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And Mrs. Rmde was. still talking to Mr. Rayner, with more afi'ability in her haughti- ness, when Haidce and I started on our Walk home. W Ongfatréftérfiomgl \vasvscarcely outside the gate on my way to church when he join- ed me. 'l’hc DC-Lt day was Sunfiay, to vrhichI had already bcgun lo look forward eagerly, as one does in the country, as a break in the monotonous room} of days. 01d Mr. Roade was not church, and his son sat in his place With'his back to me. Instead of put- ting his elbows on his knees through the prayers as he had done on the Sunday be- xore, he would turn right round and kneel in front of‘histseafv, facing meâ€"which was a little disconcerting, for, as be knelt with his chin on his hands and his head back, he seemed to be saying all the responses to me, and I' could not raise my eyes for a minute irom my book without having my attention distracted in spite of myaelf. ‘ ‘ .- :v After service, as we stood about in the churchyard, I heard Mr. Rayner telling {he doctor and two of. the farmers about the races he had been to the week before, and of ‘nis having won fifteen pounds on a. horse the name of which 1 iorget; and he took out of his pcuket a torn racecard, seeming surprised to find it therf‘, and said it must: have been that; which had caused his thoughts to wander during the sermon. He asked Mrs. Leads whether her husband was ill, and did not. seem at all atfected by the 0001 manner in which she answered. his enquiries, ‘ r1 1 - ,, _,:‘L “Oh: no, Mr. Raynor, Cf co'urse not !” said I, overwhelmed with terror at the thought of such impertineuce being at- tributed to me. UI blushed. feeling a little anuoy'ed,'though I scarcely knew why. But surely I could take care of myself, and did not want sur- veillance, especially M r. Raynexl’s. The shock of this made conversation diffi- cult to me, and I listened while Mr. Rayner talked, with even less of “ Yes ” and “No ” and simple comment than usual. When we passed the park, I saw Mr. Laurence Reade, dressed for church, tossing a small prayer- bookâ€"men never burden themselves with the big church-service we women carryâ€" and finishing a cigar, with his back against atree. I think he must have seen us for some time before I caught sight of him.‘ for I was looking at an oak-leaf in my hand While Mr. Rayner explained its structure to me. I had never seen Mr. Reade look cross before, and I thought it a pity he should spoil his nice kind face by such a lrown ; and I wondered whether he was ill-temper- ed. and, if not, what had annoyed him. The heat and this absurd little trifle, and my penitence for it, so distracted my atten- tion that l soarcely heard 21‘ word of the ser- mon. But then it was the suratc who preached cn that; afternoon, and his dis- courses weie never 0f the exciting kind. I just heard him sea); that it was his intention to give a course oi six sermons, ofwhich this was to be the first ; and after that I listened only now and then ; and presently I noticed that Mr. Rayner, who always ooked more devout than anybody else in church, was really asleep all the time. It was a. heavily-built little Norman church, very old and dark, and he was sitting in a corner in such an attentive attitude that I thought at first I must be mistaken; but I ooked at him twice, and then I was quite ure. “ He thinks more of the connection than you seem to do. for he asked me particularly how you were, and whether you thought of going up to town this autumn. I told him 1' could not give him any information as to your intended movements, but that you had never looked better than when I saw you When one seen people playing with pray- er-books and dreszed for church, one cannot help expecting to see them there ; and I had an unreasonable and absurd feeling almost like disappointment as the little organ droued out a. dismal voluntary and the ser- vices begau, and still Mr. Laurence Reade did not appear ; and I caught myself look- ing up whenever the door creaked and a late \vorahipper came in, and glancing towards the pew he had occupied or: the Sunday be- fore, which I suddenly remembered was very unbecoming in mm, But he did not; ome. \Vhen services “as over, he stayed behind to talk to Boggett, while I went on alone. .He overtook me in a few minutes; but, when he said the sermon was good of its kind, I had to turn away my head that he might not see mo smiling. hit I was not qulck enough for Mr. Rayner. “ I didn’t say 01 what kind, Mina Christie. I may have mean-b it was good as a lullaby. One must be on one’s guard with you do- mure people. I have never yet been to afternoon service without going to sleep, and I have never before been discovered. Now the {spell is broken, and I shall feel that the eyes of the whole congregation are upon me. Are you sliockcd Mia's Christie 5'" “ Oh, no, Mr. Raynor l” “ You wouldn’t take such a liberty as to be shocked at anythingl might do ; would you, Miss Christie?” llis tone of grave mischief woke an :m- wering spirit in me. “ Certainly not, Mr. Rayner.” “ \Vhere did you pick up a scnse of hu- mour, most rare gift in your sex, and whv do you hide it away so carefully, Miss Christie ‘2” . y a cousin; but he is connected with my family, Mr. Rayncr,” she answer:- (zd mare graciousi “ Don’s be angry; 1 spoke only In fun. I want to see Boggett about some fencing, and I know I shall cafch him at church. But, if you object to my company ” ...... , ‘l‘I had the pleasure of lunchirg with a. relative of yours, Mrs. Reade, on the Course at New Newman:ka last weekâ€"Lord Bram. Icy. He is a cousin of yours, is he not 9" , w u . . . . At dinner Mr. Rayner gave us part of their conversation, with an excellent parody of the ladyfs manner and a. funny ex'aggem‘ tion of the humility of his own. He was al- ways particularly bright on Sunday at diu- ner, the contact; with duller wits in the mogning seeming to give edge to his own. 1 “ No. (.0, Miss Christie ; we are not going to trust you 'Lo 30 to church by yourself “ Indeed I don’t know ; I don’t mean to hide anything,” I answered rather foolishly. " And how did you like-the sermon '3” ast. EN WEBER“ CHAPTER V. BQDNDS. “Not listening I A religious little girl like you not listening! I’m surprisedâ€"I really am.” His manner grew suddenly'so grave. and he really seemed so much surprised, that I felt gglled upon to meke a sorf of profession. “ Iâ€"I wasn’t listening much, Mr. Ray- ner.” . . “ I’m not leally religious,” I said hurried- ly. “ I haven’t me' t ever to pretend to be. Eut I do respect religion and religious people very much, and I hope some day I shall be able to enter into their feelings better than I can now. I do pray for it,” I ended, almost in a, whieper. » ‘ Mr. Rayner took my hand very kindly. ” It Will come, child, it will come.” he Said gravely and quite paternally. “ Go on quietly doing your duty as you do, and the blessing \\ ill come in due time.” .He said it so simply, without snv attempt at preaching, that I felt I looked up to him more naturally (Than even to a clergyman, being quite sure now that he acquitted me of any intention to he hypmc‘ritmal. And when, after, he asked me to accnnmany his violin on the piano while he playrd M ezcn‘n’e Twelfth Mass, the fervour which he put in- to the beautiful music inspired me wilh a corresponding exaltntion of feeling, such as no sacred music had ever woke in me before. At the end of the evtning Mrs. Rayner wishegl me goorl night and glided softly from the room before I had finished putting the music in order. as Mr. Rayner had askâ€" ed me to do. When 1 rose l'nzm bending over the canterbury. still flushed with the excitemanh caused by the music, Mr. Ray- ner held out his hand with a grave smile. As soon as I had done so, my heart sank within me. \Yhat had I done? Probably offended )lr. Rayner beyond recall by what must seem to him an absurdly strained piece of prudery. It looked as if I thought myself a person offisuch attractions that'he wanted to kiss me to plerzee himself, insuad of an insignificant‘little girl whom he was going to kiss gmd-naturedlv, as he might have done if he had been her father. Eut then he was not my father, and not nearly old enough to be 50, however paternal and kind his manner might be ; if he had l‘ecn forty or_fifty, ,I should have submitted with- out a moment’s hesitation, lint, if Sareh or Mrs. Rayner, neither of whom seemed. to like me very much. had suddenly come in and found M'r'. Rayner‘ hissing me, she might have mistaken, in away which would have been very unpleasant for me, the feel- ing which prompted him to do so. So I comforted myself as well as I could with the thought that, after all, I had done only what was right and prudent;and, if he was of- fended, well, there was no help for it. The next morning, to my great rel'ef, his manner was just the same as usual; of course what had caused so much thought and anxiety to the girl