THE YOUNG NATURALIST. 



fortune she had become the possessor of com- 

 parative wealth, so that it was not necessary 

 that her partner should be tied down by any 

 business cares, but they could enjoy life in 

 whichever way they pleased. Her name was to 

 be changed, how should it be done ? Some 

 men unite the maiden name of their wife 

 with that of their own ; in other cases they 

 retain their maiden name, and the 

 husband and wife are known by two totally 

 different names, John Brummet and Spring 

 chose to have a thorough union, and to 

 unite their names ; he was to take away the 

 first two letters and the last one from his 

 name, and substitute in their place two 

 letters from her name, and instead of Spring 

 and Bhummet, Summer was the result, and 

 thus from the 20th of June we shall know 

 these two individuals by that distinction. 



Mr. and Mrs. Summer had arranged that 

 with the beginning of their union they would 

 have a three months tour through England. 

 Nature had donned her gayest costume ; every 

 lane was blooming with the gayest flowers, the 

 woods abounded with young broods, the love 

 and care of their tender parents ; and the 

 little rose covered cottage seemed sweeter 

 than ever it had done before, to throw a ray 

 of happiness on the moment Spring merged 

 into Summer. 



Where to begin their journey had been a 

 matter of consideration, but as a friend had 

 suggested that if they went to London they 

 could from there, 'start for any quarter of 

 the globe;" they had taken his advice, and 

 determined to go to London for a start. It 

 was decided that it was to be a thoroughly 

 natural history expedition ; and everything 

 being ready, as soon as the ceremony was 

 over, they started on their journey, taking 

 Sunshine as their companion. 



London was reached in about three hours, 

 and we need not refer to every incident in 

 seeking out apartments for a short stay, &c, 

 suffice it to say, that the first place selected for 

 a visit was Bethnal Green Museum. There 

 they found everything arranged in the most in- 



structive manner. Everything useful to man, 

 as food or clothing was arranged in the most 

 systematic order, then they examined those 

 cases illustrating the economy of insects in- 

 jurious to vegetation, and lastly turning into 

 one of the small rooms in one of the lower 

 passages and presenting their compliments to 

 the attendant they examined the extensive 

 and beautiful collection 6f Lepidoptera left by 

 ! the late Henry Doubleday, not forgetting to in- 

 scribe their names in the visitor's book before 

 they left. This was one day's work. The 

 next day was spent in examination of the 

 treasures of that magnificient institution 

 the British Museum. From the stately 

 skeleton of the Giraffe which towers up almost 

 to the skylight, down to the minutest 

 animal, everything was an object of admiration 

 or of wonder. Along the galleries could be seen 

 batches of young men and women, with one of 

 the warders instructing them in the wonders of 

 of nature, and Mrs. Summer was pleased to 

 see from the number of note-books in use, 

 j that her sex seemed to take quite a lively 

 ! interest in the lessons, and as the hour for leav- 

 ing drew near, the party found they had not 

 seen one-half of the treasures of the building. 



The next day they again repaired to the 

 museum and turning to the left on entering 

 and following the passage they came to a 

 door under some steps marked " Zoological 

 Department," ringing the bell they hear the 

 bolt shot from within, and opening the door 

 the party walks in, Mr. Summer presents a 

 note of introduction and enquires for the 

 British collection of coleoptera, he had a few 

 species he wished to name, so he is taken to 

 the far end of the room, the cabinet doors 

 are opened, and the three visitors begin at 

 once to seek and compare. The Zoological 

 Gardens, South Kensington, Kew, and other 

 places of Scientific interest are visited in turn 

 Day after day is spent in contemplating new 

 sights, until at length they bid good-bye for a 

 time to town life, and prepare for the country. 



(To be continued.) 



