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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Esiand, Monday,

November 4, i8G1,

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i New ‘Series,---No. 43.

MR, W. A. JOHNSTON,

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‘oq> ¢ ‘ os ‘ | ZRricvature, ! NNN INI NI NINA NINN NLL NN LOO MLO LOLOL LOL LOAM LE dl tm then tte } ? “st .5 MISCUILEE Oh, could there in this world be found ! Some little spot of happy ground, Where village pleasures might go round Withont the village tatthng ; How doubly blest that place would be, Where all might dwell in liberty, Free from the bitter misery Of gossip’s endless prattling.

If such a spot were really known, Dame Peace might claim it as her own, And in it she might fix her throne Forever and forever: There, like @ queen, might reigp. «thd live, ‘hile every one would sewn forgive The little slighte"uey might receive, Aza ‘ve offended never. The mischief makers that remove Far from our hearts the warmth of love, And Jead ns all to disapprove What gives another pleasure ; They seem to take one’s part. bat when They've heard our case, unkindly then They soon retail them all again, Mixed with poisonous measure.

And then they’ve such a cunning way Of telling tales. They say, “ Don't mention what I say, I pray ; i would not tell another.*’ Straight to your neighbor's house they go, Narrating every thing they know,

Wife, husband, friend and brother.

Oh, that the mischief-making crew Were all reduced to one or two, And they were painted red, or blue !— Lhat every one might know them; Then would one village, sure, forget To rage and quarrel, fame and fret, And fall into an angry pet With things too much below them. Por it’s a ead, degrading part To make another's bosom smart, And plant a dagger in the heart We ought to love and cherish ; Then let us evermore be found In quietness with all around, While frieydship, peace and joy abound, And angry feelings yriah.. ———- ae os

FLOWERS.

The snow-drop, and then the violet,

Arose from the ground with warm rain wet: And their breath was mixed with fresh odor, sent From the turf, jike the voice and the instrument.

Then the pied wind flowers, and tulip tall, And Nare:ssa, the fuirest among thein all, Who gaze on their eyes in tho stream’s recess "Till they die of their own dear loveliness.

And the Naid like lilly of the vale,

Whom youth make so fair and passionate pale, The light of its tremulous bells is seen Through ther pavilion of tender green.

And the hyacinth purple, and white and blue, Which flung from its bells a sweet peal anew Of music so delicate, suft, and intense,

It was ieit like an edur within the sense.

And the rose like a nymph to the bath address, Which unveiled the depth of her g! »wing breast ; “Till fold after fold, to the famting air

The soul of her beauty and love lay bare.

And the wand-like Inly which lifted up,

As 4 Moenad, its moonlig :t-eolored cup, “Til the fiery star which its eve

Gazed througi clear dew on the tender sky.

And the jessamine faint, and the sweet tube-rose, The sweetest flower for scent that blows;

And all rare blossoms from every clime

Grew in that garden in perfect prime.

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THE TALE HE TOLD TUE MARINES.

) Now, mind} will not cusrantee the trath of this. I can only tell it you as he told a us. It sounds improbable, certainly, but no One Can eny it is impossible. What is there to prevent a lady, if she is so imelined, from ? But that would spoil thestory. And there is nojaw of nature, I suppose, to restrain Aman Who is sa devoid of gentiemanty feeting as he is But that would tell you whatis comme. tt is no good saying he was mioxicated, because I defy you to get drunk on sheriy and soda water; and to lay it to the heat of the season js ab-

i surd, fur it was a reasirkably coe! evening fur August. No! Jenkys ig aman who has had some 61 range experiences, and ‘his was not the least strange among then. Sull, mind, 0 wall not guarantee the truth of this; though, by the way, you don’t often fiad aman tell the same tale twice in exactly the sane way if it ts not true, and | bave heard him tellihis twice. The first time was ata dinner at Lord - Weir! it does not matter where. |, ts sometimes advisable not to mention proper

jnames. I don’: think mentioning this weuld do any harm, though——st a dinner at Lord’s cricket-ground, and the secand

ume was onthe ceeasion of which [ am speaking, when d

| found him drinking sherry and soda-water and smoking che-

‘roo's with three officers of Marines, one of whow, with five gloves (fady’s six-and-a-hulf) and a withered rose before hun,

,was telling how—‘ afier leading me on in this way, after gain- ing my young sffections in this treacherous manner, by Jove! sir, she thraws me over and marries Blabber.’

