shal be done. For when one is stript without meanes and without seeing, 'tis a grete thing: for one aunswereth strangely by daie, who woulde not do so by night in soche a case.'-' Aha! Joan, my frende,' saith the gallant. 'I thank you for this; it shal never be but that you shal have the half of that is mine.'

When the night cometh, cometh also the gallant, as hath been commanded him by Joan, who hathe wel devised alle with her ladye. He layeth him down right secretlie, and when she, who maketh counterfeit to slepe, feeleth herselfe embraced she starteth up and saith: 'What is this?' My love' (quod he), 'it is I.' And by Goddes body, so shal it not be carried. She thinketh to get up, and calleth Joan, who uttereth not a worde and faileth her at neede, which is grete pitie. And when she seeth that Joan uttereth no sound: 'Ha! I am be trayed!' Then they battayle together in manie wrenchings and writhings; and at the ende the poore woman can no more, and cometh to grete panting and gaspings, and letteth herself be forced, which is grete pitie, for she is nothing but a poore woman alone; and had it not beene for fear of dishonour she had cried out more lustilie than she hath done: but it is better to guard her honour since so it is. Thei attune theyr pipes together and take in hand to give themselves a goode tyme.

Thus they do the businesse of the goode man hir housbande, who is wel sorted. Then hath the ladye the robe, which her housbande hath not been willing to give

her, which hath cost him and wil cost him mighty dear. Then she contriveth that her mother shoulde give her the cloth before her housbande's eyes to remove al doubts that he could haue; also the ladye hath made her mother believe that she hath bought it with her litle worke that she hath sold, without her housbande knowing anye thing of it; and it may chaunce that the mother knoweth wel the affaire, which happeneth often. After this robe another is wanted and two or three girdles of silver and other things beside. Whereat the housbande, who is wise, subtile, and malicious, as I haue sayd, hath his doubts and hath seen some thynge which pleaseth him not or something has been told him by some frende of his for in the long run everie thing must needes be known. Then he entereth into the rage of ialousie. Now he setteth himselfe to watch; now he maketh pretence to go out and returneth by night soddenlye with the intencioun to surprise the housholde; but it is not so easie to do; now he hideth himself in the house and peradventure he seeth things enough at which he skoldeth and stormeth; and she replieth wel, for shee feeleth herselfe to be of goode lineage, and remindeth him right often of her frendes, who sometimes speake of it to him. So are they alle in quarrels, and never shal the goode man have ioye: he wil be served with lyes, and he wil have to feed on them. His substance wil

:

diminish and his bodie wille dry up.

He will want to

guard his house that the wind may not carrie it away and

he wil neglect his affaires; in short, he shal never have goode of it. And so will he abide in the weel wherein he is put, in grete torments which he hath taken and stil taketh for ioyes: for if he were not there he woulde never haue done until he was there within; and he wolde not be otherwise. So he wil live ever languyshing, and in miserie shal ende his daies.

W. F.S.

TO A CHILD, WITH A COPY OF

GRIMM'S MÄRCHEN.

NEW-MADE tales are daily told,

New-made songs are daily sung :

These I give you, they were old

When old England's name was young: Dull are wits that fain would mock

At the wisdom these can teach,

Growth of sturdy German stock,
Heart of homely German speech.

From their root in ancient soil

Springs the blossom ever bright,

And men ponder it with toil

Till they know the tale aright;
And their oldest words are new
And their far-off story near,
And wise men must prove it true,
But a child may read it clear.

F. P.

A SHILLING DREADFUL.

KALEE'S SHRINE.

By Kalee's shrine, so gay and fine,

The Priest in rags and long locks kneels :

Now sings a hymn, now tears a limb,

And throats he cuts, and children steals.

With sighs and tears an Ayah bears
A tender child for sacrifice :

She spares her life; but, with a knife,
She keeps wide open both her eyes.

On Norfolk sands a maiden stands ;

Her eyes wide open night and day(Something, we trust, keeps out the dust)Because to Kalee dévouée.

When ships go down and sailors drown

(Which folk right-minded weep to see)

This maiden queer, to Kalee dear,

Laughs loud and dances in her glee.