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    D TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AGRICU

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    E, AND NEWS.

    Summerside, Prince Edward Island,

    Vol. 3.

    ote

    Thursday, January 23, 1868.

    THE

    Summerside Journal

    418 PRINTED AND PUBLISNED EVERY
    THURSDAY EVENING,

    BY
    JOSEPHBERTRAM,

    aT HIS OFFICE, CENTRAL STREET,

    TERMS:
    copy for one year, imadvance, 6s. 3d.
    ; oe su ' “half advance, 7s, 6d.
    atthe end of year 9s.
    Persons getting up cLuBS of TEN Subseribers
    will be entitled to the Jounnat for one year.

    ADVERTISEMENTS
    jnserted at moderate rates and in good style.
    Sprcran AGREEMENTS may be made on
    reasona’ le terms for a whole, a half, or quar-
    ‘ter column, or by the ‘year.

    JOB PRINTING

    of every description, performed with neatness
    and despatch, and at moderate rates,
    at the Journat Office.

    Market

    January 23, 1868.
    23 60
    3s Gd a 4s
    Js 9 a 2s
    10d a Is
    10d a ls
    - 9d a 10d
    9d a 10d

    “ “

    Summerside

    Oats per bush <--->
    Barley per bush ----
    Potatoes per bush - --
    Turnips per bush -- -
    ‘Butter per lb by Tub -
    ‘Lurd per Ib -++-
    Tallow per lb.

    Hae
    -„-

    Y dia ds
    fgys per doz ae

    au ee ada 4d
    Beef perlb 2d a 3d

    Mutton per Ib ~
    Pork perth by ca
    Geese each - > +
    Flour per bbl - -
    Oatmeul per cw
    Hiay per ‘Ton - - -
    Straw per cwt, => -
    Pine Boards - - -
    Spruce Boards - - -

    Bhd a Sd
    1s Gd a 2s
    GOs a 65s

    16s 2 18s

    GUs a 70s

    Is dd

    Charlottetown Markets,
    January 23, 1568.

    Beef (small) - - - - 4 add
    Do. by quarter - - - a a A
    Mutton - - - - Bil at bt
    Lamb per Ib. - - - 34a dil
    Butter - - ° - l4da lid
    Do. by fub - - - Isa Wt
    ( heese - - : - dda Td

    9da 10d

    Tallow - - - -
    Lard - - - -
    Hlour Ih. - - °
    Ostmeal 100 ib. - -
    Esgs e s - - ldda iéd
    Potatoes - - - 2s wu 2s 3d
    ‘Turnips : - - oe 13d
    Barley - . . : 3s 9s
    Oats : . Âą . 2s i
    santo - - - s
    il Cae La : he
    - - 7

    - 123

    Shingles - - :
    rock. - . ± ‘ Isa ls 3
    Hay - - - - 70s a 80s
    Straw cwl, * bg td

    Ifumespun : : °

    Sheepskins - - :
    Calfskin 1b, - : - - Sd a tt
    Hides Ib, - - - - - 44d

    Business Qards,

    BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
    Corner of Queen § Water Sts., Charlottetown
    President—Hon, Daniun Brenas.

    Cy r—Wittramn CUuNpas, Esquire,
    Discount Days—Mondays & Thursdays.
    LLours of Business—Fom 10 aan, tol pan
    from 2 panto 4 pom

    UNION BANK.
    Grafton St., Queen's Square, Charlottetown
    President—Cnances Parmer. Esquire,
    Cashier—Jamus Anpenson, Esquire.
    Viscount Days—Wednesdays & Saturdays,
    Hours of Business—From 10 aan to Lp in.,
    from 2 p.n to 4pm.
    SUMMERSIDE BANK.
    Central Street, Summerside, P. E. Island.
    President—ILon, Joun R. Ganpiven.
    Cashier—E. L. Lyprarp, Esquire
    Discount Da ‘Tuesdays and ridays.
    Notes for Discount must be in betore 11
    —ociocicon Discount days.

    Hours of Business—10 a. m., to lp. m.,
    from 2 p. m., to 4 p.m.

