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To the Lily of the Valley.
Hweet flower, why doit ttiou love to dwelt,
Like some fair nan within her cell,
Afar from public tight
Why seek the quiet water side.
Why tek those drooping belli to hide
ISo dulicately white 1
Thou needs not shnn thy listen guy,
Thou art ai beautiful as they,
Though not 10 richly drest ;
Thy simple rube might please a mind
To innocence and peace inclined,
Or charm a sterner breait. .
True emblem of Humility,
Oil do I wish to live like thee
In some secluded ipot ;
Then would 1 listen to the snng
Of Nature's warblers all day lung,
And bless my happy lot.
Lily, I'll place thee in my breait.
Aad when by vanity possossM,
On thee I'll fondly gaze,
And meekly strive to imitate
Thy modest unassuming state,
Thy oarelessness of praise
CWritten for the Dmlr Tim.i.
1UVK II V A MTIMi.
OB, BO UN TO BE USEFUL.
BT MRS. JULIA QEISENDORFF.
The slanting beams of a September sun (hone
with ft golden haze npon meadow and uplavd
valley and stream, clothiug all object! it retted
ou, with that toft, dreamy mellowness to pecu
liar to our American autumn, as a small luia
rious-looking carriage of dark green hue, driven
apparently by a man-servant ol 1 expectable ex
tcrior, came rolling along, and stopped just by
the aide gate whiuh led iuto the great farm yard
belonging to Mr. David Hawthorn, J r.
As the carriage came suddenly to a dead
halt, a little veiled head leaning far forward,
was thrust ont to recounoitre, and a soft youth
fid voice enquired: "Are you sure this Is the
place, Michael? "
"Vis ma'm, there can be no mistake at all
for we've followed all the directions to the
letter, cross roads and all will it please y to
light, ma'm."'
For a momeut the yonng lady besiated, and
then said "open the gates, Michel, and drive
in!"
The man opened; and wjtle driving slowly
np the long shady aveui", young Miss Cathie
Bruner gazed aronni open the scene with a
strange mingling enriosity and sorrow, for
all here were nknown to her. She was city
bred too, entirely unacquainted with the usual
habits 'fid routine of country life; therefore
ever thing npon which her eye rested, bore a
novel look, and seemed so new. Miss Cathie
was about to visit distant relatives whom she
had not, as yet, even seen but with the hope
ful character inseparable from early youth, was
confidently certain of liking. They wero ex
pecting her on that particular day, for letters
had been exchanged between her dear mother
and aunt Lucy Hawthorn of invitation and ac
ceptance for a few weeks' visit from her.
Cathie, it must be confessed, began to feel a
light sensation of home sickness creeping over
her, sa th lermitmi J their foarjcy w
gained; and thoughts of seeing Michael drive
away back to all the dear folks at home,
mingled mournfully with these reflections: As
she then gave herself up to reverie; a loud clear
voice startled her by its suddenness and close
proximity,
"Hallo, there Toml np with the oxen, and
hanl the apples down to the press!''
An answering ahont sounded faintly from the
distance. Cathie threw back her green veil and
looked out. A young man ol stalwart frame,
but noble proportions, was standing jnst beside
then employed in raking the fragrant hay
which lay widely scattered around. A broad
brimmed straw hat, much tbs worse for wear,
was thrown far back from his white forehead,
the only fair spot npon a face embrowned by
constant exposure to sun and air. At the yonng
lady gaied curiously, tbeit eyet met, and he at
once stood beside the carriage.
1 this Mist Brunei, ol Aubnrn;" he said
addressing the man-servant.
"The same, y'r honor."
Cathie bowed affirmatively, very much
wishing to know in return the speakers nana.
"We were expecting yon, Mitt Bruner.
Driva round to the front door, my man" said
the person waving his baud authoritatively, and
'disappearing at he spoke.
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uutr we sUps are kt down, the door iiiea open,
and lol the same person it standing ready to re
ceive her in the great hall door. He seemed used
to command, whatever his name; lor aa Cathie
stepped lightly on the stone steps of the portico,
his voice rang out clear and loud, bidding
Michael bring in Mist Bf uner's baggage.
