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which is generally served a sort of doughnut with a chopped 

 meat center (pirogga), then a fish pie. Then roast beef with 

 half a dozen kinds of vegetables served on the same platter, 

 and the whole elaborately decorated with cut vegetables on sil- 

 ver skewers and with pastry forms. Then grouse, the bird be- 

 ing attested by placing on either platter a specimen in full 

 plumage, rather well mounted in some cases. Following this 

 was cauliflower and green peas served with sweet butter sauce. 

 Lastly, a fruit pudding. Sherry, port, beer, claret and white 

 wine were on the table from the beginning, and one took what 

 they wished. Coffee was served after we had left our seats, 

 and the speeches, of which we always had too many, began 

 early in the evening. Before breaking up we had some sing- 

 ing; the Russians, Americans and Germans each in term giv- 

 ing some characteristic songs. We sang the "Tavern in the 

 Town," and "Swanee River." 



{To he continued.) 



SONG. 



Had my love but eyes to see 



The dark held no secrets from me, 

 Had my love but power to speak 



To love had not hurt me so. 

 But Love is blind, they say,— 

 And my Love is dumb— I know. 

 Loving is pain— let them say what they may. 

 If pain is not all, 

 All has not come to me, 

 For love were not pain 

 Could it once speak, and see. 



J. C. '99. 



