A Fable.

"LITTLE daisy, daisy fair,

May I while with thee?

May I breathe the morning air,

May I join in Nature's prayer

In the dews with thee?

May I kiss thy heart of gold,

And my tale of love unfold?

For thou art so pure and white,

So lily-white and pure,

In the glow of morning light

Bewitchingly demure."

But the daisy shook her head.

"While not here with me,

Tell me not of love," she said;

"Go back to thy love instead,

Stay not here with me.

Thou wouldst kiss my heart of gold,

All my petals white unfold,

Kiss me first, and kill me then,

And leave me on the plain, -

Let me live to see again

The sunshine and the rain!"

AT a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Dining Association, held on Wednesday evening, it was voted that the allowance for absence on the last Sunday of September be granted to all those who had not applied for the regular allowance for Sunday absence until October. Under the rule no allowance for Sunday absence is granted for any month previous to that in which the application is made. It was also voted that in future the last Sunday in September be considered as if it were a Sunday in October, and that the old rule that one person should sign regularly for each table be considered as still in force. The Board meets again on next Monday evening.