Cathie entered the hall, which was covered
with oil cloth, fresh and handsome at that in
her own home; and now the young man ex
tended hit hand in free cordial manner,
with the words: "will yon accept yoar cousin
David's brown baud. Miss Bruuerl"
Cathie would not have appeared surprised for
the world at this; but involuntarily she blushed,
laughed, and then held out her own little
gloved one, which for the first time in its life,
lay iu a great, dark, and rough one.
David led hit cousin into a spacious summer
parlor, to shady and obscure, that he was obliged
to throw back the shutters, when in came light,
and the breath of flowers together, and Cathie
could not help all the time wondering where
her aunt and cousins were.
"Take off your bonnet, cousin Cathie," said
David, leading her to a sufa; "and I will call
my mother and sisters, they are all down la the
grapery, gathering grapes."
Cathie threw down her bonnet and black silk
mantle "please let me go with yon, cousin
David," she said, "for indeed I have never seen
a grapery in my lifel"
David smiled at her simple girlUhnes of
mabner ''well, but it may be too far for one
so delicate to walk?"
But no Cathie would go she felt wild
for jnst such a stroll after the long ride which
had cramped her limbs; besides, she wanted to
see a farm, and the girlt quickly as possible.
So Michael was given over to the meo-eerv.
ants of the farm yard, and Cathie with only a
green veil thrown lightly over her head, was
led out Into the fresh air by a back door open
ing on to a porch, and thence to a gravel walk,
which guided them iuto oue of the most beau
tiful gardens she had ever teen. Every thing
seemed on so large a scale the trees wcra so
loftyand touched as thry had begun to be
with bright autumnal tints, appeared to be of
gigantic growth, and almost unearthly Iovell
liness, with the fast dyiug sun-light tipping
their far off heights.
While the young girl was admiring the char
ming and novel scenery which lay spread around
cousin David stalked along by her side mute
and silent; presently be gave a long loud whistle
which often repeated, soon brought several great
bounding dogs to him, who sprang with low
fierce growls of delight npon their master; and
he evidently enjoyed supremely, that which was
a source of terror to the poor affrighted Cathie.
David Hawthorn, in bis gratification of their
gambols, did not at once observe how pale her
cheeks and lips had suddenly become, and
when he did, his expression of countenance
plainly told that he considered it all a piece of
affectation.
"I have always been a great coward, cousin
David," she said depracatingly, scarcely daring
to meet his scornful glance.
"So I should judge;" was his reply spoken
in an ironical tone "but there they are all
gone now and here we are just within view of
onr destination," and without deigning an
other word to the little strange Cathie be
led the way rapidly along, and never stopped
till he had reached hit mother's side.
All the home sickness which but a moment
before had lain heavily about the stricken heart,
fled at the kind hearty welcome bestowed by
her aunt Lucy, and her cousint Helen and Sophy,
two beautiful girls, who won her heart at almost
the first glance. Down went the heavily laden
baskets upon the grass, filled with rich ripe
fruit, that all mtfht Jirji rjfcnmisg
the stranger guest.
David locked on silently with those dark
piercing eyes of hit, to see how Cathie bore her
self toward the family, for he had been long
impressed with a firm conviction of her pride
and ity prejudices coming to them he feared a
manifestation of this in her manner; bnt when
he noted how bright and affectionate was the
smile which sprang to her fresh coral lips, and
beamed fiom out the sparkling asure eyes she
bent upon hit mother; bit own voice turned
away.
Cathie would insist npon carrying her share
of the heavily piled bassets to the house, al
though inch matters were entirely new in the
vocabularly of her home occupations, and David
laughed within himself to see how tired the
teemed before half the way was won, and he
noted too how red, say, almost purple was the
little velvet hand grasping the eoarta basket.
At length both hands together were applied,
for the strength of Cathie'a wrists were giving
way, when David had grace enough left to ai.
vanee to her rescue and at he took the nn.
wonted burthen she had borne, it was with a
strong grasp, which more eloquent than words,
xpressed hi. almost contempt of her onnv weak.
nets. This was the second time her strange
cousin i.via aaa made her feel more than nn.
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duration tool Of euurse she learned to dread
hiin.
How different he was from the rest o! them;
hit mother and listen were polite and refined
eminently to, and the eould toon tee accom
plished in other respects than household affairs.
