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Dec. 24, 1868, ats per bush ------+----- 2s 5da2s Ga Potatoes per bush - - --- Ils 8da 1s Gd ‘Turnips per bush --- 10d a ls Butter per lb by Tub ------ Idda lod Lard per lb - “- -- 9d p 10d “Tallow yer lb, -- 9%daldd Eggs per doz ---- -= -- 1ld als Beef perlb -----~---- -- Sida 4d Mutton per lb ------------ 2d a 3d Hides per lb ---------------- 44d - Mackerel per doz - - ----------- 251 35 Codfish per qt------------- l6sa17s Pork per'lb by carcass - - - - - -- 3d a Sd Flour per bbl ------------- 45s a 50s 16s 017s 50s u GOs 10s 43a 5s “Oatmeal per cwt. - - ------ ---- Hay per ‘Ton ------------- Pine Boards - -- Spruce Boards ------------ Business Qards, BANK OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Corner of Great George § King Streets, ; Charlottetown. President—Hon. Daniet Brenan. Cashier—Witiiam Cunpaxt, Esquire. Discount Days—Mondays & Thursdays. Mours of Business—Fom 10a.m, tol p.m. from 2 p.m to 4 p.m. UNION BANK. ‘Grofion St., Queen's Square, Charlottctown Vresident—Cuartes Paumen, Usquire. Cashier—Jauxs Anperson, Esquire, Discount Days—Wednesdays & Saturdays. dours of Business—From 10 a.m to 1p m,, from 2 p.m to 4pm, SUMMERSIDE BANK. ventral Street, Summerside, DP. E. Island aresident—Hon. Joun R. Garpiner. Cashier—E. L. Lypianp, Esquire Discount Days—Tuesdays and Fridays. Notes for Discount must bein before 11 o'clock on Discount days. Mours of Business—10 a. m., to 1 p.m. from 2 p. m., to 4 p.m. DR. J. PRICE, Physician & Surgeon, Orricx—At the SumMrnrsips Drua Store, next door to Bank, Central Street SUMMERSIDE, .... BP. E. ISLAND, October 12, 1868. “DR. JARVIS Has Removed His Residence to the House (lately occupied by Mr McKinlay) next to Thomas Hunt’s, Usq. , St Eleanor’s. He may be consulted every forenoon at the Drug Store of W.'T. HUNT & Co., Summer. Business Gards, JOWIN McKIKAY, Gommission Merchant And Auctioneer, COMMERCIAL HOTEL, SUMMERSIDE........... P. E. ISLAND. REFERENCES: J. Bentnam, Printer, Summerside, P. E. 1. J.D. McLeop, Merchant, Char'town, ‘ J, HW, Aven, St. John, N. B. Nov 19, '68 WILLIAM BEAIRS'O, Commission Merchant, Auctioneer & General Agent, WATER STREET, Summerside, ---------------- P. H. Island R. & W, I. HUNT, Commission Werchants, GENERAL AGENTS AND AUCTIONEERS. SALESROOM AND OFFICE Head of Queen's Wharf. (opposite the Store of Wm. T. Hunt & Co.) Summerside, P. E. Island. April 2 1868. ly CARVELL BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS, Commission Merchants, And Generali Agents, BANK BUILDING, QUEEN STREET, Charlotletown, - - - = = P. EB, Island WILLIAM DODD, Commission Merchant, And Auctioneer, QUEEN SQUARE, JHARLOTTETOWN--- P.E.ISLAND Established £845, GREAT DISTRIBUTION! Metropolitan GIFT GOMPANY ! | Cash Gifts to the Amount of $250,000 Every Ticket Draws a Prize! 5 Cash Gifts - - - Each $10,000 LO Ae af - - - st 5,000 60 Se ee Sli) 40 & “ Be a “ 600 BOO A! a . - : ui 100 300 “ “e e o o on 60 450 ‘5 sf : : : fs 26 GOO. te ih ° : - ul! 25 30 Elegant Rosewood Pianos Fach $300 to $500 Melodeons $75 to §150 Mach 60 to 175 ue 25 to 200 Bo “a ae 150 Sewing Machines 250 Musical Boxes 300 Vine Gold Watches $f 75 to 800 750 Vine Silver Watches (3 80 to 60 Hine Oil Paintings, Framed Engravings, Sil- ver Ware, Photograph Albums, and a large assortment of Fine Gold Jewelry, in all valued at 1,600,000 Dollars. A Chance to Draw any of the above Prizes by Purchasing a Sealed Tickot for 25 Conts. Tickets describing each Prize are Suarep in Mnvelopes and thoroughly mixed. On re- ceipt of 25 Cents, a Sealed Ticket will be drawn, without choice, and delivercd at our office, or sent by mail to any address. ‘The prize named upon it will be delivered to t e ticket-holderon paymentof one Dollar Prizes will be immediately sent to any ad- dress, as requested, by express or return mail You will know what your Prize is before you pay for it Any prize may be exchanged for another of the same value | ba Our Patrons can depend on fair dealing Rerer s.