    KITSON CASEY, MD.,,

    Physician, Surgeon & Accoucheur

    Surgeon in the U. 5.

    Navy, 0 s his prot onal services to the

    people of Summerside and vicinity. _ lle can

    be consulted athis office, over the Store of
    “Green & Schurman, in Summerside.
    June 18Âą tf

    DR. PRIO
    Physician & Surgeon,
    Ovrice—At the Summensipy Drug Store,
    4 next door to Bank, Central Street

    SUMMERSIDE, P. B. ISLAND.
    ~ October 12, 186

    THOMAS KELLY,
    Barrister - at - Law

    formerly Assistant

    ni
    9

    AND
    NOTARY PUBLIC, &c.
    SUMMERSIDE,- - -
    9,

    - P, BE. ISLAND.
    1866

    DAVID BERTRAM,
    Saddle and Harness Maker,
    Water Street . . . . . Summerside.
    Crave We
    Co-Partnership Notice.
    E Subscribers have this day entered into
    i c PARTNERSHIY ax BARRISTERS
    and ATTORNLIES-AT-LAW, under the
    name, style and firm of

    ALLEY & DAVIES
    OFFICE,—O'HALLORAN’S BUILDING,

    Gueat Gronor Street.

    GEORGE ALLEY,
    LOUIS HH, DAVIES.
    Charlottetown, Oct. 18, 7. ey oct 24
    Ae FRANCIS LONGWORTH,
    BARRISTER AND ATTORNEY-A 7-LAW

    Office—PAVILION HOTEL.

    (next door to the Hon. Joseph Hensley’s.)
    CHARLOTTETOWN - - - YP. E. Island.

    Jan. 17, 1067. ly

    Business Gards,

    WILLIAM DODD,
    Commission Merchant,

    And Auctioneer,

    QUEEN SQUAKE,
    CHARLOTTETOWN --- P. EF. ISLAND

    7 Can
    WILLIAM BEAIRSTO,
    Commission Merchant,

    Auctioneer & General Agent,

    WATER STREET,
    Racdapsenrastess P. E, Island.

    James Greenough,
    FLOUR

    Commission Merchant.
    No 47 Commercial Street
    Corner of Clinton Street BOSTON

    ~ GARVELL BROTHERS,
    AUCTIONEERS,
    Commission Merchants,
    And General Agents,

    BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET,
    Charlottetown, - - - - - P. BE. Island

    JABEZ HUDSON,

    Authorized Auctioneer,
    GENERAL AGENT, &e.,

    TRV ONG. sow ec s iy ogee ed

    June 27, 1867.

    “WILLIAM M. HOWS8,
    Attorney-at-Law and Notary
    Publie.

    MAPA LMM AND

    Nok British and ‘ Mercantile
    INSURANCE COMPANY.
    FIRE AND LIFE,

    Established 1809.

    TWO MILLIONS,
    MEAD OFFICES:
    EDINBURGIL & LONDON.
    G. W. DEBLOLS,
    Agent at Charlottetown,
    Forms of Application can be hid by apply-
    ing to Mr. J. Burtraa, Journal Ottice, Sum-
    therside.
    Charlottetown, June 20, 1867 —ly

    THOMAS FRIZZEL, -
    Boot and Shoe Maker,

    WATER STREET,

    opposile Green & Schurman’s Store.

    Summerside,

    CAPITAL: Sterling.

    Boots and Shoes of a superior quality con-
    stuntly on hand, and for sale cheap,
    Summerside, June 6, 1867 ly

    “PRINCE COUNTY
    Tobacco Factory.

