Then, too, everybody knew of the school-master's installation here, and they thought it the best joke yet; they even bet how long he would stay. Yes; and they came in droves to the house, and after awhile went up to see the captain; and they spoke to Clement, and called Cam the spunkiest girl in the county. But the captain wouldn't say a word; he was that proud, that all jokes excited against him by this cursed school-master received no cognizance from him. He'd know how to treat the people hereafter, though. Let them come now. Then more visitors came, and the captain did speak : "When do you intend to go?" he said to Clement. forswear the school-the negroes disappoint me, they are not ideal. I intend to be a surgeon here.' "Here!" shouted the captain. "You shall not, you cannot, succeed! I'll prevent you." "Pardon me; you cannot prevent me. And your old friends kindly offer to help me on to success. Besides, the good luck I have had in your case guarantees me any amount of practice; it is even said you have had to accept your life at my hands." "Do you mean to say you have made your reputation out of me?" "I do." "I'll be what-you-may-call-em'd," said the "I am only awaiting your orders," replied the captain-indeed he did-and had a fit of thought, young man. which might have proved fatal. "Ah, ha!" he laughed, delighted immediately, and turning the joke on his visitors. "Ah, ha! You own that you mind what I say now-as you did that time in your school-house?" So a few days more went on and the captain had a revolution in him, and he dared not let the young man see any of his feelings. For somehow or other a disagreeable sensation had crept over "Yes," said Clement, "I waited that time in him that he was an ass in a Lyon's hide, and that the school-house." everybody had known it for a long time. Yet "All dogs obey their masters," said the captain could he give in-he, a Lyon? There was one grinning. "Yes, yours did," replied Clement pleasantly. The captain thought that he conscientiously ought to have a fit. After that very day, though, he spoke less insultingly to the young man, and absolutely said, when the school was again mentioned, "You will stay here until I can get about; for I rely upon your honor to remain with me until I am able to watch that you do not meet my daughter." great resource left; he remembered the heavy fathers of old, the patriarchs of the melo-dramatic ages, and novels of his own sweet, early years. He looked at Cam and saw that she was no longer timid and passionate by turns, no longer tearful and flighty, but was a beautiful, blooming, curly little thing. He looked at Clement and found how stalwart he had become, how intelligent he was said to be, and how friendly the folks were with him. And he looked in the glass and saw "You do not rely upon my honor, or you would never mind what. Then he thought he would be let me go now," said Clement. helped down-stairs. So they took him into the "So I would!" cried the captain; "and you cheerful parlor, and he held court there. But the shall go now-this very minute.” Cam's countenance fell; so did her lover's. "But," said the captain reflectively, "I'll never forgive old Jamestown-why he's as old as I am; he's in his dotage-or, rather, I mean he's old and shaky for a surgeon. No; on second thought, you will stay." It was a narrow escape. Not a half-hour had elapsed after this when he suddenly made the room ring with the blow he gave the table with his sound arm. captain's resource! He called his daughter and Clement to him one day and said quite sensibly : "Do you two still intend to marry one another?" "We do," said they both at once. "I'll disinherit her?" he said, trying to hold in his wrath. "I'm a poor old man, a second Lear, but I'll disinherit her." "Stop!" said Camilla, in a quick, cold tone, such a tone as no one ever heard her use before. "Stop! for it is all nonsense, father, to speak about disinheritance. You know very well that "My daughter shall never marry a Yankee it cannot possibly make any difference to me; and school-master?" he said. "She shall not," said Clement. "I mean to I would not marry John if I thought it would make any to him. But I shall not marry while "I bet on the captain," said a voice, and there was the fast young chap, who took his bettingbook out. "You bet on the captain, do you?" said Cam's father. "Yes, captain; first time I ever did," replied the audacious scamp. "Then you may bet, and be hanged to you," said the captain, as he quickly seized Cam's hand and Clement's, and put them one in the other. "What I have joined together, let no man put asunder.' I am a Lyon!" And that's how the captain came in. NOVELTIES IN FANCY-WORK. THE long, bright summer days afford so much leisure for fancy-work, that many persons employ a portion of it in preparing dainty trifles for decorating their homes, or even embroidering articles for holiday gifts. The variety offered in the present number of the MONTHLY will, it is hoped, prove sufficient to supply the wants of its readers. EMBROIDERED PEN-WIPER. The very ornamental pen-wiper illustrated in Fig. 1 has a foundation of hard wood made in goblet shape, which monogram can be used, according to the taste of the maker, or, if preferred, the outside may be made of ticking, with the stripes embroidered according to directions given in previous numbers of the MONTHLY. IVY-LEAF PEN-WIPER. Another very pretty style, which can be easily made by any one familiar with the leather-work once so fashionable, consists of two ivy-leaves, enlarged to twice or three times the natural size, cut from tan-colored leather, with four or five leaves of broadcloth or flannel -broadcloth is preferable, because it size-in the opinion of many persons the best sub- | does not ravel-fastened between them. The stance yet discovered for cleansing pens. The upper leaf is ornamented with a leather flower, may have a brush or sponge fastened FIG. 1. PEN wiper, emwithin, or be filled with shot of small outside is cov ered with gray linen, bordered with strips of black leather, each division being prettily embroidered with filoselle silk. A spray of flowers, geometrical pattern, initial, or BROIDERED. FIG. 2.-COVER FOR WORK-TABLE, COLORED EMBROIDERY. a rose, daisy, or any blossom preferred. If not possessed of sufficient skill to carry out the design in leather-work, acorn-cups and fir-cones gummed on the up per leaf will form a tasteful, though fragile, decoration. These articles also form very useful and appropriate gifts for friends. JAPANESE FAN PEN-WIPER. The leaves, three in number, are cloth. The handle portion must be worked with the stitch used in making button-holes, to fasten the pieces securely together. A cord and tassels, knotted in A novel and much admired pen-wiper is made a loop, by which the pen-wiper may be hung up if is dark-blue cloth, embroidered with zephyr wool | lambrequins, etc., is illustrated in Fig. 3. The and filoselle silk. Three shades of pink, two shades of brown, red, blue, dark-green, and olive-green are the colors used. The narrow ends are finished with the fancy worsted fringe employed for trimming furniture. These scarf-covers are also frequently made of felt, with a design in Kensington art-work embroidered on the narrow ends; a cluster of flowers with a butterfly hovering over them is a favorite pattern. A handsome combination is bright blue felt, with a border of poppies, daisies, and green leaves, finished with bands of maroon plush and worsted fringe. A more durable material is gray or écru butcher's linen, trimmed with drawn-work, cross-stitch embroidery, and fringe made by pulling out and then knotting strands of the linen. COUCH-COVER. fringe in this pattern is woven into the fabric and is three inches and a half deep. The groundwork of the original is olive and reddish-yellow, the embroidery being executed with zephyr wool and filoselle silk, closely following the woven pattern. The narrow border is worked in redbrown, steel-blue, and black. The chain-stitch An article greatly appreciated by invalids and very decorative in effect is the couch-cover, a new variety of the sofa afghan. It is made of stripes of plush or ribbon velvet, four or five inches wide, alternating with stripes of felt or momie cloth. A handsome combination is maroon plush or ribbon velvet with écru stripes the same width, united by a row of chain-stitch in gold-colored or bright-blue filling-silk. The écru stripes are embroidered down the centre in either chain or FIG. 6. RETICULE WITH EMBROIDERY. lines are red, and the three star figures (of silk) alternately pink, pale-blue, and yellow. The thread bordering the star figures is olive, overstitched with white silk. The small inner figures |