The Press., 1895-12-05

.'There was nosl1ng to be gained by waiting. Handsome trousseaus are not easily come by out in the Australian bush. We went down to the station, where the parson chanced to be making his rounds, and were married. The very Loneliness of our life made our happi- ness deeper, I think. Wewere like Adam. and Eve in paradise. never saw the sun shine so brightly as it did that spring or the grass look so fresh and green, and my bonnie bit lassie was as pleased as 8 queen and as blithe as 8 mayis. If were to speak forever, could never tell you of all the true and tender feeling of 8 lad and his lass who love each other as we did. Earth was like heaven to us, and that lonely little hut an Eden. Woe is me We were driv- en too soon from it's shelter.
 s'She was as merry as a innet, as said before, and her eyes glanced like diamonds, and her cheek bloomed like the red, red rose, but for all that the canker was at the root of my bonnie flower. She complained of no pain, and she seemed to grow bonnier every day. Yet she grew weaker also, and she knew it herself, but struggled sore not to see it.
 '" When cannot stay any longer with you, John, she said, promise to bury me beside my father
 !: "For I had gone out to the bush and looked for the murdered man and found him lying where she had covered him up with leaves and moss. A ghastly ob- ject he was to look at, with his skull beaten in and his clothes all covered with c1otted blood, and I had laid him in a decent grave and happit him up close and warm-for love of her, that was even then the very light of my eyes.
 "'Don't speak in that way, Katie, l cried. I cannot bear it. Oh, my lassie, you are better todayI Tell me that you feel strongerl'
 "'I think do, she answered, look ing wistfully at me, but that very night, when we were sitting on bench had put up outside the door, she lean ed her head against my shoulder, and l thought she was tired and was falling asleep, but after afew minutes she opened her eyes, and there was sol emn, faraway look in their blue deeps that fairly frightened me-. John, she whispered so low that could just hear her by bending down my ear to her mouth, John, you have been dear, good husband to me. Kiss me and hold me fast, for feel as if were slipping away
 "Woe's me, how gladly would have held her fast forever, but | could not. She was slipping away from me and from all things earthly. There was a hutter of her bonnie white eyelids, a long, long, gasping breath, and she was gone Bill, there, is all that have left of her, and, rough, mongrel tike as he | is, the money is not coined that could buy him from mev'
 He drew his large brown hand across his eyes. "It is years since now, and the world has used me not unkindly. am prosperous man, and my wife up there,' and he pointed to the village inn behind him, lis good woman and has made me an excellent wife, and we .are happy enough. have nothing to complain of, but, oh, never lay my hand on Bills rough head but think of my lost love and the place where she 1 lies by the side of her murdered father far out in the Australian bush r' = Chambers Journal.
 l General Grant and the Circus Horse. The following is an extract from 6 curious Japanese Life of General Grant," portions of which are printed in The Century:
 A year and half later circus rider entered his village. Desiring to see the show, Gurando Kuen, on his father $ Farm, enteted the place. Pointing to the horse he insisted on riding it himself. His father consequently asked the circus rider to let his boy ride. Gurando Kuen. showing ill his face perfect satisfaction, rode on the neck of the horse and ap. peared as if he was persuading the horse to go. One day, when he was older, he was playing ball by his own house, and he accidentally broke glass window o1 his neighbor. Having regretted what he mad done, he made up his mind and went into the neighbours house and ex. cused himself to the lord of the house, saying: II accidentally broke the win dow of thy honorable house. have nc word to excuse myself. The only thing I can do is to my father tell, a new glass window buy, this loss repay. Please ex. cuse '' This. house lord, having been much pleased with this child's unusual thoughtfulness, without any condition excused his sin. Indeed Gurando Kuen'f heavenly nature is like serpent which has its own nature when it is but an