,illustration3 ,,the ,,girl',s ,,own ,,paper ,,vol4 ,,viii4--,,no4 #cfj4 ,,november #bj1 #ahhf4 ,,price ,,one ,,penny4 ,,the ,,shepherd',s ,,fairy4 ,a ,,pastorale4 ,,by ,,darley ,,dale1 ,author of 8,fair ,katherine10 etc4 ,illustration3 8,,and ,,read ,,it ,,aloud40 ,all rights reserved4 ,,chapter ,,viii4 ,,twelve ,,years ,,later4 ,in the early days of the present century1 during which period the events of this story took place1 the education of the lower classes was of the meagrest description2 boys like ,jack ,shelley1 with intellectual capacities above the level of their own class1 had none of the opportunities afforded at the present day of rising from their humble position4 ,jack1 indeed1 was fortunate in getting hold of ,fairy's books1 which he very soon mastered2 but in those times young ladies were taught very little besides history and geography1 and a little ,french1 and ,fairy was not fond of study2 she liked ,french1 and she was fond of poetry2 history she hated1 and but for ,jack her ignorance of arithmetic would have been pitiable4 ,her taste for poetry hence fitted ,jack indirectly1 for ,mr4 ,leslie gave her a ,shakespeare on her tenth ,christmas ,day1 and from the first day ,jack caught sight of it he never rested till he had saved up enough money to buy himself one1 which was his constant companion on the downs4 ,he was an intense lover of nature as well as of poetry1 and his shepherd's life helped him in this respect2 for during the long hours he passed daily on the lonely downs1 he had plenty of time for observation of all the birds and animal life he came across4 ,sussex is a famous county for rare birds1 and the neighbourhood of ,lewes in particular is celebrated in this respect2 and by the time ,jack was seventeen he was quite an authority on birds2 he knew all about them1 what kinds visited the neighbourhood and at what seasons2 which remained all the year round1 and which were only rare and occasional visitors2 which bred there1 where their nests were to be found1 how they were made1 and how many eggs and of what kind each species laid2 the habits and very often the characters of different birds--all this he knew4 ,his drawback was he could not afford to buy any good book on birds--they were all far beyond his means2 but ,mr4 ,leslie had 8,bewick10 and one of ,jack's greatest treats was to go and fetch ,fairy1 when she spent an evening at the ,rectory1 and be allowed half an hour's study of this most fascinating book4 ,but besides natural history and ,shakespeare1 ,jack studied mathematics on the downs2 he bought an old ,euclid and an algebra in a book-shop at ,lewes1 and these1 with his ,shakespeare and one or two other books1 he kept in a hole in a chalk-pit on one of the downs2 and winter and summer alike1 while the sheep grazed he studied4 ,in winter he walked up and down to keep his blood in circulation1 for it was sometimes so cold that he would have been frozen had he sat still2 but in summer he stretched himself full length on the short turf in some grey hollow1 where he was in shadow4 ,in some ways a shepherd's life suited him2 it gave him plenty of leisure for study2 he was his own master from the time he left home in the grey dawn till he returned at sunset2 his duties were light1 he had but to follow the sheep1 and his dog did all the hard work2 moreover1 he had none of the responsibility--that all fell on ,john's shoulders4 ,then he liked the loneliness of it4 ,often for days he met no one except1 perhaps1 his father1 with the rest of the flock1 or ,dame ,hursey gathering wool1 or some other shepherd2 but yet1 for all this1 ,jack hated the life4 ,he hated it because he felt he had the capacity in him for doing higher work2 he hated it because1 though his father was content to live all the year on the chalky slopes1 visiting ,lewes at the two sheep fairs1 and occasionally on market days1 and on the fifth of ,november to see the carnival1 he was not2 he longed to go beyond those round-topped mountains1 to cross that silver streak of sea he caught a glimpse of on clear days1 to see some of the cities and places he had read of4 ,above all1 he hated it because he felt it was an insuperable obstacle between him and ,fairy2 for whom1 from that day when1 as an infant1 she had clutched hold of his finger1 he had entertained a romantic and ardent affection4 ,and then he was very proud2 and though it was doubtless very foolish pride1 he was ashamed of being a shepherd4 ,he would not have had his father1 for whom he had the greatest respect1 suspect the real secret reason of his dislike to his occupation for worlds1 but there it was all the same4 ,he knew to have refused to become a shepherd would almost have broken ,john ,shelley's heart2 and so1 for his sake1 ,jack had never demurred when it was proposed1 but he cherished hopes of some day rising to a higher calling4 ,poor ,jack6 could he but have known how that longing was to be fulfilled6 ,but ,jack no more than the rest of us could afford to look into the future1 neither had he the power--it was as mercifully veiled from him as from others4 ,to look back on past sorrows is sad enough2 to look forward to coming ones with the same certainty would be insupportable4 ,jack's seventeenth birthday was a glorious day1 and before the sun was high in the horizon1 he1 and ,fairy1 and the two other boys were on their way to the seaside1 with their dinners in a basket4 ,they were all in high spirits1 for a holiday was a rare thing indeed for ,jack1 and ,willy was nearly always at sea1 so it was a treat to have him with them1 especially to ,jack1 whose favourite brother ,willy was4 ,moreover1 when ,willy was there1 he would be sure to take ,charlie away for part of the day1 and leave ,jack and ,fairy together1 and this was a thing to be very thankful for in ,jack's opinion1 for he considered ,charlie a little nuisance1 and had always been very jealous of his brotherly affection and friendship for ,fairy4 ,one thing in particular annoyed ,jack2 ,charlie always kissed ,fairy every night when he went to bed--a thing neither he nor his father ever ventured to do1 nor had ,willy ever done so since he came back from sea2 but ,charlie kissed her every night in the coolest way2 and when ,jack remonstrated with his mother1 as he sometimes did about it1 ,mrs4 ,shelley only laughed and said as they were foster brother and sister1 and both still mere children1 it was quite natural4 ,but this day was destined to be a very happy one for ,jack2 he was the hero of it1 and ,fairy gave herself up to making it as pleasant for him as possible4 ,her present had delighted him greatly1 so he started in his happiest mood4 ,he was lucky1 too1 and found a nest of a ,cornish chough in the chalky cliffs1 with five little birds1 one of which ,jack took home alive and made a great pet of2 then1 as they neared ,newhaven1 he shot a water-ousel with his catapult1 to add to his collection of stuffed birds found in the neighbourhood4 ,jack was a charming companion on a country walk2 he knew every bird they came across1 and his delight and excitement when they saw a rare or scarce bird was charming to witness4 ,a flight of crossbills1 or a ring-ousel1 was a delightful incident to ,jack2 and when1 in the evening at ,newhaven1 he actually descried a stormy petrel skimming over the surface of the sea in its usual business-like way1 as if all the affairs of the nation depended on it1 his delight was unbounded4 ,he had had a glorious birthday1 he declared--only one little shadow was cast across it on their way home1 when1 as they reached the top of the down1 at the foot of which lay the shepherd's house1 they met ,dame ,hursey4 ,now ,jack never could bear ,dame ,hursey to approach ,fairy6 ,he always connected her in some way or other1 how1 he did not exactly know1 with ,fairy's arrival1 and he had a very shrewd suspicion that the old wool-gatherer knew far more than anyone else about ,fairy's parentage4 ,one thing was certain--she was most curious about the child1 and never met either ,jack or his father without talking about her1 and trying to find out something about her2 and if she could only speak to ,fairy herself1 she was quite happy2 but this ,jack never suffered her to do if he could prevent it2 and seeing her coming he now tried to hurry ,fairy home before ,dame ,hursey could catch them up4 8,hi1 man1 ,jack ,shelley1 stop a minute1 will you1 and let me have a look at the little lass80 shouted ,dame ,hursey in her broad ,sussex brogue1 and ,jack1 much against his will1 was obliged to stop4 8,poor old woman1 ,jack2 she can't do us any harm2 why shouldn't we stop and speak to her80 said ,fairy1 who did not keep her pretty manners for the other sex only1 but was just as anxious to charm an old woman like ,dame ,hursey1 and be as courteous to her as she would have been to ,mr4 ,leslie or any of the people she met at the ,rectory4 8,well1 you are fair enough for a princess4 ,we shall have the prince coming one of these fine days and carrying you off10 said ,dame ,hursey1 holding the little slender fingers ,fairy tendered her in her horny old palm1 and gazing with her piercing black eyes1 bright now in spite of her seventy odd years1 at the child's fair face4 8,i hope not2 ,i am very happy here10 said ,fairy1 laughing4 8,but you don't belong here for all that2 you look as much out of your place here as a black-faced horned sheep would among ,john ,shelley's flock of ,southdowns40 8,we must be going1 ,fairy4 ,see1 the sun is setting10 said ,jack1 impatiently4 8,ah1 it is no use your frowning about it1 ,jack ,shelley4 ,you may take her away now1 but you mark my words1 as sure as my name is ,hursey1 the prince will come and carry the fairies' child away one of these days1 in spite of all you can say or do to the contrary10 persisted the old woman1 as ,jack led ,fairy off1 feeling very much annoyed at her words4 8,old witch10 muttered ,jack4 8,poor old thing6 she means well1 ,jack10 laughed ,fairy4 8,i almost think she has meant mischief to you1 ,fairy1 ever since that day after you first came to us1 and ,i was left at home to watch ,charlie1 while mother took you to ,mr4 ,leslie4 ,i remember as well as if it were yesterday2 she came in while you were gone1 and ransacked the place to look for your clothes and things4 ,if you had been in the cradle instead of ,charlie1 ,i am sure she would have stolen you40 8,oh1 ,jack1 how absurd you are6 ,well1 at any rate1 ,i am too big to be stolen now1 so you might let me be civil to her40 8,civil you can be1 but1 ,fairy1 promise me you will never go to her cottage1 nor stop talking to her when you are alone10 said ,jack4 8,well1 ,i promise4 ,i am not at all anxious to go to her very dirty hut1 and mother very seldom lets me go out alone1 except to and from the ,rectory40 8,i only wish she did2 here ,i have to go out with ,fairy whenever she chooses1 whether ,i like or not10 put in ,charlie4 8,but you always do like10 said ,fairy1 at which ,jack frowned ominously4 ,the next week ,willy went to sea1 and the others were left at home for the summer1 except ,fairy1 who went to the seaside with the ,leslies for a fortnight in ,september1 the longest fortnight ,jack ever spent4 ,while she was away1 ,mrs4 ,shelley took the opportunity of warning ,jack about his growing jealousy of ,charlie1 which was daily becoming more apparent1 and she flattered herself when ,fairy came back that her words had had some effect1 until a little incident occurred