* ti’s like the sex,’ sard the second Marine. ‘ {t's the woman that sejuices ali mankied,’ said the third

Marine.

‘I reminds me of what once happened to myself,’ said Jen- kyns; ‘you know the siory,’ he coutinued, turniag to me.

‘So just order yourself some sherry and soda-water; ah! and while you are about it order some for me too, and you can pay fur them beth when they come; then L shan’ be put ont. Pay- ing for anything always puts me out. Thank you ! Ii) try one of your cigars. Weill! gentlemen, turning to the Marines, ‘some time age, | was staying with Sir Geerge P—— P—— tieuse, P —shue. Great number of people there—ali kinds of amusements goumg on Driving, riding, fishing. shoot-

jing, everything in fact. Sir George’s daughter, Fanny, was often my companion in these expeditions, and [ was consider- ably sirack wih her. For she wee a girl to whom the epithet

‘slunuing appies better than any other that | am aequamted with. She could ride like Nimrod, she could drive like Jeu, she conid row like Cheron, she could dance like Terpsichore she could run like Diana, she walked like Juno, and she looked

‘uke Venus. I’ve even seen her smoke.’ Og]

| *One good point in ber character, at any rate,’ said the third

| Marine. i

* Just like the sex!’ said the second Marine. | * Ab! she was @ stunner,’ continued Jevkyns,’ ‘you should, heave heard that girl whistle ond laugh—you should nave heard |

her laugh. She was truly a delightful compamon. We rode |

‘together, drove together, fished together, walked together, sang | togethers, danced togetuer; Dcalied her Fanny, she called me- Tom, fell in love with her, and determined to take the first opportu- aaty of proposing. So one day, when we were out together fisting oo the lake, L went down on my knees amongst the gudgeons, serzed her hand, pressed it to my waistcvat, aud in burning accents entreated her to become my wife,

** Don’t be a fool!’ she said, *Now drop it, do! and put

mea fresh wort ou.’

** Ot! Fanny,’ | exclaimed, § don’t talk about worms when

marriage is in question. Only say——’ :

| **} tell you what 1s, new,’ she replied, angrily, ‘if you don’t drop I'l) prteh you out of the boat.’

ee Gentiemen,’ said Jenkyns, with strong emotion, ‘1 did no!

idrop it; end { give you my word of honor, with a sudden shove

|she sent me flyieg into the water; then seizing the sculls, with | 6 stroke or (wo she put several yards between us, and burst ino

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| ings. » . ‘ | = ‘ MA Iv ERS, Pulled to the bank, went to the house, and chanved my clothes,

ja fitot janghter that fortunately prevented her from going any

* Jenkyns |’

1 disguised my feel~ Ll laughed — hideous mockery of mirth — 1 lenghed,

} further, [swam up and climbed into the boat. |said Lio myself, *‘ Revenge! revenge!’

When L appeared at the dinners able, [ percened that everyone PI } 5

had been informed of my ducking—universal laughter greeted |

me. During dinner Fanny repeatedly whiapered toner neigh~ bour, and glanced at me. Smothered laugiter iivariably fol~ lowed. ‘Jenkyos l’ said I,‘ Revenge?’ offered. Fanouy bad tormented her father into Jetung her ascend with the aeronaut. L instantly took mv glanagf bribed the aeronaut to plead i iness at the mo vent when the ptmachine should have risen ; learned from him the managemew of the balloon, though Punderstood that pretty wellr “oefore, and calmly awaited the result. The day cam, The weather was fine. The ballean was ifiited. Fanny was inthe car. Everything was ready, when the aeronaut suddenly fainted. He was carried into the honse, and Sir George accompanied himtosee that he was properly attended to, Fanny waein despair.

“* Aw [to lose my air expedition?” she exclaimed, looking over the side of the car ment of this thing, surely? Nobody! Tom!’ she called out to me, * you Understand it, don’t you ??

** Perfectly ! T answered,

| €*Gome atfong then!’ she cried, “be quick ; before papa | beginmug of Jaly, 1 found myself driving up the broad road

comes back.’