-— We select the few following names from the many who have lately drawn Valuable Prizes and kindly permitted us to publish them: S.O. Wilkens, Buffilo, New York, $1,000. Mrs I, Stuart, 70 Nelson Place, N. Y., 8500 Miss A Monroe, Chicago, l., Piano, valued at $65., W Curtis, New Haven, Gold Watch, The Trail of the Serpent. stances, and, tick with terror. Veould not | g strength of the youne noble, No Blanks 11 eng young noble desparately away trom his. young Frenchman was struck tothe earth, | « and Lionel Chester, with flashing eyes and death white face, stood in the path by my side, terrible as a young lion in his rage, |: NEW YORK General Agents for the Dominion of Canada: Life Insurance Company |: Of the ind in America, having been chartered in the year [S41 ,und commenced business in May, 1815, it has issued policies upon the lives of more than LIFE INUSRARGE COMPANY. Over Ten Million Dollars PRESIDENT: MORRIS FRANKLIN, ESQ., Vice President and Actuary: WILLIAM H. BEERS, Jr. HEAD OFFICE 112 & 114 Broadway, N.Y. BURKE & SUMMERVILLE, Herald Buildings, Montreal, The New York Is ONE OF THE OLDEST INSTVMEUTIONS During the twenty-three yeurs of its existence Fifty Thousand Persons. prize, which was pron ptly received.”"—Daily ences and favorable notices from the press. Liberal inducements to agents. guaranteed, Leery Package of Seated Envelopes; $200, Robert Jackson, Dubuque, Sewing Ma- chine, $100, Philip MeCarthy, Louisville, Ky £500, James Rogers, Washington, Musical Box, $150, Miss Emma Walworth, Milwau- kee, Wis., Piano, $500, 8.1. Ferris, New Orleans, Gold Watch, $250, know them to bee fair dealing firm”’—1. 1 Herald, Feb, 28, 1863. * Last week a friend of ours drew a $500 News, March 3,°63. Send for circular giving many more refer- Satisfaction | contains One Cash Gift i h@™ Six Tickets for One Dollar, 18 for wo Dollars, 35 for Five Dollars, 110 for} fore he Tifteen Dollars. t All Letters should be addre sed to ( PARKER, MOORE & CO. 195 Broadway, New York. |; December 17, “ 2. The Canada dress further insult to thi life derness Leould not mistake; then, as il sentence, ror. ‘ scornful smile curved. his haughty lips himsell up with a crestlallen air, began to lenee, sternly, follow you.” Peer nt | REQUIESOAT IN PACE, A REPLY TO THR BEEUTIFUL LINES WHICH WELLE WRIPTEN BY Til TATE MRS, KELLY. SHORTLY BEFORE HER DEATIL, Pure sweet spirit thon art now at rest, Thy trust in 1. He knoweth all things best—_ Wor thee, iudecd, it would be vain to wee.p i Do we not know thut his beloved sleep? Not death. cold death, but everlasting bliss— A world of love, of light and heppiness Is in thy sleep, which will forever be Glorious and bright to eternity. The shining wreath is twin'd aronnd thy brow, Sweet auyels guard thee, love thee, bless the now ; And with this lund tio dost unceasing sing Praize without eud to the Almighty King The true, fin) friends thou leavest here on earth Cannot but bless thy new and holy birth— Bren while they weep their dire and bitter loss, God give them grace to bear this heavy cross. And p'tups His love, s0 holy ix Lis will, May give thee pow'r to hover ‘round them still, Leaving their hearts to peacefulness, thro’ pray'r Blest inthe thought to ‘meet each other there,” And when, like thee, their earthly course Lo sing in praise, ** O Lord, thy will be doi JEATIICE J Torryburn, N+ B., Dee. Ist, 1863. Sel 1 ect Hiteraturs,| ~ ROSE TERRACE ; on, Continued. | Tam never brave nnder any cirun- long defend myself a Minst the drunken T uttered a faint cry of despair, and turned my face At that mo- ment a step caine crashing through the unde to rewlize the vicinity ot a third person the *Dastard!” he hissed. ** Dare to ad-|! acy, and your shill pay the forfeit ‘Thank heaven, Lionel! Tam safe!” |! Ile turned to lilt me quite in his arms as |! I spoke, gazing into my face with a ten-|! * You will not—” think, I have even Witys Dismiss him and his words alike trom your mind, Lillian, nor allow your peace to be disturbed by the