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J. H. ALLEN,
Commission Merchant,
AND DEALER IN
PROVISIONS, &c.,
MRRKET STREET, - ST. JOHN, N.B.
3@™ Gives personal attention to the Sale
und Purchase of every description of Goods.
May 9, 1868.
DR. JARVIS
Has Removed His Residence to the House
(lately occupied by Mr McKinlay)
next to Thomas Hunt’s, Esq. , St Eleanor’s.
He may be consulted every forenoon at the
Drug Store of W.'T. HUNT & Co. , Summer-
side.
St. Eleanor’s, May 18, 1868.
HANFORD BROTHERS,
Successors to Thomas Ianford,
Gommission Merrhants,
And General Agents,
11 NORTH MARKET WHARF,
SAINT JOHN, N. B.
Cras. U. Hanrorp. Frep. S. Hanrorp.
JAMES GREENOUGH,
=| par| SUN rial Ava moon! . 9 FLOUR
g slow | dec. | I~] 14
sc ppred % Heist es
= eae sae ey eae COMMISSION MERCHANT,
m |hm m| mih m i
4 No 47 Commercial Street
et aa 233 otf “3l"o'sel'” 46. | Corner of Clinton Street ---------BUSTON
4 pas 1s Bele'arie Al 6 asl BD Bi | meee Hf
5 lmon |” 35\° onl 40] 6 11| 2 371, 68 E. F. PURDY’S
7 |Wed 7
| $ [Phurs| 80 3211 491 7 19] 4 16132 Marble and Freestone
9 Frid | 26| 33/1 32) 7 41/4 421 6 bp
10 |Sat 26) 35/1 16) 8 4/5 8 9 ESTABLISHMENT,
iA a k Fry 370 | 4 aa hd He i (NEXT DOOR TO BEER AND SONS’)
413 |Tues 89/0 28) 9 9} 8 22; 18 KING SQUARE,
14 |Wed 400 13] 9 31] 9 26) 21
1S hare 41 fst ,9 32/10 27/24 CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND.
Frid 4310 17/10 gel
! 410 31|10 35lmorn| 80 | AI! orders punctually attended to,
02518 . Cali and See!
20 AL Jan 7, 69 ly
48 cores
22 47 CARVELL BROTITERS,
vi iy AUCTIONEER,
‘ 13 56 :
is ss (Commission Merchants,
pes 41) “AND GENERAL AGENTS.
29 5) BANK BUILDING, - - QUELN- STREET,
‘" CHARLOTTETOWN, P. EB, 1,
cis GL lan ec DH, J. I. JAMIESON,
Summerside Markets. ‘
March 30, 1869, | PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHEUR
Satece yao Ib vee ti OFFICE at the residenceofthe Rev, W.W,
Wate per bush 2s Gla 26 7 Colpitts, Margate,
Potatoes per bush Js bd ie ls H December 5, 168,
bush als
peter ly ty Tu rain itd WILLIAM DODD,
ib a
allow per tb sisioi| Commission Merchant,
Tifdes per Jb ,, hi| And Auctioneer,
Mackerel per doz mae QUEEN SQUARE,
Codhi 9
Sore parte br esrensd 1 gd | ONARLOTTETOWN « « « P. B, ISLAND
Flow: Ae AAA
Hien Furpetort Shotts] oR, & W, T. HUNT,
Oatineal ew, 8a 18s gan
Hay per ron rorncon Commission Merchants,
Pine Boards 10s
Spruce Boards 48a be GENERAL AGENTS AND
Charlotetown Markets AUCTIONEERS.
Ch. Town, March 80, 1860, BALESROOM AND OFVICR
Beef per tb 4hd a 80 ' ‘BL
Mates per Zi 4 74 | 299d Queen's Wharf, Lacaegilaeadh f BE
Vork per ib., by cargass, bia bhd| (opposite the Store of W, I’, Hunt & Co,)
Ham per ib Ak April 2, 1268. ly
Fowels ngenal|” DR. J. N, PULLUR,
Dnueks each 6 Bd a ls
lous goriao isp 2os » 21s | Graduate ol Bellevue Hospital,
chow hh i) 2d a 2ha / i
ee bic em | Medieal College, 3.3)
i per 68d als tnadrandel i
ra ht esead sar Wp A nde LALLA ond a
‘allow 8d a 9d |of J, L. Holman, Baq.,
t 6 per dozen 10Jaisid| *,* All calls promptly attended to,
Z F bushel is 6d ale Od Summerside. Oetober 15, 1868.
Barley " 4 bs a Hi =
fine 2 04 2s Wy Dit, J, PRIGH,
RTDs
Hides per Ib ‘| Physician & Surgeon,
Bieepskine dan ts . Orvicu—At the Summenstos Dave Bronn,
mre e idee ie sl he 4a next door to Bank, Central Street
Business Qards,
BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD IsLAw
ad (F007, Kin tveets,
partie 022 lei
Presidept—Hon, Danier Brenan,
faa iam © » Esquire,
Pyrcouk Pasromondleyik hurstayh
ant
Houvet ueiness—K oI 10 A,m, tot p.m,
: from 2 p.m to 4 p,m,
" UNION BANK.
Grofton Mt.y Quean's Rguare, Charlotietown
| Emenee oor caer - ~
ae PERSON, fi
Dienonnt Daj pry MOL a & Saturdays,
Maours 0 Badiness—From am to lpi,
: ‘from 2 p.m to 4pm:
BUMMERSIDE BANK,
Omntrad Bipet, Bummerside, DP. Hi. Island
President—Janpe 1, Hoiman, eq
Oashier—-F,
tend LXDIARD, die
* ‘a
Pee te tecouat tates be in belore 11
un tal a eam
- ROOKLIN HOUSE, |
KENT GTREET, OHARLOTTETOWN,
SIMON D, FRASEK, PROPRIETOR,
—
T ive noe wil
town, dune 18,
BUMMERBIDE, +411 TH, ISLAND,
Oetober 12, 1868,
FOUNTAIN HOUSE.
North side King Square, (next to Park Ilotel)
Sr, Joun, N, B,
JAMES W: THOMPSON, Propristor.
FPL Proprietcs of the above HOTEL takes
this opportunity to return thanks for the
liberal patronage hitherto received, and most
reapecttully solicits a vontinuanee of the
sone,
This HOTEL is very yee
and commands a view of King
other parts of the City,
In connection with the Hotel, ie GOOD
STABLING, and a careful Hostler in attend:
ance, Parties comine from Pringe Bdward
Island with horses will find this establishment
the most comfortable in the City, and a per-
son always at the Care on their arrival,
St, John, Sept, 10, 1868, ly
WILLIAM BEAIRSTO,
Commission Merchant,
Auctioneer & General Agent,
WATER BERBER,
Summerside, = =: P.M, Island
~ PHOMAB KELLY, —
BARRISTER - AT- LAW
ARP
OFARY PUBLIC,
situated,
quare, and
No, 9, King Square,
sir. JOHWIN, N. B.
