Two Remarkable Dreams.

Fouxdkd on Fact

[Date, August 4t.li, 18G4.1

"Ik you please, sir, Simmons wishes to speak to you." "By all means,' replied Colonel Holt, apparently surprised that Simmons should make the request through the medium of the footman ; "toll him to come here at once."

A few moments later came a hesitating knock, and it was cot until Colonel Holt had twice shouted "Come in" that the door opened to admit the aforesaid Sim mons. Looking up somewhat impatiently, Col. Holt was struck by the change iv the man's demeanour. No longer the spruce, erect, middle-aged butler, but a pallid, trembling man stood before him. ' Good heavens! Are you ill, Simmons?'1 " No, sir, but I must go away this very day; you must lot me go, indeed you must,

sir, " Certainly, if you wish it; but give me some reason for this sudden determination ; what has happened ?" " I can toil you (nothing, sir; let me 20 without quest ion, that is all I oik of you." " It is a great deal to ask," said Colonel Holt, more and more surprised ; "and lam not sure that I can grant so much. Come, Simmons, toll me honestly what has hap pened ; if I can help you—" "Thank you, sir, you can only let me

Ro." " Perhaps you are in some money trouble ? Speak out if you are."

A faint Hush enino upon the man's face ; ho hesitated. "Money, sir, has to do with my trouble," ho replied, " but it U not my reason for wishing to go away, Have p.ty on me, I implore you ; let me go. I must whether you consent or not." And a look of the utmost misery crossed the man's face.

" Well, wall, "said his easy going master, " how long to you want to lie away ? For a time only, or do you want to leave alto gether !" " If you are kirn! enough to let me return, sir, I can do so safely by the twentieth of this month."

" Safely," muttered Colonel Holt; " what does tin.1 follow mean?'' Then aloud—"And who is to fill your place; you know we have visitors coming to-day, and "

Again thai lincganl look of terror cams into Simmons's facs as he ventured to interrupt his master. "Yes, sir, 1 have thought of that, and I have a brother staying in the village who is butler to Sir Hi'ii;y Curtis, at Beauchamp j'urk. The family arc abroad, and ho has a month's holiday, and will gladly take my place while lam absent. lam sure lie will (lo his best to please you, air."

There boiug nothing further to sattle, his master dismissed Simmons. For a few minute-! Colonel Holt pondered over the mutter and the man's strange manner, then muttered something to the effect that ser vants' ways were past fiuding out, he dis missed the subject from his thoughts and became engrossed in business letters of im portance. At luuchoon, much to Mrs Holt's amaze ment, n strange servant was in attendance. " Where is Simmons?" she asked.

•' Oh," cxclaimeil Colonel Holt, suddenly remembering; "this is Simmons's brothor, who has taken his place for a week or two. I have been so busy I forgot to tell you."

Mrs Holt asked no fnrthor questions till the man had left the room. Then she said—

" My dear, when you allowed Simmons to leave, did you remember that Mrs Per ceval and Eliie were coming to-day, and tint we have a dinner-party to-morrow?"

"Ye», I did not forget, but the man would go. I could get nothing out of the fellow except that he must go this very day, and would return by the twentieth." "But what reason did ho nive for such extraordinary conduct ?"

"None whatever. He looked ill and changed, as pale an a ghost. I never saw such a scared object." "Do you tliink he had been drinking?" "Oh no, he was sober. N'ver mind, his brother will do very well, no doubt; he's butler at Ueaucliamp, and looks a doceut sort of fellow. By-thc-by, what time is the carriage to be at the station to meet the Percevals?"

