... Shortly afterwards—in the middle of winter —Sir Frederick rode by himself, without even the assistance of a guide, to the Yosemite Valley at a time when tourists bad long since ceased to frequent that magnificent place. Whilst in America he on one occasion ...

... I will, therefore, as au antidote, give the two latest Yankee yarns which have reached me. Number one runs thus. The valley of Yosemite, in the Far West of America, is, as every one knows, famous for its gigantic trees—the Wellingtonia Gigantea to wit ...