HE subscriber having thoroughly refitted
and enlarged his HOTELand STORK, is
now prepared to accommodate Permanent and
‘Transient Boarders on the most reasonable
terms.
ALSO, in connection,a GROCERY STORE,
where every article required for house use
may be had.
z J.CRAWFORD & SON.
ly
North British and Mercantile
Jd WHUL UN qe ¢ oOmpany,
FIRE AND LIFF.
CAPITAL: TWO MILLIONS, Sterling.
Sept. 10, 1868.
CHIEV OFVICES:
64 Princes Street, Edinburgh.
61 Threadneedle Street, London,
Risks taken daily, in Town and Conntry, at
the office of the Agent, Reading room
Building, Dorciester street.
G. W. DeBLOIS,
General Agent for P & Island.
Charlottetown, June 20, 1868.—ly*
A. W. ANDRES,
Marble Worker,
Point Du Chene, Shediac N. B.
MONUMENTS, TOMBS, GRAVE-
STONES, &c., &e.
AMERICAN AND ITALIAN ManrBLE con-
stantly on hand.
Can furnish Sravestones and Monuments ata
less price than any other establishment in
the Provinces, and pay a duty besides.
fF Onvers can be left at Bexrram's Book
Store and at D, Enstan’s, Esg., Summerside,
er sent to
A, W. ANDRES,
Point Du Chene, June 13th, 1868,
Established 1845.
NEW YORK
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Assets, Janunry Ist, 1868,
Over Len Million Dollars |
PRESIDENT:
MORRIS FRANKLIN, ESQ.,,
Vice President and Actuary:
WILLIAM H. BEERS, Jr,
HEAD OFFICE 112 & 114 Broadway, N.Y.
General Agent for the Dominion of Cunada;:
WALTER BURKE, Faa.,
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I8 ONE OF THE
OLDEST INSTILUTIONS
Of the kind in America, haying been chartered In
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it hus issued policies upon the lives of move thin
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Annual Income
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This company ovivinated and introdneed the val
nable feature known wa the Non-Porteitnre Plan
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CRAWFORD'S HOTEL,|
Dr. R, JOHNSON, |!
POBTRY.
THE YOUNG WIDOW.
She is modest, but not bashful,
Free und easy, but not bold,
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
Not too young and not too old;
Half inviting and half repulsive,
Now advancing, and now shy,
There is mischief in her dimple,
There is danger in her eye.
She has studied lnman nature,
She is schooled in all her arts,
She has taken her diploma
As the mistress of ull hearts,
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to sinile ;
Ob! a mnid is sometimes charming,
Lut a widow all the while.
Are yon sad? how very serious
Will her handsome face become ;
Are you angry ? she is wretched,
Lonely, friendless, fenrfal, dumb;
Are you mirthfal? how her laughter
Silver-sounding. will ring ont—
She can lure and catch and play you,
As the angler does the trout,
Ye old bachelors of forty,
Who have grown s0 bald and wise,
Young gullants ot five-and-twenty,
With the loye-locks in your eyes,
You may practice all the lessons
Tanght by Cupid since the fall,
But I know a little widow
Who can win and fvol you all,
Select Piterature,
SNOW BIRD, _
THE TRAPPER’S CHILD,
CONTINUED,
“You are a very precocious child, Hen-
ri, and Lam sorry to see that your preco
city takes such a direction,”
Tho direction that I took just then was
4 bee-line for that girl, I supposed that
she was an Indian, at first sight; but I
soon found out that she was as whito as 1
was, though her fuce was rather brown,
and she spoke as good English us I did,
too.”
“What did sho talk about?” asked Mrs.
Henning. ** Did you learn wiio she was?”
**No, ma'am, and that's what makes me
mad, I tried to ask her a heap of ques-
tions, but she dodged them, and beat me
atthat game, She asked me my name,
and where Ienme trom, und she found out
all about me and ma in less than no time,
1 found out nothing about her, except that
her name was Annette, and that she lived
ip the hills,”
* Annette!” oxeluimed Madame Labare
die, dropping her work, That was tho
name of your sister who was lost in the
storm, Could you judge how old she
wasp”
" Sho looked as if she might be filteon or
sixteen,”
* Annette would have been over four
ineldance, nothing more; tor it would have
been entirely impossible tor Annette to
survive the etorm in which her futher died
What else happened, my son? 1 am eure
you,” :
“Sho had been slowly moving up the
creek while we were talking, and L kept
by her side, of course. It wasn't long bes
fore we were Joined by & man, and: the
mystery of ft was, where he cume from;
for L didn't see him unul he was walkin
on hervight hand, He was a rather old:
ish-looking man, with Jight hair on his
fnea,
like the squint of hie eyos a bit, I knew
that he conldn't be the girl's futher,
folt shy of him,
Annette spoke to hiny in some language
that 1 didn't understand, Lyeckon it must
hava been ved-akin lingo, While they
tulked together, he looked at me mighty
sharp, and made me think ofa rattosnake,
"Tan glad to see you, my brave boy,'
he sald, when Annette had finished what
she hnd to say, ' 1 am toll that you come
from Honning's fort, aud that your name
is Henry Labardic,!
You, aiv,' said I, pretty short,
"+ You nro a tine boy,'soys the old chap,
‘and your mother must by proud of you, i
she is living, Do you like this wl"
Ve J allowed that sho was a mighty nloe
vh,
mis Don't, you want to go with usa up Into
the hills, to see where she lives? he ask:
til | We will take good care of you there,
and you can see a8 inch of her as you
want to,
"Ttold him that T would Ike to go,
some other time; but Thad promised my
mother to be hi me early, and must be hur
rying back, J said that wea would all be
Ind to see him wand Annette atthe fortand
fiat Lhoped he would bring her there,
‘Then his face tarned pee nil of asudden,
apa hg lookud as if he was right down
mad,
tt +T will be thera soon enough te sult
them,’ he sald, 'There iano use in talk
ing, my boy; T want you, and you must
go with me, If you nve not willing to go
quietly, | shall take you by force,
"tL was pretty much riled at that, if 1
wasn't @ little soared, If Thad had a gun
ora pistol, | would have taught him to
keep his distance j but you won't les me
parry anything of that kind, 7 had noth:
ing but my knife, but T pulled that onand
told hind he had better Jet me alone, The
girl stood there, lyoking rather queerivh at
me, but said nothing,
My knile wasn't of any nse; for he
jumped avennd me, just t would have ex-
weted an ald-looking main te do, and he
Jerked the knife ouk ot my hand, ani
pbs we by both arms, quivker than you
could pay davk Robinson,
1 yelled and kicked, 48 wellasTeould,
and then he told mo itt didn’t stap that, he
would tie my bands and shut my mouth
+E didn's stop, for all his threats, and he
made them good by tying my wrists with
a biter buckskin ane pana a handker-
ehief aver my month, se i eonld anly
breathe tvengh my nase, te then trivil
to march me up the creek; but I
£0; so he tied my feet and took me up in
his arms,
‘He had just commenced carrying me
in this way, when the girl gave a sort of a
ery, and ran off like adecr, I wondered
what was the matter; but I soon found
out, for a fine-looking young chap, with a
double-barreled rifle in his hand, stepped
out from bebind a rock, and asked him
what he was doing with me.
