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ZARA'S EAR-RINGS

011031 TOCKILLE

SPANISH

My ear-rings I my ear-rings ! they've dropped into the well,
31nd what to say to Musca, I cannot, cannot tell— Id,
thus. Granada's fountain by, spoke Albuharez's
-mile well is deep—far down they lie, beneath the cold blue patronage
water ; of lus
To me did Musa give them, when he spake his sad farewell, had, already t
.And what to say, when lie comes back, alas! I cannot tell ! :313,ndinp7
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rocnre subs,
xplained th,

3ly ear-rings ! Thy ear-rings l—they were pearls in silver set,
'That, when my Moor was faraway, I ne'er should him
That I Re'er to other tongues should list, nor smile on other's I
tale, [pale.

forget; I

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used disar

But remember he my lips had kissed, pure as those ear-rings'
When he comes back, aid hears that I have droppe
the well,
what will Mus7a think of me'

ceived thatl

—I cannot, cannot, tell!

down a

--Aly ear-rings ! my ear-rings I—he'll say they should havebeen ,
Not of pearl and of silver, but of gold and glittering sheen,
40f jasper and of onyx, and of diamond shining clear,
Changing to the changing light, with radiance insincere;
That changeful mind unchanging gems are not befitting well ;
nriuts will he think—and what to say, alas! I cannot telL

swered in t

Ilea think, when I to market went, I loitered by the way ;
Bell think a willing ear I lent to all the lads might say :
Ife'll think some other lover's hand, among my tresses noosed,
.Prom the ears where he had placed them my rings of pearl

unloosed ;
think wheal was sporting so beside this mart
319 Pearls fell in—and what to say, alas t I cannot t

21011 say, I am a woman, and we are all the same ;
Zell say, I loved, when he was here to whisper of his flame—'
'But-when he went to Tunis, my virgin troth had broken,
And thought no more of Musca, and cared not for his token.
NY ear-rings ! my ear-ringsl oh! luckless, luckless well,—
Sor what to say to Musca—alas! I cannot tell.

I'll tell the truth to 3lnsca—and I hope he will believe-
2hat I thought of him at morning, and thought of him at eve :
That, musing on my lover, when down the sun was gone.
31is ear-rings in my hand I held, by the fountain all alone ;
That my mind was o'er the sea. when from my hand they fell,
Arid that deep his love lies in my heart, as they lie in the w ell.

and Erie:

nyself as mud

and obta.

did not st

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pane in his favour

Aber abruptly said to me in

tindnbon, what induces yr. to subscribe to this

crings are

American

a must know as much of the habit
his gentleman." Whether Mr. Wilson under

.ot, or if the suddenness
...ited him, I cannot te'
e was not pleased. Van'
of my friend prevented me from •subscribing,
asked me if I had many drawings of birds.
- urge portfolio, laid it on the table, and showeu
im as I would show any other person fond of such sub-
ects, the why' - contents, with the same patience

nth which I
; but I clearly per-
-4-v and the encomiums
Mr. Wilson
I rose, took

.e of the
hich he had she

rus surprise appeareu
the most distant idea that any other mdivmu—
self had been engaged in forming such a collection.
asked me if it was my intention to_ publish, and when

Le-never had
1 than him-

ned to inc

And, truly such was not my intention ; for, until long
after, when I met the Prince of Musignano in Phila-
delphia, I had not the least idea of presenting the fruits
of my labours to the world. Mr. Wilson now examined
my drawings with care ; asked if I should have any ob-
jection to lending him a few during, his stay, to which I

however, untillima made an arrangement to explore
foods in the vicinity along with him, and had pro-
him some birds, of which I had

.ocure f

collect

1, but whic

.d never seen.

lodged in th

It happened that ht - dame house with us,
but his retired habits, I thought, exhibited either a strong
2g of discontent, or a decided melancholy. The Scotcl
firs which he played sweetly on his flute, made me meta•

that he lias

enthusiasm, eie

ver to procure
.Aich he wanted. We hunted together
_A birds which he had never before seen ; but I
scribe for his work, for even at that time my
collection was greater than his.
This little book, which is very el 4

s was in IT

;gantly got up

s it were, the

client points of natural

history, tinged with the romantic hues of personal
adventure, and individual daring, is in many re-
spects admirably fitted for the instruction of youth.
Its narratives are tastefully drawn and appositely
introduced, and the whole is happily calculated to
awaken youthful inquiry, and to stimulate a desire
for further knowledge.

