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 T A L E S.

The first and second of the following Tales is extracted from the Scotch Cheap Repository Tracts; and the third and fourth from the Cottagers of Glenburnie; books, which from the important instructions they convey—as to the manners and practises of humble life, deserve a place in every Cottage Library.

THE MURDER DISCOVERED.

I accompanied the gentlemen into the garden, and was shewn the place where her own father found his murdered daugh- ter. The grass was red with blood, and the marks of feet were quite visible on the ground, which happened to be soft and wet. In endeavouring to trace the foot- steps, we observed that they led over some ground which had been newly dug with the spade, and that they had made a re- markable distinct impression on the loose soil. On examining that impression, we saw that there was something particular in the form of the shoe. It was uncom- monly broad and large, and round-toed, and, from its shape, gave reason to suspect that its wearer was what is called flat-soled.