    TENIE SUBSCRIBER would announce to
    his friends, customers and the public, that
    he has, at a considerable outlay for new
    moulds and machinery, so enlarged and ina-
    proved the capacity of his FAC'LORY

    In Summerside,

    that heis now enabled to turn out an
    article of
    Natural Leaf Tobacco.
    equal to the very best, and superior to most

    Pobacco imported, which he will WARRANT IN
    EVRY RES and will sell nearly
    ’

    Twenty per cent. Cheaper
    than it can be imported into the Island,
    Friar on Rounp ‘Tosacco furnished to suit
    the tuste of buyers,
    ‘Try it and judge for yourselves.
    Dealers supplied on liberal terns,
    Be sure to ask for Remry’s Prise: Counrr
    Narorar bear, and take none other,
    Remember that the PRINCE COUNTY
    TOBACCO FACTORY turns out nothing but
    the BEST KIND OF TOMACCO.

    PATRICK REILLY,
    Summerside Dee. 6, 1866.

    Ladies Sewing Circle.

    TOMIE LADIES of the SUMMERSIDE
    WESLEYAN CHURCH AND CO}
    GRI 'TLON have established a SEWING

    CIRCLE, assembling on ‘Tuesday afternoons,
    at Messrs. Strong’s Hall, Preparation for a
    BAZAAR towards liquidating debt on the
    Chureh is the object. Contributions of ma-
    terial or money will be gladly received,
    President—Mrs. R. A. Strong,
    Vice President—Mrs. Richardson,
    Secretary—Mrs. Alex. MeRue,
    ‘Treasurer—Mrs. Charles Strong.
    Summersiee, Noy. 14, 1867

    Blocks! Blocks! Blocks!

    IF YOU WANT TO RAISE THE
    Price of Vessels

    in England, ordor a set of those SPLENDID

    BLOCKS, which everybody is praising, from

    YOUNG'S.
    Terms Liberal.

    Water-st., Summerside, Sept. 26, 1867.

    A
    SAWS,
    SAWS! SAWS!!
    AWS of the best quality, and at the follow-
    s ing Cash prices, always on hand at the
    inanufacture of the subscribers :—
    CIRCULARS,
    DIAMETER.
    34 in. $18 each
    + $15 each
    « Slleach
    i ch

    DIAMETER.

    36 in. $20 each
    $2 in. $16 cach
    23 in. 812.50 each
    24 in. $9 each

    20 in. $7 each in. each
    1G in. $5 cach + $4 cach
    12 in. $3 each,

    Mill Saws 54 feet, $5 oach; Buck Saws 28
    in. $7 per dozen, set and sharped.
    A. RICHARDSON & Co.

    Business GQards.

    KIRKWODD, LIVINGSTONE & CO.
    Hlour, Produce, Teather,

    AND GENERAL

    Commission Merchants,
    MONTREAL, ------- C.E.

    The most careful attention given to the
    execution of orders for Flour, Grain, Seeds,
    Provisions. Leather, Hides, Coal Oil, and
    general Merchandize, Freights secured and
    Insurances effected at lowest current rates.

    Merchants in the Lower Provinces will find
    itto their interest to forward their orders for
    Flour to us for execution, as an extensive
    acquaintance with Western Millers, and as
    Agents for some of the most popular Brands
    in Canada, we can with safety assure them
    of every satisfaction.

    Remittances against orders when not other-
    wise provided for, nay be made with Stirling

    exchange, or Gold Drafts on New York.
    Drafts on New York being worth usually ang
    to it 4 per cent more than on Boston,

    Every information as to the state of the
    market, present and prospective, given when
    required,

    Consignments of Fish, Cod Oil, &c., care-
    fully realized, and returns made with the
    utmost promptitude, or applied according to
    the wish of consignors.

    Charges only made for actual disbursements
    and Vommissions not over those of responsible
    louses inthe line. Unquestionable refernces
    given when required,

    KIRKWOOD, LIVINGSTONE & CO.
    503 St. Paul Street,

    Montreal, C, EB.
    sbruary 7, 1867.

    CRAWFORD’S HOTEL,
    No. 9 King Square, St.John N-B,

    Permanent and transient Boarders accom-
    modated on reasonable terms,

    In connection with the above the subscribers
    have opened a

    First Class Grocery Store
    where they will keep constandy on hand,
    Flour, Corn Meal, Provisions, ‘ea, Sugar,
    Molasses, and all articles usually kept ina
    Grovery Store,

    J. CRAWFORD & SON,
    May 80, 1867,—ly

    Commercial Hotel.
    NEW ARRANGEMENT!
    COACH FARE PAID!