The Complete Angler. By Izaak Walton and
Charles Cotton. New Edition. London : Ingram,
Cooke, and Co.
The Complete Angler, by Walton and Cotton, has
been so long a popular favourite, and the editions
of the book which have issued from the press, con-
sequent on this popularity, have been so numerous,
that a mere reprint of the work would not be
entitled to particular notice ; the handsome edition,
however, now before us possesses claims on public
attention sufficient to justify, indeed to call for
remark. Like many of its predecessors, this edi-
tion is profusely and tastefully embellished by
pictorial illustrations ; but, in addition to these, it
possesses higher claims upon the favourable consi-
deration of amateur anglers, derived from a series
of valuable notes contributed by the present editor,
the extensively lmown " Ephemera" of _Bell's _Life.
These notes are chiefly directed to practical ob-
servations on angling as an art ; on the natural
history of some of our most valuable river and
lake fish, and on the most approved mode of hand-
ling the rod and angle, as that has been acquired
in a long course of sedulous application. As an
example, take the following instructions for

SALMON 7 I SHI NG.
The only pleasant and surely successful way of angling
for salmon is with the artificial fly. The young fly-fisher
for salmon has four principal Parts to learn,—to know the
fly and line, to work the fly and line against the water, to
hook a fish, and finally, to play him within reach of land-
ing net or gaff. I advise the aspirant to salmon profi-
ciency to commence by fishing for salmon trout and grilse.
The former he will find in abundance in the County Kerry
rivers in spring, the latter plentifully in the rivers of
Sutherland, Roashire, and in Caithness, and in the rivers
of the northwest of Ireland in July, August, and Septem-
ber. Why do I advise thus ? I'll tell. To capture those fish
it requires far lighter gear than to slay the adult salmon.
A rod of 16, nay of 15 feet, will suffice, whilst a joust on
fair terms with a mature fish-foe cannot be carried on
without a lance 18 or 20 feet in length. The young hand
can more easily wield the lighter weapon, and when he
shall have mastered that, then let him handle the heavier
one. Sea-trout and grilse are fished for in the same way
as salmon, but with smaller flies and a lighter and shorter
line, the throwinc, of which is to be done as follows
:
The straight right shoulder cast, which is the most natural
one, and should be practised when fishing from the left
bank of a river, is done thus : the right hand holds the
rod above the winch, the left below it ; the right side is
next to the river, and the right foot foremost. You bring
your rod and line boldly and freely in a fine, easy, wide,
semicircular sweep over your right shoulder, until your
right arm is extended fully and vertically over the right
side of your head, and then you send rod and line strongly
forward, by communicating to the right arm sharp action,
just as if you were going to strike at something elevated
before you with the soft or little-finger side of your clenched
hand. If all this compound action—bringing back the
Irod and line over the right shoulder, and then sharply
sending them forward—be performed dashingly mid ener-
getically, without nervousness, stint of sweep, and strength,
your fly will be driven to its destination, which should not
be at first efforts much more than twenty yards distant.
If you cast that space, or say from one cricket wicket to
another, well, you need not much fear but you will be able
to catch sea-trout and grilse, and ultimately succeed in
throwing ten yards farther, which I think far enough, all
matters considered, for the great majority of useful pur-
poses. Believe me that the best salmon-fisher is not he
who throws the farthest line, but he who throws it neatly
a moderate distance, and when his fly is in the water
makes the best use of the pretty lure. I have seen long-
' limbed louts hurl or roll their fly an immense distance,
three or four yards further than I could, and yet I
would stake my last florin to a farthing that I would
kill three fish or more for their one. The straight casts,
whether from the left or right shoulder, are, generally
speaking, the best. At any rate, executed by a profi-
cient, they are always the neatest, and should by begin-
ners be the first learnt, and then practised unto perfection.
They can be performed with great accuracy, so as to
enable the anglertodetermine, almost to an inch, the
precise spot on which his fly is to fall. They cause the
fly and casting-line to touch the water first, and enable
the fisher to commence working the fly, or showing it to
the fish sooner and better than he could do if much of
the winch-line came in contact with the water simul-
taneously with the casting-line, or a moment before it.
The salmon-line and fly' must be thrown as straightly
down the stream as possible. Casting down the current,
and completely in line with it, can only be done by stand-
ing in the water at the head of the stream, or on some
projecting rock, bridge, or weir. When you cad from
the bank, throw slantingly down and across the stream,
bringing the fly round into a line with the current with-
out delay. The salmon-fly is worked, or humoured,
aga• st the current, and never with it, or down it, like
the trout-fly. If it were worked downwards it would roll
over, on account of the general heaviness of its wings,
and frighten rather than lure salmon. When worked
against the current, it seems like some nondescript, beau-
swimming by fits and starts a little
of the water, and up-stream. The
beau-
tiful,
beneath largeth
salmon:fly must be worked towards you, up and down,
ei nssuela,ce
and through the water, by moving the rod up and down,
not very raPidlY, or very high or low. The hands grasp-
ing the rod, move up and down, just as if you were pump-
ing leisurely with a light free-handled pump.
In a continuation of the same note the editor
gives excellent and elaborate directions for playing
and landing salmon after they have been struck ;
but we regret our limits will not permit of further
extract, and we must conclude our remarks on this
edition of the favourite treatise by " Old Isaak"
by observing that the notes furnished by " Ephe-
mera," on angling for the different sorts of fresh
water fish, are equally practical with that from
which we have just quoted, although not quite so
elaborate. As a whole, the volume is very hand-
somely got up in every respect, and will be found
an ornament as well as an addition to the library.

