claims of a young family. Mr Stanley never suffered his wife to appear in public after her marriage ; but she was considered a successful teacher of the graceful art in which she excelled, and had dancing classes at her own h©usc; while ; her husband occupied the hours- between rehearsal and performance by teaching elocution and drawing. Drawing had long been the delighf'pf his leisure momenta! '■ ' The" handsome Montague Staqley rapidly,-gained a loeai celebrity, and- his : landscapes: became ■; annually: exhibited; inJSdnrinirgh.,.jHis; fapjei -yuas at'it's seni.tlu Vlien,.urged;.by conscientious; scruples For some-time haijl di^turTqed, his-'tranquflUiyv 'he J'withdrew .Fro'm'the stag©, und applied himself .alldgeihei; to teaching and '. painting. •" -HiS family increased rapidly, and his labours were redoubled }• his friends toldhim, as friends generally do, that he" ' ' worked too hard ; that he mu,sfc ' take care of himself,' and 'abridge'his hours of toil;', that it.was a pity he left the !stage; thathe oould.'return to-it, and-labour less; that it was. a cer tain income, while teaching and the. sale of; pictures depended upon the-taste or caprice: of others; But be wasnotoneito da.whathe considered wrong* because It militated against his r .; He; ; ha<iil learned to believe that his former profession \ w^i'ai war with his duties, as a Ohristain,; arikl; he turned from it,.' not when his fame wSs'dinJinishing, or his manly beauty Was or\ the!wane, fbut when both were in their zenith; Thus he proved the strength and truth jof- -his .moral' character:, and the Scotch; are a people eve? ready to appre ciate'^ both. -He ~, had .... .abundance of ocfctip^tidn^butliis health rapidly declined, arid "those wh^o loved him^ best tfegan to feaf tfia-ti days' xerp iiutfrbere d. fMJrff. r)Hal'l n'a3 r noS mentioned,, prbbably; frdm Jiiob beini^'aWaW of th& fact, that Mr. McjHt^uQ- Stanley, wMLe residifig itf Effiti bvyrgh, |S^ve^pi©ff(jaß.ipn9,'-9ii(3t &h .the rrißK ofii3pwnflifo s^vedpprsor^jfjramjdrqTCaingrT-' BerVice3 in'the ca'use.bf Humanity whichmore thfnrift&e w6r& alhidedltbiq tregbming torma in*Jihp papers of the dayl; 18 is not fmptobable' th»t ; these - efforts ,had;;an;i6jiititraa: etfsct on^a frame never robust.), j- • .' -\ . v ' past, year li^ went to the Isleot sutei,.w,here the mild and rgenial ait?*'.is' highly recommended in ca.ises.-of pttlmoiiary Sise^ase j,! but the cooiplaint, thep pestilence !oT the isles, had seized: ' Upon btni -with its most tenacious graspir and,|af£er muehsuffering, he fdiiud a gfave in the'place-where lie had hoped to.have : beon restored to healthi and strength.. ..Cthe, love and tenderness of his wife and children were with;him .through alPhis exertions'; but it needs strong faith to'Mdk- from a dyinfit' b^'d into the faces of tendetf-chilctreri, and; know, 'thaf 'they are left to straggle 'through the >waters of life wife §leni3er. help jatne'eds 'strong fmthi¥ daflj^jand yotsay *;AJJ:.is peace.' ;iA'fier herimsband's deat^, Mrs" StanleycoUtjCted and sent.on-to .Edinbprgh the -pictures and-'sketches. that w.ere the. memorials or his'genius,'hoping totealise something by th^lir disposal % but,' most; uhfortunately, the carriage by ■ which they were '^p be conveyed from Glasgow to Edinburgh" took fire,; and the paintings wereieither destroy ed^or, so injured as to be un^t for sale.! Those who know the .painter's widow speak.in terms of admiration and,.zespect ofvher amiable''Qualities 'and numerous accomplishments : and she is now anxious to establish-a school in the island, whete shqscontinuestoreside. jNothing citn be more>thri,llmg' thaa the contrast between the'early and the latter days of-Montague Stanley: the glittering lights, the loud' applause, .the- admiration that never fails to attend, upon personal, grace and beauty i either'^u man or woman- —air that. exditeS the passions or fevers the imagina tion—were present withhimin his youth ; andt. these', as he. grew older, were exchanged for the intense and lonely labour of the studio. Instead of the stirring sounds of clapping hands, he had thej smiles of his children and the quiet affection of his wife : his fine taste and tender nature appreciated these blessings ; but'they gave way in their turn to the certainty that he should never aid them to battle with the strife of life, and, that his future must very soon deepen into eternity,' On his deathbed, we have heard, he desired to be^ buried in the churchyard of Ascog—^^within sound of the;waters of the Clyde. And a fitting spot it is for a painter's grave—so solitary and'!sublime in'its simplicity. You can herk the preacher's voice and the deep cha'rit of the sacred psalm from within, while the waves ripple beneath, and the shadow of the sea-bird's wing passes as transiently as.the sigh of childhood over the'raised sod. And as you gaze thereon, the'fever of life's anxieties becomes sub dued ; the deceptive veil is lifted, even as the mist rises from yonder mountain; and the! reality of revealed truth becomes more and more distinct. The imagination takes a higher and ,a loftier range.: in proportion as it is elevated, it is purified, anct'tne beauty of the material becomes blended with-that of the eternal world.