    N FUTURE the Coactt Fane of all travel-
    lers from the Railway Station and Steam-
    bout Landings in this City to the COMMER-
    CIAL HOVEL, King Street, who meke their
    stay one diy or upward, WILL BE PAID by the
    Proprictor.
    FARE AT THE MOTEL:
    TRANSIENT,
    One Day, --- --- $1 00
    One Week, ---- 5 00
    PERMANENT.
    Per Week, ------$3 25 to g4 50
    The HOTEL is situated onthe best business
    street in the city, and nearly opposite the
    Wavenr.y. Itis handsomely fitted up and
    calculated to accommodate some fifty persons
    very comfortably,
    D.P. HOWE,
    St. John, N. B., Nov. 7, 18)

    Proprictor,

    ly
    . ae K 4 Seat |
    Hountain Bouse Hotel,
    King Square, (North Side,)
    ST. JOHN, N. B.

    The Subscriber having leased the above
    Ilotel, and refitted the saine, is now prepared
    to accommodate Transient and Permanent
    Boarders, and trusts by attention to meet a
    share of public patronage.

    Having also’ leased the commodious Stable
    ittached, and secured the services of a carctal
    tlostler, who will be in attendance at all
    hours, travellers will be.sure to get satisfac-
    tion at lowest rates.

    JAMES W. THOMSON,
    Proprictor,
    St. John, N_B., July 4, 1867.—Ty

    ROCKLIN HOUSE,
    Kent Street, Charlottetown,
    SIMON D. FRASER, PROPRIETOR.

    Permanent and Transient Boarders will
    find the above House to give satisfaction.
    Ch’town, June 18, 1867.

    Aocth American Aotel,

    KENT STREET, CHARLOTTETOWN.
    JOHN MURPHY, PROPRIETOR,
    Permanent and Transient Boarders will

    find good accommodation.

    Good Stables in connection with the Toren,

    and a careful Hostler always in attendance.
    Ch'town, Feb. 14, tf

    AUCTIONEER

    AND

    Commission Merchant,

    JOIN, N. B.

    Nov 1,

    C.hL. RICHARDS,
    Importer and Wholesale Dealer in
    British & Horcign Groceries.
    1, Head North Wharf,

    ST. JOHN, - - - NEW BRUNSWICK.
    Dee, 6, 1866, ly

    J. H. ALLEN,
    Commission !„erchant,

    And Dealer in Provisions, &e,
    MARKET STREET,
    St. John, N. B.
    $a" Gives personal attention to the Sale
    and Purchase of every description of Goods.
    May 9, 1867.
    Apprentice Wanted]

    A LAD, not more than 15 years of aye, to learn
    f

    the Tailoring Business One from the coun
    try preferred.

    Tne never pausing seasons as they roll—
    The Spring's reviving, and the Winter's
    death,
    Are but the mirrors where the unresting soul
    Sees its own changes; and the blighted

    heath,
    The flowerless meadows, and the songless
    woods,
    And cloud-mailed storms so sternly march-
    ing o'er,

    But shadow forth the heavy yloom that broods,
    Over the heart when hope smiles there no
    more,

    How coli the oblique sunbeams fall upon
    The shrouded earth; and thus the joyless
    light
    Of life, its warmth of love and pleasure gone,
    Glimmers upon the sad heart's wintry blight,
    Only revealing dy its empty gleam
    ‘The desolation we would fain forget—
    Love’s early blasting, and joy’s silent stream,
    And frosts of calumny more fearful yet.

    But the tempest that goes forth to meet the
    Spring,
    Screaming defiance, will return ere long
    Her gentlest messenger; and from its wing
    Will shower o’er all the land the rich floods
    of song;
    Thus the same blast that chills the earth,
    endowed
    With life and love recalls her from the
    tomb,
    And the snow-crystals of her winter shroud
    Willsoon in flowers o’er all her meadows
    bloom.

