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sae YS PT: AVSBATURS. FONDNESS LINGERS: YET. Though months have fied, and Time hath swept A summer's joy away ; Though many an eye perchance hath, wept To see its flowers decay ;. Yet [ have marked each day depart, Nor felt one sad regret,. For all that lingers in my heant. Is fondness for thee yet.

——o AE =iiaooe

Though months have fled) though. Time tiatin amepd A Winter to its tomb.

And Nature, that so. long: Kath alept,, Again begins to. bloom.;:

I cannot bring one joy tome;, Or teach me to forget,,

That in this lone-left heart for tiee A fondness. lingers. yet..

I gaze upon thy: star-bright eyes, And in their depth appears.

A mournful shade, that seems to rise- From out the tomb of years,

It bids me cease to think of thee, Of hope whose sun is set,

But this, alas! will never be, For fondness lingers yet.

THE LEPREHAWN.

The “Leprehawn” is one of the coon PrEroriy, or fairies, in whom many of the natives of Ireland place im-| plicit belief. According to the received tradition, this sprite is broguemaker to the rest of the Fay fraternity, and it is discovered.in the deep recesses of some tan- gied wood, his captor being-led to the spot by the sounds which proceed from the tapping of his little hammer up- on the sole of the little shoe he is at work upon. Once caught, it isin the power of the captor to demand any amount of buried treasure, or, if he choose, insist upon having the Leprehawn’s purse. This holds but one gold piece, but possesses the magic power of replenish- ing itselfas quickly as its contents are withdrawn.— The little fairy is, however, no small trickster, and many instances are on record of his cheating his tempo- rary master by giving, in lieu of the purse of gold, a worthless affair, enriched with only one copper coin, and void of all reproducing powers.

@ther traditions invest the “good people’s” brogue- maker with the power of removing personal defects, and bestowing good lucks aad grace in the place of de-' farmity and awkwardness. The following legend is one I have been familiar with from childhood; I will re- late it is as nearly as my memory serves, in the lan- guage of the dear old woman from whom I first heard it.

“Ts it believe in chim? Musha! thin av coorse J do! Faith, why not? Shure it’s goin’ to tell yez, from the

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THE BAAMIENER. with a face pale-as- a white frost, Aleen rushed through the: thick: branches of the: underwood, and feli hike a jdeadi angel! at his feet. [’a.small time he had for look- jing ab her just thin, forthe left arm of him seemed bit-

hadi closed) its: jaws. upon the: saine. It wasn’t long he enjoyed himselfi there, sucking better blood than ever had beem in: his: blaggard body, ior Paudeen drove the binde: off his hunting-kuife betwixt the ribs of the mau- rauding: thief, and drove and drove, and cut and stab- bed. till the brute fell dead upon the bloody turf.

* [te little he thought of the loss of blood when he saw who he: had lost it for,and froma that moment the deep love he did’nt know was in him burst up ina blaze in his heart, and the thought of his crooked back, as he looked on the beautiful girl at bis feet, made him shiver as ifa palsy had fallen upon his hopes,

“She thanked, she blessed him, in tones that might have made him know she loved him; but despair had (blasted him, and when he left her at her father’s house

from breaking.

jahunned all his friends, his looks were haggard, and his eyes gleamed like burning coals ; and morning, noon, and night, it’s away in tie woods he was huntin’ for the 'Leprehawn. Well, darlint, shure one day he heard the jtap, tap, tap, ofthe little hammer. Oh, how his blood ‘tingled! and he held his breath till he nearly choked himself, as he stole along tothe place; the smallest noige, made by. the laste dry twig that snapped under his fut, sounded to his ears like a clapuv thunder, and he’d stop and listen as if his life depinded on the next tap! He heerd itagin, and‘ O! think uy his joy and fear, when, within a yard of him, wid hia back facing him, he saw the Leprehawn: hard at work. Wid the spring ofa wildeat and the laugh ofa madman, he grasped the little crature by the waist.

“J have you at last,” sez Paudeen.

“ First or last, you needn’t squeeze me ao tight,” sez the Leprehawn; ‘what do you want? sez he—‘is it money? sez_he.

“It is,” sez Paudeen; ‘that and gaod looks.’

“ Faith, you’re in.need o’them, my fine fellow, at any rate,” sez the Leprehawn.

“ Don’t be jokin,” sez, Paudeen.

“|’m in airnest,” sez the little brogae maker; ‘What do yer want them for?’

“ To win Aleen’s heart,” sez Pandeen.

“ You're a fool !” sez the Leprehawn,

“ Better manners,” sez the hunchback. “I have you tight.”