Feelings such as these crowded upon us as J-fre contemplated the simple tablet whjch bore only the painter's name ; and so softly did their footsteps fall, that_ we fancied we were alone,. until some little children, dressed in the deepest mourning arrestedooutr t attention by a few worda whispered to'each other, while they looked earnestly at us: Another glance, and we saw'they were accompanied by their mother —one little creature, not able to walk without the assistance of its parent's hand, looked lovingly and smilingly into her sad face: her gaze was fixed upon the tablet.

There is something sad beyond all description in seeing children dressed in deep mourning: it contrasts wofully ■with their young fair faces ; it tells far too plainly of their early acquaintance with the most bitter trial incidental to humanity

and that they have already learnt a bitter lesson as to the uncertainty of life ; but to sjo. so many, little more than infants, accompanied by one parent, crowding r >und the grave-of the other, was, yet more ful} of sorrow. We could no longer, remain,,or, intrude upon,a scene s.ck safcred. in i its. nature.,' ~We quitted.it,. with .the, /conviction r tbafc,,the graye } could not be called 'solitary,' while those the._ painter, diearly loved bedewed it with ;their tears i'

The Dying Swan.

TJhe' melody, ascribed1 to the dying swan labs long-been well known, to exist only in the graceful mythology of the ancients ; bjat.as ;few opportunities occur of witness ing the.bird's last moments, some interest attaches to Mr Waterton's personal observations on this point, .which". we can oiirselfes corroborate, having not long sjnce been .present' at the death .of a- pet sjvan,,wliaoh\ like Mr Waferton's favourite, hidrbeenJedprincipallyby hand ;..and,' instead of seeking to cqnceaHtself at the approach of'death, quitted the water, and hj down to die on the lawn before its o yner's-floor. 'He then left-the water for. good and all, and sat down- on the margin of the pond. , He soon became too wjeak to: support .his'long neck in an upright position. He nodded, and'then tried to recover himself; he nodded again, and again held up his head ; till at last, quite enfeebled and worn-out, his.head fejl} gently oh the.;prasS,'his.wings.became expanded a trifle or so, and he died, while Ij -was looking on. -*I *■ Although • I -no credeoco ; to'the extravagant nofiion which antiquity had entertained of 'mejody- from-ths.TOOuth of the dying swan, sniU ifelt anxious, to-hear some s^dnd or. others^ .some soft inflection of the 'voice, which might tend to justify :that nbtipn; in a' small "degree-. "Buti I. was disappointed. • * * He never ■ even u^te.red his wonfced cry, nor,' so much. assa sound to indicate-what, he .-felt-.within'.' f!

Sophia Robartes's Flirtation.

