Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 20, 1874, Page 9

| \ | | | THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE THE VALLEY OE THE PO, . A'Plain of 80,000 Squave Miles, on Which ‘Livo 12,000,000 Peoplos Topography of 1l Valley—Tho Torrible «. Inundptions to Which £ Is Subject, Careful Tillage of the Sofl-=-General Employment of Artificial Irvigation. The Chief Agricultural Products ==Trces by the Blll]lgn. The Rivers of Blood That Mave Been ‘Bhod for tho Possession of This Tertile Plain, Sptefal Corvespondence of Tha Chieago Tribine. ? Vexiox, May 26, 1674, Aftor » long delay in Floronce, L procosdod to mako a tour through TME GREAT VALLEY OF THE T0. X bad road and heard much abont if, but yeally Aid not comproliond it until after I Lad ‘sravolod overit, or rather hiad * swang the cir- cla” around it. It may bo briofly doscribed as & ¥nry~hong plain,: walled in by’ mountains on Lot sidos, aud fncing the Adriatle Sea on ths fourth. Itis boundod by iho Alps on tho north, . tho Aponnins on tho south, tho Maritime Alps on the onst, and tho Adriatic on the west. The {hreo ranges of mountaius g0 circumscribe the Po Valloy as to give it tho oxterior outlineof 2n ox-bow, or a great latter U, Traversing the contre of it rung the River Po for a distaiica of mora than 300 miles, reckoned on an air-ling, and it dividos the valloy iuto twé equal paris, or Lalyes. Dut, following the windings of the river from its fountain-hoad at Mt, Conis to it doltas at tho son, tho longth of tho main chaunel ox- coeds 500 miles, Tho Valley of the Po being thus finuked by great mountains for moro thau 700 miles, whosa cresta are covered with gnow all tho yoar round, the dischatges of wator into tho snain conduit which loads to tho sea must nocos- earily Dbo vory greatat partioulsr soasons. A good map shows wmore than 100 branches, or asubordinate rivors, which, rising in tho moun- tamw, flow into the main cheonol; and, In tho sprng of the year, whon all of thess afluents aro swollen by raing and molting snosa on the wmonntain-alopes, aud pour their floods simul- tanoously into the Po, INUNDATIONS OF EXORMOUS TROPORTIONS snd frighful consoquences rosult’ therofrom. Bomotimos tho losa of life is great, nnd the destruction of property is almost incaloulabte. Last spring,—1878,—the almost unprecodontod overflows of tho Po and its tributarios inflloted & loss on tho agrioultural interests of bis valloy estimated at $20,000,000, tho evil consoquonces of which havo boon felt oll over Italy, The wheat-crop was'out short, leaving none to ex- port, and compolling some to Lo Amported. The “ balanco of trade" was doranged, and the pre- mium on gold advanced G percent; thob I, the Italian paper-monoey, which Lad been worth bo- fore tho froshet 83 por cent of coln, was dopre- cinted, in consoquence of the damags dono, 10 86 porcont. Tho promiss of agood barvost this reaton has reduced the discount from 14 porgout to 11 within a fow woeks past. The Govornment han also been a Leavy loser of rovenue by resson o tho bad cropa of Inst Boason, and times bave Loen hard in Italy, though tliere has beon mo panic. : As botore stated, the Valley of the Po extonds from cast to wout noross tho Italian Teninsula, grom the Aponnines to tha Adriatic,—n distance, ov an air-line, of nenrly 800 miles. The width of the valley betweon the mountain-walls which bound the plain averagos about 85 miles ; and it containe somotbing liko 26,000 aquaro miles of Jand, ae level and rich as the prairies of Tllinols. T'he mountnin-slopes and valloys, which are cul-. tivated and dousely populated, will add about’ 4,000 squaso miles fo tlio [0 Viloy, —makiug in all 30,000 squaro niiles of arable land, or an ares somothing larger than the Statoof Indiana, Oa {his plain, and within those’ mountain-coufines, thore live and aro subsisted TWELVE MILLIONS OP SQULS! This aroa is scarcoly as large as Ircland, butlt nugpultg twice the population of that thickly- habited island, Itcontains as mauy people asiho ten Western States, including Oblo and Wiscon- sin, while its torritory is but.iho sizo of the enallest of them, The ton Western Btetes, if populated as densly o8 the Valley of the Po, would contain 220,000,000 of inhabitants,—that iato say, 400 to.the square milo, “his valloy boars the'snme. relatlon to the rost of Italy, wgriculturally speaking, that tho Wostern Statey do to the.whole Union. he best husbandry in Iialy is scen in the Po Yalloy, 'The soil is tilled with all tho care Lostowed on a garden, - throughout it ontirs ex- lent. Labor is suporabundant, snd cheap, Doyond the American conception'of componsa- lion. Tl cliof implomonts of tillago aro Mo spado and tho hoo, Tlows are mora or loss employed; bu, where obo, plow fu reen turning & furrow, & bundrad spades; are at work digging and._ subkoiling tho’ felds. Danure i gathered and applied to the crops with the utnioss care ;- but the experienco of lnany cegturies proves that IRRIGATION ACTS UNFAILINGLY AR A BIANURE, and restores the strength of the eoil Ay fast as 1hio crops exboust it, 'Thus there aro, thousands pf mondows which yleld four or five_outtings of bhay each acason, aud bave continued to do, so0 for gencrations, in tegponse to careful and sys- tematio frrigation. ‘Tho famous Parmosan plioose is manufactured in the heart of thizval- | ley, extending from Parma up to Milan, from E‘ulk of cows fed on grass grown by irrigation. 'hey aro not allowad to pasture on tha meadows, but tha prass is cut and carriod to tho stally, and the resulting manure iw most carefully pre- porved aud appliod to the prain and root “orops. “I'ho ronson that artificial irrigation is #o hone- Plolal to tho land, in restoring its productive strengthy; in, that tho water from tho hills and mountains bolds in solution varlous salts, lime, smmonis, and aluvial sediment, which, when pread iu'thin sheets over the fiolds, sonk into he soil, . Evnxnrmon only withdraws tho water, aving bobind all the ollior fortilizing proper- (liea and substaucas carriod aloug by the water, 'hus, ovory time a flold is waotted by irrigation, \m, in fact, also manurod, Houce the fartility ot thioue landu seoms to bo uttorly inexhaustiblo, they yield as luzuriant hacvasts now sa they fivn avor dono thows ten or twonty couturies, merican farmors underatand vory littlo about Lio extraordinary value of systematic irrigation f laud, If thoy waro to visit Italy or Franco, bey would opou thoir eyes wide, and carry back with thom some usoful ‘idess aud knowledge of the nrt of good farming, i Almost auy acre of Lgu Po Valloy 18 suscopti- o of artificlal irrigation, and is Incistoned in it munnor, A brief doscription of THE TOPOGRAYHY OF THE COUNTRY ill ehow the roader how this is possible. In o tirsb placo, tho valloy, to the eye of Lhe avalor, in a pur{nutu{ lovelplain,—~ovon lesaun- ating thau Lio peoiricn of THiugh ; noverphe- jus, it doclines from the Dase of tho mountaine plis towards its contro like & dlsh, For the first w miles from the mountain the decline msy be or 20 feot to the mile, which becomes gradu- Wiy loss as tho plain npproaches tho Yo on flmr sido, which runa at s mean distanco of 40 60 miles from, and ?nmlnl to, the Alps on the o sido and the Alpeuninos’ on tho ofhor, poughout ita whole courso to iho . The nuwmorous streams which floy o it from the mouutsin-ranges Laye all of 250 (o 400 feet in tho distauce whick )y traverso through the plain. At Turin, the |itself iu 820 foet abova tho lavel of its mouth, % this is not Jar from the baue of the Alps, Cromonn, half way bobweon Turin pad the tho elovation of the I'o is 930 feot abova the intlo, From thly deacription of the topog- iy of tho greut plain, it will be seon thut or can be drawn by latoral canals from an he hundrods of mountain-streams which down into the mmn chnunel; apd from