*‘ None of your business,’ said he, as cross
as an old bear.
‘I make it my business, and I want an
answer,’
‘This is my boy, who has run away,
and Tam taking him home.’
‘That's a lie, said the Jolly young chap.
‘1 will tell you what you are, going to do
with him.’
* What? asked the man,
“You are going to put him down there,
where you stand, und then you are going
lo make tracks trom here, right away.
‘Old treckle-fuce did drop me, slap on
the bard ground, and then he jerked out a
piso! and cocked it; but you just ought to
have seen how quick the young chap whirl-
ed his rifle around, holding it by the bar-
rel, and knocked that pistol out of his
hand,
‘Now,’ says the young chap, ‘if you
know what is best for you, you. will be
making those tracks that I spoke of, with-
out loss of time. It you don't do it, I will
knock your head off from your shoulders,
as I knocked your pistol out of your hand,’
‘That's a fact,’ suid another voice; and
Tlooked around, and saw another man
standing by the side of the young chap.
{le was a queer-looking old coon, fixed np
like a trapper, and carried a mighty long
rifle, ‘That's a fact,’ says the old beaver,
‘You had bett-r take yourself off toPable
sudden, fur Georgio allers does jest what
he says he will do.’
‘Old freckle-face looked at them pretty
savagely: but he couldn't help seeing that
they were too much for him; so he gave
ne one of his strange looks, shook his fist,
und went offus sulky as you please.
‘The young chap then untied me, and
took off the handkerchief and asked me
who I was, and where I came from, [told
hin, after [had thanked him, and he said
that he and his friend would go to the tort
with me. As we went down the creck, we
met Bob Thatcher, who said that he had
been looking for me everywhore; but ho
didn’t happen to look in the plive were 1
was,
Madame Labardic, who had been list
ening to Ienri’s story with almost breath:
less interest, drew a {ine sigh as he con:
cluded, and cast upon hima glance full
of affectionate anxioty,
‘You must never go in that direction
ngalo,'she said, ‘You must never leave
the fort alone, and Tenn not permit youto
go anywhere with Robert Thatcher, whom
| must always blame for his carelessness
in ae you by yourselves, It is plain
chat you have escaped an awlul peril, and
Lthank God most heartily tor lls goodness
in restoring you tome again, But what
became of the young man who freed you
from that monster ?’
‘He came with me to tha fort—he and
that queer old coon who was withhim, 1
left them ouside, with Bob Lhatcher,
while Lhurried in hero; forl knew. that
teen, It she had lived, The name ig a co-| you would want to see me ag soon as! got
home,’
‘ Bog them to como in here, Be quick,
my son; for lum anxious to thank the
pun who has rescued my darling boy from
ous to Joan what it was that detained | such a danger,’
Henri took his cap, and started to leave
the room; but he was met at the door by
Major Henning, who was followed by two
strangors,
CHAPTER VI,
TITY BON OF A VERY NESPECTANLE FATIUER,
Major Henning was now an old man, as
hood, where Jt wasn't bald, and a freckled | V8 clearly shown by his snow-white hair
i Ho was rigged out in settlement | #a his wrinkled fico; but his figure was
" i ib (erect, his form portly, and his wir com-
Rye Boudnoned aily Wel | batt ola t manding; while his ran and manner indi.
and [| eated that the strength and spirit of his
1 stopped, of course, and | Younger days bad by no means lett him,
Of the two strangers who were with him,
ong Was & young Man apparently not over
twenty yours of age, and the other had
evidently passed his lile's meridian, ‘The
younger ona was a handsome young tel
low, with a ruddy countenance that seom-
ed crowded with good-humor, and twink:
ling blue eyes that wore tullof morviment,
A plengant smile played around hia lips,
and good-nature lurked in the locks of his
curling light hair, as well as in every cor.
ner ot his fuee; but a close observer could
have soon, under all this, evidences of a
daring spirit, avesolute will, and an une
quenchable energy, He was neatly dresa-
od in a blue flannel hunting-shirt, doerskin
lvagings and moccasins, and waa armed
with # splendid doublo-barveled vitle, two
platola, and a bowile-knife with richly or:
namented haft and sheath, Ila waa stout
ly built, and yather below the medium
hight; but he carried himself so well, and
al his motions were go graceful, that one
could hardly have notiged that bie form
Was not periect,
The older man was very tall and lank,
and by no means good-looking, Lia rough
and wWeathor-boaten aountenaune, discolor:
ol with blue stains, and his lett eye, which
was usually hall shut, gave him asingular
and unplousant appearance, Hia furm,
too, was angular aud big-jointed, and his
tangled black hair hung down his shoul-
devs in the most gaveleaa profusion, His
right eye, however, of the deepest hagel,
was very bright, intelligent aud penetrate:
ing) while his general expression was ane
of hongety pnd aimplicity, He was rough:
ly dresied, in leather hunting: shirt and
leggings, that were by ne means as glean
as they might have been, and garried a
rifle Gt nreoun langth, a hunting-knile,
being stuck in hia belt,
ning, ag he entered the reom. | Tt seems,
from the neoount af Robert Thatcher, thiv
your gon has had a narrew gavape
great peril, He was met, near the
wouldn't
and a short axe, the two latter implicants
t Hore are gome triends whom f found in
the fort newr the house,’ said Major Hen:
Madama Labardia, ay nowy as Lean judge
fring, by Awan Whe Would have carried
him off, if he had not been resoned by these
strangers,’
t 1 know it) said Madame Lahardie,
rising and advancing toward the youn
man
the {i
who bowed geacelully as he ie and peated OF
van she expended. to him,‘ Henvd stands,
has told me all about it, and I was just
blaming him for not having brought to me
his brave preserver, that I might thank him
as he deserves, IJ cannot tell you, sir,how
grateful I feel toward you. should have
had nothing more to lose, if I had Jost
Henri, and you haye saved me, as well as
my son,”
‘It was nothing, madam,’ answered the
young man, ‘1 don’t see that I deserve
any praise. I was well paid for the little
trouble I had, as it was fine sport to me.