to show her she was mistaken4 ,one evening in ,november1 as ,jack was coming down the ,high-street of ,lewes1 whither he had had to accompany his father1 much against his will1 to the last sheep fair1 he saw a large bird flying slowly overhead4 ,he followed it down a by-street1 and saw it was getting lower and lower1 evidently tired1 until at last it sunk exhausted on the ground1 a few paces from ,jack1 who secured it without much difficulty4 ,it was a wild goose come southwards for the winter1 and1 being exhausted either for want of food or by its long journey1 had become separated from its companions4 ,by its black1 snake-like head and neck1 and the smallness of its size in comparison with other geese1 ,jack recognised it at once as a ,brent goose1 and taking it up in his arms he ran home in triumph with his prize1 which soon revived after being fed4 ,he clipped its wings and put it with the rest of the poultry1 where it soon became quite at home1 and attached itself to ,charlie1 who always fed it1 and constantly followed him about the premises1 sometimes even into the house4 ,for some reason or other ,fairy took a dislike to this bird2 she declared it looked like an evil spirit1 and she was sure it would bring ill-luck to them4 ,she could not bear to see it about the garden1 and often begged ,charlie in ,jack's hearing to keep it shut up with the rest of the poultry4 ,charlie1 however1 delighted in having found a way of teasing ,fairy1 and partly on that account1 partly because he was really fond of the bird1 he encouraged it to follow him wherever he went4 ,one morning ,charlie came in to breakfast in the greatest distress--the ,brent goose was gone2 he had searched the premises1 but could not see a sign of it4 8,i am very glad of it4 ,horrid bird1 with its snaky head and neck6 ,i hated it10 said ,fairy4 8,have you done anything with it1 ,fairy8 ,do you know where it is80 asked ,charlie4 8,ask ,jack10 laughed ,fairy2 and that was all ,charlie could get out of her4 ,jack was on the downs with the sheep1 and would not be home till evening1 so ,charlie spent the day in searching the neighbourhood for the ,brent goose1 but in vain2 and when ,jack came home ,charlie's first words were1 8,the ,brent goose is lost1 ,jack40 8,no1 it isn't10 said ,jack4 8,i tell you it is2 ,i have been all over the country looking for it1 and ,i can't find it anywhere40 8,you didn't go to the ,pells1 ,i suppose1 did you80 asked ,jack4 ,the ,pells is the public garden of ,lewes--a paddock1 with a piece of ornamental water1 on which live a beautiful collection of wild ducks1 belonging to the town4 8,no1 ,i forgot that2 how stupid of me6 ,it is too dark to go now10 said ,charlie4 8,and no use either1 though the goose is there2 ,i have given it to the town10 said ,jack4 8,what a shame1 when ,i was so fond of it6 you only did it to spite me10 cried ,charlie1 ready to burst into tears1 only he was too big to cry about a goose4 8,i didn't do it to spite you2 ,i sent it away because ,fairy hated it1 and you were always teasing her about it4 ,if you want to see it you can go to the ,pells every day if you like and look at it1 but ,i won't have ,fairy teased about it40 8,you won't have ,fairy teased1 indeed6 ,why1 she is much more my sister than yours2 you have nothing to do with her2 ,i am her foster-brother10 broke out ,charlie4 ,for a moment ,jack hesitated1 and ,charlie put up his arm to ward off the blow he seemed to expect1 but on second thought ,jack only turned on his heel1 and with a bitter laugh muttered contemptuously1 8,get out of my way1 and don't talk such stuff1 you little idiot40 ,they never understood each other1 these two brothers4 ,while ,charlie thought ,jack a book-worm who encroached upon his relationship with ,fairy1 ,jack thought ,charlie an idle little boy1 not over clean1 who would never be anything more than a labouring man to the end of his days1 and who had the impertinence to consider himself on an equality with ,fairy4 ,with ,willy ,jack got on much better1 though ,willy was no cleverer than ,charlie1 nor any fonder of study2 but then he never roused his eldest brother's jealousy in the way ,charlie did4 ,mrs4 ,shelley1 who understood her eldest son better than anyone else did1 always tried to ward off any collisions between the boys1 and if that were impossible1 took ,jack's part1 which always had the effect of mollifying him at once4 ,on this occasion she had heard the squabble between the boys1 and as ,jack went upstairs to change his clothes before helping ,fairy with her lessons1 she persuaded ,charlie1 who had been tramping about the country the whole day1 to go to bed before ,jack reappeared1 promising to bring him up some supper4 ,but ,mrs4 ,shelley could not be always at her boy's heels to keep the peace between them1 and as ,jack grew into manhood she watched with anxious heart his growing passion for ,fairy1 and his increasing jealousy of his youngest brother4 ,under any circumstances his love for ,fairy would have made her tremble for him1 though at present ,fairy was such a child it was impossible to say how she might feel in the future with regard to ,jack2 but ,mrs4 ,shelley thought it far more probable the child would meet someone at the ,leslies than that she would choose ,jack1 whom she had known all her life1 and whom she seemed to regard as an elder brother4 ,but when added to this ,jack's jealousy of ,charlie grew side by side with his love1 like an ugly poisonous weed by the side of a beautiful flower1 ,mrs4 ,shelley1 in spite of the comfort and joy ,fairy was to her1 often regretted having taken her in1 though1 as she told herself1 she really did not know what else could she have done4 ,a few days after the ,brent goose was sent to the ,pells1 ,fairy1 on coming back from the ,rectory at four o'clock1 found she had left one of her books behind her1 and as ,charlie was not to be found1 being in all probability at the ,pells1 paying an afternoon visit on his goose1 ,fairy with some difficulty persuaded ,mrs4 ,shelley to let her go back to the ,rectory alone1 declaring she would be home again before dark4 ,she reached the ,rectory safely1 got her book1 and was just passing the ,winter-bourne1 about ten minutes' walk from the shepherd's house1 when1 rather to her annoyance1 ,dame ,hursey suddenly appeared from a by-lane and stopped her4 8,good-evening1 ,mrs4 ,hursey2 ,i must not stop1 it is getting so dark2 mother will be frightened10 said ,fairy1 trying to pass the old woman1 mindful of her promise to ,jack1 and secretly rather nervous at her encounter with the old wool-gatherer in this lonely spot1 and in the gathering gloom of a ,november evening4 8,mother1 indeed6 ,you have a grander lady for your mother than ,mrs4 ,shelley ever saw the like of1 proud as she and her son ,jack may be1 ,i am thinking2 but never mind that--one of these fine days ,dame ,hursey may tell you some news that will open those pretty eyes of yours1 till they will look bigger than ever4 ,tell me1 child1 you can read writing1 of course1 can't you80 said ,dame ,hursey1 pulling aside her coarse apron1 and fumbling among the folds of her tattered linsey skirt for her pocket4 8,yes1 ,i can read and write too2 but ,i really must be going home2 it is getting so late10 said ,fairy4 8,wait a minute1 child2 ,i am not going to keep you long4 ,i want you to read a letter for me ,i had from my son this morning2 maybe there is something in it ,i should not care for just everyone to know2 ,i have been on the look out for ,john ,shelley or gentleman ,jack all day1 but ,i have missed them somehow1 and ,i can't read writing myself4 ,ah6 here it is at last10 producing a letter from the bottom of a very capacious pocket filled with some very incongruous articles--a few coppers1 a piece of cheese1 a thimble1 a sock she was knitting1 some corks1 and various other odds and ends too numerous to mention4 ,fairy took the letter1 and by ,dame ,hursey's instructions read it aloud4 ,it ran as follows3-- 8,dear ,mother1 8,i am just home from ,australia1 but ,i am going back there again at once4 ,first1 ,i want to see you1 as ,i think you can tell me something ,i want to know1 so will you meet me on the top of ,mount ,harry at three o'clock next ,saturday afternoon8 ,i shall be there1 and1 if you are living1 ,i shall expect you4 ,till then ,i am your affectionate son1 8,,george40 8,is that all8 ,every word of it80 asked ,dame ,hursey1 fixing her black eyes on the child4 8,yes4 ,shall ,i read it again80 said ,fairy4 8,no4 ,next ,saturday afternoon at three o'clock1 on the top of ,mount ,harry4 ,i shall be there safe enough4 ,thank you1 my pretty one2 ,i shan't forget that one good turn deserves another4 ,good-night10 and the old wool-gatherer dived into a lane1 and was out of sight before ,fairy had recovered her astonishment1 when she took to her heels and fled breathless to ,mrs4 ,shelley1 who was anxiously watching at the gate for her4 7,to be continued47 ,,notices ,,of ,,new ,,music4 ,,novello1 ,,ewer1 ,,and ,,co4 ,beethoven's ,songs4 ,vol4 ,i4 ,with both the ,german words and an ,english version4 ,by the ,rev4 ,dr4 ,troutbeck1 to whom we are indebted for so many excellent translations of words to music4--,this truly valuable collection1 including such specimens as 8,adelaide10 8,the ,glory of ,god in ,nature10 popularly known as 8,creation's ,hymn10 will be eagerly sought for by all singers2 particularly when we mention that the twenty-six songs may be purchased for eighteenpence4 ,illustration ,liederkreis4 ,the opus #ci4 ,by ,schumann4--,a circle of twelve songs1 many well known to you4 ,amongst them we find the 8,frhlingsnacht10 8,mondnacht10 8,in der ,fremde10 and other lovely poems4 ,six ,duets4 ,for soprano and contralto4 ,by ,f4 ,h4 ,cowen4--,form a most charming volume1 and are published at the same moderate price and in the same excellent form1 with clear type and careful editing4 ,six ,vocal ,duets1 for the same voices4 ,by ,oliver ,king1 a rising composer1 may also be warmly recommended4 ,ten ,songs4 ,by ,george ,j4 ,bennett1 a youthful ,academy student4 ,settings of words by ,robert ,burns4 ,are all most fresh and delightful1 and add to a reputation which this hard-working young composer has already firmly established4 ,three volumes of ,piano pieces1 by ,fritz ,spindler1 a well-known pianoforte teacher and composer in ,dresden 7forming numbers of ,novello's ,pianoforte ,albums71 are most useful and artistic contributions to our store of light piano music4 ,the transcriptions of subjects by ,wagner are very good4 ,,forsyth ,,brothers4 ,scales and ,arpeggios4 ,by ,harvey ,lhr4--,these excellent studies are systematically fingered1 and contain many useful hints towards improving the pianist's technique4 ,,joseph ,,williams4 ,the ,star of our ,love4 ,by ,f4 ,h4 ,cowen4--,a graceful1 well-written song1 to words by the late ,hugh ,conway1 whose little books have created so much excitement lately4 ,compass ,d to ,e or ,f to ,g4 ,clouds1 and ,i love you too well4 ,two more songs by the same eminent composer4 ,published in one or two keys4 ,three ,songs4 ,words and music by ,w4 ,a4 ,aikin4--,very simple and effective4 ,the ,ride of ,fortune 7founded on ,shakespeare's lines1 8,there is a tide in the affairs of men10 c474 ,by ,charles ,a4 ,trew4--,an excellent contralto song4 ,operatic ,fantasias4 ,for violin1 with piano accompaniment4 ,by ,f4 ,davidson ,palmer ,mus4,bac4--,judging from ,il ,trovatore1 the number before us1 