bae occurred to her since this morning " " I think she baa become engaged to George Ashnrst," return* 'Duke, coolly. " Why, yon foolinn child, do you call that news ? Ashun.t bas told every one m tbe bouae of bis good luck by this time. If I were you, Dora, 1 wonld breakfast in my own room to-morrow morning. You will never be able to staid all tbe oongratnla- tiona." " How can he be so abaurd 1" murmur* Dora, for once in bar Ufa genuinely con- fused, and a riob red ooloiing bar obeeka. " I congratulate yon witb all my heart," ay* 'Duke, kindly kitting ber. Yon bave got a* good a bniband ae you oould desire, and as riob a one, too, without doubt. We shall be small people, Phyllis, you and I, next to my Lady Asburst." " I must not *tay to bear any more flat- tery. Tbank you very much for all yon bava said." replies Dora, gracefully, and, having bidden us both good- night, goes off to ber own room. Every one in tlie hnoea is immensely delighted. An engagement, even when everything belonging to it goaa mnootbly, and huiuuly, cannot fail to awaken inter- act in the heart of a woman ; and, Dora'* lover being unoovated by any of ni, no jealousy show* lUelf to mar the universal good feeling. We chatter about it all next day, and tell each other we had seen bow it would end from tbe very beginning. We dilate on tba charming plaoa he has in Surrey, bia palace in the nortb ; and then we whisper of what a detestable creature is hi* mother ; while Hebe hope* Dora will have eonr age to pnt a veto at once . gainst any lengthened vinitiog on her part. " Became," says Mian Beatonn, " we all know where that will lead. When Asbnrat's brother married Lady Ootavia Dering, bis mother invited bemelf to pay tbem a month's visit; and she Rtayed ten; audit waathedootor and the nutse, eventually, wbo iutirtted on putting ber out, shortly af*er the boy was bn. Tbey aay poor Lady Ootavia nearly went out of ber mind one morning when, on going into bar nnr- tery, aba found tba old lady deliberately pouring some naaaaooa allopathic medicine down tberobild'* tnroaj. Ootavia told m* herself, witb tear* in bar ayea, the poor little fallow wa* all bnt in a nt for two bonn afterward*. Sb* i* really a shocking old person, and should be suppressed. I do hope Dora will gather together all ber pluok and try to be a inatcb for ber." Secretly, I feel ao aasured of dear Dora's being a " match" for any mother-in law alive that I endure no uneasy pang* on this account. Sh* ia indeed aa perfect in ber new role of bride-elect as though she bad sutlained the part for year*. ' Sir George mnat be a favorite with the gods ; let u* hope he won't die young," aays Hir Mark, beading over Dora some lime during tbe evening. " He ha* had every- thing he oould poasibly desire from bis oradle upwards money, friend*, petition ; aid now he must get you. I think" in* playfully injured tone " tbe good thing* of this life are very unequally divided. lo common justice, Asburst sboold bave been forced into matrimony with a woman as ugly, ill-tempered, and altogether disen- chanting at bia manners, instead of which Hs sigh* andibly, and make* an eloquent pauia. Dora smiles, ber usual soft serene smile, untouched by coquetry that experience has taught me means so little and raisee one white band in deprecation. "It Lady Asburst all that yon say . so very terrific? How unhappy yoa make me!'' sbe murmurs, plaintively, demurely ignoring other part* of bis ipeeob. CHATTIk XXIV. Freeh and keen, and decidedly chilly, blows the October wind. Tbe men bave all deserted us, and gone oat shooting. The women are scattered through tbe boose. Croeaing tba ball and tbe smaller draw- ing-room, I meet no one, and entering tbe larger apartment beyond, seek my favorite eat in the bow-window, where, book in hand, I ensconce myself behind tbe our- tsioD, and, (tretobing my*elf upon a lounge, prepare to be lazily happy. Steadily I turn page after page. I feel I am growing iotereited ; a very little later I feel I am growing sleepy. My lids drop. Put- tiig my book down upon my lap, witb of course tbe settled intention of taking it np again directly, I yawn mildly. The door opeua ; witb a start I become aware of liebu's entrance. To admit I am present means conversation, and conversa- tion with this drowsy fit on me means misery. I therefore keep breathless silence, and Bebe, all onoontoious, aanntera paat me, basket and scissors in hand, and goes into tba conservatory. I watch her dreamily, a* with a business- like air she drag* the light garden-ladder forward, and, mounting, commence* to clip my very choicest blcHioms for her own secret purposes. One by one they fall into ber basket. Ha* sbe no conscience ? Or bae she forgotten it is already