ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS, CONUNDRUMS, ETC. ANSWER TO ARITHMETICAL PUZZLE. Fill the 3 gallon measure, and empty it into the 5. gallon; then fill the 3 gallon measure again, and fill up the 5 gallon, which leaves 1 in the 3 gallon measure; then empty the 5 gallon back into a cask, and pour the 1 gallon which is left in the 3 gallon into the 5 gallon; fill the 3 gallon again, and add it to the 1 in the 5 gallon measure, and you have 4 in the cask and 4 in the 5 gallon measure. H. V. D. Similar replies from II. B. Forbes, E. Dundreary, Henry Skinner, A. J. Elliott, J. T. Glaisher, Q, The Grove, C. J. Wilson, J. J. Hartley, Roderick Dhu, Fitz-James, A. H. Male, S. F. H., S. Dougherty, Japhet Cophagus, B. Beavis, G. T. Lewis, T. M. Bambridge, W. Smith, T. Brooke, C. J. Ballyn, Woolloomooloo, J. N. Trayler, G. R. Davis, "Junk," J. G. Tucker, Undaunted, A. R. Barton, Wilfred, T. McGarey, D. Greenwood, T. W. E. Bone. ANSWER TO PUZZLING EPITAPH. DAVID P. FRASER. Also from Peter Bruff, Henry S. Prior, Q, The Grove, "Bios," J. J. Hartley, Roderick Dhu, Fitz-James, R. B. Webb, E. F. Jeffries, Eugene Dorney, G. T. Lewis, T. Bambridge, S. C. Robinson, J. Nelson, H. W. Leekey, W. Catchpole, F. H. Ward, A. F. Hartley, M. T. Male, H. 8. Devonshire, C. Caston, G. Medlicott, E. Hickey, T. M. Bleackley, J. J. Hissey, C. H. S., "Junk," W. Rayner, Z, J. S. Carter, W. Wileon, F. Tayler, Undaunted, Marmion, A. R. Barton, Black Prince, A. Hanlon, F. H. Gilbert, Wilfred, A. E. Clements, E. Clifford, J. G. Wombell, J. Wright. ANSWERS TO CHARADES IN NO V. No. 1. Prague:-Cicil, F. W. H., Peter Bruff, Thomas Finlay, J. Pountney, C. Cox, T. H. Bird, Henry Skinner, A. J. Elliott, R. D. Cheetham, A. Ward, Henry Prior, H. L. Bramall, J. T. Glaisher, M.Solomon, W. G., "Biou," Q, The Grove, F. Attwood, "Bios," Peter Morrison, J.J. Hartley, Ego, A. H. Male, S. F. H., Rog, J. S. Heaton, H. J. Brumwell, R. Hogg, R. W. Inglis, James Hartwell, W. Burghes, S. Dougherty, Japhet Cophagus, Amy, S. C. H. Mabin, R. B. Webb, F. G. Richards, F. T. T., B. Beavis, D. F. Fraser, T.M. Ellis, E. F. Jeffries, W. Linvell, J. Stableford, R. J. Ellis, Inchy Pinchy, R. F. Prettijohn, G. Powell, G. L. Hare, G. T. Lewis, Aliquis, P. Bembridge, F. Bentley, A. Zwinger, S. C. Robinson, W. Smith, A. Sheffield, H. J. Peart, G. Rose, W. J. Evans, W. Fletcher, H. W. Leekey, W. Ram, T. Phillips, T. Brooke, F. W. Neitenstein, W. Catchpole, R. Vasey, F. H. Ward, A. F. Hartley, M. T. Male, W. S. Flemming, W. H. Pratt, J. T. Tees, Nobbler, H. 8. Devonshire, B. Beech, C. Caston, M. A. Braunstein, A. Loveridge, J. W. Fuller, C. J. Ballyn, A. E. Mellick, E. Hickey, W. G. Follett, G. C. Gibson, Trebreh, M. S. Marks, Wooloomooloo, H. J. Welchman, E. Hine, J. Layton, J. N. Trayler, E. P., A. Waller, J. J. Hissey, W. K. Berkeley, R. U. Philpott, G. R. Davis, R. Aitken, C. H. S., J. S. Mackway, J.Tidmarsh, W. Johnson, T. W., A. Leighton, C. Johnston, R. B. Johnston, W. Jameson, Herne the