. St. Nicholas [serial] . es aloud. Sing em, said his brother-in-law, was a good singer, and he at once tunedup with a fine baritone voice, recalling a familiartune that fitted the measure of the poem. Oh, come now, Uncle Charlie, cried Sandy,from his blankets in the corner of the tent, thats Old Dundee. Cant you give us some-thing lively ? Something not quite so solemn ? Not so solemn, my laddie ? Dont youknow that this is a solemn age we are in, and avery solemn business we are on ? You 11 thinkso before we get out of this Territory, or I amgreatly mistaken. Sandy 11 think it
. St. Nicholas [serial] . es aloud. Sing em, said his brother-in-law, was a good singer, and he at once tunedup with a fine baritone voice, recalling a familiartune that fitted the measure of the poem. Oh, come now, Uncle Charlie, cried Sandy,from his blankets in the corner of the tent, thats Old Dundee. Cant you give us some-thing lively ? Something not quite so solemn ? Not so solemn, my laddie ? Dont youknow that this is a solemn age we are in, and avery solemn business we are on ? You 11 thinkso before we get out of this Territory, or I amgreatly mistaken. Sandy 11 think its solemn, when he has totrot over a piece of newly broken prairie, carry-ing a pouchful of seed corn, dropping fivegrains in each sod, said his father laughing,as he blew out the candle. It s a good song; a bully good song,murmured the boy, turning over to sleep. Butit ought to be sung to something with more of arig-a-jig-jig to it. So saying, he was off to theland of dreams. tmtinued.) iiSS**.* ?iX<!-Cv- ,?: Sri^H. >-.«^ •% - AiW W-rl ^ iW QVilrift* LADY JANE. By Mrs. C. V. Jamison. Chapter XX. MADAME JOZAIN CALLS UPON MAMSELLEDIANE. It was not long after the time when Paichouxbought the watch, that Mamselle Diane was My bill, Madame Jozain! What bill? saidMamselle Diane, looking at her with cold sur-prise. I am not aware that you owe me any-thing. I owe you for teaching Lady Jane ve been giving her lessons now for somemonths, and I m sure you must need your surprised one morning by a visit from Madame money. Jozain, who entered the little green gate with Oh, Madame, gasped Mamselle Diane,an air of haughty severity and insolent patron- you are laboring under a mistake; I never thought of receivingmoney for the pleasure Ihave had with the offered to teach her; itwas my own wish. Yousurely did not think thatI expected to be paid ? I certainly did. Whyshould you teach herfor nothing when I amable to pay ? returnedMadame, haughtily,while she drew out
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