€ Summers AND WESTERN PIONEER. wal, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AGRICULTURE, AND NEWS. Vol. 2. Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Thursday, February 28, 1867. No. 2. THE Summerside Journal 18 PRINTED AND PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY EVENING, bY BERTRAM & BARNARD, AT THEIR OFFICE, CENTRAL STREET, TERMS: as ne year, in advance, s. Sil. ‘ wey toe he “half advance, 7s. Gd. atthe end of year 9s. Persons getting up cLuns of TEN Subscribers will be entitled tu the Jounnat tor one year, The following gentlemen haye consented to act as aGENts, and they are authorized to re- ceive monies and give receipts,on our account: Charlottetown—W. E. Dawson, Esq. : Henry Ilarvie, Esq. Centreville—Major Wright, Esq. Upper Bedeque—Wm. G. Strong, Esq Tryon—George tuttart, Esq Crapaud—Charles Collit. St. Bleanor’s—W. T. Ilunt & Co Miscouche—Joseph B. Perry. 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E, Island: C AR D WILLIAM BEAIRSTO, Commission Merchant, Auctioneer & General Agent, WATER STREET, Summerside, ---------------- P. E. Island James Greenough, FLOUR Commission Merchant. No 47 Commercial Street Corner of Clinton Street - - - - - BOSTON POBTRY. ~ SUNNY DAYS IN WINTER. Summer is a glorious season, Warm, and bright, and pleasant; But the past is not a reason- To despise the present; So, while health can clim the mountain, And the log lights up the hall, There are sonny days in winter, after all! Spring, no doubt, hath faded from us, Maiden-like in charms; Summer, too, with all her promise, Perished in our arms; But the memory of the vanished Whom our hearts recall, Maketh sunny quys in winter, after all! True, there’s scarce a flower that bloometh, All the best are dead; But the wall-flower still perfumeth Yonder garden bed; And the arbutus, pearl-blossomed, Hangs its coral ball; There are sunny days in winter, after all! Summer trees are pretty,—very, And I love them well; But this holly’s glistening berry None of those excell; While the fir can warm the landscape, And the ivy clothes the wall, There are sunny days in winter, after all! Sunny hours in every season, Wait the innocent; Those who taste with love and reason What their God has sent; Those who neither soar too highly, Nor too lonely fall, Feel the sunny days in winter after all! Then, although our darling treasures Vanish from the heart; Then although our once loved pleasures One by one depart, Though the tomb looms in the distance, And the morning pall, There is sunshine, and no winter all! WILLIAM DODD, Commission Merchant, And Auctioneer, QUEEN SQUARE, CHARLOTTETOWN --- BP. EB. ISLA "PHOMAS ILANFORD, AUCTIONEER Commission Merchant, ST. JOHN, N. B. Nov 1, 1865 C. L. RICHARDS, Importer and Wholesale Dealer in British & AHorcign Groceries 4, North Wharf, ST. JOHN, - - - NEW BRUNSWICK Dec. 6, 1866. ly J. F. 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Send in your orders immediately PROUD & McCOUBREY, Queen Street, Charlottetown, Jan. 10, 1867, ly employ MEN TAILORS. aranteed, Apply at A. McSWEEN. anuary 17, 1867, Select Zitorature. Ten Years and Two Hearts. BY BELLE RUTLEGE. A surtry midsummer day was dying out ina halo of gold and purple clouds, on which the sun sank regally to rest be- hind the long line of western hills lying back of the old seasida town of Newburg. And the refraction of his last beams, burnished with kaleidoscopic hues, the ancient, wood-colored houses, the white, dusty highway stretching inland, the fraited orchards, the green meadows. that erept almost down to the shore, the we reedy marshes, the blue sea, spreadit away eastward like a glassy mirror, ¢ the wide, sandy beach, lett dry and hard by the down tide, It was a glorious sunset—such as often comes with the heart of summer, when the day, wearied with its intensity of heat, gladly folds itself away among the shadows of the long, gray twilight; and the pure, cool, blessed night brings refreshment on its wings. And so this avid, stifling day over the old seaside town of Newburg. Just as the last red rays of the sun slanted over the sea, the door of a ey square, old-fashioned mansion on a swell of land near the shore at the edge of the town was thrown wide open, and Margaret Brent—old Judge Brent’s only dangh came forth, with her straw hat hung over her arm. “Tam going down tothe beach to catch a breath of cool air, father,” she said, glancing back to the dignified-looking, white-haired old gentleman who sat in the great arm-chair on the piazza that skirted one side of the house. ‘ Tell Carl, if he returns from town before Iam back, that he will find me there.” “Yes, Ma et. But you know this is his last evening at home; and there is much I would say to him, so don’t make a long stay, my daughter.” “Well, father; but I must see if old Neptune has not a cooler breath down by the water's edge than he sends us up here,” and then the girl passed on—down tha sloping avenue, out into the road, trom which she soon turned in a well- trodden