, 1875-02-06

lHaA lofely ru1nmer morning In The 5rhr
0,Dtl1 bntorn Christ The wo~ls tf Beuerarotio
werc clothed IN the faircAt costume: tic lovely
binds wcrc chirning and singing their morning
layr; tho rky WAS one vast sheet of i,no. Esery
thing. II, Hhurt, mas fui1 Of swectncss and Iieht
except tho lovely Indy A]e1iza 10 t;timpsngeo
fhe uaA In tho dunps. Mooiily nhe rubbed her
shoulder against hugo nalsn-tree. and whllo
performing that net heased ya.. rteh. .Turt At
Tint moment her 1namna dropped from tho tfco
Ab0rH her.
my daughter" " sela the 1'uchens le Chisnrnu-
Zee 81 willy that n'gl 7"
"At,, niammn, lopk At me, said LADY Adcsa.
'Heo how different am frnm the res. of uur
trilnc.. Sen how white am becoming"
= aly daughter eaid the Duchess 1angnilly,
~ she seatctl herself III, convenient Boulder,
lyon should bc proud Ut tho difference. Woaro
\ higher racc"
II dons know. mamma. Seo what ittlo
candal appeudagcs we liaso; all tho other folks
CAN hang ftom trees by tllcf tails, but NO arc
compelled to rit On tho linbs."
ave arc advancing, my dear. fon are wllitor
t'lan an, you can talk in your youth. csnl1
not TIL njdule-tgc; ynnr grandmother us vol,
know, ss, o,,y sruns 1t. You ART nosins to
"Weil. mamma, none Of onr folls will marry
lie" sad Lady 4ldciiza. rotltiug.
"No. tny child ii Inns been dccreed that thero
should bc Helect'na Of tho iistest in marriage.
wife,
".oh, manama," Ens1cd the Lady Adcliza,
"thata spien''id. Will l!e come soon?"
" 1sEetrain yourself. peopo Of high blood
and short cardnl urpcnla.eh ncycr get excited
LIS vii !o lerc III u short time"
Lady !'iciiza went away 10 look for cocoa
nnts: tho Duchess nat tho rock, and reflect
lively ec1a:ched her hea'j.
CHAPTER II.
Tho Duke do Cl:r1; a,yee was Chief Of q
scl. large tribe. II Ae had been Ii tho show
business be would havo made bis everlasting
fortune. Iio Ind but ono child, tho Lady
Adeliza, tanl. as sl1c would inherit the live
stock oyet which lie ruled, many OF tho neigh
boring chiefs desired to marry her. IIes parents,
AnHefer, resolsed thRt she should be, il pos
slhle, tho fonntain head of tho nnw race to
which all tlleir traditions taught tuem tueY
wors roskipg up. Iooy determined that nhe
should wed The Prince d'Ourang Outang. Tho
Dnlc prouo4ed tho matter to the Prince.
=" ~ s:M the 1'r,nce, Rs lie adjusted his
esa-ElAsr, lis it nice I"
''si'e j. scrs -hea 1.fai." replied the luke.
stamps ="
Duke.
IL will--aw--etep down. a,sj-au-look at IT,"
mur,nuted the frince. carcIcsa, 'sBy SURPRISE
yon know."
Tuls was agreed upon, mud the Duke departed,
The Prtucc knnw lis worth ho was quite
white, and lie was not troubled with slightest
Particle Of cautlal appendaEe, but Ethiopia wAs
big prize nnd lIe resolved to vii. it.
Que week after the DuEe haEl ofrerad hin
daughter, the Prince started fnr scneEambia
with tho intention OF looking ut tLs fair facs
Of Lady Adellxa.
cuArrEn III.
Tho Prince wea wandering through ihe woods
Of henegamlia. gniiy lIunnl1ng:
+l'd By butterfly
Durn ft ! bower
1hou his eyes Tell up,n n lovely cllimpanzeo,
sitting i'll a shallow brook. sucking d cocoatlut.
She waa the lovclisst creature ho Ind ever seen,
His heart Faa touched ut cDce He raigeti His