these fantasias should be often used for concerts and other entertainments1 where a faithful transcription of operatic melodies is required1 untrammelled by too many cadenzas and fireworks for the solo instrument4 ,la ,figlia del ,reggimento4--,this selection is also to be commended4 ,it is for two violins and piano1 and arranged by ,john ,barnard4 ,sarabande 7ancien style74 ,pour piano4 ,par ,henri ,roubier4 ,ide ,dansante4 ,for piano4 ,by ,percy ,reeve4--,two dances above the average1 graceful and musicianly4 ,,william ,,czerny4 ,partita1 in ,d minor4 ,for violin and piano4 ,by ,hubert ,parry4--,a scholarly work1 made up of six sections3--,maestoso1 ,allemande1 ,presto1 ,sarabande1 two ,bourres1 and a ,passepied in ,rondo form4 ,one might almost call it a ,sonatina of many movements4 ,the partita differs from the suite in not being restricted to dances only4 ,je l'aimerai toujours4 ,an easy piano piece for beginners4 ,composed by ,franois ,behr4 ,intermezzo-,minuet4 ,a short entr'acte for piano4 ,by ,g4 ,bachmann4--,this smoothly-written morceau is included in ,czerny's orchestral series as a string quartett4 ,adoration4 ,a meditation upon ,bach's #gth 8,small ,prelude40 ,by ,oscar ,wagner4--,arranged for piano and violin1 or flute or violoncello1 with organ and additional strings1 upon the model of ,gounod's similar work1 but scarcely so interesting1 and certainly not so spontaneous in melodic treatment4 ,it is also arranged as an 8,o ,salutaris ,hostia0 for voice1 violin1 piano1 and organ or harmonium4 ,stars of the ,summer ,night4 ,by ,edouard ,lassen4 ,my ,all-in-all4 ,by ,theodor ,bradsky4--,both these songs have violin obbligatos1 in which the chief fault appears to be that the violin never rests1 not even for a bar4 ,happy ,days4 ,a touching song4 ,by poor ,max ,schrter4 ,compass ,c to ,f4 ,,phillips ,,and ,,page4 ,for ever with the ,lord6 ,sacred song4 ,by ,gounod4--,a new song by ,gounod needs only to be mentioned to engage the attention of our readers4 ,gounod has been happier in his setting of other ,english hymns1 such as the 8,green hill far away0 and the 8,king of ,love my ,shepherd is40 ,but there are some lovely points in this4 ,it is published in keys suitable to all voices1 both as a solo and a duet1 and it also appears in anthem form for four voices and organ4 ,j4 ,,and ,j4 ,,hopkinson4 ,she ,noddit to ,me4 ,a song that bids fair to become most popular4 ,the words by ,a4 ,dewar ,willock4--,describe the delight of a ,scotch body at receiving a 8special bow0 from the ,queen as she passed her cottage on the ,deeside4 ,the music is by ,j4 ,hoffmann1 and it is dedicated by special permission to ,her ,majesty4 ,the ,crusader4 ,a stirring baritone song4 ,by ,theo4 ,bonheur4 ,the ,goblin4 ,a cynical poem1 set to music by ,gustav ,ernest1 whose clever works we have before noticed4 ,e4 ,,ascherberg ,,and ,,co4 ,the ,winged ,chorister4 ,the music by ,pinsuti4--,the chorister in question 7although there is a harmonium part7 is not a dying choir boy1 but a robin which has got into the church by some means1 and whose 8pure1 clear notes10 it is suggested1 8would harmonise our coarser tones1 and bear them straight to ,heaven40 ,our recollection of the robin's note1 easily imitated by tapping two pennies together1 hardly carries out this lofty idea6 ,let us ,wander by the ,sea1 and ,the ,merry ,summer ,time4 ,two duets for soprano and contralto4 ,by our much lamented countryman1 ,henry ,smart1 whose delicate fancy has in so many ways enriched ,english music4--,the edition before us is ruined1 as far as outward appearance goes1 by vulgar drawings on the covers4 ,aubade ,franaise4 ,a most elegant serenade in the purely ,french style4 ,by ,m4 de ,nevers4--,very suitable for a light tenor voice4 ,gavotte des ,oiseaux4 ,a bright little dance for pianoforte4 ,by ,g4 ,bachmann4 ,f4 ,,pitman4 ,the ,musical ,monthly4--,this last year's number is as extraordinary a shillingsworth as ever1 containing1 in the midst of much that is unworthy1 several good old ,english airs1 some of ,mendelssohn's songs without words1 five songs from the ,bohemian ,girl1 of ,balfe's1 some good ,scotch songs1 etc41 etc4 99 99 99 99 99 ,we have also received an advance copy of ,no4 #a of the 8,violin ,soloist10 well got up1 and containing ten or twelve good solos4 ,it is to be brought out monthly at a penny per number4 ,canadian ,march4 ,for ,piano4 ,solo and duet1 and for every other imaginable combination4 ,composed by ,carl ,litolff4 ,,north ,,of ,,england ,,school ,,furnishing ,,company4 #aej ,exercises and ,questions in the ,elements of ,music4 ,by ,i4 ,l4 ,jopling1 ,l4,r4,a4,m4--,most thorough and searching test questions1 systematically and exhaustively treated4 ,this little book will prove of great help in preparing for the elementary examinations of the various colleges and academies4 ,it is to be used after studying ,mr4 ,davenport's primer4 ,,the ,,london ,,music ,,publishing ,,company4 ,six songs by ,erskine ,allon to words by ,sir ,thomas ,wyatt1 who died in #aedb4--;,all that ,mr4 ,allon writes is interesting4 ,in these songs the accompaniments are as full of charm as the melodies are of quaint character and grace4 ,c4 ,,king4 ,shakesperian ,sketches1 for ,pianoforte1 by ,frank ,adlam4--,clever illustrations of passages and scenes in ,shakespeare's plays4 ,,boosey ,,and ,,co4 ,the ,choralist3 #bfi1 8,waiting for the ,spring40 #bgj1 8,a ,winter ,serenade40--,two capital four-part songs by ,j4 ,s4 ,mitchell4--#bfg1 8,come1 ,lassies and ,lads40--,a masterly arrangement in four parts of the good old seventeenth-century ditty4 ,cavendish ,music ,books4--,in ,no4 #aja we have a selection of ,american pieces4 ,to those who wish to know what our cousins on the other side of the ,atlantic are doing in musical composition1 we advise a perusal of this selection4 ,it proves that1 at any rate in this kind of art work1 we are more 8go-ahead0 than they are4 ,the ,sweet old ,river4 ,song by ,sydney ,smith4--,a smoothly written song1 published in ,c and ,e flat4 ,dreams4 ,song by ,cecile ,s4 ,hartog4--,miss ,hartog's compositions are exceptionally good1 and far above the average ballad4 ,the ,wide1 ,wide ,sea4--,one of the best songs that ,stephen ,adams has written4 ,compass1 ,b flat to ,e flat1 or ,c to ,f4 ,in the ,chimney ,corner4 ,by ,f4 ,h4 ,cowen4--,a song of the ,behrend type1 but higher in conception1 and rather more hopeful in tone4 ,go1 ,pretty ,rose4 ,duet in canon4 ,by ,marzials4--,we recommend this duet to all who have sung and admired his other canon1 8,my true love hath my heart40 ,it is a most elegant canon1 and very melodious and bright withal4 ,,stanley ,,lucas ,,and ,,co4 ,grave and ,corno4 ,by ,joseph ,gibbs 7#agdd71 and air and jigg by ,richard ,jones 7#agth century74 ,all for violin and piano4--,these really good and interesting relics of old ,english composition have been revived by ,herr ,peiniger1 who has arranged a piano part from the figured basses4 ,just as we admire the case of an organ1 so may we speak of the admirable covers to these pieces4 ,they are in excellent taste4 ,five ,pictures on a ,journey4 ,by ,f4 ,w4 ,davenport4--,well written and suggestive piano pieces4 ,episodes for the ,piano4 ,by ,frederick ,westlake4--,we have received ,no4 #a1 ,prelude1 and feel sure that the others equally well sustain the reputation of this esteemed professor of the ,royal ,academy4 ,,every ,,girl ,a ,,business ,,woman4 ,a ,,practical ,,guide ,,to ,,the ,,world ,,of ,,industry ,,and ,,thrift4 ,,by ,,james ,,mason4 ,,part ,,ii4 ,we come now to speak about the receiving and the paying away of money4 ,these are things which1 by common consent1 are always done in a certain way4 ,if they are done otherwise it shows either a want of sense or a want of education4 ,when money owing to any person is paid1 a receipt for it should always be given--that is to say1 it should be acknowledged in writing that the money has changed hands4 ,if the receiver merely takes it and puts it in her pocket1 she who pays will have no security1 except the receiver's good faith and good memory1 against being called on to pay the sum a second time4 ,a receipt may be given in any form of words1 but the following are correct forms for business purposes-- ,,london1 #aeth ,september1 #ahhf4 #ag #ds4 #f;d4 ,received from ,miss ,rose ,hastaway1 ,chester1 the sum of seventeen pounds four shillings and sixpence in payment of account rendered 7or of annexed account47 ,,flora ,,malcolm4 ,,guildford1 #abth ,july1 #ahhf4 ,received from ,mrs4 ,trundle the sum of six pounds seven shillings and ninepence1 in payment of account to this date4 #f #gs4 #i;d4 ,,elizabeth ,,badger4 ,on all receipts for money amounting to #b or upwards you must put a penny stamp4 ,not long ago there was a stamp sold expressly for the purpose1 but now a penny postage stamp is used1 which is much simpler4 ,the stamp may be placed anywhere1 but is best where the signature is1 the signature being written across it4 ,if the receipt of money is acknowledged in a letter1 the stamp should be put at the end1 just where you sign your name4 ,it is always better1 however1 to give a separate and formal receipt4 ,the ,government require that either the name or the initials of the person giving the receipt be put on the stamp1 together with the true date of writing1 the object being to show clearly and distinctly that the stamp has been used4 ,ordinarily the date is given in a contracted form1 for instance1 the two receipts given above would have 8#ae4 ix4 #hf0 under the name of ,flora ,malcolm1 and 8#ab4 vii4 #hf0 under that of ,elizabeth ,badger4 ,figures representing the amount for which the receipt is given are often added also4 ,whoever gives the receipt pays for the stamp1 and the penalty for refusing to give a duly stamped receipt in any case where the receipt is liable to duty is #aj4 ,when you receive money as a loan1 you may acknowledge it by what is called an ,i ,o ,u1 which is in this form3-- ,,carlisle1 #crd ,october1 #ahhf4 ,to ,miss ,alice ,golightly1 ,i ,o ,u three pounds ten shillings4 ,,anne ,,winkle4 ,i ,o ,u's are not much in favour in business2 they are rather friendly documents than business ones4 ,an ,i ,o ,u does not need a stamp1 whatever the amount may be1 as it is simply an acknowledgment of a debt1 and neither a receipt nor a promissory note--that is1 a note giving a promise to pay at a particular time4 ,suppose ,miss ,winkle had written1 8,i ,o ,u ,three pounds ten shillings to be paid on the #bnd of ,january1 #ahhg10 she would have changed her ,i ,o ,u into a promissory note1 which would have required a stamp4 ,but 8neither a borrower nor a lender be0--which is another way of saying that ,i ,o ,u's are to be avoided4 ,when the money is repaid1 the ,i ,o ,u1 of course1 is returned to the person who gave it4 ,in cases where money is received in payment of an account1 and the acknowledgment is put on the account itself1 the account is 8discharged10 as it is called1 in any one of the following ways4 ,the person to whom the account is due writes on it her own name1 and1 preceding her name1 the words1 8,paid10 8,received ,payment10 8,received10 or 8,discharged10 or--if such be the case--8,same time paid10 or 8,paid by cheque40 ,or this form may be used4 ,suppose the amount to be #be #ajs4 and the discount five per cent4 #bast ,september1 ,by cash #bd4d4f 0 ,discount1 #e #a4e4f ------#be4aj4j ,,marion ,,featly4 ,should you be receiving payment for somebody else1 you