    Ifence learn, repining one, where’er thou
    art
    Love is omnipotent; sorrow and care
    Iler servitors, visit no human heart
    Except to hear some richer blessing there.
    Yes, learn from natur ’s great apocalypse—
    Griet’s but the cloud whence sliowers of joy
    descend; > Y
    What we call death is but a brief eclipse—
    Life is eternaul—Love can never end.

    Seloct Miterature.

    TILE MISER’S STORY.

    BY MRS, M. A. DENISON,
    eee „

    ot God, lam whatI am!

    nd. [remem

    « By the gr
    [was born in I
    thing but poverty king crim
    solute want. The houses where 1 lived
    were all in varions stages of filth and de-
    cay. Whether the old blear-eyed man
    who kicked and commanded me was my
    futher, Tnever knew. Whethev the woman
    who sometimes ted and olten beat me, was
    my mother, Leannot say, All L know is
    that I hada miserable drag-about lite oj
    it, going round after cold victuals, knock-
    ing smitler boys down to get the contents
    ot their broken baskets, and hunting for
    rags in the gutte

    Isuppose I was rather a good-looking
    boy; they call me good-looking now for
    an old man. I know I was smart, com-
    paring myselt with children as [see them
    Ot course L was like the rest of my class
    I could tight a little, and swear a little,
    steal a dittle, and eat a good deal—that is,
    When I got the chance, which was seldom

    I was ignorant, didn’t know oue letter
    from another, and didn’t want to. What
    did T care about education, | who never
    sitw a book from one year’s cnd to another?
    And love, gratitude, hope — L could ot
    course understand neither, Nobody loved
    me, theretore 1 loved nobody. Nobody
    had ever made me grateful—had ever held
    out hope to me.

    Some strange impulse was given me

    one day. LT waked up, sprang from my

    bundie of straw, and involuntarily the

    words came from my lips—"* Pin going to
    do something to-day.” What that) some-

    thing was, 1 had not the remotest idea,but

    I put on my apologies tor clothes, and sal-

    lied out in my vagabond way, whistling,

    caring tor nobody.

    It was about noon, and I had not yet

    tasted a mouthtul of food. Twas hungry,

    and skulked about grocery shops hoping |

    could get an opportanity to tike an appie,

    or something that would stay my appetite

    ull T felt in humor for begging — Passing:

    round the eorner of a public street, T saw

    ure) teel-looking man standing at his

    horse’s head, gazing «bout him somewhat

    perplexed,

    «* Boy,” he eried out, * won't vou take

    care of my horse for half an hour?”

    © Yes sir.” said I.

    I think it was the first time T had ever

    put on the sir, :
    + Phere’s aman! he exclaimed ; ** Dye
    got considerable fruit here, and you must
    guard it well, Here's a couple of peaches
    for you; just stand here quietly—I guess
    nobody'll disturb you.”

    He went away and I stood for a while,
    till Twas tired. ‘Then, thinks 1, Ml get a
    hatial of the fruitand ran, But for the
    first time [felt an instinet of shame at the
    suggestion, ** He trusted me—he saw |
    was a menn-looking tellow, too, but he

    ness.”

    Something like this reasoning ran in
    my head, and [ squatted down on the
    curbstone, leeling the importance of an
    honorable trust as L had never felt such a
    thing before. Presently some of my fel-
    lows came along and hailed me. L told
    them to go on. They peered about the
    cart, and saw Ure sunny laces of the peach-
    es.

    «* We'll have some of them,” they said.
    No you wont.” says Ty ‘I'm put in
    charge here, and I won't see the first thing
    stole.”

    With that they began arumpus. They
    reached over the cart. T struck them and
    used such efforts that they all came pell-
    mell upon me, and we fouhgt till the blood
    came—but I vanquished tuem, Just then
    out came the proprietor,

    trusted me, and I won't abuse his kind- |;

    “Oh, nothing, only I had to fight for
    your stuff there,” says I.

    * You did, hey? You've got a black eye
    for it.”

