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their grief, as well as increase my concern; and I must have gone 

 frantic, if father, who was the first collected, had not broken the 

 reigning silence, and asked me what I had been doing ? His 

 question convinced me, that nothing was serious ; so, I told him 

 how I laboured, and for whom — but while in the act of giving 

 further particulars he put into my hand a bag and hurried from 

 the room. Where he went was unknown. He was seen no 

 more by me for the evening. I begged mother to express to 

 him on his return my thanks for this kindness, however trifling 

 the sum might prove; and, placing my hand into the bag for the 

 purpose of giving a shilling to the boy, I was cautioned by 

 mother to close it, as she had one for that purpose in her hand. 

 ' They are guineas, Tim, they are guineas, Tim,' she whispered, 

 regardful of sister's pricked-up ears, * though thy father never 

 mentioned his intentions to me — they are guineas, Tim, hush ! 

 and take care — hush ! and make them wise I ' 



" Poor soul — How I got home I knew not — No sleep that 

 night — But I will tell 'e more to morrow. — -And make 'e laugh. '^ 

 Mr. Crumplehorh had told enough. The way he went, his wife 

 followed, and I was not far behind. Our course was a course 

 through the shallows of sympathy : but my thirst for the renewal 

 of the tale on to-morrow's eve, soon left me dry — yet I could not 

 help frequently saying to myself — " Poor fellow, what he must 

 have suffered," nor could I avoid as frequently cogitating on 

 Love, as a cruel (comical) thing. 



To be continued. 



INSECTS. 



The Butterfly requires no other food than the nec- 

 tarious juices which are distilled from flowers, or the 

 saccharine substance which exudes from the leaves 

 of vegetables ; it will sometimes alight and suck the 

 sweets of ripe fruit which has been broken bv its 

 fall. 



During the winter some insects are in the egg state ; 

 Nature has resorted to various means for preserving 

 these eggs ; some are inclosed in a silken web by 



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