Before Mrs Holt could reply, Simmons No. - appeared, bcarins a telegram. "This has just arrived, madame." " A telegram ! Some change of plans, I suppose, on the part of the Pcrcevals," said Mrs Holt, opening the envelope quickly; "Oh, how tiresome, Listen— "So sorry we cainot come. Eflic''has one of her nervous attacks. Will write all particulars." " Well, that's no end of a bote. Plague take those girls with their nervous attacks. litre wove the nuisance of a dinner-party of natives to-morrow all to no purpose." "They must have bscn asked some time or other, my dear," said Mrs Holt mildly : " but it's very provoking, I own." "And so Miss Kflic and her wonderful diamonds aro not forthcoming," said her husband, getting up and lighting a cigar; "well, I'm oil". I think I'll take the dog cat and drive to the statien. No doubt there will be fish and other things to be fotched." And. Colonel Holt sauntered out. #

On his return, to his great surprise, Simmons himself met him at the hall door.

" You buck again ? What docs it mean ?" The man looked confused, stammering out, " I—l—thought better of it, sir, and —nud—l hope you will forget what has i passed." 'You are determined to puzzle me to day, Simmons Do you think you aro quite right in your head ? Have you no expla nation to give of your strange conduct ?" "None, sir," was the answer in low tones. " Now what ou earth would be the proper thing to do, I wonder?" thought Colonel Holt; " oh, if I didn't hate trouble ro much and the weather wore not so hot! As it is, •masterly inactivity1 must gain the day." And without another look at the delin quent, he made the best of his way up stairs.

[Date, August 4th, 1864.]

" What can make Ernie 90 late tnis morn ing of all others, when there is so much to be done before we start," sighed Mrs Percival, pushing back her chair from the breakfast table as she spoke, and address ing no one in partioulnr. "What was the row with Effie in the night, mother ?" asked James, a boy of fourteen, who at the moment was con voying a large piece of bread and jam to hia mouth

" With Erne ?" asked his mother ; " what do you mean, Jem?" " All I know is, I heard a scream in the niglit," replied Jem, " aud imagined it came from Effie's room opposite. But I was awfully sleepy, and the next moment I was off again, and forgot all about it till jmt now."

Mrs Pcrcival hastened up to her daughter's room. To her great dismay Ef'ie was sitting on the bed in a half faint in" condition, ouly partly dressed, , »'My darling, are you ill ? What is it ?' wked her mother. •' Oh mother, mother, moaned the girl,

clinging to her, "don't jjo away, don't leave mo," was nil poor Eliie could say. "Leave you, my child, of course not. But why didn't you Bond for mo ? I had no i lest yon were ill." " I did not want to frigli'GU you, and so I tried to get up and dress, and I could not get to the boll. Oh, mamma, I have had such a terrible night." " My darling, thca it was you Jem heard scream t"

" He must have heard me, but he didn't come, no one came, and oh it was so terrible I shall never, never forget it," and she trembled like an aspen leaf, 1 One thing is clear," said Mrs Porcival, " we cannot go to the Holt's to-day." "No, no," said Mi j, "lean go on no visits, but I must get away from here, from this room, from this bed," she added witli a shudder.

" We will go anywhere you like, dar liug," said her mother soothingly, " only t'y to bo calm now, and toll me what has upset you so dreadfully." It was some time before the girl was sufliciontly recovered to satisfy her mother's anxiety and curiosity, but at length, with many breaks and halting sentences, she spoke much as follows :— "I went to bed as you know perfectly well, and lookiug forward to our visit of the Holts, and I noon fell asleep About one o'clook, I fancy it must have been, I awoke witli a feeling of the most frightful depression, just .is if I were doomed to dentil. 1 tiied to call out, and to sit up in bod, but a heavy weigtit seemed on me.and I coul! only lie still and gasp. Then I felt myself sinking into a sort of stupor. I knew I was not awake, and yet I was not asleep. Fearful shapes and forms llitted before my eyes, until at length they seemed to merge into the form of a man, with huge prominent eyes, who stopped over me, aud slowiy waved a large knife in front of my face. I tried to scream, but felt it was only inwardly, and that no sound escaped my Up?. Again this terrible form bent over me, gradually fading away, only to return a third time with a still lierccr look iv bis eyes. Making a super human effort, my voice at last broke its bounds, and with a riugiu;» scream I woke, and sprang out of bed, There was no one lo be seen, my door was still locked ; no one could have been iv it; it must then have been a dream, I thought, ami at last, .shivering aud shaking, crept into bed again, but could not go to sleep. Oh, I did so long for you mother, and yet 1 was too frightened to come to you." "My poor child!" cried Mrs Perceval, soothingly; "it was indeed a dreadful dream.