of eighteen had seemed but a trifle to the man of three-and- thirty. I wondered whether I should be summoned to the drawing-room to ac- company him on the violin, as he spoken on the prevxous night of Wishing me to do. But at tea he was much preoccupied, and told Sarah that a gentleman would be coming to see him presently, who was to be shown in- to the _study. As he turned to say this, I noticed a sudden flash of horror pass over Mrs. Rayner’s pale features and disappear in a moment, before her husband could see her face again ; and I thought I saw on Sarah’s dark face a. look of intelligence when the or- der was given her, as if she too knew some- thing about the unexpected visitor. I hope I am not very inquisitive; but, in a quiet country-house to which, rightly or wrongly, some suspicion of mystery is attached, one cannot .help noticing even triflcs connected with unaccustomed events, and wondering whether there is some meaning in them. I tried not to think any moire about it, as it certainly did rot; concern me; but I did succeed very well in banishing it from my mind until I sat down in the empty school- rorm to my evening task. set by myself, of translating :1. page of Markham’s English History into German. I was very anxious to improve myself, so that by-and-by I might be an accomplished woman and able to take an engagement as finishing governess, which at that time seemed to me quite a lofty am~ bition. When the translation was finished, I had still to read a chapter of Guizot’s French History ; but that was pleasant, easy work, and might be enjoyed in the gar- den. 1 had seen the stranger as I was cross- ing the hall after tea. lie was a small slight man, with a fair moustache, who might be old or young ; and, although he wore only a gray-travelling suit, he gave one the impression of being very well dressed indeed. I had forgotten all about him long before I made my way, with a heavy volume of history in my arms, to the pond, near the prettiest, reediest corner of which I had made myself a little nest. There was here a Willow tree which had been forced by an aggressive oak to grow in a slanting position, and one of its lowest branches hung parallel to the ground. This made my seat, and a piece of cord fastened from branch to branch a foot and a half above made a rest for my back ; so, with a couple of old bricks to raise my feet out of the deep grass, 1 could injudici- cusly sit there in the summer evenings till quite late. I read my Guizot. conscienti- ously hunting out in the dictionary all the words. i. did not know, until the light began to fade, and I was thinking it was time to go in, when I heard \‘ClCCE that seemed to be coming towards me from the house. 'And. he 1:21;: down to kiss me. But I shraxfliback alighiiy, and so evaded him, trying at the mme time to make my move ment sum unconscious; and, with a. smil- ing “ good night,” I lefu the room. “ You are the best accompanist; Lhave ever met; you catch the spint of the sac- red music perfectly. Tomorrow night ]. shall prove whether 3011 are 11.3 accomp‘nish- ed a. mafia of Hzcular Hume. (locd-nfighfi- my dear chik .” I have mentioned a path which 105., by a. short cut through the plantation, from the house to the llighmoad to Beaconsburgh. The speakers, 3 man and a women, as I could already make out. seemed to be com- ing along this path. Whoever they might be, I would wait un’cil they had gone by be- lore 1 went in. I could not see them, nor could they see me. I knew. \thn they came a little nearer, I recognised Sarah’s voice ; the other was that ofa. man of a. class much hxghc-r than her own. Could it be the stranger? lie was talking familiarly and seriously with her; I could tell that before I heard any Words. Sarah was speaking n a tone of bitter complainf, and the first words I heard were hers. She began again in a lower voice, but in the same tone, and, from the occasional words I heardâ€"for I could not help listen ingâ€"-I gathered that she was angry because some unknown “ he” paid too moch atten- tion to some unknoWn “ her.” But I could guess who they were. Sarah, it was well known in the house, had an admirer, a man some years younger than herself, Who lived a long way offâ€"in London, I think I had heard it saidâ€"and who paid her visits at irregular intervals. Mr. Rayner took great interest in this love-affair, and derived much amusement from it; he had somehow disv covesed that the admirer, whose name was Tom Parks, was