THE STAR SATURDAY SUPPLEMENT.

AUCKLAND, N.Z., SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1883.

THE WIDOWER'S SECOND WOOING.

IT wm o tofek' s Pring movniu 2i waon the ; rVW what the poets call genial, that, in MA sp»ta a""* kalf-rnourning, I set out horn the metropolis to seek, in the Isle of Wight, the young lady to whom I had been lomega' prematmely engaged in tho life time of my lamented Becky. That unfor- Late impediment to our union was now -moved, and though she had been gone owy months, I dung to my semi-sables, teowse, in my singular case, I though that on my again beholding Anna Maria "iw mother my black gloves and the Jmhfi loand my white hat wonld speak ,Zmes of love, hope, and constancy, •mlsstfeasiignft's for rejoicm?. Airtbc train to Portsmouth flewr rapidly Ins I Rave myself up to blissful anticipa !U, and though it did occur to me that nnußrte of two years and a half had elapsed °P". I lid heard of Mrs Millington and her • V» a2 hter, and that such a lap-e of time brinzs many changes, still the small cloud i tnrnedtome "its silver lining," and the I hhlom flany of mv tcellagg maa9 mo , ivtrain though it went at the late of forty milei an hour, a slow train. The Cowes Ittamboat vividly revived scenes that wsre )-' , jndlsatupon the d«ck recalling one L<me the events of my first uulon with I Becky n>y imaginary widowhood, our re- I' inion and my second bereavement, about which'there could be no mistake ; I saw her m she sat for her picture ; j gaw jj er sea . Sit on board the sinking Duck, and then f dreadful retrospection 1 I saw her in her nrirate box I But fr? m tne private box which she now occupied she could never lißwma forth to claim me, so I lightly inDcd upon terra firma, and looked about me at Cowes, wiih the air of a single man Iwilboutincombansss. Mvftstw&lk was to tbe post-office, to ascertain the address of Mm Millingtou ; I then retnmed to the hotel, dressed myßelf irllk great care, and, having cast a glance it the long mirror in the coffee-room, 1 drew OD'myblaofc gloves, and, with a palpitating heirt proceeded to the home to which I had been directed. It was a very small habitation, quite in the cottage style, land ing in an extremely little bit of garden one of those slim dwellings which indicate the ilender means of tbe proprietor. I had tat avrare that Anna Maria wa« dependent on bar mother, and that her mother was not rich when 1 had been so nearly united to her two years and a-balf ago. But on very lons voyages, when two people are thrown together as we weie, they are apt to forget earth and its droas, while fully engrossed Wamnromanticipations: Besides, though I aabuld certainly have likad my wifo. jait for tha look of the thing, to have had i little independence of h»r own, still, I I could afford to marry whom I pleased; »nd though I stood for a-moment at the door ot the exceedingly ainall sottage, with the knocker in my baud, before 1 gave the ilgaal which was-to summon the servant, I cannot allow it to be supposed that the Idea a! withdrawisg from the pursuit of Ann* Maria, on aacount of her humble abode, entered niy imagination. Alter twice repeating my knock a foot «oman opened the door and apologised for dttey, lijto? that she was "a-washing," to tb« truth, of wkich statement her red bands and armu, lalhared and sloppy up to tie elbow*, bore ample testimony. "Ii lira Millington at home V I (ilteriagty ingulred. "No bir-not at home," replied the vm," ' . "h-JJiH-Millington within !" "Both gone out, Sir." . " I should be sorry to disturb them if they are engaged, but I am so old and in timsts a friend, that if they are at home, md visible to anyone, I'm aura they would leetne." "Oh, they're not visible nowhere to-day touoona here," said the maid, shaking ketieadV , "Pray take my card," said, I; and she looked at- her wet finger and thumb with Hoe1 compunction as she to*k it. "And lure's half-a-crown for yourself," I added, and she took that without Imitation or compunction, for half-crowns in sot the worse for wetting. "Think ye kindly, Sir; Miieia shall have your card when she do come back frotaLunqon."'.] ■'.. |j '* ' ""■ fWhat I" I exclaimed j " gone f "Went thta.mon.iog to meet Missis's sudden lister, Miss Chumps, what is just come bora the Injie»." i "ihU morning 1 and bow long will they stjjft" . " A. week, Missia said, or ten days at the longest." ,<„,,, . . t "Ob, veil; it can't be helped," said I ; "I shall remain at Cowes till they retaio. Arß they iiJtfl>ell!" . ; "Way, tollable.. Mrs Millington baa M the flenzy, and was so bad Sunday come sa'nnleht, that Mr Morbid, the pote «»ty gave her epidamic in her gr«el; but ibe be better and stroncer now, and means toimuit somebody in Lnnnon." " And your young mistress, how is she !" I "Oh I iht'd a touch of the flenzy, too." 1 "Notierlois, I hope?" I "01, no I young folks don't so much I mini Mr Morbid aaid her's was little I aorethiu a comaoa guitar; but then he I tola her i cold im't a thing to play with." i(i Ag4 ia »he locking as lovely bb ever I" I Oil] charmiag | such a faco 1 and then 1 Mi'figure's perfect scymitarl You heard I 11. • 1 No, what lock?—unless— yoa mean i -wjmival.*l 1 iJ'ii*!1?!*1"*. everybody koew. My,' 1 {Wi'a msideD sister, Miss Chumps, | »»«ht home the news from the injiea.1' 1 heara nothing," • Only to thiak! and an old friend too ! 1 Why, Miss I Tl j arte^ other's only brother who I Jl*, had died at some queer pleeein I !ywt» > and he's left all Mb fortune to IWHtoJriuißgtonr J 11 RMMj--MBndtoitrl I tW'"!"1 have you their ad- I rf 3 ye* Th6B— ; Hotol« °—~ I t»n I? 1* 7e^>" I: " and now can yon 1 Lpj; 8 *^">' l fintl furnished lodg- I ,il%liMkuythin«B do turn out!" re- I CSI interesting [friend. "Thure'sMr 1 S.« ,]ust the apartments to snlt you 1 ta4i npth6Btreet« he's Missis's'potecary, S^s,i' lueßndiediw"iMin. hiß

