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"See what I've brought you from the village for a birth-day present;" and she unrolled the paper and showed her a little candy dog; his body was white, striped blue and red, and his short tail stood straight up, which was more than the little dog could do, for when he was put on the table, instead of standing on his four legs like respectable dogs, he fell over on his side.

"I had nothing, my Lord, to do with the birth-day." "By my soul, all the women who had, may rejoice you were away. Have you been here any time?" "Not above a fortnight, my Lord." "A fortnight!-how unlucky that I did not meet you sooner! but I have had a run of ill luck ever since I came. How long shall you stay?" "Indeed, my Lord, I don't know."

And the white robe de nuit is on, and this sweet woman glances at the mirror, and smiles at the fair face with the bright brown curls on the brow, the throat as fair as the soft robe of muslin, all a mystery of embroidery and shapely clingingness. Christmas Day, the birth-day of Christ, dawned fair, beautiful, and bright, and was ushered in by many a peal of sweet sounding bells.

Still the younger sister looked into her eyes, and turned not even towards him. And still those honest eyes looked back, so calm, serene, and cheerful, on herself and on her lover. 'Coach coming through the wood! cried Britain. 'Yes! I am ready and how we met again, so happily in spite of all; we'll make this day the happiest in all the year, and keep it as a treble birth-day.

Again the old man smiled, and, bowing his head, allowed the youth to regain his partner. When the set broke up it was to assemble round the fruitcake, which was cut up by Chester in broad, liberal slices, and then, after another dance, and a plaintive song from the widow, Chester's birth-day party broke up, leaving him alone with the family.

In short, the loss of his wife, and his uneasiness for his son, put an end to Mr. Clarkson's life on the day before he reached the fiftieth year of his age. The next morning, little Adolphus thus addressed his aunt: "This is my dear father's birth-day, I will go and see him, and wish him joy."

Thursday, September 18. Last night Dr. Johnson had proposed that the crystal lustre, or chandelier, in Dr. Taylor's large room, should be lighted up some time or other. Taylor said, it should be lighted up next night. Johnson's birth-day. When we were in the Isle of Sky, Johnson had desired me not to mention his birth-day.

The whigs affected to celebrate the anniversary of the late king's birth-day, in London, with extraordinary rejoicings. Mobs were hired by both factions; and the whole city was filled with riot and uproar. A ridiculous scheme was contrived to frighten the lord-treasurer with some squibs in a band-box, which the ministers magnified into a conspiracy.

It was Easter-Sunday that year: and he always observed the anniversary of that feast as his birth-day . He came into the world with the most happy dispositions. Nature bestowed on him a profound genius, a solid judgment, and a wonderful memory. Several authors report that being employed to review some regiments he retained the name of every soldier.

But Sal always refused, saying that "for the sake of her niece she must be very particular in the choice of her associates!" True to her promise, on Mary's twenty-first birth-day, Mrs Campbell made over to her one fourth of her property, and Mary, remembering her intentions towards William Bender, immediately offered him one half of it.