    ‘‘No matter.” says I. ‘'I meant them
    boys should not steal a cursed peach, and
    they didn’t neither.”

    * Well, you've got good pluck, my boy ;
    here's a dollar for you—but don’t swear.”

    My eyes stood out.

    ** A whole dollar?” says I.

    ** Yes; do what you please with it, but
    I'd advise you to buy a pair of shoes.”

    * Thank you,” says I, with a beating
    heart, ** It pays to be good, don't it?”

    He smiled a curious smile, asked me
    several questions, and ended by taking me
    home with him in his wagon.

    IIome ?. [thought I was in heaven, albeit
    Thad seldom heard of such a place. My
    heart beat heavily every time [ put iny
    fect upon those rich carpets, The nairrors
    were something new to me,

    The next day there came a man to see
    me. Twas washed clean, and had on a
    good suit of clothes, Says he:

    * Youngster, I'm going in where
    live, and probably shall make a bar,
    with your people, I wanta boy—just such
    a spunky, clever boy as you ane, and if
    you will beh: yvonne: E protitse you
    you shall have as pleasant a home as you
    desire.”

    Well, that was good.

    I hardly dared

    to speak, to Preathe, for fear of breaking
    the illusion.” Tne was so happy clear

    through as on that day. They gave me
    some light tasks to do—I wished they were
    more important,

    From that day I was treated as a mem-
    ber of the household. The man was_Q
    widower, and had no children, conse-
    quently Tbeeame to hiu as a son. He
    educated me handsomely, and when [ was
    twenty-one, he died and left me seventeen
    thousand dollars,

    Well, [considered myself a ric
    T gloated over my wealth, it became as an
    idol to me. ILow to increase it was now }
    tiny firvet desire. I consulted competent
    men, and under their counsel put my mo-
    hey out at interest—bought stoeks and
    mortgages, I grew wealthier—my busi-
    ness (ny benetactor had stocked me a
    fancy store) prospered, and I was in a
    fair way, I thought, to marry Lucy Man-
    ning

    Sweet Lucy Manning! the most artless,
    winning maiden in all the world te.me, I
    loved her deeply, dearly. She was blue-
    eyed, auburn-haired—her disposition was
    that ofan angel, and I had plighted my
    vows to her, ; “

    Oue night I was invited to the house of
    & prosperous merchant, and there I met a
    siren in the person of his niece, a black-
    yed gitl whose charms and whose fortune
    were equally splendid! She was an heiress
    in her own right—she was beautilul ane
    accomplished. Heavens! what a voice
    was hers—pure, clear, swect, ravishing. I
    was charmed, and she was pleased with

    h man.

    me. Alas! I met her too atten, In her
    presence [ forgot’ my gentle Luey; she

    magnetized, thrilled me, It was a tri-
    wmph to feel that so beaptiful, gifted and
    wealthy a woman loved me,—me who had
    been brought up in the purlieus of a city—
    who had known misery and corruption all
    the first years of my lite.

    Gradually I broke off my intimacy with
    Lucy. LT received no token trom her—she
    was too proud, But thateheek grew pale,
    —that heavenly eye linguid, and though
    [seldom met her, ÂŁ knew in my heart that
    she was suffering, and branded myself a
    Villain,

    At last she knew with certainty that I
    Was to marry Miss Bellair. She sent me

    a letter, a touching letter, not one word of
    upbraiding, not one regret! Oh, what a

    noble soul TI wounded! And she could
    calmly wish me joy, though the effect made
    her heart bleed—I knew it.

