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him and his life, 'which e\'cry one seemed to know and to be quite willing to tell to me. T found that he had entered the Theological Seminary at Westminster and left it an ordained min- ister. The next lew years he had spent successfully in overcoming many hardships which usually fall to the lot of the young preacher; but his ability having been recognised, he was at this time, as r have said before, pastor over a large congregation. Mr. Tan, who at college had always been an admirer of the fair sex, had succumbed at last to 011eof the reigning belles of-no, not of New York, but of Baltimore. 17. Still I was in a church, but quite a brilliant affair seemed to be going on. This church was in Cain- bridge, and, likewise, crowded, but by the pretty gowns of the women and the sombre black suits of the men I guessed a different affair was going on from a simple ordinary sermon. Suddenly, while I was looking on, the notes of the organ pealed forth the wedding march. r guessed no longer, but assured myself that a wedding was in progress. Then r wondered who the bride was to be, which girl of our class was to be married. 1 had not long to wait, (01' at this moment the door opened and I beheld Idella T'red way led up the aisle by her father; Idella was the same tall, slender girl, though so much prettier I scarcely recognized her. Shc was led to the altar, but my dream was blurred here, so to my great disappointment I coulclnot make out clearly the bridegroom. They were made one finally, and she. a girl whom I had known at college as Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior, at graduation, a wom an, I now knew as a wile. Of course, I was at the reception, and I was presented to both bride and groom; the latter's face was strikingly familiar to me. Where had I seen it? Abroad? No, at college? Perhaps. lc1e1laim- mediately recognized me, and after she had received all her guests she beckoned me to follow her. 1 did so, and taking me to a hidden corner we sat clown. Each of us told of our doings since we had left the halls of our Alma Mater together. She had gone to a conservatory up North to acquire higher culti- vation for her voice, and though she was not far famed, she was much sought for in concerts and enter- tainments around her vicinity. But it seemed she had given up these amusements to keep house, and here my dream fitly ended. 88