Lost And Saved ; Or Nellie Powers The Missionary's Daughter.

LOST AND SAVED ; OR NELLIE POWERS THE MISSIONARY'S DAUGHTER .

BY C . II . LOOM 1 S . CHAP . VII . —Continued . THE captain made the man an offer of tAvo dollars and a half for the animal ; Avhen the

dealer in monkeys , in apparent disgust , turned his back to him , and began exhibiting to somebody else , Avho wanted to buy , on the other side of his stand . "Let us move on , " said the captain , " and if he does not call us back , Avhich I think he will , Ave can buy it Avhen Ave come back this Avay . " The captain , Harry , and Nellie then turned about , ancl began to Avalk doAvn the street .

When the disposer of Danvins ancestors saw the party moving aAvay , he shouted to them to come back . The captain returned , and told him that the lady Avho was intending to buy the moukey had decided that she could not give over two dollars for it , but said if he wanted to sell it for that he would call her back . The dealer untied the monkey from the lot , and handed the string to the captain , at the same time asking for the tAvo dollars , which Nellie came back and paid .

Harry volunteered to carry the ' * ' cunning little fellow , " as she called it , for her , and took it in his arms like a child would a kitten . As they Avalked along , the monkey looked up into Harry ' s face in such a comical , satisfied manner , that Nellie broke into a hearty laugh . " Harry , I am sure that monkey must knoAV you , " she said ; why , captain , just notice the resemblance betAveeii them , and see in what a fatherly manner Harry looks

down on his protegee , ancl the child-like confidence Jacko places in his new found parent . " " I propose , " said the captain , " as Ave have got to name him , that Ave name him after Mr . Prescott—say , for instance , Harry Prescott , Junior , how will that do 1 I am not much at naming children , you know , and only suggest it , remember . " Oh , that ' s jolly , captain , we'll name him after Mr . Prescott , but IIOAV will we

distinguish one name from the other . I guess , after all , we had better call him Jacko , all monkeys are called Jacko . But , Harry , you must not neglect to acknowledge our kindness in remembering you , and , like a good godfather , you should make your protegee some handsome present . " " I did not think this of yon , Nellie , " said Harry , in good humour , " I think you are trilling with my affections" thenturning to Jackowho had found a pocketand was

, , , , making quite free Avith the articles he found therein , he said ; " If you do not keep your paws out of my pocket , I shall turn you over to your mistress , and see that she learns you IIOAV to treat your adopted father more respectfully . " "What ! and a little thief too 1 " exclaimed Nellie . " Harry , you will be arrested for associating in such bad company . " "No dangerMiss Powers" said the ca ] : tain " we'll not lose MrPrescott for that

, , , . reason ; they don't arrest any one here for thieving . You have mistaken the place . '' " It ' s yersilf that ' s roight , captain , I ' m afeerd , " panted Tom , all out of breath , " for 1 have the jvidence of my own eyes that what you say is true ; for , as shure as I ' m as good a salt as iver Lot ' s wife Avas , them haythens have stole the silver , so they have , keg and all , ancl off with it . "