path bordered with stunted, briery bushes, till she came to the hard, gray sands that stretched tuwvay below, With slow steps—eagerly drinking in the cool, salt sea-breeze, which just curled the crest of the low, droning brakers that broke lazily on the beach—Margaret Brent walked along the shore. ‘The tide was out; andall along the shore the ocean Was very calm and gentle, save where, at the of wlong, rocky reef, dangerous always to the mariner on that coast, it broke with a whirling, eddying flow, that sounded up distinctly to Margaret's ears, and enticed her towards it, And so she walked down the beach, and over the rocks, until she gained the outermost one, against whose base the waters washed and eddied constantly, Standing there—sending hereyes abroad over the waves growing dusky with the falling twilight, dimly discerning the white-sailed vessels riding in the offing. then bringing her vision back to the waters curling at her feet—Margaret involuntarily murmured those lines of Tennyson :— ‘* Break, break, break, At the foot of thy crags, O sea! And I would that my heart could utter The thoughts that arise in me.” “When those thoughts are uttered, let me be the listener, dear Margaret,” said a voice behind her just asthe conclading words of the quotation had passed her lips; and, tuthing, Margaret beheld her adopted brother, Carl Brent, beside her. A faint color suffused the girl's cheek as she answered: ‘Your sandals must be fairyshod, Carl, that you steel upon me th this way. But you did not stay long at the village tu-night. I hardly expected you back so soon, and so came down to the beach a few minutes to get a breath of air, But we will go up to the house, now, tor father bade mo not to linger.” ‘Not just yet. Stay a little, Margaret. T hurried back because I wanted to have a little talk with you; and I am glad that [ found you here. Let us sit down a few moments, Margaret.” The youth went on speaking rapidly ; and his cheek was flushed hotly, as) Mar- garet’s own had been when he suddenly appeared beside her. It was a sudden, impetuous avowal he poured forth, there, in the evening shadows, with Margaret Brent and the eddying waters for listeners —the old, old story of youthinl love and winbition, And the girl beside him—how did she answer? As the moon sways the tides of the huugry sea, so her heart went out responsive to her lover's, Margaret.” said Carl, after a little pause, * Margaret, you haye allowed me to tell you of my great love and regard for you, who are so much my superior. {know my presumption; but I will try to render myself worthy of you, and I anow I can succeed. IT am ambitious; and your father shall yet look with pride upon me. I can do and dare anything, it I only felt sure that you loved me.” **Carl, Ido love you very mue the girl, sottly, glancing into the s handsome of the youth at her side, “But, Carl, remember £ am full two years older than you. And perhaps you may change; you are going away to mingle in hew scenes, and you may meet others, Do you know your own heart sufficiently yet to the happiness of both our lives upon your present decision 2” ‘*Do IT know my own heart, dearest Margaret?” said the youth reproachfully. “Ask yonder sea-bird, sweeping in from its long flight over the waters, if it knows its mute in the nest yonder in the reedy marshes; ask the tides ifthey acknowledge not the wl-potent sway of the queenly moon, Iknow, Margaret, that I loveand worship you nowy, and ever shall, whatever fate the years of tho future may hold for me; and that this fate shall be no meagre one, I feel in my own ambitious heart and bounding pulses, I shall win a name and tume to lay at your feet in reward for your present condescension,” “Shy no more, Carl.” replied the girl. trusttully, ‘I do not, and will never doubt you, And I teel sure that you will succeed in life, and ascend to the heights ofa great and noble manhood; and I shall be very proud of you, and happy in your greatness,” ‘Dearest Margaret, your love would inspire me to the subjugation of the world, if Lwere a warrior like those of olden Greek days; but my field must lie in the world of letters, and I shall pass my fi college year absent from you and this home in toiling hard in view ale reward that is to come with the future, But your father? Do you believe he will look favorably on a poor, ainbitious boy, whom he has fostered beneath his roof, as the future husband of his only daughter? Per- haps we had best not speak to him of our love until I have proved some claim to it hy one years hagd study,” said the youth, half regretfully. “LT do not know, Carl. Father has always been so kind to you—and to me, too—that I feel almost sure he would not refuse his consent to our happiness; but perhaps it would be the best plan to wait until you ave home again next year before we speak to him!” replied Margaret. “But see, Carl! It is going to rain, and we have been so wrapped up in each other, that we have not observed that heavy cloud which has