It was plain that the man lied, that he had
no right to the boy, and I wanted to see
him git, as my friend here would say. The
mystery of the affuir is, why the fellow
should have wanted to carry off your son.’
‘Mought bev been some old grudge,’
suggested the elder stranger. * Thar's
folks that carry sech things about with
them ontil they die.
‘An old grudge! said Madame Labar-
dit, in a sort of terrified whisper, * What
can it have been? Who can havea grudge
to satisfy in that way? I will thank you,
sir, to deseribe that man to me, as exactly
as you can,”
The young stranger gave a very accur-
ate description of the appearance and man-
ner of the bald-headed and freekle-taced
man who had attempted the abduetion of
Henii Labardie. The boy’s mother listen-
ed with blanched cheeks and trembling
lips, and appeared, at the close of the des-
cription, to be entirely overcome by some
internal emotion
‘Can it be possible,’ she said, as if
speaking to herself, * that I 2m again to be
followed by trouble, that I must be struck
at through my boy? You willexcuse me,
my friends, it I retire fora few moments,
as [ am too agitated at present to remain
here?
Major Henning offered her his arm, as
she rose with difliculty, and escorted her
to the door,
‘Tam afraid that there was some truth
in your suggestion, my friend,’ he said,
addressing himsell to the elder stranger.
‘Madame Labardie has not told us much
of her history; but wa koow that hor lite
has not been free from trouble. I have
had some bitter experience of old grad
ges, myself, Ilost alittle girl many years
ago, my only child, who was drowned in
tho Platte, and I have always been inelin-
ed to suspect that a deserter from my com-
pany, whom Thad punished, had somes
thing to do with it, But I should not have
mentioned it as my wife is so easily affect.
ed by the remberence, Now my triends,
as L hope [may eall you, there will be no
improprioty, LT trust, in asking your names
and your business,’
‘None at all, sir,’ answered the youn
man, ‘My namo is George Searle, and
ana Virginian, Ido not claim to b long
to one ol the first families, cr to be in any
way related to George Washington; but
we are a very respectable family at home,
In f ct we were sy excessively respectable,
that our respectability was tiresome to
me,
‘Tho namo of Searle is familar to me,’
sald Major Heuning, ‘Are you a relative
of tho Reverend Charles Fauquier Searle,
of Dinwiddie county ?
‘That very respectable old gentleman
has the misfortune to be my futher, sir?
‘Ileisa gentleman of the old school,
Although I saw him butonee, and that a
a time ago, T remember that 1 was
highly fmpressed by his manuers,’
‘They were always very impressive, sir;
so Impressive, In taet—1 say it without
disrespect-—as sometimes toa be tedious to
ma, i was so deeply impressed by the res
spectability und solemnity of ony house,
the attractions of which were not at allin-
oreased by the presence of my two maid-
en avots, that Tfolt obliged to leave it for
Awhile, to escape fron being bored to
death,’
‘Tam happy to olaim you as a relative,
Mr, Searle, although the relationship ta a
rather distant one; your father, I believe,
is a second cousin of mine,’
‘You may be sure that he was well
aware of that fret, sir, He has a genea-
logy of the Seale family, whigh extendas
to its farthest and minutest ramifleations,
Ile gave we a letter to you, saylug that [
would) probably find you at St. Louis,
which he believes to bo situated at the ex-
treme limit of clviligation, Twas on my
wuy to this post, whon I happened te mect
this fing boy,’
‘Tam glad that you have antved sately,
You will need ne ante introduetion ta
Mrs, Henning, who is vejoled at meeting
a relative heve in the wilderness,’
Searle bowed to Mrs, Henning, in the
courtly style of the ‘old school,’ and that
lady acknowledge the salutation with her
usual grace and affibility,
‘You must not suppose, major,’ sald the
young gentloman, aa ho resumed bia seat,
‘that Dhave any veal business in this re-
gion, T must contess that 1 am merely
waveling for pleasure and exoltement, ani
I find ita vory agreeable change fiom the
monotony of home, My eavetul father tur
hished me with 4 letter ta a gentleman ia
St, Louis, who engaged wy eld friend,
jhere, ta ack as a soibol bearleader and
jtutor during my campaign tn the wilder
nead, His none is Bart Swanniek, and he
can apeak for himself; for he oan talk fast
enongh whon he chooses to,
Ta be Continued,
| Wer tHe Rores,—The property of
eards contracting their length became
known asa grout mechanigal power at
the raising of the huge abelisk in the
square facing Bt. Peter's, Rome. ‘Thia
was in 1686, It waa day of great salem-
nity, ‘The Pope celebrated High Mass
and blessed the workmen, ‘The blast of
a trumpet gave the signal, and the engin-
es were ret in mation by an ingredible
number of horses. —Fifty-two wnsyecess-
fv] trials were made before the huge black
of stone was lifted from the earth. As i,
vase in the air the yopes whioh held it
‘| became so atretohed that the base of the
{vam #) column gould net be lifted upon: its
wenn:
bs
destal, when a man in the erawd called
aut, ' Wet the ropes,’ Thia was done and
immediately the immense shaft, as of its
own accords and without further aid from.
the engines Fase fo the required height
the spot where it naw
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AND DEALER IN
PROVISIONS, &c.,
MRRKET STREET, - ST. JOHN, N.B.
3@™ Gives personal attention to the Sale
und Purchase of every description of Goods.
May 9, 1868.
DR. JARVIS
Has Removed His Residence to the House
(lately occupied by Mr McKinlay)
next to Thomas Hunt’s, Esq. , St Eleanor’s.
He may be consulted every forenoon at the
Drug Store of W.'T. HUNT & Co. , Summer-
side.
St. Eleanor’s, May 18, 1868.
HANFORD BROTHERS,
Successors to Thomas Ianford,
Gommission Merrhants,
And General Agents,
11 NORTH MARKET WHARF,
SAINT JOHN, N. B.
Cras. U. Hanrorp. Frep. S. Hanrorp.
