Oh! hae ye watched him wave aloft The thistle ower the roses, While cowering, glowering Saxons quake At a towzier beard than Moses'

A French fashion is now busy investing the large body of French gentlemen with Chatelaines. These do not hang, as with English ladies, from the waist, but from the waistcoat pocket. They are generally attached to the watch—or, supposing the gentleman has no such useful appendage for killing time, then they are fastened to the waistcoat-button, and allowed to dangle gracefully therefrom.

It snowed heavily and often, but the white downpourings were gentle, products of kindness rather than rancor — heaven applying face powder to blemishes […]

He could not bear to think about the idea that his fiancé could die in their dream home where they had shared so many unforgettable moments together.