I was so new to it all that most of the names of the rank and file were unknown to me, and the appreciations of the votes and the anecdotes and side-lights on the voters said nothing to me.

Monsieur Thiers, the first President of the Republic, had been overthrown in May, 1873Marshal MacMahon named in his place.

And I was glad to discover, through the few Indians that could be induced to talk on the subject, that they have names for the wild rose and the lily, and other conspicuous flowers, whether available as food or otherwise.

My husband was a deputy, named to the National Assembly in Bordeaux in 1871, by his Departmentthe Aisne.

The famous White Pine Mining District, White Pine City, and the White Pine Mountains have derived their names from it.

The willCharley, he made it yesterday, like he always swore he would the next time you got your name on the front page.

Is it not odd, by the way, that a country so long Mad-rid-den as Spain, should have now a governor with such a name as PRIM?

She made a new rule I wasn't to call her a beast before breakfast' 'What, you're allowed to call her these awful names after breakfast?' 'No.

"I should never think of associating Evadne's name with disgrace," she said.

While he had the Decameron still in hand, he paused in that great work, with heart full of passionate longing for the lady of his love, far away in Naples, to pour out his very soul in La Fiammetta, the name by which he always called the Lady Maria.

Or occasionally I divert myself with the fancy that I am of a still older day and that I have walked in from LichfieldI choose the name at hazardwith a tragedy in my pocket, to try my fortune.

There was sadness in his conviction and an honest man's regretwhich, if noted by those about uswas far more dangerous to my good name than the loudest of denunciations or the most acrimonious of assaults.

If, however, you are ambitious of a name among the speculative men of your country, this little stone," added he, stooping, and picking up a small stone from the ground, "will answer your purpose quite as well as any improvement in husbandry.

"Only I do not understand why you should have dragged John Charteris's name into this ludicrous affair" "You really do not understand?"

Strangein the knowledge of that underground hell-holehow apposite has been the naming of the Pit.

Mrs Mitchell said he was the minister from some place with a name like Ruritania.

Why?' 'I feel all the time, somehow, as if he were calling me by my Christian name without an introduction, or as if he wanted me to exchange hats with him,' she said.

" "Here's a name under the formula.

We will leave her name out of the conversation.

It was because Jesus Himself did sogiving Himself up utterlythat God has so highly exalted Him and given Him a name above every name.

And at Riverview his father moped in his office and about his fields, growing ever more crabbed and more obstinate, and falling into a rage whenever any one dared mention Tom's name before him.

Recovering myself, and wishing to intimidate him: "'I desire in the first place,' I said, 'to point out to you your grave transgression of municipal regulations in omitting to paint your name over your shop.' "'Call me Rattila,' he rejoined with unconcern, 'and state your further business.'

THE BON CHRETIEN PEAR.The valuable variety of pear called Bon Chrétien, which comes to our tables in winter, either raw or cooked, received its name through the following incident:Louis XI., king of France, had sent for Saint Francois de Paule from the lower part of Calabria, in the hopes of recovering his health through his intercession.

quoth Fidelis, "unworthy art thou to take her name within thy lipsenough!"

He sang, with careless shout Hurling his name about; He sang, with oaken stock His steps from rock to rock In safety keeping, "Here Faun is free, Here Faun is free!"