She was walking along with a parcel under her shawl, and six dogs were following her.

She asked me to drive them away, but they declined to go.

I could not understand their sudden affection for my fair friend, until she confided to me that she had two pounds of mutton in her parcel.

A tariff for horse-flesh is published to-day; it costs--the choice parts, whichever they may be--1f 40c.

the kilo.; the rest, 80c.