THE BAT 102 WATERFALL BY THE SEA 103 THE DYING SWAN 104 THE PEACOCK 105 THE HUNTER 106 THE RACER 108 THE SYBARITES 109 FRANCIS PERRIER THE ENGRAVER 110 ROME 111 THEODORIC 112 SOCIAL LIFE A PICNIC 113 THE HIPPOCAMPUS, OR SEA-HORSE 117 BIVALVES 121 [Illustration] ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE EMBLEMS EVERYWHERE _R. Barnes_ 3 _From Drawing by the Author._ CUPID REFORMED _J. D. Cooper_ 7 _From a slight Sketch by the late Marquis of Northampton._ THE BEACON CREST _Rear-Admiral Lord W. Compton_ 10 LIGHTHOUSE LIKE A CHURCH _The Author_ 13 THE BROOK AT SUNSET _Do._ 16 THE COMET _Do. and J. D. Cooper_ 19 THE MOON _Do._ 22 COTTAGE SMOKE ASCENDING _Do._ 26 CHILD AND SNAKES _Lady Marian Alford_ 29 THE FOOLISH COLT _The Author_ 33 THE RAPE OF PROSERPINE _Do._ 36 THE STRANGE CHOICE _Do._ 39 THE DOUBTFUL RACE _Do._ 42 THE FERRY OF DEATH _R. Barnes_ 45 _From Sketch by the Author._ WINTER IN MAY _The Author_ 48 AUTUMN _Do._ 51 HOME AND ABROAD _Do._ 54 HAPPINESS _R. Barnes_ 57 _From Sketch by the Author._ THE SCARECROW _The Author_ 60 THE WINDMILL _Do._ 64 INEXPERIENCE _Rear-Admiral Lord W. Compton_ 67 NOW OR NEVER _Do._ 70 STRIKING THE TENT _The Author_ 73 THE MOUNTAINS OF EL TIH _Do._ 76 THE ARAB WELL _Do._ 79 GRATITUDE _R. Barnes_ 82 _From Drawing by the Author._ THE FORGET-ME-NOT _The Author_ 85