ranting of a half-dranken fool. Le shall settle this score witn me at atime not far distant!” Twas fiightened at the dark frown which wrinkled that handsome forehead, and hastened to say, with great inward twepe- dation, though out dl calinness,— ‘© No, Lord Chester, you must promise that) you never again will exchange words with the marquis on this subject Do not shake your head—for I have my own good reasons for requiring it.” * Reasons, Lillian? State them, ond 1 may be convine:d.” * Ido not know that Tean explain my- self perfectly,” I continued, still uafalter- ingly; ** but the thought came to me this afternoon, us I stood in terror before that man’s bold eyes, and heard his insulting words, that—that I was not quite cireum- stanced like other girls of my age, It secmed, for the tune, that all who chose had aright to scoff and jocr at my moth- er’s daughter, even as hedid. Eknow there is a taystery about the seclusion of my life at Rose Parrace; Tncver receive visitors ; ofthe many young ladies who pass the park gates daily 1 know not one; and 1 taney any ride by with averted faces if] chanced to be within sight I do not know why this is; I scarce y know whe- ther itis all, exceptin my own imagina- toi. But tue thought has weighed hea- vily in my mind cyer sincc—you know when, Lionel,” Ie was loaning carelessly agatast a tree, surveying me attentively, 1 faltered sad- ly here, tor L could not wlude to the night und mamini’s disgrace without tears. He understood the imperf et meaning, and changed his position for one nearer me, while a look of deepest pity stole over his fiea, “Poor little girl!” he s-il, softly. throwing one arm around any shrinking form, The look—tho tender words—the firm clasp of his arm, almost unerved me. I knew I should uot be able to s jmiust if remained within miignetism of touch, aud withdrew my- rowth behind, and before Ehadtime | s : y what I of that quickly, **T have something more to say, Lion- 1, DT resamed, with forced composure, rou know I am only seventeen, and I less of the woman wbout ime thin most girls of that age 1 inderstand very little of the world and its But some of the knowledge which avery unprotected woman should have 1S LO Come to me of late, and revealed to ne what L never saw before. Lionel—l snow Rot bow to avod displeasing you by this that Tam about to say—but EF must We publish no names without permission : suddenly remembering himself, put me |sperk. J understand now how ny name Opinions of the Fress. away trom hin, must suffer by its mingling with yours—I “ They are doing the largest business; the] '* Walk slowly back to Rose Terrace, | know what the work says of Lord Chests firny ix reliable, and deserve their success.” | Lillian, and Ewill shortly join you, Lhave Kindn« sto Marguerite Bernard's daugh- — Weekly Tribune, Feb 7 something to say to this man which you tor, Phisis why I wish you fo pay no “We have examined their system, and} Wust not hear. heed to words of the Margnis D’Orme. I was troambling so Violently when I My fears preuented-a completion of this | ceased speaking that Lwas was obligcd to I grew faint with a new ter- * Fight him, Lilly?” he interpred, anda * No; he is quiet beneath a gentleman's | | notice.” At this the marquis, who had picked |t luster alittle, and obedient to Lionel’s mperative gesture, I left them together, || Thad seareely gone a dozen yards be- | valiantly ;—‘*so happy that the ri vined me, There was nothing of | endertc trow my hand through his arm in cold si- | forever. { sadly as Tshall miss you, Lord Chester and sadly as Tshall miss you, Lord Chester must come no more to Rose ‘Perrace.” ‘* How came you to be wandering alone n those woods, Lillian 2? he asked, almost * Tt was fortunate L chanced to} * Twas tired, and wanted a walk,” 1 answered, wearily, very sitbout his manner now, and he} test of my lite m ‘It was wrong, Ij w support myself by the back of a garden thair which stood near. He looked at me With # strange expression ou his