Inching the scene of his early mistake, he ascertained that his : mistress was still living, The thought emno ' that he would go to her and clear himself of : the suspicion ol theft. To prove his hmu ' fata he now bought a new ring, which he , larried with him. in the connect his walk he picked up a companion, To him he ro- .' latedli.s story, and bynnd-by llicy CMO to |' the well-remembered bridge, j "'there—it was uist here!" ho said, ' " There is the very bit of old treo into the ' hole of whicli it fell.'' I

Ho put in tiie stick of his umbrella, and >n its fo.'riilo drew out the long-lost ring, j _ Dreams have been instrumental in bring ing lost articles to knowledge. Mr. Frank Staliebl, in his "Literature and Curiosi ties ol Dreams," gives specimen cases. Amongst them is that of a gentleman of ">« I»fin Kdingburfih, who had unaoeount itbly m:=liiid tin important paper relative to an affair which was shortly lo bo discussed ! at a public meeting. He looked with great solicitude in every direction, but failed to ; recover it. The eve came of tho day on j which the meiting was to be held. Hewent ! to bed aiixioii-; and disappointed. .Ho .' dreamed that the paper was in a certain. box willi Dlhcis belonging lo a fi,„,j|y 0 f j clients. In th e morning l, c woalled' tho dream, and thought lit to lest the vision. ! The document was there as ho had'-', dreamed. j Sometimes the recovery of what is miss ing fails to clear up the whole of the mvs lory attending tho loss. A casein point'is ' that of a person who went into a shop and bought an umbrella. He laid a sovereign down on the counter to pay for it. Tho ' shopman did not at once notice the action, but stepped aside for the purposo of mauug out a bill. When he came back tho nionoy ; was gone. The buyer said ho had not taken | tho coin up again ; llio tradesman had never ! touched it. 