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The Princess of Wales and her eldest Son.

in the autumn of 1842, and he served in that capacity, with an intermission of several months, some sixteen years. For a long time the cause of the parish was as prosperous as could be expected; but discords arose, leading to the resignation of the rector. In a spirit of chivalrous devotion to his calling, he had undertaken the charge of the congregation, when the stipend offered him was too trifling to be named in this article. He continued his labors for years upon a very small salary. He persevered till the beautiful little church was occupied, and for some time after. When a lawsuit arose to settle the question of the right of the parish to the church property, Mr. Bartlet resigned his office. On this suit being decided in favor of the parish, they called their rector again, and he accepted. But the troubles were not yet at an end. A new parish was established in Chelsea, who

built a church for their own use. The Rev. Mr. Bartlet then resigned finally. The existence of the new parish was of short duration. The congregation of St. Luke's purchased the new church, and abandoned the first that had been built. By this act they obtained a more thoroughly-constructed building, with meretricious adornments, and but few beautiful surroundings, but one that was by no means to be compared, in the points of adaptedness and true taste, with the church edifice that they had abandoned. The grounds of the first St. Luke's church were neglected, and, as a consequence, their former beauty was lost.

On a night in September, 1866, the pretty little church, erected some twenty-two years previously, was burned up. The present appearance of the grounds on which it stood, is now as repulsive as it was formerly attractive.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES It is now five years since the Princess of Wales went to England, a girlish bride, in the early spring of her remarkable loveliness, and to say that she has blossomed into all that was reasonably expected of her in an English atmosphere would be but feebly to express the lively estimation in which she is held by all classes. Whatever her youth, beauty, education and amiability of character promised has been amply fulfilled. As a wife and mother, and as the second lady in the land, she has established for herself a position so pure and exalted, that it could only belong to such a reign and womanly example as that of Queen Victoria.

We are sure that she is grateful that her lot has been cast in such an auspicious time as the present, contrasting, as it so splendidly does, with the two short preceding reigns, that brought to a close a period of English history which had not been more charged with ruinous wars abroad than disgraces at home, by general coarseness of manners among all ranks, and the monstrous profligacy of the higher orders.

For the brilliant progress in the morals and social condition of the people during the present reign, the nation, of course, is more largely indebted to its own unfettered and indomitable self, than to any other cause; but it is unquestionable that it is to the example of Queen Victoria and her good husband may

AND HER ELDEST SON. be attributed a very large share of that im proved tone, that dignity, reverence for law and religion, and higher appreciation of the more refined influences that govern human conduct, which so markedly distinguish and adorn the England of the present day.

That terrible disease rheumatism, in its most acute form, seized upon her at a very critical time, and for weeks she lay in a very serious condition. But her good constitution and fortitude, although bitterly tried by the most agonized tortures, aided by skillful med ical treatment, carried her through, to the great joy, not only of her own relations, but of the whole nation. The attack brought on a lameness in one of her knee joints, which confined her indoors for months; but now, since her return from the trip which she and the Prince of Wales took to Wurtemburg in the autumn, her health has so far improved, that her restoration to entire convalescence is almost a certainty; and with it comes the assurance that she will resume that place in society which so well becomes her youth, beauty and position.

We present our readers with a portrait of the princess, now in her twenty-fourth year, together with that of her eldest son, the Prince Albert Victor Christian Edward, who was born on the eighth of January, 1864, and who is as healthy and blooming a boy as the most partial of parents could desire.

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AMHERST COLLEGE.

Amherst has given to the world of letters many brilliant men, and its fame as an institution of learning is wide-spread, enjoying, to-day, a high position among the classical schools of our country. We are enabled to present, on page 515, a picture of the college buildings and the observatory which occupy the finest and most sightly position of any in the charming little town of Amherst, commanding a view of Mountains Tom and Holyoke, and the Connecticut river, from which latter it is about four miles distant. The prospect of upland and intervale comprised within the bound of observation is indeed charming, a continual relief to the dry details of mathematics and sciences forming the routine of the students' life. The hill on which the college is situated divides the long public green, with streets on each side of it, ornamented with shrubbery, and the main part of the handsome village is beyond it on the north, not visible in our engraving. The college grounds are quite spacious, and great pains are taken regarding their improvement and preservation. The buildings, with their terraces and lawns, are exceedingly picturesque, while the observatory is a sightly and ornamental object from all directions. The original college buildings consist of three brick edifices, four stories high, for the accommodation of the students, library, etc. The observatory is provided with extensive and perfect instruments, and great attention is paid to the prosecution of the science to which it is devoted. The lower portion of the observatory is used as a mineralogical cabinet,

and boasts the finest collection in the country, including the large collection made by Professor Shepard, and many fossils, particularly those of the sandstone, of which they possess many excellent specimens. Amherst is comparatively a young college, having been founded in 1821, and incorporated in 1825, but its steps have been rapid in attaining position. The standard of instruction is very high, and graduation is no holiday effort, but is evidence of work and accomplishment. The college possesses excellent philosophical apparatus, and a library of more than 20,000 volumes.