faee, and would have spoken had I not detained tiny with a gesture, * You must have anticipated what all his lends to, my Jord. Yon have been very kind tome. and I have been so happy—” suffocation threatened me here, bat Leonquered it, and went on scollee- ion of iny past happiness will make the isersble when it has fed And yet, kind as you bave been Tdid not look at him; T dared not; rembling like an aspen-leat [stood almost ting with the strugele it had cust me tk that wretched: sentence. There moment's pavs», and then Lord s " side. in ; whee 1 iv pee A ne ‘| hana St. Eleanor’s, May 18, 1868. and bus paid in losses $50,000 to the families and Life Assurance Company know, but T wa \ lonely < Chester's passionite Ww ords cut through : representatives of those who have deceased while roe . Poor ¢ hild he said, the silence. DR. J. Ni FULLER, menibers of the Company. Established 18-47. And straightway I began to weep, likea} ‘My god! And you ean stand there, — child, at the words of sympathy. Lillii and calmly speak my banishment, Graduate ol Bellevue Hospital, Annual Income Incorporated under Special Act of Parliament.| **O my lord! Do you know what the —Oh, you speak fa'sely when you call EXCEEDS p OPH TESS the Marquis D’Orme suid of me? Did you] yourself a child! You area woman, and Managere-A. G. Ramsay, F.0, A.) hear-—” cold as marble! | Medical College, H. 4). Office in the residence of Rev. Mr. DesBrisay, on Water Street—directly opposite the Establislineut of J. L. Holman, Esq., *,* All calls promptly attended to. Summerside, October 15, 1868. THOMAS KELLY, Barrister - at - Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC, &. SUMMERSIDE, - - + - P. B. ISLAND. North British and Mercantile INSURANCE COMPANY. + “FIRE AND LIFE. CAPTAL: TWO MILLIONS, Sterling. CINEF OFFICES: 64 Princes Street, Edinburgh. GL Threadneedle Street, London. Risks taken daily, in Townand Conntry, at the office of the Agent, Reading room Building, Doreiester 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., &c. AMERICAN AND Iranian Mannie coy- stantly on hand. Can furnish Gravestones and Monuments ata Jose price than any other establishment in the Provinces, and pay a duty besides, 0G Onvuns can be left at Bertram's Book Store and at D, Exman’s, Esq., Summerside, or sent to j A, W. ANDRES, Point Du Chene, June Lith, 1868. ROCKLIN HOUSE, Kent Street, Charlottetown, ‘SIMON D. FRASER, PROPRIETOR, Pormanent and Transient Boarders will find tho above House to give satisiaction, Chitown, Jane 15, 1868, dividends which can be used in part ot the and each subsequent Annual Premium thereafter or the dividend may be nilowed to accemutate, and only the average cost of insurance, all surplis a large portion for the Stockholders.) dends paid to Policy holders exceed Four Million Dollars. A SAFE INVESTMENT. The instances are many within the experience of every Life losurance Company, in which the pro- ceeds of & Policy has saved from poverty the sur Vivors of those who bave thus made provision for their wants in times of prosperity and health A wife way insure the lite of ter husband for her own benefit, aud ehould she survive him, the amount of the insnrance will be payable to her free from any claims against hig estate; and in case of the death of he wife before that of the husband, the amount of the imsurance may be made payable to her children, THE COMPANY DECLARES ANNUAL CASH DIVIDENDS, which are available in payment of each Annunl Premium, All the insured in this Company receiv subsequently used in whole or in part ia the pay: ment of Premiums. The business of the Company being PURELY MUTUAL, each member pays being aunuuilly returned to the Policy holder (Companies having a Stock Capital usually re’ The Divi | 9 $3,000,000. Endowment Assurance Policies, These Policies are coming into general request Asn sure aud profitable investment for one's de clining years, they deserve the attention of all. The sum secured by an ordinary life polley beecmes available upon