, 1866-12-16

ADd WtS Thinking" pursued tho e1em-
plar} Batbox, 'ihat II you and wcro to 20
would do cur constitutions good" -
Does thst mean amuse Us ?" Inquired
Fol1{. " What long words you do use, don't
Apologize for harlne wandered out Of his
depth, he replied /" That means aunsc rs
many other wonders besides the ponies.
and VIC shall see them all. Ladies and
gentlemen In sraDglcd dresses, and elephants
snd lions and iigeTs.' =: >.
Polly became ohseryant Of the teapot, With
OF mind. " They never Set out, OF COURSE"
ehe unmarked ~ q mere l1ulsm.
so.. This be elephants =; and lions and tizeE'f Q
20 dear no !" sald Polly. "And Of cour.e
nohodyy's afraid of the ponies shooting any
Not the least ia the world" -......
mo, no, not tho least In tho world, - said
~ VI. Also thinking" proceeded Barboz,
.that Il VIC Eere TO LOOK in 1t the toy7ahop.
Not dressed i'' cried Polly, with clap of
her hands "So, no, no, not dressed" ::
"Fnn dressed. Together With. q house,
and ali things n.cessasT for housekeeping
Folly gave little scream, and seemed In
what dazzling you arc r .he lsnraidly
e1c1httn' d, leaning back in her chair. ''Cume
and be rugged. or must come and hug you"
This Respondent programme was carried
into execution with ths utmost rigoI Of the
chase OF the doll lis first feature-or that
lady would have lost the ponfes-the toy-
shop expedition took precedence. Polly Ia
the magic warehouse, with doll IL large as
hertel1 under each nrm, aud neat assort-
ment OF some twenty more on Vlew upon the
IAA~ N il - IN
decision not quite compatible with unal-
lnycd happiness, but the light cloud passed.
The lovely specimen oftencst chosen, oflen-
eat rejec1ed, and finally abided W, was Of
CiEsaaelsn descent, possessing as much
cilable with extreme lesbleness Of mouth.
and combining a sky-blue silk pelisse With
roHe-colored Eatln trousers, and black vel
velt hat: which this fAtc stranger to our
northern shorea would seem to 6Ave found
The name which thi. distinguished foreigner
brought with her from beneath the glowing
skies Of a sunny Cline wns ION Polly's au-
thoFity) Miss Melluka, nnd the costly nature
ut her outfit as lDusektepeT, from the Bur-
box coGtrs. may be inferred from the iwo
rs her kitchen poker, and that the proper
llocs Of her witch exceeded those Of her fry
ing-pan. Miss A1clluka was gTaciously
pleaeed 10 express her entire appreciation Of
the circus, aud so Was Polly; tor the ponies
1rtre speckled. and brought down nobody
when they fired, and the sayagcry OF the Wild
beasts appeared to be mere smoke,-which
Hrucle, in fact, they did produce In large
quantities from their i,sfdes- The Bar,Jox
aeeorption In The general subject throughout
the realization OF these delights was again
sight 70 zee, nor was 1t less worthy 70 b.
lnka, tied stiff in a chutE opposite to Polly
(thc Iai4 Etrcassisu possessing an uabendAble
spint). sud even induced the walter to nasist
In carrying out With due decorum the pre-
came The agreeable fever Of getting Miss Mel
luka and ali her wardrobe and rich posses
sioDs into fly with Polly, 10 be taken home.
But by that time Folly had become unable to
laok upon such accumulated Joys *ith wax
ing eyes, and Ind withdrawn her conscious
sleep Sleep. Polly, sleep" said Barbox
Brothers. as her bead dropped On bis suoul-
der; son shall not fall out Of this bed,
What rushing piece Of paper he took from
bis pocket, md curcfu!ly folded into the
toned. lie said uothtng about it, aud moth.
iEe shalt be said about it. They drove to .
modest eubA, b of the great ingenious town,
and stopped at the iorc.cnuTt OF q small
! house: .Do not wake the child" said Bar.
box Bnothsls ,et I setl,y to the driver II will
Greeting the light at the opened door,
which was held by Polly's mother, Polly's
bearer passed on with mother and child into
grouud.h. OF room. There. stretched on a
sofa, lay a sick n,an, sorclJ wasted. who
!" Trcsham,i said BarSox, in kindly
rolee, ~ lave brought you back you!