Hunter, J. S. Robinson, J. Dobson, J. H. Chapman, J. H. Webb, Junk, H. Whitsed, H. Haylett, W. Rayner, T. Pimlett, A. Burdon, Σ, W. Couper, J. S. Carter, F. G., B. W. Wilson, F. Tayler, J. S. Liddle, J. G. Constable, J. Traynor, Undaunted, Marmion, G. Bigg, A. R. Barton, A. Hanlon, J. M. Jamison, F. H. Gilbert, Wilfrid, T. W. Millar, E. Winter, H. R. Clements, W. H. Cheadle, H. Mills, M. J. B., E. Margetson, G. Bennett, W. B. O., D. Greenwood, T. W., E. Bone, J. S. Parker, E. Clifford, E. E. Kidder, A. Gee, T. Harryman, J. C., P. Brown, J. G. Wombell, J. Ú. Collis, J. Wright, M. F. E., H. S. Forman. Bruff, E. Becket, C. Cox, C. W. Hodson, J. Pount2. Manchester :-Cicil, E. Kidder, F. W. H., Peter ney, T. H. Bird, Henry Skinner, R. D. Cheetham, A. Ward, A. J. Elliott, H. L. Bramall, J. T. Glaisher, W. G., "Biou," Q, The Grove, M. Solomon, G. Hollands, F. Attwood, "Bios," S. F. H., Peter Morrison, J. J. Hartley, Fitz James, Roderick Dhu, A. H. Male, R. W. Inglis, J. S. Heaton, Rog, H. J. Brumwell, Ego, James Hartwell, S. Dougherty, R. Fogg, Japhet Cophagus, W. Burghes, C. H. Mabin, R. B. Webb, Amy S., F. G. Richards, F. J. J., B. Beavis, D. F. Fraser, J. Long, T. M. Ellis, E. F. Jeffries, R. J. Ellis, Inchy Pinchy, Aliquis, R. F. Prettijohn, R. Powell, G. L. Hare, Eugene Dorney, G. T. Lewis, T. Bambridge, F. Bentley, E. J. Lewis, W. H. Hill, C. Ash, A. Zwinger, S. C. Robinson, W. G. Linvell, A. Sheffield, H. J. Peart, B. Bernard, G. Rose, W. J. Evans, H. W. Leekey, W. Fletcher, T. Brookes, W. Ram, T. Phillips, F. W. Neitenstein, W. Catchpole, A. F. Hartley, F. H. Ward, M. T. Male, W. H. Pratt, W. S. Flemming, J. T. Tees, Nobbler, X. Y. Z., H. S. Devonshire, B. Beech, C. Caston, A. Chapman, J. Mind, M. A. Braunstein, A. Loveridge, E. Hickey, J. W. Fuller, C. J. Ballyn, G. Medlicott, A. E. Mellick, W. G. Follett, G. C. Gibson, Trebreh, M. L. Marks, Wooloomooloo, E. P., H. Gardner, T. M. Bleackley, H. J. Welchman, J. Layton, J. N. Trayler, A. Waller, J. J. Hissey, R. Thornton, J. Norris, R. U. Philpott, G. R. Davis, R. Aitken, C. H. S., J. S. Mackway, J. Tidmarsh, T. M. Gee, W. Johnson, T. W., A. Leighton, C. Johnston, R. B. Johnston, W. Soames, W. Jameson, Herne the Hunter, J. 8. Robinson, "Junk," J. H. Chapman, J. H. Webb, J. Dobson, E., H. Whitsed, H. Haylett, W. Rayner, T. Pimlett, J. G. Tucker, A. Burdon, W. Couper, J. S. Carter, F. G. B., W. W. Wilson, F. Tayler, J. Traynor, J. S. Liddle, J. G. Constable, Undaunted, Marmion, C. T. Demon, A. R. Barton, A. Hanlon, J. M. Jamison, G. Biggs, F. H. Gilbert, Wilfrid, T. W. Millar, E. Winter, H. K. Clements, W. H. Cheadle, O. Kirk, H. Mills, D. R. Martyn, M. J. B., E. Margetson, Xantippe, D. Greenwood, W. B. Ó., J. S. Parker, E. Clifford, A. Gee, T. Harryman, D.B., J. C., P. Brown, J. G. Wombell, J. U. Collis, J. Wright, M. F. E., H. S. Forman. ANSWER TO PUZZLE IN No. V. Happiness-Horse, Abingdon, Pheasant, Photography, Indigo, Nen, Eel, Sword. R. F. PRETTIJOHN. ANSWERS TO GEOGRAPHICAL REBUSES. 1. Scotland:-A. J. Elliott, J. T. Glaisher, J. Pountney, Thomas Finlay, J. J. Hartley, , The Grove, Peter Morrison, Fitz James, Roderick Dhu, S. F. H., Rog, W. Burghes, H. J. Brumwell, R. W. Inglis, James Hartwell, W. F. Richards, T. M. Ellis, R. J. Ellis, Inchy Pinchy, R. F. Prettijohn, G. Powell, G. L. Hare, Eugene Dorney, Aliquis, G. T. Lewis, F. Bentley, W. Fletcher, T. Brooke, E. Pairpoint, F. W. Neitenstein, F. H. Ward, W. Catchpole, A. F. Hartley, P. F. Wilme, W. S. Flemming, E. Hickey, Trebreh, M. L. Marks, H. J. Welchman, J. N. Trayler, J. S. Norris, R. M. Riggall, T. M. Gee, W. Johnson, J. W. A. Leighton, 2, C. Johnston, R. B. Johnston, J. H. Chapman, Junk, W. Couper, T. H. Parkins, J. S. Carter, W. Wilson, F. Tayler, Undaunted, Marmion, A. R. Barton, A. Hanlon, T. W. Millar, H. Mills, T. McGarey, E. Margetson, Xantippe, E. Clifford, J. Ú. Collis, J. Wright. 