for whatever may happen. 4. When we were little and go we used to have a jolly old book, Home," in which was a great story, Eyes," and that story was of more dozen other stories I ever read. 5. A regular old-fashioned story one, and thus it begins: 'Well, Robert, where have you afternoon?" said Mr. Andrews to the close of a holiday. O, Robert Heath, and round to Campmount, a meadows. But it was very dull, he person. He had rather by half ha pike road. "But where is William ?" O, William started with him, bu always stopping to look at this t Robert would rather walk alone, a 6. Presently in comes Master doubt, as we wretched boys used ago, frill collar, and tight skele and tight trousers buttoned over it, which always came off if stepped and terribly dirty and wet he is, but a pleasant walk in his life, and he handkerchief full of curiosities. 7. He has got a piece of mistletoe what it is, and seen a woodpecker got strange flowers off the heat., a because he thought its wing was bro led him into a bog, and wet he got: 1 the bog he fell in with an old man cutting turf, told him all about turf-cutting, and then he went hill, and saw a grand prospect, and because the was called Campmount he looked for a Roman , and found the ruins of one; and then he went on aw twenty things more; and so on, and so on, till ad brought home curiosities enough and thoughts gh to last him a week. Mr. Andrews, who seems a sensible old gentleman, him all about his curiosities; and then it turns out Master William has been over exactly the same d as Master Robert, who saw nothing at all. Whereon says Mr. Andrews, wisely enough, in his n, old-fashioned way: "So it is. One man walks gh the world with his eyes open, and another them shut; and upon this depends all the superiof knowledge which one acquires over the other. e known sailors who had been in all quarters of orld, and could tell you nothing but the signs of ppling-houses, and the price and quality of the On the other hand, Franklin could not cross Channel without making observations useful to nd. While many a vacant, thoughtless person is d through Europe without gaining a single idea crossing the street for, the observing eye and ing mind find matter of improvement and delight ery ramble. Do you, then, William, continue to use of your eyes; and you, Robert, learn that eyes given you to use.' And when I read that story as a little boy, I said self, I will be Mr. Eyes; I will not be Mr. No and Mr. Eyes I have tried to be ever since; and wish to be happy and successful. 12. Ah! my dear boys, if you k useless life which many young m day's work is done, continually t shame and ruin by their own idlen opportunities of making valuable d guishing themselves, and helping th life; then you would make it a du observing, and of having some healt suit with which to fill up your leisu turn/pike road, a road which has a heavy (6) gate or bar across it to hinder pas-heath, a sage till toll is paid. mis'tle-toe (miz/l-to), a plant sometimes found attached to the apple tree, the oak, etc. a small shrub c pe/wit, th on moo her, and carry off cattle and whatever valuable gs he could lay his hands upon. This caused a iation; and often the feud was handed down from ration to generation. Many a terrible fight oced; many a clansman fell, and many a lovely glen filled with wailing and woe. It was sometimes necessary to call the clan toer in great haste. Another clan would make a foray the district, and the invaders must be met, else they d lay all waste with fire and sword. On such an ion, or on any other that required an immediate er of the clan, the chief slew a goat, and, making a of light wood, burnt the ends of it in the fire, and guished them in the blood of the goat. This was 1 the Fiery Cross, or the Cross of Shame. It was given into the hand of a swift messenger, ran with it, at full speed, to the next hamlet, where ave it to the principal person, with a single word g where the clan was to assemble. He who red the symbol was bound to send it forward, equal dispatch, to the next village or cluster of es; and thus it went on, the bearer telling as he the place of rendezvous. In this way the whole ct of country could be roused in a very short At sight of the fiery cross, every man from sixteen to sixty was obliged to hasten to the place aped, fully armed. If any one failed to appear, and - not give a sufficient reason, shame rested on him, he was doomed to the extremities of sword and fire, were indicated by the bloody and burnt marks the cross. Generally the answer to such a call given at once, and most heartily; and the chief to go whither, or do what, he requir feud (fud), a long and bitter strife. re-tal-i-a'tion, a paying back with ren'dez like, or evil for evil. Where are the Highlands of Scotland? fo-ray', i place o SIR WALTER SCOTT, the famous Scottish po Edinburgh, August 15, 1771, and died at Abbots: bank of the Tweed, September 21, 1832. The genius of Scott was first revealed in his of the Last Minstrel," "Marmion," "The Lady These are charming metrical romances, written often with the fire and swing of the best heroi scending to "ballad ding-dong." They treat of history and border-land adventure. But Scott gai novels, the first one of which was "Waverley." brilliant historical romances which followed it: " "The Bride of Lammermoor," "Ivanhoe," "Ker They were received with rapturous acclamations tinued to delight hosts of readers, especially the y Sir Walter had "the genius to be loved." kindliness and geniality, gained the affections This extract is from "The Lady of the Lake." [Malise is sent by his chief, Roderick Dhu, t clan to instant battle; the signal he bear 1. SPEED, Malise, speed!- the d |