October, and tbe flower* grow scarce .' I confess to some faint indigna- tion aa I regard ber, and have almost decided on rousing to remonstrate with ber in per- son, when a firm but hasty footstep upon tbe gravel outside excites my curiosity. A moment later Lord Cbandoa pushes open the door of tbe conservatory, and, euterit g, step* abort, hi* gaze fixed upot; Miss Beatouu. A* for Babe, between looking suddenly round and surprise at hi* unexpected pre- sence Ibere, she loaea all idea of balauoe, and ie in tbe act of coming with undue hurry to tbe ground, when Lord Cbandoe, stepping quickly forward, catches ber and igbily lifts her down. "Oh I bow oould yon frighten oneeo?" exclaim* Bebe, coloring, and (peaking ungratefully, a* it teems to me, considering b* baa jast saved ber from a heavy fall. " I thought you were out (booting witb tbe other*." " So I was ; but I forgot (omatbing, and had to return for it." " What did you forget? your pipe ?" " No, my gun," ret In n be, in the most barefaced fashion possible. "Ob !" one* Miaa Beatoun lengthily, and then they both laugb. "Why don't you admit yon bad no intention of snooting to-day ? It would bave been much boneiter." " Beoaune adminstons are dan^eroue. It i always better to leave people in donbt. Yet, aa I never claaa yon in my own mind under the bead of ' people,' I will confess to you it is not so much forgetfuluess causes my presence here just now a* a set- tled determination not to remember. My conscience waa anything but clean when I aid I bad mialaid something, and should oome back to find it." " Wa* it really your gun ?'" " No ; I think I pnt it on cartridges, or a handkerchief, or I am not clear what." " And why ? What wae your motive ? I fancied yoa an indefatigable sportsman- one impossible to turn aside from yonr prey." Shall I tell yon my motive?" asks ChandoR, in such an otter ly changed low too* that Mis* Beatoun, standing near the ladder, lays ber band suddenly upon it to steady herself, and retreats a (tap. " Better not," sbe say*, in a voioe that trembles apprehensively, in spite of all her efforta to be calm. " Uemember what you said a moment since : ' Admissions are dangerous.' Better leave me in doubt," " I oannot. Besides, you are not in doubt. You know what it i* I am going to lay. I bave come back here again to day to tell you how I bave tried, and found it impossi- ble, to crush the love I bear yon." At this juncture I become aware I am in for a aoene. The certainty la horrible to mt. I am in such an unhappy position a* enable* ma to see them without myself being aeen. I can also hear every word they utter. In fact, there are but very few yards between ua. With shame I now recollect that Bebe onoe said of me that never would I be accused of " ponnoicg" upon delicate litnations . yet, if I go out now. I shall cover tbem both with everlasting confusion. What shall I do ? I put my fingers in my ears as a last resource and tightly close my eye*, but *om*bow they will not keep shut. Every now and then I oannot help bar place, and feel no degradation in W doing. Bb* U flashed and miserable to look at, ber large eyea seeming larger and darker than tuual through pained exoite- ment. Yet still there i* *o muoh mistaken pride impressed upon ber faatnrea as make* me fear for tbe part sh* will tak* in tbe interview. If aba would bat listen to ber heart dictation I " Lord Cbandoa, I implore yon to desist r entreats Bebr, hastily, raising one hand, te prevent bis farther speech. " It if worse than oteleat." Bat he only imprieona the warning band and continue* ; Nay, bear me that is all I Mk and then, it I am again to be rejected, be it ao. But surely I bave been w re I chad long enough, and yon ' ' " I will uol listen, ' murmur* Bebe, more deeply agitated. " The answer I gave you when yoa were poor i* tbe obly answer I can ever give yon now." Her voioe die* away, almott to a whisper. " What do yon mean by that ?" exclaims Chandoa, paaaiouately. " la the vary money that I ballad with delight, princi- pally because 1 dreamed it might bring me cloaer to yoa, to prove a barrier between us ? Preanmptnons a* it may sound, I dare to believe I sm not quite indifferent to yon. Yonr manner when we parted, your eyea when wa met again down bere, have fostered this belief, and yet yon shrink from ma." A little inarticulate cry escapes her. One baud goes to ber throat ; sbe tries vainly to withdraw tba other from hie gratp. " Contradict ma if yon can," be saya, in a low bot vehement tone. " Thi* i* ungenerous unmanly," sbe falters, ber words half choked with emo- tion. " Contradict me," be reiterates. " I can . I do," murmurs aba, but BO weakly that bar voice can scarocly be beard. " I* that the truth, Bebe ?" says Chan- do*, more quietly. " Is pride to oome between us now? Darling listen to me. If you for one moment imagine I think badly of you because you refuted to marry a poor man, yoa wrong me. I think yoa acted rightly. Even a* I asked you thai day I felt myself a ooward in doing ao. Waa it honorable of me to seek to drag yoa down from all Ib* luxuries and enjoyments to which yon had been accustomed, to anon a life as it wa* only in my power to offer ? Had your answer been different, do yon believe we would bave been bappy ? I do not." " Yoa strike at tbe very tool of all romacoa," protests Babe, witb a rather sad mile. (To be continued glancing to see if they are gone or going ; I cannot resist removing my finger* to bear if the convocation ha* taken a cooler turn. Every moment I linger only make* my declaring myself more difficult. I end by giving in, and (taring and litteniog witb bil my might. Ab ! why does Babe look BO deter- mined? Why can't sbe yield gracefully and be happy ? I would at onoe, were I in I l-ll I I M -I \ Mil- !(.>.. Bach With Twrsily lk>u..nd II ..k. llrel I* l.uir Ihc Miarfra. "They fish with lines six miles long in Wiouebago Lake.Wiseonrin, and ute twenty thousand books on every line," said a New York fisherman wbo bas beau there, " aud if tbay don't haul up two thousand fish every time they call it indifferent luok. And every fish will weigh from twenty to tventy [.ouuds Thai's tbe way they fish for sturgeon out there. " One of those line* will reach half way acrobi the la*e. It is a rope an inch in diameter. Ilia carried out in tbe lake, large buoy* being attached to it at intervals to ketp it on ihs surface. Tb* twenty tbouiaud books, baited with pieces of meat or flab, are lowered to tbe bottom of tbe lake by ' snoods ' of tbe proper length, attached to tbe line. It take* twenty boata, with two men in each, to look after this big fish line. EMU boat baa one thousand books in ita ohaige. Tbe hooka are placed eighteen inchea spirt, and to bait all tbe hook* one* require* not lean than one thousand pound* of meat. It take* the forty man and twenty boat* ten hour* to set tbe line for tbe flrat time. After that tbe fishermen are constantly employed in going to and fro over tbe line, bsuling in tbe sturgeon that have been caught on the beokt and rebaitiLg where it is necessary. " To banl in a seventy-pound sturgeon from the bottom of tba lake ia an exciting piece of work, but requires more strength than skill, ae tba li-h alway* baa the hook several inches down bis throat, having Bucked the bait and all down without any regard to oonac qaenoee. There i* no danger of losing the flcb unless tbe snood or tbe book break*. When the flth is hauled lo the surface a gaff, like a meat-hook, is thrust into tbe side of ita bead, and tbe sturgeon is drawn into tbe boat and knocked in tbe bead with a mallet. The hook is out ont of ita throat, rebaited and thrown back into the lake. " The average catch of *turgeon i* one every ten hooka. When a boat u loaded with all it will carry of sturgeon, tbe fisher- men row back to tbe shore, where others take tbe flab and ditpese of them. The fishermen know the particular sections of the line on which they work by tbe arrange- ment of be bnoys. Thete are placed ten feet apart, and every 150th one is red. The apace between tbe red buoy* con- tain one thousand hooka. The Mo- tion* are numbered, and each boat ba* it* number corresponding with the Mo- tion it Aibe*. While tbe avenge oatob is one ttnrgeon to ten books, it is no uncom- mon thing tor tbe fisherman to find bnt one or two on an entire seotion of one thousand hooks. The Lake Wlnnebago sturgeon i* highly prized among the lumbermen and other* in the region. It* flenb is finer and of better flavor than tbe salt water sturgeon'*. Tbe nsh sell* tor 6 cent* a pound at retail. Large quantities are salted and smoked for (ale in the lumber eampa." An Kg* 10 i,,,i, TI, Twenty hungry men, says the New York .S'tm, recently sat down to a meal oompoe ed of a Biugle egg. It wa* an ostrich egg. For a wbole hour it was bailed, and tbougn there were some misgiving* a* to it* being cooked the shell w%* broken, for curiosity oould no longer be restrained, and a three- pound bard- boiled egg laid upon tbe plate. Bat a*ide from it* *ize there was nothing peculiar about it. It bad tbe white and bluiiib tinge of duck eggs, and tba yelk WM of the usual color. It tasted at it looked like a dark egg and had no flavor peculiar to iteelf. But it WM immenie ! A* it take* !W hen eggt to equal in weight the ostrich egg which wae cooked, it is evident that the host knew what he wa* a'xmt in cooking only one. There WM enough and to (pare. \ In Brandon tb* measlea prevail. ."*