The Adventures And Travels Of A Box Of Bonbons.

Women are often sharper than men . Perhaps she will guess that you love her . " No sooner said than done . But the honest fellow preferred to entrust his younger brother Avith the commissionand

, impressed upon him that he was to make it clearly understood that it Avas a NBAV Year ' s gift to Yvonne from Jean . A . t last , at last , the bonbons seemed to have fallen into the ri ght hands ; for half an hour later , Blaise , Yvonne ' s father ,

made his appearance in the steAvard ' s house . He Avas in a state of great delight , and cried out , " Nei ghbour Mathieu , I give my consent . Your son Jean is a sly felloAV ! I came directly to give you an answer . " " Sly felloAV—answer— " said Mathieu in astonishment . "What do j'ou mean , friend Blaise ?"

"What do I mean ? " laughed Blaise . " Why he has asked her to marry him , and done it like any genteel young fellow in the toAvn . Pie sent Yvonne a box from Paris , Avith sweetmeats inside , and a loveletter as nicely Avritten as if the schoolmaster had done it . "

As he said this , Blaise threAV CIOAVII a paper on the table . Mathieu hastily took it up , put on his spectacles and read" I have loA ed you much for a long Avhile , and my greatest wish is to become your husband . AnsAver me , -will you accept my heart and hand ? "

" Jean , Jean , " cried Mathieu , " the Parisian bonbons are cleverer than you I " Poor Jean looked half stupefied , but he recovered himself and appreciated his good fortune , Avhen Yvonne and her mother entered , and were surrounded by

the whole rejoicing family . Thus fate plays with us . A gentleman in love buys a box of bonbons at Siraudin ' s in the Rue de la Paix , lays a love-letter inside , and brings it to the lady of his hopes and wishesand the box travels until finall

, y in Montereau it unites two loving hearts , which , without its aid , might have Avaitecl long Avithout coming to an understanding . How the gentleman and inconsolable widoAv in the Chaussee d'An tin settled the

matter , Ave knoAV not , nor is it of any importance . But Ave know that Jean and Yvonne have been extremel y happy . —The National Freemason , America .

Eheu Fugaces Anni, O Postume!

EHEU FUGACES ANNI , O POSTUME !

What changes Ave have realized Since Ave were first in toAvn , Since I so long have ruralized And you ' ve married Kitty BroAvn . What alterations , strange and vast , In these old London streets , HOAV many ghosts of a laughing past One almost hourly meets .

It seems but yesterday that we , In all of genial zest , Made up a careless company , Full of mischief ancl of jest , Ancl here Ave are , two grey old men , Limping wearily along , Strange faces , all beyond our ken Make up the jostling throng .

We are looking Avistfully around For some dear friends of yore , We can hear e ' en IIOAV the pleasant sound Of their voices evermore ; Their Avords are ringing in our ears , Each utterance of truth , Their cheery presence almost cheers Again our festive youth .

Alas ! in vain Avith Avandenng eyes We seek each manly form ; On some the green turf gently lies , Some haA'e perished in the " storm . " By Alma ' s height some buried lie , Roughly their graves were made ; Some rest beneath an Orient sky , In Scutari's peaceful shade .

Ancl some are sleeping where they fell By Inkernian ' s grim height ; And some have fought their battle Avell In life ' s all desperate fight ; And some are here , ancl some are there , But few are lingering still , Who started once Avithout a care To climb youth's radiant hill .

And fairer faces bind us all Once more in their magic spell , And faded floAvers mind us all Of some Ave loved full Avell ;