... plan to raise the wind. But us lad; ye hae coned tee the wrang quarter. We ken ',fakeer Nelson °wee weal tee be teen in yer story, and if ye dinua mak' yerser scarce afore I can count half-a-dozen, I'll kick ye out at the dour, and get a policeman tee ye ...

... of 1878, namely— Reading, with expression, a short ' passage of prose or poetry, with explanation, grammar, and elementary analysis of simple sentences. Writing from memory the substance of a short story or narrative, read out twice by the inspcltor—spelling ...

... safe but happy slielt.m. hap,iy dais passed in the loci •ty f his sweet awl gentle child, who toll him, while he slept, the story of h• r mother's and her own sail life, and heard iu return of the sufferings endured by the convict, nnrighteounly convicted ...

... an efficient and courteous master of ceremonies. The proceeds of the Partv--shout -will, along with nesrly £3 r deed by a short course of lectures, be devoted to the purchase of books for the parish library. Amsogat the ladies and gentlemen preseut at ...

... you, for I'll he hanged if this is nit the greatest surprise ever I got.' 'Sit down, then, and I will tell you the strange story,' said Roland. Black Will did sit down, and lie listened with attentiun and much interest. The youth finished by showing him ...

... officer, banker to the Board all rolled into one small man. Yet this consistent, candid, accurate, gentlemanly speaker, in a short time says, I don't wish to say one wont egsinst any one person or to enter into an) pertonalities. The two statements speak ...

... crevice, and hopelessly wedged within the rocky priAun-houre, end utterly unable to effect his liberation. His breath came short, and great sweat drops broke upon his face. He dare not make any violent motion, for the sapling was already bending with alarming ...

... rola. Foolish fellow, he has got entangled with the import., also, sod will, no doubt, be beguiled by some equally absurd story.' has yet to i.e seen whether it is absurd,' said Archibald, doggedly. • C..Me here, Robert,' shouted Walter, without noticing ...

... particular —he hail only to stop short at the falling of Walter overboard, without uarrating the after scene, in which crime was committed and his guilt contracted. Se little trouble was required in the constructiou of his story that it cost him little thought ...

... body here awa'. It's no the oilier ye hae offered, Captain, that brings me up here tae what I ken; and, had it been a crime short of murder, I wad bae haddea my tongue a'thegither, for the way I cam' tae ken what I .lee ken hand we trate speakin' o't tae ...

... DEATH Or MR SCROoLAR. BUILDER.— This gentleman died at his residence at Townfoot. Lockerbie, on Saturday nioruing after a short illneen. lu matters connected with the building trade Mr Schoolar's advice was frequently sought. For some years Mr Schoolar ...

... valley, and almost in a moment the extensive, neautiful, and imposing scene, which we described in the first chapter of the story, lay before them. It was an evenin.e very much like that which ed the prospect on that former occasion, in the wee month—almost ...