I thanked her. and proceeded to Mr Morbid, a pale, thin, meek little mat), who, having walked me about his house, agreed, as the lodgings suited mo, to let me have them, with cooking aud attendance, for three guineas a. week. I dived at the hotel, and had my luggage to my apart ments, where I drank tea, and then wrote a letter to Mrs Millington, expressive of my regret at not finding her at Cowes, and mv anxiety for their return. Not a word did I

say about that which was uppermost in my thoughts—Anna Maria's accession of for. tuae ; but with an assurance of my disinte rested attachment for her daughter, I brought my epistle to a close, and directed it to Mrs Millington, B Hotel C Street London.

The next morning I ordered a dinner, plain, but good, and then went forth to enjoy the beauty of the scenery. At my dinner hour I returned with a very excel lent appetite, and ordered up roust fowl, oyster sauce, and potatoes. Up they flow, or rather I should say that I wonder my fowl did not fly into the apartment, as it had never been trussed, but had been simply suspended oy its head before the fire, in a state of unsophistication, wi'.h its legs aud wines haoginp loose; and now it lay sprawling on the disk, more like an expiiiag trog than a barn-door fowl; the potatoes, though heated, certainly wera not boitod ; and the oysters, plunged in melted batter, gave evidence that the indi vidual who called herself took (if there really wets such a pretender in the house) had no intention of giving me any of her aance.

This won't do, thought I, so I walked down to Mr Morbid's back parlour, and re quested to speak ta him. lie entered the apartment, stroking down his hair ou his forehead in a forlorn manner.

I began to explain my culinary distresses and Mr Morbid listened with a patient countenance, when the door opened, and ia came a lady, taller by a head and thouldero than Mr Morbid, whom be falteringly in trodnced to me at his wife. 1 bowed, and then continued my complaint; and Mr Mor bid, perhaps struck with the hungry look which I involuntarily wore, began an apolo getic reply, but Mrs Morbid stopped him with a vehement exclamation.

"Don't listen to Mr M. Mr M. don't speak. He knows nothing, Sir—/settles it all. / means to dregs the gentleman's dinner to-morrow."

Mow Mrs Morbid was a strapping dame, in a silk gown, with a muslin oape, a fly away lace cap with artificial flowers, and yellow dittculum shoes.

" You dress my dinner, madam !"said I; "that is out of the question." Bat expostulation was vain ? and Mrs Morbid, in the absence of the real cook, who, I believe, had the floozy, was to per form the part as an amateur. Alas ! day after day, I grumbled over an ill-dressed dinner. On inquiry, I found that the kitchen grate had been unfairly diminished by tbe insertion of iron plates on either eide. The fire, ia fact, looked in if it had been laced into a tight pair of stays, the ribs seemed compressed and the vital spark almost ex tinct. T needed no moralist to remind me of the littleness of tho grate. I soon ascer tained that, at the'apothecary's lodgingi'l had no chance of a dinner unless I could literally make up my mind to live npon rhubarb tart.

But wbat wero all theso minor anxieties to one wbo daily looked for a letter from his aoul's idol ? Could /• expect to relish food?

