Concerning Marriage. By the Rev. E. J. Hardy. (Ward, Lock,
and Co. is. )—Mr. Hardy gives us his customary com- bination of good stories and good advice. Of the quality of the advice we have no complaint to make ; some of the stories are, —shall we say a little worn ? A famous Greek paintsr set a new picture in the market-place, where every one was to daub out what he thought ill-done. Might not a collection of anecdotes be submitted to a circle of readers, who should obelise what they had heald before ? The general effect, however, is satisfactory. We are entertained, and, let us hope, instructed. We may venture on two specimens. An old man told a friend that he should marry, if only to have some one to close his eyes. "Perhaps," answered the friend, "you will get some one who will open them." A father said to his daughter, "I shall select for you a staid, sensible, middle-aged man. What do you say to one of about fifty years of age ? " "Well, father," replied the girl, "If it is just the same to you, I should prefer two of twenty- five !"
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