Francis Bacon was the youngest son of the Lord Keeper, and was born in London, Jan. 22, 1561.

she called, for she heard the swift feet of the youngest petrel ascending the stairs.

French phrases are detestable where there is any English equivalent, but in this case there is none, so I will explain to the youngest readerwho may speak only one languagethat the base of Peter was always clean.

" "Will Peter go too?" asked the youngest Carey eagerly, his nose quivering as it always did in excitement, when it became an animated question point.

While one of the youngest subalterns in the army, he made love, rarely without success, to the mistresses or wives of his superior officers, and fought duel after duel with those who took offense at his gallantries, From one castle in which he was imprisoned he was aided to escape by the wife of an officer of the garrison, who accompanied his flight.

From the painting by John Collier.] Life.Rudyard Kipling, the youngest of the great Victorians, was born in Bombay, India, in 1865.

I was travelling in the North and West of Scotland with my wife, my youngest son Osmund, and my daughter Annot.

When Earth's last picture is painted and the tubes are twisted and dried, When the oldest colors have faded, and the youngest critic has died, We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need itlie down for an aeon or two, Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall set us to work anew.

He has four wives, all sisters, and the youngest of them almost a child.

Yet it was close on a hundred years since Iraine, the youngest of Merimna's heroes, fought his last battle with the tribes.

Yet every one had had enough, and the youngest Cratchits in particular were steeped in sage and onion to the eyebrows!

Not the two youngest boys.

The next day, with the same ceremonial, Eapoo again appeared with all the remaining bones it was possible to recover, and was this time accompanied by Karowa, Terreeoboo's youngest son.

Yes, now I know what shivering means!" DUMMLING AND THE THREE FEATHERS Once upon a time there lived a King who had three sons; the two elder were learned and bright, but the youngest said very little and appeared somewhat foolish, so he was always known as Dummling.

The two elder brothers, being of the opinion that the youngest was so foolish that he was of no account whatever in trying to obtain the throne, for they did not think he would find anything at all, had said to each other: "It is not necessary for us to trouble much in looking for the carpet!"

At the same time Dummling appeared with his beautiful carpet, which he presented to the King, who was very much surprised, and said "By rights the throne should be for my youngest son.

Then the youngest son descended the steps as before, and upon seeing the large toad he talked with her, and told her what he desired.

The terms of this circuitous application, curious, as bringing into connexion three of the most eminent men of letters of the day, prove that the youngest of them was at the time (1739) in deep distress.

It seemed to me that a youngest brother's portion of freedom would compare but poorly with the measure of intellectual liberty that I had secured for myself at school.

" While the youngest of the clan lacked the strength and skill of his elders, he made up for it by a wildcat manner of fighting that taxed Joe severely.

For there can be no doubt that in these critical times, when the life of the best and bravest and strongest is so cheap, no duty is more important than the cherishing of infancy, and the provision of seasonable joys to the youngest generation, gentle and simple.

If Mr. Punch may exert his privilege of turning abruptly to grave from gay, the claim may be allowed on behalf of the youngest generation, already remembered in the chronicle of last month.

We were two pretty babes, the youngest she, The youngest, and the loveliest far, I ween, And INNOCENCE her name.

We were two pretty babes, the youngest she, The youngest, and the loveliest far, I ween, And INNOCENCE her name.

The youngest of the four received the deference generally accorded the uniform he wore, and returned the regard due age and station in the civilian world.