, 1870-12-18

sse. e, Ss4 = q ast1Fs ana
Ions her gigantic Anluala and nver nonats<a. :
| "srraless rat.-aatAeeez setEe npoa the foot Of
nc. bpsnes nave been discovered ak fessr IN cr-
curufe. onoe- In tho deeb datxness OF tho woods
NOS. ts1sinee These dsnshsers Of the sha1ow
owe nsehtng Of ,hrak lnuinous coiora 70 tho Light:
ed E,.ned n g 1eM IL re r. ssT xanots I'D sdcn
aTo oesam them, irequenu, costs tho traveller
II fo1a Jaw oeeul ese msisaol9 E bs9s lsssis
Of victims 10 their lore OF science. Biumc
n,msslf, andlseeuragsd By th.,t destiny,
litte island rr:1nsrkable tor tta nowef1 and
poteenons atmosphere, tn desperate condition.
liis most faithful servants had perished around
tunaieay discovered and rescued him; yet though
nc lad been face to lace with death. he felt no
1eg1et' fcr he had made the miracle Of nowrrs his
Inthese gorgeou. tropical re3ions lies Tho
eceEe OF another holiday book just publiahed
br Nelson for, 1571--"Iu the E%stcEn Seas;
q, The REGIONS OF the Nrd Of Paradise" Dy
". II. g. Kingston.
wesSinG IN Ess relation minute descriptions OF
= the numerous objects OF natural history
which exist In that wonderful region-.he
Malay OF Eastern Arcb,pel.go"-is called "a
tsle for boys" but Will eessaiuls be read. as
=
their sisters :; and perhaps with no less ID
te!est By theiz papas and mlmmas- The
" Bsssorsh Merchant" on a voyage from In-
dis, falls in with sinking shir, and rescuea
ffonit dying father and his tao children,
vho have been deserted BY tbs crew Ono OF
there children WAS lovely girl, ihs other, tho
bog Walters brave, bright fellow, becomes
the hero OF the book and it is from bis jour-
nal that tho principal descriptions are drawn.
To give you IN idea OF the style OF these req
oEdr, which are excellently illustrated by artis-
tic wooc-cuss, I extract a few paragrapha
from passa3e concerning "ediblo biida
Ielands.
"Aswc drew nearer nc saw she entrance to
cavern. Into which We pulled. A TAR. from pleas
! 1nky datknesa, which the keenest eye could not
penetrate As We prpceaded. however, We Oh
scsvsd onxet Light coming from the interior.
IN her, one Of whom 6as holding torch; while
smother 1nan, hr means Of ladder, ,was mounting
lsase Of EoSs 81 Ia
the rnI chip Of &nnuneranlc birds was taken up
and echoed ftom seemingly = thousand voices
Chinese appeared number Of nesta, souaoshing
dlea tpli.tn naY iSngitadiaelly, smaller thsn iae
out any order, apparently. On every spot whore a
alleht protection Of The rock afforded iounda-
son. The Catneie began to abuse Us for coming
however. toon pscsned saein, aud onered i them
some money for q few OF the nests, that we might
edami1s eat n9 iasm Ws found that they were CON
isinglaEs
"thal The Chinete mile into brotn. they a1,s
packed, hox ever, lust "a they nc cnt frof, tbe
rock, and carried TO China. There they are
c!eanfed tIom all ex1aneous substances. and aYe
Tins more completely removed, and then, with
este ia t,ng XII Sotan 1San, rs s aeM'
lhfy nsre i5tiie enn1ofs I1s1n, '"' SpeeS'
"DQt where can theT obtain tbis ,e1,v,,fke snn.
starce :" asked Emily.
49,. oei!ese i y prodaeea from nolluss q
,Gw1 t1ea, Masn they REQUIRE 70 build t.eir nests
LIZ EsgSg ~ th H. 9etat,noua pofnon 10! me par
t,ys ouaIiues ef an,tna5 ma1er 6sTs tIs no dnGh,
that It Is produced from incss moliases,1 SAID @r
"1ne Malass assert that the bird foeds upon In
% secas and a. other M minute aeatnIts noat!ng On the
su.see OF me sea: ana on 1urtf.ef examining tat
Ter r.riesis ,tt. v1H ~, ,sn
.itka1, any seRu|adty. spd i tciasu toeesneq 1 s,
toid ns raat tc rrade @ mi In oitas' nests smploys
large amount o. capital and men. Uo9eser, III
loss OF life aTslrg from accidents and cxposure 1
Int T. a.s eEen .a1 q a.
nss;inv mee; , rntnf en y ns
ea nF an. nfmnn snn !a a1aa,s wdida
tie Test uests iii at scout Il 1terl,nas TEL
7ama depe-ds caie1lI 1poa taslr rsnunceu
shtenrrs- Those which hare not becu 1lned 0
used ~ ne birds oosln the highest ps'ces.'
I rceerflv nnLlisbo|I hx She1inn .lsn lad. ~,
| r..dar ~ E,star, sn.. II Il :. at,rr ~ " !. Il
. | ..-e.... - stN:t1 - pN
satHu 9 ~ ta1 MHus u Outnee' AoA 10 WIZ
rltla. Indred fhe rnrnanco !, related in sxrcI
s1,.m.,;r ,n.rner th,t ~ 10 i,,r3ir .~sr
, 4 hnn ,,n.t ;ts-s.{.. - -. W f 49, - -
NV ~ nueh uel 1ctsou nas oeeu Cous95eu w
u w ais REMINDED OF the lact ~ the sAt1s
> factory intimstioza OF the Alter-thuuglt.
I 1ne1e aIe otnoE tccent paoltcat,ons
/ oDetoon 9hAt mus1 DO menttoheu IN d1Ueten
conLtc!loo, Dcsl1aa &ht8a IN tlfeaat WHICH I'll
spI car Eea1 tho New Year, including 81 Tb'
| Destroyer OF tho Second lIepubGe: or NapQ
] leon the Little" the fsmou. aatira OF Victo
! | augo, puehsneo nfet IN 1oo& ano !oratellln{
The now accomplished downfall Of the en-
, 7 prc: novel bT Jane Annten, The Shxdov
. ! OF Moloch Mountain and "Our Poetica
FayoSites," a selection OF tho best 1uiuo
poems IN the English language. bE PEofesso
hensnck, OF hochestar University
= tslnk you VIII SAY thHt our pocileal favor
a lies haye appeared already. II ieAst. such :
" can WeA pc ciaes1neo nnoer me charming ~
i o. bonf1 OF aome, Hnen Son nave sec
= tpe efaeeiol e1tt9ook lof 1o.l. 1ns' p1ailsae
oaot e1t WHICH, .qtns ~ n GgsSoo9o sol1ae =
lne tn-seee " 1Ge co!A oonHs, ~ "
y ! songs ol Aua lAFloG oeeA ouc OIL II
Esepeahea oi !ast Cnf1ssmas.
Tho bookshelf has m air OF home, Euct
= with newer 14Ces. It holds ~ tho old fetnlll1