Twenty Years in the Philippines. By Paul
de la Geroniere. Translated by Frederick
Hardman. London : Longman.
The narrative of which the above is the title
abounds in adventure, told often in a manner so
bordering on the marvellous, as to savour of ro-
mance. The hero of the adventures commenced
his oriental career as a somewhat imperfectly
tutored surgeon, having secured the appointment
of medical officer on board of a French ship trading
to the East Indies. His love of adventure led him
at an early age
Shortly after his settlement here, in October, 1820,
to settle in the island of Luzon.
the cholera broke out in Manilla, and rapidly spread
over the whole island. Ignorance and suspicion,
powerfully excitet by the fatality of the scourge,
led the natives to perpetrate a wanton and cruel
massacre of the Europeans resident on the island,
from the fatal effects of which our author escaped
with much difficulty, and in a very miserable plight.
Subsequently his professional skill enabled him to
secure an important public position in Manilla ;
becoming disgusted with which, however, he retired
to Jala-Jala, which he had purchased. After his
settlement at Jala-Jala, circumstances, and his own
roaming disposition, induced him to visit the Tin-
guianes, a savage tribe inhabiting an inland district
of the island. About the period of his arrival among
the TIN-times, that race had gained what was held
in their estimation to be a great victory over the
Guinanes, a rival tribe of great ferocity and nide-
ness. T its victory was celebrated by the victors
with great and barbarous rejoicing ; part of the re-
volting ceremonial observed on the occasion is thus
described by •our author:—

111NG1714301 /UT/IUL OP VICTORY.
Towards eleven o'-doeie, the chiefs of the "
logrod by the entire sYttgation, rePdrid-to great tam