“So you supposed it was I who was
to get married, eh?" said he. "Not
a bit of it—not a bit of it. lam too
old a bird to be caught with such chaff
as that. No, no, little Faith. Did
you think 1 was going to turn my wsa
bird out of her nest after all tha
years she has been cherished there?
No, I only wanted to assure myself
that your fancy was a real fancy, and
that this young—young rascal here,”
smiting Bourne on the shoulder once
more, “loved you for youreelf alone,
and not for tho money he thought the
old man was going to leave you. And
you are to live here, both of yon, and
we'll be happy ever after. Strike up
your harps and fiddles. Let's have a
dance —let’* all be merry together."
Uncle Nahum Nixoa himself led
eff the bridal quadrille, dancing ia
the good old style of fifty year* ago.
"I don't have a wedding every
day,” said Uncle Nahum, breathless
ly, as he cut one last pigeon wing,
"and 1 mesa to make the moat of it."
Pood fob Yodmo and Old.— Food
and medicine for young and old, pre
pared without fermentation, from
Canadian Barley, Malt, Hops, Qui
nine Bark, etc. Malt Bittern are
warranted more nourishing, strength
ening, vitalizing and purifying, by
reason of their richness ia bon* and
musole producing material than all
other forms oi malt or medicine,
while fiee from the objections urged
against malt liquors..
