You settle; I tighten the girth—

So-off, and good-luck to you! Ride it

For all it is worth!

Anthony C. Deane.

THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE

A FRAGMENT FROM AN UNPUBLISHED EPIC

HERE, my Amanda, let us seat ourselves;

Here let us banish sorrow from our minds,

By contemplating the delightful view

Which stretches all around us. And what joy