‘The company in genera) endeavoured to dissuade her from her proj ct, but of course in vain. After a decent show of hesi- tation, felimbed mto the car, The balloon was cast off, and rapidiy sailed heavenward, There was scarcely a breath of wind, ond we rose almost straight up. We tose above the house, and she leveled, and said: * How jolly!”

* We were higher than the highest trees and she emiled, and said it was very kind of meto come with her. We were so

high that the people below looked miere specks, and ehe hoped |

that L thoroughly unders:eed the management of the balloon Now was my time

And break the peace of bizh and low— } © Lf understand the going up part,’ T answered, *to come

} down ts pot so easy,’ and | whistled.

** What do you mean?’ she ered.

‘* Why. when you want to go up faster, you throw some sand overbonrd,’ | repiied, suiting the action to the word.

© * Don’t be toolish, Tem,’ she said, trying to appear quite calin and inéfferent, bur trembing pnacommonty,

** Poolish ! EU said. * Oh, dear no! but wheter [ go along the ground or up in the air f ike to go the pace, and so do you, Fanny, Lknow. Go it, you cripples!” and over went another sand bag

** Why, you're mad, surely,’ she whispered in utter terror, and tried to reach the bags, but I kept her back.

| ** Only with love, my dear,’ [ answered, stniling pleasantly ;

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only with Jove for you, will be my wife.’

‘*T gave you an answer the other day,’ she replied ; ‘one which | should have thought you would have remembered,’ she added, langhing a little notwithstanding her terror.

Ob, Fanny, L adore you! Say you

The opportunity soon | There was to be a balloon ascent from the jawn,and |

‘Some one understands the Inanages |

- ae es TL

‘*Sir George,’ said [, ‘villaio and Jeakyus must never be. the family were ali in the drawing-room, and the conversation

coupled tn the same sentence ; and as for the whip, Pil relieve you of the trouble,’ and snatching tt from fis hand, Lbroke it in two, and threw the pieces on the ground * And sow [ shall have the honour of wishing you a good morn- ing, Miss P , i fergie you” Ard tre tired.

‘Now Lask you whether any specimen o: female treachery equal to that has ever come wihin your experience, and wae- ther any cxeuse can be made for such conduet 2’

‘As T said before, it’s like the sex,’ said the second Marine.

‘Yes, all mankind is sejuiced by woman,’ said the third Marine, j

‘It’s just my ense over again,’ said the first Marine. ‘After | drawing me on in that way,—after gaining my affections in that treacherous manner,by Jove! sirjshe goes and marries Biubber !’ |

Well, it does sound improbatle, certainly—very improbable. But, I said before | began, that] would pot guarantee the trath ofit, Indeed, if vou ask my candid opinion, L don’t think 2 is true, but yet the Marines believed it.

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THE STORY OF A LOOKING-GLASS.

Ido not know why [ accepted Eustace Graydon’s invitation 'o spend the * Long’ with him, for be was not mour set, but at all events, accept it | did; and one glorious morning at the,

between the larches which Jeads to Laulden Friars. Graydon’s | family were people who had risen from prosperous bankers in the Counry town to prosperous squires on the county sessions | bench ; clever, worldly, practical people, with a good chance of | Daronetcy inthe next generation, and nota scrap of romance in their Compositions. Eustace Graydon of S'. Gardoc’s was the only son grown up: Vhilip, his brother, was a mere child His womankind, as he called them, consisted of five sisters, | ‘for they were seven’ at Lan'den Prars. Lenjoyed myself exceedingly during the early part of my | )visu. The liouse was a thoroughly pleasant one to stey ats Weeks passed on, till ene day | nounced an unusual expression , of vexation on the forehead af my handsome hostess. “There , Was whispering, too, amongst the girls, an unwonted buatle amoogst the servants, whch indicated something astr. [asked Eustace Graydon, a8 we stood at the window after breakfast, for an explanation of the mystery. ‘Lam glad you asked,’ he said, ‘for [ really don’t koow how [ should have had courage io brosch the subject with becomming seriousness. We all: , Want to ask you te do us a favor, and not one of us ean sume. mon up courageto do it. But as you have asked me yourself, i must needs be spokesman. My futher has a letter saying | tha, Sur George Blank, the attarney-general, and his tady, will he here to-day, op their way to 1own; and Sir George Blank | Wants to selile what part my father ts to play in the grand na tional drama, to be brougit ont at St. Stephen's next session j {1 so happens, also, that old Kilipaek and his four danahiers jaré Coming to spend their annual fortnight to-morrow: and as the masons and brickluyers render the wing uninhabitable, we are in distress fur rooms ; and unless yoo will kindly and gra-