2. Canada:-Peter Bruff, C. W. Hodson, J. Pountney, C. Cox, T. H. Bird, H. Skinner, A. J. Elliott, A. Ward, Henry S. Prior, H. L. Bramall, G. T. Glaisher, F. Attwood, W. G., Thomas Finlay, Q, The Grove, "Bios," Peter Morrison, J. J. Hartley, Roderick Dhu, Fitz James, A. H. Male, 8. F. H., Rog, J. S. Heaton, H. J. Brumwell, R. Fogg, R. W. Inglis, James Hartwell, R. B. Webb, S. Dougherty, W. F. Richards, W. Burghes, Japhet Cophagus, Amy 8., F. T. T., D. F. Fraser, W. Burghes, E. F. Jeffries, Ego, T. M. Ellis, R. J. Ellis, Inchy Pinchy, R. F. Prettijohn, G. Powell, G. L. Hare, C. Ash, Eugene Dorney, G. T. Lewis, T. Bambridge, F. Bentley, E. J. Lewis, A. Zwinger, Aliquis, W. Smith, W. T. Haydon, A. Sheffield, B. Barnard, H. J. Peart, W. J. Evans, W. Fletcher, E. Pairpoint, W. Catchpole, C. W. Cotton, T. Brooke, A. F. Hartley, F. H. Ward, P. F. Wilme, W. S. Flemming, W. H. Pratt, A. Chapman, H. S. Devonshire, B. Beech, A. Loveridge, G. Medlicott, E. Hickey, Trebreh, E. T., M. L. Marks, E. Hine, H. Gardner, T. M. Bleackley, H. J. Welchman, J. N. Trayler, J. S. Norris, G. R. Davis, R. Aitken, R. M. Riggall, C. S. H., J. Tidmarsh, T. M. Gee, W. Johnson, T. W., A. Leighton, C. Johnston, R. B. Johnston, W. Jameson, J. H. Chapman, Junk, Σ, A. Burdon, W. Couper, T. H. Parkins, R. G. Xuenylon, W. Wilson, F. Tayler, Undaunted, Marmion, C. T. Demon, A. R. Barton, S. Moss, A. Hanlon, Wilfrid, C. L. Pridham, T. W. Millar, E. Winter, H. Mills, C. Houghton, T. McGarey, Xantippe, E. Margetson, G. Bennett, J. S. Parker, E. Clifford, T. Harryman, D. B. J., U. Collis, J. Wright, M. F. E., H. S. Forman. ANSWERS TO "MEN OF THE TIME" IN No V. 1. Palmerston:-E. Dundreary, Cicil, H. B. Forbes, F. W. H., Thomas Finlay, C. Cox, C. M. Gasson, Peter Bruff, C. W. Hodson, J. Pountney, T. H. Bird, Henry Skinner, R. D. Cheetham, A. J. Elliott, A. Ward, Henry S. Prior, H. L. Bramall, W. G., J. T. Glaisher, Q, The Grove, M. Solomon, F. Attwood, "Bios," J. J. Hartley, A. H. Male, Roderick Dhu, J. B. Margerison, Rog, J. 8. Heaton, H. J. Brumwell, R. W. Inglis, James Heartwell, S. Dougherty, R. Fogg, W. F. Richards, Japhet Cophagus, F. T. T., H. S. Evans, C. H. Mabin, J. Rigby, B. Beavis, R. B. Webb, F. G. Richards, D. F. Fraser, Ego, E. F. Jeffries, F. T. Winser, T. M. Ellis, C. H. Ward, R. J. Ellis, 8. G. Edwards, Inchy Pinchy, G. L. Hare, J. P. Stranger, Eugene Dorney, G. T. Lewis, T. M. Bambridge, W. Dawson, F. Bentley, E. J. Lewis, A. Zwinger, S. C. Robinson, H. Dinsdale, Aliquis, W. Smith, A. Sheffield, W. T. Haydon, C. Ash, B. Barnard, H. J. Peart, W. J. Evans, G. Rose, H. W. Leekey, W. Fletcher, T. Phillips, E. Pairpoint, F. W. Neitenstein, T. Brooke, R. Vasey, A. F. Hartley, F. H. Ward, P. F. Wilme, M. T. Male, W. 