Once, as we moved away, there seemed to come again a distant sound of wailing, and I said to myself that it was the windyet the evening was breathless.

" The last part of the sentence was undoubtedly trueany functionary's wife has a certain importance in France, and when your husband has been Foreign Minister and Premier, you fall from a certain height, but I couldn't accept the first part, that my life would be necessarily dull because I was no longer what one of my friends said in Italy, speaking of a minister's wife, a donna publica.

All honours have been paid to those who carried out the project, and very little is said of the man who originated the scheme in spite of great difficulties at home and abroad.

"Look you," he said with decision, "I would not spend the night in that place for all the wealth that the world holds.

There were many things said about it, and all were of evil.

AS MINISTER OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION In March, 1876, W. was made, for the second time, "Ministre de l'Instruction Publique et des Beaux Arts," with M. Dufaure President du Conseil, Duc Decazes at the Foreign Office, and Leon Say at the finances.

"Yet, I must say for the island that it came handsomely up to specifications.

The matter will probably continue to be decided by every one according to his view of Seneca's character and abilities: in the matters of style and of sentiment much may be said on both sides.

Merry Christmas!"Thus to honor the natal Festival of Himthe Unselfish incarnate, the Divinely insightedWho said unto the lip-server: Sell all that thou hast, and give it to the Poor, and follow Me; and from Whom the lip-server, having great possessions, went away exceeding sorrowful!

" I am almost disposed to doubt whether it is necessary to make the concession of "wet and swampy"; otherwise, there is nothing that I know of to be said against this excellent conspectus of the reasons for believing in the subaërial origin of coal.

"No," she said as though by an afterthought.

" More is said after this; but the speakers have strolled to the other side of the Gospeler's house, and their words cannot be distinguished Mr. BUMSTEAD closes his umbrella with such suddenness and violence as to nearly pull off the head of MCLAUGHLIN; drives his own hat further upon his nose with a sounding blow; takes several wild swallows from his antique flask; eats two cloves, and chuckles hoarsely to himself for some minutes.

A short distance east of where Bog River enters, say from a quarter to half a mile, he will find a cold mountain stream.

" "Why do you say by me, of all people?"

"I said all that I could say without being everlastingly fresh.

"Now, men," Sir Colin had said before the engagement, "you are going into battle.

Nay, furthermore, being elated far more than all my other companions, how often did I disparage their loves, saying within myself: "No one is loved as I am loved, no one loves a youth as matchless as the youth I love, no one realizes such delights from love as I!"

Stanley Hall says between six and eight, while Dr. Montessori teaches children of five and even of four.

The great rapture of that moment did not, however, prevent O'Flynn's saying under his breath: "Did ye be chanct, now, think of bringin' a dtrop o'hey?" "No," says Benham a little shortly.

I said over them the Twenty-third Psalm: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff shall comfort me.

But they were sorry to a man, and said among themselves that they'd see he was defended proper even if he hadn't nothin' but a little dust in a jam-pot.

" "Harryyou mean" "Aw, now, Millie, it's no easier for me to say than for you to listen.

He pushed the letter under the door of her room, and said through the keyhole: 'Edith, look here, I'm just going for a little walk.

Hence, the word vigil came to mean the prayers said during the time of watching or waking, preparatory to the great event.

but, sir, I hope you will apply, And say like Spectacus that I shall die.