sign as you would a letter in similar circumstances4 ,thus3-- ,same time paid1 for ,,margaret ,,bell1 ,,ellen ,,chapman4 or1 ,paid by cheque1 ,,mary ,g4 ,,grove1 per ,,ina ,,meadows4 ,some polite people1 in discharging accounts write 8with thanks0 in the left-hand bottom corner or under their signature4 ,in the case of tradespeople1 it is a courteous phrase that sometimes goes a long way towards securing another order4 ,receipts of all kinds should be kept for at least six years4 ,after that time you may either continue to keep them or make a bonfire of them4 ,the reason for your being then free to please yourself is that actions for unclaimed debt arising out of a simple contract are limited to six years from the date of the cause of action4 ,after six years you are safe against being called on to pay the money a second time4 ,bills are occasionally rendered a second time after being paid1 not the least1 perhaps1 from an intention to defraud1 but simply from carelessness4 ,people omit to enter the money they receive in their books1 and forget they have got it2 and to keep all receipts is a way of protecting oneself against such a happy-go-lucky style of doing things4 ,receipts should be folded in the same way as letters1 and marked on the outside with all necessary particulars4 ,thus3-- #abth ,august1 #ahhf4 ,griffin and ,constable1 ,manchester4 ,washing ,machine #c #aes4 ,if you have a set of pigeon-holes1 receipts should have a pigeon-hole all to themselves2 if not1 keep them tied up in a bundle and arranged in alphabetical order4 ,when you have to make out accounts always do it as neatly as possible4 ,a neat account has a well-to-do air1 and may do as much good to one's credit sometimes as a handsome balance at the bank4 ,hard-up people are seldom neat either in accounts1 or correspondence1 or anything else4 ,accounts or invoices in business are usually made out on ruled and printed forms1 and are headed with the address of the seller4 ,after that come the names of the buyer and seller1 thus3-- ,,miss ,,rachel ,o',,flinn1 ,bought of ,,leigh1 ,,goldhawk1 ,,and ,,still4 ,or the wording may be1 ,,miss ,,rachel ,o',,flinn1 ,to ,,leigh1 ,,goldhawk1 ,,and ,,still1 which mean that ,miss ,rachel ,o',flinn is debtor to the firm named1 the word 8debtor0 being dropped in practice4 ,below the names of the parties the terms of sale are sometimes put3 8,nett ,cash0 or 8,cash in #ad days10 or 8,accounts rendered monthly10 or whatever the conditions are4 ,then follow the particulars of the goods sold1 the dates when they passed into the hands of the purchaser being put in the left hand margin4 ,people who have any money transactions at all1 and do not wish their affairs to get into hopeless confusion1 must keep books of some sort--that is to say1 they must adopt a plan of writing down their transactions in regular order for easy reference4 ,it may be a primitive method or a very elaborate one--that depends on the nature and requirements of the business--but some system there must be1 and of book-keeping in at least its general principles every business woman should make a study4 ,by its means we gain an exact knowledge of how we stand1 we see what comes in and what goes out1 how much we owe and how much other people owe us1 and whether we are putting any of our money into bags with holes4 ,there are many good books published on the subject of book-keeping1 and by all means study the best treatise you can get2 but better than all books is actual practice4 ,the experience of keeping an account of one's own transactions for a week gives more insight than all the books that have ever been written4 ,in a book1 things seem sometimes exceedingly puzzling1 whilst in reality they are simple enough4 ,the main fact to be grasped in book-keeping is the distinction between debtor and creditor2 you must get it well into your head that the person or thing represented by an account is 8debtor to0 what he1 she1 or it receives1 and 8creditor by0 whatever he1 she1 or it gives or parts with4 ,the simpler business books are the better1 so long as they answer the purpose for which they are intended4 ,they must be clear to the person who keeps them1 and clear also to any who have to consult them4 ,the utmost care should be taken with them1 so as to have no blotting1 no scraping out of figures1 and no tearing out of leaves4 ,there are two ways of keeping books1 known as single entry and double entry4 ,single entry is called so because each item is entered only once in the accounts of the ledger1 which is the principal book4 ,in double entry1 on the other hand1 it is entered twice1 to the debtor side of one account and to the credit of some other account4 ,in this way1 when books on the double entry system have all the sums on the debtor side and all the sums on the creditor side added up1 the total amounts in both cases are the same4 ,that is1 if the books have been rightly kept and no mistake has been made in addition1 like that of the man who spent a long time trying to make them come right1 and found at last he had made the slight mistake on one of the sides of adding in the figures of the current year4 ,the object of double entry is to establish a series of checks so that mistakes are not likely to occur1 and in all establishments of any importance this is the system adopted4 ,books kept by the other and simpler system of single entry afford no check upon themselves4 8,errors in addition10 says ,mr4 ,a4 ,l4 ,lewis1 8which are as easy to make in hundreds of pounds as in pence1 errors and omissions in posting or in carrying forward balances1 any or all of which may entail serious loss1 can only be prevented in single entry books by the most careful checking and rechecking every item1 and no one1 however sharpsighted1 can always avoid making an error1 and even failing to discover it when made40 ,what is called posting in book-keeping is the operation of transferring items from one book to another1 and arranging them there under their proper heads4 ,the difference between the ,dr4 and ,cr4 sides of an account is known as the balance4 ,transactions are entered in their books by business people at once4 ,they never put off making an entry till to-morrow1 for they are well aware that there is no putting any dependence on memory4 ,they are constantly turning over their books1 too1 so as to keep their affairs fresh in their minds1 and see in a general way how they are getting on4 ,then every little while they go particularly into all their accounts and strike a balance as it is called--that is to say1 make out a statement of their assets and liabilities1 and arrange things for a fresh start4 ,the word assets1 we may as well mention1 stands for property or sums of money owing to anyone1 and liabilities means just the reverse4 ,there are two mistakes often made in balancing books which a business woman must take care never to fall into4 ,the first is to include bad debts--debts of which you are never likely to get a farthing1 or1 at best only a few shillings in the pound--on the same footing as if they were good ones4 ,the second is to calculate that property we possess is worth what we paid for it1 never considering that as a general rule things decrease in value every year through use and change of fashion and other causes4 ,the only wise plan is to subtract from the first cost1 every time we balance1 a certain sum to represent what is termed depreciation of property4 ,all such deductions should be made with a liberal hand2 no harm is done by estimating ourselves poorer than we really are1 but many a one has been ruined by mistaken calculations1 showing property to be worth a good deal more than it would fetch in the market4 ,when one person acts for another in money matters1 a statement1 called an account current1 should be sent at regular intervals--say once a half year or once every twelve months--showing the transactions4 ,here is an example4 ,for convenience in printing we shall place the ,cr4 side below the ,dr42 but in practice the two sides should be placed alongside of each other--the ,dr4 side to the left1 and the ,cr4 side to the right4 ,,miss ,,winifred ,,holt1 ,,edinburgh1 in account current with ,,nathaniel ,,evans1 ,,london4 ,,dr4 #ahhe4 ,june #cj4 ,to balance of last account #i #d #b ,aug4 #c4 ,cash paid ,m4 ,perry on your account #b #b #i ,sept4 #bg4 ,cash paid ,j4 ,short on your account #d #ab #g ,dec4 #ab4 ,cash paid you #hj #j #j -------- #ie #ai #f ,,cr4 ,aug4 #a4 ,by cash received from ,b4 ,green on your account #ej #j #j 0 #ab4 ,cash received from ,w4 ,rae on your account #ce #j #j ,dec4 ,balance of account carried to your debit in new account #aj #ai #f -------- #ie #ai #f ,errors ,excepted4 ,,nathaniel ,,evans4 ,,london1 ,december #cast1 #ahhe4 ,here on the ,cr4 side we have all the sums received by ,nathaniel ,evans for ,miss ,winifred ,holt1 and on the ,dr4 side all the payments made to her or for her by him4 ,instead of 8,errors ,excepted10 before the signature1 8,e4 ,e40 might have been written1 or 8,e4 ,o4,e410 which last means 8,errors and ,omissions ,excepted40 ,these guarded phrases1 however1 may be omitted4 ,you may correct errors afterwards1 whether they are there or not4 ,if accounts of this kind1 or1 indeed1 any accounts1 are thought to be incorrect1 the fact should be intimated to the persons sending them at once4 ,book-keeping and the making out of accounts requires ability in calculation4 ,indeed1 no one can succeed in getting a character for business capacity who has not all the rules of arithmetic at her fingers' ends4 ,the use of 8,ready ,reckoners10 8,interest ,tables10 or such-like compilations1 often saves1 however1 a great deal of trouble1 even when people are quick at figures4 ,some pretend they can do without such helps1 but they would be better to use them4 ,we ought to avail ourselves of all the help we can get1 and it is absurd to take roundabout ways of doing things when short cuts will answer the same purpose4 ,besides understanding about the right method of keeping books and making out accounts1 the thorough business woman will know well about the art of buying4 ,here we see how a knowledge of business ways may assist in the upbuilding of happy homes4 ,one who understands the art of buying will return triumphant from marketing expeditions1 and when she goes shopping there will be no fear of her wasting the contents of the family purse4 ,the good buyer does not spend much time in going her rounds4 ,she has made herself familiar beforehand with the qualities of things1 the methods by which they are adulterated1 and the seasons when they are cheapest1 and if the goods shown her are not what she wants1 she says so1 and no persuasive tongue can induce her to take them4 8,much comment on the part of the seller10 says an ,american writer1 8she regards as an incentive to be wary2 and all pretences to confidential favours1 unless proved to be such by undoubted documentary evidence1 as a reproach to her understanding40 ,she makes it a rule to deal with respectable people only1 knowing that by that course she is best served1 and you never find her very sharp-set on bargains4 ,she knows better4 ,on the subject of bargains ,mr4 ,charles ,dickens1 in his 8,dictionary of ,london10 has some wise remarks4 ,they specially refer to the metropolis1 but they are applicable to all large towns over the country4 ,everywhere skilfully-baited traps are set for the unwary1 though it is in ,london that the