[ THE APOLOGY. ][ OSTROPHE TO AN ORPHAN MULE. ][ A MINERS' MEETING—MY MINE—A MIRAGE ON E PLAINS. ][ THE TRUE STORY OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS. ][ CHAPTER I. ][ CHAPTER II. ][ CHAPTER III. ][ CHAPTER IV. ][ SAD MEMORIES OF THE DEAD YEAR. ][ LETTER FROM PARIS. ]