plain to me the nature of colours, when I was admiring the bright yellow of the caltha palustris, and to show me that all colours are produced from three red, blue, and yellow; and that other colours are only mixtures of these three. And then he explained to me how the rainbow, which you know is the type of the Trinity, is composed of these three colours —————”

"I know no such thing," returned Edgar; "how do you make it out ?"

"I will tell you in my uncle's words," said Henry, "if you would like me to do it. He first told me, that the rainbow was composed of light and rain, or mist, acting on each other. Now, light, said my uncle, is used as an emblem in scripture, of the ever blessed God-' God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.' (1 John i. 8.) There are verses without end in scripture, to prove that light is an emblem of God the Father. The third person of the blesed Trinity is typified by the rain or mist, signifying the influences of the Holy Spirit, to which there are many references in Scripture; but the most striking is in Hosea. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and

former rain unto the earth." (Hosea vi. 3.) The second Person, even our most blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, we are also to find here. The rainbow is a surety that God will no more destroy the earth by a flood, so Jesus Christ is given as a surety of the better covenant, which ensures the forgiveness of sin to every believer. This verse we find in Hebrews: 'But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.'" (Heb. viii. 6.)

"Pretty enough," replied Edgar; but, Henry, do you mean to accompany me to Lord L's ?"

"No," returned Henry; "I must not make any acquaintance, because of my uncle's health, and because-to speak the truth-I do not want any more than I have; and so, whilst you are there, I shall walk quietly up to St. Anne's well, and there wait for you; for you intend, I suppose, to go up the hill. We shall have abundance of time, as Mr. Hargrave does not dine till five o'clock."

This being settled, the two young men proceeded to Malvern, which is indeed one of the most beautiful villages in England-being thus described by the quaint Drayton :

"Which manly Malvern sees from farthest off the sheere,

On the Vigornian waste, where northward look

ing neere,

On Corswood casts his eye, and on his homeborn chase

Then constantly beholds, with an unusual pace, Team with her tribute, come unto the Cambrian Queene."

When in a line with the Foley Arms, where the Earl's family then resided, Henry left Edgar, and, turning towards the hill, began to ascend slowly to St. Anne's well. Being arrived at the well-house, he saw a party of elegantly dressed persons just quitting the well. The party consisted of an elderly, and two younger ladies. Henry sate down on a seat conveniently placed before the house, and amused himself by looking at this party. The young ladies were talking in shrill, yet lisping accents, and as he caught a glimpse of their faces, it was impossible for him to mistake the Appleby physiognomy, though, upon the whole, he thought it appeared less agreeable in the ladies than it had done even in their brother. "If these are Edgar Bonville's paragons, (for Edgar had been very emphatic concerning the reported beauties of

these high ladies,) his taste and mine are not exactly the same," thought Henry. But whilst he was meditating upon this important subject, he, (as well as the ladies,) were assailed on all sides by a multitude of donkey-drivers, all shouting in their ears, and recommending each his own peculiar donkey." Please sir-do, sirplease to try my donkey-mine, sir, if you please -Miss, this donkey will suit you best-pray take mine, ma'am-good sir, I spoke first, don't listen to whatshe says-woman, stand back-boy, get out of my way--the best donkey alive, sir," &c. &c. And all this was accompanied with such shoving, pushing, scuffling, and contending, that the ladies of quality were glad to take shelter in the well-house, and to make their bargains from the windows. Whilst Henry, springing upon the bank, gave evidence that he was very able to mount the celebrated Worcestershire beacon, without the assistance of a single hoof of them all. Being thus exalted in a place of security, he had leisure to consider what was passing in the area below him. He saw the great ladies mounted one by one on the side saddle, and passing away up the mountain-path in a line, each having her attendant, armed with his baton of office; by which same staff of office, or rather by the use made of this same

staff of office, Henry was reminded of the title of one of good old Baxter's books, this title being no other than this, viz., "A Shove for a slow-footed Christian." But Henry had scarcely lost sight of this fair bevy of noble ladies, and their palfreys, before a new stir among the donkey people drew his attention in another direction, and he saw a young gentleman and lady ascending the hill from the village. By reason of his exalted station, the features of these persons were hid from him by their hats-for the lady wore an exceedingly large skimming-dish sort of a head-dress, set forth with huge bows of broad ribbon, each bow standing as far apart in proportion from the other towards the extremities, as the sails of a windmill. The gentleman's figure, as the euphonist would have said, was only remarkable for having nothing remarkable in it, being in every respect entirely common place. The hat, coat, waistcoat, and whole contour of the person, being exactly like the hat, coat, waistcoat, contour, and deportment of a thousand other young men, to be seen in a thousand other places every day in the year.

Added to the windsail above described on the lady's head, she wore immense full sleeves, which caused her back to assume an Herculean appearance of strength and expanse; her petti