8. Flemming, W. H. Pratt, J. T. Tees, Nobbler, B. Beech, H. S. Devonshire, J. G. Chapman, C. Caston, A. Chapman, J. Mind, A. Loveridge, J. W. Fuller, C. J. Ballyn, G. Medlicott, E. Hickey, J. Neal, R. Scholey, G. C. Gibson, Trebreh, M. L. Marks, Woolloomooloo, E. Hine, T. M. Bleackley, H. J. Welchman, J. Layton, J. N. Trayler, A. Waller, J. J. Hissey, W. R. Berkeley, R. Thornton, J. T. Norris, R. U. Philpott, J. W. Dimsdale, G. R. Davis, R. M. Riggall, R. Aitken, C. H. S., J. S. Mackway, J. Tidmarsh, W. Johnson, T. M. Gee, T. W., A. Leighton, R. B. Johnston, C. Johnston, W. Soames, W. Jameson, Herne the Hunter, J. S. Robinson, T. Pimlett, J. H. Chapman, J. H. Webb, J. Dobson, "Junk," H. Whitsed, H. Haylett, W. Rayner, J. G. Tucker, 2., A. Burdon, W. Couper. T. H. Parkins, J. S. Carter, E. McGurk, R. G. Xuenylon, W. Wilson, F. Taylor, J. S. Liddle, A. Cotter, Marmion, C. T. Damon, A. R. Barton, S. Moss, A. Hanlon, C. L. Pridham, M. J. B., J. M. Jamison, G. Biggs, F. H. Gilbert, Wilfrid, T. W. Millar, E. Winter, H. K. Clements, H. Mills, D. R. Martyn, T. McGarey, W. B. O., E. Margetson, Xantippe, J. T. Parker, E. R. Tyrer, E. Clifford, A. Gee, T. Harryman, J. G. Wombell, J. U. Collis, J. Wright, H. S. Forman. 2. Gladstone:-H. B. Forbes, Cicil, F. W. H., E. Dundreary, E. E. B. Kidder, Thomas Finlay, C. M. Gasson, Peter Bruff, C. W. Hodson, C. Cox, J. Pountney, T. H. Bird, Henry Skinner, A. Ward, R. D. Cheetham, A. J. Elliott, Henry S. Prior, H. L. Bramall, J. T. Glaisher, W. G., M. Solomon, Q, The Grove, F. Attwood, "Bios," J. J. Hartley, Peter Morrison, J. B. Margerison, A. H. Male, S. F. H., J. S. Heaton, Rog, H. J. Bramwell, R. W. Inglis, James Hartwell, T. Dougherty, W. F. Richards, Japhet Cophagus, R. Fogg, H. S. Evans, C. H. Mabin, J. Rigby, R. B. Webb, F. G. Richards, B. Reavis, D. F. Fraser, Ego, E. F. Jeffries, F. T. Winser, T. M. Ellis, S. G. Edwards, R. J. Ellis, Inchy Pinchy, G. L. Hare, C. H. Ward, F. Bentley, J. P. Stranger, Eugene Dorney, G. T. Lewis, T. M. Bambridge, W. Dawson, E. J. Lewis, C. Ash, A. Zwinger, S. C. Robinson, H. Dinsdale, Aliquis, W. Smith, W. T. Haydon, A. Sheffield, B. Barnard, H. J. Peart, W. J. Evans, G. Rose, H. W. Leekey, W. Fletcher, T. Phillips, T. Brooke, E. Pairpoint, F. W. Neitenstein, R. Vasey, F. H. Ward, A. F. Hartley, M. T. Male, W. H. Pratt, W. S. Flemming, J. T. Tees, Nobbler, B. Beech, H. S. Devonshire, J. G. Chapman, C. Caston, A. Chapman, J. Mind, A. Loveridge, E. Hickey, J. W. Fuller, C. J. Ballyn, G. Medlicott, J. Neal, R. Scholey, G. C. Gibson, Trebreh, Montague L. Marks, Woolloomooloo, H. Gardner, E. Hine, T. M. Bleackley, H. J. Welchman, J. Layton, J. N. Trayler, A. Waller, J. J. Hissey, W. R. Berkeley, R. Thornton, J. T. Norris, R. U. Philpott, J. W. Dimsdale, G. R. Davis, R. M. Riggall, R. Aitken, C. H. S., J. S. Mackway, J. Tidmarsh, W. Johnson, T. M. Gee, T. W., A. Leighton, C. Johnston, R. B. Johnston, W. Soames, W. Jameson, Herne the Hunter, J. S. Robinson, J. Whitsed, H. Haylett, W. Rayner, J. G. Tucker, T. Dobson, J. H. Chapman, J. H. Webb, "Junk," H. Pimlett, E., A. Burdon, W. Couper, T. H. Parkins, J. S. Carter, E. McGurk, R. G. Xuenylon, W. Wilson, F. Tayler, J. S. Liddle, A. Cotter, Marmion, C. T. Demon, A. R. Barton, S. Moss, A. Hanlon, C. L. Pridham, J. M. Jamison, G. Biggs, F. H. Gilbert, Wilfrid, T. W. Millar, H. R. Clements, E. Winter, Margetson, Xantippe, W. B. O., T. W., E. Bone, J. H. Mills, D. R. Martyn, M. J. B., T. McGarey, E. S. Parker, E. R. Tyrer, E. Clifford, A. Gee, T. Harryman, J. G. Wombell, J. U. Collis, J, Wright, H. S. Forman, Cap