Of course my governess days were now over. No moro drudgery of that sort. Not but what I was sorry to part with the children, and it is a comfort to mo to know they wore sorry to part with mo, Young Turn Booby—a dreadful child, ho was—distinguished himself in tho Soudan, and Laura Booby, tho other day, passed her honoymoon at Yass, Wo gave up the house to tho young couple while wo took a holiday to Tasmania. There is a silver lining to every cloud, and although I used to think my life as governess a very hard one. 1 have learned to look back at it with satisfaction, as having called forth certain qualities which, if not invoked, would perhaps have lain dormant and unknown to mo. At least this is what Georgo says,

After reading a hook or an article or an item of information fromatiy reliahleaource, before turning your attentiou to other things give two or three minutes' quiet thought to the subject that has just been presented to your mind; see how much you can remember concerning it; and, if there were any new ideas,instructive facts, or hints o£ especial interest that impressed yon as you read; foice yourself to recall them, It may be a little troublesome at first, until your mind gets under control and learns to obey your will, hut the very effort to t'uink it nil out will engrave the facts deeply upon their memory—so deeply that they will not be ef faced by the rushinginof a new and different set of ideas; whereas, if tho mattor be given no further consideration at all, the impres sions you have received will fade away bo en tirely that within a few weeks you will be totally unable to remember more than a dim .outline of tbem,

Some men fill the air with their strength and sweetness as tho orohardo in October days fill the air with ripe fruit, Some women ding to their own house like the honey suckle over the door, yet, like it, fill all the the region with the subtle fragrance of their goodness. 