‘True for you, you have, more tight than pleasant— don’t be breaking the ribs aff uy me—shure you'll get

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ten: throug» and) through: with red hot teeth. A woolf

| {t's an altered man he was from that day; he}

mm ‘that honesty of heart is.better than hand i

. ; ‘ some content beyant the price of gould” —with 8 ~ dear friend, | end this trifling sketch. +}

LireraTure.—Highly-interested ag our mj

necessarily, be with the study of science, eae turn with advantage to the study of literature, This department of instruction will afford to hours of iniceee objects well worthy attentive pursuit. For instance, in- the field of historical literature, how many euhjneed = interest present themselves to view ! Perhaps, in the whole range of historical literature, there is niin more fraught with interest and instruction than the study of the history of Athens. It has been the lot of few % amongst us to visit, for ourselves, the remains of. that renowned city, yet who has neglected te explore its story? In many departments of human. knowledge, we have outrun the early Athenians; but im: some we have never yet been able to surpass, or even

the big tears burst from his.eyes and saved his heart|'iv4l, that geeat people who, like its own emblem of Mi-

nerva, sprung full-grown and full-armed into life. Great are the strides we have made in other points, but the world has yet to seek a sculptor greater than Phidias,

an orator greater than Demosthenes, a philosopher

greater than Plato. The study of literature deserves

not tobe pursued as a mere holiday thing ; to be assum-

ed on some special occasion, but to mix.and blend itself

with the affairs of every-day life, with our hours of phea-

sure, with our days of excursion, not only without di-

minishing pleasure, but with a considerable increase and enhancement of it. The pleasure of reading de-. serves: most careful cultivation, and it may be relied om that there is no doom so toilsome but will afford inter-

vals in which such pleasure may be cultivated, and

oblivion of cares enjoyed. Sow the good seed; aud

rely on it that your harvest, whether retarded by a pase- ing cloud, or quickened by a genial sun—whether late

or early, will prove plentiful, and a reward secure.

— $e

WNSSSRLADY,

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THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS.

1: Refusing to take a newspaper.

2. ae a newspaper and not paying for it.

3: Not advertising.

4. Alvertising and not paying for it.

5. Making a printing-office a loafing-office.

_6 Reading manuscript in the hands of the compo- sitor.

7, “-» (ing an abusive and threatening letter to the

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nothing by that.” “Don’t you be impident, thin,” sez Paudeen, ‘ fur} you’|! get nothing by that; so give me what I want.’ *T will,” sez the little thing, after a pause. ‘1 wiii,) for [like you. I knew that you were comin’, or you wouldn’t have caught me.. There’s ne purse; don’t be doubtin’ me, it’s the right one—you can pour the bright

father that owned her, and it’s consarning his own, grandfather he was spaking. You see, honey, by all) accounts he was a little wee bit of acrock of a child, witha mighty fine brow, and sweet curlin hair, as black asa bad man’s heart, and an eye that would lead a glow-worrum astray ina dark night, and take the love out of all that looked upon it in the bright day! But it’s a mighty ailin’ he was from his birth, andthe poor back efhim was astwisted as the letter S itself. It’s little he minded it for many a long year, for he was beloved by his. strappin’ six feet brothers, and shure his father had ever the kind word forthe Daunchy little thing ;— and as for iis mother, O thin it’s only a mother, and a} mother’s heart, knows the depths of its love for the child, that bears the world’s blight upon it!

* He’d winnin’ wavs wid him, had little Paudeen; there was the music of the wild birds in his sweet voice,

gould out of it like runnin’ water, and there, sez he, touchin Paudeen wid his qneer little hammer, ‘now you’re achanged man: but mind me, if Aleen likes you now, she is as false as.a snow drift ora shiftin’ sand. | I'll see you here to-morrow, and if you wish, I'll change you back.’

“ Paudeen had no time to thank the crature, before he was outo’ sight. Herushed into the sunshine, and saw by the shadow. his form was changed, and his hump was gone. With a wild hurra he bounded off: to the lake, and almost fell when he saw reflected in the sky’s own lookin’ glass the handsome face aud strong built form he had upon him. Did he walk or did he fly? or was it lightnin’ carried him to the darJin’s roof? She was alone: he poured out the gould at her feet; she start- ed; he knelt to her; a faint scream escaped her lips; he talked of Jove and took her hand; she dashed him from |

4 lue first and second offence no sbsolution can be eranted. ;

The third offence can be remedied.

The fourth is unpardonable.

For the balance dispensation can only be received by an especial bull from the aggrieved party.