At length it came, not precisely the reply I had expected, but still, nothing actually to damp my ardour. We bad parted sud denly, and in circumstances moat painful to all parties. Nearly three years had since elapsed ; and it was anmethtne to find her glill unmarried, still disengaeod, (till will ing to west me *t her mother's bouse. In tact, what more could I expect ? I read the letter a second time, kisaed it, and aat down to a medicated mutton-pie1 with a very tolerable appetite. Mrs and Miss Millington, accompanied by Miss Champs, in due course of time arrived from Loud on ; andlwasaumiuoned to their temporary residence, Pigmy Villa.

Again I stood in the very little garden ; attain I knocked at the door of the very small house ; and again it was opened by the handmaid who had already indulged me with an interview. I was admitted, and shown into the very smallest parlour I ever saw in my life. I sat there in great agitation' tor some time ; and then the door opened, and Miss Anna Maria, my ■ci-devant betrothed, atood before me. I was very much agitated, and for the fir»t ten minutes 1 could talk of nothing but the weather aud tho "Jlcnzy j" but she had more courage than myaelf, and she, soon, came to the point. "It is some time since we met, Mr Daffodil," aoid she.

I " Nearly three years," I replied, sighing deeply* '- " You have experienced strange vicissi tudes."

"True." I answered; "wonderful ups and-downs. But she I once thought down, and who suddenly rose -up, is now, as I enppose your Mamma informed you '-at rest.'' " Poor thing I" , . i " Yes; and so I come to you for consola tion." , " When I first knew you, Sir," said Anna Maria, with provoking coolness,' "you seemed to require little consolation ; you thought proper to pay me marked attention during the voyage, and .being very young, and very inexperienced, 1 complied with my^ mother's wishes, and accepted you "

j "I now am tree to claim your plighted band." '

"Since thai period," she added,1" I have become three years older/1 have, therefore, -more experience, and, 1 hope, nmre sense ( you. Sir, are also three years older, and'you look #." ?*■■•':

" Ma'am ; Miss Millington ; Anna Maria—" ■'

"Do not interrupt' mo.. I certainly pro mised to marry you : when you proposed for me, yon were not aware of an impedi ment to our nnion, therefore, if your attach ment was real,' the circumatancAs which separated ns moat have given you deep pain. Aa no obstable now exists, and as you hare again sought me. I do not think I should be justified in retracting the coq> sent which 1 formerly gave, that is, if you persist in your determination to wed a' portionless girl," : " When I came to seek you here sweet idol of my beating heart," I replied, "I might have been the Smallest degree in the world startled at the very little house in which I found yonr very small establish ment." ' ' ; "That is candid: then, adieu." " Kay, J said not that; and you jye en

deavouring to conceal from me a circum stance which (though nothing could render you more dear), is still, in a wordly poiut of view, highly gratifying to a»y indivi dual about to be—that in I don't mean to any that—iv fact, I'm aware of the accession of fortune." " Oh, you are 1 Well, isn't she lucky J' "Who?" , "My aunt?" '■What aunt?' " Miss Chumps." "Oil I your mother's maiden sister, who brought the news 1 Yea, yes, she, and indeed all in any way connectudwith you, must rejoice In your good fortune." "Mint I" " Yes, yours." " Oh, yes, certainly ; anything advanta geous _to one so near and dear uh an aunt, must indeed gratify me; not that I have any selfWh reason to rejoice, for though aunt Chumps is not young, she will of course marry."

" I bey your pardon," said I; "it n:enm to mo that 1 do not clearly comprehend this matter. ami, now I remember, it was but an ignorant girl that spoke to me on the subject."

"If she told you that my aunt, Miss Thumps, hbd unexpectedly come into a large fortune, she told you the truth." " Yonr aunt?" " Yes; was that what you heard ?" " No—yos—that is-I really—l forgot." " Oh, of course you wero thinking of other tilings. But do you know I never, was so surprised as when I heard you had recollected mo alter such a lapse of time. You must not forget tbe disparity in our ages; lam many years younger than your self, and you may by-andbyo thiok me say aad giddy. Visit us, if ypu please,, but speak no more of love until you have, very seriously reconsidered the matter."

I retired to my lodging*, startled; dis appointed, dkorganiaed ; and as prevention is better than cure, I sent down to Mr Morbid for mi antibilious bill; but »ot withstanding my precaution, my slumbers that night were feverish and disturbed.