the death of the assared; on the Endowment plan the amount is received by the assured [ninself upen his attaining a specitied aye, while full provision is made for death occurring prior thereto, THE NON-FORFEITURE PLAN, This company originated and introduced the val uable feature known as the Non-Forfeitare Plin which is rapidly snperseding the old systent of life long payments, and bas revolutionized the xystem of Life Insurance in the United States, and whieh has been adopted (generally in a less favorable form) by all Life Companies. A party, by this table, after the second year, cannot forfert any part of what has been paid ins TS" Tables of Rates, Cirenlars, Examples of Divdienda, Porma, &e., can be bad by applying to the Ayent, at Charlottetown. MEDICAL EXAMIMERS: Dr. MACKIESON, Dr. R. JOLNNSON. Agent for P. EB, Island: HENRY A. HARVIE. Ch'town Nov 19, 1868, Medical Jobn V. Thurgar, Esq-Revy Wm Scovil, A M Alex. Charles Merritt, Esq. ‘ Medical Advisers—Drs, Warding & Mclaren panies, and the rates which are founded on || the higher interest obtainable in Canada than in Great Britain, aro lower than those of British and Anierican Offices, time of assured LIMITE —_—_——. c HALIFAX, N, S. Honorary Directors: The Hon Edvard Kenny, The Hon $. L. Shannon, The Hon Jolin W. Ritchie, l William Ilare, Esq. Adviser—W.3. Almon, Esq. MD i «Agent—M B Almon, Junr. FAINT JOHN. N.B, the park gates, Honorary Directors. Jardine, Esq-Johin Boyd, Esq Agent—James G Forbes. | The Terms and conditions of Assurance of |! this old established Company, are as liberal honored, and unrestricted as those of other good com- Endowment Policies payable during life- Policies payable during a NuMmbeER of years. Liberal regulations as to foreign residence, travel and occupation, Acests ron P, I. Istann . Charlottetown—-W. D. Srewanrt, Summerside—J. Benrram, Medical Advisey—¥. 1). Bern, M.D. Tables of Rates for the more general forms of Life Assurance, and eyery information may be obtained at any of the Agencies, which are established on the Island. J. W. MARLING, General Agent. October 29, '68 8m HANFORD BROTHERS, Suceessors to Thomas Hanford, Commission Merchants, And General Ayents. 1t NORTH MARKET WHARE- SAINT JOHN, N. B. Chas, U, Hanford Fred. S.tlanford cause her te: strong heart Wwe Lillian, which I bad forgotten to deli Vill you walk up to the house with me, | Lillian!” which had happened in iny lite of lated TL made a resolution—a resolation which back from the postion of right-doing into ( ig . trom which L would not shrink. And when | Lionel returned, with the same cold gravi- | ty in his face, 1 had almost entirely re: |, gained my composure, and was thus en: | abled to say, with tolerable calumess,— “Hush, hush, little one!” he eried, in ” ¥ { **No—no! It is not wholly that, but I—|1 vb, take me home! Eshall be better soon! Lord Chester lilted me in his arms as} ¢ hough LT were an infant, and ea Ilo held me closely—so closely hat Tfelt the rapid beating of his great, |, gainst my own; it frighten- ied me du} y silence, While I sobbed helplessly upon his | shoulder, Iie paused abruptly, with the air of one = - sudden agitation; do not weep! Will) who has spokeaungdardedly, and turned HEAD OFFICE HAMILTON, ONTARIO. eur proad Lillian allow such a tille tola most flereely away, walk’ng quite out Capital-One Million Dollars!) Weight. [le did not return for tall: five ninutes, and then eame and faced me. eV OU quite right, Miss Meivile,” he suid coldly, ‘and have spoken well and ely. 2 will como no more to Rose Lea, ? I shivered as he said ity ob, it wasa bit er, bitter struggle. ** More than that,” Lord Chester con- iy al me at lust into stillness, the intensity ol | inyed, « Lwill leave for London—Eng- his clasp, and Lasked him to allow me. to ind—will put oceans between us, so that k. Ile complied instantly, but in. si: |} enee, and neither spoke until we entered | , Then Lionel said,— “Thave a message for your mamma wv, rather, wait here until 1 return 2” | *¢T