JAMES GREENOUGH,
=| par| SUN rial Ava moon! . 9 FLOUR
g slow | dec. | I~] 14
sc ppred % Heist es
= eae sae ey eae COMMISSION MERCHANT,
m |hm m| mih m i
4 No 47 Commercial Street
et aa 233 otf “3l"o'sel'” 46. | Corner of Clinton Street ---------BUSTON
4 pas 1s Bele'arie Al 6 asl BD Bi | meee Hf
5 lmon |” 35\° onl 40] 6 11| 2 371, 68 E. F. PURDY’S
7 |Wed 7
| $ [Phurs| 80 3211 491 7 19] 4 16132 Marble and Freestone
9 Frid | 26| 33/1 32) 7 41/4 421 6 bp
10 |Sat 26) 35/1 16) 8 4/5 8 9 ESTABLISHMENT,
iA a k Fry 370 | 4 aa hd He i (NEXT DOOR TO BEER AND SONS’)
413 |Tues 89/0 28) 9 9} 8 22; 18 KING SQUARE,
14 |Wed 400 13] 9 31] 9 26) 21
1S hare 41 fst ,9 32/10 27/24 CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND.
Frid 4310 17/10 gel
! 410 31|10 35lmorn| 80 | AI! orders punctually attended to,
02518 . Cali and See!
20 AL Jan 7, 69 ly
48 cores
22 47 CARVELL BROTITERS,
vi iy AUCTIONEER,
‘ 13 56 :
is ss (Commission Merchants,
pes 41) “AND GENERAL AGENTS.
29 5) BANK BUILDING, - - QUELN- STREET,
‘" CHARLOTTETOWN, P. EB, 1,
cis GL lan ec DH, J. I. JAMIESON,
Summerside Markets. ‘
March 30, 1869, | PHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHEUR
Satece yao Ib vee ti OFFICE at the residenceofthe Rev, W.W,
Wate per bush 2s Gla 26 7 Colpitts, Margate,
Potatoes per bush Js bd ie ls H December 5, 168,
bush als
peter ly ty Tu rain itd WILLIAM DODD,
ib a
allow per tb sisioi| Commission Merchant,
Tifdes per Jb ,, hi| And Auctioneer,
Mackerel per doz mae QUEEN SQUARE,
Codhi 9
Sore parte br esrensd 1 gd | ONARLOTTETOWN « « « P. B, ISLAND
Flow: Ae AAA
Hien Furpetort Shotts] oR, & W, T. HUNT,
Oatineal ew, 8a 18s gan
Hay per ron rorncon Commission Merchants,
Pine Boards 10s
Spruce Boards 48a be GENERAL AGENTS AND
Charlotetown Markets AUCTIONEERS.
Ch. Town, March 80, 1860, BALESROOM AND OFVICR
Beef per tb 4hd a 80 ' ‘BL
Mates per Zi 4 74 | 299d Queen's Wharf, Lacaegilaeadh f BE
Vork per ib., by cargass, bia bhd| (opposite the Store of W, I’, Hunt & Co,)
Ham per ib Ak April 2, 1268. ly
Fowels ngenal|” DR. J. N, PULLUR,
Dnueks each 6 Bd a ls
lous goriao isp 2os » 21s | Graduate ol Bellevue Hospital,
chow hh i) 2d a 2ha / i
ee bic em | Medieal College, 3.3)
i per 68d als tnadrandel i
ra ht esead sar Wp A nde LALLA ond a
‘allow 8d a 9d |of J, L. Holman, Baq.,
t 6 per dozen 10Jaisid| *,* All calls promptly attended to,
Z F bushel is 6d ale Od Summerside. Oetober 15, 1868.
Barley " 4 bs a Hi =
fine 2 04 2s Wy Dit, J, PRIGH,
RTDs
Hides per Ib ‘| Physician & Surgeon,
Bieepskine dan ts . Orvicu—At the Summenstos Dave Bronn,
mre e idee ie sl he 4a next door to Bank, Central Street
Business Qards,
BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD IsLAw
ad (F007, Kin tveets,
partie 022 lei
Presidept—Hon, Danier Brenan,
faa iam © » Esquire,
Pyrcouk Pasromondleyik hurstayh
ant
Houvet ueiness—K oI 10 A,m, tot p.m,
: from 2 p.m to 4 p,m,
" UNION BANK.
Grofton Mt.y Quean's Rguare, Charlotietown
| Emenee oor caer - ~
ae PERSON, fi
Dienonnt Daj pry MOL a & Saturdays,
Maours 0 Badiness—From am to lpi,
: ‘from 2 p.m to 4pm:
BUMMERSIDE BANK,
Omntrad Bipet, Bummerside, DP. Hi. Island
President—Janpe 1, Hoiman, eq
Oashier—-F,
tend LXDIARD, die
* ‘a
Pee te tecouat tates be in belore 11
un tal a eam
- ROOKLIN HOUSE, |
KENT GTREET, OHARLOTTETOWN,
SIMON D, FRASEK, PROPRIETOR,
—
T ive noe wil
town, dune 18,
BUMMERBIDE, +411 TH, ISLAND,
Oetober 12, 1868,
FOUNTAIN HOUSE.
North side King Square, (next to Park Ilotel)
Sr, Joun, N, B,
JAMES W: THOMPSON, Propristor.
FPL Proprietcs of the above HOTEL takes
this opportunity to return thanks for the
liberal patronage hitherto received, and most
reapecttully solicits a vontinuanee of the
sone,
This HOTEL is very yee
and commands a view of King
other parts of the City,
In connection with the Hotel, ie GOOD
STABLING, and a careful Hostler in attend:
ance, Parties comine from Pringe Bdward
Island with horses will find this establishment
the most comfortable in the City, and a per-
son always at the Care on their arrival,
St, John, Sept, 10, 1868, ly
WILLIAM BEAIRSTO,
Commission Merchant,
Auctioneer & General Agent,
WATER BERBER,
Summerside, = =: P.M, Island
~ PHOMAB KELLY, —
BARRISTER - AT- LAW
ARP
OFARY PUBLIC,
situated,
quare, and
No, 9, King Square,
sir. JOHWIN, N. B.
HE subscriber having thoroughly refitted
and enlarged his HOTELand STORK, is
now prepared to accommodate Permanent and
‘Transient Boarders on the most reasonable
terms.
ALSO, in connection,a GROCERY STORE,
where every article required for house use
may be had.
z J.CRAWFORD & SON.
ly
North British and Mercantile
Jd WHUL UN qe ¢ oOmpany,
FIRE AND LIFF.
CAPITAL: TWO MILLIONS, Sterling.
Sept. 10, 1868.
CHIEV OFVICES:
64 Princes Street, Edinburgh.
61 Threadneedle Street, London,
Risks taken daily, in Town and Conntry, at
the office of the Agent, Reading room
Building, Dorciester street.