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jctously conde-cend to sleep in’ Hester’s Room—{ mean the

‘*f remember it perfectly,’ | answered, ‘but l intend to) tvom over the library —we shall be puzzled how to provice for

have a different reply to that. You see those five sand-bags, [ shall ask you five times to become my wife. Every tine you refuse J shail throw over a sand-bag—so, lacy fair, as the cab- man would say, recone te wour decision, and consent to become Mra. Jenkyns.’ , nae

**P won't! she said; ‘I never will! and, let meal you,

At. aes

ee that you are acting ina very ungentiemanly way to press me

thus.’

| *© Vou acted in a very ladylike way the other day, did you not,” [ rejoined,‘ when you knocked me out of the boat?’ She laughed again, for che was a plucky girl, and rio mistake—a very plucky wirl, * However, [ went GPS W's no wood arguing abet if'—wili you promise to give me your hand o

‘+ Never!’ she answered: (ll go to Ursa Major first, though T’ve gata big enough bear foe, in all conscience. Stay! you'd prefer Aquarius, wonldn't ss »

' * She looked so pretty that | wes alinest inclined to Jet her off (fF was only trying to frigisten her, of course —T Knew how higt we could go safely well enough, and how vatuable the fife of Jenkyns was to his country); bat resetution is one of the sirony points of my character, and when I’ve bevn» ath ng | jike to carty i through,so f threw over another saud-bag,and whistled the Dead March in Saul,

** Come, Mr. Jenkyns,’ she said, suddenly, ‘come, Tom, let ns descend now, and I'l promise to say nothing whatever about all th’s.’

*f continued the execution of the Dead March.

** But it you do not begin the descent at once I'll tell papa the moment | set foot on the ground.”

*f laughed, seized another bag, and, looking steadily at her, said :

** Will you promise to give me your hand 2’

‘I’ve suswered you alresdy,’ was the reply.

‘Over went the sand, and the solemn notes of the Dead March resounded through the car.

**} thought you were a gentleman,’ said Fanny, rising up in a terrible rage trom the botcom of the car, where she had been sitting, and looking perfectly heantiful ia her wrath ; ¢f though: you were a gentleman, but f find | was mistaken; why a chine ney-sweeper would not treat a lady in euch» way. Do you | know that you are risking your own life as well as mine by your madness ?? ‘I explained that I adored her so much that to die in her com- pany would be perfect bliss, so that I begeed she would not ‘consider my feelings at all. She da-hed her beautiful hair from per fare, and standing perfectly erect, looking like the Goddess of Anger or Buyadicea—if you can fancy that personage in 3 balloon—she sad: se] command you to begin to descend this instant! r ‘The Dead March, whistled in a manger essentially gay and lively, was the only response. After a few minures’ silence, | took ap another bag, and said :

** We are getting rather high, if you do not decide soon we shall have Mercury coming to tel! us Lat we are trespassing — will you promise me yoer hand ?’

‘She sat in sulky sence wm the bottom of the car. J threw over the saud, ‘Phen she tried another pian, Throwing bersel! upon her kuees, and bursting into tears, she said :

** Oh, forgive we for what [ did the other day? [t wasvery wrong, and I am very sorry. Take me home, and {| will be a sister to you!’

«Nota wofe?’ said f.

**fieant! fecan’s! she answered,

‘Over went the fourth bag, and | began to think she would heat me, after all; fur L did nat like the adea of gong much higher. [ would not give in just yet, however. E whistled for a few moments, to give her time for reflection, and then said ;

** Faony, they say tat mirriages are made in Heaven —if you do nat take case, ours will be solewnized there.’

*1t took up the fii bag?

* * Come,’ [ sai, * my wife in life, or my companion in death! Which is it to be?’ and [ patted the sand-bag ina cheerful manner. She held her face wher hands, but did not answer I wursed tie bag in my arms, as if it had been a baby.

