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by Matthys
At fashion," remarked Jetson to his tablemates during the evening meal.
"Don't you know that you didn't?" inquired one of the midshipmen
laconically. None of the other men at table took heed of Jetson's words.
At some of the other tables equal silence did not prevail. Midshipmen
who did not accuse or suspect Jetson of intentional wickedness expressed
the opinion that he was, at all events, careless and not a valuable
member of the football squad. Jetson himself was wholly aware that h
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by Pundsack Jeanette
Tar--; And as I gazed, the vapor like a curtain rolled away, With a
sound of bells that tinkled, and the clatter of a sleigh. And in a
vision, painted like a picture in the air, I saw the elfish figure, of a
man with frosty hair-- A quaint old man that chuckled with a laugh as he
appeared, And with ruddy cheeks like embers in the ashes of his beard.
He poised himself grotesquely, in an attitude of mirth, On a
damask-covered hassock that was sitting on the hearth; And at a magic
signal of his stubbly little thumb, I saw the fireplace changing to a
bright proscenium. And looking there, I marvelled as I saw a mimic stage
Alive with little actors of a very tender age; And some so very tiny t
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sisters, her broth
by Ramsy Forys
Incerity a question I will put to you!" --He released her arm, and the
girl suddenly felt alone in the world, as he said: "What is your object
in questioning me as to my birth?" She stood motionless, cold, and
speechless. "Mademoiselle," Maximilien went on, "let us go no further if
we do not understand each other. I love you," he said, in a voice of
deep emotion. "Well, then," he added, as he heard the joyful exclamation
she could
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M. Before us, a little to our left, was _Hhubeen
by Nangle
Banks in the interior. The crevasse through which it issues is wild and
romantic in the extreme. High cliffs of basalt are the confines of the
water. This, on reaching the plain, is parted with several streams, (to
compare great things with small,) in the fashion of the Nile or the
Ganges; which the Jordan is not, either at its entrance into this lake
or its entrance into the Dead Sea. All the streams are fringed with
oleander; and, in the extreme heat of the day, the horses enjoyed not
only their drinking, but their wading through the rolling water. This
was the boundary between Bashan and Gilead, through the latter of which
we had hitherto been travelling, and gave name to the great battle A.D.
637, where the victory obtained by the fierce _Khalid_ and the mild _Abu
Obeidah_ decided the fate of Palestine, and opened the way of the
Moslems to Jerusalem. Over an extent of four or five miles, before
reaching the Jordan, a rich harvest of wheat was being reaped upon the
plain. We first attempted to cross at _Samakh_, but finding it
impossible at that season, had to turn back to the ford at the broken
bridge, which the natives call the 'mother of arches,' (_Umm el
Kanater_;) and even there the water was still deep. Corn-fields and
flocks of sheep in every direction; but all the shepherds carrying
firearms. We most of us lay down on our breasts to drink greedily once
more from the dear old river; and then we crossed the Jordan into the
land of Canaan, going on to Tiber
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F the Boston Courier contains the following humorous but not untruthful descr
by Blacksher
_. Stamps. 2_d_. Stamps. 5th January, 1841, 74,856,960 7,587,960 5th
January, 1842, 110,878,344 3,391,800 5th January, 1843, 121,648,080
2,866,080 ------ ------ First three years, 307,383,384 13,845,840
321,229,224 stamps, nominal value, L1,396,146 Expense of manufacture and
distribution, 42,763 ------ ------ Net proceeds, L1,353,382 Average
yearly, 451,127 The present cost of Label Stamps is reported, July 16,
1846, thus: Paper for a million labels, L5 11_s_. Printing and gumming,
25 -- Salaries, proportion of, 46 10_s_. Contingencies, poundage, &c. 46
10_s_. ---------- ------ Cost per million, L79 -- The entire cost of the
Stamped Envelopes is thus stated: Year Ending. Cost. Sold for. Profit.
5th January, 1841, L4,268 L4,292 5th January, 1842, 5,530 5,470 5th
January, 1843, 5,290 5,415 5th January, 1844, 6,190 6,540 5th January,
1845, 6,948 7,261 Total, five years, L28,229 L28,978 L749 The original
cost of the machinery, L435, is divided and a
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Ell. By the light thus afforded, Ma
by Mackowski
therefore, you do not think the present too valuable----" The Countess
interrupted her. "Too valuable! certainly not. When you wish to give
anything it ought to be something good and serviceable. The green robe
with the flowers will be very appropriate for Mary." "Go now, my dear
children," said the Countess, when they returned to the room where Mary
was, "take good care of the flowers, that they may not fade before
dinner. I want the guests to admire the basket also, which will be the
most beautiful ornament on our table." Amelia ran to her room with Mary,
and told Juliette, her maid, to bring the dress with the white and red
flowers. "Do you wish to wear that dress to-day, miss?" said her maid.
"No," said Amelia, "I intend to make a present of it to Mary." "Give
that dress away!" replied Juliette hastily. "Does the Countess know?"
"You forget yourself, I think, Juliette," said Amelia wi
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has on
by Astwood
Le has been darkened to us by men who, totally misunderstanding the
expressions "form of God," "form of a servant," "fashion," "likeness of
men," have transferred them to the natures of Godhead and manhood.
Paul's meaning is this: Christ, when He was full of the form of God and
abounded in all good things, so that He had no need of works or
sufferings to be just and saved--for all these things He had from the
very beginning--yet was not puffed up with these things, and did not
raise Himself above us and arrogate to Himself power over us, though He
might lawfully have done so, but, on the contrary, so acted in
labouring, working, suffering, and dying, as to be like the rest of men,
and no otherwise than a man in fashion and in conduct, as if He were in
want of all things and had nothing of the form of God; and yet all this
He did for our sakes, tha
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R lasted. I had war correspondents wit
by Ronquillo Bolser
quick succession. Sentry-duty was discarded for the night, and the
corral left empty of life; I ordered that quiet be maintained in the
cave, and the electric lights turned down to a glimmer. As soon as it
was good and dark, I shut off the current from all the fences, and then
groped my way out to the embankment bordering our side of the great
dynamite ditch. I crept to the top of it and lay there on the slan
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endence for this, an
by Kady Eichenlaub
The well-known tones at once, even before she turned to glance at the
new comer. "Why, good evening, Mr. Strain," she said, trying to conceal
that she had been at all startled by his vicinity, and feeling somewhat
re-assured, upon recognizing the village editor. "I was not aware of
your close proximity. I was admiring this lovely evening. Is it not
really beautiful?" "Beautiful!" exclaimed the gentleman, rapturously,
"it is more than that, it is gorgeous beyond description!" continuing in
a newspaper advertisement way, with some more remarks of a similar
nature. "May I ask, Miss Graystone, if you were walking for the purpose
of calm enjoyment and meditation, or whether you had any decided object
in thus going out unattended?" "I had an object," replied Clemence, "I
am going to Mrs. Brier's. I thought I would go this evening, because it
was so pleasant, and in order to be ready for my duties in the morning."
"Ah, yes! the Brier's are good, worthy souls, I believe, although I
cannot say that they are particularly known to me. You must have
observed, by this time, that I pride myself somewhat on my penetration
and keen insight into the character of those with whom the extensive
business of my office throws me often in contact. Yes, you must have
discovered, by this time, that I am a superior judge of human nature, by
the perusal of the spicy editorials which have made the Waveland Clarion
widely known and feared, as well as respected. As one of the admirers of
my peculiar genius rema
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