LADY LEE. 



FIRST met her in a coun- 

 try lane. She was trotting 

 toward me with all the ease 

 and freedom of a young and 

 healthful creature, while I 

 was trudging along with all 

 the depression of a jaded 

 dilettante. She stopped sud- 

 denly, and looked at me 

 with lustrous eyes whose 

 depths and gentleness I afterwards learned to fathom. 

 She had no fear ; it was only surprise and mild curi- 

 osity. As for me well, it was a case of love 

 at first sight. I spoke to her, and attempted to 

 approach her. At first she seemed disposed to repel 

 my advances ; but presently, with ears erect, nostrils 

 dilated, and neck arched, she suffered me to come 

 to her and stroke her. I recalled that Hans Chris- 

 tian Andersen always carried fruits and sweetmeats 

 in his pockets for the little folks he might meet in 