Ora cold frosty winter^ morning, Mrs Epbarte3 and her! daughters sat in their luxurious mornin? room, engaged in various female' occupations. There had been a silence of some minutes, which was broken by Harriet, the youngest of.the three sisters, exclaiming,, 'Iteally,. Julia and Sophia,, you are excessively entertain injg this morning, almost as cheering as 'tb,e weather. • Have you nothing to tell us foj Mrs Mackenzie's- party P—rwas nobody eijbher delightfully entertaining or charm injgLy..absurd. ?' rT > „.... ~..- .. , ,' ,' 'No,' replied Julia, 'it was too stupid e^fen to laugh at afterwards ; J never was more coiiipletely' ennuyde in my life-. I cajnttot imagine how it is, but it seems as it!the very air of the place had the effect of 5 destroying the power of being agreeable; foi* people who are really most charming elsewhere, ate always dull at Mrs Mac kenzie's.'/ ;. , : ~ .« . {'Even the charming Miss Robartes ; eh, Jiilia?' said Harriet;'but I can explain the enigma. It is because the—the what shall T call it ?—the assembly is presided ovierl by the goddess of dulness herself in th^ shape of Mrs Mackenzie; arid, you krio'Wj f What-mortal can.resist the yawn of [gods.' , ...., ;. rCome, come, Harriet,'; said Sophia, 'Mrs Mackenzie does her beat to make her/ house agreeable, and we should be grkteful for her good intentions.' _ I* No, Sophia, it is just a case in which good intentions only aggravate the offence. Itjis high treason against pleasure for any onje to give evening partias who is so ut terly devoid of all qualifications, natural or' acquired, for such an undertaking as Mts Mackenzie. Such persons deserve no mercy.' * For my part,' Said Sophia, 'I must say I have been at more stupid parties than the one last night.' t-j Well, certainly,'jremarked Julia, 'I was wrong to say that everybody lost the power of being agreeable ; I ought to have excepted Mr Lowe. By the by, Sophia, he is remarkably attentive.'

Sbptiia blushed slightly, and Harriet laughingly remarked, ' Oh, a solitary ex ception serves only to establish a general riile, and in this case> Miss Sophia, your evidence cannot be admitted,.as it appears you were not in circumstances to form a correct judgment.' . . At this moment a servant entered with a letter for Sophia. She broke the seal, and after reading the first few lines, glanced her eye at the signiture, whilst the colour rose to her temples. She then silently placed the letter before her mother, who,; as she folded it up after reading it, said, • Well, my dear, I am not surprised; nor #re you, I daresay. From Mr. Lowe's manner,. I have rather expected this for some1 time. All you can do, my dear, is to write as kind and. polite a note as possible, expressive of your great esteem, and so on, and regretting that it is not in your power to: return the sentiments he expresses for you. • Cer tainly he is an excellent young man ; one whose person, manners, and character are, as far as I know anything of Jiim, unobjectionable; and your father tells me few young men are doing so well in business ; still, your forming such a connexion is not to be thought of, he has so many relations all low people, and

residing iti the town too. Not one of them but is quite unpresentable in any thing like society. I pity him extremely ; it really is a^ great misfortune for a rising young man to have such,a host of vulgar relations.' - ....,'. ,i ■ ....

- But, mamma/ suggested Sophia, -it surely is not necessary that 4fi.v. Jjpwe should be intmate,with all his relations?' 'Certainly not; but r it unfortunately. happens that the very worst amongst them, thp mpst.vulgar,and'.disa : sfreea I |>le, are'the. ..most nearly. related j. this,, n fji^ .sisters, for instance.' ; ;,.,.," i-! ,jV ,;f(.i > ~ j .-Beside^,*.added.Juliar-you 7 know his, :opinions.pii that.subject. j Remember- the, severe ire marks he made. upon tbeicoiiduot of.Mr. Seaton to his.sister, who, .made; tjiat low match.' » ..-,•"• \ lit . , ; ,.:,,.. ..., v . , * And,' said Harriet, laughing, heartily, 'onlyfancy Sophia, with her refined taste and love, for the intellectual', condemned to, pass a long day with.Mrs. Jeremiah Lowe, ip her fine house, where a book or an engraving,.is never to be seen from the first day of January to the last of Decern-. b.ter; but never mind, Sophia, I :daresay she would entertain you charmingly with the'cost of her tables arid chairs, and the Wonderful escape the splendid /nirror in her dpawing-ropm.had during,the. last frost-' , ; - Yes,' chimed,in Julia; ' and then there ist .Miss Tamar..TjOwe, who keeps your admirer's house.(by the way, what very, peculiar names.they have in that' family);' What should you do, with .her, ~ Sophia i* Oh, retain her in your house to detail all the transgressions of the servants ; how. Batty threw a whole potatoe into, the tub for the pigs,, and John ruins all the edges of'the knives.'

