Lord Harry

Lord Hnrry, lio sat one the shlngles one day, Aud lila loniüiiip wlth jewela was laden, And he lirted hls eye, as sweet Folly carne by, Tne bontilest trim ftshermalden. He gave her a stare, wlth lila lordllest air. And he sald, 'Tve determlnod to marry ; I've goocls and l've land, and here la my hand, I thlnk I'm a catch," sald Lord Ilarry. "And what wlll yoa glve to your ladyt" sald she, "To the bride whom your lordshlp may honor ?" "Why, dlnners and dres.se and money," sald he, "Andjewels tosparkle upon her!" "If you glve notblng more, slr," the malden replied, "I plty tiie glrl whom you mnrry !" Whlle hls lordshlp looked down at her rough flsher gown, "What more can she want?" crled Lord Ilarry. "When have a lover," sweet Polly replied, And she blushed wlth a anille that was sunny, "He must glve me hls heart, ere he makes me hls bride, For 'tls love that I aak for- not money !" So she made hlm a curtsey, and off went my lord, And lnvlted a duohcss to marry, Shu was ugly and oíd, but she'd plonty of gola, And she made a good match for Lord Harry. The man, whn, as minister of war, is at i the he-iii of an army consiptlng of more t han 500,000 men whon on a peace fuotinjr, tu nat always be an important pcrsonnye in contemporary liistory. Gen eral Jiilius von du Yernois was boni ia Silesia a province of Prussia, July lOtli, 1832 and was educuteil tor the ariny, whicli he entered n 18öO. He ndvajiaed rapiilly mul distingiiished himself };reiitly during the wars of 1806 and 1870 in botl of whicli he served on the general st'iff. Two years afro he was mude governor of Germany's most important fortress, StrasaburR, and last year Km pero r Williani appointcd hiin to hU present high position. The whole Germán army Is just now being re-orgnnized and heavy military ciedits have been ii.-ked of the Kiiichstüg it thought tlint thls body would raise difficnlties; but the suavity combined with lirmueís with which von Verdy is piloting his bill, seems to have fjaiiied the niajority ef the Beichstag so thut the passing of the new army measuie ma}' now be considerad as sure.