"But, was it only a dream?" bighed Etlic; "it seemed so much more—and that face, shall i ever forget it?"

"Only a dream, darling. Something uad upset your nerves. Now, try and shako oil' tlie remembrance of it. Come down stairs, and after breakfast we will settle where we will go. I think the sea hiil c will be best, but you shall decide." Mrs Perceval treated the matter lightly ; Eilie always had bceu highly nervous, and this was only a bad attack of nightmare. It was, however, some timo before the girl took the Bame view as her mother; and. although the change to the ecasido braced her nerves, and did her very much good, it was far from being a complete cure. At times, the reincinbraucc of the face aho had seen would return and cause her hours of tortiue. Mrs Perceval, like a wise woman, hid kept her own counsel concerning the dream, or vision, which ever it was, so that it had not become an eight-day wonder in the household She rarely allowed Eflic to dwell upon it to her, and when, a year later, a new interest sprang up in the girl's life, she rejoiced, feeling sure the ghost would now be laid for ever. For Eflio was engaged to be married, and two honest brown eyes now haunted her waking as well as her sleeping moments, and a sense of peace and security hedged her round. To Lauucc Spencer she had of course told the tale, and Launcc had netted and soothed her, and made nothing of it; and with her hand in his, and her Bend on his shoulder, she could feel no fear.

It was once more the beginning of August, when one bright monung Launce unexpectedly received a summons to join his regiment; a court-martial, or some duty eitually important required his presence. Poor Eflie wandered abcut the house like au unquiet spirit after his departure. At length a bright thro ugh t struck her. " Mother, this wmld bo the very time for my visit to the Holts. Let mo send a telegram to say I will arrive to-morrow. They have always begged m« to come at a moment's notice, and I may not be able to go Inter on." "But they have people staying with them," objected Mrs Perceval. " Never mind, they will put mo up some how. Da let mo go." "Very well, dear," agreed her mothei, rather reluctantly; to oppose any wish of Ellie's was an impossibility to her; " you must tako Susan with you." " Oil yes, and my diamonds," laughed EHie; "do you remember I was to have taken them last year to show Mrs Holt. She was so envious at ray good luck in having them left to me;' a chit liko you,' I remember she said."

Mrs Perceval rejoiced to find that all remembrance of the shock her daughter had sustained a year ago seemed blotted out of her mind. No painful thoughts appeared to linger of that interrupted visit to the Priory. " Well, Eflic, scad off your telegram, then ; but you need not say your diamonds will accompany you," sho added, laughing. Effie flew up to the little villasre post oilicc and daslioi off the following mes sage : — " I am coining to-morrow for a few days, unless you telegraph back to the contrary." In the ovening Mrs Perceval inquired if sne had received an answer.

" Oh no ; I told them not to answer un less they could not have me." " Still, I wondor you have not heard," returned her mother.

But Eilic was quite sure it was all right, so no more was said.

Next morning she was up early, patting the finishing strokes to her packing, laugh ing and singing apparently in the highest spirits. "Good bye, darling mother. I shall writo to you to-morrow. Isn't it odd ? It was this very day, August 4th, that wo were to have gone to tho Holts last year." Still no painful reminiscences on the sub ject. Her mother kissed and |blessed her, preached care and caution, aud so they parted. On arriving at X Station, Effio was somewhat surprised to find that no vehicle awaited her from the Priory ; however, as she was able to procure a fly without any difficulty, the omission was of little conse quence. It so happened she had never visited the Holts before, great friends though they were. They had mpt abroad, and at the houses of common friends, but something had always come in'the way of a visit to the Priory, and Effio could scarcely believe she was really on her way thither. As the fty drove up to the door of the old house, she saw Mrs Holt in the garden, and putting out her head nodded and smiled gaily. Up ran h;r hostess, exclaiming— " Effio. my dear child, what a delightful surprise! Why didn't you let us know you were coining ?"