o aatals it can Lo distributed to ovory field pateh of ground, Ay the travolor ios slong valloy in tho train, hw outchos glimpsos multitudes of those hrriguting cannly rsing ‘ihe plain in overy diregtion, ation and dralnngs. Dor tho formor, tioy aro urtied within embinbments, wome leight abovae 1ho surfaco-lovol of' the fiol s} and, for tho lnt- tor, in chaunels bolow {6, Thole banks are thickly planted with trees, for purposos of orna- - mons utid fiel, and of shudoe to protest the onrth from the diying ays of lho sun in tho liok #eagon of the year.” Rico is grown all over tho Tower Yalley of tho Po’ vory Iluxurlattlythoso irrlgating cannls furnish cho watoe to ffood tha rood at the Pmnur stngen of 1ty growth., Mauy of the canals are lnruo onough” for navigable purposos, aud eho Lraselor Troiutoutly seew ot ol-bonts, propolled by uhils or onrs; travorsing tho plain, 10 aud from” the neighVoring morkot- towns, Thore aro TIOUSANDS OF MILES of thosa jrrigation-canals in" the Po Valldy, Msng of thiom wore constructed boford the time " the Crusaders, *others Lofore the tima of Abtila, and some dato #s far back ns tho period of Jultus and Aliguatus Ciosgr, Tho old Romany kuew all about tha advantagzes and bonotlts to bo derivod from arfifleful jrrigation, and practiced it in'Contral nnd Southern' Italy ooulvtiea Liafora the Chridtian oat * ' ' THE OMIEF PRODUCTS, of this vaet plain aro as followar In tho upper .Dortion of Lhe valloy, anung the head-wolérs of o o, barloy, rye, oats, buckwheat, potatoos, & littla whoat, cotieidérabo” clovor, #oma gripcs, mulberrics, nud ‘obestunts, - Fatihier down tho valloy, aay from Turin to Aloxaudiis, 50 milos, a great deal of mulberry aud grape, innumer- abfo’patches of wheht, & little_corn, and plonty of grags, 'Throughout tho middlb of the valloy, from Mian to- Bologus, 140 -miles, tho provailing products are ‘whoat, corn, hay, mul- Derry-traoy, and grapes, with moro o lony rice, Yu'the Jowor. park of the valley,” towards tho dolta‘of 'tho Po, rice is tho ohlef graiu-crop, ‘al- though larga'quantitios bf wheat hud corn are own, Plonty of f¥tit of many varlatien 18 pro- ucod in the Po Valloy, such s applos, poachos, posra, cherrion, alonds, orauges, lemons, fga, ote. Juat now, cherries and strawborrios are in noaton, and in profusion.’ The farmors, I ob- torve, ‘oo’ overywhoerd mnlking bay, and tho W out'™ in yory heavy, owing to the cooluoas of thé spring And tho amount of 'web wenthor. ‘When fs hondod out, but will not ripon for soy- eral wooks longer, owing totha absence of waim, suosliny wosthor: It 1a callod a vory baokward *moasou for grain-crops, but thie prospoct in flat~ tering for an abundant yield. “irere is” ona charm about thoso plains of the Poj with which tho eyo of tho travelor nevor Wertied ; aud that is tho multitudes of troes io o soon dverywhoro, Tha country looks like a contintous oréhrd In overy direction, s far as ono oan Ace, In tha courso of & dey's ride on the train, ono will pass within yiow of © MILLIONS OF TREES, of differcnt varioties, though the most numer- ous is mulberry. Ovdinatily they aro plauted from G to 10 rods ppart in one direction, and 1 to 2 roda in tho other, ‘Llie common size snd height ara” thosa of wall-grown apple and chorry troos Along roads, streams, canalg, and ditclics, tha trooi nro fob closor togothor; -~ aud con- dlst of poplar, ochesinut, — silvor-leal maplo, _laurel, lime, aud goldon’ willow. Beatteted over tho plaiv, at irregular intorvaly apart, are conspicuously soon tall plues, poplars, and oceasionally cypresses,—the former trimmod eloze noarly to the top, which is prunsd in such a way as to spread out 1 an open umbrells, which it closoly rosombles at ‘s distance,’ Tho oyprosa-treos aro made to taka tho slapo of | punte . and butolierios, from tho days of Al coneg, which they well bocomo. ‘Lhose high trces, intorsporsod among tho short mulberry, loraa-chestuut, silver-maple, and fruit-troos of many kinds, with grapo-yines climbing up oach, .and tho loug viues strotching from ono tree to ‘the next, impart to tha wholo landscapo an indo- soribable beauty and charm of appoarance, "I varioun hites of the foliage and “style” of tho treca add to the scenic eficct. Among thore treos, in this sort of open forest, ars planted snd tillod mony kinds of grain and root crops. o cultivation 4 most caroful,” Nob a weod dare show its hoad. Evory inch of earth is luid undor tho heaviest tribute it will'bear. The ut- most products that can be coaxed or extorted from Mothor Earth by mosus of manuring, wa- tering, deep-spading, lime-drossing, and careful hoeing, are thus obtained. ‘The pressura for nubsistence ia 80 great, the number of mouths to be fed 8o numerous, that ne labor or skill dare bnlagua\l to produco tbe greatost possiblo yiold. i American farmers might suppose that such a multitude of troes might be iujurions to the grain aud F00L-crops ou sccount of the sbndo thoy would create around, IBut such is not the fact.” Tha roason 1s, that the brauchos of the irecs ARE XEPT WELL THINNED,~— just open enough to les through thom suficlent suushiue, and, ot the same time, toiutercopt tho strobg rays of o somi-iropical sun, and thorsby reduco the hieat and presorve tho mois- turs ‘about the crops. Lowg oxperienca hag taught tho farmers that botter and surar crops canbo grown whero trecs are planted as do- Beribed than in treeless flolds. The Italian farm- orsclaim that their troos are as useful in hot wesathor in preventing drought as congiderable irrigation oF froquent slowers ; and, in the hot months, many of tho mountain-stroams run dry, or become #o low as to’ yiold an inadequate sup’ .ply of water for irrigation of the growiug orops. [Hion, again, thers 8 no other fuel excopt the, branchies of those troou as they are alory off each winter, of ie atems when they are old and ready £0 be lews ddwn to be roplaced by younger or Detter specios, i On no equal space of the world's aurface UAVE MODE SATTLES LEEN YOUGHT or blood sbed thaa on the plains of the Po. Tha indxhaustiblo fertility,of .the soil, and its won- dorful productiveness, attracted the attention and inflamed the covetousness of eurronndin, nations and tribes from & very ancient period. ‘Tho first sottlers who cuitivated 'the'soil wars a Dranch of the Ltruecan tribos (Tuscany),—tho samo wlio fought the Latina o lotig aud stub- bornly'in the exrly dsys of Romo. ~About four* centurics anterior 'to tlhe Clristian’ ora, the Gauly, of Frauco, pouréd over the pusses of the Alpa ‘and drove out fhe Etruscans,—pushing ihem back over tho Apeunines, into the Valley of the Arno, whonce they camo. Continual wars followed for_the ‘roponsession of the rich lauds of the Po, which, in tuoso dsys, were, in chiof_part, covered with denas native forests, But the Etrudcans wéro so hard prossed by their hostilo “Roman neighbors'on the south that thiey were unablo to oxpel the Gauls, who coni- {inned to prstire their cattlo, horaes, aud shiesp in tho Valley of tho Po upto'the time_of Han- 2ibal's [nvanlon of the ' toiritory of Rome, &t ‘which time tho Etruscans had succumuved to tha military prowess of tho Iloman Republio, and wore incorporated into it, Those QCisulping QGauls formed an allianes with Hannibal againat the rising power of Rome, which tha{ dreaded, a8 well thoy might; and thoy furnlshod bhim Inrgo relnforcoments 6f men and horsos durmg tho fiftgen years be ravaged Italy, Immediately aftor ho " had ovacuatod it, tho Io- maus commoucod o war of oxtormina- tion: against those Colta of the Lo who Lad sided the' terrible invadar, and they never ceasod their efforta until they had oither ex- polled, destroyed, or carriod into slavery the last of the Cisalpine Gauls, who, &t the commence- ment of this war of extermination, numbersd more than 2 milllon of poople, History records fow .oxamples of o BMORE GUIPLLTE OR BLOODY RETRIBUTION, Tlie noxt thing done was to repeople the con- strcd country with Romane and Etrusouns, olonies were established, without loss of time, in all parts of tho Valley of the Po. IForesls wara cleared away; roads were Inid aut; cities were built; tho anciont vin Esmolis—a great military stone-paved highway—was extendod from tho vicinity of Florence (from there it ran toltome) ovor tiie Aponn ines, down into the Po Valley, and thouco up the valley, passing through what {s now called Dologna, Aodena, Purin, Piaconza, Pavia, Milan; and thon turmed southwostorly to Turin, aud ended in ono of the passos of the Alps, over Mt, Conis, This .great highway from Rlomo ta tho Alps wwas com- plated B, O, B?.