hOME AT THE HAVEN.

 Captain Osborne and Edward we-re flying a kite upon
 the lawn, and the latter was sent to the "state cabin"
 to fetch a card which was to make a messenger to be
 sent up the string. When he came back, his uncle
 said he hoped he had not meddled with anything, and
 Edward too readily replied, Oh, no, uncle, indeed!"
 Presently Captain Osborne went to fetch something
 which no one but himself could find, and when he
 came back Edward and Lucy saw in an instant that he
 was displeased. "I thought, young gentleman," said
 he, that you said you had nob meddled with any.
 thing."
 "No, indeed, uncle, I did not," said Edward agari
 "Take care, Master Edward, what you are saying,;
 said his uncle; "for, if you did not meddle with any-
 thing, how was it that I found my hour-glass running
 when I went into the room ?"




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 TIt NION JACK.
 Edward blushed, and stopped for an instant to seek
out an excuse; "You said meddled, you know, uncle,
and I did not say I had not touched anything- ."
 He was going on, but his uncle looked at him very
sternly, and said, People who speak the truth speak
it according to the meaning of words ;" and he would
not have another word from Edward on the subject, nor