Polly, fsst atleep. Gks NC your hand, and
tell me you are better"
The sick man reached forth his right hand,
and bowed his head over the hand iuto
which 1t was taken, and kissed IT,. "Thauk
yos. thank Sop! 1may say that1 am well
That's brayc," said Barbox, Trcslam,
I I lave 1Ancy--cnn you make room for mt
beside yon hczcf"
words, chesishing tie plump pcachy ehech
| that lay urpcrmost on Its shoulder. :
| " have fancy, Tresham Il am getting
! quite m old fellow now, you know, and o1t
fellows may take fancies into their head!
sometimes, J to give up Polly, having fouut
t her, TO pp g; ene but you VIII you take he'
! As the father held out bis nTna for th,
child, esch of the two men looked steadily
al the other.
she + veIy dear to sou, TFesham."
God bless bcr! ]. !. not much. Polly
lie continued, Lurniu. his eyes upon he
! encelul face as he upostrophlscd her. AIT Il
!, lot much, Polly, for blind aud sinful ms,
! to invoke a blessing on something so ia
better than himself as a little child is; bu
it would be much-mIch upon lis cruc
could be SO wicked as to Invoke \ curse. il,
had better have milestone round his neck
and he cast into tho deepest sea. Live ant
thrive, my pretty taby!' Here be kiaset
he1. Live and prosper, aud become Ii
ttn.e tho mother of other little children
! tA4 Hrhn hnhr>1A hp E4fhort
| accI"
He kissed her again, gave her up gently X
both her parents, and went out:
But he went not to Wales. No. he ncvel
auosher esrnll about shc town and be ]ookct
IN upon the people at their work and 3: thel
play, here, there, everywhere, mud wher.
not. Fer he u Us Barbpx Brothers and tom
Pany now. and had taken thousands Of part
rcn into the solitary firm.
lie Ind at length got back TO his hnte
room, nnd was 41anding before his fire. re
fresh:ng himself with glass OF hot dsiul
which be had stood upon the chimney piece
when he heard the town Clock striking. and
rcleHir. to bis witch. found the evening t
hsyesoslipped away, that they we're striksn'
! twelve. As he put mp his witch again, hi
eyes met those Of hls reflection in the chin
why: It's your birthday already" h
wish you many happy retuTns Of the day.
I Hc had never Lefo.e bestowed that Wis
upon limfelG by Jupite.l'' hc discovered
III alters the whole cass Of running avs
from ones birthday, l'.n thing to exptai
to PhGbe. Besides, here is quite u Ion
story 10 tel her. that has spluns out Of th
road with no stury. III go back, instead {
fSink on; pattea!Ig' ri g. back By my friend 1'p'
1Ie went back to Mugby junction, aud
point OF fact be established himself At MUG
b. junction. 1t was tho conrcntcnt place i
ike in, for Frightening Phnbe's lif.. Il va
the convenient place 10 live In, for haviu
her taught music By Beatrice. Il was I'll
convenient place to live in, for OCCASIONAL
borrowing Polly. It was the couvenie1
place to i've in, for being Joined At will t
all sorts Of agreeable places and persons. s.
: he became settled thcrr, and, his lou,
. standing In an elevated situation, it Is not
worthy Of him in conclusion, as Polls he
self might {pot trreTerently) have pu: IT,
There ~ae au Old RaI boz who lived On hill,
And u be Amt coce. he lives there ftllf+
: TRAGEDY At TERRA HAUTE.