    [tried however, to forgether, but Teould
    not. Even at the time of my magnificent
    wedding, when wy bride stood before me
    radiant in vich fabrics and glittering dia-
    monds, the white face of my poor Luey
    gilded in between, and made my heart
    throb guiltily. :

    Oh, how rich T grow! Year after year, T
    added to my gold. My miserly disposition
    began to manilest itself soon after my mar.
    riuge, IT carried my gold first to banks,
    and then to my ow! s. I put constraint
    on my wile—tor ve enerously she had
    mide over her whole fortune to: me
    Dean to grumble at expenses
    our living so frugal that she
    and finally ran ap large bills where and
    when she pleased. Against this [ protest-
    ed, and we had open quarrels more than
    ones, My clothes grew shabby; [ eould
    not afford to buy new ones, although the
    interest on my investment was mere than
    [ could possibly spend ior rational living.
    Tgvew finally dissatisfied with overy-
    thing but my mone I neglected my
    wile, and grew careless of her society.
    Several gentlemen came to my house,
    among them a would be author and ce-
    lebvity. Le came, 1 thought, too often
    tor my good name, and I ordered ny wile
    to discontinue hiscompany. She relused,
    {locked her up in her room How. she
    managed to set herself free T never knew.
    but in the evening, when Lreturned, she
    was gone from the house. That caused
    me some unensiness, not much, for I was
    soon absorbed in taking accounts of my
    gains, It was perhaps nine in the eyen-
    ing. Ehad just managed to take upa pa-
    per fer amoment, to read out its business
    details, when the door opened, and in
    came my wife dressed bewitchingly, as it
    just from an evening concert, followed by
    that mustached celebrity, :
    ** Good evening, my dear,”
    the coolest way i

    chair tor her friend,

    .

    she said, in
    able, and placeda
    * Stop!” Teried my

    jewleusy roused; © that man sits not down

    in my house.”

    * That man— a gentleman, ard my
    friend, shali sit here, it J please,” said my
    wile, firm
    My passion was excited then as it never
    was before, and Lcollaved the scoundrel.
    Ife was my mateh—but, God of heaven,
    my wife coolly put a dirk-knife that she
    drew trom a cane into his hand, and he
    stabbed me. I fainted, and remembered
    no more. till T found mysell ina bed in my
    own chamber, watched over by my house-
    keeper.

    * Whore—are—they ?” 1 gasped,

    * Gone.” was all she said.

    It occurred to me then like a flash of

    Bt, Joho,N DB. April 11, 1867.y

    ANGUS McSWEEN.
    fu 1g0r

    What's the matter?” said he.

    lightning, that nobody was near me at the

    time I was wounded, that my keys wore
    about my person, and that I had been
    robbed, perhaps, of all my available pro-
    perty. Thethought threw meintoan agony
    offear, lLordered ny clothes to be brought
    tome. The keys were there. Taking
    one of them out. I told Mrs, Ilale, my
    housekeeper, to go to my safe and bring
    me the papers that were there. She re-
    turned, her face white with terror, to say
    there was nothing there, and all the little
    doors were open.

    “Robbed! robbed I yelled, with
    curses nnd impreeations, and again my
    senses deserted me,

    Brain fever ensued, For weeks I lay
    deprived of reason, literally treading the
    verge ot the grave. One morning 1 was
    conscious only of a sinking, deathly feel-
    ing, as I feebly opened my eyes. Was it
    an angel I saw, standing beside me, her
    solt eyes veiled with pity, looking down
    upon me with the most commiserating
    gentleness? For a moment I thought I
    might be in heayen—but no, I reasoned
    with myself, | loved money too well. My
    treasure was all of the earth, earthy.
    Again [ opened my din eyes. ‘The vision
    seemed wavering now, but, oh, did it not
    wear the sainted beauty of sweet Lucy
    Manning? A qniet, unutterable peaco
    topk possession of imy entire being. I
    forgot wealth, health, everything. My
    past life seemed blotted out, and I was
    once again innocent, untouched by the
    griping hand of avarice; true, loving‘and
    loved—and Luey Manning was my iddl,
    But I recovered slowly, and at last as
    ny strength surely returned, I missed her.
    As soon as she saw [could be lett with
    wlety, she had left me, and oh, the blank
    —the dreadful blank!

    ha

    T wandered around ny tooins, now so
    desolate, and saw the niany evidences of
    iny Miserly habits. [ know not why, but
    towards my wile my feelings seemed to
    have undergone a revulsion. I fear [
    hated her, She had nearly beggared me,
    had deceived me, shattered my health,
    destroyed all my hopes,

    Months passed before I was able to
    estimate the damage that had been done
    me. Every means that could be put forth
    were used tor the reeovery.of my monay,
    but all in vain. x ~
    One night I sat by the fire, a cheerless,
    disappointed and lonely man. 1 had been
    thinking thoughts that only burned my
    brain, but did not purfly ny heart.