" Surely you received my telegram yes terday?" "No; Mid you tend one? Oh, that dreadful boy at tin post office ! He ically must be got rid of. This is the third tele gram he has lost in a month - careless, good-for-nothing youn» rascal! Never mind about that now, however. How de lightful to think you are really here at last."

"But is it convenient; arc you sure you can put me up ? " asked Ellie. "Oh, I forgot! every room is full, cried her friend, stopping short in dismay as she was hurrying into her house ; but I can manage ; you won't mind. Oh yes, I know ; that will do nicely. There s Fred; he will be surprised ! Do you know who this is ? " she called out to her hus band, who was coming downstairs. " Effie Percival! Can I be ieve my •' Yes ; and she telegraphed yesterday to say sho was coming, and that horrible boy must have lost the message. Fred, you must have him sent away." While Ellie was lunctimg Colonel Holt ran over the names of tho«c who were stay ins; in the house, and of those of the neighbours who were coming to dinner. "I hope you have brought a smart dress, young lady, aid all your diamonds, for is to lie a perfect invasion of natives." "Oh, I think I shall do,' laughed Effio, "though I was not prepared lor such a festivity." , , , "They don't happen often, thank good ness. Why, now i think of it, you left, me in the lurch on tin last grand occasion. This very day last year, by Jove ! so it "Yes ; oh, we won't talk of that," said Efh'c, shuddering and turning pale. She was relieved by the entry of Mrs Holt, who offered to take her to her room. "I have done the best I can, dear; ordered ray den to be turned into a bed room for you. There was literally no otber room available. There is only one draw back, it is at tho end of a long passage, has no lock to the door, and is not very near any other room." "It will do beautifully, lam sure, cried Enic, vexed at the trouble she was giving, and feeling she could not in reason make any objections, though the idea of an isolated room did not strike her pleasantly. "That is my husband's dressing-room," said Mrs II olt, as they passed an open door ; now turn to the right, and at the end of this passage is your room. I chose it for my clou on account of iv inaccessibility." When reached it looked such a cheerful, bright little room, with the afternoon sun streaming into it, that EHie was charmed. "If I feel lonely I can keep Susan with me," hlic thought. " Now I shall leave you to the re«t, said Mrs Holt. "It you could get a little nap before dinner you would bo all the better for it."

" I must write to mamma and Launce, that will be better than sleeping, and will refresh me quite as much. What time do you dine ?" "7.30."

" Very well; good-bye till then." " I really believe Simmons is wrong in his head," said Colonel Holt to lib wife as he came into her room half-an-hour before dimmer.

" What has he done now, then ?"

"The fellows manner is so odd I can't understand him. As soon as you had taken KUlc up to her room I sent for him to say an extra plate must ba laid at the dinner table ana stated the reason. He didn't make any answer, and looking up I saw he was as white as death and shaking all over; then he began a stammering request to be allowed to go away, ho was not well, and so on. However, t cut him short, and told him if he wanted to go he must wait till to morrow, and that then, if go he would, it must be for good ; but that, of course, he must stop and do his work to-night. With that I left him, and just now I saw him at work in the dining-room, so I suppose he has recovered his senses."