risen so rapidly. We must go home, now,” aud the girl rose. * Yes—asndden shower after this hot day, Come, my Maggie! Let me lilt you over these rocks—for you can searce- ly see in the darkness, And your father will be getting anxious. We will not speak to him of our happiness now ; but in one short year I shall proudly claim a right to openly love you;” and thus, im- pulsively, eagerly talking, the youth hur- ried his comp:nion over the reeks, along the beach, and up the path leading to th great house on the cliff, while the rain bemm to full in heavy drops, and the thunder began to mutter hoarsely through the cloudy yaults of sky. Let me now briefly explain who was this eager, ambitious youth who had thus wooed old Judge Brent's only daughter, Ten years previous, a poor, dying widow —one of that class who occupy a humble rank in the social seale — confided her triendless, eight year old boy to the kind, yenerous Judge’s compassion. At first, the Judge bethought himself only to place the lid among his servants, though giving him rather more than an ordinary hive- ling’s position and care; bat the lad’s am- bition for study avrested his attention, and, having no sons of his own to beay up his tunily name, he suddeniy decided to adopt him. Thus the widow’s son was placed in the family of the great man ol Newburg on a footing with his own motherless daughter; he received his kind adopted father’s name, was sent to the village academy, and now stood ready for the collegiate career upon which he was to depart next day. Margy Brent was tygenty, and two years older than Carl, She was a_ girl of superior tients, highly accomplished as well as thoroughly eduedted; she pos- sessed some beauty of person, strict, up- right principles, aud a taithiul, womanly heart. Carl, as has been sen, ygas ambitious and manly-beyord his years; he was also frank, generous, and impulsive. ‘These latter qualities, c6mbined with an extreme- ly handsome physique, rendered him a great favorite with ally; and there was none to Whisper that his ambition, without the guide of true principle, would prove a bane instead of «a curse to his own heart no less than to that of his benefactors daughter, who had, that summor night, intrusted it into his keeping. A year swung round upon its golden axis, with its fruity autumn, its white winter of rest, and its wealth of blossoms, and Carl came home from his first summer vacation having spent the shorter inter- vening ones at college; and inthe long dreary summer days the old life was re- newed atthe seaside home. There were pleasant rides, rambles over tha wide beach, and sails over the broad, blue sen, A year of college life had improved Carl muoh, softening down what had been rovgh and brusque in his manner; bat there was still the same impetuous, ardent nature breaking through, and Margaret felt glad that the old ways were not wholly gone, A month of this long summer vacation went by; and during this time neither Carl nor Margaret, happy in each other's society, had spoken of their engagement to the Judge. ** Wait till [ am about re- turning to college, Maggie; and then we will go to him and ask his consent, I know he will not refuse it,” said the youth, as she ackhowledged the introduction, ** And I think I can understand now why your brother was so ehary of mention of his lovely sister.” The lady's tone and look savored of com- pliment, but they did not fail to render Margaret secretly uncomfortable, though she replied, politely :— : * And Lam very happy to meet you, Miss Branscomb.” And then she turned to reply to the Then the tenor of their summer dream of quiet was broken up by the arrival of Curls chum, Paul Branscomb, a hand. | soree, talented young man, some tour! yours s senior, Branscomh had pro- mised Curl to ** drop in upon him” some} time during the vacation; and only needed | the hospitable urging of the Judge and his} chum to induce him to linger a few weeks | in the cool old seaside town, Margaret | had heard mach of his friend's talents and worth from Carl; and she found him equally attractive in mind and personale. 1s gentlemanly and polished; with ure that might have been modelled; the Apollo of the old Greeks, and | rof avich chesnut brown, which he wore in long waving locks, gracefully falling on his neck. Margaret’ playtully told Carl that he reminded her of por- traits of the great German poct Schiller.” His manner possessed more natural grace and ease than Carl's, and bespoke the early influences of a whole life surrounded by refinement, wealth, and culture; yet Margaret would not have exchanged her loye mpetuous, rugged nature, for all the polish of this gentleman who was never betrayed from his gracetul ease and sell-possession, Brancom)'s home lay in the interior of one of the Middle States, where the breeze blew warmer, tempered by the heats of the near southland; hence this quiet home, in the old town by the Atlantic, would have possessed a singular tascination for him, had not Carl's companionship