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"'His sister she went beyond the seas,

And died an old ees' "That's the ration on record,

isn't it?" observed Alick

"What; her dying an old maid?" said Colonel Keith "I a the e," said Rachel, stoutly "I am particularly

anxious to knohether there is a field open to independent female

labour"

"All the superior young women seemed to turn nurserymaids," said the

Colonel

"Oh," interposed Fanny, "do you reirl of ours who

would hoe? I have had a letter from

her in such distress"

"Of course, the natural terht you would tellher some help,"

proceeded Fanny

"I could have helped you, Fanny Won't an order do it?"

"Not quite," said Fanny, a shade of a sh one of the officers or not If Captain Lee is

with the regiment, I knoould take care of it for her"

So they plunged into another regi

was so wearisome as to hear triflers talk shop

There was no opportunity of calling Fanny to order after dinner, for