rUKTHEK EXPERIENCES OP MR. STALE. 
and down the verandah, and sooth your irritaticua 
with a pipe, turn in and think no more about it. 
Very probably on setting to next morning, you will 
at once discover the error and be surprised at your 
own stupidity during the night before. This is just 
an apt and correct definition practically applied to 
yourself, of Nalalcu vet” (come to-morrow). Not 
nearly ‘Hhirty years ago” we had a jolly good 
fellow as a neighbour, who has now gone to that 
“bourne from which none return,” an excellent 
kind-hearted fellow was he, but, like many good 
hearted fellows, rather quick and irritable, in 
temper. One afternoon he rode hurriedly up to our 
bungalow, flung the reins to his horsekeeper and,, 
sternly entered the verandah, where we were s-taia^d^ 
ing to receive him. In his right hand he graspe^ % 
heavy hunting whip which he nervously twitched, 
letting down its lash and giving it a slight flourish. 
Our stretched-out hg,nd of friendship was not taken, 
on the contrary, his hand which held the whip was 
wliipx)ed behind the back. He drew ^himself 
gravely up and said, Brown has told me that 
Smith told him, who heard it as a fact from Jones, 
because Jones heard it direct from Black, who said 
that you had told him that I had said . 
So you see, it is all traced, apd I demand an ex- 
planation.” Here the hunting whip became some- 
what agitated., Our wrath began to gather up. What ! 
we thought, bearded and threatened in our own bunga- 
low, and vee gave a quick glance, made a motion 
to our own hunting whip which hung in quite an 
inviting manner on the elk horns attached to the 
verandah post, but it was only a glance,, the motion 
was iiot followed up. We clenched our teeth and 
kept down the rising temper ; in fact, the motion of 
the hand now was in a very different direction, it 
was put within our hasty friend’s arm, the arm that 
held the whip— and we gently drew him into the 
room, saying, “Come along and talk it over, and 
have a glass of beer !” So, we talked it over, and 
the result was, mind you, even before the beer was 
touched, a hearty apology from our friend and an 
excessive shaking of hands. He was quite sure his 
trusty neighbour aud old friend would never have 
been guilty of such mean, low gossipping, he was a 
fool ever to have entertained the idea, would we 
excuse him, forget all about it, he had been alto- 
gether too hasty, &c. ; and ever after that time, 
we were greater friends than ever. This is another 
definition of Nalahu va.” Just think how very- 
different the result of this would have proved 
had our hand even touched the whip that hung on 
the elk horns 1 How much happier k, life would mapj 