G. W. DeBLOIS,
General Agent for P & Island.
Charlottetown, June 20, 1868.—ly*
A. W. ANDRES,
Marble Worker,
Point Du Chene, Shediac N. B.
MONUMENTS, TOMBS, GRAVE-
STONES, &c., &e.
AMERICAN AND ITALIAN ManrBLE con-
stantly on hand.
Can furnish Sravestones and Monuments ata
less price than any other establishment in
the Provinces, and pay a duty besides.
fF Onvers can be left at Bexrram's Book
Store and at D, Enstan’s, Esg., Summerside,
er sent to
A, W. ANDRES,
Point Du Chene, June 13th, 1868,
Established 1845.
NEW YORK
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Assets, Janunry Ist, 1868,
Over Len Million Dollars |
PRESIDENT:
MORRIS FRANKLIN, ESQ.,,
Vice President and Actuary:
WILLIAM H. BEERS, Jr,
HEAD OFFICE 112 & 114 Broadway, N.Y.
General Agent for the Dominion of Cunada;:
WALTER BURKE, Faa.,
Herald Buildings, Montreal,
The New York
Life Insurance Company
I8 ONE OF THE
OLDEST INSTILUTIONS
Of the kind in America, haying been chartered In
the year [S41 und commenced businessin ny, 1319,
Daring he twenty-three yours of iby existence.
it hus issued policies upon the lives of move thin
Fifty Thousand Persons,
and Has paid fn losses 5,000,000 to the families and
representatives of those who have decunued while
members of the Company,
Annual Income
EXCEEDS
Four Million Dollars,
A SAFE INVESTMENT,
The juetunces ure mnny Within the experiance o
every Life Insurance Comniy, in which the pro:
ceeds of w Volicy lie saved from poverty the sur
viyors of those Who lave this mide provision for
their wants in Hines of prosperity and healthy A
wife may jusure the life of hi’ huahand for her
own benelit, aud should ehe survive him, the
amount of the insurance will be payable fo hep free
from any eliius against his estates mul in cise of
the death of the wite before that of the husband,
the noount of the msnrance may be made payable
ty her children,
THE COMPANY DECLARES
ANNUAL UASH DIVIDENDS,
whieh ave available in GAA of each Annual
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dividends which can be need jy part of the kecoud
and each subsequent Annual Premium therentter}
ov the dividend inay be allowed to acenmutute, and
subsequently sed in whole or in part ja the pay:
ment ot Prods. Phe business of the Company
ting PURELY UTA, ono member pays
only the ayerage cost of imsurnuce, all Burpliie
being anndilly retuned to the Volley holders
(Companies hiving a Block Capital ually retnin
alurge portion forthe Brookholders.) Phe Diy
dends paid to Poligy holders exceed
63,000,000.
Endowment Assurance Policies,
These Policies ave coming inte general vequest
As» sure and profitable javestinent for one's de-
clining yours, bhay deserve the aitention of all,
Phe sui secured by an ordinary life polley becomes
pvnilable wpon the death of fhe usured; on the
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yasnred binaelf pen his wtinining a apecitie nge,
while fall provision in made for death oovurring
prior thareto,
THE NON-FORFEITURE PLAN,
This company ovivinated and introdneed the val
nable feature known wa the Non-Porteitnre Plan
which is rapidly enperseding the old eye of life
long payments, and has revolutionized the wen
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eee
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CRAWFORD'S HOTEL,|
Dr. R, JOHNSON, |!
POBTRY.
THE YOUNG WIDOW.
She is modest, but not bashful,
Free und easy, but not bold,
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
Not too young and not too old;
Half inviting and half repulsive,
Now advancing, and now shy,
There is mischief in her dimple,
There is danger in her eye.
She has studied lnman nature,
She is schooled in all her arts,
She has taken her diploma
As the mistress of ull hearts,
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to sinile ;
Ob! a mnid is sometimes charming,
Lut a widow all the while.
Are yon sad? how very serious
Will her handsome face become ;
Are you angry ? she is wretched,
Lonely, friendless, fenrfal, dumb;
Are you mirthfal? how her laughter
Silver-sounding. will ring ont—
She can lure and catch and play you,
As the angler does the trout,
Ye old bachelors of forty,
Who have grown s0 bald and wise,
Young gullants ot five-and-twenty,
With the loye-locks in your eyes,
You may practice all the lessons
Tanght by Cupid since the fall,
But I know a little widow
Who can win and fvol you all,
Select Piterature,
SNOW BIRD, _
THE TRAPPER’S CHILD,
CONTINUED,
“You are a very precocious child, Hen-
ri, and Lam sorry to see that your preco
city takes such a direction,”
Tho direction that I took just then was
4 bee-line for that girl, I supposed that
she was an Indian, at first sight; but I
soon found out that she was as whito as 1
was, though her fuce was rather brown,
and she spoke as good English us I did,
too.”
“What did sho talk about?” asked Mrs.
Henning. ** Did you learn wiio she was?”
**No, ma'am, and that's what makes me
mad, I tried to ask her a heap of ques-
tions, but she dodged them, and beat me
atthat game, She asked me my name,
and where Ienme trom, und she found out
all about me and ma in less than no time,
1 found out nothing about her, except that
her name was Annette, and that she lived
ip the hills,”
* Annette!” oxeluimed Madame Labare
die, dropping her work, That was tho
name of your sister who was lost in the
storm, Could you judge how old she
wasp”
" Sho looked as if she might be filteon or
sixteen,”
* Annette would have been over four
ineldance, nothing more; tor it would have
been entirely impossible tor Annette to
survive the etorm in which her futher died
What else happened, my son? 1 am eure
you,” :
“Sho had been slowly moving up the
creek while we were talking, and L kept
by her side, of course. It wasn't long bes
fore we were Joined by & man, and: the
mystery of ft was, where he cume from;
for L didn't see him unul he was walkin
on hervight hand, He was a rather old:
ish-looking man, with Jight hair on his
fnea,
like the squint of hie eyos a bit, I knew
that he conldn't be the girl's futher,
folt shy of him,
Annette spoke to hiny in some language
that 1 didn't understand, Lyeckon it must
hava been ved-akin lingo, While they
tulked together, he looked at me mighty
sharp, and made me think ofa rattosnake,
"Tan glad to see you, my brave boy,'
he sald, when Annette had finished what
she hnd to say, ' 1 am toll that you come
from Honning's fort, aud that your name
is Henry Labardic,!