inclined to [my more ' tention than was meet to the kitchen -m . , Jane ; and it was Mr. Rayner’s opinion that there would be very little left of Jane if Elle encouraged the fickle swaiu’s attention. So Sarah was giving vent, to. her jealousy in an earnest and intimate conversation with her master’s guest. IL seemed a. very strange proceeding. I knew than men in the position of gmtlemm (lo not treat wo- men of a lower clues with more coniidemfion than is meessary Winn they are young and pretty ; but Sarah’s face, which looked as if it was worn and lined befoz'e i‘gs time with hard work and sarong passions: Was 2m (2 re pellent than attractive, and I was glad I could not see it as I heard her fierce words more plainly, and knew how her great black eyes must be flushing and her mouth twitch- ing, as they did whuiever she was annoyed; I could hear no more ; they had gone too far. Iwaited till their voices died away, and then dashed from my perch, through the plantation and the ball, up to; my room, as fast as I could, locked the door, and sat: down appalled. What a. terrible tragedy in the servants’ hall we were likely to have if things went on like this! If Mrs. Rayner had been only a woman, not a statue, I would have confess- ed all to her ; but, as she was, it would do no good. It was not the sort of thing I could tell Mr. R siyner, and there was no way of letting him know without telling him. There was nothing for it but to hope that little Jane would be wise and leave ofl' pro. voking Sarah, and that Providence would bring Sarah herself to a better mind. CIIAI’I‘ER VI. The next morning I woke up with that strange feeling of oppression which is caused by something unpleasant heard the night be- fore I eoon remembered what it was, and tried to shake off the recollection ot the talk in the plantation and of Sarah’s vindictive tones. I looked at her searchingly as she came in demurely to prayers with the cook and poor little Jane. and I could not help thinking that Tom Parkes, or “ Jim ” as the stranger had calledâ€"but then a man of such a des- perate character as they had described him to be would have a. dozen aliasesâ€"might be excused in preferring the simple little kitch- en-maid Jane to that forbidding-looking shrew. But perhaps, when he first made love to her, she was young and comparative- ly fair; and, if so, he ought not to desert her just because she had grown thin and herd-looking in doing the wicked things he had made her do. What were these wicked things ‘2 I wondered. I had seen Tom l’arkes, a strongly-made thick set young man, two or three times, and he had seemed to me to have a stolid but rather good-humored ex« pression ; I should haVe thought him to be more stupid than wicked, and certainly not the sort of man to rule with a rod oi iron the formidable Sarah. That very day I had an opportunity or comparing my impression of Tom, when I thought him a harmless and inoffensive per- son, with my impression of him now that I knew him to 123 a rogue of the most deter- mined hind. When Haidee and I returned from our walk, we came into the garden by a side-gate at the back of the house, and had to pass by the sorvants’ entrance. Tom Parkes was hitting outside the door in as easy an attitude as the broken chair he sat on would permit, eating bread and cheese ; While opposite to him stood Jane and Sirah, both apparently in high good humor, One held a jug, the other a glass, and they seem- ed united in the deeire to please him by ministering to his wants, and by a rough “I won’t stand it much longerâ€"and so I “11109:”. . " Tell him, my dear Sallyâ€"if you dare. And now oblige me by speaking a. little low- er, for there is nothing like trees for carry- ing tales.” “Sally, don’t do anything foolish,” said he. “ Jim isn’t a. fool, and he knows how to repay services like yours, though he may be a. trlfle harsh sometimes. Why, he might have thrown you over with the rest Whenâ€"â€"” Bit What a dreadful womau to have in the house! And why had the stranger spoken of Tom Parkes as “ Jim”? “Hush, hush; don’t speak so loud! Where’s your old (iiscrotiou, Sally ‘3” “Let him look for” discretion in Ming Baby, with her round face and 'her child’s eyes. Does he think he can make use of her? Nonsense 1 It wants a. woman that’s strong in her head and strong in her limbs to do the work he wants done, and not a soft little chit like that E" “ Amusing himself, do you say? Only amusing himsell ! Looking at her, talking to her, not became he Wants to make use of her, but because he likes her, loves her ”â€"~ she hissedâ€"“as he has never loved any of his poor tools, though they were handsomer a thousand times than this wretched girl 1 If I thought; that}, if I really believed vhat, he’d find me more than his match f0": once. I'd spoil her beauty for her, and for him, if I hanged for it ?" Oh, what an awful woman 1 And all be- cause poor little Jane was younger and prettier than herself, and had had the mis- fortuneâ€"for it was indeed a misfortuneâ€"to attract the attention of her unprincipled lover ! The man spoke again, this time very gravely. 