SAMUEL DOUGHERTY. Similar replies from W. G., " Bios," 2, The Grove, J. J. Hartley, E. F. Jeffries, Inchy Pinchy, G. T. Lewis, T. M. Bambridge, F. Bentley, H. J. Peart, W. Fletcher, F. H. Ward, F. W. Neitenstein, W. Catchpole, M. T. Male, H. J. Welchman, J. J. Hissey, C. H. S., W. Wilson, F. Tayler, Marmion, A. Hanlon, J. S. Parker, E. Clifford, T. Harryman, J. G. Wombell, J. U. Collis. THE WANDERING JEW. In addition to metrical versions-the receipt of which was acknowledged in No. V.-translations have been received from A. J. Hind, J. B. Whittle, A. B. C., R. W. Portrey, A. E. Shorthouse, John Hegurod, T. A. X., W. Patten, Charles E. Johnston, E. Jones, Hubert Jameson. OUR BOYS' NOTES The following ANSWERS have been received in reply to the questions proposed by Correspondents in No. V. of the BOYS' PENNY MAGAZINE : J. MEDLICOTT.-Who was the bravest king that England ever produced?-Several of the English kings were noted for their valour, but the one who united the greatest physical strength with personal bravery was Richard I., who was surnamed Coeur de Lion on that account. THOMAS FINLAY. Similar replies from W. Goddard, "Bios," Peter Morrison, R. W. Inglis, Charles W. Hodson, W. G., A. H. Male, Cicil, Ego, W. Dawson, E. J. Lewis, A. Sheffield, C. Ash, B. Barnard, T. Brooke, J. J. Hissey, R. Ú. Philpott, J. W. Dimsdale, G. McGurk, J. Traynor, W. H. Cheadle, C. Houghton, D. Greenwood, L. P. Peter, E. Clifford, J. U. Collis, W. H. Hayward. ALFRED THE GREAT:-Walter T. Haydon, W. W. Cullwick, W. G. Follett, Montague L. Marks, R. Sharp, C. Hatton, R. T. Godfrey. For Some particulars of the manufacture of Indiarubber? India-rubber is the produce of the Ficus elastica, in the East Indies, and of the Siphonia elastica, in South America. The best is procured from the Urceola elastica, in Sumatra. The Indiarubber collected from the juices of these trees is sent over to England, where it is purified and squeezed into blocks and cut into threads or sheets according to the purposes for which it is intended. mackintoshes it is dissolved in spirit of turpentine, and laid on the cloth and rolled in, when the whole is hung up to dry. India-rubber is vulcanised by being ground fine and afterwards mixed with sulphur, and heated to 800° F. A sulphide of India-rubber is thus produced, from which an endless variety of articles is manufactured. The hard, black substance from which India-rubber combs, pencil-cases, and ornaments are made consists of India-rubber and tar, with rather more than their weight of sulphur, heated for some time at 230°, and afterwards at 300° and 320°. DIGAMMA. Also from Toujours sur le qui vive, Cornelius Terry, Cicil, M. L. Marks. What the twelve months of the year are derived from?-1. January was derived from the god Janus, because he used to open everything the first, as the years and seasons. 