—-rlia\viuq how thoroughly and rupidly the Romans ncculv ed the plalns of the Do affor gotuiug 5id of Mannibal, who remained In Italy botwoen B, O, 210'and 204, For thenext 650 yearn the I'o Valloy coustituted an intogral and important part of the Romau Government of Italy, Swarinw of colonists wers rapidly sout into It, until the whole plain waa denudod of its immonno forests and brought under careful till- age, At the Limo_of Attiln's fuvesion it ‘wns thickly populated, besutifully. cultivated, and covercd with citign and villages, It contributed ouormous revenuas for the Rupport of tho cor- rupt and enarvated Communiatic Govornmotit of Rume, As history rolates, the o Valley was - FEARFULLY ROOURGED AND RAYAGED Dy that savage Attila pud his cuttbroat hordes, who burnod and dostroyed until the whols Jau was laid waste with fire and sword, and the cition, and villagos, and farin-houses were re- ducod to aslios, aud blaokeuod, burnt walls, As fast as ho aillictod duhnbitauts. ropalred in part aud retifled tholr flelds, fresh. hordes of bar- baciaus pourcd_over tho Alpiue pupscs, from Hpain, Pranco, Germany, aud . Qungary, and re- A tho ravagos of Abtila, Goth, Yandal, Uayl, and Hun, by turne, destroyod, dovastated, and dovoured tho proporty of Lo peoplo, merci- lowsly sncking oltios aud tqwus, and puttivg their misorable [nbabitayts Lo the sword, , Lhere was 1o end to thono lnyasions, and Flum\urlngu, tiln dowu to tho extirpation of forelgn 1ule In 1809, From tho tung of the Crysaden until the battle of Sol- foring, tho Valley of the'Lo was a continued ob- Jock of cupldity on the part of ,tho Gormany &ro omployod for the doublo purpoyo vl ir- | Austrians, Bpuuinds, and Trouok, whe atrugglo ‘withi'ongli otlior all oyer it, Theva'ls soarcoly n- spat in this whola valloy. on whioh a bnttlo lina ot boon fought., Its aoil han boon Jiterally” BATUNATED WITH J{UMAN nLOOD. Binqo thio fall of RRome it has beon n bone of con~ tontion over which Europenn nations linvo wor- ried ducl'othor ke #o wnauy navagae dogs; dnd #omé of tho most destruotivo bastlos recorded in hislory linye ocenired on those plains. The caligo of this fleres and bloody contontlon, cone tinued for so mnny conturies, I8 quile apparont to tio travolor who pastion Lhrough Lhis wondor- ful valloy, ‘It fa found in. the uusurpassod for- tallty of the suil, combinod with bright akios and # mild and salubrious atmosphore, - Ilore are' all il natiral gonditiona for obtdining thd moat abindant suslonance wih the lenst labor, nuifch'to & dollghtful climato and beantiful Iaudsonpo of plains, and mouutains, and suarkling rivors, Honcs tho florcé nud obatinate struggles of differadt nntions for thie mastory and possession of this gordop-like valloy, which is truly n “rmiling Jand,” flowlng with milk and Yooy, antl full of corn, ofl, and wino, to mako the hoart glid, - And how, at last, after Afty goneratlons of wtrife; tribuintion, and misory, the- * Roman colonists of tho Po™ : ‘' ARE AT PEACE with “all the world and tho rest of mankind,” and are Joft Jn full, quiet, 'and undisputed pbs< nassion of tho groa ploin fo wiich ticy live clung with ‘donthiless tonacity through all theso long and weury conturies, May they nover again Da troublad by tho prosonce of & hostile invador} Thoy hnve dontly pald fok tholr nossessions, nud ava richly ontitlad to paaceablo sujoyment thoro- of forover, Y AFIGHT FOR A WIFE. OHIAPTER 1, " THE MBETING, Tho sceno of £his deadly sncounter wannofther gloomy nor romantls § it was fair aud pastoral ; eud the time was May ; andall tha mwoot intlu~ encos of the spring-tima’ wera shiodding & eat, idyllio swostness over our English dalos,” Wo hiad with us at tbis time & young Ameriean lady who wat on Ler flrst visit to the country; and, oo ovening when variona plans wore bolng pro- posed for her amuscment aud editication, ore of us sald to hor : “'Now, wouldu't you rathor got away from Lon- dou, and go straight down info ono of our quiot valloys, aud ses - A TEAL OLD INOLISH TOWN tuat has beon sjumboring there for centurics, and is likoly to sleop for ns manymoro? You will oo & strange old place, with quaint houses of red and whito, und horo and thore s garden botwoos tho gablen, Then you will go dows to tho sldos of & broad and smoath river, flowing Dby under some beautitul woods. You live in an old-fashioned inn, called the ¢ Completo Anglar;’ and just outside your window -you will see the pmooth ‘blua river break white ovor s léng wolr; and you will see the Lroos, and Mwi, and vorands of tho millor's house ou tho othor slde; snd beyond that, again, the soft low hills and banging wonds of one of our Engllsh counties.” Out young frlond was much ploased with the notion ; but hesitated, OF courso, she Bnid, this quiet and beautiful place must bs far awny and difiteult to roach, - Whon shis was told ‘that it was something less thav fifty miles from Lon- don, sha at ance agread to go ; and honos it was that tho dosporate conflict which I have to de- scribe topk place in one of tho most peceful nooks of Borketure, at a titno of the year when tho human boxom should haye been full, not of angry pastions, but of the singing of nightin- galéa. For thin was tho xeoret of it ¢ TWO MEN had overhesrd this proposal, and each of them hiad inwardly resolved to outwit the other by im- mouistely telographing to the *Complote An- gler" for rooms, #0 tliat Lie should bo- instalied thsre whan thiv youny Iady and oursolves, ber guardiana for tho tins, should arrive. Ona of thom was & slondor youug. gentloman, fair- Daired, Iarge-eyed, and ratbor petulant in' mane ner, who bud_just made sowe stir in literary ciroles by the publication of a volume of mataphysical verse; the other was cousidorably his eldor, incliued to be efour, comely of faco, and made welcome among us chiefly by & rort of shy good-humor which some- times led bim into saying, good things, but, in any cove and wball times, ‘seomed to make bim very woll contouted with himself. 2'his, Mr. Humphreys was undorstood by some to be in o Govorument oflice ; but no one could over siraly say what it was, and his duties cort nover interfored with Lis pleasures, His riv: who had tho privilege of being styled by the Court nowsman the Honorable Philip Sturmore Maurice, was the youngest son of an impecuni- ous nobleman, aud way believed to be waiting for some Coloblal appointumont, Now, theso {wo_men, from tho moment that our pretty Miss Newton came among ue, bogan to pay hor a serles of MORE OR LEES QCCULT ATTENTIONS, all in a friendly sort of way, of course, and gon- erally through tiie small kud gontle lady who wax her Lioatesn, By tliis moaus. they could present bier with boxos for the opera; they could land ber now books; they could even offor to escort herself and Lior Lo comprnions to an exbibition of pictures. All this was smooth sailing.. Litlle did we perceive in il the eloments of a tragady, “I'he young lady -ncaPu.