■ 'And do nob forget Mr and Mrs Pratt,' siid Harriet, ' with, their tribe of rough, ill-bred children, who must come, and'sec -Alunf-Charles. . Mind, Sopaia, you always gye us warning when,.,you expect a. v sita-tion from the Pratts.'.,,..: .'.'. ,.. .■ [ ',". /i . ; '.^Vliat..Jion,sense, ,you' do',, talk,', said, S aphia, with something yery liko a forced, kugh..;,;., '~ ;.,, . ~.. ~..;'.,"; j ■-, ■; .■■ '.Nonsense, do yon <call:.,.it,E',.jrepljpd, I: Harriet; 'J. callit very good s^nse^ but remember^, S,pphia, j. 'sixall not be your b'ide'srmaid, .in , conjunction, ,w,ith.. Miss Tamar,; that would, bo a sacrifice, quite, b jyohd my sisterly affection to make,.', .. '. You need not concern yourself,, !flar. rfeV, said.Mrs. Robartus; . .f,I am.' sure= Sophia has no idea ot' pu.tfng your affec-,. tipn to sucli. a test.' ~ C| ~ :• ~ '' Oh, indeed,. Mamma, I am not, so snro of that,' retucned Harriet, looking archly ai her sister ; ' what do you say, Sophia ; is: it.quite impossible to get over the legion of relatives ?'• pi •~- .[,.;.[.. '~ ;,;;. ,- -i'_ Yes, Harriet^ saidi Her ' sister <in:a decided but low . tprie ,of voice ;. 'yes, T itliihk,..quite impossible.' Bufc the, words were, followed by, a sigh; ,for : Sophia Eobartes had'never seenl any young man slie- though.|; so agreeable, as Charles Lowe. (Dr. Robairtes was ;a physician' in good pija'cfcicej reiiding in a large,town. He had been bronghfc up to the profession o£ medi cihe, ,w,ith the view ,of practising surgery ;; but having earylin life married a. lady of. cobsiderabla, property, he. had, at her earhestaud repeatedsolicitationj), obtained a physician's diploma. Mrs Robartes was a handsome woman, and had ;what all, her own particular acquaintances called most delightful manners., To .these recommedatiipns she ', united. an ..intimate, acquaintanoe with,, all the , foims, ,and reJEi'nemehts, of polished' society.;,,put ,out ofithat particular divisioA ,of the numan. raceamongst whom she had all her life lived and moved, she knew little, and cared less. Like the insect in the magic circle, she moved round and rouad, incapable of penetrating beyond her.own little sphere. She had, of course, as every wdl-bred woman has, a great horror of vice, and admiration of virtue; but she. could better tolerate the. one if .veiled., under a specious refinement and polished manner, than endure the other if accom panied by an awkward carriage and ignorance of the usages of polite life. As she often said to her daughters in. the course of their education, ' I .can do with anything but vulgarity, meaning by vul garity not coarseness of mind, ] but of manner. Brought up under such a mother, it will of course be concluded that the Missses Robartes were perfect in! all the graces and accomplish ments which, though they do not form a good foiindation, are, it must be admitted a very agreeable addition to female.acquire ments. £Tor were they deficient in more solid and intellectuallattainme.nts, especiajly the two'youngest; fo.r.Dr. Robartes was a man of considerable and varied information and by no means so great a slave to conventionalism as his wife ; so that, his company and conversation exercised a beneficial influence on the minds' of his daughters. ~ Sophia, especially bore , a striking resemblance to her fat^r which fact may perhaps account for Mr.'/(flha^es. Lowe's opinion, that J) r. Robartes .was la man of high order, the only wonder, tp-him being how he ever,came to marry so foolish' and heartless a woman as his wife, iCKarles might be forgiven for ' entartaining-a decidedly mean opinion df MrsV Roharte^s penetration ; for it was Very evident that she did not properly appreciate him. ,: He was in some measure aware of the obstacles which his numerous.arid'not' very refined relations presented'to his forming such a matrimonial connexion as he wished ; and though he believed it a prejudice,, with a closer acquaintance with their; many estimable qualities would do much to dissipate, yet this knowledge had for some time acted as a shield against the arrow of the little god. At length, how ever, the citadel had surrendered to the