You, aiv,' said I, pretty short,
"+ You nro a tine boy,'soys the old chap,
‘and your mother must by proud of you, i
she is living, Do you like this wl"
Ve J allowed that sho was a mighty nloe
vh,
mis Don't, you want to go with usa up Into
the hills, to see where she lives? he ask:
til | We will take good care of you there,
and you can see a8 inch of her as you
want to,
"Ttold him that T would Ike to go,
some other time; but Thad promised my
mother to be hi me early, and must be hur
rying back, J said that wea would all be
Ind to see him wand Annette atthe fortand
fiat Lhoped he would bring her there,
‘Then his face tarned pee nil of asudden,
apa hg lookud as if he was right down
mad,
tt +T will be thera soon enough te sult
them,’ he sald, 'There iano use in talk
ing, my boy; T want you, and you must
go with me, If you nve not willing to go
quietly, | shall take you by force,
"tL was pretty much riled at that, if 1
wasn't @ little soared, If Thad had a gun
ora pistol, | would have taught him to
keep his distance j but you won't les me
parry anything of that kind, 7 had noth:
ing but my knife, but T pulled that onand
told hind he had better Jet me alone, The
girl stood there, lyoking rather queerivh at
me, but said nothing,
My knile wasn't of any nse; for he
jumped avennd me, just t would have ex-
weted an ald-looking main te do, and he
Jerked the knife ouk ot my hand, ani
pbs we by both arms, quivker than you
could pay davk Robinson,
1 yelled and kicked, 48 wellasTeould,
and then he told mo itt didn’t stap that, he
would tie my bands and shut my mouth
+E didn's stop, for all his threats, and he
made them good by tying my wrists with
a biter buckskin ane pana a handker-
ehief aver my month, se i eonld anly
breathe tvengh my nase, te then trivil
to march me up the creek; but I
£0; so he tied my feet and took me up in
his arms,
‘He had just commenced carrying me
in this way, when the girl gave a sort of a
ery, and ran off like adecr, I wondered
what was the matter; but I soon found
out, for a fine-looking young chap, with a
double-barreled rifle in his hand, stepped
out from bebind a rock, and asked him
what he was doing with me.
*‘ None of your business,’ said he, as cross
as an old bear.
‘I make it my business, and I want an
answer,’
‘This is my boy, who has run away,
and Tam taking him home.’
‘That's a lie, said the Jolly young chap.
‘1 will tell you what you are, going to do
with him.’
* What? asked the man,
“You are going to put him down there,
where you stand, und then you are going
lo make tracks trom here, right away.
‘Old treckle-fuce did drop me, slap on
the bard ground, and then he jerked out a
piso! and cocked it; but you just ought to
have seen how quick the young chap whirl-
ed his rifle around, holding it by the bar-
rel, and knocked that pistol out of his
hand,
‘Now,’ says the young chap, ‘if you
know what is best for you, you. will be
making those tracks that I spoke of, with-
out loss of time. It you don't do it, I will
knock your head off from your shoulders,
as I knocked your pistol out of your hand,’
‘That's a fact,’ suid another voice; and
Tlooked around, and saw another man
standing by the side of the young chap.
{le was a queer-looking old coon, fixed np
like a trapper, and carried a mighty long
rifle, ‘That's a fact,’ says the old beaver,
‘You had bett-r take yourself off toPable
sudden, fur Georgio allers does jest what
he says he will do.’
‘Old freckle-face looked at them pretty
savagely: but he couldn't help seeing that
they were too much for him; so he gave
ne one of his strange looks, shook his fist,
und went offus sulky as you please.
‘The young chap then untied me, and
took off the handkerchief and asked me
who I was, and where I came from, [told
hin, after [had thanked him, and he said
that he and his friend would go to the tort
with me. As we went down the creck, we
met Bob Thatcher, who said that he had
been looking for me everywhore; but ho
didn’t happen to look in the plive were 1
was,
Madame Labardic, who had been list
ening to Ienri’s story with almost breath:
less interest, drew a {ine sigh as he con:
cluded, and cast upon hima glance full
of affectionate anxioty,
‘You must never go in that direction
ngalo,'she said, ‘You must never leave
the fort alone, and Tenn not permit youto
go anywhere with Robert Thatcher, whom
| must always blame for his carelessness
in ae you by yourselves, It is plain
chat you have escaped an awlul peril, and
Lthank God most heartily tor lls goodness
in restoring you tome again, But what
became of the young man who freed you
from that monster ?’
‘He came with me to tha fort—he and
that queer old coon who was withhim, 1
left them ouside, with Bob Lhatcher,
while Lhurried in hero; forl knew. that
teen, It she had lived, The name ig a co-| you would want to see me ag soon as! got
home,’
‘ Bog them to como in here, Be quick,
my son; for lum anxious to thank the
pun who has rescued my darling boy from
ous to Joan what it was that detained | such a danger,’
Henri took his cap, and started to leave
the room; but he was met at the door by
Major Henning, who was followed by two
strangors,
CHAPTER VI,
TITY BON OF A VERY NESPECTANLE FATIUER,
Major Henning was now an old man, as
hood, where Jt wasn't bald, and a freckled | V8 clearly shown by his snow-white hair
i Ho was rigged out in settlement | #a his wrinkled fico; but his figure was
" i ib (erect, his form portly, and his wir com-
Rye Boudnoned aily Wel | batt ola t manding; while his ran and manner indi.
and [| eated that the strength and spirit of his
1 stopped, of course, and | Younger days bad by no means lett him,
Of the two strangers who were with him,
ong Was & young Man apparently not over
twenty yours of age, and the other had
evidently passed his lile's meridian, ‘The
younger ona was a handsome young tel
low, with a ruddy countenance that seom-
ed crowded with good-humor, and twink:
ling blue eyes that wore tullof morviment,
A plengant smile played around hia lips,
and good-nature lurked in the locks of his
curling light hair, as well as in every cor.
