Christie Johnstone

equine, was unhappy! This might surprise some people; but there are certain blessings, the

add "Beauty" to the list, such men and women as go b

adually up to wealth and consideration, and, having got the

to amuse, as amusement. Unfortunately for himself he could not at this period of his life warm to politics; so, having exhausted h

ed the arts and other knowledge

was not

I do?" sai

h yourself,

ow

ediate

donna over,"

he lingua Toscana without the bocca Romana, and sang in London without applause; because

id the work; the other pranced and capricoled alongside, all unconscious of the trace. He seemed happier t

d. He fell in love with Lady Barbara Sinclair; and he had no sooner done this than

that he saw would make him; and, in fact, Lady Barbara Sinclair

was as plethoric

thusiastic as

She believed that government is a scienc

whose salaries range from eighty to five hundred pounds a year, and whose nam

hand is the rudder of that state vessel which goes down the wind of

new bishop. Religion-if not religio

agined their verse to be some sort o

resent it is enough to say that her mind was young, healthy, so

ed her! it was

e range of her mind and body, one

er, generally some writer. What young woman is not, more or less, a mirror? Bu

upon her natural manner, she was often more naive, and even brusk, than you

u some carnal idea of a certain peculiarity and charm thi

ion that soils nearly all French actresses-Mademoiselle Madeleine Brohan! When you see this young lady play Madem

two years, when they encountered each other in Paris just before

gathered, from his manner, that he was warmly in love with this lady; but, for all that, his lordsh

the day-ministries, flat paintings, controversial novels, Cr

ned to England. Lord Ipsden, who was g

n, before she made her preparations

t matters t

en propos

ful attentions in that light at all. However, she answer

ho has offered her the highest compliment any man has it in his power to of

t sketch and hum tunes, and dance and dangle. Forget this folly the day after to-morrow, my dear Ipsden, and, if I may a

fectiona

RA SIN

e, leaving her cousin stunned by a blow which she th

ark and blank to him. He was too languid to go anywhere or do anything; a republican might have compared the settled expressio

e as well as languid tha

een with his master ever since he left Eton, and h

rived to have his own way on most occasions. He had, I believe, only one great weakness, that

d took a great interest in him, as stepping-stone to his own greatness. So when he saw him turning pale and thin, and reading one letter fifty

year, and all the world at my feet, what would

is wrong with hi

he glided into his lord's room, not without some secret trepidation, no trace of which appeared on his face. He pulled a long histrionic countenance. "My lord," said he,

e mad; there is nothin

n, your lordship is very ill

y go, S

not stand quiet and see your lordship dying by inches." Here Mr. S. put a cambr

n fell int

ng!-cruel, unjust," sighed he. "I could have done, would have done, anything to please her. Do nothing! nobody does anything now-things don't come in your way to be done as they used centuries ago, or we should do them just the same; it is their fault, not ours," argued his lordship, som

rford, m

by Mr. Saunders, checked

body, does he

" said Saunder

; that might amuse

wled into the apartment, tug

d our poor rich friend is a

, enter Aberford, perspiring and shouting. He was one of those globules of human quicksilver one sees now and then for two seconds; they are, in fact, two globules; their head is one, invariably bald, round, and glittering; the body is another in activity and s

alth. Your hand," added he. For he was at the s

is good. Brea

r! how can I do that?" (w

in the direction required, or how can

bowe

never mind, I can get at them another way; give your hear

t, the Aberford made a circular spring and listened eagerly at his shoulder-blade; the result

c of that disorder; make your mind easy, cutaneous disorders, such as love, etc., shall never kill a patient of mine with a stomach like yours. So, now to cure you!" And away went the spherical doctor, with his hands behind him, not up and

re your

ed the patient, "w

ices," replied Saunders, with

the same complaint,"

any vices, Dr. Aberfo

to get hold of. What

't rem

amuses

for

horse to gallop

, s

n her foot and ankle

nk their ankles are

t are sunk deeper into your head. Hum! no horses, no vices, no dancers, no yacht; you confound one's notions o

e, Doctor

ha

d a clipper

w I've g

lay half a point nearer th

Heavyjib, and h

rt, they have of

Granton Pier, in

ill,

tion." And away he walked aga

" appealed

rs be h

ders, with digni

Chesterfield. "Oblige me by writing it yourself, my lord, it

seated himself at a desk

ORD'S PRES

e who have time to be bothered with you; learn thei

bore me?" sugg

-creature every day, and let Mr.

aying down his pen. "How clever of you to thi

g! (that beats deer-stalking.) Run your nose into advent

t Saunders would hav

ow look here, follow my prescription, and You will soon have Mens sana in corpore sano; And not care whether the girls say yes or say no; neglec

ter by Saunders, for whom he o

physician were made for each other. Dr. Aberford was the specific f

urn, found his lord

nd down to Gravesend and order th

Pier. Yes

, and violins, and telescopes, and thin

d Saunders, in dismay. "And

and the prince of gentlemen's gentleman had all the required items with him,