"Poor little beggar!" said John Mortimer to his father, as they all walked to the inn together; "those two women will mope that boy into his grave if they don't look out.

But Belle has been moping around the house a great deal, Dave, rather unlike her usual self," replied Mrs. Meade slowly.

T wuz so las' Sabbath arter meetin'-time: Findin' my feelins wouldn't noways rhyme With nobody's, but off the hendle flew An' took things from an east-wind pint o' view, I started off to lose me in the hills Where the pines be, up back o' 'Siah's Mills: Pines, ef you're blue, are the best friends I know, They mope an' sigh an' sheer your feelins so, They hesh the ground beneath so, tu, I swan, You

As it was, Caroline was pale and thin, with fair hair and neat grey eyes; nobody thought her a beauty in her moping cotton gown, and while her sisters enjoyed their pleasures and tea-parties abroad, it was Carrie's usual fate to remain at home and help the servant in the many duties which were required in Mrs. Gann's establishment.

I suppose that you would have me stay at home, and mope with mother all the holidays, and never go outside the door.

But Barneynot caring for a drink, the cynicgave him his address, and, dreadfully cast down in spirit, the eager partisan moped up the long hill homeward.

However, after moping an hour in her chamber, she comes to me in her hood, and begs I will take her a walk to dispel her vapours.

Nor was I then for toil or service fit; My deep-drawn sighs no effort could confine; 430 In open air forgetful would I sit Whole hours, with idle arms in moping sorrow knit.

Fenwick's conscience said to him, 'Take her back with you!whatever happens, take her to Londonshe's moping her life out here.'

One that would meet my mirth, sometimes outrun it; No puling, pining moppet, as you said, Nor moping maid, that I must still be teaching The freedoms of a wife all her life after:

In a dull, mopeing manner.

T wuz so las' Sabbath arter meetin'-time: Findin' my feelins wouldn't noways rhyme With nobody's, but off the hendle flew An' took things from an east-wind pint o' view, I started off to lose me in the hills Where the pines be, up back o' 'Siah's Mills: Pines, ef you're blue, are the best friends I know, They mope an' sigh an' sheer your feelins so, They hesh the ground beneath so, tu, I swan, You

10 But, for that moping Son of Idleness, Why can he tarry yonder?In

Not that he sat moping all the time, for some deed of arms was ever on hand to afford distraction; but in the main his thoughts all turned on schemes for freeing England from the French tyrant.