traps catch most victims and rogues reap the best harvest4 ,bargains1 ,mr4 ,dickens points out1 are to be met with1 of course1 but only by those who know very well what they are about4 ,the numerous 8bankrupts' stocks10 8tremendous sacrifices10 and so forth1 are just so many hooks on which to catch simpletons4 8,one of the commonest tricks of all is that of putting in the window1 say1 a handsome mantle1 worth eight or ten guineas1 and labelled1 say1 #c #aes41 and keeping inside for sale others made up in precisely the same style1 but of utterly worthless material4 ,if they decline to sell you the actual thing out of the window1 be sure that the whole affair is a swindle4 ,see1 too1 that in taking it from the window they do not drop it behind the counter and substitute one of the others--an ingenious little bit of juggling not very difficult of performance4 8,another very taking device is the attaching to each article a price label in black ink1 elaborately altered in red to one twenty or five and twenty per cent4 less4 ,this has a very ingenuous air4 ,but when the price has been--as it commonly has--raised thirty or forty per cent4 before the first black ink marking1 the economy is not large4 8,of course1 if you do buy anything out of one of these shops1 you will take it with you4 ,if you have it sent1 be particularly careful not to pay for it until it arrives1 and not then till you have thoroughly examined it4 8,when a shop of this kind sends you #8patterns1' you will usually find a request attached not to cut them4 ,always carefully disregard this1 keeping a small piece for comparison4 8,there are1 however1 some houses where1 if you at all understand your business1 real bargains are at times to be had40 ,the business woman is not often to be seen at auctions either1 and if ever she does go1 she makes sure beforehand that the sale is to be conducted on strictly honourable principles1 and presided over by an auctioneer who is above suspicion4 ,she is well aware that there are many unscrupulous individuals who1 under cover of an auctioneer's licence1 lend themselves to transactions the reverse of honest4 ,for example1 in company with a band of 8followers10 as they are called--back-street brokers and 8general dealers0 of shady character--auctioneers of this sort take a dwelling-house1 and cram it with worthless furniture4 ,then1 after a month or two1 the whole is seized under a fictitious 8bill of sale10 to give the affair an appearance of genuineness1 and the trashy goods are disposed of by auction to the unsuspicious public1 the rogues dividing the spoil4 ,another plan is to get possession of a shop in a frequented thoroughfare1 and1 day after day1 beguile innocent folk to enter the premises1 and then wheedle and bully them into bidding for and buying a lot of rubbish at four or five times more than its actual worth4 ,it is quite a mistake to suppose that goods disposed of 8under the hammer10 as it is termed1 must necessarily sell for less than their real worth4 ,these mock auctions are swindles pure and simple1 and what the initiated call 8rigged sales0 are not much better4 ,these take place at auction rooms of more or less legitimate position1 are usually held in the evening1 and consist chiefly of articles vamped up or made expressly for the purpose4 ,no one should go to them who wants to get value for her money4 ,in all dealings with tradespeople1 a good business woman will do her best to pay cash4 ,as she does this1 she always goes to ready-money shops4 ,shops that give credit must charge higher prices1 for they must have interest for the money out of which they lie2 and1 besides1 they must add to the price of their articles to cover the risk that some of their customers will not pay4 ,those who do pay1 pay not only for the credit they get themselves1 but for the failure of others4 ,now and again1 however1 to postpone paying one's debts has an advantage1 as was the case with a merchant whom ,southey1 the poet1 once met at ,lisbon4 8,i never pay a porter10 said this merchant1 8for bringing a burden till the next day2 for while the fellow feels his back ache with the weight he charges high2 but when he comes the next day1 the feeling is gone1 and he asks only half the money40 ,but it is not often that one has the chance of getting a reduction in this way4 ,the cash buyer has many advantages1 not the least being an easy mind and a knowledge at all times of what she is worth4 ,let every girl1 then1 keep in mind for the rest of her days the remark of the ,american writer1 who said1 8,i have discovered the philosopher's stone4 ,it consists of four short words of homely ,english--#8,pay as you go4'0 ,the easiness of credit has been the ruin of many people1 by inducing them to buy what they could not hope1 unless by a miracle1 ever to pay for4 ,so much for the business woman in her dealings in a private capacity with business people4 ,in a business capacity1 however1 one must sometimes both give and receive credit4 ,but1 it cannot be said with too strong an emphasis1 the less of it the better4 ,,varieties4 ,,the ,,composer ,,and ,,the ,,sea-,,captain4 ,when ,haydn1 the composer1 was in ,london1 he had several whimsical adventures1 and the following is one of them3--,a captain in the ,navy came to him one morning1 and asked him to compose a march for some troops he had on board1 offering him thirty guineas for his trouble1 but requiring it to be done immediately1 as the vessel was to sail next day for ,calcutta4 ,as soon as the captain had gone1 ,haydn sat down to the pianoforte1 and the march was ready in a few minutes4 ,feeling some scruples1 however1 at gaining his money so very easily1 ,haydn wrote two other marches1 intending first to give the captain his choice1 and then to make him a present of all the three1 as a return for his liberality4 ,next morning the captain came and asked for his march4 8,here it is10 said the composer4 ,the captain asked to hear it on the pianoforte2 and having done so1 laid down the thirty guineas1 pocketed the march1 and walked away4 ,haydn tried to stop him1 but in vain--the march was very good4 8,but ,i have written two others10 cried ,haydn1 8which are better--hear them and take your choice40 8,i like the first very well1 and that is enough10 answered the captain1 pursuing his way downstairs4 ,haydn followed1 crying out1 8,but ,i make you a present of them40 8,i won't have them10 roared the seaman1 and bolted out at the street door4 ,haydn1 determined not to be outdone1 hastened to the ,exchange1 and1 discovering the name of the ship and her commander1 sent the marches on board1 with a polite note1 which the captain1 surmising its contents1 sent back unopened4 ,the composer tore the marches into a thousand pieces1 and never forgot this liberal ,english humourist as long as he lived4 ,,table-,,talk4--,welsh rabbit is a genuine slang term1 belonging to a large group1 which describes in the same way the special dish or product or peculiarity of a particular district4 ,for example1 an ,essex lion is a calf2 a ,fieldlane duck is a baked sheep's head2 ,glasgow magistrates or ,norfolk capons are red herrings2 ,irish apricots or ,munster plums are potatoes2 and ,gravesend sweetmeats are shrimps4 ,a ,,foolish ,,investment4--,it is foolish to lay out money in the purchase of repentance4--,franklin4 ,,ruling ,,and ,,serving4 ,i am ashamed that women are so simple4444 ,to seek for rule1 supremacy and sway1 ,when they are bound to serve1 love1 and obey4--,shakespeare4 ,a ,,hard ,,task4--,it is often difficult to control our feelings2 it is still harder to subdue our will2 but it is an arduous undertaking to control the contending will of others4--,crabb4 ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,authorship4--,the great art of a writer shows itself in the choice of pleasing allusions4--,addison4 ,,affectation4--,affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy1 wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural4--,locke4 ,,the ,,happy ,,and ,,the ,,discontented4 ,some people1 not to be copied1 live in a perpetual state of fret4 ,the weather is always objectionable2 the temperature is never satisfactory4 ,they have too much to do1 and are driven to death1 or too little1 and have no resources4 ,if they are ill they know they shall never get well2 if they are well they expect soon to be ill4 ,their daily work is either drudgery1 which they hate1 or so difficult and complex that they cannot execute it4 ,in contrast to these1 we meet sometimes with men and women so bright and cheery that their very presence is a positive pleasure4 ,they discover the favourable side of the weather1 of their business1 of home surroundings1 of social relations1 even of political affairs4 ,they will tell you of all the pleasant things that happen and give voice to all the joy they feel4 ,of course1 they are sometimes annoyed and worried by petty troubles1 but the very effort they make to pass them over silently diminishes their unpleasant effect upon themselves and prevents the influence from extending4 ,,the ,,good-,,tempered ,,wife4 ,a man in ,sussex whose wife was blessed with a remarkably even temper went over the way to a neighbour one evening and said-- 8,neighbour1 ,i just should like to see my wife cross for once4 ,i've tried all ,i know1 and ,i can't make her cross no way40 8,you can't make your wife cross80 said his neighbour4 8,i wish ,i could make mine anything else4 ,but you just do what ,i tell you1 and if that won't act nothing will4 ,you bring her in some night a lot of the crookedest bats you can get1 them as won't lie in no form1 and see how she makes out then40 ,the bats 7or pieces of wood7 were accordingly brought in1 as awkward and crooked and contrary as could be found4 ,the man went away early to work1 and at noon returned to see the result of his experiment4 ,he was greeted with a smiling face and the gentle request-- 8,tom1 do bring me in some more of those crooked bats if you can find them2 they do just clip round the kettle nicely40--,rev4 ,j4 ,c4 ,egerton4 ,,choosing ,a ,,wife4--,benjamin ,franklin recommends a young man in the choice of a wife to select her 8from a bunch10 giving as his reason that when there are many daughters they improve each other1 and from emulation acquire more accomplishments1 and know more than a single child spoiled by parental fondness4 ,,without ,,religion4--,friends who have no religion cannot be long our friends4--,mozart4 ,,refreshing ,,sleep4--8,sound sleep0 is usually considered a healthy state of repose2 but it is an observation of ,dr4 ,wilson ,philip that 8no sleep is healthy but that from which we are easily roused40 ,,masters ,,and ,,servants4--,there is only one way to have good servants2 that is1 to be worthy of being well served4 ,all nature and all humanity will serve a good master and rebel against an ignoble one4--,richter4 ,,beware ,,of ,,bad ,,habits4--,let players on musical instruments beware of bad habits4 ,mozart1 speaking of a girl whom he heard at ,augsburg in #aggg1 says1 8,she will never master what is the most difficult and necessary1 and1 in fact1 the principal thing in music--namely1 time2 because from her infancy she has never been in the habit of playing in correct time40 ,,culpable ,,carelessness4--,it is more from carelessness about truth than from intentional lying that there is so much falsehood in the world4--,dr4 ,johnson4 ,,marrying ,,for ,,money4--,a strong-minded woman was heard