at is all.'

Dick was too moved to answer, his ready speech having entirely failed
him.

'As for mistakes,' went on Tom, as--the adventure being over--he
prepared to mount his caravan, 'I have made plenty of them, and I shall
be making another if I don't hurry up after the boss. Good-night to you,
my lad.'

'Good-night,' echoed Mr. Chilcote; 'you will be hearing from me, my good
friend, in the course of a day or two.'

And so Tom did--a letter which made him open his eyes to their widest
extent. Not only did the envelope contain a letter of heartfelt thanks,
but a good large cheque.

A CHINESE SOLOMON.

Foo Chow, a Pekin magistrate, once showed great wisdom and ingenuity in
detecting a thief. A man was brought before him charged with stealing a
small but very valuable jewelled table. The prisoner denied the charge.
He said that he was weak and feeble with long illness. For that reason
it was impossible for him to have carried off a piece of furniture.

The judge listened very gravely to his story. After hearing of the poor
man's misfortunes, he professed great sorrow and sympathy for the
sufferer.

'Go home and get cured,' said he kindly; 'and as you are poor, take with
you that bag of cash'--heavy Chinese coins--'as a gift from this court.'

The prisoner bowed, quickly threw the heavy bag over his shoulder, and
departed, while every one wondered. But he had hardly got outside the
door of the court, when he was arrested. The judge remarked that if he
could easily carry off a heavy sack of money, he would have no
difficulty in stealing a light table.

H. B. S.

PUZZLERS FOR WISE HEADS.

1.--NARRATIVE ARITHMOGRAPH.

5 raised the 6-7-4-3-2-11-13 and looked out. The 1-2-5-8-3-2-5-13 was
about to start. '2-8-5-6-11-9,' 5 cried, '3-4-5-2-8 and 10-12-11-8 lie
before me. 4-2-5-8 13-12-10 lady at my shabby 6-12-2-3 2
13-2-10-5-12-13's eyes follow me. 11-13 this 6-7-4-3 8-9-10-11-13 letter
my instructions are written; armed with 11-10 5 2-1 9 happy 1-2-13.'

C. J. B.

[_Answer on page 51._]

A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

True Tales of the Year 1806.

I.--'THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL.'

Just a hundred years ago the well-known poem, 'The Butterfly's Ball and
the Grasshopper's Feast,' was published, and we reproduce it here
because it is not always easy to get a copy of it nowadays, and some of
our readers may never have seen it. The author, William Roscoe, was a
noted historian and critic, an