... al' black as the wing o' the raven The tresses that twined roun' caressin' her neek As dark wvere lier Een as the jet ripe blackberry, Whan glist'niit' in dew, shed frae nature's full eye, Throughl which her soul beam'd, like thte bright star o' e'enin ...

... A CHRISrAIAS STORY, .By Mns. GoldE. (London: Fisher and Co., Angel-street.) I Christmas stories are becoming plenty as black-berries, and, if well told, are the mostacceptable gifts of the season. There are many things to be said in their favour. When ...