-d those marks of friend liness with a sweot lmpartiality; doubtless they wore morely little acts of courtesy oxtended to & strsuger from » distant laud, “Audof (e young American Indy Loreelf? Well, shie wan neither very wise uor very learned ; Dbu aho was_exceadingly protly, aud she had a curiously winning sud fascinating manuer that drow womeu as well as men toward ker. Perhaps it was tho softuess of her voice ; perbaps it was akind of pitecus look: iu ler dark-gray eyes ; but anyhow people liked . to get near hor, and, when thoy ot uoar her, they got luterested in bLar, and, when thoy got interested in her, thay immediatoly went” aud asked evorybody olse what was hor story. No one prosent kuew. 1t was supposed to Lo RATHER A PAINFOL ATFAIR— had e not been eugaged to Lo married toa young man who waa drowuod within sight of shors, Paul aud Virginia fashion ?—bat, in any cano, kho always reforred to it in & yague way, aud’ apparsntly wishied to keep her sorrow a e cret. Fortha fost, alio was rather tall and palo; @ wore a good many rings ; - aud, when sho aveled, she displayad to the other inhabitants of tho railway curriago a bag filled with all sorts of auriosities in the way of sconts and other tol- let roquisites. Ono might Linve laughed at | fashion in which she played with thess; only u wus #o pretly and childlike oue Lad not tha heart to laugh at hior, She xeomed only to pot heruelf becaute evorybody else potted hor, We drore to Paddington Station. ‘Thére was a young man there, looking' furtivoly up and down the platform, Ile came to us and raid, with an amouht of confusion in his face tlat sesmed Lo make him a trifla sulky: “Aro vou going into the.country? What boautifal weathor ' I took it suddenly into my head to run down to seo Marlow ; it must La looking o pratty just now.” & Miss Newton said uothqu at all, though alie sepmod surprisod; but the lady beslde her—who manages all such things with an {nfinite tact aud digoretion—mmilod demurely, and remarked : ““WHAT AN ODD COINCIDENCE | ‘We are going to Marlow also. We shall make quito alittle party. How very nicel™ When once the awkwarduess of the meeting was ovor, fr. Maurloe was apparently Lighly delighted with his good fortune’; and he did hiv bost all the way down to mako blmself an agreo- able companion, taking oare to address himselt mostly to the elder Jady, You would have fans cled that ho meunt me to hear all the talk ‘with! our protty Mivs Mary; those yousgmen are so trausparently cunnin; Well, we got down at longth to tho little country stutlon, aud Lere thera waa & humble cartiage in waiting to drive us to the river- slde, “We passed along through the swaal- emoiling flelds, Wo drovo throngh 'tho quaint old town, which was all shinibg now in tho warm light of (s evening sun, e passed tho church and got down to the bridge, aud thare bofore s, on tho other side of the stream, stood the old-fushloned fnn amid ity trim plots ot proes and bushes, . m- Dltldo ya)“ s];vm- Hoe nnyghlnfidmgrni:unn‘lxlfiul g" 0 elder lady sayn; an oo wol 0 gifioult to nm’ulm.yn e ! A PRETTIER PIOTURE than wa behold at thls momont, the sohtary, quaint 0ld building by the sid of tho river, tho stngotl water roflocting the drooping traes, tho white line of tha "weir, and, bnhrml ol theso, some rich merdows loading over to o Jow yame Em'l. of Dills, the thick woods on which wero urning rod in the sunsot, 1t was, In truth, a poaceful apot, and we drovo over tho bridye, aud round and dawn to the iny, with somothhig of a uotion that here, for a nImcu, wo should shnt oub all the cares- and stormy passiony of tho world, and drosm our- selyca back into a condition ,of primeval peaco aud funoconce, We gotdown from the oarriage, "The nolitary waltor was ab the door to recaive us.. Wo haped that we aliould bo the only ocon- junts of the famous old hostolry. Jjist at this momont the faco, of the youn goutloman who Liad como with ui was obsoryo . which Digs Newlon is Lo fish 7 fo chiangs colory suid'n_most unghristian gloam ‘of augor ulot from hiseyon,: Who' was thiy Diythe atrd brixont ‘ganflumnu Whb, “ilréssod in o flsbing-costtimo of tay, ‘chmé gayly ralong tha passajzo; and seomed ovorwhelned'ith smazo- mont and Jor nt Agoing e ? - - ' WWhat? " sald ho, *can it bo posaiblo? Dloxs my soul, now ! f WHAT A FORTUNATE TiINe | But who could have dreanted of meeting you hmlv,lx;g.n]l places In this sinful but dnllgh{ml world 5 : Who, indoed? It hins boon tho lot of the prosent writor to inve boen present nt dramatio porformancen in the capliala of various coun- !na., but'he hns never’ wlinessed n nioro beautl- i) ploco of acting than that which was pore formed by & stout aud middlo-sged gontloman on tho threshold “of an inn' in_ Daikshire, Wo wero vory nearly imposed “on, " Tor tho moment, {t slmost scomed roal. But then our common 8ongo - came - to: the res- ouo; and we kuew that thissly old dog hnd quiotly slipped down Lioro and talion up his quar-. farain audiclpation ot our coming, while ' the most we could hops for was, that the groen and fertilo plnius of Berkehire might not bo stajuey with blood before tho wook was out. v OHAPTER 1L . CHREATH, They . behdved thomuolves ‘pretl.v well ot dinrier. We dined together in the colfge- foom, # queer, low-raofed old place, with an sbundaice’ of windowa looking outon the tiver, and with colorod plotures of tho Thames hung round the walla, Tho only other ocoupank of thie room was an sustore sud clderly maiden lady, dining all by herxolf, Huniphroya ratheroruelly- romarkea tlibt, con- sidoting the numbor of lcni:-yonra 8lé must hinve seon, it was eurious sha hnd not- laken ad- vantege of any ond of thont, On this Mr, Mau- rice rather indignautly rotorted thint thera wero cortnin: spectacios -which' desorved ‘sympathy rather than ridienls; and we all agreod with that statoment. 'lhie iucident passed by, - . " NO BONES WERE IRGKEN. Aftor dinner we wont outsidn; thero was atill somo "warm color in tha sky, aud' the smooth 1iver caught o faint glow an it stole away under the dark grecn trees. Tl woods wore quiot nows in the twilight thero wes no sound but the “soft rashing of the water ener tig wairy ane bogan towish that theso young pooplo miight eing in the gathoring darlness; down Lore by the: nido of. the ruslios, oy oo biaking ol othor things. b #0f conrao, Miss Nowion,” says tho- tallor of wo goutiemon; **you will go for an oxour- sion on thd riverto:moyrow? The factis, aman Iknow hasputs littlo tor-steamer atmy dis- osal—it i down at Cookbam just now--X could Envl it up hero for you at any hour you may choono,” 18R A atcameor” enys our Fyoung American friend; **what o shume it would Lo {o briug o stoamer into this'qmet placol™ 'Pha" barometer of the young man's face falls tow'dogroey; thiat of Lis rival - jumps p & hun- rod. # And that fsn't the worst of 1t,” saya the Int- tor, ‘engorly. Ol no, not atall. Tho joya of & trip in a small rivor-sleanier aro most multifn- rious, First you run aground, ‘Ilen yonr waves upgot & slaff, and the Lo men in it make wus of | - the most awful Ianguage. ‘then you take off somebody's outrigger. ~And go on, and 80 on, until you wish you had never.been born; and, indoed, when you go ashors, your own mothor wouldu't believe you hud ever boen, for'your identity is completely lost and’ smothored up in the coal-dust that lias bean ‘showered ow' you, No, no, Miss Nowton, don's you be & «—— [ Blean, DON"F YOU 00 IN A RIVER-STEAMER., Nom, if ‘yon rcnll{ want to enjoy the tlvor, T'll aliow you how, {¥o ahall got ubig flat punk and moor it ont below ths weir, aud'we shall have luncboou on board, aud plonty of booko; ud o, box of wasta coloss. It you liko to it and read, well. 1t you Jike to epin for trout, you can have | my line, "If you want to sketch; you bave all the sgonery about you. ‘Now, that is how you ougiit to spend s mico; idiing, enjoyable day ‘on tha “Thames," Mr, Humphress was quite plensed with this burst of oratory. “ Doyou like tho picturs 2" ho