The carpet of grass on its banks was soft like green velvet, and the rippling waters of the brook were clear as crystalvery different from the muddy Missouri into which it flowed.

There were no large trees; most of the bushes were green, and the dead ones were soaked.

A few of the herd succeeded in escaping from the blood and dust of this desperate battle, and made off over the plains; but they were quickly overtaken, and the lance or the arrow brought them down on the green turf.

Thus the tumultuous war went on, amid thundering tread, and yell, and bellow, till the green plain was transformed into a sea of blood and mire, and every buffalo of the herd was laid low.

you're green yet," remarked Joe Blunt in an undertone.

" The games to which Joe referred were taking place on a green level plain close to the creek, and a little above the waterfall before referred to.

for the sea-green liquor That softens the brain to sillybub And turns the blood to ichor!

* * HIRAM GREEN'S FASHION REPORT.

Stilishly Ewers, HIRAM GREEN, ESQ., Lait Gustise of the Peece.

Fondly taking his feline friend in his arms, he softly strokes her back, and gazes lovingly into the soft green eyes that look responsively into his, and rebukes her not when, in impulsive love, she rubs her cold nose against his burning cheek, and wipes her eyes upon his frail moustache.

* HIRAM GREEN IN PITTSBURGH.

If I haint GREEN, who in SAM HILL am I?" "Old man," said the porliceman, tryin to quiet me, "you mite have been green before you struck Pittsburg, but if I haint mistaken, yoo've been out and got smoked up, and are now as black as the ase of spades.

No one ever heard of ship captains in a place destitute of water; and, as the moon is made of green cheese, there must of course be "skippers" there.

It was not as yet green, but it was fresh and budding.

The bright green checks he recognised first; they were rye fields that had been sown in the fall, and had kept themselves green under the winter snows.

"Perhaps," says Mr. Wedgwood, (p. 398,) "from the crunching sound of eating the crisp, green herb.

"I'm troubled with rats, and I haven't any paris green handy.

Gordon turned green with anger, and then he became nervous.

"It is sure to rattle any green man.

The little grave, too, where for many years Maggie herself had been supposed to sleep, was not beneath the pine tree now; that mound was leveled down, and another had been made, just where the grass was growing rank and green beneath the shadow of the taller stone, and there side by side they lay at last together, the mother and her infant child.

It is most difficult to procure the genuine Otto of Roses, since even in the countries where it is made, the distillers are tempted to put sandal wood, scented grasses, and other oily plants into the still with the roses, which alter their perfume, and debase the value of the Atar; colour is no test of genuineness; green, amber, and light red or pink.

This is worn on the left breast, and attached to a button-hole of the waistcoat by a green silk riband.

At the time when the public were allowed to visit Virginia Water, the best point of entrance was at the gate at Bishopsgate; near which very pretty village, or rather green, the Royal Lodge is at present situated.

Somewhere near Camberwell Green, just as he had resumed the debate about his purchases, a middle-aged woman met him with friendly greeting.

The green dolphin.