" How very strange his conduct is," said Mrs Holt; "it is exactly a year ago to-day since his last vagary." Contrary to her wont, Mrs Holt felt somewhat of an anxious hostess as she greeted her guests that evening, but she was reassured by Simmons' manner, which was as composed as usual. Efl'ic, obeying her natural instincts, was late, and reaching the drawing room after dinner had been announced, fell to the lot of a shy red-haired youth, who took her in i in solemn silence, apparently abashed by the radiance of her diamonds. It was a pleasaut,sociable dinner enough, and all went well to Mrs Holt's secret re lief. She gave a sigh of satisfaction on reaching the drawing room.feelingnowthat all danger was over. Never had EfFie been brighter or merrier. ah soon as tbe men came up Mrs Holt persuaded her to sing. She had a lovely voice, but was usually too shy and nervous to perform before strangers. However, to night she seemed a different creature, and not a little to her own surprise felt every inclination to comply with the request. Everyone was enchanted, and she was besieged for another song. "You must have some coffee fiist," said Colonel Holt, beckoning to Simmons to bring it. " I am better without coffee," said Effie, looking up to decline it. when her eyes sud denly met those of Simmonds, Who was holding the tray in front of her. A violent fit of shivering took possession of her, as with Axed eyea she watched him leave the room ; then with a piercing scream she started up, and catching hold of Colonel Holt's arm, cried— " Save me, save me !" and fell back fainting into his arms. "She must have air and quiet," said Colonel Holt, and begging bis wife would summon Susan, he carried the girl out of the girl into his study, where in time she recovered.

" Ob, that face, the awful face of my dream !" she moaned, pressing her hands to her head.

"My dear child, what has distressed you? Tell me what has made you ill," asked Colonel Holt.

His wife had by this time returned to the drawing-room, leaving her husband and Susan with Etlic.

"Those dreadful eyes, that face," was all that she could say for some time. "Do you know what she means ?" Colonel Holt aaked Susan, who shook her head. " Perhaps »he will tell me if we arc alone," thought Colonel, and he made a sign to Susan to leave the room. " Now, dear, try and tell me what has frightened you, and who it is has such dreadful eyes ;or would you rather tell Agnes ? If so, I will fetch her." " No, no," said Effie, clinging to him ; " I will tell you; it will be better, but it makes me shudder so to speak of it."

Colonel Hole soothed her as best he could, and at length she managed to tell him of her dream of a year ago. "And oh!" she cried, "that man who brought the coffee to me had the same face as the man in my dream, and when I looked up his dreadful eyes were looking at me in the same murderous way as in my dream."

"That man? Do you m«an Simmons, my butler ?" asked Colonel Holt, laughing, trying to reassure her; "fancy turning old Simmons into a villain of romance I Why,

he has been with me for years, and is as steady as old Time. You are tired and over-excited this evening, Effic, and your imagination has run away with you. i hat is all, believe me." Ho rang the bell and summoned busan, who persuaded Effie to go to her room. Colonel Holt then returned to the dining room. His guests were departing, and very soon he and his wife were left to themselves. , • . :, ,, " I must go to that poor child, said Mrs Holt; "what could have brought on such an attack!" "Oh, some nonsense about a dream, l wouldn't tease her with questions to-night. Give her a soothing draught, and let her go to bed; eM ask her maid to ait with her till she falls asleep." Left alone, Colonel Holt rang the bell, desired Simmons to put out the lights and see that all was safe, and then betook himself, with many yawns, to his dressing room, wheie he intended to solace himself with a pipe before going to bed ; and, for want of better food for thought, his mind reverted to poor little Effie's hysterical tale of her dream. " Pish -nonsense -rubbish " he muttertd between whiffs, when suddenly an unDleasant thought struck him, and he started to his feet. "By Jore 1 what if there should be something in it. The man's manner is not satisfactory; and it is odd, to aay the least of it, that the very day Bhe was to have come last year, and the very day she has come this year, he should have behaved so queerly. Well, I sup pose I'm an old fool, but I won't go to bed till dawn at any rate. What is the time now ? Twelve o'clock. If anything is to happen it will happen soon, I suppose." He opened the door softly. The Tiouse seemed wrapped in complete silence. Not a sound was to be heard. Leaving the door ajar, he placed his arm-chair behind it, out out the candles, and re-seated him self, devoutly hoping he might not fal asleep, but thinking it was more than likely lie should do so. When the stable clock chimed the half-hour after midnight Colonel Holt otarted, and changed Ids position. Surely he had begun to doze; this would never do. Why on earth had he given himself so much discomfort! He, who would willingly go to bed at ten o'clock every night, to sit up in the dark to such an unearthly hour, just because an hysterical, love-sick girl— At this point of his meditation sleep again overpowered him, and one o'clock chimed unheeded; asd a figure crept by the open door unheard, and stole softly down the corridor toward poor little Effie's room. A monieut later and Colonel Holt is wide awake, as scream after scream breaks the silence of the night. Before he can reach the room at the end of the corridor the door is flung open wildly, a stream of light bursts forth, and a little white-robed figure with bare feet flees towards him. To hjs horror ho sees blood on her face and arms. " Help, help?" she cries ; "he will kill Susan !" " Goto Agnes," was all he had_ time to Ray, hurrying past as Susan's cries grew fainter and fainter. Rushing into tne room he threw himself upon Simmons,with whom the poor woman was struggling bravely, having contrived, though' not without iniury, to wrest from his jjrasp a knife, with which he had threatened Effie's life. It was Susan's blood that had stained the child's face and hands.