Tbo next day I was introduced to Miss Chump*, and I leally thought her a very interesting woman. A long residente in a tropical climate had tinted her with deep yellow, and tQe lines under ker eyes and round her moath were peculiarly dark, liar form, tall and erect, was p»rh»pa what critical people would have oiled meagre, bit alill there was a certain something about her far from disagreeable. She had been sunk out to India to seek a husband when she was vary youu? (which must have been a lone time ago), and the search having been fruitless, »ho now came back again, possibly to establish a timilar look out in her native land. '

I doa't know how it happened, but I saw very llitU of Anna Maria or her mother during my daily visits to Pigmy Villa. Miss L'humpa always received me, and now and then wo strolled together by the sea-shoie. 6he bad left Eng land so early in life that her notions wore all •riantal—ahe certainly must have oeen s little bit volgur before she set out; and lam inclined to think that a long reaidenoe io India, unless the indivi dual is naturally eleeaot, and has been' early associated in England with persona of refinement, is not particularly calculated to give ladies what «•« are in tho habit of cop •ideriuglady like way* and notions. •

The Chumpses werd persoui of low origin. An early matriage with a moat gentleman like man had made Mis Millington piesen table in Society, but her spinater ti.ter, Miss Chumps, looked ao add, and bad such odd manners, that one would not have been anxious to incur the responsibility cf presenting her anywhere. Still, what Anna Maria bad told me about the, accea •ion of fortune rendered her lomowhat in tarettbg in my eyes, and being, as I thought, rathor neglected by the niece, 1 was glad to avail myaelf of tho excuse to try and get into the good grac'ts of the aunt.

I " I have been in India myaelf," (did I to her one day.

"So they tell me." the replied, ''Ob, India's the place for ue women ! I remember at Ka'iaandporo tlin ball .that tord Fulling gave us. He was dreased aa a Rajah, and 1 and five other ladies (the h&nds6mest they could pick oat) were his six wives 1 f wish you could have seen me, with my thawlg, and nay tisnuo-turtmn, and my beetle* wings !"'' " But y6u liko England,, I hope ?" "Oh, London's' well enough .if they would but wash it clean. I arrived some days before I was expected, and, stayed by myself at tho ti'oldtn Cross, Oliariug Cross,' until sister Millingtot ana my niooe joined Btte-" "Unpleasant for.a single lady." ■ "Yes, especially for one accustomed to tbe manners of tbo Eaat. But 1 recollected that I had a cousin Chumns in trade, one my siater don't wish to lioiir talked about, and looking in the Directory I found him out, and wrote him a note, and he came and called with his wife, and they asked me to tea. which was tivil and obliging ; they lodged at a porkshorj called t/evon shire House." .' .

"I've not the pleasure of knowing it," said I ; "but I've seen the advertisement."

"Well," proceeded Miss Chumps, "1 was not sorry 'to have an opportunity ,of seeing a little of London Society ; go I put on a beautiful bright yellow Cbiaa-,crap, droas, with a handsome scar lot India shawl niy beetle-wins turban, and my. bangles, and, ordering a cab at eight o'clock iv the evening; I aesired tho man to drive to Uovonshire Horis.e. 1' ~' "Prayjgo on," said 1, beginning to take an Interest in her adventure '

"Well away we went, and arrived at some gatea which were ihrdyn open.; there seemed to be some demur about admitting the vehicle, but the moment my bee tie wings glittered at the window, the porter ullowed us to proceed. Wo diove up to a maj»nificent mansion, from every window of which lights were beaming, and we stop ped at a splendid portico ; the large folding doom -Were open, crowds of liToried menials atood ready to receive ,me, and the interioi of the hall blazed with magniQcanco. Am I in a dream T thought 1. .People ap proached ; tho door of the carriage was opened, me steps let down, and I descended. I thought I beard the words,' Hansom cab' whispered by a gentleman in full dress. | and another also in a whisper replied : 'Ob, a foreigner of distinction, a fctrangor, do doubt; and with much, ceremony I was fseorted to the door of a taloon, &mi I immediately found myself in a,ciicle of dig tineuished individual*, one of whom—really tho most gentlemaulikoniau I ever beheld —came forward to receive me,, bu,t started back after he had advanced a lew steps no l( overcomo by Uje oriental (pleadour of my

