previously under his nom de plume of "Walter Maynard." The son of the late Mr. Beale, of the well-known firm of Cramer, Beale, & Co., Walter Maynard is better known to a large circle of friends as Willert Beale. Lord Carlisle paid him the compliment of saying that he reminded him of Tom Moore, Mr. Beale having written many charming songs, which he sings to his own graceful pianoforte accompaniments. Longfellow's mournfully tender and musical words have never been more sympathetically set than in Walter Maynard's versions of "The Children," "A Rainy Day," and "Under the Lindens." The author of a bright, chatty book entitled "The Enterprising Impressario;" he has contributed some interesting articles on music to The Gentleman's Magazine, and other publications. He had arranged with Mark Lemon for the joint publication of six original songs. The following was to begin the series :

"A WAYWARD WOMAN."

"My coat is worn threadbare and thin, My shoes are very old,

The wind and snow alike creep in,

And bite me with their cold.

"I've not a penny in my purse,
Nor friend to give, not I;

And yet my fortunes might be worse:
Here are the reasons why.

"I might have been p'rhaps fool enough
To give my heart away,

And met with coldness and rebuff,
As men do every day.

"A wayward woman is a curse,

You'll find so if you try;

My state, you see, might have been worse
And here's good reason why.

"I might have found a faithless friend,
To change my sweetheart's mind:
Falsehood like this, you may depend,
Is worse than wintry wind.

And feel my state might have been worse-
You've heard the reasons why."