and the socicty of his fair adopted sister given added charms to it. So the proposed visit of a few weeks was lengthened into the remnant of the long vacation, and the two friends returned to college in| company. Carl found no leisure to speak to the Judge concerning the relation he | secretly occupied to Margaret; each agrec- ing that the future would hold a better time for this avowal, when Carl had mounted another round on the ladder of ambitious study. When the ensuing short spring vacation came, Carl wrote that he had accepted his chun's invitation to visit his home, and his letter was replete with anticipations of the approaching pleasure. Margaret checked the rising throb of disappointment, for she had hoped he would run down to Newburg; and replied: **Go, by all means, Carl. We should be very selfish to wish to deprive you of the change; be- sides, we shvll one day have you with us entirely.” For, as Carl had entered col- lege as sophomore, he was to graduate with his third year, and then return home to study luv with the old Judge, And so Carl accompanied his chum to his home of wealth and luxury. True, his visit was short, but it was sufficiently long to plant the seeds of discomfort, not to call it by the stronger name ot jealousy, in Margaret's heart. Ie meant to give no ping when he wrote of the pride, beauty, and accomplishment of Paul Branseomb's elder sister Marie, or the grace and play- tulness of the young Julia; but every word stung Margaret to the quick. ‘He is drawing a comparison between us,” sho mentilly said; and then she checked her- self, and evied, ‘I am jealous and toolish, and I will guard against it. I live here so quiet and secluded, that I am getting in- tected with all sorts of nervous fancies, 1 am glad Carl has found new friends to en- joy himself with.” But she could not re- train from lingering over these letters, and particularly one sentence, which followed a somewhat lengthy description of Brans- comb’s sisters, ‘Paul's family live in more style thin we ever dreamed of st Newburg, and we are the ‘great folks’ of the old town, you know, Maggie. And I must confess that Lenjoy it exceedingly. It is something—a great deal, te my mind —to he surrounded by alt that is elegant and luxurions in life; 2nd Ihave made my decision that when we haye a home of our own, dear Maggie, it must be just such a one as Paul and his sisters live in. You an getting ambitious, dear but you remember you have often praised this very quality, and so I know you will not chide it now.” Tt was true that Margaret had taken pride in this very attribute of her lover's; but somehow it made her very uncomfort- able now, for, with womanly forecasting she began to see that a very long time might elapse before the dreams of that im- petuous nature might be realized, and she felt that she could be content with less than he had mapped out as necessary to their happiness. Another year passed; and when college Commencement arrived, Judge Brent and his daughter went thither to witness Paul’s graduation, Ile had studied hard, and with success, winning the highest honors of his class; and when the white-haired old gentleman listened to the eloquent Vale- dictory, he could hardly realize that this was the poor, friendless youth whom he had brought up trom humble rank to his present position; while Margaret's heart swelled with womanly pride, ** He is mine and his love is a treasure,” After the ex s of the day were over, and as soon as Carl could extricate himselt trom the crowds of congratulatory admir- ers who surrounded him, he hastened to his friends. Then Margaret noteed, for the first time, that Paul Branseomb and two young ladies had joined him; and another glince convinced her that these were Paul's sisters. The group came up; and, with a flush of gratification and ex- citement, Carl presented him to his futher and sister, Margaret saw that Marie Branscom was taller and more slender than herself, very elegant and stylish in mien and dress, and she fancied that a natural hauter pervaded her manner. Julia, the younger, fifteen-year old sister, was a rosy, laughing thing, who attracted love at « first glance. * T have heard much of you, Miss Brent, from my brother Paul, who once visited your sca-washed town, and sent me such glowing accounts as made me quite desi- rous of seeing both you and it,” said Marie, warm greeting of the childlike Julia, who cried, ** Oh, [am delighted to kuow you at last, Miss Brent—Maggie, | mean, for Thave heard brother Panl praise you so much, thatlam already is love with you!" * 1 did not know that [had such a warm admirer present,” replied Margaret lightly and laughingly; but, under the cover of her words, she concealed a lurking sar- casm, for she had felt hart beyond expres- sion by Marie Branscom)’s words—** are brother was so chary of mention of hia sister.” But presently the mood passed, for Carl was all animation ; and, looking upon his fushed face, and feeling the warm clasp ot his hand, she