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same owners, though in another crafs. Like other people, however, who, when they are well, generally invent some excuse for being uneasy-he was seized with home-sickness, and got himself appointed master of a vessel sailing for Scotland. Lo, behold his home-ailing relieved-but what, think you rose in its stead? What but a sick fever of the heart to know who he really was-a problem not easily solved. He therefore, in the meanwhile, chose a new object for the heart and got married. Calmness succeeded for a time this tumult and these vicissitudes; but during every voyage the original disease returned with increased force. Still, all his ruminations, speculations, and consultations ended in nothing that was in the least satisfactory.

"At last, having been one day giving orders to one of his sailors while in harbour, and receiving an insolent answer, all the captain awoke in his heart, and wheeling round on the man with a stamp and a 'd'ye know who y're speaking to?' his opponent quickly replied,' if I did, it would be more then you do.' A retort so startling and so true, made the captain turn away in silence to chew the cud of many a little fancy.

"It happened that a newly appointed port officer was near enough to hear the sailor's retort, and to see the effect on the little mortified captain; and after cogitating with his wife, as soon as he returned home, over some Auld Lang Syne scandals, he proceeded to Mr. Galloway's house, briefly, and without demur, telling him he had some idea he might be able to give some information respecting his real relations in blood. The hearing of these long-wished-for words nearly cured the wound inflicted by the insolent sailor. The Captain soon stated all he knew of himself to the port-officer, who, in return, advised him to write to a lady in Galloway, whose address he gave, adding, ‘If my conjectures be right, she is your aunt.' The Captain was but too happy to follow the suggestion; but who shall describe, or who, but one so situated, can conceive the purturbation of soul with which he awaited the reply to his letter? Even sooner than he dared to expect, a reply arrived. He rushed to a room by himself, tore open the seal, and the paper on which he looked,—the light,—the,—the house,—the world swam before his eyes as he read the first words that met them,-'My dear nephew!' The faintness of violent emotion soon wore off, and the mystery of his existence was clearly unravelled. He found he was sprung of an ancient family of rank, though, as probably he anticipated, his own birth not very honourable. He soon after had an interview with his mother, but that time a virtuous, venerable, and grave matron, highly respectable.

“I think,” emphatically observed the pedlar, "it would puzzle any ordinary mind to conceive what her feelings and cogitations must have been when this living evidence of the deeds of other long gone years stood before her! She wished him to change his name for her own, but this he spiritedly refused. JULY, 1845.

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However honourable the name may be to others, the Judge above us knows, I owe it little; and I will keep that in which, by his blessing, I struggled through my deserted infancy, my starving and miserable boyhood, and toilsome unfriended youth.'

"Soon after this period he gave up the sea, having realized three or four thousands. He is now a ship-owner, and part of his money being invested in that shop from which his and others are supplied with stones, his capital thereby draws a double profit. Many strange instances I have known of wealth and prosperity attendant on good conduct in the poor, but Charles Galloway surpasses them all. There he sits, only yet a man of little more than middle age, in full vigour of mind and body, surrounded with all that can make a man comfortable in this world-a good name, good health, a good wife, good children and a competency.

SAINT CASSILDA. *

Ar the period when Don Fernande First, of Castille reigned, who took Coimbra, lived Saint Cassilda, daughter of King Almenon of Toledo. She was a virtuous and beautiful young girl, singularly fond of her father, and for whom many rich alliances presented themselves. But she had declared her determination of remaining single. She was so much filled with pity towards the Christian captives, that she visited them herself in the Masmoras (caves having but one opening for light and air) without her father's knowledge. She provided for their necessities; and when the King learned this, he felt indignant against his daughter, and, it is said, even maltreated her on that account. But she took no heed of his menaces, and moreover, continued to pursue the same conduct, and it so happened, that the King, one night, watched her to ascertain if it was true that she carried bread and other things, to the Christian prisoners, and as she went forth said, "My child, what do you carry there?"

And she quickly replied, "What should it be if it is not Roses."

Then putting aside the long dress she held up, he saw that, in fact, there was nothing in her lap but white and red roses, and he then no longer believed anything that had been said against his daughter's conduct.

*This pretty legend is translated from a very rare volume, entitled, "Historia o descripcion de la Imperial Cibdad de Toledo, con todas las cosas acontecidas en ella, desde su principio y fundacion, par Pedro de Alcocer. Toledo, 1544."

"The History and description of the Imperial City of Toledo, with all things that occurred in it, from its first foundation."

A similar miracle is recorded in the life of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, and the tradition of Saint Rosalind, so celebrated in the history of the ancient family of Villeneuva, in France, reposes upon the same foundation.

When the Infanta Cassilda beheld this marvellous miracle, she went to visit the captives, and related to them what had occurred; they, all of them, joined in returning thanks for the infinite grace of God!

Shortly after this time, Cassilda fell dangerously ill, and although all the great physicians attempted to cure her, and her father expended much treasure to obtain advice for her,—she did not recover her health. But the young Infanta had a revelation in her dreams, by which she was told, that if she could be carried to the Lake of Sant-Vicente, she would be instantly cured; and when she had made the dream, she said to her father, that it was her wish to go and bathe in that lake.

