Year: 1866

Lets go to bed,


... Said sleepy head"


| was my retort but Ben was in earnest
this time, and to bed we accordingly went
/ was visited by such troubled dreams
though, in which Mrs. Beverley's brother
climbed into our window, and tried to
strangle me, that gladly welcomed the
morning sun.


l gave Ben no peace until he had agreed
to accompany me to the station-house and
packing up my head and face in double
green vail, | started bravely for the scene
of action.


The premises were not inviting and sew
eral poor unfortunates were lounging about
awaiting their sentence. Sitting bolt up
right in very uncomfortable chair, with
an air or injured innocence, was an ex'
tremely handsome, gentlemanly-looking
young man, whose features seemed famil-
lar


"The burglar" whispered Ben, by way
of introduction.


ooh Ben |" exclaimed, quite conscience
smitten, "do make them let him 20
am sure he is Mrs. Beverley's brother y


"Does he look like the portrait 2" asked
Ben with considerable interest.
Yes" replied, scarcely daring to look
81 am almost sure it is the same face. But
let me get outside, and then tell them that
we made a mistake"


did not know what was passing inside,
but my face burned painfully and when
Ben joined me, | walked away at race
horse pace.


THAT was great idea of yours" said
my brother laughing, "and pl-ced me in
rather queer position--just the next thing
to apologizing to man for shooting him
because you took him for some one else !!
He really is a nice fellow though, and shook
my hand as gratefully as though had new
er disturbed his slumbers He said that,
in future, he never would even enter his
own home unless he could go in through
the door, and at an orthodox hour. He is
coming back with his sister in the autumn,
and then hope we shall see something of
him."


al never wish to see tor hear of him
again y said |, wrathfully, land l only
wish he would go somewhere among the
cannibals, and be eaten up as soon as he
landed !"


Ben offered me his knife in default of a
tenpenny nail but the condition at which
had arrived demanded two hours crying
in my own room before was sufficiently
composed to take up the burden of the
day. OF Course, | wrote Immediately to
Mrs. Beverley, telling her of my ridiculous
mistake and intense modification, and beg
gng her to explain to her brother just how
it had all happened aud ! soon received
reply that was characteristic of her own
sweet self.


If could put good, hearty laugh on
paper" she wrote, "you should certainly
have it as some faint representation of the
ordinations of Harry and myself over your
proceedings. To think that one whom
have always looked upon as a well-dispos-
ed young lady, should make such an unpro-
voked attack on such an inoffensive young
man, and actually lodge him in the station
house Oh, Minnie Minnie +! l could not
have believed it of you


"But, seriously, my dear child, / beg that,
instead of giving yourself any uneasiness,
you will accept my grateful thanks for
watching my premises so faithfully and
you certainly had every reason to suppose
that man who would erter my window at
two O'CLOCK i'll the morning, could not pos
sibly be a respectable member of society.
| really did send him, though, to spend the
night there, and to get me some valuable
papers and told him, moreover, how to
unfasten the window. Harry seems far
more impressed with your kindness in get
ting him out of the station-house than with
your unkindness in getting him in and he
is so anxious to express his thanks in per-
SO that am afraid he will succeed in wor-
rying nae home some weeks sooner than
intended" a. .. -..
Now, had not the slightest desire to
see this injured young man and when the
time of his arrival came like all other things
we dread with amazing CELEBRITY called up
all my powers of strategy for decent excu.
ses to avoid the evil moment.


But that provoking Ben must needs
take" to him wonderfully and somehow
or other, always found myself doing what.
ever Ben did 1t all seemed like dream
my introduction to Harry Esselton, engage.
ment. and marriage but the affair of the
burglary has furnished the whole family
himself included, with so much amusement
that l can scarcely regret having once
lodged my husband in the station-house.


BEAUTIFUL ILLUsTRATIoN.-The keeper al
Calais was boasting of the brightness oi
his lantern, which can be seen ten leagues