** Come, Fanny, give me your promise!”

‘1 could hear her sods. ['m tbe most sofi-hearted creature breathing, and would not pain any living thing, and, [ confess, she hed beaten me. L forgave her the aackiny 5 1 torgeve her for rejecting me. | was on the porat of dinging the bag back ime the car, and saying: * Dearest: Funay: forgive me for frightening you. Marry whomsoever you will. Give your ovety hand ta the lowest groom in your stables, ~endow with your priceless beauty the Chief of the Pauki-wankr Indians. Whatever happens, Jenkyus is your slave—your dog—your footstool. bis dury hencetorth, is to go whithersoever you shall order, —to do whatever you shal) command.’ 1 was just om the point of saying this, | repeat, when fanny suddenly iooked up, and said, with a queerish expression upon her face :

** You need not throw that last bag over. I promise to give you my hand.’

** With all your heart?’ I asked quickly.

** With all my heart,’ she answered with the same strange look.

‘ I tossed the bag into the bottom of the ear,’ and opered the valve. ‘The balloon descended,

* * Gentlemen,’ said Jenkyns, rising from his seat in the most

All this cou'd have but one termination, you kuow. 1 solewn manner, aad siretehing out his hand, as if he were go-

ing to take an oath; * Gentlemen, will vou believe t? Wher | we hed reached the ground, and the balloon had been given over to its recovered master,—-when Thad helped Fanny tey- derly to the earth, and torned towards her to receive anew the promise of her affection and her hand,—will you beheve it ?— she gave me a box on the ear that upset me against tie ear, aud | running to her father, who at that moment came up, she related to hum and the assembled company what she called my dis- | graceful conduct in the balloon, and ended by informing me ‘that al! of her hand that 1 was likely to get had been already bestowed upon my ear, which she assurred me had been gives with all her heart.’ | ££ You villain!’ said Sir George, advancing towards me with /a horse-wiip in his hand. * You villain! [ve a good mind to break this over your back,’

their accommodation.

L laughed at sucha slight cause occasioning an instant’s | embarrassment, and professed my perfect and entire readiness to sleep anywhere, anu quoted a line from She Stoops to Can- quer about the charms of ‘three chairs and a bolster”

Wastace thanked me, and went away to relieve hie mother - SrtaeLold cares. We went out fishing in the morning, and on Our return Totethe new gests arrived,

When it was tine to reure, Twi fidrew to my new slecping- partment. tsar fora few minutes betorameefire, seeing all

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kinds of whimsical shapes and firures in ite. Bie sad then began stow!ly to undress. | took off my coat’

e ate put on wy dressing-sown ; but though tired when in the dra wings room, Leow teit no inclination to steen, and was suddenly seiged with adestre to finish a volume of Old Mortality which [ had canmenced. The book was, | ikn@w, on the library table, and i resclved to go down stairs qnetly and get it. T reached the library, which was just underneath, secared my prize, clased the door, and set off on my homeward journey. Though [ had veen shown the way so recently by Wustace, I contrived to niss it; and to my great surprise, as | laid my hard on the horof the room which | considered my own, | heard voices ina moment | perceived my mistake—! had turned down the

wrong passage, and was on the eve of entering the butler’s |

oom. f turned away, but not before a sentence or two of he conversation going Gn in the room caught my ear. The words were common enough, and m gut bear tifty constructions —*I hope he wili not see it.’ Just in that vacant state of mind iInwhich we catch at everything, [ immediately fancied that the words referred to me. ‘Thrusting aside the idea as silly, | went back, locke! my door, stirred the fire, and began to examine the objects round me. ‘The room itself was of a curious old- fashioned shape, though the furniture, like that in the rest of the bonse, was modern. There were two divisions and two ‘iresplaces in the apartment, aud a space where one would have expec'ed fulding-doors. in the larger of the two divisions raised a step higher than the other, stood the bed and all the appliances ofa confortable chamber. In the ower and smaller division iere was a bath, a toilet table, and on that table, a looking-glass.. I hive said the appointments of the room were modera ; but [ niust make an exception in regard to the glass, as ihe carved work and shape of it were both of a date at least twenty years anterior to everything else.

