He had never tried it before, but he was
naturally a self-reliant man, and felt con
fident ol bis ability to do it- Moreover,
his wife had gone to the country. 1 here
lore, carefully seleclina- from that lady's
w ra-uasKei me imcaeti ucc-uo ouu
.truiiMit thrMil he rtf ilub-lv set hiinaelf to
mw.w . ... , J
the task. Spilling upon his fingers, he
careluiiy rouea ine euu oi me micau iotu
. ru-iSni .ml then, rlosinir one of bis own
...-, , rj -.
optics, he attempts to fill up the needle s
soli.aiy eye; but the thread tiiher passed by
onesi leor ths other of thi 'needle, or
worked itself agaiust the glittering steel.
tbe thread suddenly bolted through the
eye, to me extern, oi an mcu, auu, icauug
.. i. u. ii.:. ntvuntsin hft ntiinklv drew the
ends together and united them with a knot
about the size oi a oucasnou
Tha huttrui waa a troiuers one. but he
Uked the dimentions of its hjles, and it
was only going on the back of his shirt,
anyhow. As he passed the needle gently
upward lurougu wo uucu uc in. uuu&w
mpn bunfflinflr over
such easy jobs; and as be let the button
gracefully gu Je down ine mreau 10 11a ap-
;..t.ui niw hp naif! to himself that if
ever he married a second time it should be
for some nobler reason than a oread oi
1.: ,.wn hnttnnft. The first
Bcniug wi m.
