ke the following stanzas:

"Here lies--whom hound did ne'er pursue,
Nor swifter greyhound follow,
Whose foot ne'er tainted morning dew,
Nor ear heard huntsman's halloo--

"Old Tiney, surliest of his kind,
Who, nursed with tender care,
And to domestic bounds confined,
Was still a wild Jack hare.

"Though duly from my hand he took
His pittance every night,
He did it with a jealous look,
And, when he could, would bite.

"His diet was of wheaten bread,
And milk, and oats, and straw;
Thistles, or lettuces instead,
With sand to scour his maw.

"On twigs of hawthorn he regaled,
On pippin's russet peel,
And when his juicy salads failed,
Sliced carrot pleased him well."

CHARADE.

Out on the sea, when the tempest is blowing,
Over the waters dark and wild,
Guide I the sailor, his pathway showing
Over the shoals and the currents flowing;
Never through me is the ship beguiled.

Many a wandering step have I guided;
Children at school have I often taught;
Many disputes through me are decided;
Oft has my help, though sometimes derided,
Even the Muse of History sought.

Off with my head! I'm a living creature;
Trembling I follow, I guide no more;
Large-eyed and gentle, of kindly feature,
Hunted by man; in the wilds of nature,
When he is coming, I fly before.

Cut off my head again, and for ages
Long have I kindled the spirit of man.
Worshipped by artists, adored by the sages,
Present and past combine in my pages;
There all the secrets of beauty you scan.

WHEN SKATES WERE BONES.

Though it appears to be impossible to fix on the time when skating first
took root in England, there can be no doubt that it was introduced there
from more northern climates, where it originated more from the
necessities of the inhabitants than as a pastime. When snow covered
their land, and ice bound up their rivers imperious necessity would soon
suggest to the Scands or the Germans some ready means of winter
locomotion. This first took the form of snow-shoes with two long runners
of wood, like those still used by the inhabitants of the northerly parts
of Norway and Sweden in their journeys over the immense snow-fields.
These seem originally to have been used by the Finns, "for which
reason," says a Swedish writer, "they were called 'Skrid Finnai'
(Sliding Finns)--a common name for the most ancient in