bed, when a servant rapped at the door, and announced that dinner was on the table, and that his lordship was waiting. This surprised him more than ever; nevertheless he hastily threw on the clothes in which he had come, and shortly made his appearance in the dining-room. The bishop, however, had begun dinner.

"But now, how about going down?

We had

better decide at once. I think it will be best to take the first train at seven; we shall get to E much earlier. Besides, it will be the safest plan, as it is quite possible we may miss the train at nine, and then we should be done for, as we must be at Eto-morrow night."

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That's very true; but, Hawksworth, I must confess to you, I am at a loss to know what to do. When I have paid my landlady, I shall scarcely have a shilling of my own. Now I have been thinking if you wouldn't mind taking some of my books, it would put a pound or two in my pocket."

"I don't want your books; but, under the circumstances, I don't mind taking them."

"Thank you; I am very much obliged."

"Then you are quite agreeable to go by the first train?"

"Very well, then, let it be so; and now come and see about the books."

And thus, Mr. Hawksworth having supplied his friend with a little ready money, they took their departure from the college by the early morning train. At the examination, Graham did very indifferently; Hawksworth, however, passed with much credit.

CHAPTER IV.

Two ESSAYS BY TWO STUDENTS.

The world was sad! the garden a wild!

And man the hermit sighed,

Till woman smiled.-Campbell.

"Do you know," asked Prescott of his friend, "when we are to write the Essay?"

"To-morrow, I believe," replied Hadspen. "Is it so soon?"

"Perrins told me it would be to-morrow, and I have no doubt he is correct; he has the privilege, you know, to question the lecturer upon such

matters."

"You mean he will make it his privilege whether he has it or not."

"True: he is not over particular."

"I am afraid I shall make a mess of it."

"If you make a mess of it, what will do? Fear not but you'll do very well. well.

come down to-night?"

the others

Will

Will you

"No: I think not; I must do some reading, I

have done little lately."

"Farewell then for the present."

"Good bye."

It was customary when the end of the term was

drawing to a close, for the third and fourth terms to make an effort in English composition; this was known as the Essay. The men therefore having assembled in the College hall for the purpose, the lecturer gave out the subject; "The woman is the glory of the man." Of these essays, two only have we selected for the gentle reader's inspection. The first is from a student whom we may very properly call a "reading man"-a man of intelligence, and with a good, retentive memory-a man who read not superficially, but carefully, and who reflected well upon what he read. The second is the composition of a student of no great parts: but who nevertheless occupied a very good place in the order of merit at the final examination. His position in the class-list was comparatively high, while on the other hand that of his fellow student was very low.

The woman is the glory of the man.—This is a declaration, the truth of which we must fully acknowledge; although it may be there are many sceptical persons, strong in their own conceit, who would be inclined to doubt the correctness of the statement. In giving the substance of writers who have written on the subject, I may remark there is no author of eminence who has not given to woman that meed of praise to which she is entitled. It will not be uninteresting in the first place to observe briefly the social position she has maintained from the earliest times to the present day. In the heathen

world and under the Jewish Dispensation we find that she was the slave of man: but on the advent of the glorious Gospel, she was made his companion and his equal. Nevertheless, when in the dark ages Christianity lost its power, she at once resumed her former condition of moral degradation. When the age of chivalry arose, she was then exalted to be an object of adoration; however it was a profane adoration-an adoration not warranted by Holy Scripture, nor founded on the respect due to the sex, as being creatures of immortality equally with ourselves. But a long series of years have passed since this period, and woman has at length reached her proper rank and dignity. And we may observe, if there be any one cause to which we may now look with confidence. for hastening the approach of a more perfect state of society, that cause is in the elevated character of woman. The influence of the female character is now felt and acknowledged in all the conditions of life. We do not speak here only of those distinguished women who give instruction to their age by means of their writings, but of those whose character and bearing is felt in the several relations of friend, daughter, wife and mother. Where, asks a writer, shall we look for those examples of friendship that most adorn our nature, those abiding friendships which trust even when betrayed, and survive all the changes of fortune? to woman we must look for these friendships-to the gentler, and the weaker