appearance. I could not quits understand all tbis; I looked round in vain for cousin Chumps, and instead of seeing preparations for tea, and smelling buttered toast, I thought I heard ' dinner' mentioned by a gentleman in powder, who walked in at an other door and made'a graceful bow." " Good gracions 1" said I, " what a aad mistake !" "soit appeared," replied the spinster, " for the gentlemanlike man spoke to th man ia powdor, and he spoke to me, and inquired whom he had the honour of ud dressing; I certainly was agitated, but dis tinctly articulated ' Miss Chumps, from India,' when a tall, handsome man in re gimentals said something about deranged intellects, and some of tho young people laughed, when others looked on me with an eye of compassion. I fainted dead sway, and knew very little what happened until I found myself in my bedchamber at the Golden Cross." It was evident from Mii-s Chumps 1 story that she had appeared in the (ir ,t circles in London; yet it was with difficulty I could resist laugbin? at her adventure. To change the conversation, however, I touched on a tender therm ; and ere a quarter-of-an hour had elapsed, false to the fair niece, I had breathed rowx of unalterable love to the more atllnent aunt. She seemed much astonished at my offer. " You must make my peace with Anna Maria," said I, "Why, to tell tha truth," she replied, " I do nut think she will regret your deser tion ; I believe, after ' what pasted be tween you three years ago, ahe considered • herself bound in honour to accept your hand, if you persisted in your suit; though, between ourselves, I think she has been rather attached to a very handsome officer, of her own age, quartered at New porti" "So much the better, "T replied. "Hut I must do you the justice to Bay that your giving her up now is a proof of disinterested, honourable feeliug, which doe* you credit. You courted her when she wfts compuratively poor, and there aro few who would have voluntarily withdrawn their claims at the very moment when ahe became rich, and bestowed those affections on one so portionless as myself." I stood aghast. Hud the servant-girl then told me truth, and had Anna Maria i merely misled me to try the disinterested neSa of my motives ?' So it proved, I hud >been engaged to dine with Mrs Millington that day, sod at dinner I was placed by Miss Chumps, the antiquated possessor of forty pounds a-year unencumbered pro petty, whiie Anna Maiia, who cow pesested ive thousand a-year, sai radiant with smiles.' ud beaatv by the aide of Captain Baau inont of the dragoons,—'1 Modern Society."

SELECTED POETRY.

THE TEMPLE OF GLOOir,

last night in tho Temple of Gloom I knolt at the shrine of De°ualr. The orguu'o dunp thundering boom And Tow wailiug troubled tho air.

Tho sad, syren music it breathed Seemed toned to the chords of my heart, And the suUtlo enotnmtmont it wreathed From memory ne'er shall depart.

tno player who flnttorod my breast With glamour ot musto and rhyme. Was the stony -eyed wand'ror, L'nrcbt, Away from a mjstioul clime.

0, Waif from a glorious sphere, . What sin hath condemned theo to this I Why rovest In sorrow and foar Afar from thy bright realms of bliss i

Thy father hath dowered thoe well. And Btill for thlno aluoneu doth ruoum j Oh pruy Uutt.tho future may tall, Thou didst to hla dwelling return 1"

Then anaworod the player, " 0 Man, My brother unwitting, art thou : Tho thorms that thou Dearest but scon—' They are Jowels adorning thy brow!

Yet thou'lt oomo to the Temple of Gloom. And thou'lt uneel at the shrine o( Despair, Where the odours of alu and tho tomb Are watted as lnoense on air 1" .

Ue ceased; but there atrearaed from tho sky, Illuming tbat lone dreary aisle Hope's star llko tin angel's Soft oro. Of a nf from God's heavenly grnile.

Then I rose from tbo elirlnn of Despair, And I iled from the Tomplo of Gloom, And I breathed on (.oil's pure bloHsed air, ItoUorod from Doubt's dismal simoom; Dt'OAI.I) MACFADVBK,

THE FALCON AND THE LILY.

Mr darling ride* aorois tho san'l; Tho wird in warm, tbe wind la bland ; It lifts tha pony'a aloety maue. Bo Hurts and i.rand ahe nolda his rein. Jta aally bb a leaf the dew. i, Hhe wo«ra her start and klrtto blno, And od her wrist, in bells and jesa, Tho falcon perohed for ldleuom. . Thit merer biiid t oh. woald I wer* In Joy with her, in Joy with her! ... Vj darllhs o«mes not from her bow or, Tha towured Demons sw*ap the lower i Tha lorohea flroop awir t»j>jota low : The bells vi marihallsd to and froj . V? heart, my be»rt beholds her now, The pallid hand*, the saintly brow, Tne Illy with ohlll death oppreited. Against the lummer ot be broua. ■ Tn»t illy pale ; oh, wonld I were Ia pa*oe with h«r, In paaoa with her.

THREE PRETTIES.

