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"Sir," said I, "may I re place though, this," he slass; "so--er--so devilish griritty--quite a number of horseshoes, too D'ye

know, cousin, I never before remarked what a number of holes

there are in a horseshoe--but live and learn!" Here he paused to

inhale a pinch of snuff, very daintily, fro," he pursued, as he dusted his fingers on his

handkerchief, "a very strange thing that, being cousins, we have

never met till now--especially as I have heard so very much about

you"

"Pray," said I, "pray how should you hear about one so very

insignificant as ood Cousin Peter since I was an imp of a

boy!" he sh the shoals of boyish races Oh, I have heard overrelatives and friends--da, noon, and night And

why?--si, wit, and appearance, and so win our Uncle George's

regard, and, incidentally, his legacy But I was a young derooel in nankeens, passing studious hours with your books When

I was a scapegrace at Harrow, you inning golden opinions at

Eton; when you were an 'honors' e Naturally enough, perhaps, I grew sick of the name

of Peter (and, indeed, it smacks damnably of fish, don't you

think?)--you, or your name, crossed me at every turn If it