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sent to the cellars of the purchasers in Bordeaux. ' The last two 

 vintages, those of 1875 and 18T6, were still on the premises, and, 

 as a matter of curiosity, I tasted them. They were simply curi- 

 ous as showing what a very fine wine is in its earlier stages, as of 

 course, they were as yet not fit for drinking. 



The private cellars of the chateau, however, contained a col- 

 lection of vintages, enough to throw a lover of Bordeaux wines 

 into raptures. Here were collected vintages of every year from 

 1810 to the present time, nearly all of which were in bottle. 

 Here one could walk for a mile or more, up one aisle and down 

 another, flanked on either side with regular tiers of bottles con- 

 taining wine, some of which was simply priceless, and of a char- 

 acter unique in its way. Not only are specimens of the products 

 of the Lafite vineyard preserved here, but also those of other well 

 known vineyards for comparison, all of which are systematically 

 arranged, according to the various dates of production. After 

 educating our palates we left the cellars, took a hasty glance at 

 the soil immediately surrounding the chateau, picked up some of 

 the white, flinty pebbles as souvenirs of our visit, and then, jump- 

 ing into a carriage, were fortunate enough, by quick driving, to 

 be just in time for the return train for Bordeaux, reaching the 

 hotel in time for dinner, and delighted at being able to make the 

 trip within the short time at command. 



A MODEL ElfGLISH GEOCEET-STOEE. 



AIJEANGEMENT OF STOCK, DEESSING OF WINDOWS, ETC. 



In whatever line of business a man may be engaged, the shops 

 in that line are always of interest to him : the publisher can al- 

 ways see a book-store quicker than anjvother ; a manufacturer of 

 furniture finds something to interest him in the show-windows of 

 dealers in that branch, and I can vouch for the fact that, however 

 carelessly I may pass by other shops, the well-dressed windows of 

 a grocery-store always detain me long enough to take a critical 

 glance at the arrangement and the prices which may be ticketed. 