Thoro's % pretty little flower. In a pretty littlo bower, . 11. /. Blooms for me, ' ] (looms (Or mo;' Its tints of heavenly blue, - Sparkling with morning dew Choors up my heart and oyea. This gem oC paradise ~ lilooms for me. There's a pretty littlo bird, In a pretty littlo wood, ,' Binge for me, Sings iov mo; Its muaio, soft and low,. Wherover that I go,, -, Falls swoetlv bn my ear/,— ' Tho pretty little dear . Sings for me, , Thtro's a protty little maid Ia a littlo pretty plaid. r Walts for mo, Walls for me, Beneath tho old oak troo ' Hor heart is true ta me; Tho'bird and flower may fade, I am happy while tho maid Walts for inc. , Angus Robs.

DARKNESS.

Come, blessed darkness, oomo, and bring thy bMm For eyes grown weary of the garleh day I Come with th/ coll, >low stops, thy garments gray Thy veiling shadows, bearing In ihypalm The poppy nstdri ot eluruber. doap and oaim I • ome with thy Datiui.t^jre, whoaufar-otrray Steals tho hot tover nf ihaenul awty. Thy BtlllnpßS swo-iter than a chanted psalm I Oh bleaacd darkness, day indeed la (air. . And liiiht la dear when summer days are long, And one by one the harvesters go by; But so Is rest sweet, and aurocaSe bom all oaro, And folded (wimr, and hu<h of eveneong. And a|l the onteihoraed etlenoo ot tno sky I !

FOR THE LADIES.

DIAMONDS are more than, ever fashionable, and, consequently, very much in request, ; Woman's education is often a gaudy and tawdiy setting which cumbers and almost hides tho jewel it ought to bring.out. The history of woman's coill'ure is divided into three very distinct parts, each with its peculiar object and signification, which must be entitled tae veil, the cup, and tho hat.. Conjugal amenities.— He: "My darling, I renlly believe my rhenmaism has wh»llv disappeared." She : " Oh, lorn so sorry I Now we shall never know whon tbe weather ia going to change," Respectable batcher: '• My dear madam, it wai alive this time yesterday." Dubious customer: "Cftn you assure me that ,i 4 won't be alive again this time to morrow 1 That's what I want to know." The word love in the Indian dialect is I chemelendamoutthKußagogager. This ac count* for tbe fact that the, Indians never have but one .sweetheart at a time. You couldn't expect a man to attend to two chemeleadanioughkaQagogager affairs at once. . ,

A lady of experience observe* that a good way to pick out a husband i« to see how patiently tbe man waits fur dinner when it is behind time. Her husband remarks tbat a good way to pick out a wife is to see whether the woman ha» dinner ready in time. ;'...: i

NEVER OLD TO ME.

I looked In at the tell-tale mirror, And saw the marks or euro,' 'i'hn crow's foot and tho wrinkle-?. And the gray in tho dark brown hair, My wife looked o'er niy' uhouldor— Most beautiful wua ahe : ' ' "Thou wilt never grow old, my lovo," oho cold, "Nevex grow piu to me. , ,

■" For ago is the chilling of heart; And thine, as mine can tell, '■ Is as j ouotc and warm as when ilrst we heard Tho sound of our bridal bell." I turned and kissed her ripe, red lips I ' "Lot tinioiloit.s worst on me, ' If ia my soul, my lore, my faith, ■ ■ • ■ I i;,over Boom old to theo."

\ Tho children of a clergyman's family.in , Aberdeen were making themselves happy propounding conundrums. Directly one ot them a»ia, ," Who 'twas the meekext woman 1", tbe clergyman seenied struck with a (reah thought, aud replied quickly, 11 don't read, of any.'^ Jut niaduni mide herself even with hiiu when she re jbined with quite as louoh quickness, 1" Well, we read of only one such man, and from the fu-s that's wade about him it's plain they're scarce,"

Tim; Misi'itnas.—lhe best household mis. tress is the woman who Ijjm a practical knowledge of household duties, a know ledge of cookery will enable her to point out to inefficient cooks the cause of mistake and failure, and she hhould not only know how things thould look and taste.when sent to the table, but be able to judge of aad chooie well every kind of provi.iou. It will oo't be easy for cooks to impose upon a lady who knows exactly how much of every ingredient is requisite for each dish', aud who is able to estimate tbe quantity of food required daily for her household-' If may not ia all circumstances be neceisaiy for a. lady to exeicuo hec knowledge,ju,.these,, matter), and, if khe has a cook who has pj o vod iieraelf trustworthy, the will do well to delegate largo powers to her, hut it js ob vious that, to judge the skill and honesty of her cook, the lady must po<s«»s (he know ledge indicated, , . "

IN PRAISE OF RED HAIR.

Fire 1 nro t—Where, where J In NerUaa's flowiDK hair: Wuviug with a tremulous light Througli the Uwkness ot thu nUht; Likfi a beacon raisad above, Guide to nli-HufliciiiK love.