might have asked, in tho romantio worda of Claude Melnolte. And she did like the picture, Bho snld it was cherming. She Lopad sho would hava that boat: “ Aud the water-colors ?" sald Mr, Maurice, with something of a sueor. ' ** Whore do you propose to got thom about Lore S T brought them with wie,” replied Lis rivel, with & cortain majestic cal. 40}, do you pain; Mr. Humphroys 7" Miss Mary eaid diveotly. e *No, Misn Newton, I don't, But I know that you did, ana o T brought the colors.” Tt wan not for a second or two thiat any of us observed hoi thix unblusbing person bad trip~ cd. Ho had brought colora for her. Buthad 0 not vowed and ‘aworn that lie was never so surprised i his lifo as when he saw that oarringo drive up lo the door of the Comploto Angler ? “ Perhaps you brought with you the tront for " gnid the youngor man, with A GUASTLY GNIN ON HIf FACE. 4 Ob, doar, no, Thera are good trout about here.” ! Nover gasw any." “Perhaps not—not at the end of your own line, anyway., But if you will take the troublo to look through Land and Waler forApril, 1873, you will find a deroription of a trout taken here which turned the scale at six ponnds—thera " And the Lappy fisherman 7" 44 Way your humble gervaut.” Now, whether this was trio or not, no ons could #ay; for files'ol Land and-Water are not an common in tho country as buttercups, The bold serertion, howaover, scored one for Mr, Humphrays, and vrotty nearly put the finishing touch to Liis rival's resontment aud chagiio, Wo began to wonder whou theso two would rush at aach ather. *Naw, young poople,'” esid tho Indy who lools aftor us all, “don't keep: lounging ebout tha river-side, or you will get chilled, You must all g0 Off for's eliort walk’ bofore bed-time, all ox- copt mysalf, . I am going indoots to nupack.” Tn one moment the young man had darted for- ward, Ha.would sliow Miss Newton the shortest way round to tha road.. Was it not-a dolightful evoning for & stroll -—-and . how, differently situ~ atald one was In tho country. : Humphreys and I walkod ofter theee two, and our light-honsted {riend was NOST UNCOMMONLY MONOSE, Sometimés ho whistlad ; but that form of gay- oty sonnded sirangely in {ha silence of the even- ‘Ing. 1le Lad his' eyea fixed on tho tyo tigures Liefore bim, and kopt protty close upow them, So very still aud ealt wao the svening that we oould not but overhear what Misy Mary and her companion were talking about. Porhaps ths -siloncs and the strange twilight ovor the woods bind somewhat improgsed then; but, at all evoents, they wers speaking in vather asad way of the ocaurrences of lifo, and of tho fushion in which lopes sprmig up’ only to b destrogod by » ruthlaas fute, and of the sympathy tha was so valurblo in healing thoss wounds, and that wos #0 rarely to be met with, Young' Maurice liad a goutlo aud ploasaut vaica 3 ho was talkting fn sn tndortone ; theus two, s’ thoy walked togother f.\oug {ho quict country road, looked vory ke overs, ¢ My companion whistled anothor bar of *The Minatrol Boy,” and then began to yawn. 4T think Talnll go'back sud have = olgar be- fore going to bed,” aaid ho. * Very woll," said I, «Bug you don’t mosn to loave those two walk- Ing on by themuelvos?” snid he snatply. © Wiy, that long-legged idiot would go atalkicg on to orack of doom—till he tumblad over the edge of the world, Call him back. Does he want to grng “am gitl to tho ehoros of. the Gorman conn ¥ Icalted them; thoy turned and met us; and | thiers was for o momont » little confusion, Mr. Humphreys was oqual to the accasion, Ife im- mediatoly said to ior, *Ob, Miss. Newton, I want {o toll you what you. must do nbout to- marrow,” and then, bofora the poor gitl kuow whére she was, NE HAD WALRED TED OFF, and depositad the wrathful and funing Maurlce with mie, It was » plonsnnt walk back to the inn,—one's companion being # young man whose chief desire was {o dispateh somebody o othexon a \‘o)‘:f{e to anathor world, ““Now,” gald Mr, Iumphroys to me that night, wion le lind Dad his.second oigar, and mixed Lis parting glacs, “now that ' that apiudlo-shauled - glrafie’ haa gous to. bod, T will tell you all that happeucd a8 we camo back this evening, By Jove, what s sweat and engaglug oreniuto ' cliat gl inl Wiat o fine thing it would be to have to take hor ahout alwnys,—to plotutg-exhibitions, you kuow,wharo your frlends wove, to diuner-parties, drums, and ull that g and thon, when vau wara tired, to tnke »run down to this quiot Httla spot and have a goad timo all by yourselvea, Sko iu a little tallor lh?“lluum' lhfl‘ba Hure—*" Loyt * I thought vou wora golug to tall mes story. AL, yes, | Woll ho somiot lind wa atnriul io walk home than I found that thab milk-faced wiwp of stiaw liad boen making the glrl wrotchod by “talking of troubles;, and wistortune, asnd the: sympathy of unkappy. poopls with esols other. Now, you know, that ain't my line; and T didn't koa the fun of'it; aud eays I to myself, *Just lot's soo what thiu (el 18 BEALLY UNMAPPY Amour! ‘You know, not one of you would toll me—" “Burely it wus nob our busincss, evon If we biad kuowu,” : Wall,! said I, ¢Donr Miss Nowton, I. hoar ‘yon have boon rathor uninppy.’ Bho” sighiod ‘at this, * Thon I went on Lo toll lior that 18 was vary importinont of ma to aak-about her private Af= fal1s, ‘but sho must exouso (he ihtoreat which'T, in common with overyboy olso, felt in hor; and would sho tell mo something of tho young gon- Heman who was loat ?" 4 1 Woll;" aaitl tha attentive listonor, it ohook hns any buoyanoy about it, thero's no foar of your drowning," 0l my dear fellow,” remarked the com- rlncnne gentlomen {n gray, with a quiet grin on his faco, “I know hov to treat one of ‘your very sontimonital girls, Bhe told me' at once. Ilo was hor cousin, X mald s’ belng drownod muk hiavo bron n groat shock to- hor; and sho aaid that was 8o, and yet sho didn’t seom -to make muoli of jt. 8o I sald thint peoplo bomotimés ox- aggerated tho concorn ono ought to have in’your rolationa;’ end that thore' woro cousina and cousinn, Bho. said thnt wag trus, - almost in s oheorful volcos and admiteed that slis did not know much about the young man, ‘I supposo,’ sald I, *thnt your relntives rathor looked forward to your marrying hith as & gort of family affair, You know what Imoan,’ Bho #nld that was ag, too; and added, ¢ Paor young manl’ - Now, I'll foll' you loneatly had ‘come by this tina not to ‘bolive in tho depth of her misory about the elegant young gentloman who'wwas aupposed to play Paul to hier Virginia ; ond I venturod to bint as much, 'Bho was not’ offouded. In’ fact, sho' grow quile lively, and was ' rather {nclined to poke fun &t my curlosiiy, which, sho sald, was ihe thing ‘Amoricans wero ‘blamed for, ‘But what wis ha like?' sold I, wauting’ to mos what she <o whom Y, | renlly folt about that horo'of & sontimental past. :}'n;fld you bolleve it—would you' believe it, 17— RIE NEYER EVEN AW MIM, | Moroovor it wasn't in coming to koe hor that he was drowned, \Why, bloss you, I laughed ; then elio wna liurt, and said that the drowning of any- Dody wan not # thing to bo ridiowled; to whigh I aoronted with such ongornoss ihint wo immodi- ately became vory good {rionds again. Silent gorrows! Why," sir, I will undortake to havé ber aklsyp ng about like & Iamb in a cotplo of dnyn} Rogrets, and buried siections, and aympathy 7—yow won't seo much mora of that sort of atuff! As for that Lwo yards' length of attenuated dumpling, I will duck’ i, in tha rivor If ko tries to stuil hor hend full of such trash—T will—I will indeod, Let that young niitn howara Vith tfils the truenlent follow tosses the ond of his clgat frito the fira:placo, usk nu it he Shad been bonving g rival futo tho Thamos; “and then hie went olf dotermined Lo hinva a gaod sleop to propare Lim for tho groat ovents of the mor- fow. OHAPIER IIT, THE