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leaving the town he sent the following letter to the girl's father : — "Sir, — I am the judge who sentenced your daughter on Saturday to three months' imprison ment for the concealment of birth of her recently born child, and I have been to the jail to-day to see her and talk to her, and I have told her that I am writing to you. "She seemed very sorry for the past, and I want you to tell me that when she comes out of prison you and her mother will forgive her and take her back and try to help her to make a new start. "I know how angry you must have felt with her, but at the same time it would be a very great delight to me to know from you that you and her mother will overlook the past, and will not be any longer angry with her, so that she may be encouraged to make a new beginning by your help." The late Lord Herschell's professional

success at the bar cannot better be measured than by the contents of his will. He had no fortune to start with, and made his money by the practice of his profession. The gross value of his personal estate has been proved at the equivalent of $765,680. This ex cludes his real property, which is very valu able. The figures arc notable, as they represent the distinguished lawyer's work at the bar, and while this sum may not be the aggregate of the fees marked upon his briefs, for those were doubtless well-merited, it comes nearer to expressing the value of his worth to his clients than is often the case. Few lawyers in this country, especially bar risters, have the opportunity of participating in the ventures of their clients which so frequently makes the fortune of the Ameri can lawyer.

Stuff Gown.