They also robbed me of such cooking utensils as they wished; then bidding me good-bye, early in the morning, they mounted their ponies and rode off to the south, evidently bent on some murdering and thieving expedition.

He thanked them and said: "Good-bye.

"Remember, Betty, you and Bob are to spend the holidays with us," said Mrs. Littell, as she kissed her good-bye.

" The offer was gladly accepted, and at length, when the train reached Chatton, the three chums wished their companion good-bye, laughing heartily over their unexpected journey.

" She put up her face frankly to be kissed and then ran up to the ancient door; whence she waved me a last good-bye.

She resented at this late date King's way of going; not only had he not told her good-bye, he had left no word with her father for her.

* Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree-top, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, When the bough bends, the cradle will fall, Down will come baby, bough, cradle, and all.

For bringin' these hily morril and refined Monongohelians to Massachusetts is a big feather in your cap, and you will receive your reward bime-bye.

William Allingham. ROBIN REDBREAST Good-bye, good-bye to Summer!

Farmer Hedden was busily at work in the fields, looking ten years older than on that sunny day, nearly a year before, when he had shouted a laughing "good-bye" to Tom and the little ones.

"Good-bye, Silencieux," he whispered, "Good-bye, until the rising of the moon.

We can hardly help speculating why the apostlepassing as it were by its front doorshould have given the go-bye to a region so important as the Munster Decies.

"I'm going to see Redbud, Mr. Roundjacket," he said, "and I think she'll like my dressgood-bye.

But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjoriedear.

"Good-bye," he said, smiling; and she could not help the break of pride in her voice, as she faltered out stupidly, from the depths of her disillusionment: "Ohgood-bye.

" She looked at me with an anxious expression, and then said, "How do you think it would do for you to wait on the piazza until the rain is over?" "Good-bye," I said, with a laugh, and bounding down to the front gate, where I had left my bicycle, I mounted and rode away.

"I mean good-bye," he said quietly.

She had to fight hard against the tears at this point, and she hid her face against that of the big horse, with her arms thrown round his neck, as she murmured her last good-bye.

Couldn't some lapplochement be negotiated?' 'Good-bye.

"I am looking at my little dove," answered Hansel, "nodding a good-bye to me.

(Nods good-bye and passes on.) FEJEVARY: (calling to her)

Marjorie pushed the door open: "Good-bye, Morris," she said, as he caught her hand and held it last.

"Why, in the name of all wonders!"and he read: "Good-bye.

William Allingham. ROBIN REDBREAST Good-bye, good-bye to Summer!

We had been travelling in Switzerland, in the autumn of 1864; and I remember very vividly her saying on board the steamer, by which we were leaving Colico at the head of the Lake of Como, on our return to Italy, as she turned on the deck to take a last look at the mountains, "Good-bye, you big beauties!"