Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2

at home. I was rather amazed that I saw no woman-creature about, nor any kind of servant. The door at the end of the

by a choir of

e alarmed to be locked in

ration upon the table as reminded me it is at times satisfactory as well as necessary to eat and drink. The brown inkstand and company were removed, and in their stead I saw a little tray, of an oval form, upon which tray stood the most exquisite porcelain service for two I have ever seen. The c

I exclaimed; I could not hel

t to me from my

a class, sir

boys, Charlie

ach when you wer

was a great boy, but I ta

mp upon the table, and a little bright kettle over it; it boiled very soon. He made such tea!-I shall never forget it; and when I told him I very seldom had tea at home, he a

tiny pat of butter, nor the thin, transparent biscuits, crisp as hoar-frost, and delicate as if made of Israe

uld," said he,

ner, and I observed he watched me very closely. As soon as I had gathered up and put

right, we hav

n tray, on which he piled all the things and carri

as I have a visitor, so I shall not

end for me, sir; but I w

ant it at least in another

xercise so much. He premised, with a cunning smile, that he should not let me run on at that rate if I had not to be brushed up all in a hurry; but then, though I was ignorant, I was apt and very ardent. I sang with an entire attention to his hints; and though I felt I was hurrying on too fast for my "understanding" to keep pace with my "spirit," yet I did get on very rapidly in the mere accession to acquaintance with the part. We literally rushed through the "Stabat Mater," whi

k the 'Creation,'-that is for the second morning; an

'?" I had known of it from my cradle; and loving it before I heard it, how did I feel for it when it was to be brought so near me?

eep?" and called me into the most wonderful little room. A shower-bath filled one corner; there was a great closet one whole side, filled with every necessary exactly enough for one person. The bed was perfectly plain, with no curtains and but

t Davy,-"at least, they told me so in Dres

me, which is dearer to many (though they, alas! too