last night no madame bnt there was a night or two ago well that might it laughed but the was grave let all go and look at it said she sadly a tree was an old friend to her there lay the monster on the earth that was and by its hundred arms and thousand fingers its giant proportions now first revealed by the space of earth it covered and the frightful gap its fall left in the air and the prospect the doctor the tree in detail especially the stump and said � i the looked only at the mass and the ruin an ill omen my children said she it stood out the storm and then one calm night it fell and so it will be with the house of ah well said in a comfortable tone now you are down we must do the best we can with you i wanted some � and i wanted small wood terribly the shrugged her shoulders at this kitchen philosophy and moved away with the doctor detained now it is no use telling your to annoy her but this tree has been cut down impossible fact come and look at the i have and of it i an ting a j f ome next to taking off a� ra see how clean three of the wood have come away have hail the cunning to nt three feet above the ground too but k not nature s work � it is man s it wanted but this i an enemy � a secret enemy ah i cried with and her hand into an oh that i had him here ah ah r this threat ended in two screams for a young f from the road over the hedge and alighted dose to them he took oil his hat and blushing like a loi poured out a flood of excuses � i saw that a large tree had i mien and my curiosity � forgive pay � and he affected to retreat but cast a lingering look at the fallen tree remain st politely and as eyes are younger than mine i will even ask you to examine the and the tree and tell me whether my f u are correct has this tree fallen by fir by h md of man pronounce un darted on the stump with the tire of curiosity in face and examined it keenly his was not bad he pronounced this tree has been cat down see cried the young rogue determined to bring her into the conversation observe cut here in the look hare are the marks of the teeth of a saw this brought close to him and he gave a to keep her there and ai her whether she saw this and whether she aw so then she wa i obliged to to him he proved to entire satisfaction that had cot down the elm the rogue i cried st � the wretch cried lies looked down and resumed his inspection of the oh that i had him t cried still at fever heat i wish you had said with ft droll look then with an air of imposing r mon he i have tlie honour to serve the government in th � district m jou may perhaps be aware st looked to for explanation she would not give any by revealing the young man s name she would have enabled st to put the purse and this jump over the hedge together she at bare thought but said nothing went on if yon really suspect tliis has been done out of malice i will et an on fix t you are very good it certainly is a mysterious affair in short give yourself no further anxiety about it sir i take it into my hands � in doing so i merely discharge my duty need i add that duty is for once a pleasure if any of the neighbours is the it will if not still the present government is i assure you sir a and one of its hands will fall sooner or later on him who has dared to annoy you as a comment on these words of weight he drew out his pocket book with such an air made a minute or two and returned it to his pocket receive once more my excuses for my curiosity which i shall never cease to regret unless it should lead to the discovery of what you have at heart and he bowed himself away a charming young man my dear what that little buck � do you see charms in him � where buck a young beaming with goodness as well a intelligence white ob doctor a face for ever so long the doctor angry i t de to see for ver so long confess at f m s are � � admire il � who � it was the ea of a young desirous to to liis own grace but f to be � � i his flying over our hedge und taking oar on him and his little pocket book a great piece of if it not b� en done with equal modesty and i replied si � but poor i a republican i so you cannot be oh politics � you the � you the judgment � you corrupt the heart � let see whether they liave blinded your very eyes come did you notice his colour � roses and lilies side by side come now i a boy s complexion staring red and white � yes i � aiid hb eyes full of soul i he had h eyes if you want to be stared out of countenance f si nd for � hum � what did he i say i forget a figure like with all s i bounding grace oh he can jump high enough to frighten one quality i well i shall not subject bim 