Golijlon ringlets, don't despise The power that in the rod curl lies; TAw ny tresses do not scorn . yiuntus that Beuuty's bmw adorn'; ltavun black and dusky brown Polo before the flaming orown t

, Auburn; chestmit, all decay, clmngo to pule and feeble gray; Irtt tliom Biitiufy ikßiro, 01 ye to mo the crest of u>o, 'Neut h whose nij-Hterr thoro Hea Love beyond all human oyes.

Would you know the reason why I tho rod locks glorify 1 'Tin the soorat they impart, Knowledgo of a mighty heart { Firm as that undying lUme, In storm and sunshine b till tho some i

Quick to resent, to %la,mo, roprovo, And quick to praiso, reward, and love, No cold ana feeble spirit lives When red unerring indox gives Of whitt ia passionate ana true. What deathless love cun dare—aud do.

"I' whs thus I heard an ardent lover sing • What I believe may ba another thing.

A wife is handy about the house. She'll take a great interest in you. If you go out at night, she'll be awake when you get homo, and she'll tell you all about yourseif, and moro too. Of coarse she'll know where yoa have been and what kept you out so late, and will tell yon. Vet ri^ht after she has told yon she J will ask you where yon have been and what kept you ao late. And after you tell her! and sbe won't be lieve you, you mustn't mind tbat; and if, after going to bed. she says she hasu't closed, her eyes tho whole night, and then keeps up the matinee for two.hours longer, and won't go to sleep when she has the chance, you muat'nt mind that either; it's'her nature. > ou'll become accustomed to her little ways in time.

An Established Theory.

THEItBia a theory advanced by scientists that if you whisper in tho ear of a sleeping man the impression of your words wilt be con veyed to bis mind as in a dream. We recon tly experimented with this theory and found it worked very satlsfaotoraly, A noted Western scout, who boasted having slain 200 Indians, was stopping at the hotel where we reside. We entered hi* room and whispered ib bis ear: "We »re attacked by Indiana,' The red devilß are upon us!" Did he Spring up, grab for a knife, and blindly rush forward for a fray 1 He did arise.fi om the bed. and he crawled under it. There can be no doubt that the theory ia Qotreci,— !<Haaton

THOUGHT READING.

HOW THE POWKR MAY BE ACQUIBr.D,

THE statement that this extraordinary power iB attainable to some degree by almost every individual will probably be received with surprise and incredulity, yet such is tho fact. Incomprehensible as this myster ious phenomenon is, it is so easily produced! that it is eingnlar that it has only so recently attracted notice. The matvels of mesmerism and clairvoyance (which seem to be io somq sort related to this)' are best :left in thd hands of scientific and duly qualified men,' being dangerous things for the ignor.ant to' meddle jyiinj but thought-reading is a! simple matter wbich can hurt no. one, buc may afford to many some hours of interest"! ing and novel recreation. It is as a novel amusement for social eveniugs that we here' intend to describe some of its simpler phenomena,

First, to eniighten such.of our readeis. as have never seen any thougbt-reading, or heard it described, we will g}ve an example. | Two persons are equally concerned in th^e; result } one of these fixes his mind wholly! and1 ab-orbingly upon some object, say, I which he either sees actually, or.in his: mind's eye, The success, of the experiment I depends much upon the thlu'ker's power—a power sometimes to be acquired, and tnor moußly to be developed by practice—of con* j centrating bis mind upon the/me idea. < Tue other perhon—the reader—who bas : hia eyes utu,«lly bandaged, so th»t uo ex- i ternal objects may d'*tract hia attention, ] grasps tbe thinker's hand-t, (the two situug ! face to face, and a.-, closely as'possible), aad holds his own mind as blank as po.-siblc. If he have any^ift of receptivity he will soon, sometimes iumantly, see in his mind's eve the form, of the object, more or less VHguely, and then Berhaps all i's, dotaila. The appearunce of an object, written words, figures, colours, ui'iy all ba di-cer:ied witji rrarvellouaaccuracy after a little practice, the chief condition being, that.two people who by experiment' find .that they suit one another well, i-hbuld develop their powers by {Iruciice. and uot.try much with others. But now to clear tbe ground by some very simple preliniinaiy experiments, which con clusively prove that one mind may afl'ect auother by the simple exercise of the *jll. Let ono person, aa subject, stand passively, with closed eye*, and n laxed anele-niu.clee, ready t<f tall in' )iny Let two others stand.one before atd the ijtber behind trio tubject, with outst'Qichqd arms, and ijast the palms of ttuir hands as lightly as possible against bis bioc, neither sup porting nor proving him. Now. if ihese two firmly aud simultaneoualy will the aun ject to fill in i a certain diiecliou when he lets liin^elf go, ten to one he will fall as they wish, The directien is best determined by a fourth person, who should stand iv such a position as to bo invisible to the sub ject, even if bis eyes wero open, and should indicate , " forwardf,'1 ".backwards," " right," or " left? by a silent gesture. Of course the sceptic will say that the subject is unconsciously prepaid over ou tliut side. Well, then, let. ibe sceptic try.,, 0 . ''hi: seonnd cxpmimeuf is of the same nature, but brings us nea. er to thought-lea ding proper. The subject is, blinufold aud taken out of tho room. The rent of the company then decide upon someautfprhim to pcrfoim—to touch or move n> certain article of furniture or .the like* Two steady initidoil perxons then fetch him in, and place each a hand ou his shoulder, taking care neither to impede bur.direct his move ments. They keep their mind* firmly fixed: on wishing him to perform the appointed, act. The succeeds of tho exptrinuut will then be more or less complete according aa those concerned are fitted, for.the butinets of reading or thinking. These two experi ments form .a fund of muusiwijut lor a family party which is uqt too juvenile, or. noisy ; for we cannot tod' Strongly impress upon would-bo. experimentalists that' all mattors of this kind require to ba under taken in a eober and uuexcited frame of niiud, levity and laughter, boing fatal to success. . ... i, , ~(i ,1 . . -.- ■