The King having listened to her, agreed to give his permission, to avoid her dying of the malady, which the physicians pronounced incurable, and he set free all the Christian captives, and sent them with his daughter; and he wrote to the King, Don Fernando, so that the Moorish princess went to Castille with these Christians, who had been liberated by her father. The King Fernando received them extremely well, paying them much honour. From thence Cassilda and her companions went to seek the lake of Sant-Vicente, which they found in the country of Buruena, in the environs of Briviesea. Bathing in this lake, she was instantly restored to perfect health. But, during her journey, she had become a Christian, and would not again return to her own country, but chose for her habitation a hermitage that is in the neighbourhood of the lake, and there she lived a chaste and holy life, until the time of her death. In this spot she was buried. God in his gracious interposition, has performed, and does daily perform, numerous miracles, and it is on that account the Moorish convert was received and sanctified as a holy virgin, being inscribed in the calendar of the blessed. Certes, therefore, Saint Cassilda is worthy of being remembered by all true believers

LONDON FASHIONS FOR THE MONTH.

deal seen in promenade latter are likely to keep

Light materials are at last beginning to be a good dress, though not yet more so than silks; indeed the their ground during the whole season. The shapes of bonnets being now decidedly fixed we have only to notice those that have recently appeared trimmed in the newest style, for if fashion remains for a short time constant to forms, it is not the same with trimmings, they are perpetually varying. The majority of morning bonnets are composed either of silk drawn in close runners, or fancy straw not of the open kind. The trimmings of both are very simple; a good many of the first are ornamented with a full rosette of ribbons with long floating ends placed rather high up on one side; and full coques of the same ribbon in the

interior of the brim. A good many of the others are decorated with ribbon à la vielle, or with a chicoree wreath of ribbon; the interior of the brim is decorated with coques en suite. Where the interior is very close there is seldom any trimming.

Chapeaux of the half gipsey form have lost nothing of their vogue for public promenade and carriage dress. Some of the prettiest are of rice straw, decorated with a fall of lilac acacia. Several others, of rice and fancy straw, are trimmed round the crown with a wreath of field flowers, or else are formed of an intermixture of early fruits, as cherries, currants, strawberries, &c. &c., with various kinds of wild flowers. Another style of trimming that is also in vogue, though not so much, is composed of detached flowers employed to loop ribbon,-a single one is placed high on one side, or in some instances a second flower is disposed on the opposite side, but lower down. We may cite among the most elegant of the half dress bonnets, some of an open shape but a very small brim, the interior lined with white crape; the trimming is composed of a band and triple knot of ribbon plaided in a rich and novel pattern, placed on the right side, and on the left a fall of creepers, dandelion in blossom, and very small wild flowers. We may cite as still more elegant, some pink tulle bonnets trimmed on each side of the brim with a rosette formed of small roses, with their foliage intermingled with a light beuillonne of tulle of the shade of the bonnet. We shall close our catalogue with some of the most novel of the crape bonnets: those of lemon colour trimmed with dog roses are equally remarkable for the simplicity and taste with which the garniture is arranged. Others are decorated with long flexible sprigs of flowers, drooping in the style of a feather on the brim, or with tufts of intermingled tulle and ribbon on one side, and a small bouquet or a single large flower on the other.

The vogue of mantelets has increased very much during the last month, it is at present doubtful whether it will continue, but we are inclined to answer in the affirmative since the weather has permitted the appearance of those composed of organdy lined with coloured crape or silk, embroidered in feather stitch, and either trimmed with lace or festooned round the border. Nothing can possibly be more elegant or adapted to the season than these mantelets. We have seen also a few shawls of organdy of a very large size, square, embroidered in a rich pattern round the border, and trimmed with lace. They are lined with pink or blue crape. They are very costly, and may perhaps become fashionable, but at present their vogue is not decided.

We have already cited the materials most in request for robes, both for the promenade and in door dress, but we cannot avoid observing the very great perfection to which foulards have been brought; they are employed not only for simple and elegant négligé, but also for evening robes, and indeed some of the most tasteful of the latter are composed of them.

The pelisse-robe form is still predominent in promenade dress,—a good many are composed of grey poult de soie or gros de Naples. We observe that this colour seems to have regained the vogue which it enjoyed a few years ago, and also that plain silks in general have within the last few weeks been more in demand than usual. We do not think, however, that shaded and shot silks are likely soon to go out of fashion, though we believe that plain colours will speedily divide the vogue with them. But to return to the forms of our robes,-several of those of the pelisse kind have the fronts trimmed with very large fancy silk, or steel buttons. When this fashion first came in, the buttons were of a small size and perfectly suitable for a plain morning or walking dress, but since they have increased in size, the effect is very heavy and in bad taste.

The forms of robes are now decided for the season. We have given some of the most elegant models in our prints, both in this and our preceding number; it will be seen that the most opposite forms of sleeves are fashionable, and this variety affords our elégantes great liberty of choice. There is also considerable variety in trimmings; effilés frequently replace flounces. Lace is also in much request, it has a magical effect upon shot silks, particularly on the camelions; when thus employed nothing is more distingué than a single excessively broad lace flounce.

Our fair readers are aware, that in the higher circles evening dress still retains its winter splendour, as we noticed in one of our preceding numbers, with the exception of velvets, damasks, and brocades. But grand parties being now at an end, evening dress will in the course of this month be composed of the organdy; tarlatanes, and slight silks usually adopted at this season of the year, made and trimmed in that style of elegant simplicity so becoming and appropriate to summer costume.

Fashionable colours have not altered since the appearance of our last number.

PARIS FASHIONS FOR THE MONTH.

Our summer toilettes are this year more recherche than usual, though by no means more showy; indeed if anything we think they are less so. The most remarkable novelties in toilettes, are those that have recently appeared for the country or the watering places. The chapeaux à la glaneuse are in great request for the first, and certainly they are admirably calculated to defend our fair chatelainės from the heat of the sun; the brim is large and round, the crown very low, the brides are placed in the interior; a wreath of foliage encircles the crown; a single rose is placed at the head of each bride. This simple style of trimming has a very pretty effect. These chapeaux are always either of plain fine straw,

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