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... village they were sent to. On the occasion of our visit, we were shown a little boy and his sister-from eight to ten years of age-who had arrived thus from Ireland. In no instance is the real philanthropy of the establishment better shown than in such cases ...
... therine II. in the following terms: ;From your loving sister and faithful friend, bat never, with her own con- sent, your neig.hbour, Maria-Theresa. A CURIoUS PAssAw0 1n T a HISTORY OF GEMS.- The largest di'amond in the world, priceless and match- less, which ...
... instinct of our corporate mind as our mer- cantile adventures. It is the means, apart from all religious considerations, of disseminating a higher civilisation throughout the world. It is a law of nature that Gospel truth shall first be sown broadcast among the ...
... I THE SCRAP-BOOK COLUMN. RussAxi BUTALITXY. - An elderly Russian wM brought to the police statioa one evening bya e P1h.l man, on suspicion of being about to ste3l, but without any further proof of this conjecture, than that he bad been found aseep in ...
... and in this position he fell asleep. Presently he was roused from his slum- ber by a curious sensati n, as if some animal was lick. ing his feet. In a state of half stupor, natural to waking from a sound sleep, he cast his eyes downwards. and to his horror ...
... IV . THE SCRAP-BOOK COLUMN, 11OW, THE GRREES' BECAME S SLAs TO TiM Tums.-iha slavery of the Greeks to the Othora was not the result of any'inferiority in-numerieal fore, ;naterial wealth, and soieutifie knowledge. The truth is, that the-succeses of the ...
... had just seated him. seltoi,$the eartth. We ask~ed who he was, and whence he cae.lle was. a Brahunun from 'Futahopore, who~had l n ae a pil rimage from Hoirdwar, where he had' flied a vessel with Gangee water, which he was now taking to pour noon the shrine ...
... sights and adventures. That from this time she had found her garden home dull, her honey and dew insipid, her ruse bed uncomfortable, the song of her crcket nurse harsh, till she could stand it no longer, but bravely flew o from shore right over the beautiful ...
... colours. that had been borne at Meane' and, Hyder- abad, and waved them over the dying herm Thus Cbarles Napier pasted from this world, An intrepid soldier in h Ie, I he died amidit trophies of battle, and his camp. bed, was his bier: the colours of the ...
... THE CAMEL OF THE DESERT.-From this encamp- ment we pushed straight across a fiat desert covered with dry thorns and gum-arabic trees, in which were many camels grazing. We met once at a hollow, where some water still remained from the rains, 2,000 camels ...
... under control, carc fully secured, and all doors doubled to prevent draughte. It is break- fast time, and reeking hot cocoa from L-very35.e5sstableis sending uep a dense vapour, which., in addtitions to the breaths of so many souls, fills the syoce between ...
... she f semetimes say to Mr. Spencer, when he looked ° ingly, or perhaps a little aghast at some of her m0ve l My dear, the world wouldn't let us live in it a9d so we must live by it She always hada greatde of luggage; firstly, because that looked well ...