1 had to listen with all my atten- tion to hear him, for they had now passed the pm? Vibe"? I m, "Look what I’ve done. for him ; think how i worke'l for liim l” she‘said. “He would never be when: he is new if it wasn’t. for me. Does he think his new fancy will plan for him and plot- for him; and riskâ€"â€"-” “ Depend upon it, however useful she might be, he would never compare her ser- vices with yours, Sally. He is only amus- ing himself with this iiéttize simplcton,” the man said soothingly. But she interrfipvted him in a suppressed smf’agery that made. out; of hgr sighpAthoqgllb; was. tone of half- me shudder “ And they say it looks like the work of the same hand that committed several large jewel robberies some years ago.” “ Whose hand was that ‘3 ’ “ Ah. they don’t know! The man was never discovered.” “ That is another newzpaper common- place. To say that the way one ladder was placed against a window. the window open- ed and entered, and the diamonds taken away, looks very like the way another lad- der was placed against another Window, and another set of diamonds taken away, sounds very cute indeed; and to imply that there is only one thief in England with skill enough to baflle them raises that uncaught thief in- to a half divinity Whom it is quite excuse- able in mere human policemen to fail to catch.” “ \Vh), What harm has the poor thief done you? You have nothing to fear from diamond-robbers, because you have no dia- monds.” “ Oh, but that” is different!” Ivbroka in hotlyâ€"for I always put; down “ Robin Hood " in confession books as “ my favorite hero,” and I was not without a weakness for Jack. What a strange contradiction this same seemed to give to what I had overheard on the night before! Sarah was scarcely the woman to exercise great; self-control when among her equals: yet here she wan, all laughter and rough gaiety, submiLEmg in the best of tr-mpcrs to receive a share only, and u'x'idemly the smaller ShATP, of Tom's attentwn with her rivalJane ! I was rather ashamed of my Strong interest In the low- class lave aihir ; but Sir-ah was such an ex- ceptional women, and her admirer, from what I had heard, such an exceptional man, that‘I could not help puzzling; myself as to whethnr she had been only acting good hu- mor, or whet-her the love-affairs of the. un- educated were conducted on differcnt; prin- ciples lrom those of other people. “\Vefl, I hope they will catch this one, whethgr he is half divinity or not.” “ I believe you have more sympathy with the thieves than with the policemen” said I, lggghing. _ h ‘_‘ I have, infinitely more. I have just the same admiration for the successful diamond- robber that you have for Robin Hood and Jack Sheppard, and just the same contempt for the policemen that you have for the Sheriff of Nottingham and Jack’s gaolcr.” “' Oh. yes, it is very different, I know l” said Mr. Riyner maliciously. “ Robin Hood wore Lincoln green and carried a pic- turesque bow and airow, while Sheppard’s costume, in colored prints, is enough of it- self to win any woman’s heart. And then the pretty story about Maid Marian ! Jack Sheppard had a sweetheart too, hadn’t he '2 Some dainty little lady Whose mild re- proaches for his crime proved gentle incen- tives to more, and who was never really kind of humor to which he was not: slow in replying. They were talking about kisses, and I think they were going to illustrate the subject, when Tom suddenly became aware of our presence, and, taking his arm from round J ane’s waist, pulled his cap off apolo- uetically and remained standing until we had gone by. ' That evening, after tea; \vfien, my transâ€" lation finished, the time came for Guizot, I remembered with a pang of conscience, that; I had left that nicely. bound book out in the damp all night, forgotten in my hasty flight [hurried through the