Indeed, 1 could not believe that anything ailed her except a weakness, that would disappear when she was well enough lo go out in the sunshine and pure air; for 1 was a linn believer in these two remedies, and did not despair of inspiring my patient with, a like belief. When at last she slept again, 1 went down Rtaire nntl out for a vauihli' in thn grounds, Tho sun was just setting, ami his last rays shed a soft light over all things, hiding what was not good to see, and showing nature in her softest, sweetest mood. I soon found tho beautiful gardens at the hack of the house, and wandered delightedly among the flowers; alone, I thought, and 1 t-Jkcd to them as if they could know what 1 was saying, till a sudden turn in the path showed me the gardener hendim.'over some plants. So I brought my talk with the flowers to an end, and spoke to him instead. At first lie did not look up as ho an swered nic, being busy with something that seemed to bother him ; but I asked so many ijueatinna that he had to stop work, and gratify my curiosity, which took another form when I saw, us I thought, William before me, and I said: |{ Why, William, arc you gardener, loo'.'" "1 am not William, Miss," he replied, "I am James, his brother." Truly, the likeness was not bo great as I luul fancied, and the rough gardener's suit made, the dill'erence the greater; but 1 was more puzzled over him than Wil liam, for the coarse clothes and polished speech seemed strangely at variance. It was certainly an odd place to which I had come, I >hottld espect to find the huiiseko'pera grand dame next, and the coachman a nobleman in disguise—per haps driving a pair of enchanted hor.es. It did nut seem at all a real, cvery-ilay life upon which 1 had entered, but 1 liked it just for'the strangeness, and I grew to like it more and more as the days went on. Tlie joyous, free life, with i n cares or troubles to darken ilie days ; Ms. 