... THSEOUTrCAsTs OF POKER F!L.AT*. ?? take the following from The Luck of Roaring Camp and other Sketches, by Beet Harte. 'Ibis 'work, which has gained an amactug popularity on the other side of the Atlantic, conslats of a series of papers descriptive of Call. fornian life in its earlier stages, and is nierked by humour, V athos, and graphic vlgour to an extent ?? fully noceunts or the ...

... j?Ett??. THE H APPY VALLEY. 1WB F. T. PALOItVE. *IN the heart of the long bare uplande le lies like a river ot green; Anti the trees eaoh slope descending Leave nilow~ery sward between:- A fl' verv pathl for the children, W\ith the o ik annd the thorn on high;- - 'Cor'erts to tempt the boldest, SAnd shelter-spots for the shy. Comne, Love, to the lsppy valley, XVhere the turf slopos smnooth and ...

... (Smithl?iderdn ? By Frederick Wedmore. In two vole. 15, Waterloeplace, London). Some time ago we noticed witis approvol a first fiction from the pen of Mr. Frederick Wedmore, a promisingynuog titt?rafcur whosanaine ?vill be recognised by many local readers, and tx- pressed a hope that before long we might again meet him in the field of authorshIp. We have now the pleasure of recording our ...

... ?? =E _ ?? _ LITlERATlU.REi .. THEF. JUNE MAGAZINES, &c. * The CornhYll Mw,'ozinse. (London: Smith, Elder, and Co., Waterloo-place.) The number opens with three addi- tional chapters to 'i Tho Adventures of Harry Richmond, I and closes wvith fuir msore chapters of Lord Kilgobbin, i both of which maintain their interest. Mr. H. Merivale . contributes an able paper on The Last Phase in the ...

... HOMEWARVD BOUND. The itatler -itS at the opeil door, Site hlintoitet~l a low sweect Itint, And ro(els 1ber Iitiw)c ?? on tier breast, I, tlile dr. Ysy Sumllmer i1o101, He Cometb, mly darling, she softly eiiga, ' To thee antid to ilme agani, or over, perchasee en onr golden fields They carlry tile shining grain. 0 hlappiy ?? 0 sweet delay T'hoagh I Start at every sound, 'Twill bo tal ...

... 3?ittt?. A BUMMNER MlORNING'S SONG. [PROMI T;1E DUISII OF J. TOLLFEVS ] li., sleeper Xdreamner, up ! for now There's gold upon the muountain's brow- There's lighlt on forests, lakes and mneadows; Thle dewv-drops shine on itow'ret bells, whUilae~ eout~o of morning toll 4. Up nl ucattle!I for the dells And diugles teem with shadows. Up ! out ! o'er furrow and o'er hield;- The cbdu'asi of ...

... Never have the committee of this society issued a more attractive programme wherewith to loosen the purse strings of their patrons than was the case on Thursday and Friday e last, and never with them has so much labour been so badly th repaid. The blame does not rest with the public on this E occasion, for none but the most courageous could possibly D venture on an expedition to Northernhay in ...

... THE BATH AND WEST1 OF' ENGLA~i SHOW A.T GUILDDRD). stealing The ninety-aecond annual a*hibl*ten of ?clae ?? and West of ags, of En???d Society and Southern Uoiantiea Association was Opened isuge a at uliddord on Monday morning, undpf?circnmntances which gave ?? The pi-on1i?e of Its proving one of the le'ostsucoeeafnl meetings the with ? soclotr has held during Its long and ?? career. The tents ...

... *TO A lROSE5 TREE;. WllAT though the clouds bo heavy, the winds stern, And June comes as a. gloonjy masquer drest I Thou op'st thy many-owbed andlc lustrouls breast, And mak st the murk walU ith tby beauty burn; Thus teaching us to see, with less concern, Ohill, leaden shies-thle joyless, the onbiest, But for thy smlles-whiec{o (0awvbite invest The month for which worn niortolg fondly yearn. ...

... MvRTLE, Tax GIPSY GIRDL. Br MM. EacKMA?N.Csf SYRIAN. AT the extreme end of the village of DosenheitulO Alsace, a few steps above the sandy footpath which loads to the wood, stands a pretty little house surrounded by fruit trees, its flat roof laden with heavy stones, its gabled front projecting ever the valley. Fii??txts at pigeons are whirling about, hens aersichiog tinder the he gee upon the ...

... The Solioitor-General has not finished his cross-examine- tion of the plaintiff in the Tichborne trial. On Friday the claimant stated that there were 117 more witnesses to be examined on his behalf. The expenses of this trial are said to be between £800 and £900 a day. On Monday the plaintiff said he remembered no incident of his early life which he had not already told. He admitted having had ...

... ON A G'ASLIOGHT. BlY Tile REv. Ii. TODDi, ?? * EIfLTIFtlL, Steadatlf&taU1P, 'l'hatt mute through da~iiglat's hotir, * Yet uost seronely 8'CSDB Whcu night hlegirds thy shrine, * Nor heed'st tho damp, * Nor tha wind'o tyrant powers- K~eeping uniquenched thy light lf that, more bright Whlere thy glad rays do fall, 'Ihoulgh for brief interval, The gloomnwrapt roa l ma'y be. -Humble thy task; yet ...