crowded down her mo- mentary pique, and mentally murmuring * Thave imagined it all; he intended it only as a delicate guarding of his home trom the comment of strangers!” the sur- rendered herself to the triumph of the oc- casion, and, leaniag on Carl’s arm, walk- ed proudly from the halls of old Harvard. (To be continued.) THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The following is the entire text of the speech delivered by the Queen on the Sth February, 1867:— My Lorps:—In again recurring to your advice and assistance, Iam happy to inform you that my relations with foreign powers are on a friendly and satisfactory foot- ing. Thope that the war in which Prussia, Austria and Italy have been engaged may lead to the establishment of a durable peace in Europe, Thave suggested to the Government of the United States a mode by which tho questions pending between the two coun- ties avising out of the civil war iday ree ceive an amiable solution, and which met, as I trust it will be, in a corresponding spirit, will remove all grounds of possible misunderstanding, and promote relations of cordial frienship. The war between Spain and the repub- lies ot Chili and Peru still continues, the good offices of my government, in eon. junction with that ofthe Emperor of the French, having failed to effect a reconcili- ation, If, either by agreement between the parties themselves or by the mediation of any other friendly Power, peace should be restored, the objeets which I had in view will be equally attained. The discontent prevailing in some of the provinces of the Turkish empire has broken out in xectual insurrection ia Crete. In common with the allies, the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Russi have abstained from any active interfer- ence in these internal disturbances; but joint efforts haye been directed to bringing about improved relations between tho Porte and its Christian subjects not incon- sistent with the sovereign rights of tho Sultan, : The protracted negotiations which arose out of the acceptance of by Prince Charles ot Hohenzolern of the Governership of the Danubian Prineipalities haye been hap- pily terminated by an arrangement which has been sanctioned by the concurrence of all the Powers thut his signed the treaty of 1858. Resolutions in favor of a more intimate union of the provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, have been passed by their several Legislatures, and delegates duly authorized and representing all classes of colonial party and opinion have concurred in the condition upon which such a union may be best effected in accordance with their wishes, A. bill will be submitted to you which by the consolidation of colonial interests and re- sources will give strength to the sovereign provinces as members of the same empire, and animated by feelings of loyalty to the same sovereign, Ihave heard with deep sorrow that the calanity of famine pressed heavily on my subjects in some parts of India. “Instrue- tions were issued to my government in that country tu make the utmost exertions to mitigate the distress which prevailed in the autumn of last year. The blessing of an abundant harvest has sinee that time improved the condition of the suffering districts, The persevering efforts and unserupu- ous assertions of treasonable conspirators have, during the last autumn, excited the hopes of some disaffected persons in Ire- land and the apprehensions of the loyal population, but the firm and temperate ex- eveise of the powers intrusted to the Ex. ecutive,and the hostility manifested against the conspiracy by men ot all classes and creeds have greatly tended to restore pub- lic confidence, amd have rendered hopeless any attempts to disturb the general tran- quility. I trust that you will, consequent: ly, be enabled to dispense with the contin- uance of any exceptional legislation for that part of my dominions. Tacknowledge, with deep thankfulness to Almighty God, the deerease which has taken place in the cholera and in the pest which has attacked our cattle. But the continued prevalence of the latter in some foreign country, and its occasional reap- peavanee in this, will render necessary some sp-cial measures of precaution; and T trust that the visitation of the former will lead to increased attention to those sunitary measures which experience has shown to be the best preventive. Estimating as +f the highest importance an adequate ape ly of pure and wholesome water, I bave d rected the issue ofa commission ©O enquire into the best means of permadently secur- ing such a supply for the metropolis and for the principal towns in the deasely pop- ulated districts of the kingdom. Gentiemen or THE Hovst or Covmone: —I have directed the estimates for the en- suing yeat to be laid before you. They have been prepared with a due regard to economy and the requirements of the pub- lic service. You will, Iam assured, give your ready assent to a moderate expendi: ture caloulated to improve the condition of