As RACHEL mourned for her step-mother, I sighed for me home.

It has been a godsend to many people of no particular importance or position who have used it as a stepping-stone to get into society.

He did not approve his step-father, but admitted that Cartwright could be trusted to handle a matter like this.

Two or three days afterwards they started, and at the station she gave Cartwright her hand with a smiling glance, but Cartwright knew his step-daughter and was not altogether satisfied.

Below appears a ricketty old step-ladder leading into darkness.

His father died comparatively young; and, when he was himself fifteen, his mother married the rector of Newry, the Reverend Thomas Skelton, whose influence over the six step-children of the household worked wholly for their good.

" He started for the house and met his step-son at the porch.

Then came the birth of Mrs. Newcome's twin boys, Hobson and Bryan, and now there was no reason why young Newcome, their step-brother, should not go to school, and to Grey Friars Thomas Newcome was accordingly sent, exchangingO ye gods!

I couldn't bear to think that she was my step-sister, and I was glad that, at least, not a drop of the same blood ran in our veins.

But Care again his steps pursues; Warns him of blasts, of blighting dews, Of plund'ring insects, snails, and rains, And droughts that starved the laboured plains.

Masser Mile, em 'ere step-husband, after all, nebber jest like a body own husband!

Then they wandered down in a meadow to get a drink of water from a fine spring near the foot of a huge old tree, and having refreshed themselves, turned their steps homewards.

Albert H. Knopf (C); 2Sep65; R367009. KNOX, ROSE B. The step-twins.

Step light, Lesterand the rest of you.

On she went, meeting at every step men wounded in the head, in the body, in the limbs,on horseback, on foot, on planks, on barrows,besides the bodies of the slain.

John Boynton was a step-cousin of Lizzy Griswold's.

Hasty and overmuch heat he accounts the step-dame to all great actions that will not suffer them to drive; if he cannot overcome his enemy by force, he does it by time.

The fellow was without conscience, driven by the fear of the fate that drew nearer with every step southward.

How fearfully my step resounds Along these lonely bounds: Spare, savage blast!

Something in her look made the outstretched arms fall nerveless; made his springing step pause suddenly; made the very words die away on his lips.

And there stood Mistress Madison beside me, doing somewhat of a dainty step-dance upon the flooring of the look-out, and singing a quaint old lilt that I had not heard that dozen years, and this little thing, I think, brought back more clearly to me than aught else how that this winsome maid had been lost to the world for so many years, having been scarce of the age of twelve when the ship had been lost in the weed-continent.

A greedy vulture skilled in game, Inured to guilt, unawed by shame, Approached the throne in evil hour, And step by step intrudes to power; 80 When at the royal eagle's ear, He longs to ease the monarch's care.

Before the principal entrance, to which several flights of steps lead, stand two figures of elephants above life-size.

So now the fulness of time is come; for our duty being at length discharged to the African captive, I have demonstrated to you that every thing is orderedevery previous step takenall safe, by experience shown to be safe, for the long-desired consummation.

" When his request was granted he made a mental note, "Step number two!"