I was incapital health, and am—as you know, Charley —the last man in tie world to be morbid or fancified, bat yet [ was conscious to myselfof a feeling of indefinite dread, the like of

which 1} never experienced before, and the like of which, thank |

Lieaven, | have never experienced since.

] undressed slowly, and got into bed, but just then recollect- ed my novel, which-the mysterious sensation evoked by the eXamination of my sleeping-apartnent had qiite driven ont of my bead, | got out ot bed and teok *“- book off a chair on wineb Lhad jaid it. Just as I wag retu. og, it occurred to me that Pshould require a table to pat my candlestick ou. T look- ed round fur one waich could be moved without noise, The wt suitable seemed 4 light rosewood one in the second divi-

‘ston? the room. ‘To: get it, | must needs pass the table on which stood the ant. qae looking-gluss. [- mention the efreum stance, beeawse 1 was conscious to myself of feeling that piss- ing this was for sue inexplicable reason an objection ; never- theless, | went to the fits table, end remnoved some smal! books and a flower-vase whict stood on it, placiv#” them on the larger table, whereupon stood the glass. f had placed niv candlestick on tins table as well. ‘I'he first time [ faced the looking-glass awhiie vbject app aredinit. I had my dressing-zown on, which was ot a dark color, sothe reflection could not be of my own fizure, Though [ am, as [said before, utterly and entirely exempt from any traces of superstition, [stil was at that moment —tousea word which I have often sidiewled—nervous [i cost au effirt to look again ta the glass; 1 sumunned up courage. however, to meet it boldly 5 and never shall I forger the face that looked into mine.

There was no imageof my own feateres, not even the faint reflex of them which ene sees in lookmez ite awindow. An entirely sirange face appeared rigtt before me, looking tnto me and through me witheyes instinct with a terrible fascination,

jt was a femaie face, belonumge apparently to a beautiful girl,

just develeping inte the ripe perfection of womanhood. The complexion wasa bright white; the shape not perteetly oval, for the forehead was very square, and the mouth smait and open, so as to show teeth not regular, but not very white, ‘The eye- brows were arched and da:k ; the hair of that pale gold whichis we see in Raptael’s earlier Madoanas, So muck 1 seemed ta have remeaibered afierwads about the face ; but at the time | looked at it L thought of no hing but of the eyes, so beantiful, ond yet s'rained imo an expression of the most intense horror; so bewitching, and vet dilated and bursting with agony, as though read¢y to stattfrom theirred sockets. Of te rest of she figure visible in the glass TL remember litle. There wasa very graceful neck, and a necklace of firshing emeratds. But ere ny first speechless fit of terror at the sight had subaided, a sound enhanced it, for [ seemed to see the lips move, and to heara whispered ‘toue, frozen with terror, murmur the word ‘Dead "’

‘Tue breath that spoke the word then c!ouded the surface of ihe glass with a blarsh tiim, and the face was gone ?

tiow the rest of that night passed, [ cannot tell, [ stood for some time Jooking at the glass, then exerted a strony effort, and rusted out of the room.

{ woke next morning lying oma couch, on whch | had sank down exbansied. «Bemg very fortunately an early riser, hair woke me, even afier that night, at seven. Though [ dared not glance inte the reon: where the |ooking-glass stood, | contrived to dress myself and io appear at the breakfast-party at nine without traces of my disturbed night.

‘The day passed vif as the old days bad passed; we were re~ lreved, soon after breakfast, of the presence of the inenbus and his lady ; and things went on as they had done before the offi- cial visit. [ rode, fished, talked, played chess, just as fur- merly, Butall the time L was looking forward to the nigin

with feelings of dread scarcelyto be wnagined, and faneymg

breaking of this,

turned onthe book we had beea reading, Old Mortality, ana thence passed, naturally cnough, to» the subject of the author of Waverley’s most striking characteristics, and specially to his evident belief in supernatural appearances. Nothing new waa said upon the subject by any of the party : Mr. Graydon teck the imcredulaus lue, and talked abuut dyspepsia ; Mrs. Gray- don had the same view, and yet confessed to a weaktexs 4 favor of one ghost who had appeared te an uncle of hers. The rector was silent until appealed to, and then professed himself unable to get over Colone! Gardner and Or. Donne.

