2

mended? The little girl brought a saucepan, but the trouble was to put the egg into it. They made a noose in a piece of string, put it round the egg-cup and let the egg-cup, egg, and all, down into the saucepan, and then set the saucepan on the fire. After a little while they took it off to see if the egg was done. Not a bit, and all no doubt because they had forgotten to put the egg's end on. So they set the end on, and the saucepan on the fire, and presently looked again. But the water had all boiled away: so the little girl had to go for more. She was a very clever child and brought hot water: and did not the egg wobble about in it and make them all three quite nervous for fear the egg-cup should be overset and the yolk run out. After half an hour or so they thought it must be done. But the difficulty was how to get at the egg for eating. The old woman said she would pick it out; but they told her she would scald her fingers, and perhaps spoil her gown. The man said—'Set it down outside the door to cool' but then the dog might run away with it. The little girl talked of boring a hole in the saucepan and so draining off the hot water. She was a very clever child; but they had nothing to bore the hole with. At last the man held the saucepan over the hearth-rug; and the old woman and the little girl took each a spoon and lifted the egg safely out of the egg-cup into the old woman's lap. And the old woman made an excellent supper, for all the egg was rather watery, which she said made it more like a duck's egg; and there was prime egg-broth left in the saucepan for the cat.

## AN OLD MAN'S GAME.

rare tall fellow's the Old Man of Coniston,
A handsome chap, and—I warrant—an honest
one:
The worst of his tricks, of which Winter gives
warning
Is a game at red-nines with the Sun of a morn-
ing.

Brantwood, Dec.; 1855.

3

## WILD FLOWERS.

### 1. CAMPION.

THE CAMPION, (*Lychnis Dioica*,) is a common flower growing on banks by the sides of roads. The colour of the flower is generally red, but it is sometimes white. It is likewise known by the name of Red or White Robin. It flowers all the summer, and is perennial.

In the hedge-rows look! and you
Will find me the summer through:
Hairy **CAMPION**; also hight
ROBIN, rosy red or white.

Life has only been given to us to employ it usefully and nobly.

Altilio Bandiera.

Seneca.

Virtue is the only nobility.