f St. Mary's, Canada, W., by Rev. Antoine Ladeau,
Mrs. Hibba Smailli to Dr. Ebenezer Williams."

The condition of Welbury, when this piece of news was fairly in
circulation in the town, could be compared to nothing but the buzz of a
bee hive at swarming time. A letter which was received by the Littles, a
few days later, from Dr. Williams himself, did not at first allay the
buzzing. He wrote, simply: "You will be much surprised at the slip which
I enclose" (it was the newspaper announcement of his marriage). "You
can hardly be more surprised than I am myself; but the lady is one whom
I knew and loved a great many years ago. We are going abroad, and shall
probably remain there for some years. When I shall see Welbury again is
very uncertain."

Thirdly: Since neither of these facts proves my "Strange History" true,
I add one more.

I know Hetty Williams.

* * * * *

_Messrs. Roberts Brothers' Publications._

RAMONA: A Story.

By HELEN JACKSON (H. H.).

_The Atlantic Monthly_ says of the author that she is "a Murillo in
literature," and that the story "is one of the most artistic creations
of American literature." Says a lady: "To me it is the most distinctive
piece of work we have had in this country since 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' and
its exquisite finish of style is beyond that classic." "The book is
truly an American novel," says the _Boston Advertiser_. "Ramona is one
of the most charming creations of modern fiction," says Charles D.
Warner. "The romance of the story is irresistibly fascinating," says
_The Independent_.

"The best novel written by a woman since George Eliot died, as it seems
to me, is Mrs. Jackson's 'Ramona.' What action is there! What motion!
How _entrainant_ it is! It carries us along as if mounted on a swift
horse's back, from beginning to end, and it is only when we return for a
second reading that we can appreciate the fine handling of the
characters, and especially the Spanish mother, drawn with a stroke as
keen and firm as that which portrayed George Eliot's 'Dorothea.'"--_T.
W. Higginson._

Unsolicited tribute of a stranger, a lady in Wisconsin:--

"I beg leave to thank you with an intense heartiness for your public
espousal of the cause of the Indian. In your 'Century of Dishonor' you
showed to the country its own disgrace. In 'Ramona' you have dealt most
tenderly with the Indians as men and women. You have shown that their
stoicism is not indiffer