StNicholas . thelp joining her, even before she knew the causeof the merriment. I was mad about the mistakes, but dontcare enough to cry. I m laughing to think howGad fooled Eph and 1 found him out. I thoughtMose and Amos would have died over it when 1told them, it was so funny, explained Tilly, whenshe got her breath. I was so scared that when the first orange hitme, I thought it was a bullet, and scrabbled intothe cradle as fast as I could. It was real meanto frighten the little ones so, laughed Prue, asTilly gave a growl. Here a smart rap on the wall of the next roomcaused a sudden lull in
StNicholas . thelp joining her, even before she knew the causeof the merriment. I was mad about the mistakes, but dontcare enough to cry. I m laughing to think howGad fooled Eph and 1 found him out. I thoughtMose and Amos would have died over it when 1told them, it was so funny, explained Tilly, whenshe got her breath. I was so scared that when the first orange hitme, I thought it was a bullet, and scrabbled intothe cradle as fast as I could. It was real meanto frighten the little ones so, laughed Prue, asTilly gave a growl. Here a smart rap on the wall of the next roomcaused a sudden lull in the fun, and Mrs. Bassettsvoice was heard, saying warningly, Girls, go tosleep immediate, or you 11 wake the baby. Yes m, answered two meek voices, and aftera few irrepressible giggles, silence reigned, brokenonly by an occasional snore from the boys, or thesoft scurry of mice in the buttery, taking theirpart in this old-fashioned Thanksgiving. MURILLUS MULATTO. 17 MURILLOS Marv E. C. NEARLV three hundred years ago, in the city of adorn the palaces of the Old World, while a fewSeviUe, lived one of the greatest of Spanish paint- may be found m the possession of wealthy art-ery-Bartoleme Esteban Munllo. lovers upon this side of the water. Many beautiful pictures painted by this master In the church of bevillc one may see four beau- VOL. IX.—2. i8 MURILLO S MULATTO. [November, tiful paintings — one, a picture of Christ bound toa column, St. Peter in a kneeling posture at Hisfeet, as if imploring pardon; another, a superbpainting of St. Joseph; one of St. Ann: and afourth, an exquisite picture of the \irgin Motherholding the infant Jesus in her arms. Thesepaintings are largely sought for and long gazed of six in the morning to take their lessons in draw-ing and painting in the studio of the great Murillo ;to prepare and stretch canvas, run errands, and beready at all times to answer the capricious de-mands of these high-born and imperious youths. The p
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