pie, a bit mouldy, found by the lord of the manor on the fast-
melting remains of a cake of ice in the refrigerator. Whether it
would have happened if Thaddeus had not been accompanied by a
friend, whose laughter incited him to great deeds, or not I am not
prepared to say, but something important did happen. Thaddeus rose
to the occasion, and committed an act, and committed it thoroughly.
The Thaddeus of old, the meek, long-suffering, too amiable Thaddeus,
disappeared. The famous smile was given no chance to play. His
wife was absent, and the smile was far away with her. Thaddeus,
with one fell blow, burst his fetters and became free.

That afternoon, when he had returned to the seaboard, Bessie asked
him, "How was the house?"

"Beautiful," said Thaddeus, quite truthfully; for it was.

"Did Ellen say anything about the hamper?"

"Not a word."

"Did you speak to her about it?"

"Nope."

"Oh, Teddy! How could you forget it?"

To the lasting honor of Thaddeus be it said that he bore up under
this unflinchingly.

"Did you have a good breakfast, Ted?" Bessie asked, returning to the