, 1869-12-25

Iighl in these depths Is phospboreseent On this
matter We must watt for inl1ner Information, aud
l neS eat Some Steps might
be faKen IN another expedition TO ascertain the
character and The intensity oi the light IN the
Itts gratifying to lea1n shat the results OF thts
rxpedltion are lccouparaby more Important tnan
any tefore obtained. Italians, Danes, Nor~et
gtape, Sseds and Americans have also sheen busy
sweeping The ocean bottom: and RuBla y low
rlepa11Dp dredging expedition From all ina
pe may eaMct ina, n iew ~ 5es5s: ;,a me wotla
MAsTER GILES AND HIS SISTER
BETTY.
From. the Chyiaf,tas . Number ~ Gooi Hords,
Master Cites Bat In his little paror with q puz
z.ed pncker between hts gray eyebrows, and yet q
o aqs 's upon s as @
appointed IN S Lyerto1-a strAuger 10 the towu-
ana he had mistaken Master Gllr8 for ners1u OF
per, headed "Asscssed Take" and supeEscrtbed
"0liveE G,les, Esq.," 1t was tne slutre4ke dress
Of Master Giles, 10 douot which mad occasstoned
| care, Master Giles always wore At church, aud
when he took MS Wa1Ss Abroad ettttlf f-starched
CHECKED nseks.gn:ef snosy ' s1.1t xsa ssooce
sloptd inward from the crown to tic broad a1cnet
bin, well. brushed hign-collAred blue coat With
I1eeches With . bunch Of seals dangling from tic
| for, welEcieaned pair Of hucksk,n gloves and q
| weli.blacked raiF OF crtnklJ.tegged top-booA
| bur II be could have sos!aincd from smiling quite
| Eo n.uch at large. be would hare looked quite
| piesentaole old gentleman Ia them. Sister Betty
| watched him proudly from the little parlof win.
dow az be walked up the street in f1ll dress; still
1 prouueI was Matter Giles, struttlng along IN nts
| Isded fnery like hall-bleached peacock. But
iatiSue-dress. Ills grey.r1bbed, t1ock;ng feet,
much dsrned at the heel7, were Slipped into chap
FED bolI slippers; faded chlntz dressing 'gsxg,
IRON shonldtr to calf his shirt Was unb0ttoned at
the leck; III bis pleased perplex!tF, mani
noger.tp, be- mad tted his tnrradoare black skull
lonI ttouele, otyes. " shd Slater Betty, looking
nruty ar11e. an csii 1t the maus Tonight ani
tell htn TINT Nj. Green never left things lie that
-tnat isA as muca as We can d. 70 make both
rions setaed taxea What do yon think, Oliver:
l're gut come beelsktst at Cieaver,5 ut a5td the
pouhd. and I'm going to make yon pudding. Il
RtveR tHlce the gravy that runp-steak does at
double the price Folk that Ike gravy are foo;s to
buy steak for ,be,r ruddlnQs; only. suppose,
ne1 'hlne nn,ney vulgar to a. for s. on,
snacked his lips In anticipation oTer the Anccu-
lent treat IN store for them. But the taxpayer
M 'sn aHd M 10 uoss n as
little sense he ever had. He had been fancyinE
himself 9 man OF property oace more, and did not
lSe 10 near % Big sister talking about cheap beef
"ls,1y. :. he said, pceyish!y. ~ wish you'd
III M and women are always n the way
when busuess ia going on. It's Important,
ngt5 say en- 1 aa1 GHf here a9
DOM I'LL up, within twenty one days after the
oa.e hereof. an account OF The greatest number Of
male Befvante, and either articles. matters. Or
things herein referred to, retained, employed,
| kept or uted as any one time betWeeu the 5Ih
April, Is, and the 9Th Apn!, IS. Ifgo7ern-
ment was To due me nfty poauda, what should we
sou 80 aud make The pudding. Betty. !