CHATLENGE, Wan k6 “constlotis of “the 'intornecine war which was raging in-this pencoful’ spot, and of which she wan obyiously the cause? We met the young Jady néxt morning just as she wes going dowh stairs to brerkfast, " Bhe looked the very impersonation of ‘all gentlonoss, aud Innocence, snd goot-natnro. If angry pasnious wero ragin olsewhere, sho, nt lesst, prescrved = chserful soronity of mind. Doubtless thoso two gentlomen had both got up vary oarly; on the chianca of having o litile the morning air, Doubtless, too. they had ENJOYED EACT OTHER'S SOCIETY for an hour-or two bofore breakfnat: they wers both looking rather impatient” when wo went awn, “Oh, Mies Newton, may I give Fan these flowarn 2 maid the youngor man, bringing fors watd s vory protty littls nosegay of wild blos- soms’ which ie had oulled* bimself from “the mondow and hedgo. ‘*Thank you vory much,” said she, and he looked very pleased and: proud. “‘And thauk fou too, 3lr. Usmphirovs, for tha churming nqqu?t you seiit mo thig morning, It was so @ of yau," Evervbody stared ; a\'erybndy except that stont and placid Machiavolll, on whosa impassive facs uiet talk with hor it she happonod to bo taking - o told Mins Nowton whatabe could oxpoot by mivihg up tho trip to Parla and'aeaying with ua, ofinva hor -# -dosorintion: of Box IIill and Mickloham Downs which would have boon worthy ot = the poot Thompson, or of Gaorgo Ttobine the auctioneor, The girl, of ourso, cauld mob promiao: but sho wan ovi- dontly'woll juclined toward the proponal, aud #nid sho would sea what bLor paronts said whon thoy camo back from Idinburg, All this, ba it obaofvad, was overhenrd by th young man alte tiug up in front; what he thought of it can only be Jmaglued, for he matntalued A 20IOSE AND RIGID SILENQE. “Yon 800, my dear Miss Nowlon," romarkod our gay.frlond, “you must do unto othors sa you would be done by. Now 1 mean io glve meries thiroe full months—" - 4 Oh, ara‘you conting oyor 2" the girl sald, her whole.face fnadyartontly lighiting up. “ Ol yon,” ho auswored, in _his off-hand way. “I havo long purposed it. Now Ishall do it— in the autumn, When do yott say your papawill probably ba tzoln back?" 2 % Rbout tho hoginniog of Hoptambor,” slie sald; and thon she added, quite wnguardedly, “and whnt & pleasant thing it would be it wo l_u.wnnud to find you in tho samo sloamor}™ @ \Woll," naidl Lo, magely, “1 buve pencrally found that o nisn should never loave such things to choce, 1tis botter to play tho good genius for yourself. Accordlhfi]y. I think that 1if you fo.ovor to Amarioa in (Lo beginniog of Sepom- or, aud it you would hardly lov mo know tho nama of tho stoamor, you may confidontly reck- ou fnding mo—you may call it by chance, it you liko~—among the prssongora.” ; **Oh | and wo could introduce you to so many nice peoplo—mnmina would bo inost dellghtod to do so. . But do you roally mean to [ ovor " 1 give you' my word of honor," said ho, Y that, 1f you will tell, mp what steamor you go baclk to Amarica by, X BHALL GO BT TITAT STEAMER T0O, and tako athres moutha’ noliday in the States, Ts that oxplicle ? orsliall I put the terms of tho contract in writing? " . Now, an extrnordinary incident cocurred at this momont, IIumphroys, with an amisble smilo on his facs, suddenly callod out ¢ *+ X eay, Maurice, it must b uncommonly slow for you up hero, Come on horo, and I'll change places with you." Could a mara conrtoous offer have boon made ? The younj man refused sulkily. Then ho was prossiod ; and at last ho cousented, Mr. Ilum- . plircys gob up basido the dsiver; and predsntly wa “lioard him bogin to chafl that sorious porson in fashion which brought many » smilo to Miss Mary's lips. Blio waa ovidoutly listoning more to him than to us. Wo drove up and through the bonutiful woods of Cliofden, the birds singing ail around us, tho white clouds sniling through tho blue overhoad. wras no good mnking 4 ola ahout (t; and finally, mtung ‘X % chined ‘romark' of s apponont, fie said, “ All right; como along (" Now, what was the third-porson who was the speotator of all thiis folly to do? The wholo nf- Inlr scomed vo Incredibly ridionlous that to call any one's attoution to it might have boon comt~ promising 3 and: yet, lo all ahpearances, thase to waro goingy down to the aldo of tha river to Toad hase pistols and fire them at ool others * ' -6 I thought,” anid I, - *that whou goutlomen in Frauca wout out to firo hall-loadad weapona ab oach other, thoy Pnum}ly took with them a doctor, to make bolisvo the’ thihg 'was sorlowa, Don't ot mean to havo a_doctor, or any socs onds, or ahy ro‘mrtnr to sond a romantio account 10 tho Fldaro 1" ey "4 Wo shiall do -vory woll by ourselvos,” ‘maid tha youag mon; sud the two {mbailos walked 5 4 Thoro ramained but one thing for mo to do. Tri a cortnln_chambor’in’ that old-fashlonéd lnit thoro was o lady dressing for ditisier 5 and, whsn #bo is putting flowers’ in_hor bair, aho does ngb - like to be distutbed. Iowayer, whon I ropro~ aontad to hor the deadly ‘schomen’ of. tliono poo= plo whom we " could “sea walking dowu {ha meadow; 'sha quifs forgot tlio last yallow roso- bud, sud onught at s light' liawl, which slie tlirow arouud head hor and shouldors. 98 ‘! BIALL WE TZLL TUEM TUE TRUTH ) anid sho, “1{Yhat truth ?* gaid T; “only,” whateyor truth you Lavo o tell them, you'd bottdrlovk sharp’ * $ e < o What a plncid evoning was shining all around whon we hastoued down to the river,—tho sweot~ Drior of ihe' pardon sgonting tho alr, and tho beautiful tints tn the sky showing cut the olear bosom of the 'Lhamon! " Wo conld soe thoso tivo black figures down' by thia tnll' greon rushen. Thoy lind - apparently sottlod the -preliminaries, and wars noi some dozon yurds apart. 'Thoy oo ua now—ok, tho two gables!" said my companion, > {0 notlon of bringing & lndy on tho soono wi obriously successful ; ono could soo onch of them smuggling somothing away lato his coat-packot. Wheu wo arrived on tho spot thoy wore ovidautly contemolating tho bonuty of the soouory whilo Mr, Ilumrhraya, xith s charmlng carolosanasy, sskod us if wahad' soen tho rush of ‘young 'fish to thogsurface,—obyiously gelting oub of the way of'a piko. 4! No, L did aot[" maid my companion with g acloug smile. T have boon too buay thinking how I ehould ecold you two gentiomen, #ha do you mean by going away by yonrsolves'iu thix manuer, instead of waiting In the garden until Jias Nosvton came down? You ought ta pnfl Lier ovory attontion® while sho 18 our: guost | otharwiso she will not think much of our English pooplo, and she will havo @ bad account of us ta givo 10 3, § cont. G Wo drovo on to Burnham Boochos, and thero, in tho midat of the_foroat, saw tho groat gnarlad and bwlsted gray trunks, to which evon thia most imaginative of Londonors maks plous pilgrim= sges. W drovo back to Maidenhiosd Briage, and had fnnchoon st tho inn thoro, and wont down to the river mud waudered about'for an hour thon we qol into the wagonette again and sot out for Marlow. All this time tbo most patient snd win- ning oforin of tha oldor Iady of our party woro inotfeotual in smoothing down the savaze feol- ibgs of {hia young man-who sat bosids wa. “i There is nothing," he enid to Misa Bary, « which voxes mo a0 tuch o3 Bhow of COANSE JOVIALITY AND PLOWDOY WIT when one s in tho miilst of besiitifal cenery. A dny like thiu reminds you of many thingy you bad half forgotion ; and when thess associations are presont to the mind, painful and sad as many of hem way bo, it is not plonsant 4o bo ehocked by 3, fonprtluciit Jooulasity, Dou't you hiuk 0 “But why should a pretty piecs of country muko you sad 2” sho snid, quite naturally and chearfully. * It ought to'raise ong's npirite.” e #aid no mors after that ; and indeod o si- lent person fs apt to be overlooked if ho Lavs four companionn all sufliciently taluativ, - Whon