of miles away. So much for my experience in starting a newspaper.






THE WAY OF TRANSGRESSORS.





"Do not go out to-night, Amanda. The pavements are damp, and the air
is loaded with vapour."

"Indeed, ma, I must go."

"Amanda, there is no necessity for your attending this party; and
very urgent reasons why you should stay at home. Your cough is still
troublesome, and a little exposure might give it permanency. You
know that from your father you inherit a predisposition to disease
of the lungs."

"You only say that to alarm me."

"Not so, my child; I know your constitution, and know how fatally
the exposure of a night like this may affect you."

"But I'll wrap up warmly, and put on my India rubbers."