better, into the house of a Prelate of the Protestant Church of
England!" Would you believe that she had the assurance to answer
me with a passage from the Prayer Book, which I have often felt
certain must be MISTRANSLATED?

"Pack, madam," said I; "we know who can quote Scripture for his own
ends!"

And I pretty soon saw her out of the house, though NOT IN TIME; for
the infatuated Bishop had already given her a cheque for a sum
which I cannot bring myself to tell you, for the Funds of the
Destitute Orange-Girls. Not a penny of it will they ever see; nor
do I approve of such ostentatious alms in any case.--Yours in
haste,

EMILY BARNUM.

P.S.--I have heard from Lady Courtney all her history. It is
ABOMINABLE.



LETTER: From Robert Surtees, Esq., of Mainsforth, to Jonathan
Oldbuck, Esq., of Monkbarns.



It is well known that Mr. Surtees of Mainsforth not only palmed off
on Sir Waiter Scott several ballads of his own manufacture, but
also invented and pretended to have found in a document (since