wa got baols to Marlow tho ladios went indoors ; wo thres strolled round to the moad- ow by tho side of the river. I did not at all not even one smils of trinmph appoared. But howhad -he contrived togot and send hor a bouquet at such ‘an hour? He must bave ot - tho flowers over night, Ho must ave lain in walb for the wmaid taking up bot wator to Miss Nawton's “toom, and bribed hier to tale the bonquet and a littls mas. exge at tho mamo time. Now, & man whoso at- toiitions-to a young Indy bogius bofore brankfast who uonds "hora bouquat along wich her Lok woler— MEANS BOMETIING SERIOUS. ““And now, Miss Nowton,” anid {his bold per- son, already sanorting ‘A ‘mort of guardianship ovor her, Ywhet are we to do to-day? 8hall wo make up & &my ? The morning is beautiful; the chestnuta, the red hawthorn, the Jaburnum, all are most lovely ;- and, an for the river, you will be dolizbted When you go outside.” Miss Newton ‘made no answer, but looked to us, hor proper gnardiaus, ‘I am quite sure, 3fisg Nuwtcnx" sald Mr. Blaurico, in o sort of scornful wa, * you'll soon Fet hoartily ick of sitting in a fisherman's punt, doing nothing but watch some one else tr{zlng to catch fish that aren't there, I don’t beliove thoy've even got bere that wooden fish fhat the Inniflords in some places moor ‘deep down in the water 80 aa to get paople to come and fish for it. T suppose you've hoard that fishorman after fish erman comos in and swaars the fisk made & rush after his fly,—more likoly in tlio case of & wood- en fish than of & real one, I should say. You've hoard what Dr., Johuson- Yoitneadn't," sald the eldor lover, witha sudden fiorceness—* you neodn't take Miss-New- ton back to the time of Dr. Johnson for PEDANTRY, STUPLDITY, AND RUDENESS. Thore is plenty of all thros going ebout in eur day.” Mins Nowton looked alarmed, and sald, gontly: 4T ghouldn’t at all mind looking at some one fishing., I don't know how it is done fn Euglish rivers. ' Oh, thank you,” said Mr, ITumpbroys, got- ting quite clieorful again, “but don’t you imagina we are going to viotimize you. . OB, nos what you must eae, first of all, is the beautiful seenory about hers, We cau drive from lere to 1ho Duks of Sutherland'’s place at Cliefden, then on to Maidmmbead Bridgo and Taplow, then on to Burnlinin Beechos, and back amain snother way, .And I have o wagonotte coming at 11 for ou. : And st 11 o'clock, sure enough, thore was the wagonetto standing at the door, .and the whole of us submissively wont out as if we bad been takon possession of by this indofatigable Gov~ ernmont oflicial. But Liow wore we to nit? “T eny, Maurlca,” Iumpbroys romarked, ina caroloas way, I think you sald you knew tho conutry.sbout hiera?” - Oli, very well indood,” sald the unsuspectiog victm ; I know evary-inch of it." “Thon perhaps you wouldn't mind sitting Deeide tho driver and telling him whaere Lis ought fotokeun? Wonldn't that bs the »best way, Miss Newton 7" 5 To appeal to hor— -IT WAS ORUEL, Shoenid something, very timidly, {n reply, snd the young man, nith black rage 'in Lis .heart, got up beside the drivor, When tha ladies wora not, loalking, Humphreys winked to mes but 1. could not enconrage fumilinrity on tho part of 80 unscrupulous s peraon, ; Owr young friend had cortainly » favorablo op~ pauunhy thut morniug for making the acquain- tance of cortain sorts of our Englfnh soenory. in their most charming nspects,. Wo drove through, plonssut conutry-lnuos, the hedgo-banks of which wers brilliant - with spring-flowors; we passed through ting villagas, aud the.cottage- gardens wore smothercd 11 blossoms ; Yo camo, upon glimpsos of thie bluo rivor, flowing smoothe ly through rich mendows which wers whits with daisios ; and thon, again, through au opening .in tho troes.we coutd aos thie bighor Jand. beyond, with tha Oliofden woods, rich with the folinge of tho enrly summor, Miss Mary was indeed do lighted ; and tho driving through tho frosh. air had brought a color to fior cheeks and a light to ber oves which rendered her.mora than usually protty, 'Then sho was mnost friendly with My, Iumphreys; for somehow or other bhe had'put tho notion into her hoad that ALL TIIS WAH- 1IN DOING, and sho was grateful £0 hin for every heautiful thing she eaw.. Yon would have thought he planted thoso ved chestunb treos (300 yewrs bo- foro) m antlcipation of hor coming, #And realy, Mira. Newton, you must not go awny from .Bugland withont secing moro of it, Why should you _go with your paraits to Patls Your other two sisters are qulito sulliciont socloty for them, Parisl. It is tho most misornble city In the'world to spend & holiday in.. The whita glaro nnd hoat of tho atreets will blind you. You will lose all tho health you have ac- uired bore, and bogin to et headaohics, and fosl. Froway, and ‘dlsgusiod with tho whola' of orea tion. . Now, how loug did you say your paronts meant to stay in Larls bofore going bLack to Amorica " irea montha,” “han,” euid ho nmmnll{ ! you stay with our ood {riefds here for thut thne, Thoy will bo oltistad to havo you, § knows and by amd by they will be goiug down into Burvoy, whoro you will weo quite euother Hort of goariory, snd ¥co gomothing of our English country life. YOU WILL, WON'T You ?" Tha andaoity of this person was remarlable, Of conrse we Liad to pross Miss Mary to ot i and, although wo did #o honestly, ono genorully wisbes to have oue's offers of Lospitality procood from ‘ouc's self, However, .Mr, Ilumphreys soomod ealmly (o iguore wll suok Uittle projudiods. like tho look of the young man's face ; thers was mischief brooding. 1 suppose,” snid ho tome, in rather alond and ostontatious fushion, ** that Miss Nowton iy under your caro?" “Ble is for the progont.!! tAnd Bow do you like,” e continued in tha samo loud sakion, **hor making an aswigustion tobs wccompamicd to Amotien Uy a contioman You really 2" sald M. Huniphroys. Nov, there is an operation which, {n the vulgar tongue, iz known as “pALLOONING," and which conslsts in scizing o porson from bo- hind by tho collar of bis cout and by snother portion of bhis attire, and drivivg bLitn on bofors yom. A poson who is tuus “ballooned" is vory holpless ; he may squeal, or 1uso bad langiuge, or try to kick, but on he must 0. Well, no sooner had Mr. Maurice uttersd hose lnst words than Afr, Ilumphrege Immedi- atety Iaid bold of him in the manuver above do- Ecribod, and began to run him down the slops of the ‘meadows so the side of “the river. 'The younger man did squenl—with sbsolute rage: hodid use bad lunguage, and with might and main struggted to got freo. Ilis encmy—with & shout of derisive laughter which m‘fi through the placa—bold Mim Arn and drove hilm right down to the stroam. ‘The whole affair had taken place 8o quickly that there was no chinuce of in- torferonce, and 1t was all ovor in & socond, - Tor, as it happoncd, thore was & log of wooll Iving 'conoealed among the grass by tho river's stlo: Maurics, tripping over it, stumblod end foll hondlong into the water ; whilo Humphroys,” stumbling aléo, but having proper warning, fell, but mianaged to savo himuelt from going into the stream. The next minute Aaurico: had soramblod out again through the Tushes, drip- ping.from head to haol, and tryiug to got.hils wot hair out of his,ayes. Ifis hat was quictly float~ ing down tho Thames. Tie rival stood firm, I fully axpeoted to ba the unwilling witnoss of & combat lika that which the lover of Kirkomuell doscribes when, by the rivarsido, ho dvow Lis 8word and hiaclkoed bus rival 'tn pioces sma’." But tho young mnan was a wise young man; aud who can fight with one’s oyes ;;lim\o;( and ono's gormeuts boavy with water # Yoy SWALL NEAR FROM ME WITHIN AN noom,” said hie, ominously, as he made forthe garden of tho inn, by which way ho bad Loped to got in un~ +porcoived to tho house, 2 Then ensucd a'strange and wild sceno. The olderly gentloman tosaod Lis wido-wake into the alr; e caught it coming down, and ldeked it » dozon yards out into the long graga, Then; with his bands in tho air, ho porformed a suvage danco of joy, enappivg bis fingors and calling oub: i Tlow hinth the chooky fallon! He hath boen avorcome and vanquithod, uttorly smots out, - and annibilated, scrunched up, and knocked into’ everlasting smitheropna. . My dear friond, shall we hayo a drmk on tho strength “of this? "Dis pow tho witching hour of half-past 6, when he who Joves his dinner might bave a tiny glaus of sherry—nlcht woale 3 Tia friend took n'more sobor view of tho sit- uatios “Tho hest thing you ean do is to compose our norvos with somothing else than sherry, ‘ou'll hiave to fight that young man ra soon as ho RoOLY, Lh{ zlothes on—~you may sa well make up Jourmlnd fo ft P AND Wit0's AFDAID 2" sald ho. *“Who's afraid of that sand-colored Dol ropo—thst ‘elonguted pellcan—that indefi- nite langth of Sydenham trowsers and phirt- collar? Bahl I will twisk him around the trunk of a troo, and peopla will mistake him in Hl{l\ "!