, 1874-01-31
THE LAST JEST OF E0LF.


A1 deserving OF hcIrinH Ito ono petpr Of 8gH(Or-
tt,ry e reverend gent'oan, WIN na beon dend Homo
tranaa.e oroi1y In aoao sia ' ' n"7
Laugh, lini1s lanrh vonr ,or,1 ,,,s wo,,a.1
tho Bwootest maitlen up1or honvon tbcro Ia wino
enouch to swim In withal, and vo,1r no,v mia
trosB baa BROUGHT to you mn. Eo,f.-tl,o foo,
Eolf who knowH not what honviuoaa of honrt
,nonna win nover fall n Horrow, nr roorno1
1,opo1oBB1y for anvtbiur. Do n1orrv nnd r,a1.
for vou arc to aorye tho awaetast. coutloat,
k1nt1oyt. fa,rost fntlv TINT oyor hraat),aI Mind
1t ia I tell YOU this /. who have
KNOWN nEa ALI, NY LIFE.
Ay, that's right, laugh. It's nv h,1nor to look
60. 1 warrant YOU noyor aaw nnotter vo,,nu
strinling OF IS with comoal old taco like mine,
Yot toll VOL 'tis truo that haye known ths
Lafly Edith s,nco was a child no higher than
this hsokon knee Of mine, And she has set mo =,
chair beside ],or at tho voddine.foast, and bid
dan rna ta1,o ofr NV motlov dross and bo fool
no moro, No. no: Won shall laugh nj l,or fool
bcforo ho Laws aside lis bolls and hfs bauble,
There's music in tho bladder. Hark how tho
poas rattle, like tcosh il, an ompty skull, Tlero's
nothing but Joy In this house. HI, In. In
Laugh, you dull gaping iolsorllenls Thoro is
no caro- in this world to-day. Fetch mo horse
collar mud wlI chow you faces In it
Tint whom vou sao vour ejdoa shall MIN
.r,t, ,auoh4or aoo horo .ra,1a -,o, .1,,rs
"1t4 ""s.,oA' ,,s w.. .., 1o4o "ou'u y'u ''l"
. man WIN a, a "lsnetod Jog cond pitch a
antnmersault like that7 Lookl I can hold
walk ou nv hauds thus! Lpurh, lauchl Why
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IT. soa o.a.e ~ 4.o ~ s'ous WIZ sNons
ha'e sou no'or seeh merry 1ool peiofoF aa'
ha, hal
LAUGH As DO;
SEQ how tic tenrs RIM down nv chools with
s,ot,. ,,"s ,. .,,;s.,. o,.o.a ~, ..0 ssa ~ ~
sn4c'S nea. ~" '','tsi' eiioAus ,ns Volco' ror
tho lovo OF fun tell mo If thcHo wrinkloa
about my mouth don't betray my nierrinens
,a .a ~ ,orr;aot Is toat oN Mu" "''
.on yoa tllo n'oIt''st a !cs' you ovo1 ,1 neara'
oneo upon .imo, 1', lora md lazy llved in
for tho noble pair had never u Child mud they
nooacd but fnw sorvonta tn m,niatssr to +t,cir
.'oa m,'.- ~ A.'ot '.1
10" Wan'S' 1hey lo!eo eaea othoT VOL. ooth
grotlotl this clildlosaness; for tho lord had his
ioreoa md his falcons for notn. and in huntinr
nss '.I ,,s,al;. " s,;.'' sa,,,,a:. ' ,"a. @ as5
ui.a ".n a'spuls t'' .otds a' aSseu
lis daya pleasantly; but wlon her lord waa ah-
aont tie lady found nothing that slle could love,
and wandered through tic ompty rooms of tic
coat,o th,rr;ro how sweot n r.o,13 In :,
AK WANNA Fsnrs Am nrrrnurNa Tovx
In thcn and In hcnr marry inn"rtcr and ulo,s.
mt voicca instcni1 ~ lin crhn nf i,or ro, o,y,,
rootfnli Sin VIVA honnv 1vhon In.
l,mshand rotnrnat1 AID novcr % io,d lin Of hor hor
vcorninr h,t In. hocauso l,e laval her ao,r
that she ,,inci and know fuil vcl1 thn canua
Ono night ho drew her on lis knee. mud sail:
"Wifo mine. tomorrow is thy birthlay: what
0'' An1 ia 1aily Rissel Inn and aai1 :.
II mead no tolson. loar love whi1st thou art
with mn. want notlinr that iion canst r;yc.
hut thou uoedst q token when / nm away.
and, intcou. fear tint hound and hawk Ink,
,norro,y 'N'7 ''''' W.
''" 4 ra.n cu11n
md thou shalt rear It ~ t1,oucb II vere
thine own. It viii be con,fort to
tno ' o1d to ho anvthinr hmt a 6tuG 6on1
stny-at-ho,ne, Tell mo Which It shall boa fittie
,,D;a "r - i;ttio T,on Fnr eon ,nn1,o o,,ni.a ~
eitar' and Gntl ara cn1aljy fair" -
Itnt1,cr tn nioasa har h,1sband tbnn hcrsa1t-
for sl,o Ind itte filth in a etraneo ol,;if1 jinc
tho n]aco in lor hoart that Tas vacant for ono
tlpt should bo truly hor own-sl,o accontoa lie
proposed gift, and said sho would hayo tho
child littlo maid. So tho very ncxt morning
the Earl Percy roao away to fotch hia wife ner
birthday gift.
Now shall nalo you laugh. League from
tho castlo were two huts in wood. In onellvod
Glib, who kopt the lord'H lorsos aud in tho other
Dafdcr. who managed tho hawks. Now the roa-
Bon they
LIVED so FAR FROM THE CATTLE
was this Balder'B vile gayo birth to daughter
every winter, aud Gibbs wifo gave birth to aou
eyery summer. Each child WAS gi(tod with
hoalihy lungs, aud WIS six months before it tired
of oxorcismg tho,n; 40 that continual
Willing and giinahiug Of g,,ms arose from tho
one or tho other Of the fruitful seryants' homes.
It was pleasing to tho Lord when ho frat mar.
ricl tor he said to himself, "Ah, presently
there shall TO such yelling in mi nursery as
shall Gutsbriek oil ths;" but whom u ycnr passed
and no whimpor was heard in tho castle. tho
sound became hateful to him, and he bade Bal
dor mud Glib build themselves dwellings, whore
their progonios' shriohs might 10 uuhoard
Of mau. ilo advised thom to go into
tho wood because OF tho wolves; "for thoro" he
aaid, ''if tho Children don't frghten tho wolves
awny--as suspect they wli-the wolves will ont
thom !; 30 any way this removal to tho woods will
benefit mankiud."
Tho lords anticpations wore correct; tue
wolves disappeared from tho woods. The chill
dron Of Hoso two henchmeu, as soon as
they wore OF auago todo anything boyond fright
ouing wolves,
ASSOCIATED TOGETHER.