There was another brother, Alfred Haw
thorn, almost the perfection of manly beauty,
who came in from the field just at the family
were seated at the tea-table that evening hit
cheeks glowing with a fresh ruddy eolor, which
exercise htd lent them while fair hair lay in
crisped curls over hit templet, not trained by
the aid of art, but with a grace free and wild at
thongh the air of heaven had tos.ed them play
fully at will. The dress he wore, was plain at
a farmer't should have been, yet his manners
were tinged with all that refinement to per
ceptible in the mother, and he greeted cousin
Cathie with an ease and grace seldom surpassed
in the drawing-rooms of fashionable society.
So Cathie liked him from her heart, talking
and joking with freedom and gladness, very
different from that feeling with which David
had by hit severity inspired her.
In the evening, which proved toft and balmy,
they all repaired to the great parlor, and, to
Cathie't delight, there stood an open piano nn.
dor an open window, through which thone, in
long silvery streaks, the bright autumnal moon.
It was not long before she was titting there,
bathed in its glorious radiance, singing her fav
orite songs her home songs; and she soon for
got that she wot barkened to by strangers'
ears, for the whole soul went forth in that
gushing melody, regardless of aught else.
David could not despise her there, nor did not,
He thought her lovely charming; for so she
looked to him as he stood in little dark re
cess, shaded from the brighter light enveloping
Cathie for no other than broad moonbeams
shone npon mantel or centre-table that radiant
night. But hlf voloa was silent alone, while
all the rest joined in loud applause of the beau
tiful songstress. Helen and Sophy begged for
another, and still another song. But now it
was their tnrn, Cathie said, and rising, she
with gentle force drew Helen upon her seat,
who soon set them all agoing with little lively
Scotch reels and mazurka's, followed quickly
by a quartette in which David was compelled to
take part, and, to Cathie't astonishment, his
voice was remarkable for that clearness, beauty
and depth of melody she had always to lopged
to hear.
"How heavenly," the said ts David "is
this harmonious blending of the voices of
brothers and Bisters how often have I not
wished for them, as I tit and ting in my lone
liness!
"You shall then sing with us," was the
reply "but your brilliancy of tone and man.
ner far outshines onr old-fashioned ways, giving
a far different effect."
"I don't think so," said Cathie, humbly
"your tones, especially, are very tnperior, ex
celling by far a talented first class vocalist I
have lately heard at a concert in our city."
David was struck dumb, at tuch praise siu
cerely given too, and while in this stage, Alfred,
who was never embarrassed for a reply, said
'cousin Cathie, I am not suprised at your opinion
we all think David excels in singing."
"I shall not be made a subject of conversa
tion, nor a spectacle of J' said David to himself,
at he disappeared from the room, and was not
again teen that evening but he did not go
very far, not without the sound of their happy
mirthful voices, at truth compels me to say he
was not graciously inclined to pet and spoil
his already ruined cousin, at he foresaw, would
be done by the rest of them no, he would not
be put out of hit way for her comfort, but was
determined to employ himself just aa usual,
in and out of doors wear the tame coat and
hat, which he was accustomed to wear he was
not going to disfigure himself, aa Alfred wat
ture to do, Mot a whit cared he what the
thonght of him in her beautiful fine dresses,
and soft white hands, which he was tare, were
only placed there for ornaments, and to show
off her brilliant rings upon.
Cathie had not the key to all hit resolves,
and much wondered at his reserve toward her,
for after the first evening he wat always en
gaged in tome way or other, separate from
them if he had any leisure momenta, they were
' spent in reading or writing, bnt very seldom in
conversation; and he must have forgotten his
having invited her to sing with him, for his
voice wat not again heard in their little con
certs. ' Cathie wat very sorry at all this, for hit pe
culiar tones were sadly missed, Bnt when she
expressed a wish to have it otherwise, either, or
both of his sisters would reply sorrowfully,
that It would not do to urge brother David
he was so oddl
: Cathie was a pet then, and daily becoming
more beloved by all, for she would persist in
doing her share of every thing which formed a
morning's employment for her cousins, because
the did not like to tit down all alone, while
they were active, and stirring about and the
really enjoyed her labort. ' -
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APRIL 23, 18
v. iiiie ljand and Alfred were out in the
bait- or fUd, the perhaps with broom Or duster,
wat going about in the simplest of pretty morn
ing i wrappers, wua Her soft dark hair put
straight hwk behind her little ears, and fatten
ed op W(h a tiny silver comb. One morning
while employed ia iweeping the parlor, and
tinging kt an accompaniment, she was surprised
by David, who came in hastily in search of
somethigg, . Cathie pretended not to see him
for he was to odd, that the did not know how
to take hi J, and so the dropped her broom, and
went to arranging some books upon the centre
table until he should go ont but David had
stopped in the middle of the room, his hurry
all over he stood quite still for a moment, and
then broke forth "why cousin Cathrie, canjt
be possible that this It you? "
Why not cousin David," replied Cathie,
with a cold air "am I different in any respect
from my mual self?"