plantation, eager to see whether it was much injured ; but, when I got within a few yards of my nest, I saw Mr, Rayner there before me, standing with the unlucky volume in his hand. If I hwl been conscience stlicken before, when my guilt was known only to myself, what did I feel now that it: was discovered ? I had not the courage to face himl but turn- ed, and was sneaking ‘back towards the house. when he called me” “ Miss Chrisiie l’ I might have known I should not escape his sharp eyes and ears. I went back slow- ly, munnuring, “ Yes, Mr. hyner," and blushing with mortification. It was only a. trzfie, after all, but it was a most vexatious om: To )1 r, Rmyner, to whom I could not explain that. l was too much occupied in listening to a. strictly private iete a-tetc to think of his book, it must seem a most re- prehensible piece of carelessness on the part of a responsible member of his household; it would serve me right if he requested me not to touch any of his books in luture. He was turning over the leaves with his eyes bent on the book as I came up ; but I havu sin‘ce thought that he took a mischievous pleasure in my discomfiture. “ I am so ignorant,” said I humbly, “ and Iwant some day to be able to teach girls much older than Haidee, so that I have to read to improve myself. And 1 don’t; only read dry things. This morning I found time to read nearly the Whole of yesterday’s Papefi’" - :‘ 'Well, that was dry enough ; there was nothjgg in _it, was there? “ Yes, there was an account of another murder in Ireland, and a long article on the present position of the Eastern difficulty, and the latest details about that big burg~ lary.” ‘ ‘ What burglary 1’” “Haven‘t you read about it? A large house in Derbyshire, belonging to Lord Dil- ston, was broken into last \K’ednesday, and a. quantity of valuablo things stolen. They say they’ve gota clue, but they ha'ven’t been able to find any of the thieves yet. “ And they won't either. They never do, except by a fluke.” “They say the robbery must have been moat carefully planned, and that i: was nmst skillfully carried out.” ‘ “I am very sorry, Mr. Rayner,” I began, in a. low voice which almost threatened tears; “I brought that book out here to read yesterday evening, and 1â€"1 forgot to take 1B with me when 1 went in. I knew it: was most; inexcusable carlessuess~indeed I will never bring; one of the library-books out again. ’ "A1111 why not, Miss Christie?” said he suddenly dispelling my anxiety by looking up with his usual l\.1 Lily smile, “ I am sure Guizot is dry cum 3h to stand a little moisture, and, if you \wre to throw him in- to the pond, you would be his only mourn- er, for nobody takes him off his shelf but you. But what makes you spoil your young eyes by plodding through such heavy etuif as this ! It is very laudable of you, I know; but, if you were to bring out a volume of poetry or a. novel. that would run no risk of be_ing forgotten.” “ They alw'ays say that. That is m ex- 01150 the utter incompetency of the police in f ace of during and _(1§Xt<;rity:” A government laboratory for the analysis of chemicals and patent medicines is one of the means resorted to in Japan for protect- ing the public health. Th: makers of such medicines are required to tell of What they are made, and the proportions of the ingred- ients. Would not such an institution be of great value in this country '3 Vast quanti- ties of patent medicines are sold in the United States and Canada, and none but the proprietors know of what theyare made. We are very careless about; such matters. No one should be allowed to practice as a doctor, unless he can Show a state or government diploma, certifying to his knowledge of medicine and surgery ; but we allow medical schools and colleges to give authority to their own grad- uates to practice, when it- is notorious that not one in three who receive diploma. is properly qualified to practice either by train- ing or experience. Always take the part of an absent per son, who is censured in company, so far as truth and propriety will allow. “ “'ell, Mr. .hynm' their very appear» ance, which you laugh 11.13, ghowa them to be superior to the modem burglar.” " Hive you ever seen amodem burglar 1’” “No; bus 1 know what they loek like. They have fustian caps and long protruding upper lip:, and their eyes are quite close to- gether. zuh‘. L‘neir lady-loves are like Nancy Sikcs.” Since the days of“ the Stuarts t'we increase of wealth in England has