will wait h re,” T said. ‘ sell forever from your life, yyno possible chanee shall my name wain cust reproach on that ot Lilliay Melville. Twillimarry, and remove my- We shall p rt h Will you say gooa vye, ry hour, v Ab, it was crucl of him! My face voud not hid my sufferings, but grew Ile led me to a seat near by, raised my paler at his every word, and to his lips, and left me. And alter! ie had gone Lt kissed the bund he had su} | Part how-—Lionel? So soon!? “Why not? Itoou take,o wuch heed othe world’s undicious censure, and so Anil then Tealmly thought of what had | little friendship of one who traly regards happened that day and of many things mive me agony even in contemplation,bat | , * If you please, Lionel, PE sbould like to talk with you alittle while, Are you in too great haste to listen 2” “No, Lillian,” he replied, with some surprise marking his handsome face. * 1) am neyer in haste when you Wish to be otherwise.” It was nothing unusus! for him to wae statements of this kind, so [ passed hi- response over us a thing of course, | LT have been thinking,” IL commenced, | unsteadily, © of what that man said—wiich | Lam thankful you did not he. Itis tar, | fav trom being trae, as you know, and | know; but because even he, that bad man, has said i—" Ilis coldness was gone in a moment; his | eyes fl shed, and he set his teeth firuly | together, * Whatever he has dared to insinuate | shall be dearly paid for,” be said, fiercely. “But yet the knave is not wordt bevding. jain. an O@egant man you, we will end the faree atonce.” Tho bitter word's seemed to feree me mo of decided wrong. And yet 1 was surely not in error, | thought. is lost * on gave Lion “The wemon who hesitates That one moments indeci ol an adyantoge which he was not slow to improve, Ile come Liose to me, and drew ine towards him, gazing tenderly down into my sorrowful tace, It go Liliana?” How could Lanswer yes? I broke out with sobs and tears. © Oh, my lord! You are so mach older md wiser thant! Do you decid, for 1 eannotl? “Nay,” he said, gently, ‘you muet mate the decision; T will take upon my- avi no responsinility in the matter. le clle. Butiet me speak this assurances hove is no one in the world who honors a pare woman more than Lionel Chester.” I could not doubt him. Lwas too yeung and loving to anderstand that the tho very selfishness which could induce ot the anuse lis idle hours with tie pratile of jorbode him t) wed, to the hasgard of hea world, to a young, unsophisticated girl, whom pride hearts peace, should have cendemned Lin In my sight foreve. And so Lord Chester mrint ined his position at Rose ‘Lerrace, CHAHTER VI. Not long after this Lord Chester wag kind enough to take me to the studio of auartist friend, It was a great plearure tome, for [was an edthusiastic admirer’ ofart, Myr. Vere—that was the artists name—devoted himself entirels to us— out of regard for Lionel, of course—adding much to my enjoyment by his brilliant conversation. Indeed, I am. afraid thet my interest in the pai iter and his’ pictures: sed me to be jnuttentive to Lord: ‘ster, Who was prone to be 2 little ex- acting, for he grew qnicé and taciturn, - and withdrew himself front us, leaving me alone with Mr. Vere, T had just become aroused to a senso of lis displeasure, and was planning how coull avert it, when another. patiy eniered the studio, which was already hall illed with visitors; evidently these adies—for lidies they were—were people of distiction judging by the commotion their arrival created. ‘They were three in humber—a lady of perhaps forty years of age, very beautiful, still, of face aud torm, with two lovely gir’ Surely [ had seen the elder lady belore ; but where ? Memory refused to answer. I stood look- ing at them as they moved gracefully rouud the rooms, and became conscious of a singular fact; the younger of the girls, the least haushiy of the two—was the li ing image of mysel{—of me Lillian Mei- ville. ashere was the same mass of yellow hair—the same great blue cyes—the