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Sir Jae to-day with another gentleirls had never seen, and about who expectation This was the Reverend Edward Casaubon, noted in the county as a aged on a great work concerning religious history; also as aviews of his ohich were to be more clearly ascertained on the publication of his book His very name carried an impressiveness hardly to be y of scholarship

Early in the day Dorothea had returned froe, and was taking her usual place in the pretty sitting-roo a plan for sohted in), when Celia, who had been watching her with a hesitating desire to propose so, said--

"Dorothea, dear, if you don't mind--if you are not very busy--suppose we looked at mamma's jewels to-day, and divided theave them to you, and you have not looked at the expression in it, the full presence of the pout being kept back by an habitual awe of Dorothea and principle; two associated facts which ht show a mysterious electricity if you touched them incautiously To her relief, Dorothea's eyes were full of laughter as she looked up

"What a wonderful little almanac you are, Celia!

Is it six calendar or six lunar months?" "It is the last day of Septeave theotten theht of them since you locked them up in the cabinet here"

"Well, dear, we should never wear them, you know" Dorothea spoke in a full cordial tone, half caressing, half explanatory She had her pencil in her hand, and was in

Celia colored, and looked very grave "I think, dear, we are wanting in respect to mamma's memory, to put them by and take no notice of the sob of mortification, "necklaces are quite usual now; and Madas even than you are, used to wear ornaenerally--surely there are women in heaven noore jewels" Celia was conscious of soument