been more rapid than the increase of population, In 1860 the wealth of England 311'}. “Hales was equal to £45 per head ; in 1872 it was £127, and last your £249, Public wealth has quad- rupled since the Watsrloo epoch, and don- bled since the accession of Queen VicLoria. Since 1840 wealth has increased four times more rapidly than population, which led Prof. Levi to remark that they disprove the Malthusini tlxcary, so far 213 England was concerned, In view of the danger which attends the gatherings of the Mohammedans in their pilgrimages to Mecca, a French savam sug- gests that foreign nations should intervene and jointly occupy that sacred but now very dirty city. It is beyond dispute that chol- era and other infectious diseases are spread by the pilgrims, who return to their various homes after kissing the holy stone. Should the several nations occupy Mecca, they need not put a stop to the pilgrimages, but they can make such sanitary regulations as would insure against the danger of starting the cholera on its voyage around the world. The possession of Mecca by the Christian powers might also serve to discredit Mo- hammedanism in the minds of its votaries, and the enforced washing and cleansing of the myriads of pilgrims might do something toward renovating their whole natures. Never ridicule sacred thingsor what; others: may esteem as such, however absurd they may appear to you. Never show levity when people are en- gaged in worship. Never resent a supposed injury till you know the vxew and motxves of the author of it, and on no occasxon relate It. To speak with calmness and deliberation on all occasions, especially of circumstaces which tend to irritate. sor/y fn‘ her lm'cr‘a sins uniii he was hang- ed tor them." A new company claims to reproduce in the most; perfect manner the Vassamun‘hina glass made by the ancient. Egyptians more than three elmxsand years ago, but lost to the modem ucrld. The art of making this glass in a secret form of blending in with the glass, in an artistic manner, all kinds of metal, such as gold, silver, brass, iron, copper, and steel, also all kinds ofjew- els and gems, so as to produce any combin- ation of color, direct or reflex, from the most brilliant sky or sea 0t fire to the sombre clouds of northern skies, and in also the set» rot of imitating the gold, jewels, diamonds, and gems themselves. The car which is to convey Patti around the country on her operatic tour is to he a marvel in the way of luxuriousnes ; it will, indeed, be the most convenient and magnifi- cent drawing-room cat ever put on any road. It will have one novelty which ought to he imitated in summer time on ordinary cars. A refrigerating apparatus will be emploved similar to that used in Madison Square The- atre in New York, by which the tempera- ture can be reduced 100°. Summer travell- ing is sometimes intolerable because of the heat, which can be mitigated by this (le- Vice. Never to think worse of another on no counfs of his differing from you in politicil and religious subjects. Not to dispute with a man who is more than seventy years of ago, 1101‘ with a wu- man, nor with any sort of an enthusiast. Not: to affect to be witty, 01' to jest so as to hurt the feelings of another. To say as; little as possible of yourself and those who) are near you. To aim at cheerfulness without levity. Never to court the favor of the richbyiht- tering their vanities or their riches. In the Tnternational Exhibition at Nice, M. Faselli exhibited what he called “The observatory under the sea.” This is a name given to a sort of submarine ballooninade of steel and bronze to resist the pressure of water at about 100 fathonm. It is forty feet in height and is divided into three com- partments. 0n the top sits the commander, the second is a saloon for eight passengers. and on the bottom a machine constructed on the principle of afish’s bladder, by which the balloon is raised or iowererl. Apower- ful electric light illumines the sea. to a great distance, enabling the passengers to study through the glass flooring, the rocks, plants, and the fishes of these aqueous depths. A telephone communicates with the attending vessel upon the surface of the water. This machine is almost an exact reproduction of Jules Verne’s submarine steamer in his “80,- 000 leagues under the sea.” Frequently to review your coniuct :aud note your feelings. Rules For the Journey 10f :Life. Scientific Notes. (TO BE Lifi‘ri’l‘lh‘ max) on<<owu “<W.» 3‘