| Show A romance and its token the writer some years ago making the acquaintance of a very charming irish gentleman and lady one day she thought she observed that bis eyes were resting inquiringly on her brooch which was of gold inclosing laughed a mass of frac prod bone she and eald are you admiring my brooch I 1 will tell you abo story of it ono day some ten years ago when I 1 was a young girl I 1 was staying in the house of a friend who also knew mr N who Is now my husband wo acro having a gadea romp and running after each other in the house which was large with long galleries and chambers communicating with one another mr N was close behind me trying to catch me I 1 darted back through a door and threw the door behind me mr N had Us head down and aho handle struck his skull and he fell stunned the skull was fractured and to save his life ha was obliged to have it now he wears a plate of silver over tho hole and I 1 wear tho portion cut out of hla skull in this IJ we became alfe engaged and are now iran ir an and magazine |