We  have  been  having  some  very  hot  weather  here  for  the  past  week,  but  it
is  now  cooler.     Farmers  are  getting  in  their  crops  in  good  shape,  but  wheat  is


THE  ACCOMPANIMENT.
18  EEMARKS   BY   BILL   NYE.
still  low  in  price,  and  cranberries  are  souring  on  the  vines.  All  of  our  canned
red  raspberries  worked  last  week,  and  we  had  to  can  them  over  again.  Mr.
Eiel,  who  went  into  the  rebellion  business  in  Canada  last  winter,  will  be  hanged
in  September  if  it  don't  rain.  It  will  be  his  first  appearance  on  the  gallows,
and  quite  a  number  of  our  leading  American  criminals  are  going  over  to  see
his  debut.
Hoping  to  hear  from  you  by  return  mail  or  prepaid  cablegram,  I  beg  leave
to  remain  your  most  gracious  and  indulgent  majesty's  humble  and  obedient
servant.  Bill  Nye.
J^abits  of  a  ljt<?rary  f^ar).
HE  editor  of  an  Eastern  health  magazine,  having  asked  for  information
»  relative  to  the  habits,  hours  of  work,  and  style  and  frequency  of  feed
>''•  Jli|  adopted  by  literary  men,  and  several  parties  having  responded  who
^  were  no  more  essentially  saturated  with  literature  than  I  am,  I  now
take  my  pen  in  hand  to  reveal  the  true  inwardness  of  my  literary  life,  so  that
boys,  who  may  yearn  to  follow  in  my  footsteps  and  wear  a  laurel  wreath  the  year
round  in  place  of  a  hat,  may  know  what  the  personal  habits  of  a  literary  party  are.
I  rise  from  bed  the  first  thing  in  the  morning,  leaving  my  couch  not  because
I  am  dissatisfied  with  it,  but  because  I  cannot  carry  it  with  me  during  the  day.
