going to law to settle who had the better claim to it. Again, I say, make each picture clear and distinct to your own mind before you pass from it to another. Next comes the word door, which is to be associated with the second peg in your table, viz., Noah. Fancy old Noah standing in the door of the ark, and looking down the side of Mount Ararat. Next comes world, to be associated with your third peg, may. Imagine the whole covered with may blossoms. Treadmill and ray: a poor wretch working away at the treadmill, with only a single ray of light. Theatre and view: picture to yourself a gorgeous view in a pantomime at the theatre. Attorney and bee: an attorney pleading, while a bumble-bee is crawling on the back of his neck. Lover and tea: a lady and her lover drinking tea together. Gold and shoe: a shoe full of gold. Here, at the risk of getting tedious, I must again caution you against the danger of not thoroughly realizing the pictures as you go. Stamp them on the mind. Meadow and guy: a guy being carried across a meadow. Lass and Jew: an old grey-bearded Jew begging with a beautiful lass at his side. Church and lily; a church decked with lilies at a wedding. Donkey and lawn: a donkey feeding on the lawn. Coat and lime: a coat hanging in a lime-tree. Home and lyre: playing the lyre at your own home. Leaf and poetry: a leaf torn out of a book of poetry. Portrait and lobby your father's portrait hanging in the lobby. Death and lad: the figure of death with its scythe, chasing a young lad. Song and
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