‘snlwi"g for n puake that hos died ofa bilious attaol CHADTER TV, TIE DULL, In a vory short apace of time the young man camo out_again. dressad in snothier suit of clothes, ITe wentpast us rapldly, without spoak- :nlxg.t Wo saw him ovoss tho bridge aud go luta 16 town,. : : “Now, what i he up to?” eald Mr, Ilume phroys. & triflo moro aerlous, * £fe I olthar gone to got a- policoman to give {on in cliargo for assault, or to got & puir of pis~ oly ot an ironmongor’s,"” *Plutols1” eaid Mr, - Humpbroys contempiu- ously *'that would bo like the lunatio,” And it was; for a fow momounts aftor Mr, Manried roturned, and coming up to bis rival firmly and courteously fuformed him tliat he meant to dght bim; that ho did not think he would bava a fair ohance in s vulgar boxwng- muatols, buk that be had NOUQUT A PATR OF PIBTOLS, with which they could settle thelr quarrel In tho adjoining meadow, Mr, Humphroys listonod with & laugh ou hiv face;: shen he, saw. thak it 4 Nr, 8t. Vincent?” they both ropeatod moe chl\nicnlll. 4 ' *,Yes," was the [nnocont angwor, * the gontlo man i © WIOM BIE 18 TO MARRY 43 800n a8 she roturna lome,” ' Tliero was & strauge pause. Mr. Humphroys bogan to stare: abont and whistle. 'Cho othey finl:flumlm looked uncomfortable, and "blushu otly. “'33ut T siall forglvo you if you gome back t¢ tho jun oy onco,” sald thoeir gontlo ‘monitress, *and {ndeod dinner will ba walting for usia twonty minutes. You won'’t mind my running back by myself.” g Whion slio hnd gone, tha Jtwo Bmon looked s ench othior for a momont, and’ then' young Maiy rico, with a contemptuous smile, toased his pis. tol in among tho rocds. Another splash told ut that the second wonpon had followed it. Thon thoy stood and loo ked at each other again, *"Look hore, old chap,” the elder gontlomay sald, in o blind fashion, * thiero isn't much us( in mnking & fuvs sbout this. T beg your pardox for nny awkward littto thing that may bave oo curred. .Whon a man is made a fool of byt woman IIE'S NOT RESPONSIDLE FOR I8 ACTIONS— what do you think ?"” ““I quito think go0,” gaid tho othor; sud the| shook hiands amicably, . < Nezt morning our two friends discovored that urgont business called thom sway to Londoy aud thoy lott us with mauy exprcssions of o grot. It was remarked, moroover, by a cu(!ll‘, outle-oyod young Indy, that uo. foferenco fiad iaun mads to that compact ahorit 'a h‘?) to ll)l ll]nitn(l Btates.— William Black in the New Yord Limes. UP THE NILE. A grand old Noptune in the prow, With beard as blown by winda of seat Qray-browed, aud stalued with rain A grizzlod King, Taco lim now Btaud up, turn dresmily, look back |Along tho low boat's wrinkled track, rozd built as any Horoules, And w0 alt slently, Besido o turbaned Sea-King sat Lis Lride, groat mud Leauty, 1o whovo eyes 2y all tho peace of Paradize 3 wun-bora blossom, rudely tora ‘rom out e Lilles, to be worn. hove b stern n breastas ers 100d King at ea or avywlore, | A sad, swest dreaner ; one whio know ot shything on eactst all, . Nor cared to know ils byuo oF blise} ‘A dove that did'nat touch the land, . . And thin'may be bocausu she drew Tior wi of lifaright from Of God, vad did not choos o fearn Tho things that make up Esrth‘s concern, Al ! {hers bs souls nons understand; Likio clouds thoy cannot touch the Lind,. Drivo 8 tioy uiay by Seld o towa, Than we look wiue at this sud Lrown, Aud we ery, ** Fool,” aud cry, ¢ Take hold Of Eartls and fashion gods of gold,” - . . . Unanchorod slifps, that Llaw and blow, Ball (6 nud fro, und then go down 1u unknown s¢as thut none shall know, ithout oo rinpls of rauown ; oor drifting dreamers safling by, ‘Thint zoom to only Lve to die, Call thiese not fools ; tho teat of worth 1n not the hold you have of Larth, Yo} thers be gentlest souls son~blown "Thiat know ot sy harbor known ; Aud it muy bo the reason s, B They touch on fairor shores.than this, Iler mouth was Egypt's moutu of ‘old Pushed out, and pouting full and bld | With stipls bewity, Wiy, ber mouth Wan voses guthiored from the Houth, - Tho warm south wide of.Paradise, ' Thon brosthed upon aud banded dowa By angels ou a stuir of slars, Yoa, you had loved hor for Lior eyes, Her Iarge sud mofancholy look. ', Of tendoruss,—and well mistook Ter uad faco for som soul a-frown, Forbidden at tho goldon bars. That old abandoned beanty st About her mouth, Yea, you hud sald This craature comes from out the diu, Jar contiirics, 'Tha worsliper Of old-timo beauty, seviug lier, .« .. Mad aafd: The great forgotten dead Of fuir desd Egypt, on the rin Of 'Fimo's romotest roach, is heve, ‘And Btory, lio who wrotight Bomiromis Aud shaped the Sibyls, acelng this, 1lad bared his head, and, drawing near, Had bowed and made a sbriue thereat, ‘Aud o}l hiv lifo bad worshiped lier, Thiat dreaminess that, Alle the oy Of suu-born Yagan worahiper Was hors, 1ier soul soomed far awayy Sl seomed to oe still calner ekies— "o 508 the white wavos lowp and plxy Tound igiea in awme Tz midille seu Hea coral reefs blown white with spijme 1ty winds made sveet with tho perliumy - Of trafiing viues aud Tesning trees, Aud ahy was yery sudl, All'doy Ther Lo round hande, silk-soft aud browa, : In her uugatliored garients lay nig-hid wud doublsd helpleasiy s - A1l dny sbio i not apesk ex utic § Al duy sho lenusd Ler wistfully ‘Aud tok ua note at all § all day Iter black, abundunt b fell dosm Tu ipplod currents ovor liory AUnight they touchiad the lily ahiore, > ‘Anh wa usbol o, In Rt indeed, ‘Agalust tho far whiite watorfall, 1 4w 1o more,~ahall kuow 310 more Of lier for aye, Anu you who road - “Tlydy broken bit of droam will srmilo, Half-vexed, that I saw anglt at all, » The wava siruck stroplies fu tLe reed, Anud all o sad a0uf of thu oar Tliat lony, long wight, agaiust (he Nila Wan 'z Nevermore aud Nuvorniora Thla side that otliey share that lles Liko Nilo below tho Paradiis. Catno, Fyypt, 1474, —Jaaguin dilter i the Tndep nte Mrs. ;‘m}ll x-] s ¢ Mra, Foenlx, who Induoe nflfim’fim&r;‘ffi Duka to stenl, his niother't dizmonds, sud who uow lina thom_in Paris, it quite safa from arrost, under the Fropoh law, hiah vulos that child causiob rob Lls parenta, tharefore, not having commite cyaul utl *x;unulh izl"‘i' his nt & prima yacio to be held fnuocon| 7&“ i ’qu »‘m’uu tiui{a, thoro i8 & Francly law Whish gives the Ixeoutivo Gavernmout tho rlght 1o sond any forcigner out of Trauce in twouty: fouwr hours, . This layy was pub in force with red Tnnl to Milo, Cora Poarl, who i8 a British sube ‘I Qraud Duka, tad s orimo n the 01, somo cighteen months ago, and tho Jritiey mbnusy on thab ocasion refnsod onergotically to intarforo, althongh the persocuted lady made ‘mont_dotormined, thowgh wnsncoessful, attompl fo @ ucorview " Lord Lyous bimuelf, ' xnd <