" It was gravely replied, that Protector was a new, King an ancient, title; the first had no definite meaning, the latter was interwoven with all our laws and institutions; the powers of one were unknown and liable to alteration, those of the other ascertained and limited by the law of custom and the statute law.

The late protector had been a Moses to lead God's people out of the land of Egypt; his son would be a Joshua to conduct them into a more full possession of truth and righteousness.

Feb. 13.] Cromwell, and another to the army, both conceived in a strain of the most poignant and sarcastic irony, it proceeds to discuss the three questions: Whether the lord-protector be a tyrant?

It was also maintained that the act of attainder passed against the Duke of Clarence had virtually incapacitated his children from succeeding to the crown; and, these two families being set aside, the Protector remained the only true and legitimate heir of the house of York.

Everybody thought by this time that he would remain dumb forever, when one day, in the church of which his protector was the priest, the sacristan observed him standing before a beautiful image of the "Child of the Ball," and heard him saying in melancholy accents: "Child Jesus, why do you not speak either?" Manuel was saved.

The house's only other protector is a hound, the aim of whose life is to get thrust out of the ladies' apartments every fifteen minutes.

A faithful protector was Bob, and woe to the intruder who dared to annoy the household while he was around.

" "An adequate protector even against these celebrated gunmen who run the camp as you have already admitted?" "An adequate protectoryou are the man!" Donnegan shivered.

The house's only other protector is a hound, the aim of whose life is to get thrust out of the ladies' apartments every fifteen minutes.