2. February was derived from the god Februus, to whom the month of February was sacred, for in the latter half general purifications were performed; it is also connected with februare (to purify) and februa (purifications). 3. March was derived from the god Mars, because it was sacred to him. 4. April was derived from the verb aperire (to open), as being the month when flowers and trees begin to bud or open. 5. May, from sacrifices being performed, on the 1st, to Maia. 6. June, from its being held sacred to Juno, and was originally called Junonius; it was considered to be a very lucky month to marry in. 7. July, from Julius Cæsar; it was originally called Quintilis, or fifth month, when March was counted the 1st month. 8. August, from Augustus Cæsar; it was first called Sextilis, or sixth month; it was called August, as several very fortunate events happened in that month, when Augustus reigned. P. BRUFF. 9. September, from septem (seven) and imber (rain), because it is a wet month, and the seventh month of the Roman year. 10. October, from octo (eight), and imber. 12. December, from decem (ten) and imber (rain), being the tenth month of the Roman year. C. RANDAL. Similar replies from J. Pountney, Henry T. Prior, Digamma, W. G., S. F. H., W. L., H. Bleakarne, Ego, Charles W. Hodson, Cicil, E. J. Lewis, W. W. Cullwick, Aliquis, J. W. Fuller, J. Neal, M. L. Marks, J. Sharp, James A. Miller, C. Johnston, R. B. Johnston, James Grey, J. Traynor, C. Houghton, W. B. Odgers, L. P. Peter. AND QUERIES. ANSWERS REQUIRED. ANSWERS to the following QUERIES are requested. The different prices and sizes of double-convex and plano-convex glasses, fitted for magic lanterns or JOHN WILKIE. cameras. At what period were thermometers introduced? What is the difference between "instinct" and "reason"? Who invented the English alphabet? J. WILSON. How to prepare tinted drawing-room papers? CURIOUS. W. JACKSON. What are the duties of the Speaker of the House of Any chemical mixture that will freeze water without JAMES TANKARD. machines ? Tth heart might fire, the ghastly spectacle of the torture-chamber. We have seen how loth was Master Stumf to enter, and how glad to leave when he had occasion to confer with the tormentor on a matter which did not in the least endanger his own life or limb. And you or I might have sickened also, and have been right willing to turn away from those ingenious instruments with which the craft and subtlety of the devil and man had contrived to wring out answers from unwilling men. Into whose inflammable mind was it that the Evil One first cast the brand of torture? Who was the first who employed his wit to twist and cripple poor human limbs, to maim, and scar, and burn poor frail man flesh? Cain, I suspect, was he, when he beat out the life of his brother, gave Mother Earth her first libation of blood, and sent a beautiful but terrified spirit fugitive into the other world, crying to God for succour,-one plaintive voice that should e'er while be strengthened to the full diapason of the martyr's prayer from under the altar,-"How long, O Lord, how long!" Grim tormentors there are waiting in the torture-room, -immovable fellows, whose hearts, if they have any, are judicially casehardened, men whom no prayer can touch. And scarcely better, nay, in some respects