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reason torSook her, and she has never since
tuIly recovered. She had given strict orders
that morning that she was at home to nc
one; and, unfortunately, physician could
net be found ill nearly an hour too late"
"Dcar me!' sai,! Mrs. Granger, pctuant.
ly, "what can one do when ones visiting
list Is SO large?' and she drew together the
folds OF a magnificent cashmere shawl
"Onc would not like to send down an cx.
cuse for my part, | dent see how YOU
could do su.''
Il do very we'll without rcsortinc to Il
falsehood," said Mrs. Wes..
'Oh, dear me-. You can't call it Il lie y
exclaimed Mrs. Granger, muc!, mortified.
"Thcn, what i, ii ~ asked Mrs. West.
The calm, qa;c. tone, quite confounleL
Mrs. Granger. She pulled at her glove un-
casilv. "Why, it is-whv, certau!y-no,
exactly a lic!" AMI then she hcsta.cI.
"Nllat else can YOU call it I" said Mrs.
West. "Ssppose | should tell friend, who
might happen TO ask me, that had TO,
visited Mrs. Graml to,lav.'
''Why, Of conrsc, it would be false" said
Mrs. Granger, who was growing fijee.y.
"Wc!l, and where is the difference, if
Mrs. Grand had sent word that she was not
at home? Certainly we should have fcl,
bound to believe the correctness Of the mes.
sage"
Mrs. Grand made nice little mental
promise that perhaps she never would DO SO
again.
'Besiies,' clime'l in Mrs. Gray. Il think
it leads to lnSs Of confidence in ones friends
We cannot tell those who would wan,onlv
deceive us, from others who for worlds would
no: give lis a E.>c impression"
81 must say" cxrla;mcd Mrs. West, reso.
in'r.v buttoning her gloves, sit is not very
credilable way Of displaying ones partially.
For instance, take particular pains to call
on Mrs. Granger today. She is "not at
home" | regret ii, leave my card, and to-
morrow meet Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Gran,l,
and understand from that they spent de-
lightful hour with Mrs. Granger. At the
very time that lady was not at home to me.
they were chatting quite costly in her par.
lor."
Mrs. Granger coughel slightly, an.! be-
came very busy lingering her collar. twitcl-
ing her bonnct,strings, and manrnuvrinr in
various ways previous to retiring. ], mean
time, silent and unseen listener, iottcd
down the foregoing. Perhaps it will not
be aIniss to think Of it.
L"okIHG-GLAssEs.--The manufacture of
SlIvcred mirrors, As at present carried on, is
one OF the most curious Of modern arts. The
process Of thus siIvcring glass mirrors is very
simple! The sheet Of tin-coiI, somewhat
larger than the mirror, is lad upon "a smooth
table, and quicksilver poured over it until
it covers the tn.!oI with thickness of one
tenth of an inch, or more; when the mer.
curry has been swept by the edge of a stick
to clean off the drops from its surface, the
glass plate, scrupulously clean, is brought
even with the table, and pushed gently for
ward sideways, SO as to slide over the bath
Of mercury, lis edge just dipping beneath its
surface, so As to push before it all impurities
and TO exclude al airbubbcs. Weights
are then evenly applied over the back Of the
mirror, and the whole table inclincd,to such
an angle as 10 favor tile drawing off Of the
surperiiuous mercury. THIS requires some
days or weeks, according TO the size of the
plate. Here is an additional risk and cost
Ill large mirrors, since the time consumed is
not small, and the danger of fracture. The
amalgam sometimes crystalizes. producing
which require the renewal of
the whole process; and the health o. those
engaged in it also suffers, and is finally dies.
destroyed by mcrcurial salvation.
Life illustrated.
LOUIS NAroLEoS.-Somc leading Jour
nails of Europe, which ought to be well in
formed, and which set forth their views in n
and dispassionate manner,
express the opinion that there is no per.
mancncy in the government of Louis Ma
poIeon, strong and stable as it appears to
the superficial observer. We, on this side
Wv 1A'hh'cs h"'C W Soulec nO .ElCdIlS OF
solving problem about which the most
experienced doctors of Europe differ. We
can only see that the present ruler Of France
has elevated bis country to pitch of power
and influence which she never attained un-
der any other monarch, and has managed
her foreign relations, with a skill
and success surprising those of the most
pract'ced and consumate diplomatisis of
former governments. Whether her inter.
nal affairs have been conducted With as,
much wisdom as her relations with other
States; or whether any degsee Of haman
wisdom can provide an 1sgodfns, for, the
restless tefnpcramentsof Il. -. IL ssiiiIl
keep it quiet for more tt,' 20 ysstsssrS
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