But the first time that he looked up, behold! a paper was lying upon his breast.

He examined it attentively; and found the following, words written in pencil, to all appearance by a female hand: 'We are too narrowly watched in this place.

To-morrow morning about nine o'clock! The beautiful botanic gardens will secure us a fortunate rendezvous.' 'Aye,' said Mr.Jeremiah, 'sure enough it's from her!' He read the note again and again: and the more unhappy he had just now been, so much the more was he now intoxicated with his dawning felicities..