Larch and mountain ash, and Lawsonian cyprus,deodara and magnolia, arbutus, and silver broom, acacia and lilac, flourished here in that rich beauty which made every cottage garden in the happy district a little paradise; and here in a semi-circular recess at one end of the lawn were rustic chairs and tables and an umbrella tent.

I take off my hat, my broad-brimmed hat, wishing that it were as big as a carter's umbrella, to that tower.

"Bob, those umbrella-trees could shade a thin, short man now, even if he didn't hug the trunk!

John Wingfield, Sr. sat for hours under Dr. Patterson's umbrella-tree in moody absorption.

Two china pugs and a statuette of a simpering pair of children under a massive umbrella adorned this article of furniture.

Over and over again he said to himself: "The rain pours and the people down below chuckle as they move about each under his little umbrella of self-conceit.

How significant it is that among the emblems of royalty in the East the three chiefest are an umbrella-bearer, two men who stand behind and swing great punkahs modelled on the elephant's ear, and two others carrying yak's tails wherewith to scare the flies from the royal person!

When a new house is building you will see a high pole over the doorway, bearing coconuts at the top, with an umbrella spread over them.

Francesca appeared suddenly, holding a black umbrella over her head.

He wanted to hug her, but jackets and hats and her umbrella made it awkward.

She sat beside him and shifted the umbrella to partially cover him.

He held his bag under the umbrella and pulled out the form.

"Bye, Oliver," Francesca said finally, standing with the umbrella.

Mr. Southey walks with his chin erect through the streets of London, and with an umbrella sticking out under his arm, in the finest weather.

" "Its embarrassing," said Mr. Swiveller, "in case of fireeven an umbrella would be somethingbut you did quite right, dear Marchioness.

"Perhaps Jonas could get some for us, with an umbrella.

" "I could go with an umbrella," said Lucy, "just as well as not.

" The children saw an umbrella behind the door, and they thought they would go both together, and they actually laid down their book, spread the umbrella, and went to the door.

" The children saw an umbrella behind the door, and they thought they would go both together, and they actually laid down their book, spread the umbrella, and went to the door.

"But, mother," said he, "why cannot I go out now, with the umbrella?"

"Because," she replied, "when it rains fast, some of the water spatters through the umbrella, and some will be driven against you by the wind.

Rollo then took off his shoes, and gave Lucy his share of the fruit, to keep for him, and then sallied forth into the yard, holding the umbrella over his head, as a few drops of rain were still falling.

I strolled up and down for half an hour, wrapped in an olive great-coat, and having a green silk umbrella over my head.

Beneath her arm, a restive captive, waggled and slipped a scarcely valuable umbrella.

Her short hair curled like a boy's, as without a hat she stood under a green umbrella, to welcome her guests.

She adjusted her small, close-fitting flowered hat, dropped her parasol across the bed, and began to draw on her cotton gloves.

"He asked me if I could go out with him for a minute or two at once," said Hilda, and picked up the parasol with a decisive gesture.

To the best of his recollection, the Editor never saw him abroad without an umbrella; which in fine weather he used as a parasol, to preserve his eyes.

He left in his tent the insignia of his royalty, the golden ... the golden throne, the golden parasol, the golden sceptre, the silver chariot, the golden ornaments, and other effects of considerable weight; he fled alone, and disappeared like the ruined battlements of his fortress, and I entered into his retreat.

[Illustration: NELLY'S NEW PARASOL.

"That's him," she continued, with eyes still fixed on the parasol and without changing her monotonous tone"off and on ever since.

She had a Southern girl's narrow feet, encased in white stockings and kid slippers, which were crossed primly before her as she sat in a chair, supporting her arm by her faithful parasol planted firmly on the floor.

He laughed, coughed slightly, and when he looked up again she had fallen into the same attitude as on her first visit, with her parasol point on the floor.

Mrs. Purcell came along, opening her parasol.

Mrs. Purcell adjusted her parasol and passed on.

And then, the cars stopping, she made her way, with her carpet-bag and parasol and a great newspaper bundle, gathered up hurriedly from goodness knows where, along the passage, and out upon the platform.

"I think I'll go for a walk beside the river," she said, reaching for her parasol.

Now I'm going to jump into that 'bus,' and she signed with her parasol to the conductor.

They returned through the park, hardly speaking at all, Emily absent-minded as usual, waving her parasol occasionally at a passing butterfly.

Mrs. Latham was clad in pale violet embroidered with iris in deeper tones, her wide hat was irreproachably poised, her veil draped gracefully, her white parasol, also embroidered with iris, held at as becoming an angle, and her corsage violets as fresh as if she was but starting out, while in fact the party must have driven up from New York since morning.

The rest of the ride to town was uneventful, except that when they reached the outskirts they met Jenks-Smith's coach loaded with Whirlpool people, but the Lady of the Bluffs saw nothing strange in the combination, and merely shook her parasol at them, calling, "I'm sorry to hear you're flitting, just when it's getting lively again, too!"

The parasol-pines projected patches of shade across the burning road, where the sun-baked earth crackled and crumbled to dead dust under every footstep.

She handled her closed parasol somewhat awkwardly and kept looking anxiously at the doubled gold chain that drooped from her neck to her waist, as if to reassure herself that a gift long-coveted had not been lost.

She emptied the money into the apron of the astonished peasant girl, gave something as well to the recluse, who was no less astounded, and then, opening her red parasol, walked off, followed by her maid.

" Then Sun ordered his servant to come with him, sheltering Li Chia under a large parasol.

Now, my good man," I added, taking up my parasol and purse, "I shall not report your rudeness to the proprietor, because doubtless you have a family to support, and I don't wish to make you lose your place, but let this be a warning to you never to be so insolent again," and with that, I simply swept out of his shop.

I am a person of moods, and do not feel always like talking at all," and I rose and prepared to draw down my veil, take up my parasol, and depart.

The first morning after we got here I was as much surprised as if I had met Mary Queen of Scots walking along Prince Street with a parasol over her head.

Then did Miss Clifford's French maid trip forward smirking with a parasol to mend: Désolée de vous déranger, Monsieur Hope, mais notre demoiselle est au désespoir: oh, ces parasols Anglais!

Mary Bartley then lowered her parasol, and settled into the Colonel's chair under the shade patulae fagiof the wide-spreading beech-tree.