David was thinking how beautiful she looked.
and what a lovely little wife she would make
for tome one not very far off for he was not
indifferent after all to the "pet."
"I did not know that you eould work,
Cathies" said he bluntly, the red blood mant
ling spite of himself to his brow and cheek, as
he fixed hit eyet full upon her own.
"I did not either," taid Cathie "but you
cannot tell how I enjoy it, and how dearly I
love to come here every morning after I've
cleaned npthingtso nicely, and sit down in
one little corner with my sewing, and think
it all over again."
"Evory morning, Cathie, is this your ocenpa-
tion?" said David, almost tenderly, for he had
noticed of late how beautifully every thing was
arranged how fresh were the flowers in the
creamy vases "but you would soon tire after
the novelty wore off."
"Indeed I shall not, cousin David, for after
I (to sway from here to my own home, it shall
still be continued there. ' But come to think of
it, do you never like any one only for what
they do"
This wat a home thrust, and made David bite
hit lips tor very vexation, for he knew that such
wat the ease.
"Why do you ask that question Cathie?" he
said almost fiercely.
"Becaase, this is the only time that you have
at all seemed to notice me, or care about me
since I aume" and Cathie broke forth into
merry peals of laughtor, for she could not help
it, David looked so droll.
"Pshat!" said David, mnttering something
inandibly as he hurried out of the room but
Cathie had found out something that morning,
which had lightened her heart considerably , and
this wat: that her cousin David did not actually
hate her, at she had before feared. For one mo
ment, his whole soul had shone forth upon the
clear openmanly face, until he had looked realiy
handsome! for all his coarse elothes, and great
straw hatl The busy times had come at the
farm housi the gathering in of fruits making
cider apme butter, &c, and so all hands were
in requisition for the autumn work.
Apple c tting time had come too and some
of the neig raring folks, young girls, and young
men also, ow collected together in the kitchen
of Mrs. II iwthorn, to assist in the pleasant
task, whichlis always the case to make one of
merry enjvments of country life. How new
to Cathie it was, and how she had looked for
ward to the evening in pleasant anticipation, and
now came down to them as they all tat around
in a row, lakghiug and chatting gaily, with her
full white i ms bare to the elbew, and a little
checked apr u on covering the delicate muslin
which nevei had been engaged in such an occu
pation. "Can you, pare apples, Cathie?" taid her
cousin Alfres, handing her a pan full of them
at he spoke, fid leaning over her carefully, aud
at he tat down close by her tide "or shall I
assist yon, or rather teach you T now tell the
truth, Cathie, did yon ever in your life attend
an apple cutting before?"
"Never, cousin but you will tee how hard
rilltry to learn."
David sat on the opposite tide of the great
fire-place, betide a very pretty girl, but the
moment Cathie entered, his whole attention
became absorbed in her tweet face, and strong
determination to learn. He kept watching
Alfred, and at length became to provoked at
their trifling conversation, and merry peals of
laughter, that be threw down his pan, and
without a word of apology to his pretty neigh,
bor, betook to himself another room.
Cathie noted this and her heart beat all
the fatter. When he came back, a long time
had passed away, and many were engaged in
stirring the boiling liqnor, which when finished,
makes so delightful condiment for the tea
table. Cathie, poor little thing, wat one among
them; for true to her determination, there the
wat standing over a boiling cauldron with a
great ladle in her small hands, stirring away,
looking to weary and heated, that David really
(elt sorry for her, and thonght within him
self at he approached her, that he never had
seen to bewitching and persevering a creature,
"Positively, dear Cathie, yon shall do noth
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ing more to-night," he taid, taking away the
ladle at he spoke and laying it down; "see how
red and tired your hands look, and your eheekt
why, I eould almost light a cigar by them."
"Am I, then, to frightful?" taid Cathie,
about to run away; but David caught her aa the
flew, "No, no; yon are only too lovely at yon
are. Come back, for heaven's take, and keep
me eompany, for I never wat to wretched 1"
"What do yon want with me, then?" said
Cathie, blushing deeper red, and quite em
barrassed.
