upon my own resources for amusement. Oc casionally I was included in an invitation, aud accepted it; but in general I preferred indulg ing my fancy for keeping aloof from those who w««re little charmed with my compnny. A sys tem of the most unblushing bribery had won for me a warm welcome from the xttvage tribes in tho nursery. Many and many an evening found mo walking down that hedged lane in