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The following day was as fine as the preceding one Soon after breakfast Miss Matilda, having galloped and blundered through a few unprofitable lessons, and vengeably thumped the piano for an hour, in a terrible huive her a holiday, had betaken herself to her favourite places of resort, the yards, the stables, and the dog-kennels; and Miss Murray was gone forth to enjoy a quiet rawhich I had pro that day

At h terrier It was the property of Miss Matilda; but she hated the ani that it was quite spoiled It was really an excellent dog of its kind; but she affir, and had not even the sense to know its own mistress

The fact was she had purchased it when but a s at first that no one should touch it but herself; but soon beco, she had gladly yielded to e of it; and I, by carefully nursing the little creature from infancy to adolescence, of course, had obtained its affections: a reward I should have greatly valued, and looked upon as far outweighing all the trouble I had had with it, had not poor Snap's grateful feelings exposed him to many a harsh word and many a spiteful kick and pinch fro 'put away' in consequence, or transferred to soh, stony- heartedhate me by cruel treatment, and she would not propitiate hi aith , into the rooan,--'dear! how can you sit at your drawing such a day as this?' (She thought I was doing it for o out with the young ladies'

'I think,herself with her dogs'

'If you would try to amuse Miss Matilda yourself a little more, I think she would not be driven to seek arooms, so much as she is; and if you would be a little more cheerful and conversable with Miss Murray, she would not so often go wandering in the fields with a book in her hand However, I don't want to vex you,' added she, seeing, I suppose, that my cheeks burned and my hand trembled with some unamiable emotion 'Do, pray, try not to be so touchy-- there's no speaking to you else And tell one: and why she likes to be so much alone?'