should have Mked rump. .steak better thaI
ONIONS or else oysters, and bottle Of good port
but perhaps you understand those things best But
aaye 40 ea fe Know Bel
OF oil poor Master Giles Little Business Betty
Nas The manager, but sae was pleased 10 sse her
ls pen and ,nk. i nls % businsss e. ezcissmens maae @
him iook quite young again. So Sister betty gave
him a smile and a ned. and "very well, brother,
and aeppsed %a.asr
Cites plunged bis pen into bis nk.atand, as bold
beeinniIR OF business, and directly after #al,1s
llot, ladlsting like black suu. Master
Guea vas aEialy scared. fearing ton
dsbEut,ug lts stationery. He mopped up some
Of 1be Ink With bl0t1nR AID tiled to scratch
tn1oneh Tie moist paper and Master ste Gle Giles va sa
mere ir1EhteL ed Than ever. Government NIGH
think that he hsl tcen trying to cueat 1t By
and that VI ould be the Consequences Then "a
nake up for the blot DO strove most consclen
!tous,y TO d! up eyery blank; bat the eaort nade
tue k'tcnen door and ca ia Ills sister, j assistance
. "Hstsy, what e 2 later De hottie :"
ss S,,5f r11',sn ao1t eroT Oliver dons souut
Well, here II Is, down in the paper, Betty
Goretnmcnt FaJs that an 10 give tht
stewsid. master OF % TIC horse, % sroo Of f0ast IT,
chamber, valet dc chamber, butler, unde,
butter, clerk Of the Kitchen. contectloner. cook
eoaeahsn soo, % posioa staSeSoS "y esGaae o9 sepe;
IN ny staDle., gardener, under. .eardeuer, rark
keeper. eamekeeper. under: eamereepere, hunts
ia ns oees1 nee asa1 I'D az sioo tS1
ard Il gardcIer, ard srable-boy. when ne Nvet
At me iar1n: H. out I'm sure ! quite forgot ,hsil
up. Want 1t at Fairheaa's you got the hot Cross
buns last Good Frtay7"
Poor Master Giles almost cried With vexa
tion as he went on with his ca,hec!sm. ~
reyer kept tavern, nor a coffee, house, nor a.
lleen.ed OF un!.eersed,'' ii. whinpered; IS,
leer. And government might Know that eau
afford TO keep htrses and chalses now. Nules TOO
,a' whsn re peseE asp; Dnle, and never would II
haiI powder, you Iros, betty, but that's notnius
70 do With us that eau scene never left Us any
thing: AEI vet here u IL kown in the paper:
".Name Of person by wnom worn.'''
" II put down Nobody, perhaps tney wont be,
Meyc Te. And then there's armoriai osar.ags. l
tnihk Mpbt come uDcer 11at-1'Ee got things GU
under m5 seala-and itu make 'em taias I'm 8
We Won't do AMI thing Of 1he k.ud. Oliver,
areHtred sister Betty, decidedly. "Yon're go
Ho.r!ng cut on .our seals bus Ielters and nosers
tbrow away thirteen shinl nGs; and what Ia Il
}ust 10 Pretend 70 oe genuetolks Fancr never
had coat O. a1Hs; 90 how can We7 Though Mss
rs nssTd, and neT falner was a.
woh't he shanss, 0iiver-we don't want any o.
nnana M, secAa : f9esa uan at lss.-Wnas u 1t:
! sister Betty coueiled Ssimly over her 1ose, b1
a6Mcned ae btW1ldere1 Master Giles went on
"Bnt ncrea some more NJ the end, Betty. Gov
iosaeFs Who Keep rann,ns % footaen ans q Il an u
wheeled cayrisBet. Why, We haven't got any
| inogeTh netty- WGere should we put EN- I Ant
shouldn't feel as II the house WAS my oEp, I
rottpg IN AID out" -
alta all lot Of nonsense from be1tnu1pl
10 end Oliver. It's lie poking fuu a
respectable people because they're DOOR" sai'
sster l'es.y. "to leave such things at thc,r doors
| And thep, though We don't pay '8eBtcd taxes
TeTe made 10 pay somehow, II be bound, for tn
paper the saucy fellows print their JOKES on. ~
nothing to DO except 10 poke 1un at the peopl
, | that pays 'em. Government ought to be as6ane.
OF I1self-sskinG Us II We Keep running footmet
and rubbish Ike that: Donr you bother yoursel
ard ri come iu two minutes aud gel rou rcad
| for your walk. Mind Won 'ro home N ha1f.Dast
inoneb, because Of Tue pudding"
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