worse than these stony mortals, these fell messengers of evil, and iron men of the law, are the group of officials who have come to take evidence under the pressure of pain, under the suasion of agony, the prospect of death. These men, standing a little apart, wait while Hans and his fellows, partially strip their prisoner, and lay him on his back upon a cumbrous machine, capable of giving intense The surgeon takes up his position nearest to the prisoner, and a word of admiration passes his lips as the firm, compact, and well-formed limbs of the young man are exposed to view. An admirable piece of work, on my soul. Pity to mar so much manhood, eh, Hans?" Hans answers only with that stony glance, as if his manhood had gone out of him long since. "Liebhart," says the president, when the prisoner is firmly secured, "before we resort to the last extremity which the law ordains for compelling an unwilling witness, let me adjure you to put away the evil spirit of your sire, and to speak freely-giving such knowledge as you have the word of this honourable court is pledged, that doing so you shall receive no injury at our hands." "My lord president, what would you have me say ?" .. 66 True answers to all questions," said the abbot, without reservation. Art thou prepared for that?" "My lord, there are some things I may not My lord, I refuse to answer." "Hans! He mo Hans understood the president. tioned to his fellows, who thrust their staves into a rude leverage which extended the rack on which the body of the miserable being was stretched. There was a stifled groan. "Prisoner, answer to the question." There was no response. 66 Hans!" And Hans motioned to his fellows who plied their staves vigorously,-a deep heavy groan. The face of the poor sufferer was suffused with a cold sweat, but he set his pale lips closely together, and when the question was again put was still silent. "Hans!" O my lord and honourable councillors," says the voice of Father Anselmo, and the white, velvety palms of the priest are raised imploringly; "let me intreat that this torture is stayed, consider his youth, his training, his trouble,-compassionate the lad, and spare him. No doubt the lad is pledged to secrecy, no doubt he believes that he is right in withholding what he knows, patience, my lord, patience, 'tis a divine attribute, let it be exercised, I beseech of your honorable council to listen to my prayer!" The abbot frowns, the lord president looks puzzled, town clerk glances from one to the other and cannot exactly determine what he should do. "Think you, brother," says the abbot, "that ghostly counsel will bring the lad to reason ? "I have hopes of it." وو Will you undertake the work? With the permission of the court." "That permission," says my lord president, "is granted. Hans!" Hans very well understands what is intended. He motions to his fellows, and they unloose the prisoner. He has fainted, so they carry him from the chamber, and bear him to one of the cells of the blockhouse. : CHAPTER XV. WHEN young Liebhart recovered his consciousness he was not alone. Father Anselmo was with him. There was a soft, persuasive smile on the face of the priest, and a gentle pressure from the