charms of Mi3S ua Itobartes ; and gather tug hope j. the young lady's qncouragiag m.{ iy aud.i her father's evident, approbat %he ventured tOtaSjre'as, to her the letter: '•jwh-iefc ;>gaye rise to: the fo rog oil?.* conversation.!' 'j [•.-.:- ir;! u;!i( v'ir.', We sh^ilLupt;atfrempfct ,tp-«dfcseribelrtke feelings,pf K our, h«ro, on f rrecejjunaj; Miss Sophia's letter exjttessiv^ flf bze'gcflt and esteem; for neiVier.vha-viDrg : b;een;;ki; ,tiie,; situation of:a rejeqted.lover,..quflaelfceaiv^ve" ihigh^ totallj./ail; attythjngi fbjufjjplea^an^- i Or, .< ; siJlpp'Qs^}tH(i,<;%r'-'as liappy-,- : pflor br .offigotiivta/,(Pr ap i?injtoen«.Bn •ejxejr^io9pff<^e'i'^a,giftati t \fe;ifapuA^e3 > .i;':Tf!f;: dlfect.oJf-.^uujh^arSg^stjfojjhaien aijoaisdiw^b.-.] rjesigned di3po3AtiQ!i.;it,mighfe!/fl©e6i) over"*! ,Qolp.ured,;while.-::|thpg(JJ ©I af i-i^tilli oDior^. ajrdenfc tenjperameni/wojitd pfiyJrt-Aunpß; ifc > tame apd, passipale^ss. ..iTluS'i'/JPU'chr, ml&, we' shall say, tha^t phatic*•34O.v^§js(.:fe l eliags on first jroading that -properly-ttoVded ejpistle wo^e notunmiK^dnwithifldigaationi ■ .fpr he did.tbtink that hfr'had;not been ; wej[i. used.? Atiss, Sophiaißoljar,tesj:hadMoert£litiiy, given him it^ciii emepuragenienfi:; .wd/the> moro h&^&jlcetecl oja the, matter, ;the;#iore; lie felt.convinced.,!\by ;iiiauy ■lifct/o.^igys-.; \fhich a man injlqvo -Jino^B iboAv tD; inteci'j jpret, jthattjshe./waa nP^' indiffereflt,';^Qihim,, Believing; that.. hia-r, rejection solely^ .pwiqg to. ! Mra'..,Robarte9,'!apdo that- this, difficulty mia;ht ibo i: overcome^tW! m^de, many efforts, but without succ.es3 ) .fe);bwflg; the youn(j'lady ; ,tp; donio. more ideoided, expression of her sentircjeJii Iniythis-mati-; ncr months, dragged on, until Sutoaier; bright, qheerin^, #lovvmg' sumtofißimado! its appearanQei. ; Now, i!tW •,Bobarte?es,' .were in the habit of going. from)home dur-, ing th© , Buoamer, months to ivisitii&opia fashionable wa^Qrinft-piace.rTlwsl hdd.be:-;, cpmo.apcacti,cechiefly for amiusjeuaeiit, and. ■tb distinguish .themselvoa,- from the.u<kfor tp.nate vulgar, y^hq. .always .yea;atat& ; in-,one, ' spp.fc,, . But this year). Mrs ..liobartc^>had ; fbund' .herself .Aomp.^lle/i ,tp,acfcnpwl.edgp, the inim.ili^ting'.-factj'tnat ah,o w^s affli^tef}' Jwith i ,tha^ r very . cpjimqn!. :Gomplaj,p,t,, tj^o, rheumatism; jand; coassqueptly J^p.ltoba.rt^s,, .issued^?; <?pmmar)d that i,tho< summer's elx;cursiqajmi}Bt ;b# to,; Buxton, ( .iA.pcpr4:. ;ipKJy»>nift,;! tttft : brjllj^nt;,-fliout-h'. of ;,J[Hly : , A thither,[did.jiho' family; repair, : ypung- ' lfidips i,ponsoling.themselves fiw,ith. tb^e iifefle(jtion,;thatthoagh' Buxtoniwap n,oft tjjp, .p'lacOjOf^.U,others they woiild^hayo- chosen ,. yet",wh,ea'the; 12th..0f August ( came,,, .numbers of young sportsmeauWpjUldftfiako; it i their head queers. ; .;, jS[ow,; , v fate.- had . djecreed; that Misb Tamarr i+owe-, .shoi^ld,, ; from, her youth u,p,. have bpop:a^martyr;to. ; this rsainer complaint; and ; t4?tf« Jiobartos, gpx>d( ea3y man, tni,nking r J;ha,*,what. ; W;as gbod for Mrs. Eobartes mighti.be. bqne flcial.-.- tq,. Miss, r T^mar t . • ?;rfdv ;.wit|i tha pb^e^sitycommoD. huabamls^ foreset^iug, | hpw iar frpm agrpeable jt ; wojul^ be,fp ,hit>/ ■Hife.^jackjiowipdgo h,er.i ip.tijoj p^e^ce;. o' Jier/i;gentoei ucqu.aintanpe.Spr, rewm-. it ended'his , old patient to ..Bur?JtqqL,^PP<; Ci^lft.s .I^^ye was < ,;mpst:>'aft!eptippa.Wl;y; ,vi "goiit,. with his,, sistpr ~ ifo^^follpw; .JDr.j ■Rpbartes,advico ; aad,o^a!;^A, .-^fould. sho,, consent, to,make; sy.ch arr^awepients ; in ; his business, as should enable him tq aocompany, her;; fpr .though ,ud,,. certaioli', hid the phoicp jjfiengivpa him*;;->y,oul4 not hayc,selected,his sbtpr/as his pompanion,; ,at'a ; watering-place,1 : stii|,;as ho ,^as. sadly, ,ibj want, 'of ft i pretext.. ibr ; rgoing f .,. ; him%«ll)i, •jaqdi as no bother seamed. \ likely,, (to*, ,qis§H, 0 , -hi availed •tymy&ip.fyjl it <j ,:jMiß^ ; .,Tftma.r,, ( quite flattereji,,.agreed; tptgp,,. '.thpugb s.he, knew, things; .would be ruiiied.a,t,hpine f ,£or want of; some bQdyi to lpok-after-.thcinT;;; ~