Oid Killpiek went to steep soon after the subject began ; but the young ladies, though they had observed throughout the dia~ logue a discreet silence, were careful 10 Z° ovt of the roum to~ vether afier wishing us good sight. Eustace joined in the con-~ versation now and thes in a careless way, but expressed no positive opinion. As for me, [took up a book, and professed myse'f too absorbed im it to speak, while, alas? all the while I was listening to every common-place sentence with straining ears, and showering blessings on every speaker whose remarks occupied any time, for wy dread of the might increased with every minute the clock ticked away. At last the butler enter- ed with a large prayer-b»ok. We knelt down while the rector read prayers, and then wished each other good-night. The family retired = Afier a quarter of an hour sheer agony, f ner ved myself to seek wy chamber. Just as | was leaving thé room, Eustace entered. )

* Alone,’ he said ; and his voice had quite lest the languid draw! that be generaily adopted — alone, Arklow; that 18 just

what { wanted. Su down here. The servants are gone, and we shall be uninterrupted.

i must talk very earnestly ; but before | ask you the question which | am about te put, let me iiplore you to speak as if | was an entire stranger, and tell me the whole truth, thinking nothing about Sparing the feelings of others, and exciting scandal. Since you came down this morn- ing, L have watehed you with the closest observation, and have seva enough to convince me that you have never passed a day wherein the interchange of common civilities was more painfel, and yet (contradiction as it seems) never found hours go on 80 perversely quick. The expression of your ecountensuce thie ‘vening while they talked about the apparitions of the unseen world, assured me T have not been wrong. Yousaw something last night in that room over the library?’

‘Thus addressed, it was impossib'e to refuse to explain I narrated as briefly as | was able the facts which you have heard. When I had finished, be rose, left the room for ten minntes, re- turned, sat awhile silent, then spoke: * You have told me ex- acily what l expected to hear, Jtss eye to you now to tell all the additional paruiculars with which | am acquainted. Before iny father bought this place, it wasthe Property of a family call- ed Vandeleur. Sir Philip, the last baronet, left one daughter, Hester, She was, report says, ‘ beautiful exceedingly ;’ and as the heiress of the largest estate in the county, had many aui- ‘ors. Arnongst them were two brothers, by name Frank and Herbert Wovewood, Hester loved Ferbert, the younger and nandsomer, I belveve she was as sarcastic ae she was jovely, and ihat at some bail she made Frank's plain face and stoomng gait the subject of her wit. Sensitive and morbidly jeaious, be resolved on humbling the woran who had despised him, and gifted his brother with the prize he himself so coveted, But in order to carry out “his plan, he dissembled. Not affecting ts conceal his own, passiog, be assumed a manly, generous tone, saying that one far worthver than he had wou the heiress’s band, and he must now be her father, and nether husbaad, The wed- ding-day came. Herbert and Hester were married. to those umes wedding-tours were not considered necessary, and a mag~- uificent banquet and ball were to celébrate the event. The euesis were beginning to assemble, and the bride was in her room with her bridesmaids and waiting-women, She was dreas- ed, and seated at her toilet-table, Suddenly a servant rushed

rato, breathless, and fling terseif at Hester’s feet. Uer message "#8 told with france incoherence, bat the main poinis of it we® Woclear, Mr. Lerbert had gone out wi Frauk for a ridept? while away the hours betw ing’s rites and thegee lien tried the speed of each other’s horses ina race up Windrush Hilimthat tall, sea-fronting cliff some three miles off wesiward. Mr. Herbert's horse, tt was supposed, had been frightened by some object in the way, had plunged forward, anf the rider wag dashed to pieces. How ftlester looked as she heard the story T need not tell you, nor, perhaps,that she uttered only the one word, ‘Dead .” and fell down before the glass, a corpse !’ | * And Frank 2’ | exclaimed.

‘Ife died some years afierwards, but left a ccafession with the clergyman who attended him in his last moments, to the ef- fect that he had induced Herbert, when excited by wine, to mourtan unbroken horse, and had even struck the beast with his riding-whip, to urge him to take the plunge which hurled his hroiner out of the world,’

¢‘ And the room ?’

‘Wil never be occupied again. Tw-night—at leset the small part of it which is left us—we will spend together in my ‘den.’ It will remind us of the week before we went io for ‘degrees.’ [ have order=d lights, coffee, and cigars.’