Evidently Colonel Holt had not arrived a moment too soon on the scene. He caught the murderous gleam in the wretched man's eyes, and shuddered at what might have happened had he altogether disregarded poorEffie's utory. " Yon villain, you—" he began; but the words died away on his lips as the poor creature, struggling violently in his grasp, uttered a piercing scream, and fell back dead !

Mrs Holt to Mrs Percevol.

"The Priory, August 10th. My dear Mrs Perceval.—We were much relieved to hear of Effie's safe arrival, and trust that under your care her nerves may before long recover from the dreadiul shock they have sustained. We are very glad poor Susan's wounds are healing so quickly. It his, indeed, been a fearful tragedy, and both Fred and I are quite unstrung by it all. I for one will never refuse to believe in dreams again. But that reminds me I have yet to tell you the strangest part of the story. The brother of the poor wretched man came to see my husband/ a day or two ago. He was naturally in the deepest dis tress, for a great affection had existed between him and his brother. He told us that about eighteen months ago, ever since a visit we had paid to Lord D , where he had gone with us, his.brother had taken to betting and gambling, aad going out at night to play cards at a public house there is in the village. The result of all this was that he lost every penny of his savings, and ran deeply into debt. He was engaged to a very foolish, vain woman, who only cared for him for what he could give her, and did nothing but obuse and reproach him when no more money was forthcoming, and altogether made his life a burden to him. About this time he heard us at dinner and at other times talking of Effie's diamonds, and of how die was coming on a visit, and was to bring them with her. He had confided his many troubles to bis brother, who hap pened to have a month's holiday, and had taken- lodgings in the village, and his brother lent him money enough to clear him. The fatal love of play however still clnng to him, and now comes the strange part of my tale. "The night of the 3rd of August last year he had a terrible dream. Having pro mised his brother to keep from play, he had gone to bed early, instead of going out as he had been in the habit of doing. But he could not sleep, and tossed from side to side, bis mind filled with visions of Effie's diamonds, which had. again been the subject of conversation at dinner. About dawn he fell into a troubled sleep, and dreamed that you and Effie had arrived, and that she had come down to dinner resplendent with diamonds, the sight of which, to usa bis own words, raised the devil within him. The passion for gambling seized on him with renewed f urco, and he at once determined to steal the diamonds and make off to America. He felt he would not even stop short of murder itself in order to accomplish Ms desire. In his dream he waited at table, and performed all his duties as quietly and perfectly as ever, but his resolution did not waver. The house was shut up for the night, and he found himself in the pantry searching among the knives for the one which he considered best suited to his purpose. Armed with it, he stole up to Effie's room about two o'clock in the morning. Entering very softly, he stood for a moment listening to her quiet even breathing, which showed she was fast asleep. A night-light was burning, and he conld see the glitter of the diamond orna ments, as they lay scattered about the dressing-table. He moved forwaid to secure them, and in so doing made some slight noise whick awoke the poor child, and with a piercing scream she started up in bed. Then, so ne dreamed, he pushed her down, and threatened to murder her if she were not.quiet. At this point of his dream Simmons awoke, trembling and shaking as if he had the ague, and for some time he