I In early experiments in actual thought reading, the thinker, yrho will probably find unexpected difficuly in concentrating his mind on ono tiring, had better think of actual and simple objects, placing thenvon a small table close to biro, so tbat he sees nothing pise. The reader, too, ,wi)l find a liillieulty in allowing his mind .to become/ blauk at will, and may scarcely be able to. refrain from autSsing or wondering what the object may be. The pligh'ost exercise: of tho brain in this way is futal to suocess. A sheet of bright-cplouicd paper is .snid to be the easiest tbing to guess,..and a row of figures the. mos^ difficult, though our own, experience does not quite corroborate this. When a good reader and thinker have been faund, many astounding experiment*! way bo successfully undertaken, a few of which we will h«ro enumerate. . : - 1. Completely unknown objoota may be described, wriiten words, aud even sentences, discerned, tbe position of a bidden ariclc indicated, .or any de-ired act performed by the experienced reader. 2. Some iier.-on may pinch or otherwise hint the, thinker in any part, and the reader will experience, a fcuhug of pain in a corresponding pltce.,, ; 3. Any flavour, however delicate or peculiar, tasted by the thinker can be de tected by the reader, , 4. The proceeding experiments, as well as many others, are tendered far more mar villoua when acoooiplislud without contact. In fact, after a Jittle practice a good leuder caa succeed equally well when tbe thinker is at a distance of some yards. ; ■ ■ Wu must particularly impress upon onr reader one thin p. ■ Tfwught reading in a misnomer. ,. Mental pkture- reading in tho real name for this power. ■' When, for instauce,: the thinker has fired upon a word or a number ho must not kcop the mere idea of it in his head, or repeat it perpetually to i himself, he must see it iv his mind's eye as if written up iv chalk letters, for it is only by the faculty cf .inner tti(j/il—ii there is such a thing—that the reader reads. Thought reading is very fatiguing to both parties concirnfd, but especially ta tbe reader, who should beware' of too long-continued exercise of bis powers. We have spoken of both in the masculine gender, for convenience,-but according to our,.own experience, men.make the1 best thinkers, and women the best readers. This may not be au universal rule, how :eV<P». .■,:..-' ! ':•• ' -.■■•■'

There remains but one thing more to say. ttvery one who stes. these phenomena will' ask—does ask — I'What explanation: do you—does eoience—offer tor these mar vels?" The answer is very simple, add may be-given in one word—None,— "Ca'Belii Magazine,';



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O*i>ns is well-. known: in' Auckland, and meny resiilents will be terry to learn of hisr aflliciibnV" ''n ( ':'.' Ktferring to above,'Vaptain pwen'Saii1 this d«y (Ist Deceiiibir);,Btatp<lVw'Af^ ibeihg trcased for'aboiit fiVe'I wcD'fes%y tyro* uiedica! moil suoce^iivcly, witli Vtry, litde' alteration in my condition, except that the pain in my hand* and back Wan inada Isome'wh'at easier through tfan elfcct of the lealvanie battery,. I felt a gradual siiikin" that told me the dread end was not far ott, and one of my 'vi'itiu^'frieDda'^ugueste'd that I should try what Hitchen's lilood ; Rettorer would d», a« it was befog so talked about far and vr<de. 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