;We must nowi transport*'<mr-;rea'dfcrs; to ]3uxton,,a.place/ in -itself '«-onderful;<;and surrounded .some^bf jnaiiu^e's-'ittost beautiful ; tod .'glorious scfcn.es.'" It;-was a fircely hot August 'rooming (too^ho't for anyplace ,but Buitdn,: ■where! there' is always a freshbreeze),,' and1 the fashion able Jiouc .for: prom'euadragl ' .'iNumerdus gay groups were walking on the- terraces, and amongst these none so: distinguished for their elegance a? the .Kobartoses. Mrs lipbartes, in .graceful and 'becoming invalid costume; was1 leaning upon the arm of her eldest son, Mr Percy E-obartes, a young man just called to the bar, and remarkably gentlemanlike, if dress and any ! amount of assumption give a claim to that title.-The young laii-ies, blooming in youth, and radiant with gratified: vanity, were accompanied by, several of those desirable young sports men, whose company: had been :sd anticipated. .."Miss Sophia,^ one of these young men, 'do look, I beg, atjthat most extraordinary old yijuhft lady' jujst descending fi'om that. b'ritskav Positively that, is a ■ gentlemanly-lboMng fellowi though, assisting the old quiz; One wpuld: think he must'have1 expectations in that quarter.' Miss■ Sophia Jooked;' and' wis dismayed; forshe'i beheld ■ heir Jorer Gharies.Lo'we. And, alas ! his companion was Miss CBamar : and,1 was ever anything more provoking, they, chose that 'hotel, for their ireatipgplace -at which she, ! her, mamma»"and.:sisteT3.' were staying, ."Mr- Sniythe, the gentleman who had addressed heir, WQuSered^ why .Miss Sophia made no reply to his ifemaric ;. iand: was; astonished at; though he could -not bufc; admire^the bejautifubcoldr wiiichrose.' indignantly, as > shje pondered over itho assuranoeiof- Mr.: L 6 we in,folio wing her to Buxt'on. ' Ye'»,' there they iwere, Miss Tamar, hot though itjwasj mindful of her. rheumatism; look ing not. very 'unlike a i bale of woollen gpods; and persisting, despite her brother's unwillingness, in seeing all .her' paickages safely deposited in the hotel. At last, satisfied that all was right, she | disappeared ; tlie carriage drove round to