    “Tt Thad only married sweet Lucy,” I
    said again and again, ‘all this. bad not
    been so.”

    My ho

    sckeeper came fia will
    in tina large package it w
    as it bore a foreign postinark, [ opened it
    With a trembling hand. Whatavas that?
    A rustling, crumpled bank note! Another
    and another came ferth, until there lay
    upon my knees twenty bills of the largest
    denomination, A few trembling lines
    accompanied them:

    «My Wvespanp:—I am dying; my dis-
    ease—there is no need of telling you,
    sive ine, and xecept this enclosed as 4
    faint hope toward restitation. Itis not
    much over half that we took from tae safe.
    The rest is—{ huow not where. L um
    deserted, Farewell, forever!”

    An icy chill thrilled me. ft scomed as
    if her spectral presence was near ime. |
    shuddered as I rolled the bills together,
    and threw them across the room. —

    *+ Lie there, curse of my soul!” Beried,
    ** Lie there till I have conquered myself—
    aye, if the victory is not won till you are
    rotten.”

    { shut the door up and sealed it, and for
    six months I toiled like a penniless man,
    ull L partially redcemed myself. By
    managing cautiously I placed my business
    on wÂź successtul footing, und began life
    again, Anew man. It took many a year
    to wear off my old habits of parsimony,
    but every effort gave me a new and
    agreeable pleasure.

    Meantime Lucy Manning became dearer
    to me than she had ever been in the Mush
    of youth, I entreated her forgiveness,
    humbled myself to a contession, tested
    '
    I

    nyself in all ways, and convinced her at
    ast that was as worthy now as once 1
    was only in seeming. On the diay ot my
    wedding, [ opened the sealed door, The
    bank notes lay where [ had flung them.
    L wok them up with the pride of a con-
    queror, aud placi g them in her hands,
    exclaimed:

    * They ure no longer iy masters; use
    them as you will.”

    Now L ama man !-—redeemed from the
    thraldom of covetousness. I have three
    blooming children, Lucey is an ungel of
    goodness and Twill write myselfas 1 did
    ai the beginning—"* By the grace of God
    fain what Jam,”

    Our cousins across the lines have very
    strange ways ot &.prassing themselves,
    On Sunday last the Rev. Henry Ward
    Beecher preached a sermon in the city of
    New York, and, chy steristically, com-
    menced by asking the important question
    * who owned the city of New York ?°
    himsell promptly gave the curt and
    ling answer" Phe Devil.” This iseavilled
    at, and denied by some ofthe New York
    daily newspapers. ‘Lhe New York Times
    says that his sable majesty has no’ pre.
    seriptive right of ownership over the city
    and in fact 1s not allowed to remain ther
    except for a brief space of time when he
    is on his way to Boston, ‘The New York
    Heyald stoutly insists that New York is al-
    together too good and righteous for the
    Prince of Darkness to haye anything todo
    with it, hut says that Washington is the
    centre of all villainy, and that ** the Devil”
    reigns there supreme, the members of Cons
    gress being his ministering angels. Tho
    Herald holds Henry Ward Beecher princi-
    pally responsible tor the selection, by the
    country, of such a desperately wicked lot
    of politicians as. are there congregated,
    and predicts that without some specdy
    change, the whole nation will come under
    the same Satanic influences that are in
    operation at the Capital. This is a very
    edifying vontroversy, and outsiders may
    well look with interest and some suxiety
    for the final settlement ol it.—Montreat
    Gazette.

    A Terniser Fato.—* im atraid See
    die a beggar—the most terribleae—
    world,” said a rich old |
    ** Not so,” was the rep
    worse fate than thas
    beggar.”

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    to live a

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Summerside Journal -- 1868-01-23 -- Page 1
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