satin-flesh hand which seemed friendly but the boy doubted the friendliness of the friendship. The soft voice that spoke to him was musical as a woman's, and the words tender and consoling, but the boy doubted the sincerity of the speaker. The priest offered restoratives, bathed the temples of the sufferer, and rendered all the careful attentions which the necessities of the prisoner required; but when this was done, the " question" was renewed, with no tormentor present save the silver-tongued ecclesiastic-Anselmo. "You will be glad to know," he said, "that your father has been spared the trial which you have undergone: he has not been submitted to the question." "Thank God!" 66 Am I condemned ? 'No: but except the court is satisfied of your sincerity, and of your hearty desire to serve it, your fate is sealed." "So be it. I am ready to die." "So young! so promising! in the early spring-time of life, when love and hope leap in the heart, and the future is bright with the roseate beam of the morning. Alas, poor youth, you speak rashly it is terrible to die so young." It is more terrible to live a dishonoured life." "Bravely spoken; but there is no dishonour in obedience to the law, in listening to the voice of religion." Thus and thus spoke Anselmo, softly persuasive that a mistaken zeal jeopardized the life of Liebhart; that it was his plain duty to tell all he knew, and that by so doing he would not only escape punishment but receive reward: and "Get thee behind me, Satan!" was the boy's answer. In the endurance of suffering, in the certainty of further torture, in the prospect of a painful, shameful death, he stood fast by his resolve to communicate nothing that would implicate others,-most of all, the Lady Elizabeth. And Anselmo pressed upon him, that if he cared not for his own life, natural affection should induce him to make some effort to save that of his father. A frank confession on his part, and that father's life might be spared; but though the boy was touched by the appeal, he was not blind to the snare of the tempter, and would in no wise turn from his purpose. "My father," he said, ແ would sooner die than purchase life at such a cost." And then Anselmo threatened : cruel threats of what the sworn tormentors yet could do, and would: of the fiery death that awaited the contumacious, and of the fiery death that never dies that lay before the wicked: and the boy only answered: "I fear not those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do: I believe in God, and He will deliver me from your fiery furnace, and take me to himself." And when the priest had exhausted his arguments, and grown weary of threatening, he left the boy with no pax vobiscum, and the boy kneeled down and prayed. Instead of returning to the council-hall where the lord president and the council were still doing judgment on the heretics, Father Anselmo quietly left the prison by a side entrance, and turned his steps in the direction of the dwelling of his patron "Amen: but-this no doubt will pain you Meinheim, the father of the Lady Elizabeth. -he is condemned to die." "I expected nothing else." Mistress Agatha was staying for awhile in her old home, and Anselmo gave her greeting and |