i^ho stables ; and Mr JLjo.wc, after casting hasty glance round, entered tho house. iWhen the ladies retired to dress for din ner,, a: cabinet); council was held in Mrs. K/obarfces's: room. ' Well, mamma, what i&ftojbej done now,' exclaimed Harriet; ' Keire,,i9;iGhaTlqg Lowe come after Sophia, and as: brought Miss Taniar with him, by way of 'fascinating her; I suppose?' ■ si? D,o not Tattle so, Harriet,' interrupted her eldest; sister ji fLdo> not see what there is tdjlaugibatjifordt really is too provoliing thflt ; tbdy should bo.me here, now to annoy usnTFithj&Qietvulgar, ways, when' :to have jasfc.bfeifwme lsoiifatimate ; irith the Church lij-fe{j.'««t!l} .^Hqy isb1, Tfifiied and exclusive, wJia(t.:®visi:;Tfiiey>(thmUr'when they see.us clsTOGfLas-alcsqtfaintances.by that odiously vi&gsw wtoimanPfiii . ruJj :,,, ~ ~ : -: :-

L.Y^Sj'ojJaidiSophia, .f though we, really knowr-lj. _b(pf her',!,she .will always beiso very intimate,' ..J ,-,- ■ . .. ' : n'WolU my ..dears,' replied their mother, 1 it certainly is a, very unfortunate circum. -tanflejf.buk.it cannot be helped now. "We tnust make, the best of it. Be ladydike, bufeas distant-as possible in your manners; i_d».if-,sh<..haj- not the sense to see that tv,e-. dbonoti.wishi ,for her acquaintance, surely -he*, brpfchef- will, and endeavour to l^ometMtig to; keep bis most extraor ijftaryisigt^riiqniet'.' • i'nWeiU .-fopfie-,- he -ariay succeed,' ex* daimedi, Harriet,, -but for my parti do ipt think:. I possible; bjpwever, we shall i«e, .Ppme;,; Sophia, never mind ; arm vQUrselfjfojvfresh conquests. Mr Smythe :3- da^zled-already. You wicked gir), Ido not .kflojw how it. is you manage to facinate Hll,the;gentl<?m«pj-;but I conclude it? is, the gpntlo/timidity, of your manners that ; ila,ttors }>b.em lordly sense of superiority. Oh,- cc,njnnefld;,me to -..-a gentle, modest , c o.qtyeite:-, -and: npw- to dress, and then to , diuper with what appetite the arrival of ,'ijjr, pyj^.gepiu^.iu^.the.. shape of Miss ... r:?am{ir ha;s left ps.' . -.-':■_.. j fV^-hep Chafl(?£iliowe efntered the dini-ng ,i|oqipi,;.oflithe! hotel;with his sister on his r 4r^jj..tl,i(P)fir|St.persons,on whom his eye fell ,'jvei;e,tihcX9.ar^seft 'sealed, at the upper , end ,p,f o tjie\j tabjp'. He : had previously , asfte.rtaip. 4 .that jthey were staying at this , pptpl, ,qp that^he.jvas.not entirely taken by jurpri^.i i^pt;bei certainly had not eajc^ilated pppp jthe yery coolrcturn made \o bis bow,,of fecoghitiqnt Mrs llobartes evenputup h.er ; oye-glass j but at anything &he r niigh,. >dp,'he coujduot' be surprised. A^ ; ;la^(*. ,arriva,l^ hp. ,and his, sister took their seats at the lovrer end of the table ; and Miss Tamar, -who. really was short sighted, did . not' at first, . discover her ' ac^'uapifa^ she ha'fi scaled' herself comfortably, guarded i her halLlsbqi'e'silk dress from, any chance !sß({i oPUi-.aVy, weighed the merits , of the affi'puspisbps b_Fpre J ; hcr,. apd determined _ pto^Vlrfinttli' tp^tify/Jshe began to look, ,ijo_„d ,rupon ,tji,_ company. '„ .