to remark the other day that she would marry a man who had plenty of money though he was so ugly she had to scream every time she looked at him4 ,a ,,foolish ,,mouse4 ,a mouse that always trusts to one poor hole ,can never be a mouse of any soul4 --,pope4 ,,received ,,for ,,the ,,princess ,,louise ,,home4 ,,mona and ,mila1 #bs42 ,lizzie ,smith1 #bs42 ,mary1 ,maggie1 and ,ada1 #cs4 ,work for the bazaar to be held 7,d4,v47 next summer1 from ,miss ,e4 ,n4 ,nixon1 ,fanny ,gough ,pope1 ,caroline ,m4 ,m4 ,hog 7second contribution71 ,little ,dot1 ,gretta1 ,e4 ,g41 ,e4 ,morgan1 ,e4 ,stroud1 ,cornie ,trevena1 ,lucy1 ,madge ,s41 ,mona and ,mila1 ,a ,servant in ,torquay1 ,a ,welsh ,maiden1 ,a ,village ,maiden2 ,w4 ,c4 ,newsam1 #ajj pieces of music4 ,for the ,home1 ,the ,south ,hampstead ,high ,school for ,girls1 #bb valuable articles of clothing2 ,anon1 a parcel of books4 ,a ,,wife',s ,,welcome4 ,,by ,,ruth ,,lamb4 ,at last thou art come1 and ,i once thought to tell thee1 ,how ,i mourned in thine absence and longed for thy voice2 ,how ,i thought of thee1 looked for thee1 prayed for thy coming1 ,yet now thou art here ,i can only rejoice4 ,when the bright sun is hidden by dark clouds o'erhanging1 ,all ,nature seems mournful and weeps at the sight2 ,but when they are passed she resumes all her gladness1 ,and1 forgetting his absence1 she smiles with delight4 ,it is thus with my heart4 ,all my sorrow forgotten1 ,the memory has fled with the cause of my pain2 ,i think not1 ,i speak not of aught save the present1 ,and rejoice that at last thou art with me again4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,incorrigible4 ,,pol4 8,if at home1 sir1 ,he's all my exercise1 my mirth1 my matter3 ,now my sworn friend1 and then mine enemy2 ,my parasite1 my soldier1 statesman1 all2 ,he makes a ,july's day short as ,december2 ,and1 with his varying childness1 cures in me ,thoughts that would thick my blood40 ,winter's ,tale1 ,act #a1 ,scene #b4 ,,the ,,birds4 ,words by ,j4 ,t4 ,,coleridge4 ,,duet4 ,music by ,c4 ,a4 ,,macirone4 ,music3 ,do you ask what the birds say8 ,do you ask what the birds say8 ,you ask what the birds say1 the ,sparrow1 the ,dove1 ,the ,linnet1 the ,thrush1 say1 8,i love1 and ,i love60 ,you ask what they birds say1 ,you ask what the birds say1 8,i love1 and ,i love60 ,in the winter they're silent1 ,in the winter they're silent1 the wind is so strong4 ,the wind is so strong1 ,what it sings1 ,i don't know1 but it sings a loud song4 ,but green leaves and blossoms1 ,and sunny warm weather1 ,and singing and loving1 ,all come back together4 ,but green leaves and blossoms1 ,and sunny warm weather1 ,and singing and loving1 ,all come back together4 ,but the ,lark is so brimful of gladness and love4 ,the green fields below and the blue sky above4 ,that he sings1 he sings1 he sings1 and forever sings he1 8,i love my love1 and my love loves me60 he sings1 ,and forever sings he1 8,i love my love1 and my love loves me60 he sings1 and forever sings he1 8,i love my love1 and my love loves me60 ,,merle',s ,,crusade4 ,,by ,,rosa ,,nouchette ,,carey1 ,author of 8,aunt ,diana10 8,for ,lilias10 etc4 ,,chapter ,,vii4 ,,the ,,fashion ,,of ,,this ,,world4 ,i have said that from the first moment ,i had felt a singular attraction towards my new mistress4 ,as the days went on1 and ,i became better acquainted with the rare beauty and unselfishness of her nature1 my respect and affection deepened4 ,i soon grew to love ,mrs4 ,morton as ,i have loved few people in this life4 ,my service became literally a service of love2 it was with no sense of humiliation that ,i owned myself her servant2 obedience to so gentle a rule was simply a delight4 ,i anticipated her wishes before they were expressed1 and an ever-deepening sense of the sacredness and dignity of my charge made me impervious to small slights and moved me to fresh efforts4 ,i was no longer tormented by my old feelings of uselessness and inefficiency4 ,the despondent fears of my girlhood 7and girlhood is often troubled by these unwholesome fancies71 that there was no special work for me in the human vineyard1 had ceased to trouble me4 ,i was a bread winner1 and my food tasted all the sweeter for that thought4 ,i was preaching silently day by day my new crusade4 ,every morning ,i woke cheerfully to the simple routine of the day's duties4 ,every night ,i lay down between my children's cots with a satisfied conscience1 and a mind at rest1 while the soft breathings of the little creatures beside me seemed to lull me to sleep4 ,it was a strangely quiet life for a girl of two-and-twenty1 but ,i soon grew used to it4 ,when ,i felt dull ,i read2 at other times ,i sang over my work1 out of pure lightheartedness1 and ,i could hear ,joyce's shrill little treble joining in from her distant corner4 8,i wish ,i could sing like you1 ,merle10 ,mrs4 ,morton once said to me1 when she had interrupted our duet2 8your voice is very sweet and true1 and deserves to be cultivated4 ,since my baby's death my voice has wholly left me40 8,it will come back with time and rest10 ,i returned1 reassuringly1 but she shook her head4 8,rest2 that is a word ,i hardly know4 ,when ,i was a girl ,i never knew life would be such a fatiguing thing4 ,there are too many duties for the hours2 one tries to fit them in properly1 but when night comes the sense of failure haunts one's dreams40 8,that is surely a symptom of overwork10 was my remark in answer to this4 8,perhaps you are right1 but under the circumstances it cannot be helped4 ,if only ,i could be more with my darlings1 and enjoy their pretty ways2 but at least it is a comfort to me to know they have so faithful a nurse in my absence40 ,she was always making these little speeches to me2 it was one of her gracious ways4 ,she could be grateful to a servant for doing her duty4 ,she was not one of those people who take everything as a matter of course1 who treat their domestics and hirelings as though they were mere machines for the day's work2 on the contrary1 she recognised their humanity2 she would sympathise as tenderly with a sick footman or a kitchen-maid in trouble as she would with any of her richer neighbours4 ,it was this large-mindedness and beneficence that made her household worship her4 ,when ,i learnt more about her former life1 ,i marvelled at her grand self-abnegation4 ,i grew to understand that from the day of her marriage she had simply effaced herself for her husband's sake2 her tastes1 her favourite pursuits1 had all been resigned without a murmur that she might lead his life4 ,she had been a simple country girl when he married her2 her bees1 her horse1 and her father's dogs had been her great interests2 to ride with her father over his farms had been her chief delight4 ,she had often risen with the lark1 and was budding her roses amid the dews4 ,when the young rising politician1 ,alick ,morton1 had first met her at a neighbouring squire's house1 her sweet bloom and unconscious beauty won him in spite of himself1 and from the first hour of their meeting he vowed to himself that ,violet ,cheriton should be his wife4 ,no greater change had ever come to a woman4 ,in spite of her great love1 there must have been times when ,violet ,morton looked back on her innocent and happy girlhood with something like regret1 if ever a true-hearted wife and mother permits herself to indulge in such a feeling4 ,mr4 ,morton was a devoted husband1 but he was an autocrat1 and1 in spite of many fine qualities1 was not without that selfishness that leavens many a man's nature4 ,he wanted his wife to himself2 his busy ambition aimed high2 politics was the breath of his life2 unlike other men in this1 that he lived to work1 instead of working to live4 ,these sort of natures know no fatigue2 they are intolerant of difficulties2 inaction means death to them4 ,mr4 ,morton was a committee man2 he worked hard for his party4 ,he was a philanthropist also1 and took up warmly certain public charities4 ,his name was becoming widely known2 people spoke of him as a rising man1 who would be useful to his generation4 ,if he dragged his wife at his triumphal chariot wheel1 no one blamed him2 these sort of men need real helpmeets4 ,in these cases the stronger nature rules3 the weaker and most loving submits4 ,mrs4 ,morton was a submissive wife2 early and late she toiled in her husband's service2 their house was a rallying point for his party4 ,on certain occasions the great drawing-rooms were flung open to strangers2 meetings were held on behalf of the charities in which ,mr4 ,morton was interested2 there were speeches made1 in which he largely distinguished himself1 while his wife hovered on the outskirts of the crowd and listened to him4 ,he kept no secretary1 and his correspondence was immense4 ,mrs4 ,morton had a clear1 characteristic handwriting1 and could write rapidly to dictation1 and many an hour was spent in her husband's study4 ,this was at first no weariness to her--she loved to be beside him and share his labours4 ,what wife begrudges time and work for her husband8 ,but she soon found that other labours supervened that were less congenial to her4 ,mr4 ,morton was overworked2 the demands on his time were unceasing4 ,violet must visit the wards of his favourite hospitals1 and help him in keeping the accounts4 ,she must represent him in society1 and keep up constant intercourse with the wives of the members of their party during the season4 ,she worked harder even than he did4 ,her bloom faded under the withering influence of late hours and hot rooms4 ,night after night she bore1 with sweet graciousness1 the weary round of pleasures that palled on her4 ,it was a martyrdom of human love1 for1 alas6 in the hurry of this unsatisfactory life1 the ,divine voice had grown dim and far off to the weary ear of ,violet ,morton2 the clanging metallic earth bells had deadened the heavenly harmonies4 ,sometimes a sad1 pathetic look would come into her eyes4 ,was she thinking1 ,i wonder1 of the slim1 bright-eyed girl budding roses in the old-fashioned garden1 while the brown bees hummed round her8 ,was the fragrance of the lilies--those tall1 white lilies of which she so often spoke to me--blotting out the perfume of hothouse flowers1 and the heavy scents of the crowded ball-room8 ,it was a matter of intense surprise to me that ,mr4 ,morton seemed perfectly unconscious of this immense self-sacrifice4 ,he could not be ignorant1 surely1 that a mother desires to be with her children1 and that a woman's tender frame is susceptible to fatigue4 ,selfish as he was1 he loved her too well to impose such intolerable burthens on her strength1 if he had only known them to be burthens4 ,but her cheerfulness blinded him4 ,how could he know she was overtasked1 and often sad at heart1 when she never complained1 when she sealed her lips so generously8 ,if she had once said1 8,i am so tired1 ,alick2 ,i cannot write for you10 he would at once have pressed her to rest2 but men are so dense1 as ,aunt ,agatha says4 ,their great minds overlook little details4 ,they take in wide vistas of landscape1 and never see the little nettles that are choking up the field path4 ,women would have noticed the nettles at once1 and spied out the gap in the hedge beside4 ,i had not been many weeks in the house before ,i found ,sunday was no day of rest to my employers1 and yet they were better than many other worldly people4 ,mrs4 ,morton always went to church in the morning1 and1 unless he was too tired or busy1 ,mr4 ,morton went too4 ,they were careful1 too1 that their servants should enjoy as far as possible the privilege of the day4 ,the carriage was never used1 so the horses and the coachman were able to rest4 ,they dined an hour earlier1 and invited only one or two intimate friends to join them1 and there was always sacred music in the evening4 ,but there was no more leisure for thought on that day than on any other4 ,in the afternoon ,mr4 ,morton wrote his letters and read his paper1 and ,mrs4 ,morton had her share of correspondence2 the rest of the afternoon was given to callers1 or ,mrs4 ,morton accompanied her husband for a walk in the park4 ,she was always very careful of her toilet on these occasions1 and if it were ,travers's ,sunday out1 my services were in requisition4 ,i had once offered to assist her1 and ,i suppose ,i had given satisfaction4 ,more than once ,mr4 ,morton had found fault with some part of her dress1 and she had gone back to her dressing-room with the utmost promptitude to change it4 8,i have not satisfied my husband's taste1 ,merle10 she would say1 as cheerfully as possible2 8will you help me to do better80 ,and she would stand before the glass with such a tired look on her lovely face1 as ,i brought her a fresh mantle and bonnet4 ,i hate men to be over critical with their wives1 but ,i suppose it is a greater compliment than not being able to see if they are wearing their best or common bonnet4 ,i confess it must be trying to a woman when a man says--and how often he does say it8--8,what a pretty gown that is1 my dear4 ,have ,i seen it before80 when the aggravating creature must know that she wore it all last summer1 and perhaps the previous summer too4 ,i found out that ,mrs4 ,morton was ill-satisfied with the way they spent ,sundays4 ,i remember one ,sunday evening ,i was sitting in the twilight with ,reggie on my lap and ,joyce on her little stool beside me4 ,i had been teaching her a new verse of her hymn1 and she had learned to say it very prettily4 ,we were both very busy over it1 when the door opened1 and ,mrs4 ,morton came in4 ,joyce jumped up and ran to her at once4 8,i know it1 mother--my ,sunday hymn--it is such a pretty one40 8,is it1 my darling8 ,then1 suppose you let mother hear it40 ,and ,joyce1 folding her hands in her quaint1 old-fashioned way1 began very readily3 8,i love to hear the story ,which angel voices tell1 ,how once the ,king of ,glory ,came down on earth to dwell4 ,i am both weak and sinful1 ,but this ,i surely know1 ,the ,lord came down to save me1 ,because ,he loved me so40 8,very pretty indeed1 ,joyce10 observed ,mrs4 ,morton1 rather absently1 when the child had finished4 ,but ,joyce looked up in her face wistfully4 8,do you ever say hymns1 mother dear80 8,i sing them in church1 my pet40 8,but you never teached them to me1 mother2 they are all nurse's hymns1 the little one and the long one1 and the little wee hymn ,i say with my prayers4 ,would you like to hear my little wee hymn1 mother dear80 8,i will hear all you know1 my darling40 ,but there were tears in the beautiful eyes as she listened4 8,how nicely she says them6 ,i am glad you teach her such pretty hymns1 ,merle10 as the child ran off to fetch ,snap1 who was whining for admittance4 8,somehow it seems more like the ,sunday of old times up here--so quiet1 so peaceful4 ,we must do as the world does1 ,i suppose2 but these secular1 bustling ,sundays are not to my taste40 ,her words jarred on me1 and ,i replied rather too quickly1 considering my position1 8,are we obliged to follow a bad fashion8 ,that is indeed going with the crowd to do evil40 ,she looked up in some surprise4 ,it must have been a new thing to the petted mistress of the household to hear herself so sharply rebuked4 8,oh1 ,i beg your pardon10 ,i exclaimed1 penitently2 8,i had no right to say that2 ,i forgot to whom ,i was speaking40 8,do not distress yourself1 ,merle10 she returned1 in her sweet way2 8it is good for all of us to hear the truth sometimes4 ,it was foolish of me to say that4 ,i only mean that in our house it is very difficult not to follow the world's custom40 8,very difficult indeed10 ,i acquiesced2 but she continued to look at me thoughtfully4 8,do not be afraid of saying what is in your mind2 you may speak to me plainly1 if you will4 ,you are my children's nurse1 but ,i cannot forget that in many ways we are equals4 ,you never intrude this fact on my notice1 but it is none the less apparent4 ,i know our ,sundays are terribly secular10 as ,i continued silent2 8sometimes ,i wish it were not so1 for my children's sake40 8,not for your own sake1 ,mrs4 ,morton80 ,a distressed look came over her face4 8,i seem to have no time to wish for anything40 8,i could well believe that2 but1 ,mrs4 ,morton1 it seems to me as though we owe some duty to ourselves4 ,if we neglect the highest part of ourselves we are committing a sort of mental suicide4 ,how often has ,aunt ,agatha told me that60 8,how do you mean80 she asked1 anxiously4 8,we all need a quiet time for thought4 ,it always seems to me that on ,sunday one lays down one's burthens for a time4 ,it is such a rest to shut out the world for one day in the week1 to forget the harass of one's work1 to take up higher duties1 to lift one's standard afresh1 and prove one's armour4 ,it is just like abiding in the tents for shelter and rest in the heat of battle40 ,i had forgotten the difference in our station1 and was talking to my mistress just as though she were ,aunt ,agatha4 ,something seemed to compel me to speak2 ,i felt a strange sort of trouble oppressing me1 as though ,i saw a beautiful soul wandering out of the way4 ,she seemed moved at my words1 and it was several minutes before she spoke again4 8,your words recall the old ,sundays at my own dear home10 she observed1 presently4 8,do you not love ,sundays in the country1 ,merle8 ,the very birds seem to sing more sweetly1 and the stillness of which you speak seems in the very air4 ,my ,sundays were very different then4 ,we lived near the church1 and we could hear the chiming of the bells as we walked through the village4 ,i taught in the ,sunday-school2 ,i recollect some of the children's names now4 ,father always liked us to go to the evening service4 ,i remember1 too1 we invariably sang ,bishop ,ken's evening hymn4 ,one evening a little robin found its way into the church4 ,i remember ,mr4 ,andrews1 our vicar1 was just reading that verse1 #8,yea1 the sparrow has found her a house1 and the swallow a nest for herself1 where she may lay her young1' when we looked up and saw the little creature fluttering round the chancel4 ,oh1 those sweet old ,sundays60 ,and here she broke off and sighed4 ,i thought it best to say no more1 and leave her to those tender memories4 ,a word in season may do much1 but ,i was young1 and had no right to teach with authority4 ,i suppose she understood my reticence1 for she looked at me very kindly as she rose from her seat4 8,it does me good to come up here1 ,merle2 ,i always have a more rested feeling when ,i go down to my duties4 ,if ,i did not feel that they were real duties that called me ,i should be very unhappy40 ,she bade her children good-night1 and left the nursery4 ,what made me take up my ,bible1 ,i wonder1 and read the following verse6 8,in this thing the ,lord pardon ,thy servant1 that when my master goeth into the house of ,rimmon to worship there1 and he leaneth on my hand1 and ,i bow myself in the house of ,rimmon1 the ,lord pardon ,thy servant this thing40 7,to be continued47 ,,answers ,,to ,,correspondents4 ,,educational4 ,,chatterbox4--,your acquirements are satisfactory1 and might gain for you perhaps #cj per annum4 ,but these are to be weighed against two serious drawbacks--extreme youth1 and consequent lack of weight and authority with your pupils1 and complete lack of experience in reading their several characters and bodily condition1 and the modifications and changes of method requisite to suit these different subjects under your training4 ,teaching lessons is but a small part of the duties of a governess4 ,the characters of her pupils have to be carefully read and moulded1 their manners and habits trained according to those of polite society1 and she should discover what natural gifts should be cultivated and what studies should be remitted1 more or less4 ,at sixteen you are scarcely more than a child yourself1 and quite such in inexperience4 ,thus1 you are really only fit for a visiting governess1 teaching under the direction of the mother2 and if you take a residential situation1 it could only be at a low salary4 ,,desiree4--,if you wish to prepare yourself for being a nurse at home1 we recommend you a careful study of a small manual1 often named for the purpose1 8,sick ,nursing at ,home0 7,l4 ,u4 ,gill1 #agj1 ,strand1 ,w4,c474 ,when you could be examined on that you will have made great progress towards efficiency4 ,you do not name your age4 ,had you done so1 we could have advised you further4 ,,daughter ,,of ,,gentleman ,,farmer 7,dublin74--,if you have artistic taste and can design1 and1 in addition1 have a delicate touch1 write either to the ,city and ,guilds ,technical ,institute1 ,exhibition-road1 ,south ,kensington1 ,s4,w41 or to the ,polytechnic1 ,regent-street1 ,w41 where classes for wood-carving are held4 ,address the secretary in both cases4 ,if you think of training for the teaching of children under the ,kindergarten system1 there are many schools for the purpose4 ,write to the ,misses ,crombie1 #ba1 ,stockwell-road1 ,s4,w41 with a view to entering the college established by the ,british and ,foreign ,school ,society4 ,or else to the secretary1 ,home and ,colonial ,training ,college1 in ,gray's ,inn-road1 ,w4,c4 ,,music4 ,m4 ,l4 ,p4--,it is to be regretted on your own account1 if not on that of others1 who might be glad to avail themselves of your musical society1 that you should contemplate giving it up without first inducing someone to take your place4 ,your society1 we imagine1 is already entered in a directory of girls' clubs1 shortly to appear1 and too late now to be omitted4 ,,old ,,man',s ,,darling4--,you will often find songs in our paper4 ,it is sad to hear that you 8get wild with your nose10 which at seven or eight o'clock p4m4 8gets puggy40 ,what can that mean8 ,as we cannot hope for the pleasure of witnessing such a phenomenon1 we advise you to consult your mother about it4 ,if an hereditary 8pug10 we do not understand why it should be otherwise during the day4 ,,courtleroy4--,we are obliged to you for the information you give respecting the tonic sol-fa system4 ,it was invented by ,miss ,glover1 of ,norwich1 and afterwards improved upon by ,john ,curwen1 in about the year #ahdg2 but the ,tonic ,sol-fa ,college was established a year earlier than that4 ,,romola4--,the class of music known us the 8cantata0 was invented by ,barbara ,strozzi1 a ,venetian lady4 ,a ,,greek ,,girl4--#a4 ,the song you name is one in the ,christy ,minstrels' collection1 and is1 we believe1 one of the late ,stephen ,foster's1 who died in ,march1 #ahfd4 ,he was the originator of that class of music4 ,you write ,english so well1 that we should have thought you a countrywoman4 #b4 ,if you wish to see the prettiest parts of ,england1 you should visit some parts of ,surrey1 ,devonshire1 ,derbyshire1 ,cumberland1 ,westmoreland1 and portions of ,wales4 ,we are glad you are partial to the ,english1 and that you appreciate our series of articles on good breeding and etiquette4 ,your writing is good1 and thoroughly ,english4 ,,miscellaneous4 ,,popsey4--,perhaps ,blackwood's 8holdfast0 would prove satisfactory in securing the scraps on your screen4 ,we imagine that you are not very careful in brushing the gum or paste quite over the corners that you complain curl up4 ,very little of the above-named 8holdfast0 will be required to make the scraps adhere firmly4 ,,tennyson4--,the precise origin of the office of 8,poet ,laureate0 does not appear to be known4 ,there was a ,versificator ,regis in the reign of ,henry ,,iii4 ,chaucer was ,poet ,laureate by his own appointment1 and he subsequently received an annuity from ,richard ,,ii4 ,some twenty-one poets succeeded him in the office4 ,the immediate predecessor of ,tennyson was ,william ,wordsworth1 and he was succeeded by ,dr4 ,robert ,southey4 ,tennyson1 who was born in #ahji1 received the appointment in #ahej4 ,,alice ,,grey4--,see page #eai1 vol4 vi41 for description and illustration for a supper table4 ,add some chickens and a ham1 and you could make it do for your plain wedding breakfast4 ,the bride and bridegroom sit together and lead the way to the dining-room1 and place themselves in the centre of the long table opposite the wedding cake4 ,the father of the bride takes the bridegroom's mother1 and seats himself next his daughter1 and the bridegroom's father takes the bride's mother1 who sits next the bridegroom4 ,the bridesmaids generally sit opposite the bride and bridegroom4 ,,marcelle',s question was answered on page #gjd1 vol4 vii4 ,the poem1 8,pleasures of ,memory10 is by ,samuel ,rogers4 ,a ,,delicate ,,country ,,lassie4--#a4 ,we have read your nice little letter with much interest and sympathy4 ,it is pleasant to hear that our advice has been helpful to you1 and we only wish your health would improve4 ,but we think you might lay the matter before ,god in faith1 and ask ,him to cure you and raise you up1 according to the promise1 8the prayer of faith shall save the sick40 ,see ,st4 ,james v4 #ae1 and ,matt4 viii4 #ag4 #b4 ,the #bfth ,june1 #ahgd1 was a ,friday4 ,write to the secretary1 ,lifeboat ,institution1 #ad1 ,john-street1 ,adelphi1 ,w4,c4 ,,earnest ,,inquirer4--,it is impossible for us to tell you when the ,government will legislate in behalf of shorter hours work for shop assistants4 ,to work from #i a4m4 to #aj p4m4 on ordinary days1 and from #i a4m4 to #ab p4m4 on ,saturdays1 is slave-driving indeed4 ,we can only wonder that ostensibly respectable tradesmen could be guilty of treating their assistants in so cruel a manner1 and that in a ,christian country4 ,they ought not to need legal coercion in a matter of mere humanity4 ,e4 ,a4 ,a4 ,b4--,almeida is the name of one of the strongest fortresses of ,portugal1 in the ,province of ,beira1 and on the north-east frontier of ,spain4 ,it was taken by the ,spaniards in #agfb1 and afterwards surrendered4 ,massena captured it from the ,british in #ahaj1 and ,wellington re-took it the following year1 and restored it to ,portugal4 ,as the ,spaniards had once captured the fortress1 they naturally commemorated their victory and great acquisition by naming an avenue after it in ,madrid4 ,you spelt the name incorrectly4 ,d4 ,m4--,the origin of the designation of those days beginning on ,july #crd and ending on ,august #aath1 as dog days1 has nothing to do with dogs becoming mad from the heat and lack of water4 ,in the time of the ancient astronomers1 the heliacal rising of ,sirius1 the dog-star1 occurred in ,july1 and superstition attached to his rising the rabies in dogs4 ,but this was quite untrue1 for this disease is not produced even under tropical suns in mid-summer1 where the animals are not inoculated with the virus of one already itself bitten4 ,if no biting were permitted there would be no more mad dogs4 ,besides1 it is not during the excessive heat of ,july that dogs do go mad1 the colder months of winter and early spring being far more usual seasons for it4 ,,christina ,s4--,perhaps you set yourself too much to do4 ,in the ,christian life it is often so1 and then you are discouraged because you fail4 ,the first rule seems to be1 ,to love your brother as yourself2 for if you cannot act unselfishly1 kindly1 and affectionately towards those you see1 you cannot love the ,god you have not seen4 ,begin with thinking of everybody around you first1 and in that love and service1 combined with faith1 you will1 in time1 see ,god1 for ,god is love4 ,,an ,,anxious ,,one1 ,,primrose4--,there is a valuable book published by the ,r4 ,t4 ,s41 #ef1 ,paternoster-row1 ,e4,c41 8,a ,new ,introduction to the ,study of the ,bible10 by ,barrows1 which you would find it an advantage to study4 ,but do not make it the habit of your mind to fret about dogma2 turn to the practical side of religion1 and serve the ,lord ,christ by your daily life and conversation4 ,,primrose ,,league4--,having given your sister the best advice1 you are not bound to do more1 but try to win her by love with patience4 ,it would be better for her to have a governess at home than to go to school4 ,m4 ,a4 ,b4 ,z4 ,e4--,look at any of our completed volumes and you will find the index is a list of the subjects written upon in the ,g4,o4,p41 with the page on which they are to be found added4 ,the first of ,april1 #ahgb1 was a ,monday4 ,,an ,,englishwoman ,,in ,,russia4--,you will need to write many stories and to gain much experience in writing before you produce one fit for publication4 ,we could not give advice about publication2 but you will find the addresses of all ,london publishers in a ,london directory2 and you must follow the example of ,charlotte ,bront1 and all our best writers almost1 i4e41 to try and try again until you gain a hearing4 ,there is no royal road to success4 ,you would probably find ,vincent's 8,dictionary of ,biography0 in ,haydn's series a useful book4 ,,shining ,,light 7874--8,r4 ,s4 ,v4 ,p40 are the initials of the ,french sentence 8,rpondez s'il vous plait10 i4e41 reply if you please4 ,they are put in the corners of invitations to various entertainments4 ,,happy ,,minnie4--,the inner skin of the broad bean pod is said to be a cure for warts1 if rubbed on gently several times a day4 ,,irene ,,aynsley4--#a4 ,in ,england drive to the left1 but on the ,continent and in ,america one keeps to the right4 ,we do not know the custom in ,new ,zealand1 but doubtless it is the ,english4 #b4 ,can you not get a small book on fancy knitting8 ,,rex4--,certainly call on and visit your pupils' mothers1 if invited4 ,you do not need any other introduction4 ,unless introduced to the friends met in the street1 it is well to walk on a short distance and wait4 ,,ein ,,unartiges ,,madchen4--#a4 ,punch and ,judy dates its origin to one of the old mystery plays1 ,pontius ,pilate and the ,jews4 ,the story as we represent it is attributed to ,silvio ,fiorillo1 an ,italian comedian of the seventeenth century4 ,the moral is decidedly bad1 as the evil is made to triumph over the good1 and defies and defeats all law and justice4 #b4 ,slope your writing more from right to left4 ,,one ,,who ,,is ,,waiting4--,the story you tell us of a cat taking care of two chickens when her kittens were taken from her is very wonderful2 but we believe it has its parallel in one told by ,sir ,john ,lubbock1 of a cat that brought up two ducklings1 and was distracted at seeing them take to the water4 ,we much approve of the wishes and feelings you express1 and you have our sympathy4 ,we wish you ,god-speed4 ,,winifred ,h4--#a4 ,grey is a very delicate colour1 and probably the rain has extracted the dye1 and nothing could restore the loss but having the material redyed in a darker shade4 #b4 ,it is not necessary that the name of a writer should appear2 but the difficulty is that we cannot accept the articles and stories of unknown writers4 ,we rarely take those of authors who have not made their names as such4 8,,truly ,,sweet ,,eighteen0 7874--,we should say that1 as a descriptive name1 8,truly ,vain0 would be truer4 ,if you find that you earn too little by dressmaking1 perhaps you could turn your four years' experience of that trade to good account by adding to your acquirements that of hair-dressing1 and then you could take a situation as lady's-maid4 ,,humble ,,minor4--,we never heard of an infant who would not go to his mother voluntarily1 unless to go to a wet-nurse1 whom he might naturally suppose1 if he could not think1 was his real mother4 ,if he have a fearful temper1 and be not a screamer from teething1 or any other pain1 he should be gently corrected for his violence4 ,some children scream themselves into fits4 ,children should have the best and richest unwatered milk4 ,,one ,,in ,,trouble4--,it is well that you only broke one looking-glass1 and that your father only tries to comfort you4 ,be more careful in the future1 and do not listen to silly 8prophets of evil40 ,those who trust in ,god's care and commit themselves to ,him in well-doing1 need not 8take thought for the morrow0 in an anxious way4 ,it would be a want of faith4 ,,oak ,,tree4--,do as your mother wishes4 ,you are not yet nineteen1 and are under her authority4 ,but perhaps she might spare you to go out for a few hours daily1 to take children out for a walk1 and teach them to write1 read1 sew1 and some few other lessons4 ,if not1 she might let you assist in some shop where the hours were not long4 ,perhaps you might hold a little class of children at home4 ,,charity4--#a4 ,we do not know to what your mother refers by that name1 but you will find allusions to the 8,book of ,life0 in the ,epistle to the ,philippians iv4 #c1 and in the ,book of ,revelations iii4 #e1 and in five more places4 #b4 ,if you wish some day to be a doctor1 begin by studying a shilling manual called 8,sick ,nursing at ,home0 7,gill1 #agj1 ,strand1 ,w4,c471 and then join an ambulance class4 ,,ella ,,mary4--,what are known as 8,mystery plays0 are referred for their origin to the pilgrims who journeyed to the ,east in the eleventh century4 ,the earliest known in ,england took place at ,dunstable early in the following century4 ,the oldest extant dates to the reign of ,edward ,,iii4 ,the 8,chester ,mysteries0 date back to #acbg4 ,those of the ,french only commenced in the fourteenth century4 ,,the ,,owner ,,of 8,,muff40--#a4 ,we do not undertake to teach quadrupeds1 though we endeavour to teach bipeds1 but these latter only provided they be not 8muffs10 as that would be beyond our patience1 and perhaps our ability1 for there are more 8muffs0 than those that walk on four legs6 #b4 ,the #ast of ,september1 #ahgc1 was a ,monday4 ,,phlox4--,fidgets in the legs usually arise from acidity1 and perhaps indigestion4 ,you should take some anti-acid1 such as magnesia1 before going to bed1 if suffering much4 ,a doctor should prescribe for you1 as you seem out of health4 ,avoid sweet things1 and any food that produces acidity in the system4 ,,pale ,,face4--,we do not know what could now be done to give you a pair of straight legs1 unless you could have them exchanged1 and screw on a pair of wooden ones4 ,wear a full skirt1 and the defect may be concealed to a great extent1 especially if you take pains in walking well4 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's note--the following changes have been made to this text3 ,page #aaf3 opus #c ,schumann to 8,the opus #ci4 ,by ,schumann40 systematicaly to systematically--8systematically fingered04 ,page #aah3 one to own--8one's own transactions04