sane tiny, restless figure, Even the dimple which refused a mate, and marked but one side of my face, was reproduced in uers, I was startled by the resemblance, “That ts Lady Trevanion,* said Mr. vere, observing my elose attention to the new-comers, ‘and her bewitching dau- ghters, the ladies Maud and Mary. Goo heavens, Miss Mellville what a- starting resemblance! Do you observe it, my lord ?? This last to Lionel, who had approach- ed us hurriedly, ‘Between whom? Lady Trevanion and her eldest daughter? Yes, pardon me Miss Melville, for hastening your move- ments, but L have an imperative engage- ment at four, and it lacks but thirty ii- nutes of that hour,” ‘Tam entirely at your service, my lord ’ I replied, observing that his reasons for wishing me to go were not light onus; and with thanks to Mr, Vere for his polite attention we leit the room, but not before { hud bestowed a parting glance upon Lady Trevanion, whom | now recognized as the Jady Sally and I had encountered, yenrs betore near Rose Terrace, Lord Chester bowed as we passed the lidies and [ fancied that he placed himselt between them and me, as il to sereen me trom ther observation, on onr way to the door. Wher we were safely in the car- riage he breathed a sigh of relict. “You are acquainted with Lady Tre- vianiou, Lionel?’ I questioned, * Yes—no—that is,” he replied, in con- fusion, **Lhave met her onee ov twice. wl we diive immediately ty Ruse Vers wee, Lillian 2?” Tsaid yes. and tried to bring the con- veysution bi to Lady Treyanion, about whom my curiosity was strongly excited ; but Lionel evidenced so mneh unwilling- ness to tulk of her, seeming half-emba.- 1 dul my persistency in adhering to tha subject that Lat length unwillingly dvopped it, Tvd Chester was not in snch haste now ; we drove hoine quite leisuresy, aud on ar- riving there he readily accepted mamina’s invituuon to dinner, ‘The day thus passed delighttully to me, Late in the eveniug, as Lsut behind him listening to his con- versation, le said tomeabruptl.— ‘© You like Ilenry Vere, then Lillian 2” Fora momenttdid not know to whom he alludedand Linguired, with no atiec- tation of forgetfulness, — ‘dienry Vere! whois that? Oh! Tbog your pardon! Yes—t like him very muen; he is very entertaining.” It vident that my shorness of me- mory afurded Lord Cuester no displea- sure, ** Poor Ienry 1” he said, amusedly. Tis vanity would receive a death-blow did ho Know how soon he was forgotten, 1 fans 4 ty, Lilly, he thinks you are lavorably im- pressed.” “Oh! do you?? T said. in dismay. *Wiy, IT was merely civil to him, Is he so vain, then}? ** Par trom it,” was the hasty respons” ; for Liok @; was never ungenerous to the absent. ‘but you displuyed so much pleasure and interest in his conversation, Lilly, that the poor fellow’s delusion is quite a natural one.” There was silence after this for some tew minutes; then I said, with humility,-— * Lionel, L think it may be better it you lo vot tuke me to such plices in the tu- ture” ‘And why, my whimsical girl?” “Because—weil, Um airaid L do nos con uct myselt- as you wish. You wera quits d spleased this morning because [ uilked so much with Me. Vere, and Tam sure L did not mean to be bold ox forward; vuto course | must haye appeared so, or sou would not have ben displeased with 1.@.” * You bold or forward, Liliy? Truly these faults are the last of which I should aceuse you!” "On! are they?” This with undisguis. ed yleasure. **Thans you! But then why were you angry?” His face Hushed, “* Never mind that now, Lilly; go get your guitar and sing to me. You must earn not to heed my temper. There, lit tle ore, Lam ready to heten.” (Vo be Continued.) os King Charles XV., of Sweden, has recently refused to sign a death warrant ugainst a woman convicted by one of the tibunals of poisoning. His Majesty declared at the same time, that for the future no e pital execttion should take place in his kingdom, and that if the death penalty were not abolished dy law, he desired it should be.