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ji THE DIET OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

At the risk of our popularity—which is with ws an infinitely minor consideration to the public good—we propose an organic cnange of a treme .ideous nature in the British constitution. Plumply anc plainly, without if or but, we recommend the conversion of the Howse of Commons into a National Diet.

it has long been said t..2t no business in this country is ever done without a dinoor. We were going to in- stance Parliament as affording an exception to this rele: but we find, on consideration, that it does not. We say then, that every meeting of the house should be a pub- lic dinner;,and then, perhaps, there would be some hope of the dispatch of public affairs. In this way the as- sembly of St. Stephen's would become a bona fide Diet. The following are the arrangements which we

and many and many atime young and ould would listen} her inscorn! There was a cur! on her lip, a cloud upon ‘suggest for adoption; and when they are adopted, we to him singing the old songs he liked, till the big tears| her brow, anda quivering in her voice, as she called sincerely trust that the evening’s legislation may bear

would hang upon their cheeks, and their thanks would,

‘him ‘coward thus to press his suit.’ She rushed from

die upon their lips, and all thay could give him for his|the cabin, and threw herself down at the-foot of the tree| pains would be an unheard blessing, an’a gintle pat|where Paudeen had saved her life, weeping the big/narties, with the legs of inahoganies fixed firmly in the

upon the head whin they hurried away without speak- ing, as ifthey feared to drive the sweet sounds from their ears where they loved to keep them.

‘“*Among the listners, acushla! there was, ag I’ve heard tell, the purtiest creature that ever set foot on the green grass! faith, the sight ofher cheeks would wither a rosebud, and her teeth be the death of a lily itselfi— And who but Aleen—that was the name, honey, she had upon her—who but. her was gone for ever in love with the twisted little Paudeen. And this, darlint, this was the way he found it out. Many and many a. night he’d

‘tears that are born in the depths of the heart. “Paudeen felt as if the ‘ good people’s’ curse was on} him; he stole to.the place she had run to, and there, heard her, in spite of the sobs, whisper his name. It! was enough! The truth flashed wpon him like the light-| ning ina black night. He saw the Leprehawn again!) There was a merry smile on the little brogue-naker’s! face as he asked: _ “ Paudeen, darlin, will you stay as you are?” “Change me! in mercy change me back !” “It’s done,” says the little sprite. ‘ You loved truly,

the morning’s reflection: — Tables shal] be laid out separately for the principa!

floor of the house, Jest, in the heat of discussion, the sm partisans should litterally turn the tables on each other.

The bill of fare for the day shall be appropriate te the order of thesame. Thus when the poor law ig te be discussed,. it shall consist of roast beef and plum pudding (with skilly and water-gruel for those who pre- fer the Jatter,) in order that ihe Diet may be generous. On the other hand the debate on the Nstimates shal) be taken upon cold mutton.

Irish debates shall be preceded by the stew, Seoteh

walk to the ould wood beyant his father’s cabin, and sit-|and you’ve got what you deserve.” He stopped smilin’) by the haggis, of the respective countries,

tin’ bim down at the foot ofa favorite wild oak tree,

‘as he added, wid somethin’ like sorrow, ‘ Paudeen, there:

The businesa of the house shall not:commence wnti!

sing by the hour ail alone by himself... Well, who but/is no gift the ‘ good people’ can bestow equal to whata/after the removal of the cloih. The Speaker shali then Aleen knew this? and whose fut wasit but hers that! mortal may possess—a woman's honest love.— You've | call upon an honourable gentleman for his motion, which left its smal! print on the dewy turf as she’d steal out to/won.it, be content; to her your blemishes are beauties. |shall be proposed after the manner of atoast. If the listen to his songs, not with her ears but heart, for there | She sees you through the fond eyes of her trusting soul. measure is one of reform or retrenchment, no member wasn’t a word that come from his lips, or a sound that She will share but two spots on earth; and those will shall drink it who is not prepared to vote for it; but if it gave it birth, that did’at nestle snug in there, as a little, be your home while living and your grave when dead!’|be for the imposition of a new tax, or of a coercive na-

sird under its mother’s wing ?

| “The little Leprehawn vanished from the boy’s sight. |

ture, it sha]] ip that case be allowable to drink, by wey

“Shure, there was wild bastes used to be prowlin’| A few weeks after the hunchback, Paudeen, was the! of amendment, to its s@rond reading that day six monthe. syent.m thim ould times; and one blessed night Pau-| husband of Aleen, and from that hour, darlin’, he ceased |

ieen was roused by a screem that would almost wake’ thesdear,, and shure it’s laving him he thought the|made him, an

‘repining; he put his trust in the good God that had) } when he died, he told his story, and left!

Fach member shall be strictly required to drink every pledge which he has given to his constituents. Free Trade shall be debated upon French wines.

#guaeg of Him was, cr that he saw a ghost itself, whin,/it to be told aga lesson for his children’s children—/those relative to Excise over grog; but whisaey shel! Pap, aMeee ° ‘ ‘ ° , . ¢ -* - We . "