-. i j 'I|^b^>''^ir^Pfi'., i shs,:' there '•'-, Jam tfho" 'BpD^sle.es.' , Well,' how very Jb|is.;^'TJ^ past, her ! neighbour as Jar .vpv r the ta.ble as,possible, , aim. 'saißr lip,'a "?ope'' of voice , sufficiently ilpM^to^rreiY'thle'attcnliop of all pi _sent, ,'tlf ow d'ye ''dqj.Hit rs Robartes ; I hope your Tbpumafismis'bette.r ? As I've been say dngto Ghf-rlesl' we|re, quite lucky to meet ivfithypu'sp kpo'p,' tbpugh the doctor told ; -ijs'wl. sli'piild'find you here! , Aud JVtiss,' Jt^l&rtesf. , a!nd ' -Kiss Sophia, a rid Miss . t Ma/tibi, '{noddmg'tg, .each a^'.'sho . named ,tieml!'All' ( i6ol_ihgias' rosy as when they _lffl~fflMhmda.^ -yfrn ,; to' 'beim what ■a; pld-ts'uipI_.',__: to meet 'with friends,', ~ jltks !' Me addressed,could iibfc'eHho sehy'ment' under the present . ..circuin^ances ; .'and .they ; were painfully epn'ibtods that,, whatever the faofc might hhye' been previously, it -wag. most certainly true'that'they looked very rosy indeed ac that'm'omeht^ '"As for Mis's Tapier, totally' .unCdPscious 'cY. the sensation she had' .excited; khe with 'great equanimity .com .meiieed,ah attack' upon a plate ot boiled chicked, arid asparagus.1 wi'h which,'hep., .had supplied bet' so that her nfduth'was stopped , tor a time ; but bis ftielingsf'may be.'better imagined than 'dteseribfed'at this inauspicious opening of, his Buitbn campaigp. At the bY-ad of the tab'lb' satan elderly, gentleman of pre pos'sessidg appearance, ~and at his left hand.1 a young lady, whose resemblance to the gebtleman at once announced that she was hi slaughter. She was.not hand some ; %it 'liprs' was a countenance that could not have been passed unnoticed ~by". the 'most; ipdifierent observer, .'i'no .opeti'in'tellec*t;u.al fprp-.head, the eye at. once soft and arch,-the. frank, and gopd huiiioUred moutli^al. besp,o|>e. a (cultivated mind, a^Welbr.egplated .temper, unit-.! with'a kind'and' spcial dispo.>il.iq_u. To thi's'youii'g Jady. did Mrs .Ltobartes now add-res? herself. : : '^Vrhatja.misfoiituDeit is, Miss Church hill, to. be. r tho Mwife of a ~pliysiciar. ■People thipk that you must be intimate wit,h;ajly,o.ur husband's patients. Oh, my dear.f a^ed she .affectionately, '.never marry ,a.professional man : if you wish .only, for,the; society of the he-pined eeav, ;be fissured.,th!it you will be pouncedupon byjlieyraOAE aia-nx.' ~ ■ ~ .! 'Indee^,' .said,,the j'oung lady very 'gtaveJy.;','antl.you .think that is the case in |ill.the rJprofesskns, do you?-,, , ! iTljfsWfis rather anemhtirrassing ques tion.to. Mrs Robartes, for Mr Percy had. be.h,,n_u<?li to. his mother's satisfaction, :pay,ing.j!iiliss Chur,chi.ii,considerable.atten tion Vsp,\aftpr ft.minute's silence, during which,li'me the.young lady appeHred to wait anxiously fqr- an answer, she -said ' JS To,; ; perhaps not to all, 1 daresay it may ~bo different in foido ; but what I have said certainly applies to the mediciai

JB-veiiimigg September S^- 1876?