felt, so he told his brother, as if he h&d -| really committed thu fearful deed, so vivira was the impression left upon his miod.; Jails had the sense to regard Ms dream in the if light of a warning and at once felt that;fojj •'■•§., sole safety lay in flight. His brother the same view, and soon after breakMi Simmons went to my hnsband and told ]% ' he wished to go away for a few days,"^™ signing no reason. Of course we thonfflm his conduct very strange, but he went. ni3B his brother was to take his place in MH absence. On hearing, however, that yos andEffio had postponed your visit herfHl appeared in the afternoon. "His dream, combined with fail i brother's entreaties, had so worked upon ■£ his better feelings that for a long tune he'«' gave up his evil practices. A month wm two aao, however, it appears he had em..* cumbed to temptation, and again lost (lot him) a large sum of money. On the 4th:ti{§l August occurred Erne's unexpected 'wm ill-futed visit. It is easy now to und§|H ftand Simmon's behavior when he heard.'(pi her arrival. No 4oubt the memory of hij|B I terrible dream rushrd across hi? mind, an<JßJj : his dread was that the temptation shooJd ■'■ overpower him, as alas lit did. His pqoirfH brother wishes vainly that he had weail here, for then, he says the devil wouldnolii have had it all his own way with him. Of S course Simmons did not imagine Effitfjfi

fainting fit had any connection with hinwdf neither had he any reason to suppose that Susan would sit up with her that nights But even had he known it I doubt if the fact wonld

have made any difference, for a strong! influence than he could resist was upo

him, and drove him to his destruction. Heart disease, which his brether nays hin the family, must have been the cause of hjjf awfully sudden death. Whether it will le well to tell Effie the sequel of this sad ami strange story you must decide. At aiiyl rate, it seems unadvisable to reopea'the| subject at present. There are those who,', no doubt, would pretend they_ conW/, account for all that i« so strange in these two dreams. For myself they must ewjf| remain a psychological riddle—one of thW? mysteries which pertain to the unseeji world.—With everything that is kind'»i the dear child, believe me, sincerely yours, Agnes How. li

A Problem.

A thinking mother finds the management of the family a difficult problem. One eon may inherit the disposition of the graM}^ father, another may have traits resembling those of a remote uncle or aunt, another

may be the hapless victim of unfortunate / pre-natal influences, while still another ■$ may be so harmoniously "composed .on" to \ require no manaeement at aIL Children of ■ :;f| the samejfamily often differ as widely as m those that are not akin to each other, and ■'!§ the problem of bringing out of these diver- '"' sities the greatest sum total of virtue and :; happiness is not easy of solution, Jo ju- ;1 diciously manage these conflicting elenlente I requires the utmost eelf-eoiitrol on the part ■ of the parent. The first thing to be done in order to manage a child is to understand him thorouebly. The next, to adopt such means as will bring him into subjection to hisi parent's will, and thus cnaMo him to ac- i ' quire by degrees the direction and control ~j of his own powers; for he must learni to ,| obey before ho can command even himself. It ig comparatively a very little' thing^ to ;fe surround a boy or a girl with mere physical jjj comforts. Pood ana clothing and habita> JS tion are essential to bodily welfare, *•":![ pecially in this climate. But a child - having these may still be very wretched,.la unless there come with, them sympathy, affection, recognition of bis essential charac- I tcr and capabilities. Many a juvenile soul '. huugers and thirsts for the appreciation and' if satisfaction of its intellectual and spiritual - ■ deeds. "I aever had a father," said a lady '-jj not long ago, though he she called such eat - ~ beside her every day; "he knows nothing ;|| of me, neither does my mother. I have lived 2 in profound solitude all my life." And yet f that father doubtless thought he was doing his duty to Ms child when he taught her ' the Commandments, and corrected her when sho did wrong, and saw that M^Jiad I comfortable food, raiment and lodging. So 'I far as it is possible, every father should put , 3 himself, and every mother herself, in the \jl child's place, look at things through the || child's eyes, and gently_ lead bim'in the ffl right path. For there is only one way of ," bringing all the members of one family into unity, and that is by the law of love. '.

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