The views from the college hill are much enjoyed by visitors who make Amherst a resting-place during the summer months. The mountains are seen from here in their grandest forms. The noble Holyoke hills, with their lofty outline, are ever in the student's eyes as he paces the college terraces, and must inspire him with lofty aspirations, while their majestic repose and the rural sweetness of the nearer woods and meadows soothe his wild ambition. More than thirty villages are seen from this summit, the charming and thrifty town of Amherst lying at its feet, with its busy industry and evident prosperity, while the Holyoke range form a background reaching far to the south, till they suddenly halt at the East and West Rocks at New Haven. There are few more delightful places in the Commonwealth than Amherst, to sojourn in, where one may have more satisfaction communing with charming nature, here spread out in grandeur and beauty.

ODD

We do not mean by this that class of human bipeds known as "odd fish," who by their many eccentricities make themselves offensively ridiculous or positively bores by their character-acting, that is neither pretty nor pleasing. Such might, we think, assume the head of some one of the finny tribe below depicted, with advantage; though we look upon such when we see them and fancy the fishy peculiarities as the character develops itself. We mean the fish of the sea, so vast in variety, so infinite in form, seen even among those we are enabled to examine within the brief scope of our observation. Our

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own waters abound with odd fish. There is no fishing party that does not produce these odd specimens, a source of the deepest interest to the student. The common sculpin, that everybody hates for its exceedingly ravenous and obtrusive habits, possesses many points worthy of attention. Though not a handsome-featured fish it is not irredeemably hideous, and kindness may throw in a word in mitigation, as Captain Smith did of his alligator, that, though not naturally handsome, it had a very amiable expression when he smiled. The skate is another monstrosity, but who can look at the almost human mouth,

as it lies panting upon the deck, without a feeling of pity? Then there is the sea-raven, a brown, bloated monster, who appears to have no claim to regard but his ugliness, and the bladder-fish that swells up when you tickle him to such a degree that he sinks no more to his old level; like the effect of flattery on a weak mind, and herein is another similarity between odd fishes out and in the water.

But we grow familiar with our odd fish, and are pleased when some one goes abroad and brings to our notice specimens of those existing in other waters. Florida abounds with angel fish, devil fish, and hosts of others, as we have seen, and the tropics make rare revelations through the agency of Agassiz. We present a few specimens from more distant waters as odd curiosities.

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Chaetodon," on this page, is an example of a very large genus, comprising about seventy species, all of which are striking from their shape and color. Some of them are almost circular or disclike in the general contour of their figure, and the arrangement of the markings is very conspicuous. The muzzle is moderate in length, and the scales are rather larger in proportion to the di

mensions of the body. The Wandering Chaetodon is a native of the waters extending from the Red Sea to the Polynesia, and is one of the common fishes of the Ceylonese coasts. The colors of this fish are very beautiful, and are arranged after a very curious fashion. The ground color of the body is almost golden yellow, on which a number of purplish brown lines are drawn in a manner that can readily be understood by reference to the illustration. The next picture, on page 518, is the "Red Fire Fish," a marvellously ugly beast, provok ing the wonder what object Nature had in view in producing such. This extraordinary

creature is remarkable for the singular development of the dorsal and pectoral fins, the latter being of such vast proportionate size that they were formerly supposed to act like the corresponding organs of the flying fish, and to raise the creature out of the water into the air. Such, however, is not the case, for the rays which carry the connecting membrane are not supported by a corresponding strength of bone as in the true flying fishes, and are far too weak to serve that purpose. Indeed, the object of this remarkable development is one of the many mysteries with which the inquiring zoologist is surrounded, and

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which make his task so exhaustlessly fascinating. The Red Fire Fish is common off the Ceylonese coast, and is said to be very valuable as an article of food, its flesh being very white, firm and nutritious. The native fishermen hold this species in some dread, thinking that it can inflict an incurable wound with the sharp spines which arm its person and stand out so boldly in every direction. This idea, however, is without any foundation; for, although the thorny spines may prick the hand deeply and painfully, they carry no poison, and inflict no venomed hurt. The general color of the Red Fire Fish is

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