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la Cbina'love-makiDg follows marriage, and lasts only about thrae days after the ceremony. There is no ' spooning ' previous to marriage. A previous acquaintance be' wean nule and female prevents them from marriage:' For this re is >n a man seldom weds a girl of hia own town. Old women, instead of thoyoung, are the belles of Bociety. Pines and their companions, the birches, indicate a dry, rocty, sandy, or gravel B °i|jL beeches, snJryish; chalky, or gravel -soil 1 ; elnfr and limes, a* rich and somewhat damp soil ; oaks and ashes a heavy clay Boil ; and poplars and willowa, a low, damp, or marshy soil. Many of these trees are found growing together, and it is only when one species predominates in number and vigour that it is truly characteristic of the soil and that portion of the atmosphere in connection with it: Play and rest at prope- seasons are essential to the produc'ion of ' a sound mind in a pound body.' But the object of having that sound "mind and body is that the possessor of them may be able to do that work in life for which hia taetps and talents fife him. He is to serva the present a^e. Rightly considered, his period of rest is not bo much a device i for his amusement as it U a preparation fo" fiirtlur work. He rests in order that he may afterwards work longer and do better service. The phrase •to be friends with anyone ' is a grammatical impropriety, but it is bo prevalent that the omiseion of the anomalous • s ' would give some uncouthness to the sound of an otherwise familiar expression. c Friends am I with you all and love you,' cays Shakespeare* Now we could not indeed say • Friend am I j with you all;' we should have to tarn the expression in eoaie other way. Nor does the pluralism of 'friends' depend upon that of •you all ;' ' I am friends with you' is* equally the phrase in addressing a single person. During the peirl fishing season, a village in the nor thorn end of the island of Cfeylon presents a very busy scene. 'About a hundred boats go out. diiily,' it is said 'each hHving about ten divers on board. The daily 5 bringin of oysters is about thirteen or fourteen thousand. They ar<» placed in an enclosure, carefully counted, and thenjsold.' Purchasers remove them to their own private yardaj and leave them till the insides rot away.' 'Afterwards the filthy remains are carefully washed and pearls of various Bizes and shapes appear, to the delight of the traders. „'" " There is an admirable partition of qualities between the two sexes, which the Author of our being has distributed ti each with a,.wiidom that challenges our unbounded admiration. Man is strong, woman is .beautiful. Man is daring and confident ; woman is.diffident and unassuming. Man ie great'in acjjion ; woman in suffering. Man shines abroad; woman at home. Man talka to convince ; woman to persuide and please. Man has a rugged heart ; woman a soft and tender one. Man prevents misery; woman.^: relieves it. Man has soience ; woman Castei ' Man, has judgement; woman eens ; ,bi ! ity.. . Man Js a, being of justice; woman an angeltiijf : m.ercy. In May, 182 S. a duel with pistol* foot p'aca between a young lady and an officer of the Cnirasaiers. The said young lady had been jilted by the offiuer, to whom she had -been previously engaged, and by way of redressing her wrongs had sent him ft challenge, o Q?wo shots were exchanged witliouh result,-becaU6e the eeoonds had purposely, and unknown to the lady, insuffici ?otiy loaded the weapons. Mademoiselle in = ish3d on hnving another ; rouud, coolly fired upon her opponent; wiidm she missad, and then calmly watted his ttirn** The officer, seeing his former sweetheart quietly awaiting the fatal bullet, fired into, the air, fell on his knees at her feet* and asked her forgiveness, which was granted. .-.; vfs - Of all. personal and moral attractions r the two most permanent are undoubtedly; smojothnesa of skin and .temper —^ sort of v'eiyerness of body and mind. - As they both Bpe"cis4ly de-;* pend upon tha digestion, that ; is 'one' or the strongest arguments for attending to ift _state. For once that the ac f i ins of human' b^ingi a r e guided by reason. nincty-and'niniß- times they are more or less influenced'by^temperV; J lt is an even temper only that allows reai^if her full dominion, and enables us to- arrive ja't-any intended end by the neatest way," oVat all. On the. other hand, there is no obstacle to advancement or happiness so great asan-un-diciplined temper^.a temper suhject' to' piqQQ or unoertainfcy.-- Walk.er'apciginaJ.- 4 *>«