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fairy palace they both showed their heads thro
the trees.
ooh, oh friends" said wishing to have
my revenge for many amorciless Joke of Co.
ra's"so you have rema incd there all this time.
Pray may enquire the topics of your dis
course Z"
"Ccrtanly," said Cora. not to be daunted.-
ave have been discussing the weakness of
married lovers
"Take care you are not soon placed on the
catalogue, Nadine Cora. But make haste
down, both of you. We must speed home
wards, or rather inn-wards prophcsy tre-
! mcndous Storm"
Poor Cora she was no coward in general,
| but she had n superstitlous dread oflighleniug.
Her rosy face palcd, her lips blanchcd with APP
! prchenson, she gazed up into the threatening
sky. which, it seemed, neither of them had hi
therto remarked, secluded as they had remain
ed beneath their canopy of green boughs.
We soon hlrnessed the steady old horse,
who had been cnietly grazing on the rich grass
in the reccsses Of the glen. and then resumng
our seats in the vehicle Lennox displayed all
his address as driver: but at the first peal of
thunder, Cora buried her face in her hands and
sobbcd violently.
"llerc, Cora said I, "change places. with
me- You will perhaps feel safer behind, and
Lucy will take care of pou."
This arrangement made. we were fortunate
enough to reach the inn before we were mater
laiy wet through. W hat comfort was that
huge chimney corner How the fresh logs of
wood hisscd and sparkcd and roarcd up the
immense orhce: while LennoX and !, who
were not Suiilclentiy wet to think 1t worth
WnIe TO change entirely, sat before 1t in our
shirt sleeves. and rubbed our hands over the
cheerful blaze.
"Now, landlord" said we, "a regular coun-
try tea. Are you not famous hcrcabouts for
. pIieIetS?
The landlord Grinnod. "Depend upon me,
gentlemen II You Ike 1t, YOU shall tins even
ing taste all the good things OF the country
on deserve SOMETHING after your wetung."
Ihe storm over Lucy cured OF her head
ache' and ora oi her fright, we assembled
round the promised replst, which ! Shall not
describe to my worthy reader. lest he should
tiihN himself lusuhed in aScrlbmT to the au-
thor considcrab!e organ OF allmentvcness.
",Johh, my dcrr, sad my wlfe to me, when |
hld reached TINS point, you do not escape the
usual iauIt OF people advanced IN years. 1ou
make your tale too long, John"
Now II the dear OLD soul nave fauIt. 1t -
that OF iancymg herself and me good ten
determined never 10 give in to this tolble. as !
fully intend for my own part to live thirty or
hve ana thirty years longer. Where else Will
be the pleasure Of having reared children, un-
less we can manage to see their grand, chill
d.en; Besides, III my opinion. where the laws
o: health are duly observed and one does not
plt oneself IN the way ot accidents. people
have nc business to die before ninety or ninety
iv'' we should not even despair OF hun
dred.
An John, remember says my wife, again
looking over my shoulder, three score years
ana ten
II eS. my SUN Donny Lucy, pnow all that
However, you VIII not dispute about the mat
ter. Nor shalt thou charge me with garrulliy
i'r trnSt my readers Will take equal pleasure
n reading as do m writing the sayings and
do.ngS oil my wedding week
ne next day rose dark and gloomy the
ia'den sky beng oyercharged with clouds -
Dlrlng breakfast, Bonltace lntruded his rosy
vlSage ana rubbing his hands, gave us the
not over pleasant Information that the ram was
already pouring down IN torrents,
"t VIII ram all day, gentlemen. The thun-
dcrS prose the weather I'm afraid We can
give yc 0lt poor amusement INDOORS I've a
pm VI On'n' Vi w. anu u's"s'''-oo"lu'
:" ; va ~ "'''''', "''Co'io w.
.1I'"I '''i'N vas uioHH'"su"I "l' u.s. anu We
ta''I"." o't "o'.ns "os'' ou' We ue0iIlc' MS
0~.','' ~ u. ''io -Noi WIZ VIC
'n"' t'N'l1o'c u ms h'Nt pIoPos'tlo"' WHICH
""'' '''' H1 ~. I'lu invite the lcctor III III!
'i,,,C ~ ~ ni. Hl'I "i'n U>' H., ,.,.
-" "''"N H"u' lin''o'u' l hNF no u"IoI
oli' "'n'a9e u a'l'''Se our'eNcS' anu 'lic Id
u'IS "'so'
hu'l n"G No'a "ouueu uPProoa,'on' an" bo"-
nay 'c1I'u' .tiIo"''g some "oou Oh ''c H'c'
an" carr! ny '"c ofeaNlaSt IIiih9S WIN "l,l''
cone Sa'u Leh'lCN' "hen' hay'hg dra"h
cur c"'F' ro"l'u Ile iiFe' we Liau discussed CIV
cry ,oPc "''"'h our t'ac,i' COME WHAT say
yo, 10 a 9a'n9 at riddle'' eu
iic @'"''ceu ut ora snort rs hau oeoh
tnfIr acqualntahci' tne rogue had already ac-
qu'teH hao' OF th'S' CoraS DiacH eyes
somehow somehow or otHer' appeared to SHRINK ana dFooP
oenea'h 'nat giahce' Whlch was very uhaccoun-
table as she was usually by no means bashiul.
put shG gaiiy rePhed, wv ith all my heart'-
Ley US 0egim
Sha!i not detlli any OF theSe amazing eNer-
clSe' oI intellect Inc torlelts soon became
SO numerous that we ceased to count them