ner ot his fuee; but a close observer could
have soon, under all this, evidences of a
daring spirit, avesolute will, and an une
quenchable energy, He was neatly dresa-
od in a blue flannel hunting-shirt, doerskin
lvagings and moccasins, and waa armed
with # splendid doublo-barveled vitle, two
platola, and a bowile-knife with richly or:
namented haft and sheath, Ila waa stout
ly built, and yather below the medium
hight; but he carried himself so well, and
al his motions were go graceful, that one
could hardly have notiged that bie form
Was not periect,
The older man was very tall and lank,
and by no means good-looking, Lia rough
and wWeathor-boaten aountenaune, discolor:
ol with blue stains, and his lett eye, which
was usually hall shut, gave him asingular
and unplousant appearance, Hia furm,
too, was angular aud big-jointed, and his
tangled black hair hung down his shoul-
devs in the most gaveleaa profusion, His
right eye, however, of the deepest hagel,
was very bright, intelligent aud penetrate:
ing) while his general expression was ane
of hongety pnd aimplicity, He was rough:
ly dresied, in leather hunting: shirt and
leggings, that were by ne means as glean
as they might have been, and garried a
rifle Gt nreoun langth, a hunting-knile,
being stuck in hia belt,
ning, ag he entered the reom. | Tt seems,
from the neoount af Robert Thatcher, thiv
your gon has had a narrew gavape
great peril, He was met, near the
wouldn't
and a short axe, the two latter implicants
t Hore are gome triends whom f found in
the fort newr the house,’ said Major Hen:
Madama Labardia, ay nowy as Lean judge
fring, by Awan Whe Would have carried
him off, if he had not been resoned by these
strangers,’
t 1 know it) said Madame Lahardie,
rising and advancing toward the youn
man
the {i
who bowed geacelully as he ie and peated OF
van she expended. to him,‘ Henvd stands,
has told me all about it, and I was just
blaming him for not having brought to me
his brave preserver, that I might thank him
as he deserves, IJ cannot tell you, sir,how
grateful I feel toward you. should have
had nothing more to lose, if I had Jost
Henri, and you haye saved me, as well as
my son,”
‘It was nothing, madam,’ answered the
young man, ‘1 don’t see that I deserve
any praise. I was well paid for the little
trouble I had, as it was fine sport to me.
It was plain that the man lied, that he had
no right to the boy, and I wanted to see
him git, as my friend here would say. The
mystery of the affuir is, why the fellow
should have wanted to carry off your son.’
‘Mought bev been some old grudge,’
suggested the elder stranger. * Thar's
folks that carry sech things about with
them ontil they die.
‘An old grudge! said Madame Labar-
dit, in a sort of terrified whisper, * What
can it have been? Who can havea grudge
to satisfy in that way? I will thank you,
sir, to deseribe that man to me, as exactly
as you can,”
The young stranger gave a very accur-
ate description of the appearance and man-
ner of the bald-headed and freekle-taced
man who had attempted the abduetion of
Henii Labardie. The boy’s mother listen-
ed with blanched cheeks and trembling
lips, and appeared, at the close of the des-
cription, to be entirely overcome by some
internal emotion
‘Can it be possible,’ she said, as if
speaking to herself, * that I 2m again to be
followed by trouble, that I must be struck
at through my boy? You willexcuse me,
my friends, it I retire fora few moments,
as [ am too agitated at present to remain
here?
Major Henning offered her his arm, as
she rose with difliculty, and escorted her
to the door,
‘Tam afraid that there was some truth
in your suggestion, my friend,’ he said,
addressing himsell to the elder stranger.
‘Madame Labardie has not told us much
of her history; but wa koow that hor lite
has not been free from trouble. I have
had some bitter experience of old grad
ges, myself, Ilost alittle girl many years
ago, my only child, who was drowned in
tho Platte, and I have always been inelin-
ed to suspect that a deserter from my com-
pany, whom Thad punished, had somes
thing to do with it, But I should not have
mentioned it as my wife is so easily affect.
ed by the remberence, Now my triends,
as L hope [may eall you, there will be no
improprioty, LT trust, in asking your names
and your business,’
‘None at all, sir,’ answered the youn
man, ‘My namo is George Searle, and
ana Virginian, Ido not claim to b long
to one ol the first families, cr to be in any
way related to George Washington; but
we are a very respectable family at home,
In f ct we were sy excessively respectable,
that our respectability was tiresome to
me,
‘Tho namo of Searle is familar to me,’
sald Major Heuning, ‘Are you a relative
of tho Reverend Charles Fauquier Searle,
of Dinwiddie county ?
‘That very respectable old gentleman
has the misfortune to be my futher, sir?
‘Ileisa gentleman of the old school,
Although I saw him butonee, and that a
a time ago, T remember that 1 was
highly fmpressed by his manuers,’
‘They were always very impressive, sir;
so Impressive, In taet—1 say it without
disrespect-—as sometimes toa be tedious to
ma, i was so deeply impressed by the res
spectability und solemnity of ony house,
the attractions of which were not at allin-
oreased by the presence of my two maid-
en avots, that Tfolt obliged to leave it for
Awhile, to escape fron being bored to
death,’
‘Tam happy to olaim you as a relative,
Mr, Searle, although the relationship ta a
rather distant one; your father, I believe,
is a second cousin of mine,’
‘You may be sure that he was well
aware of that fret, sir, He has a genea-
logy of the Seale family, whigh extendas
to its farthest and minutest ramifleations,
Ile gave we a letter to you, saylug that [
would) probably find you at St. Louis,
which he believes to bo situated at the ex-
treme limit of clviligation, Twas on my
wuy to this post, whon I happened te mect
this fing boy,’
‘Tam glad that you have antved sately,
You will need ne ante introduetion ta
Mrs, Henning, who is vejoled at meeting
a relative heve in the wilderness,’
Searle bowed to Mrs, Henning, in the
courtly style of the ‘old school,’ and that
lady acknowledge the salutation with her
usual grace and affibility,
‘You must not suppose, major,’ sald the
young gentloman, aa ho resumed bia seat,
‘that Dhave any veal business in this re-
gion, T must contess that 1 am merely
waveling for pleasure and exoltement, ani
I find ita vory agreeable change fiom the
monotony of home, My eavetul father tur
hished me with 4 letter ta a gentleman ia
St, Louis, who engaged wy eld friend,
jhere, ta ack as a soibol bearleader and
jtutor during my campaign tn the wilder
nead, His none is Bart Swanniek, and he
can apeak for himself; for he oan talk fast
enongh whon he chooses to,
Ta be Continued,
| Wer tHe Rores,—The property of
eards contracting their length became
known asa grout mechanigal power at
the raising of the huge abelisk in the
square facing Bt. Peter's, Rome. ‘Thia
was in 1686, It waa day of great salem-
nity, ‘The Pope celebrated High Mass
and blessed the workmen, ‘The blast of
a trumpet gave the signal, and the engin-
es were ret in mation by an ingredible
number of horses. —Fifty-two wnsyecess-
fv] trials were made before the huge black
of stone was lifted from the earth. As i,
vase in the air the yopes whioh held it
‘| became so atretohed that the base of the
{vam #) column gould net be lifted upon: its
wenn:
bs
destal, when a man in the erawd called
aut, ' Wet the ropes,’ Thia was done and
immediately the immense shaft, as of its
own accords and without further aid from.
the engines Fase fo the required height
the spot where it naw