said one of the stately dames. 'Let's give a bit of good
advice to his mother. Let us ask her to allow the boy to do as he likes.
Why should she think so much of correcting his faults? He doesn't care
to let her see him as he really is.'

'A capital idea!' exclaimed all the others.

'It's not!' exclaimed Hugh, jumping up in his bed. 'You shan't go! You
shan't go! And my mother won't listen to you. I will throw my pillow at
you and break you all, if you say that again. My mother _shall_ punish
me when I'm naughty.'

He _did_ throw his pillow, and the figures vanished. In an instant he
was wide awake, and wondering where the figures had gone: and then he
knew that it was all a dream, and that his Conscience had been using the
figures for her purpose. They had done her work well. The boy slipped
quietly into Mother's room, and I think you can guess what happened
there. _I_ know that Mother is still proud of her little boy, because
she still sees him just as he is.

PUZZLERS FOR WISE HEADS.

7.--ANAGRAMS (_Eatables_).

1. I am a corn.
2. Area, Vic
3. Esau, Turk, R.A.
4. Blew, rash, Tib.
5. Cool car, cheat me.

C. J. B.

[_Answers on page 214._]

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6.--KEY TO GEOGRAPHICAL LETTER ON PAGE 147.

Dear _Adelaide_,--This morning, being up betimes, and having had an
early _Bath_ and breakfast, I take the opportunity of writing to you.
Yesterday, my Uncle _Adrian_ and his daughter _Florence_ came to see us.
Two slight accidents marred their visit: to begin with, my cousin fell
upon the _Stair_, and afterwards, while we were out driving, a _Stone_
caused the horse to slip. We were then obliged to walk, but the way was
rough, and presently a stream barred all progress. However, we
discovered an _Iron bridge_, which enabled us to go _Over_. After eating
an _Orange_ and a _Sandwich_ apiece, we felt refreshed, and went on
until we came to a tall _Poplar_. Here we sat _Down_, and uncle amused
us by _Reading_. The rest I will tell you later; till then believe
me,--Your affectionate friend, _Victoria Ross_.

THROWING AWAY A FORTUNE.

A fisherman, rowing along the Bay of Fundy shore, in Nova Scotia,
noticed what he took to be a very large lump of tallow floating on the
water. He picked it up, took it home, and presented it to his wife. She
was busily engaged in a local industry, the making of soft soap, and
used the 'tallow' for it. The find, however, fa