"Oil only wish to have yon near me; and
yon need not talk, if you are to tired."
"But I am too tired for talking or anything
else. Please let me go, cousin David."
At this David dropped her hand, and taid in
an altered, vexed tone, "Go, then, if you mutt."
And to onr hero was more gloomy than be
fore; nothing made him laugh. While all the
rest were joking and happy, he stood aloof, long
ing for he knew not what.
The next day, while at the cider-press, he
observed Cathie stealing down a thady walk
which led to a pleasant little retreat, sacred to
the girls, who had called it their summer-house
he had himself aided in preparing and adorn
ing it for their own use. Cathie had a book in
her hand, and with a light blue scarf thrown over
her head and shoulders, was gracefully threading
her way along the grassy path which led to the
tummer-house. It was about 4 o'clock in the
afternoonbright and balmy; the mellow beams
of the sun shone with a flickering light coming
down through clustering boughs of forest trees,
which had been touched by light frosts until
colored with hues of beauty more gorgeous than
ere dreamed of by poet or painter. The warm,
throbbing soul of the young girl responded
with gnshing emotions of delight to the love
liness of earth, and involuntarily her ttep be
came more lofty, her inward thoughts more
holy u the raised her eyes to drink in to her
very soul, if so it might be, the breath of heaven
which now fanned lip, and cheek, and brows.
She had reached the stile which divided her
from her place of destination, when a hurried
step, and the shadow of a man just thrown
across it, stopped her. She turned, and al
most in affright, too, to meet the glance of
David.
"Oh! how yon startled me," taid Cathie, as
he let down the bars for her to cross over, which
she wat almost doing, when he laid one hand
upon her arm "may I not go with you
Cathie?" his words were spoken almost beseech
ingly, and his hold still upon that soft white
arm which had looked so dazzlingly pnre to him
the past evening.
Cathie understood the glance he bent upon
her so she answered eoaxingly, "would not
to-morrow do at well, cousin David I am
reading tuch an interesting book!''
He assisted her over the stile in silence, re
placed the ban, and leaned over it, with his
eyes bent npon the ground.
Cathie turned from him without a word, took
two or three irresolute tteps forward, and then
came back to him " what is the matter,
David. Are yon offended with me?"
"Yon avoid me in every way," he replied
gloomily "I know that I am rough, impolite
unfit to appear in the tame society with you,
but for all that" he stopped again, and still
looked npon the ground.-'
"Why are you not like cousin Alfred;" then
the aaid but the wordt were repented of aa
toon at spoken, for David bunt forth almost
incoherently
"Yon would like to lead me by the neck
with a "blue ribbon bnt I am no lamb to bow
meekly to the yoke Cathie, I have done with
you forever;" and David raised his head erect,
gave one lofty glance of disdain, at a farewell to
Cathia, aad turaW to go. - -
But her look ehainea mm to tbe spot it was
so deprecating, as though asking for forgive
ness and he was again a slave.
"I am glad that yon are not like Alfred,
Davidl,' ,
"Your reasons?" as he looked almost fiercely
npon her.
'Because I like spirit and bold manliness,
that nothing, not even the opinion of the world
can quell?"
"Dearest Cathie, go on!"
"I am done, and have no more to say
cousin."
With a leap and bound he it at her tide, no
thing could restrain him. from throwing his
arms about her slight form.
"Cathie, love, tell me again with your own
kind voice, that I am not rough, nor hateful to
yon."
Cathie spoke tremblingly "I believe yon to
be noble aad good."
But my coarse coat, tun-burnt face, and
brown handt, what shall be done with these, my
own Cathie?"
"Let them be; if we were only not constns,
David that it the only thing that make me
nnhappyl"
. "Give me that dear little hand, Cathie, for
we are cousint of a fourth remove, only;" and
David drew it within hit own, gazing with
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fond pride upon the tweet down-cast face,
which was cast mournfully upon the earth
"My own Cathie, yon are not Happy, while I -
feel to glorious, to that earth can scarely con
tain me."
"Yon must not mistake me, David," said
Cathie, meeting his eyet which were bent so
tenderly upon her own "but I do not feel sure
of acting wisely, until my dear mother approve
my choice."
