It was a pleasant laugha clear, rippling carol of clean mirth that sparkled in her eyes, and dimpled in her wholesome cheeks.

"Hush!" said Spalding, "we are trespassing upon fairy domain; the spirits of these old woods, these mountains and rock-bound lakes, are abroad, and well may they carol in their joyousness in a night like this.

Rise, sons of harmony, and hail the morn, While warbling larks on russet pinions float; Or seek at noon the woodland scene remote, Where the grey linnets carol from the hill: O let them ne'er, with artificial note, To please a tyrant, strain the little bill, But sing what Heaven inspires, and wander where they will!

A robin had hopped upon the window-sill just outside the patched and rusty screen and was joyfully caroling to her his views of life.

Yet was there nothing about her of mournfulness; on the contrary, she was ever alert and bright, with a ready tongue to cheer and a helpful hand to do; and, seeing the sadness that seemed stealing over Mary Winslow, she struck another key, and, catching little Love up in her arms, said cheerily, "Come hither, pretty one, and Rose will sing thee a brave carol for Christmas.

Flocks of gay birds sat carolling on the luxuriant branches of the fir trees, and their songs filled the room with laughter.

This covenant was made of Passent that he might avenge his father's death, and dispute his heritage with Aurelius; but of the King of Ireland to avenge him upon the Britons, who had vanquished him in battle, robbed his folk, and taken to themselves the carol with a strong hand.

Carolling at the top of his voice, playing mad pranks with all who passed us on the road, and staying at every inn to drink twopenny ale, so that I feared he would certainly fall ill of drinking, as he had before of eating; but the exercise of riding, the fresh, wholesome air, and half an hour's doze in a spinney, did settle his liquor, and so he reached Hurst Court quite sober, thanks be to Heaven, though very gay.

[Footnote 9: Wright's Songs and Carols of the Fifteenth Century, p. 30.]

CHRISTMAS CAROLS FROM MANY COUNTRIES; a collection of old favorites, familiar carols with new settings, carols in original foreign languages, and newly translated carols.

A lark caroled over Lenore's head and a quail whistled in the brush below.

As skylarks carolling below a cloud In sweet June weather ...

"Surely," thought I, "if there were such a thing as a transmigration of souls, this might be taken for some poet let loose from earth, but still revelling in song, and carolling about fair fields and lordly towers.

'The army which fought at Plevna', replied Prince Carol through his minister, 'may well be destroyed, but never disarmed.