"But we will go to her, Cathiel And you
will be surprised to tee what a gentleman I
shall appear, when I doff the garments in which
I am truly ashamed, of having had the temerity
to win that dear little heart; and you always
look so purely beautiful, too dressed so ex
quisitely in those roseate robes, of which I am
so proud. Pshaw I I ought to be ashamed of
myself for such obstinacy, we do not seem
well matched in appearance, at least, Cathie;"
and David looked with contrition upon his own
shabby outfit.
'But your heart and sentiments are most
noble, David, and that is of far more conse
quence, although I do not pretend to despise
the case, which even throws a charm around
the most Apollo like form." Cathie possessed
too much feminine delicacy to pain the sensi
tive feelings of her lover; therefore, quick as
thought she turned to another subject, that of
her own deficiencies." Bnt yon have forgotten
David, that I am not fit to be a farmer's wife,
and you would wish me to be useful?"
"I do not longer care for that, Cathie pro
mise but to stay with me, it only to polish and
embroider my roughness a little"
'I am fit for something else," said Cathie
her bright bine eyes fair and deep as the sky above,
flashing proudly as she spoke "leave that to a
higher power, who has not placed you amid anch
glorious scenery, and the cultivation of yield
ing so rich an increase, without implanting
emotions which no created being hath power to
call forth rather let me hope to yet learn
this lesson, that the higher gifts of life are alone
developed by leading a life of usefulness!"
"My noble Cathie, and yon are the one.l
deemed weak, foolish, and only fit for fashion
able lifel"
"1 believe it has all come through yonr affec
tion for me, David," said Cathie submissively,
"but you may pick up my book, David, it is
too late for me now to read, and I shall go to
the house."
A bright tear fell upon the great hand that
was reaching for the book but when the pene
trating eye of her lover sought to know if it
came from the blue eyea so worshipped by him;
the delicate scarf wat suddenly drawn about,
and the face turned away.
David, hencefortn was led "tamely from
house to field, parlor and kitchen, as any pet
lamb" could have been, moreover, his whole
appearance becamo so transformed, that there
after, while with Cathie in her glittering silkt
and delicate merinoes, he could not have been
mistaken for a laborer for the hat, boots, and
coat were carefully brushed, and the neck-cloth
faultlessly white for Cathie had gained her
mother's consent and very often was the same
little green chariot obliged to traverse the road
which separated her from her native home.
Cathie is still the "pet" of Mrs. Thornton,
and her delighted sisters, Helen and Sophy.
I mistake if all were not pleased with the ar
rangementexcepting Alfred, who soon after
wards found it necessary to travel for his health,
ere deciding upon a professional career.
Moral We have discovered in the foregoing
events, that fate does not always decree alone late
houn, and an aimless following after apea and
their concomitants, but sometimes kindly reaches
forth a helping hand, that the realities and sober
duties of life, may be mingled with its accom
plishments and pleasures.
Thi Griat Folab, Ocean. At the last
meeting of the London Geographical Society,
Lieut. Osborne, a member ol one of the Brit
ish Arctic expeditions, argued at some length in
favor of the support of the existence ot a great
polar ocean. He said that in Wellington chan
nel he had observed an immense number of
whales running out from under the ice, a proof
that they bad been to water and come to water,
for every one knew they must has a room to
blow. He further taid that there wat almost
a constant flight of ducks and geese from the
northward, another proof of open water in that
direction, since these birds found food only in
snch water. He added it wat hit deliberate
opinion, from observations made on the spot,
that whales passed np Wellington channel into
a northern tea. In referrence to the abundanee
of animal life, in the latitude of thit supposed
polar sea, he remarked that, while on the south
era side of Lancaster? Sound Jhe never saw
enough; game to feed his dog. Melville Island,
one hundred and fifty miles to the northward,
abounded in deer and musk oxen. It wat thus
clear, he continued, that animal life did not de-
pandoa latitude; but increased, if anything, af
ter passing the seventieth degree. Moreover
while in Baffin's bay the tide made for the
southward; coming from the Atlantic, in Bar
rows Straitt it made for the northward, which
eould only be exp lained on the hypothesis of
sea in that direction.
ICTIn St. Petenbnrg, by an old custom,
every person, male or female ,Jof what grade soe
ver, taken np drunk In the street by the police,
it obliged the next day to sweep the streets tor a
certain number ot houn.
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